EDUCATION
University of Victoria, Bachelor of Education, 2001
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Bachelor of Design, 2000
Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Diploma of Graphic Design, 1992
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 (August) - Morphogenesis - solo show, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna BC
2018 (June) - Discover-Art In the Valley! - art exhibition, Kelowna BC
2018 (June) - Appetite for Art - fundraiser for Kelowna Art Gallery
2018 - A Restless Earth, Juried member's show, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2018 - Art Attack, Heart & Stroke Foundation fundraiser, Kelowna BC
2017 - Public Art Mural - "The Memory Keeper", at the Lake Country Art Gallery
2017 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2017 – Are We There Yet? Canadian Roadside Attractions, Juried Group Show, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2017 - Bringing the Darkness Into the Light, Group Show, RCA Kelowna
2017 - ArtWalk, Lake Country
2017 – Breastfeeding Art Expo, Group Show, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2017 – In Flawed Abundance. Juried IEA Group Show, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
2016 – Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in the Okanagan, Penticton, BC
2016 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2016 – Art Off The Rails, Juried Group Show, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2016 – ArtWalk, Lake Country, BC
2016 – Angel Awards Art Exhibit, Lake Country, BC
2016 – Gallery 97, Peachland, BC
2016 – Lake Country Garden Tour Art Exhibit, Lake Country, BC
2016 – Frayed and Feathered Studio Tour, Lake Country, BC
2015 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2015 – Solo Display, District of Lake Country Municipal Building, Lake Country, BC
2015 – Riot on the Roof, Vernon, BC
2015 – Intergenerational Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2015 – Light: Illuminating Art, Group Show. Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2015 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2015 – Frayed and Feathered Studio Tour, Lake Country
2014 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2014 – Night of 1000 Lights (installation), the Artisan House, Kelowna, BC
2014 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2014 – Intergenerational Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2014 – Member’s Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2013 – Waxing Poetic, Shatford Centre, Penticton
2013 – 60 Artists 60 Spaces, Missionwood Retirement Resort, Kelowna
2013 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2013 – Member’s Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2012 – Bloom, Creatio Gallery (solo show), Lake Country
2012 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2012 – SD23 Art Teacher Exhibition, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna
2012 – Member’s Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2012 – Okanagan Erotic Art Show, ExNihilo Winery, Lake Country
2011 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2010 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2009 – Okanagan Erotic Art Show, A Woodside Design Gallery, Kelowna
2008 – Spirit of Kelowna, Public Art Medallion Project, Kelowna City Hall, Kelowna
2008 – Okanagan Erotic Art Show, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna
COLLECTIONS
City of Kelowna
Works held in private collections in Canada and the United States.
PUBLICATIONS
November 2017 House & Garden, "The Art Edit"
Octoberber 2017 House & Garden, "The Art Edit"
September 2017 House & Garden, "The Art Edit"
“Oral Histories of Lake Country’s Artists”, catalogue of interviews, DVD, Lake Country Museum and Archives, 2014.
60 Artists in 60 Spaces”, 60 Artists in 60 Spaces exhibition catalogue, Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, 2013
“2012 Okanagan Erotic Art Show Catalogue”, Rumour has it… exhibition catalogue, Julia Trops, 2012.
“Okanagan Erotic Art Show 2009”, Raw…Whispers exhibition catalogue, Julia Trops 2009.
“Spirit of Kelowna, A celebration of Art & Community”, Spirit of Kelowna public installation catalogue, Okanagan Institute, 2008.
TEACHING, WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS
Ongoing - Beginner and advanced workshops
2018 - Encaustic Demonstration: Opus Art & Framing, Kelowna, BC
2017 - Introduction to Encaustics Workshops
2016 – Encaustic Demonstration: Opus Art & Framing, Kelowna, BC
2016 – Encaustic Workshop for SD23 Professional Development Day
2016 – Group and private encaustic workshops (multiple sessions)
2015 – Advanced 2-day Encaustic workshop with CanWax West, Penticton, BC
2015 – Encaustic Demonstration: Riot on the Roof”, Vernon, BC
2001- Present, Art teacher SD23
AWARDS
2017 - Nominated, Okanagan Arts Awards, Kelowna
2016 – Technical Excellence, Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in the Okanagan, Penticton
2016 – People’s Choice Award, Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in the Okanagan, Penticton
2013 – Award of Excellence, Best in Show, Waxing Poetic, Penticton
University of Victoria, Bachelor of Education, 2001
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, Bachelor of Design, 2000
Emily Carr College of Art & Design, Diploma of Graphic Design, 1992
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 (August) - Morphogenesis - solo show, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna BC
2018 (June) - Discover-Art In the Valley! - art exhibition, Kelowna BC
2018 (June) - Appetite for Art - fundraiser for Kelowna Art Gallery
2018 - A Restless Earth, Juried member's show, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2018 - Art Attack, Heart & Stroke Foundation fundraiser, Kelowna BC
2017 - Public Art Mural - "The Memory Keeper", at the Lake Country Art Gallery
2017 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2017 – Are We There Yet? Canadian Roadside Attractions, Juried Group Show, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2017 - Bringing the Darkness Into the Light, Group Show, RCA Kelowna
2017 - ArtWalk, Lake Country
2017 – Breastfeeding Art Expo, Group Show, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2017 – In Flawed Abundance. Juried IEA Group Show, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
2016 – Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in the Okanagan, Penticton, BC
2016 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2016 – Art Off The Rails, Juried Group Show, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2016 – ArtWalk, Lake Country, BC
2016 – Angel Awards Art Exhibit, Lake Country, BC
2016 – Gallery 97, Peachland, BC
2016 – Lake Country Garden Tour Art Exhibit, Lake Country, BC
2016 – Frayed and Feathered Studio Tour, Lake Country, BC
2015 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2015 – Solo Display, District of Lake Country Municipal Building, Lake Country, BC
2015 – Riot on the Roof, Vernon, BC
2015 – Intergenerational Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2015 – Light: Illuminating Art, Group Show. Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2015 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2015 – Frayed and Feathered Studio Tour, Lake Country
2014 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2014 – Night of 1000 Lights (installation), the Artisan House, Kelowna, BC
2014 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2014 – Intergenerational Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2014 – Member’s Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2013 – Waxing Poetic, Shatford Centre, Penticton
2013 – 60 Artists 60 Spaces, Missionwood Retirement Resort, Kelowna
2013 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2013 – Member’s Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2012 – Bloom, Creatio Gallery (solo show), Lake Country
2012 – 100 Under 100, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country
2012 – SD23 Art Teacher Exhibition, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna
2012 – Member’s Exhibition, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
2012 – Okanagan Erotic Art Show, ExNihilo Winery, Lake Country
2011 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2010 – ArtWalk, Lake Country
2009 – Okanagan Erotic Art Show, A Woodside Design Gallery, Kelowna
2008 – Spirit of Kelowna, Public Art Medallion Project, Kelowna City Hall, Kelowna
2008 – Okanagan Erotic Art Show, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna
COLLECTIONS
City of Kelowna
Works held in private collections in Canada and the United States.
PUBLICATIONS
November 2017 House & Garden, "The Art Edit"
Octoberber 2017 House & Garden, "The Art Edit"
September 2017 House & Garden, "The Art Edit"
“Oral Histories of Lake Country’s Artists”, catalogue of interviews, DVD, Lake Country Museum and Archives, 2014.
60 Artists in 60 Spaces”, 60 Artists in 60 Spaces exhibition catalogue, Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, 2013
“2012 Okanagan Erotic Art Show Catalogue”, Rumour has it… exhibition catalogue, Julia Trops, 2012.
“Okanagan Erotic Art Show 2009”, Raw…Whispers exhibition catalogue, Julia Trops 2009.
“Spirit of Kelowna, A celebration of Art & Community”, Spirit of Kelowna public installation catalogue, Okanagan Institute, 2008.
TEACHING, WORKSHOPS & DEMONSTRATIONS
Ongoing - Beginner and advanced workshops
2018 - Encaustic Demonstration: Opus Art & Framing, Kelowna, BC
2017 - Introduction to Encaustics Workshops
2016 – Encaustic Demonstration: Opus Art & Framing, Kelowna, BC
2016 – Encaustic Workshop for SD23 Professional Development Day
2016 – Group and private encaustic workshops (multiple sessions)
2015 – Advanced 2-day Encaustic workshop with CanWax West, Penticton, BC
2015 – Encaustic Demonstration: Riot on the Roof”, Vernon, BC
2001- Present, Art teacher SD23
AWARDS
2017 - Nominated, Okanagan Arts Awards, Kelowna
2016 – Technical Excellence, Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in the Okanagan, Penticton
2016 – People’s Choice Award, Waxing Poetic: Encaustic Art in the Okanagan, Penticton
2013 – Award of Excellence, Best in Show, Waxing Poetic, Penticton