Noa Vigny Billick (b. 1997, Montreal) is a Jewish Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist who creates books that don't always look like books, but often look Jewish.
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication and Culture, Toronto Metropolitan University (2023-2027)
Master of Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design, OCAD University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, In Studio, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Grants, Fellowships, & Awards
2025 // Marie Tremaine Fellowship, The Bibliographical Society of Canada
2024 // Marcia Koven Award for Best Student Paper, Association for Canadian Jewish Studies
2023 // Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate Student Fellowship, Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
2023 // TorontoMet Graduate Development Award, Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
2021 // Graduate Studies Project Grant, OCAD University
2019-2021 // Dean's Scholarship, OCAD University
2016-2019 // SAIC Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo
2021 // THIS ROOM IS MADE OF BOOKS, Stackt Market - Toronto
Group
2023 // The Art of Books, Book Lab @ MacOdrum Library at Carleton University - Ottawa
2023 // The Art of Books, The Arts and Letters Club - Toronto
2021 // GradEX 106, OCADu - Toronto
2019 // SAIC BFA Show, Sullivan Galleries - Chicago
2019 // Object Lessons: Book Explorations, 062 Gallery - Chicago
2018 // NO: Igniting Oppositional Consciousness - Chicago
Academic Work Experience
Winter 2025 // Graduate Teaching Assistant - Professional Communications, Toronto Metropolitan University
Fall 2024 // Graduate Teaching Assistant - Tutorial Leader, Creative Industries, Toronto Metropolitan University
Fall 2023 // Grading Assistant - RTA School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
Conferences
June 2024 // Association for Canadian Jewish Studies @ CCA-FHSS Congress: Presenting "What Kind of Book Are You? Navigating Canada as the People of the Book" (Winner of the Marcia Koven Award for Best Student Paper)
May 2024 // Canadian Society for Jewish Studies: Presenting "What Kind of Book Are You? The People of the Book, Communication, and Survival"
Guest Lectures & Artist's Talks
Fall 2024 // "Autoethnography, Art, and Kvetching: Investigating Jewish Communication" - CRI710: Research Methodology, Creative Industries, Toronto Metropolitan University
Publications
2023 // Ink & Paper: A Printmaker's Art, George A. Walker (Book design, preface)
Professional Experience
2021-2023 // Graphic Designer, Avicanna Inc.
2017-Present // Freelance Artist & Designer
Workshops
2023- // Intro to Bookmaking, Betel Centre (Ongoing series)
2021 // Bookmaking with nice. Press, One of a Kind Show
2021 // Intro to Bookmaking, Contingencies of Care Virtual Residency
Collections
Acquired 2018 // Joan Flasch Artist's Books Collection: HOW TO GET RID OF HICCUPS: By Someone Who Gets Hiccups a Lot
Residencies
2020 // Artist in Residence: Contingencies of Care, Virtual Residency co-hosted by OCAD University, University of British Columbia Okanagan, BUSHGallery and Toronto Biennial of Art
Noa Vigny Billick (b. 1997, Montreal) is a Jewish Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist who creates books that don't always look like books, but often look Jewish.