Media and Events
February 2nd to 16th: Chinook Blast 2025 at Hotel Arts
Join me at Hotel Arts this month at Hotel Arts at 119 12th Ave SW to try the VR goggles and immerse yourself in the winter scenes of reclamation.
NEW at MacPhail School of Energy - SAIT
Sait's MacPhail School of Energy now has a permanent art installation that is helping students learn more about reclamation in Alberta.
NEW Book Available!! From the Earth to Us and Adventures in Land Reclamation: Exploring Jobs for a Greener Future
I'm very proud to illustrate Tanya Richens second book that focusses on the origins of everyday things.
You can purchase these books from the link below.
February 12th and 13th: ECO Canada at the Westin
Whiskey Jack Gallery ART of Reclamation Market will be at ECO Impact 2025 at the Westin in Calgary this year. We will be hosting a Virtual Reality experience and artwork of some the best reclaimed sites in Canada.
Oil Sands Discovery Centre November 1 to April 30, 2025
Fort McMurray welcomes The ART of Reclamation. Check out over 12 interactive art pieces and history panels with Virtual Reality goggles, videos, photos and articles. Learn more about the last stage of developing our resources.
Energy Disruptors UNITE October 1 and 2, 2024
Energy Disruptors is a catalyst for bold, game-changing solutions to humanity's BHP's (Big Hairy Problems).
We support diversity, cross-industry collaboration, and the scaling of revolutionary energy, climate, and transportation technologies.
Find The ART of Reclamation in Ballroom A: RBC "The Gallery."
Calgary Public Library: Signal Hill
The ART of Reclamation is at the Signal Hill Library from October 1 to October 31. Learn about the reclamation process, see some actual sites and try the VR goggles.
10 PIX Presents: The ART of Reclamation October 17, 2024
Red Deer Polytechnic is the place to be in October to learn what is happening in Canada to return disturbed land to a functioning ecosystem, some of the techniques used, and why these success stories are important. Check out the VR Goggles and the Selfie Station to see what you might look like in a Reclamation Career.
“A Day in the Life” with Calgary Visual Artist Shannon Carla King
Shannon Carla King is one of those rare individuals who is genuinely curious about the world and the people in it.
June - July 2024 Solo Exhibition at Sought and Found Coffee Roasters
Sought and Found is a local coffee shop and roaster in Calgary, which started out of a passion for coffee, a very small dream, and just a tiny bit of courage.
They choose to present their coffees in a way that is representative of their true quality and character, and of the hard work by everyone who poured and risked so much into growing and finding them.
Visit them this June and July for a curated coffee and tea experience where you can view the ART of Reclamation.
Canada Powered by Women
If you didn't get a chance to join Canada Powered by Women for breakfast on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 in Calgary, you can learn more about the The ART of Reclamation in the new article.
June 9 Pure West Art & Artifact Auction
If there could be a more quintessential way to celebrate Western culture than an art show set on the banks of the Bow River, steps away from Fort Calgary and the traditional territorial grounds of the Treaty 7 Nations, we can’t imagine what it would be.
The Deane House hosted an exceptional afternoon involving art, music, food and drink, and of course, western culture.
May 15, 2024 CTV News Calgary
Children's book by local artist, author aims to spark interest in reclamation in young minds.
May 10 TEDx Calgary 2024
FLOW... it's the focused place in thinking and doing where we find inspiration, get more creative, and enter the space of mastery and peak performance.
Whatever a person's chosen discipline, it's a space where great ideas are born and where great actions come from: in workplaces, in communities, and in society. See the Interactive Partner space where art connects reclamation success stories to the actual sites.
March 6 to 8 Edmonton Convention Centre CLRA AGM
Thank you to the over 700 delegates who joined me for a conversation on Unleashing the Power of Reclamation Success Stories: the dos and don'ts of communicating your reclamation projects.
POP UP Gallery at CHARBAR October 20, 2023
This was a one night only, Pop-up Gallery of the ART of Reclamation at CharBar (618 Confluence Way SE, Calgary AB T2G 0G1) .
Telus SPARK: Futures in Trades and Technology October 20 - 21, 2023
Futures In Trades and Technology's (FITT) purpose is to spotlight ideas, collaboration, education, training, new technology and careers across Canada's energy and technology industries, and to address misinformation that might surround them.
24th World Petroleum Congress
Thank you to everyone who joined me at the World Petroelum Congress in the Canada House (Hall B), Station 3349 from September 17 to 21st to see a unique exhibition of reclaimed Canadian sites.
How is your company sharing its reclamation success stories?
Canada's Oil & Gas Sector is a World leader in Environmental Stewardship
Canada's #oilandgas sector is a world leader in environmental stewardship. That serves as inspiration for artist Shannon Carla King, whose paintings reflect the beauty of reclaimed natural spaces. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3NZ7piq
The ART of Reclamation:
Paintings show beauty of oil and gas site remediation in Canada
Artist Shannon Carla King aims to change the conversation about Canadian oil and gas
Calgary Arts Development
Artist Interview
CLRA National 2022 IN_TECH Reclamation Award (Group) Commission, Quebec City, QC
On June 15, 2023, the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) received a commissioned painting of their project as an award. PERG's work has demonstrated the importance of conserving peatland ecosystems in their natural state.
Media Kit
See enclosed media kit for more information on Shannon and her history in the arts.