Resume

Awards :

  • 1987 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council's Regional Juried Art Show in Estevan, Sask. (Paintings chosen to continue to Provincial Level)
  • 1988 - Moose Mountain Regional Art Show People's Choice Awards, Estevan, Sask. (Honourable Mention - Painting joined group tour of Southern Saskatchewan)
  • 1988 - Red Coat Challenge Art Exhibit, Kenosee Lake, Sask. (Paintings received "People's Choice Award" as well as the "Open" (Adjudicated) Award)
  • 1990 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) Regional Juried Art Show, Estevan, Sask. (Paintings chosen to continue on to Provincial Level)
  • 1990 - OSAC Provincial Juried Art Show (Chosen to join a three person show touring the Province for two years.) Show entitled "The Ways of Watercolour"
  • 1991 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council's Regional Juried Art Show in Estevan, Sask. (Honourable Mention)
  • 1994 - Moose Mountain Regional Recreation Association, Estevan, Sask. (People's Choice Award - Painting joined a group tour of Southern Saskatchewan

Solo Exhibitions :

  • 1989 - Estevan Comprehensive High School

Group Exhibitions :

  • 1987 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council's Regional Juried Art Show, Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1988 - Moose Mountain Regional Art Show People's Choice Awards, Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1988 - Red Coat Challenge Art Exhibit, Kenosee Lake, Sask.
  • 1988 - Heritage Frame House and Gallery, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) Regional Juried Art Show, Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1990 - "Energy Show" - Estevan Advanced Painting Group, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1991 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council's Regional Juried Art Show, Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1991 - "Transformations", Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1993 - "A Family of Saskatchewan Artists", Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1994 - Moose Mountain Regional Recreation Association, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1994 - Visions Art Guild's "Art in Bloom" Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1994 - MMRRA (Moose Mountain Regional Recreation Association) Annual Conference - Roche Percee, Sask.
  • 1994-1995 - Pages and Pages Visions Art Guild Display, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1995 - Visions Art Guild's "Fall Mall Show" - Estevan Shopper's Mall
  • 1996 - Visions Art Guild's "Visions of the Prairie" Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1996 - Visions Art Guild Group Display, Estevan Shopper's Mall
  • 1997 and 1998 - Visions Art Guild - "Mall Show", Estevan Shopper's Mall
  • 1998 - Visions Art Guild's "Expressions of Light", Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1999 - Visions Art Guild's "Expressions of Light", Signal Hill Art Centre, Weyburn, Sask.
  • 1999 - Visions Art Guild Show at the Estevan Home and Leisure Show, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2000 - Estevan Arts Festival - Art Walk, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2000 - Visions Art Guild's "Earth Elements", Estevan National Exhibition Centre, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2004 - Estevan Art Gallery and Museum's Wine Tasting Gala and Visions Art Guild's Show and Sale Ongoing display and sale at the offices of Matchett, Potts and Seippe, Estevan, Sask. - Estevan Art Gallery and Museum's Wine Tasting Gala and Visions Art Guild's Show and Sale Ongoing display and sale at the offices of Matchett, Potts and Seippe, Estevan, Sask.

Juried Exhibitions:

  • 1987 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council's Provincial Juried Art Show, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council's Provincial Juried Art Show, Weyburn, Sask.
  • 1991 - Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation's Provincial Tour
  • 1991 - 1993 - OSAC Provincial tour entitled "The Ways of Watercolor". Three person exhibit visiting 25 communities.

Professional Affiliations:

  • 1990 to Present - Member of the Board of the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum (previously Estevan National Exhibition Centre)
  • 1990 to 1991 - Visual Arts Coordinator for the Estevan Arts Council
  • 1990 to 1992 - Member of the Advanced Painting Group, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1993 to Present - CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation / Le Front Des Artistes Canadiens) Member
  • 1994 to Present - Member of the Visions Art Guild, Estevan, Sask.
  • - Co-Programming Coordinator from 1995 to 1998
  • - Vice President in 2000 and 2001
  • - President - 2001 to Present
  • 2002 to 2004 - Member of the Estevan Pottery Club

Teaching and Instruction:

  • 1991 to 1992 - Taught workshops for Adults and Children in numerous crafts - Estevan Needle Crafts
  • 1992 - Art appreciation tours given - Kipling, Sask.
  • 1992 - Art appreciation tours given and watercolour workshops taught - Signal Hill Art Centre - Weyburn, Sask.
  • 1992 - Watercolour classes and Art appreciation tours given at the Estevan National Exhibition Centre
  • 1993 - Adult watercolour classes taught - Signal Hill Art Centre, Weyburn, Sask.
  • 1992 to Present - Taught private and group Watercolour and Drawing classes from home studio
  • 2002 to 2004 - Taught children's "Art Attack" and drawing classes & adult watercolor classes - (2002) for the Estevan Arts Council

Workshops and Classes Attended:

  • 1985 - Watercolour classes - instructor Shelly Page, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - Acrylic workshop - instructor Sylvia de Leyssac,, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" - instructor Rosemary Koster, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - Photographing Your Artwork - instructor Pat Close of Carfac, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - "The Artist as Teacher : the New Face in Gallery Education" instructors Angela Lucas - touring artist and Sherron Harmon of OSAC, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - Matting and Framing Workshop - instructor Ryan Arnott, BFA, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - Documentation and Shipment of Artwork - instructor Ron McLellan, MFA Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 - The Business of Art - instructor Karen Schoonover, BFA, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1990 to 1991 - Advanced Painting Group - instructor Helen Berscheid, Estevan National Exhibition Centre, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1991 - Printmaking (Monoprints) workshop - instructor Rosemary Koster, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1992 - Summer School Watercolour Classes - International Music Camp The International Peace Gardens - instructor Donelda Johnson, BFA
  • 1992 - Sculpture Workshops - instructor Scott Nicholson, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1992 - North Light Art School Correspondence Course
  • 1994 - Silkscreen Printing Workshop - instructor Eltje Degenhart, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1994 - Workshop on Artist's Rights - instructor Sheila Archer of CARFAC
  • 1994 - Workshop on Juried Art Shows - instructor Donna Kriekle, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1995 - Watercolour Workshop - instructor David Butt, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1996 - Cartooning Workshop - instructor Glenn Dumontel, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1996 - " The Business of Art" - instructor Eileen Lampard, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1996 - Airbrush Workshop - instructor Murray Crossman, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1997 - "What are Your Rights as an Artist" - CARFAC, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1998 - OSAC Workshop on "Composition" - instructor Leesa Striefler, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1998 - "Paper Play & Wheat Paste Papers" - Weyburn, Sask., instructor Martha Cole
  • 1999 - Artist's Semi Retreat, "The Painted Book", instrustor Martha Cole, Estevan, Sask
  • 2000 - Artist's Semi Retreat, " Breaking New Ground", instructor Joan Saglione, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2001 - Tile Workshop, instructor Judy McNaughton, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2001 to 2002- Beginner's and Intermediate Pottery Classes, instructor Judy McNaughton, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2002 - Ceramic workshop, instructor Charley Farrero, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2002 - Inspirational Workshop on Being an Artist with Martha Cole at the Artist Retreat, Parish Hall, Beinfait, Sask.
  • 2003 - Pottery workshop with Cara Gay Driscol & Jack Sures, Estevan, Sask.

Related Activities:

  • 1990 to 1999 - Participated in the Carlyle Chamber of Commerce Art Auction, Carlyle, Sask.
  • 1995 - Designed a mural for Youth Employment and Skills to be displayed at the at the Estevan Legion
  • 1996 - Provided a painting to be reproduced for the Visions Art Guild's Art Cards
  • 1997 - Estevan Tourism Banner Project , produced a banner for display and helped supervise the painting of banners by school children
  • 1997 - 2000 Humane Society Christmas Card Auction, donated a card of original design
  • 1991 to Present - Participated in the St. Joseph's Art Auction, Estevan, Sask.
  • 1999 to 2001 - Artist Retreat - Metochos Bible Camp, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2000 - Estevan Banner Project - Banner created for the Estevan Tae Kwon Do Club, Estevan, Sask.
  • 2004 - Quota Club Show and Sale

Publications:

  • June 1988 issue of The Ligniter, Luscar Ltd., (Article and Pictures)
  • March 1992 issue of the Kippling Newspaper (Picture and Caption)
  • June 1997 issue of the "First Annual Banner Edition" of the Estevan Trader Express (Picture and Caption)
  • May 1987 to Present - Numerous articles and/or pictures in the Estevan Mercury and the Estevan Trader Express
  • October 2004 issue of Lifestyles, Estevan, Sask.

Collections:

  • Sask. Power Building, Regina, Sask.
  • Luscar Coal, Ltd., Edmonton, Alta. - also purchased as gifts for management
  • Office of Dr. L. Burnard, Optometrist, Estevan, Sask.
  • Numerous paintings in private and corporate collections throughout Canada and the United States.