Rowen Dinsmore
Saskatoon, Canada | rowendinsmore.com | @rowendinsmore
Rowen Dinsmore is a Saskatoon-based visual artist, curator, and graphic designer. She holds a BFA Honours degree from the University of Saskatchewan and is the Co-Founder and Curatorial Director of The 525 Art, a Saskatchewan-based non-profit arts organization. Her multidisciplinary practice explores identity, representation, and womanhood through painting and mixed media installations. Across her work in art-making, design, and exhibition curation, she is driven by a commitment to authentic storytelling and community engagement.
Education
2018–2022 BFA Honours, Studio Art, University of Saskatchewan
Exhibitions, Auctions, and Presentations to the Public
2026
2026
2024, 2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
Trifecta, group exhibition featuring Judy Anderson, Catherine Blackburn, Rowen Dinsmore, Russna Kaur, Stephanie Krawchuk, Marie Lannoo, Sandi Ledingham, Nancy Lowry, Joan Rankin, Alayne Spafford, Larissa Tiggelers, Renee Van Halm and Hailey Weber, Gallery 330g, Saskatoon, SK, Canada curated by Marie Lannoo
Side Effects Poster Show - Group Exhibition - Frankly, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
WINGSPAN Gala, 30 Birds Foundation Art Auction, Saskatoon, SK
Velvet Rodeo, The MacKenzie Art Gallery Annual Gala Auction, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
What Gave You That Impression(?), solo exhibition, Bridges Art Movement, Saskatoon, SK, curated by David Stonehouse
Blind Sight, duo exhibition by Rowen Dinsmore and Hailey Weber, Studio C, Saskatoon, SK
Forbidden Fruits, solo exhibition, The Guild Studios, Saskatoon, SK
Forbidden Fruits, solo exhibition, Alt Haus, Saskatoon, SK
The Waterlilies Portrait Project, group exhibition, Gallery 330g, Saskatoon, SK
Musing, group exhibition, Movement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
The 525 at UP, Uniting the Prairies Tech Conference, group exhibition, Delta Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, curated by Colleen A.J. Smith
Neon Nostalgia, group exhibition, Alt Haus, Saskatoon, SK, organized by The 525 Art
Connections, group exhibition, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
At First Sight, solo exhibition, Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Curatorial Projects Presented to the Public
2026
Curator, You See Me – Kiwapamin, group exhibition featuring Audie Murray, Brody Burns, David Garneau, Melanie Monique Rose, Torrie Ironstar, and Wally Dion, in collaboration with The 525 Art and Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon, SK
2025
Co-Curator, Again and Then, group exhibition featuring Aidan Weinrib, Ben Stephenson, Emily Mueller, Jeremy Pavka, Justin Hauber, Katherine Koniecki, Ketty Haolin Zhang, M'Beth Schoenfeld, Yuji Lee, Lauren Kurc, Natalie Robinson, Rachel Ormshaw, and Sophia Boutsakis, Another Studios, Vancouver, BC, organized by The 525 Art
2025
Co-Curator, Shapeshifter, solo exhibition by Brody Burns, River Centre Promenade, Saskatoon, SK, organized by The 525 Art
2024
Co-Curator, Unbecoming, group exhibition featuring Leo Lauren Conquergood, Hannah Alex, Xiao Han, Berit Johnson, Emily Johnson, Mona Khan, Molly Schikosky, Darby Sutherland, Tammy Zdunich, and Emma Zuck, Saskatoon, SK, organized by The 525 Art
2024
Curator, My Bones, solo exhibition by Hailey Weber, Saskatoon, SK, organized by The 525 Art
2024
Curator, Good Looking, solo exhibition by Delaney Yvonne, The Avenue Room, Saskatoon, SK, organized by The 525 Art
2023
Curator, Impressions of Ambrosia, group exhibition, Shelter Brewing, Saskatoon, SK, organized by The 525 Art
Residencies
2025
2024
2022
Artist in Residence, BAM (Bridges Art Movement) Artist Residency, Saskatoon, SK
Free Studio Program, PAVED Arts, Saskatoon, SK
OPEN STUDIO Residency, The Community Project, Art Placement Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Talks & Presentations to the Public
2026
2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
Curator Talk and Tour, You See Me – Kiwapamin, Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon, SK
Curator Talk, Again and Then, The 525 Art, Vancouver, BC
2025 Curator Talk, Shapeshifter, The 525 Art, Saskatoon, SK
Curatorial Presentation, Meet+Greet, Prairie Art Network, Virtual
Curator Talk, Unbecoming, The 525 Art, Saskatoon, SK
Curator Talk, My Bones, The 525 Art, Saskatoon, SK
Panel, Film Screening for Good Looking, Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK
2024 Artist & Curator Panel, Good Looking, The Avenue Room, Saskatoon, SK
Awards & Accomplishments
2023, 2024
2022
2022
2017
2017
Independent Artists Grant, SK Arts
Print Making Nomination, BMO 1st Art!
Elizabeth Evelyn Schollie Scholarship, University of Saskatchewan
Edwards McEwan Architectural Scholarship, Holy Cross High School
Studio Art Award, Holy Cross High School
Media Coverage
2026
2025
2025
2024
2024
2009