about the artist
I have been exhibiting and selling my paintings at one-person and group exhibitions for 20 years. My process starts with a theme that inspires me. I research the concept through a series of paintings, using either soft pastel or acrylic paint as my primary medium. As my life experience brings on new perceptions, I will often revisit a theme and add the new pieces to the collection. My work has focused on these main themes: Beyond the Edge (black and white landscape photograph, pastel, ink and gouache on paper) which considers the lines between fantasy and reality; Body Landscape (pastel, ink on paper) which explores the figure in the landscape; The Red Chair (pastel on paper) which is a seductive study of a Victorian fainting couch that found it's way into my world; Cleansing (acrylic on canvas) which deals with seeking relief from daily stresses and negativity; and RantAge (acrylic, pumice and gel mediums on canvas) which is my response to the chaotic state of the world. Over the last few years I was introduced to the literature of hard science fiction — scientists writing about the future. It has given me a new perspective of the earth and life: from the point of view of the universe. This new Celestial perspective has awakened great excitement and energies in me. It has opened my mind to fantastic possibilities for our future. I am painting my experience dealing with these fantastic possibilities. Through a twist of fate I have landed in the small southern town of Cookeville, Tennessee. It is turning out to be the perfect place to develop my notion of spirituality and explore the sense of place. It has inspired a return to landscape painting, resulting in a series entitled The View From Here.
Curriculum Vitae
Collections
Featured in private art collections since 1990.
Awards and Honours
1998 Jurors’ Choice Award, Autumn Artsfest Juried Art Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art
Gallery, Etobicoke, ON
1994 First Place, 42nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Colour and Form Society,
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke, ON
1993 Jurors’ Choice Award, Autumn Artsfest Juried Art Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art
Gallery, Etobicoke, ON
1990 Finalist, Jurors’ Choice Award, Dans 10 Ans, L’an 2000. Sponsored by the Ville de
Montréal (Québec)
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Magical Muse Gallery, Sleeping Giant Collection,Cookeville, TN
2005 Birds and Beans Roastery Café, RantAge, Etobicoke, ON
1999 Evicta Gallery, Variations on the Red Chair, Toronto, ON
1998 Evicta Gallery, Heat, Toronto, ON
1996 Tangos, Woman, Toronto, ON
1995 Boémia Café, Beyond the Edge, Etobicoke, ON
1994 The Mutual Group Centre, Selected Works: From External Nature to Internal Nature,
Etobicoke, ON. Presented by
The Mutual Group Centre.
1992 Autumn Artsfest Studio Tour, Etobicoke, ON. Sponsored by Arts Etobicoke.
Group Art Shows
2009 Art Prowl, Cookeville, TN;
2008 HA Gallery, Nashville, TN;
Magical Muse Gallery, Cookeville, TN;
CO-OPerART
Gallery, Cookeville, TN; and
Art Prowl Studio Tour, Cookeville, TN
2007 HA Gallery,
Nashville, TN;
Magical Muse Gallery, Cookeville, TN;
CO-OPerART Gallery,
Cookeville, TN; and
Art Prowl Studio Tour, Cookeville, TN
2006 Coldwater Gallery, Coldwater, ON
2005 Sacred Voice Gallery, Toronto, ON
2004 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON; and
The Junction Arts Festival, Toronto, ON
2003 One of a Kind Christmas Show, Toronto, ON; and
The Distillery Historic District
Outdoor Art Exhibitions, Toronto, ON, a Cityscape event.
2002 Art For Art’s Sake, The Distillery Historic District, Toronto, ON, a Toronto Artscape
event.
1997 Autumn Artsfest Juried Art Show, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Etobicoke,
ON; and
Pastel Artists of Ontario Annual Juried Show, Broadway Theatre, Hamilton, ON
1996 Evicta Gallery, Works on Paper, Toronto, ON
1995 Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Autumn Artsfest Juried Art Show, Etobicoke,
ON; and
Lakeshore Village Artists’ Co-op, Genderbender & The Red Chair, Etobicoke ON
1993 The Mutual Group Centre, The Human Form, Etobicoke, ON. Presented by The
Mutual Group Centre and Arts Etobicoke.
1992 Hamilton Place, Pastel Artists of Ontario Annual Members’ Show, Hamilton, ON ;
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Arts Etobicoke Art Rental/Sales Collection
Exhibition, Etobicoke, ON;
Maison de la culture Rosemont-Petite Patrie, Le Nouveau Monde—Part of the Ville
de Montréal 350th anniversary celebration,
Montréal (Québec). Sponsored by the
Ville de Montréal; and
Planetree Gallery, Purely Pastels, Burlington, ON. Sponsored by The Pastel Artists
of Ontario.
1991 Galerie Occurrence, Paysage/Paysages—The Month of Photography in Montréal,
Montréal (Québec).
Published Works
2008 Exhibition invitation, Sleeping Giant_Moonlight
2007 Magazine advertisement, "Celebrations", Cleansing
2005 Exhibition invitation – Men Fighting (acrylic);
Exhibition poster – Infinite Information (acrylic); and
Legend to accompany the exhibition at Birds and Beans Coffee Roastery Café,
Etobicoke ON
2003 Exhibition brochure – Elements (acrylic); Ebb and Flow (acrylic);
Legend to accompany the exhibition at the One of a Kind Christmas Show, Toronto
ON;
Exhibition brochure – Fixation (acrylic); Hindrance To Overcome (acrylic); and
Legend to accompany the exhibition at The Distillery Historic District Outdoor Art
Exhibitions, Toronto ON, a Cityscape event.
1998 Front cover illustrations – Canadian Tax Notes
1998, by Arthur Andersen LLP;
Tax Planning for Individuals by
Arthur Andersen LLP;
Preparing Your Corporate Tax Returns, by CCH Canadian Limited and Arthur
Andersen LLP; and
Preparing Your Income Tax Returns, by CCH Canadian Limited and Arthur Andersen
LLP
1997 Front cover illustrations – Doing Business in Canada – Third Edition, by Arthur
Andersen LLP;
Canadian Tax Notes
1997, by Arthur Andersen LLP; and
Federal Budget Brief 1997, by Arthur Andersen LLP
1994 Front cover illustration – L’envol vers la liberte, a book of
poetry by Gaetane Chassé
1991 Exhibition invitation – Ski Hill and Black Clouds, pastel and photo media, Galerie la
Seigneurie, Montreal Quebec;
Newspaper photo of Ski Hill, pastel and photo media, Le Soleil du St Laurent,
24 March;
Newspaper photo of Ice Woman, pastel, The Montreal Gazette, 7 March; and
Newspaper photo of Mount Royal, pastel and photo media, L’information, 6 March
1990 Fiches d’artistes – Earth, Wind and Sky, pastel and photo media, Maison de la
culture Mercier, Ville de Montreal
Curating
1999 Stop Motion – High school student
exhibition sponsored by Arts Etobicoke, the
Toronto School Board and The
Clarica Centre, Etobicoke, ON
1998 The Sculpture Garden – Sponsored by Arts Etobicoke and The Clarica Centre,
Etobicoke, ON.
1993 The Human Form – Sponsored by Arts Etobicoke and The Mutual Group Centre.
1994 The Works – Sponsored by Arts Etobicoke and The Clarica Centre, Etobicoke, ON.
Teaching
2008 Pacesetters, Collaborations, Cookeville, TN.
1994 The Elms Middle School, Pastel Workshop, Sponsored by Artists in the Schools,
Toronto, ON.
1993 Brookmede Public School, Mixed Media Workshop, Sponsored by Artists in the
Schools, Toronto, ON.
Professional Association Memberships
Canadian Artists Representation/Canadian Artists Copyright Collective (CARFAC/CARCC)
A.R.T. (Art 'Round Tennessee)
ART Prowl, Cookeville, TN