Robyn Shortt, Photographic Artist
Email: [email protected]
New Brunswick Canada
Portfolio: www.robynshortt.com
Phone: (506) 449-3710
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robynshortt/
Professional Memberships / Service:
Juried member of Craft NB 2022-2026
Professional Photographers of Canada Accredited Member in Botanical and Fine Art/Decor, 2024-2026
Professional Photographers of Canada General Member 2021, 2022, 2023
Board Member Craft NB June 2024 - 2026
Exhibitions:
“InFocus” Photography Festival 2025. Juried Group Exhibition, Edmonton Alberta
“InFocus” Photography Festival . 3 Juried Group Exhibitions in Alberta. 2024. Including:
“Visions of Grandeur: Lands Worth Saving”. Wild Skies Art Gallery. Edmonton. Jan. 29 to Apr. 26 2024
“Flourishing Forms: The Mysterious Personality of Plants”. Calder Library Gallery Edmonton. Feb. 2 to Feb. 29, 2024
“Colour-Pop: Bold and Surprising”. Stony Plain Town Office, Stony Plain. February 1 to 29, 2024
City of Fredericton Artists in Residence Group Exhibition. September 21 to November 13 2023. Charlotte St. Art Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
“Beneath the Surface”, Juried Group Exhibition, Craft NB and Parks Canada. Outdoor installation June 24 to October 15 2023. Fundy National Park, New Brunswick.
“Reflections”, World Water Day Juried Group Exhibition. March 24 to April 24 2023. UNB Arts Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Photo Fredericton Group Exhibitions, March to April 2022 - 2025. Playhouse Gallery, Fredericton, NB.
Grants Awarded:
Oct 31 2024 Arts NB Creation Grant.
Oct 1 2023 Arts NB Creation Grant
Residencies:
“Beneath the Surface” Artist Residency in Fundy National Park (Craft NB, Parks Canada). October 2022 to October 2023.
City of Fredericton Artist Residency in Killarney Lake Park, July 24 to August 4, 2023.
Shows/Sales:
2026 Capital Art Sale (May 2026), Fredericton, New Brunswick
2025 Small Works Show and Sale, Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville-Bristol, NB. (Nov. 22 to Dec. 22).
2025 Collage Fine Craft, Fredericton NB (Oct.25 and 26).
2025 City of Fredericton Garrison Night Market (2 evenings)
2024 Craft NB Winter Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick. (December 7 and 8, 2024).
2024 Small Works Show and Sale, Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick. (November 23 to December 22, 2024)
2024 City of Fredericton Garrison Night Market (2 evenings)
2024 Capital Art Sale (May, 2024)
2023 Small Works Show and Sale, Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick. (November 25 to December 23, 2023).
2023 Craft NB Winter Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick. (November 5, 2023).
2023 City of Fredericton Garrison Night Market (4 dates in July and August, 2023).
2023 Craft NB Summer Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick (August 7, 2023)
2023 Capital Art Sale (May 17-21, 2023)
2022 Craft NB Christmas Festival, St John, New Brunswick (December 2022)
2022 Capital Art Sales (April & December)
2021 Fredericton Fall Craft Sale (November 2021)
2021 Burton Farm Market (Summer 2021)
Presentations:
January 6, 2023. Presentation to Fundy Gardeners Club (Virtual), “Fleeting moments of perfection on the border of order and wildness”.
July 2018. Instructor, Pet Photography Workshop Camp Youthquake, Fredericton.
Professional Development:
2026 Professional Photographers of Canada Conference. Saskatoon. April 17-19 2026.
2024 Out of Chicago Live Conference (online)
2023 Out of Chicago Live Conference (online)
Joel Grimes Still Life Masterclass (online 2022)
Joel Grimes Photo Prints Masterclass (online 2022)
2022 Canadian Imaging Conference & Expo (online)
2021 Canadian Imaging Conference & Expo (online)
Professional Experience:
Sole Proprietor Robyn Shortt Photographic Art, Fredericton, NB 2021 to present.
Publisher, Editor,Photographer of “25 Years of Atlantic Canadian Mural Art by Ron Sajack.” 2014.
Sole Proprietor Candid Critters Animal Photography, Fredericton, NB 2012 to 2021
Contest Recognition.
Honourable Mention - “Ripples”. Fame Frame Gallery Art Contest. April 2026.
Honourable Mention - “Aflame”. Fame Frame Gallery Art Contest. April 2026.
Winner -Outstanding Digital. “Exposed”. Boldbrush Art Contest. February 2026
Winner - BoldBrush Award for Abstract. ”Winter Solstice the Returning Light”. BoldBrush Art Contest. January 2025
Finalist. “Bay of Fundy Low Tide Foggy Morning.” Boldbrush Art Contest. November 2024
Winner - Outstanding Digital. “Still Waters St John River Morrell Park.” Boldbrush Art Contest. October 2024
Winner - Outstanding Digital. “Nova Scotia Moon.” Boldbrush Art Contest. August 2024
Winner - Outstanding Digital. “In the Spotlight.” Boldbrush Art Contest. December 2023
Winner - Outstanding Digital. “Emergence.” Boldbrush Art Contest. August 2022
Honourable Mention - Enthusiast Class. “Spring Floating Forest.” Boldbrush Art Contest. April 2022
Publications / Interviews:
Fredericton SPCA posters and advertising material
Architectural Dictionary, Umberto Allemandi
Mountain Equipment Co-op Catalogue (Winter 2004)
Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. Brochure and website.
