Curriculum Vitae

Education

Masters of Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Print Media)
York University
Toronto, Ontario, 2005
Thesis Exhibition and Paper, murmur: resuscitating a dialogue within the body

Teaching Practicum: Professional Development in University Teaching and Learning
York University, Centre for the Support of Teaching
Toronto, Ontario, 2005

Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree
University of Toronto & Sheridan College
Toronto, Ontario, 2000
Art and Art History Specialist
Gender Studies Minor
Studio Arts Diploma

Awards

Stong Farm House Residency
York University 2004, 2005

Full Teaching Assistantship
York University 2004, 2005

Graduate and Teaching Assistantship
York University 2003, 2004

Talent Award for Studio Practices Scholarship
MFA (Visual Arts) Program, York University 2003

Canadian Art Foundation Award for Community Involvement
Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto & Sheridan College 1999

Canadian Art Foundation Award for Community Involvement
Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto & Sheridan College 1998

Canadian Art Foundation Award for Studio Work
Art and Art History Program, University of Toronto & Sheridan College 1997

Solo Exhibitions

sensorial intimacies
Arbutus Arts Gallery
Hornby Island, British Columbia, 2007

murmur
Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts
Toronto, Ontario, 2005

“act one”
Erindale Studio Theatre
Mississauga, Ontario 1999

Selected Group Exhibitions

Saturation
The Muir Gallery
Comox Valley, British Columbia, 2008

Savoie Farm Art Show
Savoie Farm
Hornby Island, British Columbia, 2007

Prints & Sculptures: Derek Cowan & Sara Vipond
Joe King Art at the Park
Hornby Island, British Columbia, 2006

small comets
64 steps
Toronto, Ontario 2005

terminal degree
The Gallery, York University
Toronto, Ontario 2005

suite 500
Ernst & Young Tower, TD Centre
Toronto, Ontario 2005

sacred/profane
Red Head Gallery
Toronto, Ontario 2004

rumble on the edge of town
The Gallery, York University
Toronto, Ontario 2004

nice to meet you…
The Gallery, York University
Toronto, Ontario 2003

free
606
Toronto, Ontario 1999

Grad Show
Blackwood Art Gallery
Mississauga, Ontario 1999

dichotomous
Gallery 401
Toronto, Ontario 1999

stitch yourself
Erindale Studio Theatre
Mississauga, Ontario 1999

Work Experience

Studio Technician
Print Media, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing
North Island College
Courtenay, British Columbia 2007-Present

Studio Instructor
Screenprinting VISA 2074 3.0 winter 2005
Drawing, Abstraction VISA 2082 3.0 winter 2005
Screenprinting VISA 2074 3.0 fall 2004
Drawing, Representational VISA 2081 3.0 fall 2004

York University
Toronto, Ontario 2004-2005

Graduate Assistantship
Lithography VISA 2070 3.0 winter 2004
York University
Toronto, Ontario 2004

Tutorial Leader
Critical Issues in the Studio VISA 1000 3.0 fall 2003
York University
Toronto, Ontario 2003

Sculpture Studio Technician
Sheridan College
Oakville, Ontario 1997-1999

Photo Lab Technician
Coleman Studio
Mississauga, Ontario 1997-1999

Workshops

Postcards from the Rock
Collectible Mail Art Workshop with Sara Vipond & Cimarron Knight
Hornby Island, British Columbia 2007

Woodblock Printing with Derek Cowan & Sara Vipond
Hornby Island, British Columbia 2006