EDUCATION

Alberta College of Art and Design; current 4TH year, BFA ceramics major.

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning;  2003-2005, Ceramics. 

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Marketing Management 1987

SCHOLARSHIPS·AWARDS·RECOGNITION

Purchase Award Recipient; Sooke Fine Arts Show, Sooke, BC. August 2005

Sheridan Peer Mentor Award of Recognition 2004/05.

Betty Cantor Award of Excellence in Achievement; Sheridan Ontario College of Art and Design, Oakville, Ontario, 2004, Cash scholarship award

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Sooke Fine Arts show, Sooke, BC, August 2007

Nextfest; group juried show, Syncrude, Edmonton, AB, June 2007

Craft Year 2007-Base Elements; group juried show, CODA conference, Calgary Alberta -June 2007

Carbon Media; group show, R:evolution, Calgary, AB - April 2007

Marion Nicoll Gallery; solo show, Strength and Fragility, March 5-10, Calgary, AB - March 2007

Sooke Fine Arts Show; Recipient of Purchasers Award, Sooke, BC, August 2005

Arad Biennial of Contemporary Art Festival; Romania 2005, Invited artist

NCECA Taking Measure II; an Exhibition of Ceramic Art by Selected Undergrad and Graduate American Students 2004 Jingdezhen, PR China.http://www.nceca.net/exhibitions/chinacatalog/index.html

Dinner Works 2004; Louisville, Kentucky, USA, Invited Artist

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Amazing Clayworks; Stratford, Ontario, Gallery Artist, 2005 -current.

Marshal Clark Gallery; White Rock, BC, Gallery Artist, 2003 – current

Madd Potter; Richmond, BC, Gallery Artist 2001 - current

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Bussard Grove Pottery;  Studio potter, 2000-present

South Island Potters Guild; “Demystify Crystalline Glazes”, Presenter, Oct 2002

Crackpots Ceramics; OAKVILLE, ONTARIO 2004/2005, Instructor

Sheridan College; Peer Mentor, Sept 2004-March2005

The Madd Potter; Richmond BC, instructor, wheel throwing, 2001-2003

Delta Potters Association; Tsawwassen BC, instructor, wheel throwing, 2001-2003

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

National Council for Ceramics Education in Ceramic Arts, U.S.A., Member 2003 - present

Sheridan Ceramics; Tsunami Mug Relief Fund; January 2005,Contributing student artist, (6 students and faculty) raised 12,000 for the tsunami relief fund.

Potters Guild of BC; Vancouver, BC, member 2000-present, Show and Sale committee, 2001/2002

Super Bowls Of Hope; Victoria BC, 2002,2003,2004,2005, Supporting Artist

Frazer Valley Potters Guild; member, 2000-2003

Delta Potters Association; Tsawwassen B.C., Instructor, wheel throwing, 2000-2002Richmond Potters Guild; Richmond, BC, News Letter Editor 2002

Canadian Crafts Museum; Vancouver, BC, Demonstration Artist, September 2000

Delta Potters Association; Tsawwassen, BC, Positions held; President, Past President, Workshop Co-coordinator, Sale Co-coordinator, Board of Directors, Head of the Firing committee.  1995 – 2002