| Education | |
| Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA : M.F.A. Candidate, Fibers and Materials Studies, September 2012 - Ongoing | |
| BFA York University: Visual Art, Studio Major completed in April 2007 | |
| Artist Residencies | |
| 2013 | (Upcoming) Open Studio, Artist-In-Residence, Struts Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick |
| 2012 | Artist-In-Residence, Maison des Metiers D'art de Quebec, Quebec City |
| 2011 | Artist-In-Residence, Spark Box Studio, Picton, Ontario |
| 2010 | Artist-In-Residence at the Klondike Institute of Art And Culture |
| 2007-2010 | Artist-in-residence at the Harbourfront Centre’s Textile Studio |
| Grants and Awards | |
| 2012 | Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Project Grant Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Fibre |
| 2011 | Ontario Crafts Council, Helen Francis Gregor Scholarship Ontario Arts Council, Craft Projects Individuals Grant Surface Design Association, Personal Development Grant Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Best in Fibre |
| 2010 | Ontario Crafts Council, Volunteer Committee Scholarship Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Project Grant Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant |
| 2009 | Toronto Arts Council, Level One Visual Arts Grant |
| 2007 | Harbourfront Centre, One Year scholarship - Textile Studio York University, Winters College Award York University, Creative Arts Student Association Cold Beverage Award |
| 2006 | York University, Creative Arts Student Association Initiative Grant |
| Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibition Record | |
| 2014 | (Upcoming) TBD, Mary E Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, NS |
| 2013 | (Upcoming) Threaded Line, Centre MATERIA, Quebec City (Upcoming) TBD, Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB |
| 2012 | (Upcoming) Home Away from Home, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Sudbury (Upcoming) TBD, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto Queen Specific*, Toronto, ON Neon Clouds, Stantec Window Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| 2011 | Neon Glow, Earl Selkirk gallery @ ARTiculations, Toronto Scribble, Lonsdale Gallery Project Room, Toronto (Upcoming) Accumulate, The Gladstone Hotel (with MADE), Toronto Ice Box, MADE, Toronto |
| 2010 | Glitter Beginnings (with Adriana McNeely), Harbourfront Centre Vatrines, Toronto |
| 2009 | Mothing, Special Projects Gallery, York University, Toronto |
| 2008 | Line Weight, Portable Gallery Project, Toronto |
| 2007 | Unravel, Archive Inc. Gallery & Art Library, Toronto
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| Selected Group Exhibition Record | |
| 2012 | 2012 Biannual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto (Upcoming ) Stop, Drop, Repeat, The Design Exchange, Toronto (Upcoming) Best of Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2011, FCP Gallery, Toronto (Upcoming) Do West, IDS Off-site Project, Toronto |
| 2011 | Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto TexpoArt: Textile Art International Triennial Cupola Art Gallery, Iasi, Romania Heir/Loom, Studio Beluga, Montreal Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto Award Winners 2011, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto Play, Textile Arts Centre, New York A Quiet Revolution: Canadian Art Now, Art Chicago, Chicago A Quiet Revolution: Canadian Art Now, The Armory Show, Pier 94, New York Come Up to My Room 2011, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Avian, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto |
| 2010 | Hard Twist, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto |
| 2009 | Drawn (by a, out of, from, in) Thread, Loose Cannon Gallery, Hamilton |
| 2008 | Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, Chicago
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| 2007 | Big Fibre, Little Fibre, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Playing In Traffic, 381 Projects, Toronto Farago, Third Floor: 9 Ossington, Toronto |
| Publications | |
| 2012 | Design Lines, “Spin Sister”, Cameron Tulk, Spring 2012 |
| 2011 | Fibre Focus Magazine, “Ten Up and Coming Canadian Fiber Artist to Watch”, Gareth Bate, Winter |
| 2011 | The Globe & Mail, Ghosts and Glass Birds, R.M. Vaughan, February, 2011 |
| 2010 | ELLE Canada, Winged Migration, October Issue |
| 2008 | National Post, Toronto- At the Galleries, August 23, 2008 Y-File: York's Daily Bullitin, February 12, 2008 Mondo Magazine, Artist of the Week, February 5, 2008 |
| 2006 | Mondo Magazine, Artist of the Month, February 2006 |
| Professional Development | |
| 2012 | Curator, “Material Connections”, with Stanzie Tooth, Londsdale Gallery (for the World of Threads Festival) |
| 2011 | Re-DESIGN, Textile Museum of Canada Fundraiser, Toronto |
| 2009 | Apprenticeship Supervisor, Ottawa School of Art |
| 2008 | Level One Jury Member, Toronto Arts Council Visual Arts Grants
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| 2006 | Exhibition Co-ordinator for Playing in Traffic, Red Bull 381 Projects, Toronto |
| Lectures | |
| 2012 | Artist Presentation, Maison des Metiers D'art de Quebec, Quebec City (Upcoming) Artist Presentation, ARTiculations, Toronto |
| 2011 | Artist Presentation, Sheridan College Art and Art History Program, Oakville, Ontario Viva Voce: Voices from the Craft Studio, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario Artist Presentation, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario Artist Presentation, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario |
| 2010 | Artist Presentation, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon Viva Voce: Voices from the Craft Studio, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto Artist Presentation, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, Ontario |
| 2009 | Artist Presentation, Kingscraft Studio, King City, Ontario |
| Teaching Experience | |
| 2011 | Embroidery Workshop Instructor, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario Design Workshop Instructor, Art Education Program: Toronto District School Board,Harbourfront Centre, Toronto |
| 2010 | Design Workshop Instructor, Art Education Program: Toronto District School Board, Harbourfront Centre |
| 2009 | Textile Studio Workshop Instructor, Art Education Program (TDSB), Habourfront Centre, Toronto |
| 2008 | Textile Studio Workshop Instructor, Art Education Program (TDSB), Habourfront Centre, Toronto |
| 2007 | Present Workshop Instructor, Silk screening and Embroidery, Textile Studio, Harbourfront Centre,Toronto |
| Memberships | |
| Ontario Crafts Council Surface Design Association Textile Museum of Canada |
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