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Education

2013 Harold Klunder studio painting workshop
2010 Jamie Evrard Studio Printmaking Workshop
2007 Jamie Evrard Studio Printmaking Workshop
2005 Jamie Evrard Studio Printmaking Workshop

1990 Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
Diploma in Fine Arts – Double Studio Major: Painting and Sculpture
1988 Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC
Diploma in Fine Arts Studio Option (with Distinction)

Exhibitions – Solo and Limited Group Exhibition

2021 Oct/Nov – Wood, Clay and Canvas. Peachland Community Art Gallery , Peachland,  BC
2013 June – Sanctuary, (tri exhibition) CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, Bc
2012 June – Artistic Pairings (duo exhibition),the Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
2010 Oct – Return to the Dream (solo) The Foyer Gallery, Squamish, BC
2009 May-July – A Multi-Diversity Exhibit (limited group) Gallery Unique, Naramata, BC
2008 Jun – Earth Reflections (limited group) CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2008 May – Seeds of Dreams (solo) Hycroft Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2006 Nov – Crossing Streams (solo) Art in Public Places, NVCAC venue, North Vancouver, BC
2000 Sep – Hanging (solo) Art in Public Places, NVCAC venue, North Vancouver, BC
1999 Jan – By Design (solo) Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1996 – Earth Holding (solo) Vancouver Community Arts Council Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Group Exhibitions

2008 – 2018  Represented by The Avenue Gallery, Oak Bay Avenue , Victoria.
2015 Mar- THE NORTH SHO, Blank Tank Gallery , Gastown Vancouver , BC
2015 Feb- Cerulean, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2014 Sept/Oct- Reinventing the Classics, Seymour Art Gallery , North Vancouver, BC
2012 Nov- The Anonymous Art Show, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2012 Oct– 3,2,1 Art Party- Seymour Art Gallery,Deep Cove BC
2011 Nov- The Anonymous Art Show, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2010 Dec- Celebrating Small, The Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
2010 Nov – The Anonymous Art Show, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2010 May – The Abstract Show, the Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
2010 Feb – National Winter Juried Art Show, The Old Schoolhouse Gallery, Qualicum, BC
2009 Dec – Celebrating Small, The Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
2009 Nov – The Anonymous Art Show, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2009 Jul – Foyer Gallery Fundraiser, Foyer Gallery, Squamish, BC
2009 Ongoing, The Avenue Gallery – Victoria, BC
2008 Dec – Celebrating Small, The Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
2008 Nov – The Anonymous Art Show, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2008 Nov – November Art and Craft Exhibition, Hycroft Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2008 Aug – Starry, Starry Night, Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton, BC
2008 Sep – Hot One Inch Auction, Gallery Cachet, Vancouver, BC
2008 Mar – May – Defining Place, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, BC
2008 Ongoing, Trees Gallery – Mahone Bay, NS
2007 Nov The Anonymous Art Show, Cityscape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2007 Oct – FANS Awards Night Exhibition, North Vancouver, BC
2007 May – Art in the Garden, NVCAC venue, North Vancouver, BC
2007 Ongoing,Trees Gallery, Mahone Bay, NS
2007 Ongoing, Covent Gallery, Wellington, ON
2006 Jan – These Are Made for Walking, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2006 Mar – Jun – The WOOD Exhibition, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2006 May – Art in the Garden, NVCAC Venue, North Vancouver, BC
2006 Ongoing, Trees Gallery, Mahone Bay, NS
2005 – The Anonymous Art Show, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2004 – Writing on the Wall, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2001 – Connections: A Sense of Space, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
1999 – Across the Water, Zhee Clay Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1998 – FANS Awards Night Exhibition, North Vancouver, BC
1995 – Community Exhibition, Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1995 – Harmony Arts Festival, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1994 – BC Festival of the Arts, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1993 – Art in the Foyer, Centennial Theatre Foyer Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
1990 – Graduation Exhibition, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
1990 – Jack Shadbolt Juried Exhibition, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Vancouver
1998 – Graduation Exhibition, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC
1998 – Okanagan College Juried Travelling Art Exhibition, Kelowna, BC

Public Commissions

2005-6 Arts and Culture Commission of North Vancouver
Street Banner Design – Central Lonsdale Precinct
2005-6 Arts and Culture Commission of North Vancouver
Street Banner Design – Victoria Park and Residential PrecinHonours and Award

Honours and Awards

2010 National Winter Juried Art Exhibition, Qualicum BC
2009 Don S. Williams Art Award F.A.N.S. Society, North Vancouver, BC
1994 Honourable Mention – BC Festival of the Arts
1993 Honourable Mention – NVCAC North Shore Spring Juried Exhibition
1989 Tuition Scholarship – Emily Carr College of Art and Design
1988 Student Society Scholarship – Kelowna Campus
1988 Trust Fund Scholarship – Okanagan College
1987 Helen Pitt Scholarship for Artistic Excellence
1987 BC Government Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Press and Reviews

Summerland Artist Inspired by Small City Lifestyle – Okanagan Newspaper Group Oct 6/21
Reinventing the Classics- curated by Dr. Hilary Letwin, Catalogue National winter Juried Art Show Catalogue Feb-Mar, Qualicum BC
Squamish Chief , Squamish BC
“Return to the Dream” by Toby Jaxon, Sep 23 – Oct 3, 2009
Shaw Cable TV – Okanagan Today
TV interview with Wayne McDougall, Aired Okanagan Valley Jun/Jul/Aug 2009
Penticton Herald, Penticton BC
“Unique Art Show Opens”, May 6th 2009
Southern Exposure, Penticton BC
“A Gathering of Artists”, Fri, May 6th, 2009
Off – Centre Magazine, Kelowna BC
“Defining Place”, Volume 9 Issue 4 Colour photo, Apr 2008
North Shore Outlook, North Vancouver BC
“Bragging Rights”, Art in the Garden Tour, May 2007
North Shore News, North Vancouver BC
Earth Reflections A14 Colour photo Mike Wakefield, Jun 20th, 2008
Arts Alive, North Vancouver BC
“Artists In Our Mists – Creative Spaces”, Belinda Bruce, Vol.11, No.1, Jan/Feb 2006
Sheltie Tails Magazine, Abbotsford BC
“Living Memories”, Zara Heartwood, Issue 1, Vol.3, 2003 Winter Issue
American Kennel Club Family Dog Magazine, USA
“The Painted Pup”, Kim Campbell Thornton, Vol.1, No.1, 2003 Summer Issue
North Shore News, North Vancouver BC
“Skeet is No Material Girl”, Danica Riley, Feb 1, 1999