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Publications

In press [Book Chapters and Journal Articles]


St. Georges, D. (in press). Crow’s Horizon: Poetics and Visual meditations in

Crowsnest Pass [Poems and Paintings]. Indelible Literary and Arts Journal, Issue 9.

St. Georges, D. (in press). Maeve: A Creation-Centred Storying Praxis. Sacred Arts: Exploring the Spiritual Dimension of artistic Expression and Ritual. TBD.

St. Georges, D. & Fidyk (in press). A Poetic Interplay of dimensions. In A. Schoone, S. Penwarden, E. Fitzpatrick, & D. Green (Eds.), Poetic Inquiry: Community, Connection, Craft to Reimagine the World. Vernon Press.

Fidyk, A. & St. Georges. D (in press). Kaleidoscopic Visioning. Modernism Remodelled: Art, Literature and Culture in Dialogue. Routledge.


*St. Georges, D. & Bartlett, S. (Eds.). (in process). Creation-Centred Living Literacies: Turning Points and Truth Telling. DIO Press.

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Artworks on Covers of Books and Journals


St. Georges, D. (2025) “Crow Talk” [Book Cover: Photo-digital collage artwork]. In A. Fidyk &

D. St. Georges (Eds.). Poetic Inquiry for Synchrony & Love: A New Order of Gravity.

Common Ground Press.

St. Georges, D. (2024) “Bear & Crow” [Book Cover: Photo-digital collage artwork]. In D. St.

Georges & A. Fidyk, Sisters of the Protectress. Finishing Line Press.

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/sisters-of-the-protectress-creation-story-by-

darlene-st-georges-and-alexandra-fidyk/

St. Georges, D. (2024), “Facing East” [Book cover: Photo-digital collage]. In J. Markides  & D. St. Georges, (Eds). Arts Creation: A Curriculum of Relationality, Resurgence and Renewal

DIO Press.

St. Georges, D. (2022). “Unfettered Be-ings” [Journal cover: Photo-digital collage]. In Poetic

Inquiry for Synchrony and Love: A new order of Gravity. Art Research International: A

transdisciplinary Journal. A. Fidyk & D. St. Georges (Eds.).

https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari/issue/view/1950 

St. Georges, D. (2020). "Raven" [Journal cover: Photo-digital collage & painting]. In Artizein:

Arts and Teaching Journal 5(1). Southern Illinois University.

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol5/iss1/.

St. Georges, D. (2018). “Encounters” [Journal Cover: Painting]. In Canadian Review of Art

Education. https://crae.mcgill.ca/issue/view/6

St. Georges, D. (2018). “Causal Earth” [Book Cover and Poem: Photo-digital collage]. In

Canadian Curriculum Studies. A Métissage of Inspiration/Imagination /Interconnection.

https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/canadian-curriculum-studies

St. Georges, D. (2017). “Pulse” [Book Cover: Painting and poetry]. In P. Sameshima, A. Fidyk,

K. James & C. Leggo (Eds.), Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of place Poetic Inquiry III.

Delaware, US: Vernon Press. https://vernonpress.com/book/134


Solo Authored (Chapters, Articles, Books, Journals, Editorials )


St. Georges, D. (2025) [Editorial] In A. Fidyk & D. St. Georges (Eds.), Poetic inquiry for

syncrohny & love: A new order of gravity. Common Ground Press.


St. Georges, D (2025). Windswept; Ruby; Stitchery. In A Fidyk & D. St. Georges (Eds.), Poetic Inquiry for Synchrony and Love: A New Order of Gravity. Common Ground Press.


St. Georges, D. (2024). She Hero: A Memoir of the Divine Feminine in a Creation-Centred Paradigm. Artizien: Arts and Teaching Journal 9(1) 88-113.  https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol9/iss1/8/


St. Georges, D (2024). To Unearth Tongues, Facing West, Bear Woman meets Crow Mother,  In H. van Rooyen (Ed.), Voices Unbound: Poems of the eight international symposium on poetic inquiry. African Sun Press.


St. Georges, D. (2024). Embodied Landscapes. In J. Markides & D. St. Georges (Eds.). Arts Creation: A Curriculum of Relationality, Resurgence and Renewal. (pp. 347-375). DIO Press. 


St. Georges, D. (2023). Maeve: Threads of creation-centred research. Holistic Educational Review.


St. Georges, D. (2022). Skyward. Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal. V7(1) https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol7/iss1/10/


St. Georges, D. (2022). Untitled. International Journal of Fear Studies 3(2). https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/114016  


St. Georges, D. (2019). Relational poetic encounters:  Opening spaces at the Tate Liverpool. International  Journal of art and Design Education. 38(3), 710-722. DOI:10.1111/jade.12249.


St. Georges, D. (2018). Reflections of the tide: The adventure of the woman and the sea. In A. Sinner, R. L. Irwin, & T. Jokela (Eds.), Visually provoking: Dissertations in  art education (pp. 201–215). Lapland University  Press.


St. Georges, D. (2017). Transfiguration sensations: Artefactual enactments of s/place. In P. Sameshima, A. Fidyk, K. James, & C. Leggo (Eds.), Poetic inquiry: Enchantment of place (pp. 305–307). Vernon Press.


Co-Authored: (Chapters, Articles, Books, Journals /Editorials)


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. (2025 ). Poetic Inquiry for Synchrony and Love: A New Order of Gravity. (Eds.), Common Ground Publishing.


Markides, J., Bartlett, S., Delgado, L., Forsythe, L., Green, s., MacDonald, J., Minthorn, R., Morin, J., Ody, M., Sanguino, H., St. Georges, D., Tucker, M.M.R. and Tucker, A. (2024) [Editorial]: A decolonizing editorial: extending conversations around decolonizing methodologies", Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. 24 No. 5, pp. 457-460. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-10-2024-198


St. Georges, D., & Fidyk, A. (2024). Sisters of the Protectress. Finishing Line Press.


St. Georges, D., & Fidyk, A. (2023). Red Thread dancing | Featherdreaming. In E. Lyle & J. Yeon Ryn, & C. Snowber (Eds.), Special Issue: “Embodied Reflexivity through the Arts,” Qualitative Inquiry, 30(2), 226-256. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778004231176102


St. Georges, D., & Bickel, B. (2022) [Editorial] Creative Encounters and Interruptions. Artizein Arts and Teaching Journal 7(1)  See: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol7/iss1/3/


St. Georges, D., &  Bickel, B. (2022). An inspirited artistic co-inquiry with raw energy. In Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal. V7(1) 210-256. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari/article/view/29624/22053

*Recipient of CSSE Arts Sig, Publication Award 2022


St. Georges, D., & Fidyk, A. (2021). Woven Feathers. [Journal Launch] Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal. Southern Illinois University. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol5/iss1/20/


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. (2023). Poetic Inquiry for Synchrony and Love (Eds.), Art|Research International: A transdisicplinary Journal 7(2). [Special Issue. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. (2023). [Editorial] Poetic Inquiry for Synchrony and Love (Eds.), Art|Research International: A transdisicplinary Journal 7(2). Special Issue. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari


Markides, J., & St. Georges, D. (2024). (Eds).  Arts Creation: A Curriculum of Relationality, Resurgence and Renewal. DIO Press.


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. (2022). The Gifting of Feather: A kaleidoscopic visioning to reanimate learning. In E. Lyle (Ed.), Re/centring lives and lived experience; Re/humanizing education. Brill.


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. (2022). Red Thread Dreaming. Journal of Jungian Scholarly Studies , V(17) 21-29.  


Seidel, J., & St. Georges, D. (2021). Bigfoot, Buffalo and Bumbles: The Jason Kenny Poetry Project.  MagCloud.  October 2 Book Launch at People's Poetry Festival. Calgary, AB. https://www.jasonkenneypoetryproject.com/*Interview:  The Breakdown with Nate Pike: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vidx-1pr4Ds


Bickel, B., & St. Georges, D. (2020). [Editorial] Artizein: Arts  and Teaching Journal. (Eds.). V5(1).  https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol5/iss1/ 


Fidyk, A.,  & St. Georges, D. (2020). Lessons from Birds, Bones & Body. In Artizein: Arts and  Teaching Journal. Southern Illinois University. V5(1) 82-97. 

 

Sinner, A., Seonjeong, Yi., St. Georges, D., Essmat, R., Zimmer, T., & Wicks, J. (2020). Becoming research stories: Practices of life writing in visual art education. In Bernard W. Andrews (Ed.), Perspectives on art education research in Canada, Volume 2: Issues and Directions. Netherlands: Brill. 


Sinner, A., Sahagun Sanchez, V., Wicks, J., & St. Georges, D. (2019). A/R/Tographic rhythms: Opening conversations of resistance and accommodation as scholarly provocation. In A. Sinner, Rita, L. Irwin, and Adams, J. (Eds.), Provoking the field: International perspectives on visual arts PhD's in education (pp. 111–122). Intellect.


White, B., Sinner, A., & St. Georges, D. (2018). Interweavings: Threads of art education, poetry an phenomenological grapplings. Canadian Review of Art Education. pp 32-4 





 


Conferences

2025


St. Georges. D. Women Who Create. The Feminine and the Arts.  London Arts-Based Research Centre.  She-Hero: A creation-centred métissage. London UK. March 2025


St. Georges, D.,  Big Head, R., Chambers, C. Donald, D., Sameshima, Pauline. 11th Biennial Provoking Curriculum Conference | Thinking and Experiencing the World Together. You Knew What You Had to Do: Doing the Work of Relational Renewal. University of Calgary. Feb 2025


St. Georges, D. Ettingerian Matrixal Theory, Education and the Arts Exposé. She-Hero: A Memoir of the Divine Feminine. University of Illinois. Feb 2025


2024


St. Georges, D.  Maeve: A creation story. London Arts Based Research Centre. Sacred Arts Conference. Sacred Arts: Exploring the spiritual dimension of artistic expression and ritual Panel 8: Artistry of the Feminine: Child, Madonna (May 2024). 


St. Georges, D. & Fidyk, 9th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry: Connect, Community, Craft.  Aesthetics of a Thousands Eyes. Auckland, NZ.  October 2024



2023


St. Georges, D., & Fidyk, A.  Embodied Reflexivity through the Arts Symposium (E. Lyle, J.Y Ryu & C. Snowber). Red Thread Dancing | Feather Dreaming. CSSE. York University. May 2023.


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. Modernism Remodelled Conference.  London Arts-Based Research Centre.  Kaleidoscopic Visioning: An Approach to Re-animate Creative Processes.  London. UK. Feb. 2023


Fidyk, A., & St, Georges, D.  Poetic Inquiry is Relational, Affective, & Inclusive Research. SSHRC Exchange Workshop. University of Alberta. Feb. 2023


2022


St. Georges D. [Invited Panelist]. Contemplative Education Scholar’s Panel.  Engaging in Meditative Inquiry in Teaching, Learning, and Research. Mount Saint Vincent University.  Maeve: Threads of creation-centred research. Nov 2022.


St. Georges, D.,  & Fidyk, A. Kalidoscopic Visioning. CSSE.  May 2022.


Fidyk, A., & St. Georges, D. Gifting of Feather. With Lyle, E., et al, Spot Light Symposium, CSSE. May 2021


St. Georges, D., & Fidyk, A. Unearthing of Tongues.  International Symposium for Poetic Inquiry. South African. May 2021


2021   

St. Georges, D,. & Fidyk, A. Myth and Poetic Dreaming: Being well in the new now.  CSSE. Edmonton, University of Alberta. (May 2021)


Bickel, B., & St. Georges, D. An artist co-inquiry into Raw Energy.  CSSE Edmonton, University of Alberta. (May 2021).


McKeon, M., St. Georges, D., &  Scott., M.,  Sacred Multiplicities: A creation-based métissage of complex belonging. CSSE  Edmonton, University of Alberta.  (May 2021).


2019 


St. Georges, D. ARTnow Speaker Series. University of Lethbridge. PhD dissertation research Embodied Landscapes.  January. 


St. Georges, D. March: TATE Exchange: Liverpool, England. Embodied Landscapes. PhD Research. Exhibition Creation Research. Workshop offered to public on found poetry titled I AM. February '


St Georges, D., Hasebe-Ludt, E., Chambers, C.,  Donald, D.,  Bouchee, J., & Heavyshield, H. April:  Lecture Series. Spirit of Métissage: Curricular Offerings. University  of Lethbridge. Penny building Lethbridge AB. April


St Georges, D., Hasebe-Ludt,  E., Chambers, C., Leggo, C., McKeon, M., Bouchee, J., & Heavyshield, H.  CSSE Canadian Society for Studies in Education. Regina, SK Spirit of Métissage: Attentive curriculum offerings.  May.


St, Georges, D., & Sinner, A.  The Arts in Society. Vancouver, BC. Canadian Perspectives on Arts -Based Research in Art Education Doctoral Dissertations. June  


2017 

October:  Women's Speaker Series: University of Lethbridge. Lethbridge, Alberta. D. St. Georges

February: Provoking Curriculum. McGill University. Montreal, Quebec
Artful Encounters: Life writing as Making Curriculum with, in and through Stories of Trans-research.  
A. Sinner, D. St. Georges, J. Wicks


2016  

June: Canadian Society for Education through Art, Intersections. University of Victory, Victoria, BC. 
1. An epistemology of art as a multi-textural dialogue. D. St. Georges
2. Canadian Perspectives on Arts Based Research in the Art Education Doctoral Experience 

    A. Sinner, D. St. Georges

October: Artful Inquiry Symposium. Acts of Creation: Representational
 Forms of Inquiry. McGill University, Montreal. QC.

 1.  Emergent identities through multi-textural dialogues. D. St Georges

 2. An a/r/tographic pulse: Opening conversations of resistance and accommodation as 

      scholarly provocation. A. Sinner, D. St. Georges, J. Wicks


2015

September: International Symposium for Poetic Inquiry. University of British Columbia, BC. Art as a multi-textural dialogue. D. St Georges


2013

American Education Research Association, San Francisco. Art as a Multi- textural Dialogue. D. St Georges

Canadian Society for Education through Art. Montreal, QC. Art as a Multi-textural Dialogue. D. St Georges


Exhibitions

Solo:


2025    River's Invocations. [Paints & Poetic text]. Passage Gallery, CASA. Lethbridge, AB.*Recipient of LAIR Art Research Award 2024* 

2024   Prickly Pear Cactus: Goddess of the Coulée. [Photographs, poetic vignettes] SPACE Gallery. Lakehead University.

2019   Embodied Landscape. [Photo digital collage prints, poetic vignettes.] Christou Gallery.  University of Lethbridge

2016   arteSPACE.  Paintings.  Concordia University, Mtl, Qu

2016  Free Flow Recent Paintings.  Galerie Demdio 9150 Meilleur suite 201 Mtl, 

2013  From Left to Right  CLC Montreal Art Gallery Paintings.  Mtl, Qu 

2012  From Left to Right Fleurbain Gallery Paintings, 460 #917 Ste-Catherine.

          Mtl, Qu 

2009  University of Montreal, Symposium: Sense and Sustainability, Photo Digital

           Collage Prints. Montreal, Qu.  

2009  Maison Thestler, Paintings and Photo Digital Collage Prints, Dorion, Qu.  

2000  Modern Fuel Gallery,Textile Works, Kingston, On. 1999  Stuart’s Place, 

           Miniature Paintings , Kingston, On.  


Group 


2025  Between the Sun and the Moon [Paintings].  L.A. Gallery. Lethbridge, AB. 

2024   Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit. New Painting(s). Penny Art Gallery.  

     Lethbridge. 

2024   Prickly Pear Cactus: Goddess of the Coulée. LAIR Online Gallery. [Photographs and   

     poetic vignettes] .  https://galleries.lakeheadu.ca/2024-exhibition.html 

     Lakehead University, Thunderbay, ON. 

2023  Disco Renewal. [Paintings] Faculty of Fine Arts Group Exhibit. Trianon Gallery. 

2022  In Context. [Painting] (Juried) Faculty of Fine Arts Group Exhibit. Trianon Gallery. 

2021  Embodied Landscapes Arts Integrated Research International Exhibit. Lake Head.  

    https://galleries.lakeheadu.ca/darlene-st-georges.html * recipient of LAIR Arts  

     Research Award

2019  Faculty Exhibit. Fine Arts Department. University of Lethbridge. 

           Penny Building. Lethbridge, AB.

2016  "New Beginnings" Gallery ERGA, "Pulse Botanica" Paintings Mtl, Qu 

2016  "Six Montreal Painters" Le Centre D’Art E.K. Gallery, Mtl, Qu.

2015  “Warmth”  Le Centre D’Art E.K. Gallery,  Mtl, Qu. 

2013   Gallerie Mile-End “Elegance, 5345 Ave du Parc, Mtl, Qu. 

           Le Centre D’Art E.K. Gallery, Complex Du Canal, Montreal, Qu 

2011   Fleurbain Gallery, Small Works, 460 #917 Ste-Catherine. Mtl, Qu            

           Le Centre D’Art E.K. Gallery, Group Expose, Mtl, Qu.            

           Le Centre D’Art E.K. Gallery, Complex Du Canal, Montreal, Qu 

2010  “Wildcard”, Le Nichoir, Wild bird rehabilitation center, Hudson,            

           Rhein Gallery, Montreal, Qu. Artists for Haiti 

2008  Artists Among Us, McGill University, Photo- Digital Collage Prints. Mtl, Qu. 

2007  Paintings and Photo Digital Collage Prints:           

           Luz Gallery, Belgo Building. Montreal, Qu           

          Blume Floral, St. Laurent, Blvd., Montreal, Qu           

          Artists Among Us, McGill University, Montreal, Qu 

2006  Paintings :           

          Galerie Nota Bene, Montreal. Qu.           

          La Galerie Espace, Montreal. Qu 2005   

          SCA Juried, Paintings, Gallery on the Grand. Waterloo, On. 2004  Paintings: Summer 

          Show, 

           Juried. Gallery 888, Toronto, On.             

          SCA Juried,  Barber Gallery, Guelph, On.

         Aboriginal Arts, Film and Video Festival, Moose Factory, On. 

2003  Paintings SCA New Members Show, Paintings, Heleconian Club,Yorkville,

          Toronto, On.             

          SCA Members Show Juried, Paintings,  Hummingbird Center for the Arts,   

          Toronto, Northern Lights Fine Art Exhibition, Paintings:  James Bay, On. 2002  Northern 

           Lights Fine Art Exhibition, Paintings, James Bay, On. 

2000  Textile Works :   

          Union Gallery, Juried, Queens University. Kingston, On.

           Modern Fuel Gallery Juried, Kingston, On. 

1999   Paintings and Drawings: Women’s Art Group Exhibition Frontenac Library, 

           Canadian Women’s Art Festival, Kingston, On. 

1997   Textile works: 

            Art Depot, Montreal. Qu.            

            Belgo Building, Montreal. Qu.            

           VAV Gallery, Juried, Concordia University. Montreal, Qu.

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