Education
2010: MFA Studio Arts, Print Media Concentration – Concordia University
2007: BFA Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Printmaking Major – Hartford Art School
Solo and Two–Person Shows
2024: SHARED ENERGIES: the universe within. w/Fiona Clark. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB. March-April.
2019: CELLS SOULS AND PERSONALITIES. Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS. October.
2019: CELLS SOULS AND PERSONALITIES. Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville-Bristol, NB. August.
2019: CELLULAR EXPRESSIONS. Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS. February.
2018: CELLS SOULS AND PERSONALITIES. St. FX University Gallery, Antigonish, NS. September.
2018: SHARED ENERGIES: Cells Stars and the Fluidity between. w/Fiona Clark. ICCA. Inverness, NS. August.
2017: CELLS SOULS AND PERSONALITIES and INTERNAL DIALOGUES. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB. Sept-Oct.
2017: SHARED ENERGIES, Cells Stars and the Fluidity Between. w/Fiona Clark. Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ. April.
2017: CELLS SOULS AND PERSONALITIES. Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON. March
2016: INTERNAL DIALOGUES. VANS Corridor Gallery, Halifax, NS. November.
2016: SHARED ENERGIES: Cells Stars and the Fluidity between. w/Fiona Clark. ICCA. Inverness, NS. June.
2016: INTERNAL DIALOGUES. Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC. May.
2014: INTERNAL DIALOGUES. Swoon Fine Art, Hammonds Plains, NS. 6-28 September
2012: INSIDE ME. Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS. 1 Oct – 3 Dec
2010: AUFLÖSUNG: beyond the surface. Concordia MFA Gallery, Montreal, QC. 3-15 April
2008: AFTERTHOUGHT. Kafein, Montreal, QC. 6 July – 28 Aug
2007: TAPAS AND ART. w/ Fiona Clark. West Hartford, CT. 25 Feb
2006: PETITE RETROSPECTIVE ON INTIMACY. w/ Fiona Clark. Collinsville, CT. 18 Nov–7 Dec
2006: RETROSPECTIVE ON INTIMACY. w/ Fiona Clark. Franklin Lakes, NJ. 3-30 June
Awards and Honours
2023: CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Travel Grant
2023: NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITIES, CULTURE AND HERITAGE Creative Industries Fund Grant
2022: TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR Best of Paper Award. Toronto, Canada.
2020: G6 6th GRAPHIC ART BIENNIAL OF SZEKLERLAND Selected. Transylvanian Art Center, Romania.
2019: ARTS NOVA SCOTIA Presentation Grant
2018: PACIFIC STATES BIENNIAL NORTH AMERICAN PRINT EXHIBITION Juror’s Award. Juried by Helen Frederick. University of Hawai’i at Hilo.
2018: CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Travel Grant
2017: BOSTON PRINTMAKERS NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL Finalist & Hiromi Paper Award
2017: CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Project Grant to Visual Artists
2017: ARTS NOVA SCOTIA Presentation Grant
2017: ANNE REEVES ARTIST RESIDENCY AWARD Princeton Arts Council
2016: INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNIAL PRINT EXHIBIT:2016 ROC Finalist
2015: TOKYO SCREEN PRINT BIENNALE Honourable Mention
Professional Experience
2012-present: Printmaking Instructor, NSCAD University. Halifax, NS
2018-present: Admin Coordinator. NS Printmakers
2018-2020: Studio Faculty, St. FX University. Antigonish, NS
2019: Artist Residency at Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville-Bristol, NB.
2018: Workshop Instructor at Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB
2018: Artist Residency at Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Inverness, Cape Breton
2017: Artist Residency at Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, NB
2017: Workshop Instructor at Lunenburg School of the Arts, Lunenburg, NS.
2017: Visiting Artist at Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.
2017: Artist Residency at Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
2016-2018: President. NS Printmakers
2016: Workshop Instructor at Vancouver Island University. Nanaimo, BC
2016: Visiting Artist Presentation at UBC Okanagan. Kelowna, BC
2016: Artist Residency at Ottawa School of Art. Ottawa, ON
2016: Artist Residency at Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Inverness, Cape Breton
2016: Visiting Artist Presentation at St. FX University. Antigonish, NS
2015: Special Project Coordinator. NS Printmakers
2015: Visiting Artist Presentation at Hartford Art School. Hartford, CT
2015: Visiting Artist Presentation at UMass Amherst. Amherst, MA
2015: Artist Residency at Zea Mays Printmaking. Florence, MA
2012: Visiting Artist Presentation at NSCAD University. Halifax, NS
2010-2012: Painting and Drawing Teacher, Westmount Visual Arts Centre. Montréal, QC
2007-2010: Printmaking Workshop Facilitator, Concordia University. Montréal, QC
2009: Artist Residency at Atelier de l’île. Val David, QC
Publications
2020: G6 6th GRAPHIC ART BIENNIAL OF SZEKLERLAND Exhibition Catalog: Romania.
2018: THE ARTIST’S ADVICE, Noenga Vocation for Art: Netherlands
2018: BOSTON PRINTMAKERS 2017 NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL Exhibition Catalog: Boston, USA.
2016: INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL PRINT EXHIBIT: ROC 2016 Exhibition Catalog: Taichung, Taiwan.
2015: NBC MESHTEC INTERNATIONAL SILK SCREEN PRINT BIENNIAL Exhibition Catalog: Tokyo, Japan
2014: UNDERSTOREY MAGAZINE featured image, Second Story Women’s Centre: Lunenburg, NS
2010: 50/50 A Survey of Contemporary Printmaking, Printmaking Catalogue by Print Zero studios: Seattle, WA
2009: ARTIST PROFILE / Interview and Feature in Underground Art School: Hartford, CT
2008: NAESTVED International Mini Print Exhibition Catalog, Grafisk Vaerksted: Naestved, Denmark
2008: STRATA MFA Show Catalogue April 2008
Galleries
2018-present: Red Sky Gallery. Antigonish, NS
2019-2021: Cranston Gallery. Lunenburg, NS
2017-2021: Buckland Merrifield Gallery. Saint John, NB
2014-2020: Visual Voice Fine Art. Truro, NS
2013-2016: Swoon Fine Art and Antiques. Hammonds Plains, NS
2013-2014: Citadel Gallery. Saint John, NB
2009-2011: Expressions Boutique. Montréal, QC
Collections
2019: Nova Scotia Art Bank. Halifax. “Imaginative”
2018: Nova Scotia Art Bank. Halifax. “Insightful”
2017: China Printmaking Museum. Guanlan. “The Adventurous Soul”
2016: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art. Taiwan. “The Old Soul”
2015: NBC Meshtec. Tokyo. “Enveloped Evolution”
Group Shows and Exchanges
2019, 22, 23: TORONTO OUTDOOR ART FAIR, Toronto, ON. July.
2023: ART VANCOUVER, Vancouver, BC. May.
2020: G6 6th GRAPHIC ART BIENNIAL OF SZEKLERLAND. Transylvanian Art Centre, Ramania. Presented online due to the pandemic. October.
2018: NORTH AMERICAN PRINT BIENNIAL 2017. Boston Printmakers. Boston, MA. January-March.
2017: SECOND HORNED TOAD PRINT EXCHANGE. Touring Exhibition from El Paso, TX.
2017: ARTISTS PROOF. Group show. Curated by Nuri Guerra. Visual Voice Fine Art. Truro, NS. June-July.
2017: EXTREMEs. Group Show with NS Printmakers. Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Inverness, Cape Breton. May-June.
2017: INTANGIBLES. Group Show with NS Printmakers. Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Inverness, Cape Breton. May-June.
2017: THE FINE PRINT. Group Show with NS Printmakers. VANS Corridor Gallery. Halifax, NS. May.
2017: 49 AT 74, Works on Paper by Canadian Artists. Marbury NYC. March.
2016: PRINT ZERO EXCHANGE 9. Juried by Jeremy Cody. Seattle, Kansas City. December.
2016: BIG PRINTS! Group Show with NS Printmakers. Craig Gallery. Dartmouth, NS. October.
2016: INSTRUCTORS SHOWCASE. Group Show. Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Centre. St. Andrews, NB. Oct-Nov.
2016: INTERNATIONAL BIENNAL PRINT EXHIBIT: ROC 2016. National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art. Taichung, Taiwan. July/August.
2016: HANDS DANCING. Group show. ICCA. Inverness, Cape Breton. July.
2016: HOME. Group show. Visual Voice Fine Art. Truro, NS. May/June.
2016: NS PRINTMAKERS MEMBERS EXHIBITION. Provincial Archive, Halifax, NS. May.
2015/16: A SENSE OF BELONGING. NS Printmakers print exchange and travelling exhibition, organized by Maria. In 9 galleries around Nova Scotia.
2015: REALISM SHOW. Group Show. Curated by Nuri Guerra. Visual Voice Fine Art. Truro, NS. September-October
2015: STRUCTURES. Group show. Curated by Regina Marzlin. Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Inverness, NS. September-October.
2015: SUMMER SHOW. Group Show. Visual Voice Fine Art. Truro, NS. August.
2015: HANDS DANCING. Group show. Inverness County Centre for the Arts. Inverness, Cape Breton. July
2015: ABSTRACT. Group show. Curated by Nuri Guerra. Visual Voice Fine Art. Truro, NS. June-July
2015: NO PLACE LIKE HOME. Juried. Curated by Brandt Eisner. Craig Gallery. Dartmouth, NS. May
2015: ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. Emerging Artist Exhibition and Contest. Juried. Art Zone Gallery. Halifax, NS. April
2014: TRANSITIONS. Not So Mini Print Exhibition and Exchange. Artist Proof Gallery. Calgary, AB. December
2014: VISUAL VOICE CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION. Curated by Nuri Guerra, Visual Voice Gallery. Truro, NS. November-December
2014: STUDIO S Pop up Exhibition. Curated by Kristina Sobstad, Bedford, NS. November-December
2014: NSPA SIXTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. Provincial Archive, Halifax, NS. November
2014: SWOON VISITS ANDERSON. Juried. Anderson Gallery, Lunenburg, NS. August
2014: POP UP SWOON DOWNTOWN. Juried. Provincial Archive, Halifax, NS. July-August
2013: NSPA FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. Provincial Archive, Halifax, NS. November
2013: AVONDALE ART FAIR. Juried. Avondale Sky Winery, Avondale, NS. 15 June
2012: FINAL VINYL. Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS. 28 Nov. – 18 Dec.
2012: HATCHINGS: TEXTURE OF BEING. Curated by Brian Lane. Cullom Gallery, Seattle, WA. May
2012: SEQUENCES. Juried Exhibition, Artpoint Gallery, Calgary, AB. April
2011: SQUARE AFFAIR. Visual Arts Center, Westmount, QC. November
2010: THE HIVE. Concordia MFA show 2010, Montreal, QC. 26 March – 5 April
2009: 50/50 PRINT SALE. VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC. 7-11 December
2009: SCRATCH N’BITE. Alberta Printmaker’s Society 2009 Members’ Exhibition, Artist Proof Gallery, Calgary, AB. 26 Nov – 9 Dec
2009: INSPIRED ART CHICAGO. South Halsted Gallery, Chicago, IL. October
2009: INTERNATIONAL PRINT EXCHANGE. Green Door Open Studios, Derby, UK. Fall
2009: PRINT ZERO EXCHANGE 6. Touring Exhibition.
2009: THE GREAT ART HOUSE PRINT EXCHANGE 2009. Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA. August
2008: STRATA. MFA Group Exhibition, Artefacto, Montreal, QC. April
2008: NAESTVED. International Exhibition of Mini Prints, Denmark.
2008: PRINT ZERO EXCHANGE 5. Touring Exhibition.
2007: INK(ED). Printmaking BFA Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, HAS. April
2007: SOBRIETY SHOW. Senior Collective, Silpe Gallery, HAS. February
2007: BOSTON PRINTMAKER’S BIENNIAL STUDENT SHOW. Arches Paper Award.
2006: ANNUAL JURIED GOLDFARB EXHIBITION. Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford, CT.
2006: STUDY ABROAD FOLLOW UP. Athens, GA. January
2005: MOSTRA DI UGA. Cortona, Italy. Fall
2005: BOSTON PRINTMAKER’S BIENNIAL STUDENT SHOW. Arches Paper Award.