Curriculum Vitae

Born: 1968, Regina, Saskatchewan. 

Education: Self-educated sculptor. 

Public Art:

2018

-The Hop Across
Salton Bridge Cyclist/Pedestrian Bridge
Abbotsford, BC, Canada

2015-16

-Burquitlam: Between and Beyond
Evergreen Line Public Art Project---Burquitlam Sky Train Station
Coquitlam, BC, Canada

2015

-Kootenay Time---a cliché, wrapped in a preconception, inside an oversimplification.
Collaboration with artist/curator Arin Fay
Castlegar, BC, Canada 

2012

-Railtown Bridge Railing
City of Nelson Public Commission, Nelson, BC, Canada

Public Art Commission Finalist:

2017- Kalakala Ferry Art Concept, Kirkland, WA, USA

2016- Capilano Library Public Art Project, Edmonton, AB

2016- Northwoods Village Public Art, North Vancouver

2013- Mt. Seymour Bike Lane project, North Vancouver

Selected Exhibitions:

2017-18- Upstream Benefits {group}, Touchstones Nelson, Nelson,BC

2016-  Elevation Gallery {group}, Canmore, Alberta

2014

-Found: The Art of Re-Use (group), Touchstones Nelson, Nelson, BC

- Blunt Force Illumination (solo), Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC

- Blunt Force Illumination (solo), Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar, BC

- Blunt Force Illumination (solo), Gallery 2, Grand Forks, BC

2013

 Re: Moved (w/ Mark Laver) Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC, Canada

2011

-Masterpiece Contemporary {group}, Art Gallery of Calgary

- FLOW, Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton, BC

2010

- Best of the Contemporaries {group}, LOCH Gallery, Calgary, AB

2009 

- FLOW {solo},Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, Nelson, BC

- FLOW {solo},  Langham Gallery, Kaslo,BC

- Best of the Contemporaries {group}, LOCH Gallery, Calgary, AB.

2008

- Best of the Contemporaries {group}, Dec. 6- Jan.22, LOCH Gallery, Toronto Ontario.

- BOOM! Project {Public Sculpture Nelson City Hall---curated by Oxygen Art Centre, Nelson BC}

- Different Dimensions {with Tyson Grumm, Heather Horton, Roberto Rosenman, David Ward}
LOCH Gallery, Toronto Ontario.

2007

- Fragile Nature {with Kathryn Ward}, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario

- Shadow & Light, {with Gary Nylander}, Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna, BC

2006

- Fragile Nature, {with Kathryn Ward} Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario.

- The ARK Exhibit {group show}, Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, Nelson, BC

2005

- Circle(s), Straight line(s), and Intersection(s) {solo}, Nelson Fine Art Centre/
  Oxygen Studio , Nelson, BC

2004

- Fresh, Elevation 1309 Gallery, Canmore, AB

- Kootenay-Boundary Juried Exhibition, Kaslo, BC

2003

- Circle(s), Straight Line(s), and Intersection(s) {solo} ALFA Gallery, Nakusp, BC

2002

- Invasive Species {solo},Golden Art Gallery, Golden, BC

- Invasive Species {solo}, Fernie Arts Station, Fernie, BC

- Invasive Species {solo}, Silverton Gallery, Silverton, BC

 2001

- Invasive Species {solo}, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC

- Invasive Species {solo}, Nelson Art Gallery (Mildred Erb), Nelson, BC

- Invasive Species {solo}, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, BC

- Invasive Species {solo}, Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar, BC

- Invasive Species {solo}, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC

2000

- Bottom Feeding {with Briar Craig, Gregory Ball and Bob Brown},
Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo, BC

1999

- Conflict and Compromise, (with Arin Fay) Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC

1997

- Bottom Feeders of the Machine {with Arin Fay), Langham Gallery, Kaslo, BC

- Bottom Feeders of the Machine {with Arin Fay}, Silverton Gallery, Silverton, BC



Grants and Awards:           

2013

- Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Major Project Grant

2010

- British Columbia Arts Council Grant

2008

- Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Major Project Grant

2005

- British Columbia Arts Council Grant                                                                                             

- Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Production Grant

2004

- Kootenay-Boundary Juried Exhibition (NKLAHC award)

- Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Production Grant

- Community Futures Grant

2001

- Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Touring Grant

1997

- Kootenay-Boundary Juried Exhibition (Award of Merit )

1996

- Forest Renewal BC Woodworking Competition; (awards in design)

Gallery Representation:

- Elevation Gallery, Canmore Alberta

 Public Collections:

- Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Global Footprint Study

- Grand Forks Public Art Gallery, By-product #2

- Oxygen Art Centre, Privilege --- donation vessel

- Nelson Hospice Society, Privilege --- donation vessel

- West Kootenay Eco-Society, Great Expectations

Arts & Culture Employment:

2013

- Juror, Castlegar Sculpture Walk, Castlegar, BC

2007

- Set Designer, The Rocky Horror Show, TNT Productions, Nelson, BC

- Set Designer, Jacob Two- Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Capitol Theatre, Nelson, BC      

2002-08

- Curator, Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo,BC

2006

- Juror, West Kootenay-Boundary Juried Exhibition

- Juror, Arts Around, East Kootenay Juried Exhibition

- Community Memories Project Virtual Museum of Canada

2005-06

- Guest Artist, Kootenay School of the Arts, Nelson, BC

2002

- Program Coordinator, Kaslo Summer School of the Arts.

Selected Media:

2008

- BOOM! Project documentary by Bill Metcalfe, CBC Radio- North by Northwest

- BOOM! Project exhibition catalogue; essay by Deborah Loxam-Kohl

2007

- Fragile Nature; exhibition catalogue; essay by Virginia Eichhorn

- Nelson Daily News (Timothy Schafer, 31/10/07)

2006

- Vie des Arts #202 (John K. Grande, Montreal, Spring 2006

- Waterloo Chronicle (Andrea Bailey, Waterloo, 18/01/06)

- The Record (Robert Reid, Waterloo, 14/01/06)

- Kootenay Carnival (cover story by Brian Coombs)

- Nelson Express (‘Waste Not’ by Tim Hicks)

2005

- Circle(s), Straight Line(s) & Intersection(s); limited edition monograph by Susan Andrews Grace (Hag Papers, an imprint of Underwhich Editions; Toronto, Saskatoon, 2005).

2004

- CBC interview with Sheryl McKay of North by Northwest

- ARTiculate Magazine  (cover story by Anne DeGrace)