Background

My name is Rose Anza-Burgess, I am a writer, artist and public speaker.

Academic and Research:

I am actively engaged as a writer based in Vancouver. You will find me performing written words at poetry and literary events. I currently teach Speech Arts at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. I a well versed in the area of public speaking as I was the Master of Ceremonies and Speaker Coach at TEDxSFU for a number of years. I have my talk, Self-Portrait, Untitled, performed atTEDxSFU Mosaic event at the Vancouver Playhouse https://tedxsfu.com/speakers.html. My artistic works have been exhibited at the Sum Gallery and Braid Street Studios.

I earned my MA in the School for the Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University.  As an emerging academic in the field of Art History, Cultural Studies, and Contemporary Art, my academic research shows depth and critical understating of the consequential periods of time that result to transformative changes in the way we see, feel, and interact with the world around us.

My areas of research are: Art History, Canadian painting, history painting, Queer theory, the queer art of failure, early modernism, humanism, posthumanism.

I am a community art advisor, I provide professional consultation services regarding the geographical and historical location of public art in new building development. I held multiple positions as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Simon Fraser University from 2015-2018. I was a Teaching Assistant for the Introduction to Visual Art and Culture at the School for the Contemporary Arts. I taught as a Tutor Marker for Introduction to University Writing with the English Department, and Tutor Marker for Classical Mythology at the Humanities Department.

Arts and Community Leadership:

I served as Vice-President at the Arts Council of New Westminster. Part of the arts community in Vancouver, and the lower mainland. I held a Curatorial Internship position at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art, and held a Production and Site Internship role at the Vancouver Fringe Festival. I was a Photographer for the Vancouver Biennale contributing published photographic works that are currently in circulation. I documented and interviewed world-renowned artists such as Vik Muniz, and Jonathan Borofsky during their residencies in Vancouver.

Outside of arts and academia, I have a competitive background as a basketball student-athlete. During my undergraduate years, I played for Capilano University’s Women’s Basketball team. However, an ACL injury ended my career as a college athlete, leading me to pursue a career in coaching. I became an Assistant Coach for Point Grey Secondary’s Junior Girls Basketball team in the 2010-2011 season, and became the Head Coach for the Junior team in 2011 to 2014. I then coached Cariboo Hill Secondary’s Bantam team from 2015-2016.

Passion is what drives me to pursue. I have a very talented and inspiring wife, and a big family who teaches her a lot about love, life, and humility.

1. Summer 2023: Poet, Walang Hiya (No Shame), Massy Arts Society
2. Fall 2022: TEDxSFU Reflection, Master of Ceremonies
   Poetry Floodlight, Arrieta Art Gallery
3. 2021: Fall: Public Speaker, Pecha Kucha NW
   Summer: Artist, Queer Arts Festival, Pride in Art Exhibition
4. 2019 – Winter: Speaker, TEDxSFU
   Fall: Visual Art Group Exhibition, International Art Show, Braid Street Studios
5. Transforming Identities, Comparative Media Arts Journal – fall 2019 CMA Publication
6. Encountering Affinities, MA Graduating Symposium, School for the Contemporary Arts, SFU, fall 2018 http://www.sfu.ca/sca/events—news/past-events/encountering-affinities.html
7. Ctrl Alt Dlt Symposium, School for the Contemporary Arts, SFU, spring 2018
8. Visual Culture and Violence, Graduate Liberal Studies Symposium, Reed College, Oregon, summer 2015 https://www.reed.edu/gls/meet-presenters.html
9. Documentary Artwork and Artist Photographs, Vancouver Biennale, 2014
10. The Liar Magazine publication, Capilano University, fall 2013
11. The Liar Magazine publication, Capilano University, spring 2011

Academic Awards / Recognition:

• Graduate Service Award, Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts, summer 2019
• Graduate Bursary Award, Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology, Simon Fraser University, spring 2019
• Graduate Bursary Award, Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology, Simon Fraser University, fall 2018
• Travel Minor Research Award, Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology, Simon Fraser University, summer 2018
• Graduate Bursary Award, Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology, Simon Fraser University, spring 2018
• Graduate Fellowship, Department of Liberal Studies, Simon Fraser University, 2016
• Academic Honours, Dean’s List, Capilano University, 2014
• Outstanding Student Award, Liberal Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Capilano University, 2014