EDUCATION
2011-2013 (anticipated)
University of Victoria
Master of Fine Arts, Visual Arts candidate
2006-2010
University of Toronto
Honours B.A., Art & Art History Specialist, Philosophy Minor
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Advanced Diploma, Art & Art History, painting and photography/video
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
(upcoming) Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC
2011
Couches for the Liberated, KWT Contemporary, Toronto (William Huffman Award show)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2012
(upcoming) A place like this, Legacy Gallery, Victoria, BC
2011
surface to air, Deluge Contemporary Art, Victoria, BC
Between Cellar and Attic (with Ryan Lord and Genevieve Robertson) XPACE, Toronto
Chancellor’s Student Art Exhibition, Simcoe Hall, curated by Julia Abraham and Rebecca Noone
Art & Art History Graduate Exhibitions, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga
2010
Paperback Nobodies No More, Freedom Clothing Collective Gallery, Toronto
White Night, O’Connor Gallery, Toronto
Open Doors, Gallery 1313, curated by Christopher Hume, Toronto
Teacher’s Pet, ArtSchool (Dismissed), Shaw Street School, curated by Heather Nicol, Toronto
I’m Just Ahead, VMAC Gallery, Toronto
Thrown Forth, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga
Chancellor’s Student Art Exhibition, Simcoe Hall, curated by Rebecca Noone, Toronto
UP and AWAY, Inset Space, curated by Mallory Hazlett and Jessica Vallentin, Mississauga
Window Into Surreality, Hart House, Toronto
2009
Casserole, screening at “Lights Out!”, Camera Bar, Nuit Blanche, Toronto
Forever, 20-minute performance with Jennifer Chan, “Lights Out!” Camera Bar, Nuit Blanche, Toronto
Middle Child, Annie Smith, Oakville
AWARDS
2011
Dr. Annie Smith Graduate Scholarship
2010
William Huffman Award, Excellence in Studio practice
Dr. Annie Smith Scholarship
Roger Jowet Memorial Award, Excellence in photography and painting practice
Aboveground Arts Supplies Award, Excellence in Painting 3
Mississauga Arts Council, Marty Nominee, Emerging Visual Artist (finalist)
2009
Faculty Painting Award, Excellence in Painting 2
Faculty Photography Award, Excellence in Photography 3
Blackwood Gallery Award
Art Gallery of Mississauga Award
The Medium Photography Competition, 1ss Place
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & OTHER CREATIVE WORK
2011-2012
Graduate Student Representative, Visual Arts
2009-2011
Animateur and Educator, Oakville Galleries, Oakville
2011
Student Editor, Art & Art History Grad Show, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga
2010
Photographer, Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto
Volunteer, ArtSchool {Dismissed}, Toronto
Grad Show Coordinator, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga
2009-2010
Director, The Medium Newspaper Board of Directors, Mississauga
2008-2010
Occasional Contributor, The Medium Newspaper, Mississauga
2009
Photographer, Zone C, Nuit Blanche, Toronto
Volunteer, Nuit Blanche, Food Jammers Installation, Toronto
Docent/Strike Assistant, The Projects: Port Credit (offsite show), Blackwood Gallery, Port Credit
Artist Assistant, Earth Art, The Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012
Teaching Assistant, ART 141: Intro to Contemporary Photography, University of Victoria
2011
Teaching Assistant, ART 104: Foundation Sculpture & Material Methods, University of Victoria
Guest Facilitator, Professional Practice Workshops, Oakville Galleries Youth Council, Oakville
Program Assistant, TV Techniques, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
2010
Volunteer Studio Assistant, Portfolio Workshop Class, Visual Arts Mississauga
English Instructor, Lingue Senza Frontiere, Roccagorga, Italy
2009-2010 (Summer, Fall & Winter terms)
Teaching Assistant, Photography I, Sheridan College, Oakville
2006
English Instructor, Majino Selo, Bosnia Hercegovina
