COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2025 - 'Cyber Tree', Public Sculpture, Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo, BC
2023 - 'Innocent Flame', Engaged Pender Island residents in a project themed to the inner child.
2021 - Artist talk on interactive engagement sculptures, Artmainia Children's Workshop, West Vancouver
2021 - 'In Your Hands' Interactive sculpture, waterfront at the Harmony Arts Festival, curated by the West Vancouver Arts Council
SHOWS
2025 - Group Show 'Balance of Dichotomies', Michael Wright Gallery, Port Coquitlam
2023 - Solo show 'Innocent Flame', interactive show engaging the community as co-creators, The Gallery at Hope Bay satellite show
2021 - Group show, 'Remnants of Conflict', Coquitlam Heritage Museum, curated by Heather Poussard
2021 - Group show, The Squarerigger, West Vancouver, curated by Baron S. Cameron
ADJUDICATION
2022 - Juror for the West Vancouver Arts Council 2023 curation
GRANTS
2024 - Canada Council for the Arts, Professional Development
AWARDS
1999 - Leonardo Da Vinci Essay Contest Winner (Art Category), Royal British Columbia Museum
PRESS
2025 - Luminous Paths onsite artist interview, Rogers TV and Nanaimo, BC city channels
2015 - Feature artist, Hello Horror, American literary journal
2013 - Feature artist, Room Magazine Issue 36.3, (the first issue to appear in print at Chapters Indigo)
2012 - Literary Review for Governor Generals prize finalist novella 'Exit', featured on the publisher's (Anvil Press) website and in Room Magazine Issue 35.1
1999 - Coast Independent News "Pender Students Win Writing Contest"
EDUCATION
2024 - Woodworking and epoxy resin
2021 - 2022 - Traditional knowledge transfer and self-study (social innovation through art)
1990 - 2005 - Glassmithing at family business (stained glass: lead lights and copperfoil panels, plexiglass [welding], fusing, slumping, and generalized glass knowledge, Glass-Smith & Co., Victoria, BC
2002 - Marine Firefighting, Justice Institute of BC2002 - Bridgewatchmen's Licence; Radio Operator's Certification; Marine Emergency Duties, OFA Level 3, BCIT PMTC
1999 - Dogwood Diploma, Pender Harbour Secondary School, Sunshine Coast, BC