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	CURRICULUM VITAE ______________
	EDUCATION 2006         BFA (Great Distinction), Fibres Major, Concordia University 2003         Creative Arts Certificate, Algonquin College 1996         BSc (Honours), University of Waterloo 2008         Moulding and Casting, 8 week Workshop with Mitchell Webster 2007         Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Algonquin College 2007         Picture Framing, Algonquin College 2004         Papermaking, Ottawa School of Art 2003         "Those Versatile Fibre Reactive Dyes", 5 Day Workshop with Elin Noble PROJECTS 2010         "In-Transition" Project                   Sculptures are being designed based on old buildings in Ottawa that have a connection to the                   people and history of the area. They are about the people that were there but not individually                   named in the history books. Sculptures will be installed in-situ at windows and on balconies for                   the public to encounter, bringing businesses, building owners and the public together through                   art and community history. 2009         "Reforestation" Project                   Small trees sculptures are being created from cast off, scrap and found materials. For every                   sculptural tree sold, funds are donated to plant one real tree. REVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS 2008         "Enigma", Preston Catalogue, No. 9, pg. 102-5 & back cover, July 2008         "Art Show Puts Charity in the Spotlight", EMC Ottawa-East, Nick Bergamini, 9 May 2007         "Weaving a Silk Road for Women of Afghanistan", Centretown News, Lydia Semrau, Oct. 2007         School of Animation, Arts & Design, Sheridan Insititute of Technology, Enews, Issue 29, Feb. 2007         "Textile/Art:...Something Completely Different", Fibre Quarterly, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Winter 2006         Fiber Arts Class Forum Promotion, Embroidery Canada, Vol. 34, No. 1, Pg. 14, Fall 2006         A Collection of Exhibitors' Work, Artsfest 2006, Government of Canada 2005         Fiberarts, "The Future of Fiber Art", Vol. 31, No. 5, Pg. 35, Apr/May 2004         A Collection of Exhibitors' Work, Artsfest 2004, Government of Canada SELECTED GRANTS/AWARDS 2009         Visual Artists Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council 2009         Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council 2008         Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council 2008         Untapped! Emerging Artist Competition, The Artist Project, Toronto, Ontario 2007         Best Three-Dimensional Work, "Threadworks", traveling show, Ontario 2007         Best of Show, "Common Thread", World of Threads Festival, Toronto, Ontario 2005         Exhibition Award, "Innovations", Surface Design Association, Kansas City, USA 1993-6     W. Ross Pinkerton Memorial Scholarship, CDHS, Ontario SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010         "In-Transition", Trinity Gallery Salon A, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans, Ontario 2008         "Rendez-Vous", The Atrium Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario SELECTED JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009         The Artist Project, Liberty Grand, Toronto, Ontario 2007-9     Threadwords Traveling Exhibition 2007, 15 venues across Ontario 2008         Rhythms, National Capital Network of Sculptors, 5th Avenue Courtyard, Ottawa, Ontario 2008         The Artist Project, Liberty Grand, Toronto, Ontario 2007         Great Big Smalls, Cube Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario 2007         Encounters, National Capital Network of Sculptors, 1115 Bank St., Ottawa, Ontario 2007         Bookworks, Enriched Bread Artists Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario 2007         Community Threads, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, Ontario 2007         Common Thread, The Gallery Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario 2006         A Fine Balance, National Capital Network of Sculptors, Sussex Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario 2006         Textile Art:...Something Completely Different, It's Not a Deli Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 2006         Le Salon, Galerie Espace Perspective, Montreal, Quebec 2005         Unravellings, VAV Gallery, Montreal, Quebec 2005         Innovations, Leedy-Voulkos Art Centre, Kansas City, USA 2005         Catch, Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009         The Ottawa Sculpture Show, Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts, Ottawa, Ontario 2008-9     Winter Group Exhibition, Omega Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2008         New Artists & New Works, Omega Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2008         Ambiguity, The White Shop, Ottawa, Ontario 2008         7x11, 1115 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario 2006         Artsfest 2006, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 2006         Soft, Dowd Street Studio, Montreal, Quebec 2005         A One-Night Stand #6, Montreal, Quebec 2004         Artsfest 2004, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario MEMBERSHIPS/ASSOCIATIONS since 2007         CARFAC since 2006         National Capital Network of Sculptors PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE The Fibre Workshop, Art Director, Ottawa ON, 2006-present Hexagram, Concordia University, Research Assistant, Montreal QC, 2005 Franz Environmental Inc., Office Administation Manager, Ottawa ON, 2002-2005 Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Publications Manager, Ottawa ON, 2001-2002 Inacn Design, Design Director, Sydney Australia, 1997-2000 Response Point, Production Manager, Sydney Australia, 1997-2000
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