about me
I am a painter splitting my time between Oakville, Ontario and our little escape on beautiful Salt Spring Island, British Columbia where I work out of my seaside studio surrounded by fresh sea air, sailboats and the sounds of nature (and our neighbour's chickens).
Born in Northern Ontario, I am a graduate of Sheridan’s fine art and graphic design programs.
After 18 years as an art director and graphic designer in editorial design, branding and advertising, I left my career behind and spent eight years as an expat in Ireland and Dubai. My travels became a huge inspiration in my work. Upon returning to Canada, I studied intuitive abstract expressionism and after a career of precision and staying within the lines, I discovered the energy that comes from painting intuitively rather than focusing solely on what I see. My art can be found in private collections internationally.
exhibitions
2021 Twist Gallery Gestures exhibition, Toronto, ON
2020 Art2Life International Juried Online Exhibition, San Francisco, California
2020 In2art Gallery Little Art Show, Oakville, Ontario
2020 The Visionary Projects Online Exhibition, New York, NY
2020 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair juried exhibition (online), Toronto, Ontario
2019 In2art Gallery Little Art Show, Oakville, Ontario
2019 Art Interiors Gallery smalls show, Toronto, Ontario
2019 Sooke Fine Arts Show juried exhibition, SEAPARC, Sooke, BC
2019 SSI Painters Guild Summer Show, Artspring, Salt Spring Island, BC
2018 Art Interiors Gallery smalls show, Toronto, Ontario
2018 Art2Life International Juried Online Exhibition, San Francisco, California
2017 AWP 24th juried exhibition, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, Ontario
2017 My Canada juried exhibition, Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural Centre, Oakville, Ontario
2017 DVSA 47th annual art auction, Dundas, Ontario
2017 AWP 23rd juried exhibition, McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, Ontario
2016 OAS annual juried exhibition, Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario
gallery representation
The Benz Gallery
1038 Adelaide Street North,
London, ON N5Y 2M9
519.851.8502
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Art Interiors
446 Spadina Road, Suite 203
Toronto, ON M5P 3M2
416.488.3157
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The Gallery at Mattick's Farm
109-5325 Cordova Bay Road,
Victoria, BC V8Y 2L3
250.658.8333
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In2art Gallery
Oakville, ON
905.582.6739