Artist Statement
I have been an artist since childhood - selling my first artwork to a neighbour at the age of five. I work in acrylic, watercolour, chalk pastel, lino prints and screen printing. I paint a variety of subjects and genres - exploring themes until I have formed a collection of each one. I paint portraits and figures, botanicals, landscapes and, occasionally, abstracts, in an Impressionist style.
Finding comfort in nature, I am drawn to its architecture and forms – especially the grandeur of the West Coast and its blue-green palette. I am intrigued by man-made industrial forms which I employ as the basis for my silk screen prints.
I have been an artist since childhood - selling my first artwork to a neighbour at the age of five. I work in acrylic, watercolour, chalk pastel, lino prints and screen printing. I paint a variety of subjects and genres - exploring themes until I have formed a collection of each one. I paint portraits and figures, botanicals, landscapes and, occasionally, abstracts, in an Impressionist style.
Finding comfort in nature, I am drawn to its architecture and forms – especially the grandeur of the West Coast and its blue-green palette. I am intrigued by man-made industrial forms which I employ as the basis for my silk screen prints.
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
I am a graduate of Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (four year diploma program); also am a graduate of the University of British Columbia in the Studio Arts program (B.A.), and a graduate from the Art Education program at U.B.C., with a degree in Art Education. I have taught art in the schools, prisons, and various community arts locations.
I have had four solo shows of my work since 1996 and have been in many community art juried gallery shows as well as private galleries.
Shows
Solo 2007 “Greater Than The Sum” – Main Artery Gallery Solo Exhibit, Sept./Oct.
2001 Barrister’s Lounge Provincial Courthouse – Solo Portrait Exhibition
2001 Blake’s on Carrall – “Portraits and Prints” – Solo Exhibition
1996 Pumpernickel’s Coffee House & Gallery, Campbell River
Group 2019 Flower Power Show, New West Artists, The Network Hub, July, 2019
2018 Christmas Card Words Competition, Newton Cultural Centre, December, 2018
2018 Black & White Show, The Network Hub, New Westminster, November, 2018
2018 The Rivers Show, The Network Hub, New Westminster, October, 2018
2018 5 Paintings in a Weekend Exhibition, Shadbolt Art Centre, June, 2018
2018 In the Blink of an Eye, The Arts Centre Port Moody, May, 2018
2018 New West Arts, A Touch of Winter, February, 2018
2017 Silk Purse Arts Centre, Westcoasthomeland, November 2017
2017 North Vancouver Community Arts Council Gallery, Anonymous Show, November, 2017
2017 Beaumont Gallery, Westcoast Homeland Show, June 2017
2017 Seymour Gallery, Art Party Show, June 2017
2017 North Vancouver Community Arts Council Gallery, Art Rental Show, January, 2017
2016 Place des Arts Positively Petite Show
2016 North Vancouver Community Arts Council Gallery, Anonymous Show, November, 2016
2016 Community Art Show, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, August 2016
2016 Seymour Gallery Art Party Show, June 2016
2016 North Vancouver Arts Council Gallery – Pop-Up Gallery Show, Capilano Mall, May 2016
2015 North Vancouver Arts Council Gallery – Anonymous Show, November
2015 Seymour Gallery, Art Party Show, October 2015
2015 Omega Gallery “At a Glance” (Three-artist show, Sept/Oct. 2015)
2015 Art Party Show, Seymour Art Gallery
2015 North Vancouver Community Art Council “Animal Farm” Show
2015 North Vancouver Community Art Council “Cerulean Abstract" Show
2015 Seymour Gallery Discovery Show, “Fire.”
2014 The Anonymous Show, North Vancouver Community Art Council Gallery
2014 L’Arche Show, Burnaby
2014 3…2…1…Art Party Show, Seymour Art Gallery,
2014 Seymour Gallery Discovery Show, “Air.”
2013 The Tapestry Show, AIOM Members & O’Keefe Foundation
2013 Arnold Mikelson Festival of Arts, White Rock
2012 The Anonymous Show, North Vancouver Community Art Council Gallery
2012 3…2…1…Art Party Show, Seymour Art Gallery,
2012 The Art Rental Show, North Vancouver Community Art Council Gallery
2011 The Anonymous Art Show, North Vancouver Community Art Council
2011 Discovery Show “Reinvent”, Seymour Art Gallery, Juried Exhibit,
2010 Leighdon Studio Gallery – 2010 Juried Competition
2010 Discovery Group Show, Seymour Gallery
2009 “17th Annual Westside Art Walk” – Artists In Our Midst
2008 Arts 2008 – Surrey Art Gallery Juried Art Show
2007 Arts 2007 – Surrey Art Gallery Juried Show
2005 Surrey Art Teachers’ Exhibit – Surrey Art Gallery
2005 Emily Carr Alumni Show
Awards
2011 Seymour Gallery Discovery Show “Reinvent,” 2nd Prize
2004 Port Moody Arts Council Annual Group Exhibit –Honourable Mention
2002 Art Avenue, Vol. 2 – No. 5, People’s Choice Award
1997 Vancouver Community Arts Council 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, Honourable Mention
Collections
UBC Permanent Print Collection
Private Collections: Canada, Denmark, Taiwan, Philippines, USA, Zimbabwe.
Associations Past & Present
Artstarts (in schools) www.artstarts.com
Artists In Our Midst
Surrey Arts Council
Seymour Arts Council
ECIAD Alumni Association (Board Member)
NVCAC (North Vancouver Community Art Gallery member)
West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Port Moody Arts Centre
Professional Organizations
Federation of Canadian Artists (Active Member)
Publications
2011 Artists of BC, Volume 2, Leighdon Studio Gallery
2009 Artists in our Midst Catalogue
2008 Spotlight on the Arts, September 2008
2005 Evolution 80 Years of the Emily Carr Alumni
2002 Art Avenue, Vol. 2 – No. 5, People’s Choice Award
1999 Children of the Rivers, Heather Hallett, 1999 (Book Illustrations)
1995 UBC Summer Calendar, Front Cover.
Commissions
Peter Liu – 10 family portraits
Reet Vahesalu –portrait & pet portrait(s)
Gillian Parvee – portrait
Allan Weiman pet portrait