madi blue
curriculum vitae
As a young child, I was deeply enmeshed in the arts and culture sector. At age 13, I began attending workshops and classes to learn and develop new skills. My passion for writing and visual arts continued into high school, even though it was not shared by my family or the public schools I attended. My confidence starved, I continued in academic learning within the arts and culture sector as a Classics and Archaeology student at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. I believe my authenticity is rooted in the diversity of my skills and passions and my community work focuses on providing a hub of knowledge for our youth to develop their own skills and creative strengths.
Arts and Cultural Training and Learning
2012 - Present Self-taught visual art techniques by studying other artists
2019 Student, Creativity and Visual Arts, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
2017 – 2018 Mentorship, Wabanaki Indigenous Beadwork, Mi’kmaq Wolastoqey
Centre, Fredericton New, Brunswick
2017 Student, Byzantine Art and Archaeology, University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2016 Student, Tragic Theatre of Greece, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
2015 Student, Roman Art and Archaeology, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
2015 Student, Art and Architecture of Greece I and II, University of New
Brunswick, Greece
Artistic and Cultural Work Presented to the Public
2019 Preserving Indigenous Music within the NB Public School System,
Presenter, SUB Ballroom University of New Brunswick, Faculty of
Education
2017 The Blood of Man: Aegean Viticulture during the Bronze Age,
Seminar, Facilitator, “Wining & Dying: Keeping it ‘Lit’ During the
Bronze Age and Beyond,” University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
New Brunswick
Arts and Cultural Work Experience
2023 – Present Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Bluegenius Creative,
New Brunswick
2018 Artifact Officer and Assistant Curator, Fredericton Regional Museum,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
2017 Junior Archaeologist, École Pratique des Hautes Études - Université
Paris Sciences et Lettres of Paris, Policoro, Italy
Teaching and Mentorships
2023 Beginner Bead Weaving, Gibson Neill Memorial Elementary School,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
2021 Art Therapy, University of New Brunswick, ED 6030: Counselling
Indigenous People, Faculty of Education, Fredericton, New Brunswick
2019 – 2022 Wolastoqey Latuwewakon and Cultural Studies, Oromocto
Highschool, Welamukotuk First Nation, Oromocto, New Brunswick
Memberships
Present Member, ArtsLink NB
2023 – Present Member, Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick
2019 – 2023 Member, New Brunswick Teacher’s Association