SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2024 “Forêts, ruisseaux, lacs et baies,” Villa Beaurepaire, Beaconsfield, QC
“Flights of Fancy,” Victor Rose Café, Pointe-Claire, QC
“Voices for the Wild Part 1,” Kirkland Library multipurpose room, Kirkland, QC
2023 “Imaginarium,” Kirkland Library multipurpose room, Kirkland, QC
2022 “Reverie,” Discovery Room, Beaconsfield, QC
2018 Sheltering Our Youth, live painting, (fundraiser), Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
2017 “Immersed,” Galerie de la Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Toronto, ON
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
2024 Artotheque Galerie Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, QC
Expos: Art en Cavale – Artist’s Gallery Collective, Mercier, QC
Urbanoide: GueleArt – Artist’s Gallery Collective, 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
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
2019 – present 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)
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
GueleArt, St Isidore, QC
AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS, RESIDENCIES
2024 ArtBattle© Event Finalist, Montreal, QC
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: recommended by Dale Chihuly of the Rhode Island School of Design, Atlanta, GA, US
1975 Scholastic Art Award, Golden Key Prize, US
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
2024 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
President, Beaconsfield Artists Association, Beaconsfield, QC
2023 Public art: Book box for the City of Beaconsfield, QC
Demo for the Beaconsfield Artists Association, Beaconsfield, QC
President, 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 QC
Live Painting, Legacy Fund for the Environment, Montreal, QC
Artist in residence for fundraiser for children with special needs, Artiste en résidence pour la collecte de fonds Make it Matter, raised $250 Montreal, QC
President, Beaconsfield Artists Association, Beaconsfield, 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
2012 Jury, Peter Yeomans Cultural Centre Art Gallery, Dorval, QC