Artist’s Bio
Aidan Frenette is a multidisciplinary artist from Niagara Falls, Ontario. Frenette’s practice consults, magnifies, and responds to the intricacies of the individual human experience within the cyclical yet ephemeral passage of time. Frenette is a passionate liaison between the respective absurdities of the private world and surface level interactions. Frenette’s work exists at the intersective merger between the “intra-” and “inter-” personal, and is underscored by an appreciation for simplicity and sentimentality.
Frenette is an experienced and dedicated arts programming coordinator in the non-profit sector, a ceramics instructor, and life drawing facilitator. The importance of “administration with heart” is of fundamental importance to Aidan’s personal artistic practice, arts programming, and instruction.
Education
Brock University, St. Catharines. Studio Art (Honours), 2021.
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Something Worth Remembering, Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge, ON, Canada.
2025 “Super!” A Love Letter to Niagara, Niagara Falls Exchange, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
2024 Something Worth Remembering, Niagara Falls Exchange, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Toy Reboot, Niagara Falls Exchange, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
2025 Prototype Group Show, Niagara Falls Exhange (Outdoor), Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
2025 Galaxy, Part Crowd Art Gallery (Virtual), Toronto, ON, Canada.
2025 Member’s Exhibit: Nature’s Palette, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
2025 NFXPlore, Niagara Falls Exchange Atrium Gallery, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
2025 Instructors Group Exhibition, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
2024 Instructors Group Exhibition, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
2023 Sweet Treats, Gallery Omata (Virtual).
2022-2023 Member’s Winter Exhibition, Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
2022 Overzealous 2022, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, ON, Canada.
2021 CODA, Rodman Hall (Virtual), St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
2020 Vision 20/20: Women’s Work Niagara, Niagara Falls Art Gallery (Virtual), Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
Artist’s Talks
2025 “Shh…It’s Margarine” An Artist’s Talk, Sherman Zavitz Theatre, Niagara Falls History Museum.
Publications
2025 Artsin Square 5×7 Photobook.
2024 Photo Trouvee Magazine: Issue 13.
Awards & Grants
2023 Curator’s Choice Award, Photography, Digital, Sweet Treats, Gallery Omata.
2022 Third Place Photography, Film, Digital, etc. Juror’s Choice, Overzealous 2022, Neilson Park Creative Centre.
Studio Tenancies & Residencies
2024 - Ongoing Niagara Falls Exchange East Studio.
2026 Artscape Gibraltar Point (June 22nd - 29th).
2025 Artscape Gibraltar Point (June 16th - 23rd).
2024 Artscape Gibraltar Point (July 15th - 22nd).
2023 Artscape Gibraltar Point (August 21st - 28th).
Professional Experience
Programs Assistant (November 2024 - November 2025, September 2022 - October 2023) Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
Teaching Experience
Experimental Photography for Youth (July 2026) Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
Lumen Printing: Light, Leaves, and Limes (June 2026) Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge, ON, Canada.
Pottery Basics for Teens (2025 - Ongoing, Occasional) Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
Polaroid Emulsion Lift Workshop (Culture Days 2025) Niagara Falls Exchange, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
After School Pottery (2023 - Ongoing, Occasional) Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
Introduction to Drawing for Youth (July 2024) Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.