BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
MA Fine Art 2011 (with distinction) City and Guilds of London Art School, London, UK
BFA, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
B.Ed, Queen’s University (Artist in the Community Education Program) Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Honours Specialist Visual Art, Queen’s (McArthur College)
2008 Angel Academy of Art Florence Italy – Received a grant to study Old Masters’ Painting materials and techniques.
2000 One year, Self-funded leave from teaching position to paint and to live in NYC (6 months)
SOLO SHOWS
Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario June 2015
Atrium Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, October 2013
Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa Feb 2012
Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa Oct 29 – Dec 5, 2009
Atrium gallery, Ottawa, November 2005
GROUP SHOWS
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam NL - "Long Live Rembrandt" juried exhibition (among selected works from 8,390 submissions from 95 countries) July 15 - September 15, 2019
RAW Artists Ottawa, St. Brigid’s Center for the Arts, March 1, 2019
Red Poppy Gallery, November 1st to December 13, 2018
MA Fine Art Graduation Exhibition 2011, City and Guilds of London Art School, London, UK
The Canadian Portrait: Cube gallery March 4 – April 5, 2009
Stafford Gallery Group Exhibition May 8 – May 10, 2009
Stafford Gallery Group Exhibition May 2008
Stafford Gallery Group Exhibition May 2007
Stafford Gallery Group Exhibition May 2006
Stafford Gallery Group Exhibition May 2005
AWARDS
Marjorie Loughery Lifetime Achievement Award, Visual Arts (Ottawa Advisory Committee for the Arts) 2018
Portrait Society of Canada Juried National Portrait Competition – Certificate of Merit 2015
Dr. S.G.B. Robinson Traveling Fellowship Award 2008
Ottawa Advisory Committee for the Arts – Visual Arts Educator Award 2005
DONATIONS
“An Evening with Abigail” Painting sold at auction to raise money to combat women’s cancers
COMMISSIONS
Numerous private commissions