AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS, RESIDENCIES
2025
Hammer and Sky Artist Residency
King Charles III Coronation Medal
2024 ArtBattle© Event Finalist, Montreal, QC
Canadian Pain Society Art award.
2019 Artist Residency Prize, RURART, Cookshire-Eaton, QC
The Vermont Carving and Sculpture Studio, Jury Prize, steel welding course, Rutland, VT, US
2015 Expose ton Quartier, Prix de Publique par Groupe de Recherche Appliquée en Macroécologie, Lachine, QC
2013 Penland School of Crafts, Jury Prize, flameworking scholarship, Asheville, NC, USA
2012 Penland School of Crafts, Jury Prize, full scholarship, The Dana Foundation Glass Scholarship, Asheville, NC, US
1979 Scholarships and apprenticeships at Frabel Glass: recommended by Dale Chihuly of the Rhode Island School of Design, Atlanta, GA, US
1975 Scholastic Art Award, Golden Key Prize, US
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
CARFAQ – Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens
RAAV – Regroupement des Artistes en Arts Visuels de Québec, Professional
Federation of Canadian Artists, Active member
English Language Arts Network, Professional member
Artist Inspire Grants, Teaching artist
ARTIST- RUN GALLERY MEMBERSHIPS
Centre des arts actuels Skol, Montreal, QC
Art Cible, Montreal, QC
GueulArt, St Isidore, QC
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
2022-present
President, Beaconsfield Artists Association, Beaconsfield, QC
2021-present
Annually, donation of custom graphite portrait to raise funds via online auction for Standard Poodles In Need, Belleville, ON
2024
Donation of a painting for raffle in benefit of the West Island Mission Food Bank, Beaconsfield,QC
Demo for the St. Patrick Artist Association, Côte-Saint-Luc, QC
Donation for Legacy Fund for the Environment & Live painting at their Gala, raised $200
Participation in UrbaNature’s “Winds & Wishes” event, Montreal QC
2023 Public art: Book box for the City of Beaconsfield, QC
Demo for the Beaconsfield Artists Association, Beaconsfield, QC
2022 Public art: Book box for the City of Beaconsfield, QC
Inclusion Art Workshops for the City of Beaconsfield, QC
Live painting, raised $400 for the Legacy Fund for the Environment, Montreal QCArtist in residence for fundraiser for children with special needs, Artiste en résidence pour la collecte de fonds Make it Matter, raised $250 Montreal, QC
2020-21 Created and produced two bilingual, educational colouring books to raise money for bird habitat:
• Whimsical Birds to Colour, which has raised over $1,500 for Bird Protection Quebec
• Dabblers, Divers, Paddlers and Waders: Wonderful Waterbirds to Colour, which has raised over $500 for the McGill Bird Observatory
2019 Demo, Dorval Artists Association, Dorval, QC
2018 Donation of a painting for a silent auction in benefit of non-profit Hudson Village Theatre, Hudson, QC
2017 Donation of a painting for raffle in benefit of non-profit AMCAL, Beaconsfield, QC
2012 Jury, Peter Yeomans Cultural Centre Art Gallery, Dorval, QC
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Juried Solo Exhibitions
2017 “Immersed,” Galerie de la Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Toronto, ON
Bromont en Arts, Bromont, QC
Roxham Wool Gathering, Roxham, QC
2016 “Dreamers,” Seagram Gallery, Montreal, QC
2016 “Abandoned ReImagined,” Kirkland Library multipurpose room, Kirkland, QC
2005 “Local Wildlife,” Eco Museum Gallery, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
1998 Thompson House, McGill University Post Graduate Students Society, Montreal, QC
1995 Thompson House, McGill University Post Graduate Students Society, Montreal, QC
1994 Thompson House, McGill University Post Graduate Students Society, Montreal, QC
1981 CloDav, Montreal, QC
1980 Bank Building Gallery, Providence, RI, US
Juried Group Exhibitions
2025
Exposition Collective des Rendez-vous art/culture, Route Des Arts Vaudreuil -Soulange, Les Coteaux, QC
Permanent Collection in the Gallery, GueulArt – Artist’s Gallery Collective, St-Isidore, QC
2024 Artotheque Galerie Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, QC
Expos: Art en Cavale – Artist’s Gallery Collective, Mercier, QC
Entites, GueulArt, St-Isidore, QC
Urbanoide: GueulArt, St-Isidore, QC
CBC Sustainability Marketplace, Montreal, QC
2023 CBC Sustainability Marketplace, Montreal, QC
Art Cible Pop Up, Galerie 2112, Montreal QC
Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Agora Gallery, Montreal QC
“Square Foot Exhibition,” Galerie McClaren, Laval, QC
HelloArt, Juried web-based exhibition and rental gallery with exhibits in various venues.
2022 Artotheque Galerie Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, QC
Artists In Montreal, Artist in Residence, LEAD Arts Centre, Laval, QC
“Resilience,” Art Gallery of Ontario, online.
2021 Artotheque Galerie Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, QC
Galerie Perkins, Danville, QC
2020 Artotheque Galerie Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, QC
Galerie Perkins, Danville, QC
2019 “The Collector’s Fair,” Galerie de La Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
“Children Across the World,” The Pine Collective, International Development Studies Student Association, Montreal, QC
L’ARTelier du Village, Pointe-Claire, QC
Invigouration, Le Livart, Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Montreal, QC
2018 L’ARTelier du Village, Pointe-Claire, QC
West Island Women Artists, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
“Inside Outside,” Galerie de La Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2017 “Lattices and Interices,” Galerie de La Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
ELAN – Arts Alive! West Island, Pointe-Claire, QC
“Celebration,” Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Concordia University, Grey Nuns House, Montreal, QC
“Love,” Cedars Cancer Centre, MUHUC Glen site, Montreal, QC
ArtBomb Juried on-line show
2016 Bromont En Arts, Bromont, QC
Roxham Wool Gathering, Hemmingford, QC
“Breaking Barriers,” Women’s Art Society of Montreal, Concordia University, Grey Nuns House, Montreal, QC
“Journeys Through Healthcare,” McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC
2015 “Expose ton Quartier” (remunerated), Prix de Publique, Groupe de Recherche Appliquée en Macroécologie, Lachine, QC
2009 “Portraits,” Galérie de La Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2006 “Small Works,” Dorval Art Gallery, Dorval, QC
1992-2000 Shayne Gallery, Montreal, QC
1996-2000 Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal, QC
1994-95 Marten Arts, Bayfield, ON
PUBLIC ART
2024 Tile for mural, Montreal Children’s Hospital (remunerated)
2022, 2023 Book Boxes, City of Beaconsfield, QC (remunerated)
Beaconsfield City Display Panels, Outdoor Art exhibit, Beaconsfield, QC (juried)
1987-88 Commissioned to create six copper enamel plates, awards for journalists receiving the Prix Jean Charles Pagé, Montreal, QC (remunerated)
EDUCATION
1998 MEd in Art Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC
1994 DipEd in Art Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC
1981 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019 The Carving Studio, Steel Sculpture with Danya Landis, Rutland, VT, US
2015 Expressions in Paint, weekend workshop with Claire Desjardins at the Helen Day Art Center, VT, US
2012 Hot glass course with Leo Tecofsky & Beth Lipman, Penland School of Crafts, Asheville, NC, US
2011 Lampworking, Katrina Guevins, Espace Verre, Montreal, QC
1981-87 Yves Lahey, copper enamelling; Antoine Pentsch, life drawing; Yehuda Chaki, painting; Rosemary Miller, drawing and painting; Faye Fayerman, watercolour, Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, QC
1979 Bob Forman, production pottery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, US
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2023 Culture in the Schools artist, Lester B. Pearson School Board, Lasalle, QC
Drawing Teacher for Adults, City of Beaconsfield, Culture Department, Beaconsfield, QC
Painting workshop, City of Beaconsfield Culture Department, Beaconsfield, QC
2019 – present
Teaching artist with Artist Inspire Grants (in depth art projects in public schools), QC
Art Educator at Alexander Von Humboldt Schule of Montreal, Baie D’urfe, QC
2014 – present Replacement positions, Lester B Pearson School Board, QC
2016-17 Media and Art Educator, North Star Academy, Laval, QC
2016-17 Maternity leave Replacement, Springdale Academy, Lester B. Pearson School Board, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2014-15 (Maternity leave Replacement) Media and Art Educator, College St Anne, Lachine, QC
2000-14 Media and Art Educator/ Department Head / Mentor for new teachers / QAIS Liaison, Queen of Angels Academy, Dorval, QC (school closed permanently in 2014)
