ARTIST BIO
Artist Biography
I and my art are a constant work in progress...
Education
2005 Academy of Realist Art (Artra Art School) – Edmonton, Alberta
Level II Apprenticeship Program (with Frank Haddock)
Graduated 'with Distinction'
Fine Art Courses and Workshops through:
Grant MacEwan University
Harcourt House
Artra Art School
The Edmonton City Arts Centre
Memberships
2016-Present Federation of Canadian Artists (Juried)
2020-2021 Society of Canadian Artists
2020-2021 West Vancouver Community Arts Council
2015 Port Moody Art Association
2014 Art Focus Artists Association
2005-2006 Night of Artists (Juried)
2006 Visual Arts Studio Association
2006 St. Albert Painters’ Guild
Group Exhibitions
2021 2nd International Juried Watercolor Online Exhib. - Fusion Art Gallery - Palm Springs, California
2020 The Art of Resilience – WVAC Virtual Exhibition – West Vancouver, B.C.
2020 Winter Treasures – PoMoArts Gallery, Port Moody, B.C.
2020 Crisis - Climate Change Exhib., Juried, FCA Online National Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.
2020 Women Artists Online Art Exhib. (Juried) - Fusion Art Gallery - Palm Springs, California
2020 The Second Half – Las Laguna Gallery – Laguna Beach, California
2020 Artbox Project Zurich 2.0 – Zurich, Switzerland
2020 Transformations – WVAC Virtual Exhibition – West Vancouver, B.C.
2020 Animalis (Juried) – Federation Gallery – Vancouver, B.C.
2020 Active Member Exhibition (Juried) – Federation Gallery – Vancouver, B.C.
2019 Landscapes (Juried) – Federation Gallery – Vancouver, B.C.
2019 Muse (Juried) - Federation Gallery - Vancouver, B.C.
2019 Eclettico Art & Coffee (Solo) – Vancouver, B.C.
2016 The Big Big Portrait Show (Juried) – Naess Gallery - Edmonton, Alta.
2014 Art Focus Spring Show – Port Coquitlam, B.C.
2006 Cargo & James (V.A.S.A.) - St. Albert, Alberta
2006 The Music of Colour (S.A.P.G.) - St. Albert, Alberta
2006 Night of Artists Group Show – Roundhouse - Vancouver, B.C.
2006 Night of Artists 10th Anniversary - Edmonton, Alberta
2005 Presence – Profiles Art Gallery - St. Albert, Alberta
2005 Investors Group Corporate Art Show – Edmonton, Alberta
2005 St. Albert Painters Guild Fall Art Show - St. Albert, Alberta
2005 Nudes on Whyte Figurative Works Exhibition (Juried) - Edmonton, Alberta
2005 10th Annual Whyte Avenue Artwalk - Edmonton, Alberta
2005 St. Albert Painters Guild Spring Art Show - St. Albert, Alberta
2004 9th Annual Whyte Avenue Artwalk - Edmonton, Alberta
Murals/Public Art
2006 Earth’s Treasure Chest Mural Mosaic (Panel #9)
2005 Alberta/Sask. Centennial Mural Mosaic (Panel #53), Lakeland College – Lloydminster, Alberta
2004 Centennial Legacy Mural Project (“Diet & Exercise”) – Whyte Ave. & 107th Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Teaching & Judging Experience
2006 Northgate Lion’s Seniors’ Centre – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2006 Artra Art School – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2006 Central Lion’s Seniors’ Centre – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2005 Alberta Senior’s Games – Edmonton Zone Finals Judge (Drawing, Painting & Photography) – Edmonton, Alberta
2005 Northgate Lion’s Seniors’ Centre – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2005 Artra Art School – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2005 Central Lion’s Seniors’ Centre – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2004 Artra Art School – Watercolour Instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
2004 Central Lion’s Seniors’ Centre – Watercolour instructor – Edmonton, Alberta
Private Collections
Canada
Cook Islands
Europe
USA
