About
My art is based in traditional materials with nature as a source of inspiration.
Fortunate to have the early life experiences of spending time outdoors where play fostered creativity, the practice extends to my work as an artist. Much of the work I do is in response to the natural world where shapes, form, line, texture and light are in constant interplay. I'm naturally drawn to the diversity of working in a range of materials.
I've had some work in exhibitions and did commissioned dog portraits in oil for over five years. Recent creative work includes garden design and scenic painting in the film industry. My art education, often motivated by a desire to learn painting included Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto School of Art and The Art Students League in New York. My work in wire and concrete is self-taught.
My experience as an instructor began as a way to share my love of drawing with others and has led to working in a range of capacities from vulnerable youth to private schools and adults. I've delivered countless classes to students of all ages. Class content has varied over the years with the primary focus to instil the spark of creative joy in the lives of others.
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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Art Works Art Gallery, Toronto, 2011, 2016
Word on the Street, Toronto, 2009
Gladstone Hotel, Toronto 2007
St. Clair Art Walk and Studio Tour, Toronto, 2004, 2007
Galleria Basil, Bucharest, Romania 2007
Praxis Gallery, Toronto 2006
OSA, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto 2006
Woofstock Festival, Toronto 2006
Shelter Interiors, Toronto 2004
Here and Now Gallery, Toronto 2003
The Well, Junction Arts Festival, Toronto 2003
Distillery Historic District Art Exhibition, Toronto 2003
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto 2003
The Art Students League Salon, New York, NY 2002
Praxis Gallery, Toronto 1999
Blue Mountain Arts Foundation, Collingwood, Ontario 1999
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario 1999
New Century Artists Gallery, New York, NY 1999
Welland Historic Museum, Welland, Ontario 1998
White Mountain Academy of Art, Elliot Lake, Ontario 1997
A Space Gallery, Toronto 1997
Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY 1997
