EDUCATION
1996 - BFA Degree (with Distinction) Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta
1992 – 1995 – Diploma (with Distinction) Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta. Painting Major.
1989 – 1990 – Mixed-media Drawing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions:
2022 – Transience, Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, B.C.
2016 – Reflections/Meditations, The Edge Gallery, Calgary, AB
2013 – Reflections, The Edge Gallery, Canmore, Alberta.
2012 – Ice Flows and Sound Retreats, Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, Ab.
2011 - Ice Flows and Sound Retreats, Touchstones Nelson Museum of History and Art, Nelson, B.C.
2010 – Reflections on Water and Ice, The Edge Gallery, Canmore, Alberta.
2009 - Ice Flows and Sound Retreats (Glacier: A Journey), The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland
2009 - Glacier: A Journey, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
2006 – Waterworks, Summit Gallery, Banff, Alberta
2002 - Grounding, Avens Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
2000 – Doukhobor Diaspora, Kootenay Art Gallery, Castlegar, B.C.
2000 – Doukhobor Diaspora, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
Group Exhibitions:
2020 - Transitions: Art-Science Project on Climate Change, ArtsPlace, Canmore, AB
2019 - Abstraction, Canmore Art Guild Gallery, Canmore, AB
2018 - Abstraction, Canmore Art Guild Gallery, Canmore, AB
2016 - Abstraction, Canmore Art Guild Gallery, Canmore, AB
2014 - Trans-boundary conference on the Columbia River Basin, Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.
2006 - Surface, ArtsPeak, Summit Gallery, Canmore, Alberta
2006 - Bloom, Summit Gallery, Banff, Alberta
2005 - Valleys and Peaks – featuring new works by selected artists from Banff & Canmore, Summit Gallery, Banff, Alberta
2005 - Art On Main – Five Women Artists Celebrate Alberta - Artspeak – Canmore Festival of the Arts, Canmore, Alberta
2004 - Art On Main - Canmore Festival of the Arts, Canmore, Alberta
2003 - ArtSpeak – Canmore Festival of the Arts, Canmore, Alberta
2001 - Textiles from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alta. (Jan. 11 – Feb. 10)
1999 - Vechnaia Pamyat/Honouring Our Doukhobor Heritage, Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar, B.C.
1999 - Vechnaia Pamyat/Honouring Our Doukhobor Heritage, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
1998 – 99 – Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art 1998 – hosted by the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alta., and the Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alta.
1996 - Our Doukhobor Heritage/Contemporary Reflections, Richmond Public Art Gallery, Richmond, B.C.
1995 - Our Doukhobor Heritage/Contemporary Reflections, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
1995 - Our Doukhobor Heritage/Contemporary Reflections, National Exhibition Centre (the Kootenay Art Gallery), Castlegar, B.C.
AWARDS
2022 – Project Grant, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance
2008 - Travel, Research and Creation Grant, Canada Council for the Arts
2007 - Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
2000 – Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1998 – Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1995 – Recipient of the Louise McKinney Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Alberta College of Art & Design.
1995 – Recipient of the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund for Academic Excellence, Alberta College of Art & Design.
1993 – 1994 – Recipient of the Illingworth Kerr Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Alberta College of Art & Design.
1993 – Recipient of the Heinz Jordan Award for academic achievement, Alberta College of Art & Design.
WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
2012 – Self-Directed Creative Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, Ab.
2000 - 2011 - Self-Directed Creative Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff,
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Alexander, Rob. Rocky Mountain Outlook, Canmore, Alberta, September, 2009.
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Bateman, Jane. SolaraLife – Essential Canadian Rockies, August, 2004.
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Bateman, Jane. Canmore Leader, Canmore, AB, October 10, 2002.
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Bateman, Jane. Banff Crag and Canyon, Banff, AB, October, 2002.
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CBC. Documentary by Sharon McGowen on Doukhobor artists, entitled Soul Communion. Aired on Vision T.V., 1997 – 1998.
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CBC. Documentary by Phil Desjardins on the Doukhobor Centenary - Ottawa Conference, Ottawa, Ont. Aired on SKYLIGHT, Vision T.V. 2000.
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Connoly, Dayna. Crag and Canyon, Banff, AB, July 11, 2001.
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Connoly, Dayna. The Canmore Leader. Canmore, AB, July 10, 2001.
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Degrace, Anne. The Express, Nelson, B.C., April 19, 1995.
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Jeffrey, Yvonne. Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alberta, September, 2009.
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Martel, Lynn. Calgary Herald, Calgary, October, 2011.
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Oke, Chris. The Yukon News, September 5, 2007.
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Perehudoff, Catherine & Morgan, June. Video on Doukhobor women entitled Write It On the Heart, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1995.
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Price, Margaret. The Castlegar Sun, Castlegar, B.C., April, 1995.
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Robertson, Patricia. Galleries West, Fall/Winter, 2009.
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Rollie, Tammy. Okotoks Western Wheel, Okotoks, Alberta, September 5, 2012.
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Sawyer, Jill. “Artists’ Renderings”, Where Calgary, Calgary, Alta., September Issue, 1998.
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Scott, Michael. The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C., March 30/96.
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Townshend, Nancy. Art Inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012.
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Turner, Gordon. The Castlegar Sun, Castlegar, B.C., April 30, 1995.
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Turner, Gordon. The Castlegar Sun, Castlegar, B.C., July 3, 2000.
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Wharton, Thomas. Art, Artists and the Rocky Mountains, Westworld Alberta Motor Association, April, 2010.
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Williams, Zoe. Outside Looking In. Review at the Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alta., 1995.
COLLECTIONS
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, Alberta
Cenovus Energy, Calgary, Alberta
Private collections throughout Canada, United States and England.
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsed by the United Nations Water for Life Decade (2005-2010)
University of Calgary, Environmental Sciences