PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
visual artist
20+ years Management, Education, Business, and Customer Service experience
arts administrator with 5 years experience
entrepreneur with 12+ year’s small business experience
EXHIBITION WORK, JURIES AND PUBLICATIONS
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May-June, 2024- Solo Exhibition at Quidi Vidi Artisan Studios- Open Up
Forthcoming October-November, 2024, Cross-Pollination Project, at the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Gallery-A Group Exhibition in collaboration with artists Shazia Ahmad, Rachel Gilbert, Ashley Hemmings, Elijah Martel, and Laura Sbrizzi
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November 2023- City of St. John's purchased finding the way back, An art book binded by hand featuring printmaking to be a part of the permanent collection.
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July-August 2023-Boil up- Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL, group exhibition
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May 30th, 2023- Facilitator for the HOLD FAST 2023 selection committee for Featured Artists
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May 23, 2023- Juror- 17th Annual EVA Awards
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October 2022- Juror- 2022 Art Bank Permanent Collection procurement program for The Rooms, St. John’s NL
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September 2022- Ocean Bridge, The Fluvarium, St. John’s NL, A group exhibition in collaboration with Ocean Wise
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August 2022-Painted Piano Concert + Pop-Up Gallery, sponsored by Business & Arts NL, Cenovus, and Come Home Year- Co-curated an art exhibition with Laura Sbrizzi at the Cochrane St. Church, First Light’s Center for Performance, in partnership with HOLD FAST Contemporary Arts Festival 2023 and First Light.
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August 2022- Craft Council of NL’s 50th Anniversary Catalogue- published photography work
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July - August 2022 | Potluck, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John’s, NL, group exhibition
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March 2022- Visual Culture Atlantic Bille Mag Review: Larry Weyand’s All The Bathrooms I Bathed In- published photography work
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February 2016 | The Library, illustration of a children's book by author Anthea Bradley published by Lulu
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March 2005-Four This, Sir Wilfred Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, Director Gail Tuttle
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February 2005- Intersection, Sir Wilfred Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL, juried exhibition, Director Gail Tuttle
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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2023
Interconnect: Art Education and New Technology -Independent Media Arts Alliance
Grow to Lead Mentorship program with Business and Arts NL
Cultural Resilience with Creative Cities and The City of St. John’s
Cultural Intelligence with The Association for New Canadians facilitated by Renata Lang
Indigenous Cultural Diversity Education with First Light facilitated by Chelsea Coles
Improving Workplace Accessibility | 2019, 2022, 2023
WHMIS with GHS | 2023
De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute Inc.
Violence and Harassment in the Workplace | 2023
COVID Safety in the Workplace | 2023
Diversity, Inclusion and You, by Women in Resource Development | 2022
Emergency First Aid Certified | St. John’s Ambulance-Completing the most recent certification in July 2022, valid until 2025.
Indigenous Cultural Diversity Training | 2020, 2022
IDEAS - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti- Racism Summit- Inspiring Creativity in a Diverse Workplace | 2022
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EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Arts) - Memorial University of Newfoundland | 2005
2022 Other Ways of Knowing: Sonification as Data, with Michael Lucenkiw
2022 Workshop with April White: slowness and comfort in creativity
2022 Band-aid Box Calligraphy at St. Michaels Printshop with Margaret Joba-Woodruff
2023 Bookbinding with Sarah Lewtas
2023 Node-Curatorial Studies Online- Managing an Art Gallery
2023 Node-Curatorial Studies Online- Grant Writing for Artists and Curators
2023 Leadership Essentials-Memorial University Signal Hill Campus
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