CV
b. 1985, Peterborough, ON (Nogojiwanong – place at the end of the rapids)
Currently lives and works in Windsor, ON (Waawiyatanong – the crooked way, which orientates the land and people to the river)
EDUCATION
MFA in Visual Arts, University of Windsor, 2021
BFA in Visual Arts, Thompson Rivers University, 2020
Web Foundations, Camosun College, Victoria, BC, 2012
Museum Mgmt & Curatorship Certificate, Fleming College, Peterborough, ON, 2010
Fine Art Advanced Diploma, Georgian College, Barrie, ON, 2007
Digital Photography & Imaging Diploma, Georgian College, Barrie, ON, 2006
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
The Photo Show, group exhibition, SOCA campus gallery, Armoury building, Windsor, ON
2019
A matter of opinion, group exhibition, Artspeak – Arts Council Windsor & Region, Windsor, ON
Crafting a conversation into a podcast, Artswells, Wells, BC
Gallery as Authority? A Community Conversation, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC HOMOGROUND: Queer Radio Creation, Roundtable Discussion, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
2018
Anti-Tourism, collaborative exhibition, Open Space artist-run centre, Victoria, BC
2017
Feeling Measurements, workshop and artist contributor, Open Space artist-run centre, Victoria, BC ARTSCAPE: Learn How to Make a Podcast - Part I & II, Integrate Art Crawl, Victoria, BC
2016
Sound Art Workshop, fifty fifty arts collective, Victoria, BC
50/50 percent off store, solo exhibition, fifty fifty arts collective, Victoria, BC
Island of Voices, collaborative exhibition, Our Living Languages, Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC
New Extreme, collaborative exhibition, Massey Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
2015
Casual Encounters, solo exhibition, Artavi gallery, Victoria, BC
Private Spaces, juried group exhibition, Slide Room Gallery, Vancouver Island School of Art, Victoria, BC
2014
Pride in Art: The Queer Truth & Nothing But, juried group exhibition, fifty fifty arts collective, Victoria, BC
Casual Living, solo exhibition, Solstice Cafe, Victoria, BC
2012
The People's Apothecary Herbal Commons, solo exhibition, Slide Room Gallery, Vancouver Island School of Art, Victoria, BC
2010
Local Heritage, Local Food, Local Choice, Kawartha Land Conservancy, a travelling exhibition in collaboration with the Peterborough Museum, Peterborough, ON
2009
Green Exhibition, Georgian College, Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
Water, Community, and the Perpetuated Myth, performance art, speaker series & installations around downtown Barrie, ON
Read Out Loud Tour, Carnegie Days, MacLaren Art Centre, site-specific installations around Barrie, ON
2008
Under the Surface, Double Doors Studio & Gallery, Anton Mills, ON
How Endings Start, Georgian College, Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
2007
Urban Visions, Various locations downtown Barrie, MacLaren Art Centre
Eyeful 2nd Year Fine Art Exhibition, Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
Inside Out, Abbott’s of Craighurst Restaurant, Craighurst, ON
AWARDS
2015 – 2017
Community Arts Development, ARTSCAPE podcast, BC Arts Council, Victoria, BC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS + JURIES
2021
Chair, Artcite Inc. artist-run centre
2019 – Present
Juror, Polaris Music Prize
2019 – 2020
Vice-Chair, Artcite Inc. artist-run centre
2018 – 2019
Chair, National Campus & Community Radio Association
2017
Vice-Chair, National Campus & Community Radio Association
PUBLICATIONS
2020
Failure Is Generative: A Triangular Conversation on Creation, Extraction, and Power, Non-Fiction Journal, Issue 001 – Power., London, UK
2015
Reclaim the Streets, Open Space, Victoria, BC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 – 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2016 – 2019
Program Director, CFUV 101.9 FM, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2016
Artistic Mentor, Reynold’s Secondary School in collaboration with AGGV & RBCM, Victoria, BC
2015 – 2016
Arts Documentary Producer, CFUV 101.9 FM University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Art Instructor / Project Mentor, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
2014 – 2016
Artistic Mentor / Instructor, Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC
2013 – 2016
Curator, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, BC
2013 – 2015
Co-founder, Curator / Administrator, Play on Words Arts & Literary Fair, Integrate Art Festival, Greater Victoria Public Library, Victoria, BC
2010 – 2011
Collections Assistant, Maltwood Art Museum, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
2010
Collections & Exhibition Assistant, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC
2009
TGIFridays Student drop-in Instructor/ Mentor, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
2007 – 2009
Collections, Project & Curatorial Assistant, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON
VanGo Art Instructor, Various Elementary schools from Grade 3 – 8
across Simcoe County
Education Assistant, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON