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Charlie Mahoney-Volk is an emerging queer artist of settler descent from Treaty 1 Territory, so-called “Winnipeg, Manitoba”, and is currently based on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, so-called “Vancouver, British Columbia”. Mahoney-Volk’s practice is centred in lens-based work and publication design, and considers historical ties to westernized masculine archetypes in relation to queer gender identity, frequently using humour to explore themes of body and isolation.
Charlie Mahoney-Volk holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University (2024). They served as Editor-in-Chief of WOO Publication for Tender (Fall 2024) and Burnt (Spring 2025).
Mahoney-Volk’s lens-based work has been exhibited in ECUAD x Capture Photography Festival: Looking After: Photography as an Act of Care (Vancouver, 2023), Longing to See (Vancouver, 2024), Current: Photography as Pause at Gallery 881 (Vancouver, 2024), and The Failed Life of a Cowboy at Zebra Club (Vancouver, 2025
Education
2024 Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography
Work Experience
2026 Book Designer, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2024-Current Artist Assistant, Cathy Busby
2024-Current Photography Department Technician, ECUAD, Photography Department
2024-2026 Studio Manager, Dundarave Print Workshop + Gallery
2024 Research Assistant, Artists’ Books Collection, ECUAD Library
2023-2024 Gallery Attendant, Dundarave Print Workshop + Gallery
2022-2024 Student Monitor, ECUAD, Photography Department
2021-2024 Editor-in-Chief, WOO Publication
Professional Experiences
2026 Assistant Exhibitor, Vancouver Art Book Fair (2024/2025/2026)
2025 Artist, Poiēsis Collective
2024 Editor, Best Before Publication
2023 Committee Member, ECUAD Photography Faculty Hiring Committee
2023 Marketing Designer and Photographer, ECUAD x WOO Merchandise Collection
Exhibitions
2026 Upcoming: Making Kin at the End of the World, Access Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2026 THEY’RE A WAY OF LIFE! in Aftertaste, PoMoArts, Port Moody, BC
2026 NOTHING RUNS LIKE A QUEERE! in In Queer Spirits, Edge Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
2026 NOTHING RUNS LIKE A QUEERE! in Aftertaste, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2025 The Failed Life of a Cowboy, solo show, Zebraclub, Vancouver, BC
2024 CURRENT: Photography as Pause, Gallery 881, Vancouver, BC
2024 Longing to See, ECUAD x Capture, Vancouver, BC
2024 The Grad Show, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2023 Looking After: Photography as an Act of Care, ECUAD x Capture, Vancouver, BC
2022 VAST OUTREACH, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
2021 The Foundation Show, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
Artists Talks and Residencies
2027 Upcoming: Kiyooka Land Trust, Best Before Publication, Artist Residency
2026 THEY’RE A WAY OF LIFE!, PoMoArts, Artists Panel Talk
2026 NOTHING RUNS LIKE A QUEERE!, Pendulum Gallery, Capture Curatorial Tour
2026 NOTHING RUNS LIKE A QUEERE! in Aftertaste, Pendulum Gallery, Artist Talk
2025 Artist in Residence, Zebraclub Vancouver, BC
2024 Longing to See, Capture Photography Festival, Artist Talk
2023 Looking After: Photography as an Act of Care, Capture Photography Fest, Artist Talk
Books, Publications, and Articles
2026 Home vs Away, Featured Artist, by Craig Darville, Issue #77, photoED Magazine
2026 Aftertaste, Exhibition Review, Preview Art Magazine, Spring Issue
2025 The Failed Life of a Cowboy, Capture Photography Festival Catalogue
2024 Longing to See: Photography and In-Visibility, Exhibition Review, Stir Magazine
2024 Longing to See, Capture Photography Festival Catalogue
2023 Looking After: Photography as an Act of Care, Capture x Emily Carr, Scout Magazine
2023 Looking After: Photography as an Act of Care, Capture Festival Catalogue
2021 Lesbians are Miracles Magazine, Featured Artist
Book Design
2026 Upcoming: Designer, Garry Neill Kennedy: Work of Six Decades, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
2026 Upcoming: Designer, Fender Benders, Side Swipes, and Fixes by Cathy Busby
2026 Designer, Neighbourhood Posters 2025-2026 by Cathy Busby, ECUAD Press
2025 Designer and Writer, I WONDER by Cathy Busby, Art Metropole
2024 Editor-in-Chief, BURNT, WOO Publication Spring Issue
2023 Editor-in-Chief, Tender, WOO Publication Fall Issue
2023 Media Director, Paradise, WOO Publication Spring Issue
2022 Media Director, Nostalgia, WOO Publication Fall Issue
2022 Media Team, Desire, WOO Publication Spring Issue
2021 Media Team, Origins, WOO Publication Fall Issue