CV & EXHIBITION HX

ART INTERESTS AND THEMES

I am an artist with expanding areas of interest. I generate my income with teaching, illustration work and sale of original (and some reproduced) art work. I have always been interested in wild places and urban spaces and these are documented in my landscape paintings and temporary installation works (usually washed away with the tides). I am also interested in human interaction and my explorations of the difficulties and rewards of inter-human communication are documented visually in my “bottled” series of drawings and painting.

West Coast Landscapes- a series of watercolour paintings exploring simplification of the landscape using vibrant washes, clean lines, clear colour and skill depicting the modern Canadian landscape.

Bottled- a series of watercolour paintings in which the bottle is used as a visual metaphor for the human vessel. I explore inter-human communication by manipulating the human image and playing with colour and composition theory.

Illustration- on a variety of themes I do illustration work on a contract basis, usual subjects are food, landscape and botanical drawings.

Instruction- I teach watercolour and drawing from my home studio and through UVic and RRU extension programs, Gordon Head and Saanich Parks and Recreation.


Professional affiliations include; Island Illustrator’s Society (currently the President), Canadian Artists Representation (CARFAC) and Canadian Artist Representation Copyright Collective (CARCC), Community Arts Councils or Greater Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula.

EDUCATION
Master’s of Adult Education, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS (1996)(Teachers as Learners- The Use of Drawing as A More Holistic Way of Learning)
Bachelor of Arts, Open University, Richmond, BC (1990)
Diploma in General Nursing, St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Victoria, BC.

RECENT EXHIBITION SUMMARY:
2009
January- The Garry Oak Habit- Island Illustrator's Society- Gallery Cafe at Cedar Hill Rec Center
upcoming: March- Gallery Artist's at Morris Gallery
June- Sea Cider Cidery- Bottled women on canvas and paper- solo show
June - September- Small works of illustration- Island Illustrator's Society at Butchart Gardens
September- Sooke Harbour House Gallery
2008
January- Laughter and Passion, solo exhibition, Saanich Municipal Hall, Saanich BC
February- Look Show, CACGV Group Exhibition, Victoria BC
Bottled Women, solo exhibition, Hemp and Company, Vic West, BC
March- Climate Change, Island Illustrators at the CACGV Gallery, Victoria, BC
April- August For Lease: More than Pretty Pictures, 1316 Douglas Street, Victoria BC- installation project with Elizabeth Thomson
June- Changing Seasons, Group exhibition, Morris Gallery, Victoria BC
Naniamo Art Gallery, Designers Auction, Naniamo BC
July- Small Works, Victoria Art Gallery, Victoria BC
Sooke (Juried) Fine Arts Exhibition
October- Sidney Fine Arts Exhibition (juried)
November- Reflection: the Elements- with Suzanne Jensen at Goward House, Victoria BC
December- Small works exhibition, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

2007
October- Illustrators at the Victoria Art Connection Gallery, Victoria BC
August- A Bit of This and That, Beans and Greens, Esquimalt, BC
July- Sooke (Juried) Fine Arts Exhibition
June- August- Illustrators group exhibition, Maltwood and MacPherson Galleries at UVic
May- Lovers and Bullies, Buon Amici’s, Vic West.
February–April- Bottled. Waterfront Theatre Gallery, Vancouver, BC
April- Lovers and Bullies. Buon Amici’s Art Wall, Victoria BC
2006
November- Small, Smaller, Smallest. FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
October- Artists of Conscience, CACGV Phantom Gallery, Victoria BC
Sidney Fine Arts Juried Exhibition, Mary Winspear Center, Sidney BC
August- Between Breaths: Infinity, Solo Exhibition, Morris Gallery, Victoria, BC
July- Feature Artist at Orchid Gallery, Brentwood Bay BC.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Group exhibition, Art Rental Gallery
April- Illustrators at the Hall- Saanich Municipal Hall, Saanich, BC
January-Indulgence Exhibition- Sooke Harbour House Upper Gallery, Sooke, BC
-Landscape Exhibition- FCA Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2005
December- Sooke Harbour House Garden Room- Exhibition of 2007 Calendar pieces
October- Sidney Fine Arts Show- Autumn Labyrinth
March to May- Grass Roots a group exhibition at the Gallery at the MacPherson Theatre.
March- The Naked Truth Exposed- Sooke Harbour House Gallery- group exhibition
January 3-19 Slow Food- Slow Art- group exhibition with IIS at the GVCAC Gallery.
2004
Nov-Dec.- Small works exhibition at the Greater Victoria Art Gallery.
October 17-19- Sidney Fine Arts Exhibition (juried)
July – September Laughter- Namaste Café in Victoria.
July- ongoing Group exhibition at Sooke Harbour House Gallery

2003
November 7- 27th Not Quite Real- a solo exhibition at the Shuswap Art Gallery, Salmon Arm BC
Nov 21- Dec 14 Art of Resistance- -the Rogue Gallery, Victoria BC
Nov 5- Dec 31 Small Works- group exhibition at the Greater Victoria Art Gallery, Victoria, BC
June 16-18- Women’s Vision (with Susan Taylor), at the Wilfred John’s Gallery, UVic, Victoria, BC.
January - Royal Tea- Concourse at the Empress- Island Illustrator’s Society group exhibition

CURRENT GALLERY RESPRESENTATION:

Sooke Harbour House Gallery, Sooke BC
The Morris Gallery, Victoria BC
She Said Gallery, Victoria BC
South Shore Gallery, Sooke BC

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

As Artist
2009
--(pending) Wild Flowers at Wildwood Forest- colouring book.

2008
--Hidden Haven’s in a Hectic World- Sacred Spaces in British Columbia, chapter decorations X 27, Touchstone Editions.
--Uncorked: A colouring book for women of all genders- open edition
--Celebration of Island Artists Rotary Calendar 2009
--Simple Dreams promotional calendar 2009
--Roger's chocolates- Christmas tins (X2).
2007
--The Garry Oak Gardener’s Handbook (Covers and botanicals)
--Bridges For Women- Resource Handbook (Cover)
--Heritage Institute Catalogue- (Cover)
2006
--The 2007 Sooke Harbour House Calendar (12 images)
--My Recipe Book, Simple Dreams Publications (English and French)
--Uncorked: A colouring book for women of all genders. (200 limited edition)
--Celebration of Island Artists Rotary Calendar 2007- October image
2005
--Uncorked: A colouring book for women.(100 limited edition)
--Celebration of Island Artists Rotary Calendar 2006- March image
2001-2006 4 Art Cards published by Canadian Art Prints
1998-2002 8 Art Cards published by Island Art Publications
1996-1997 The following books for the First Nations Resource Center School District 82 Terrace, BC www.cmsd.bc.ca/schools/fnec/main.html
1996-1999
-Txamsem Steals Fire
-Txamsem: An Intermediate Anthology
-First Nations Alphabet of the Northcoast
-First Nations Alphabet of the North Coast Cards and Poster
-Sm’algayx Alphabet Book
-Sm’algayx Alphabet Cards and Poster
-Salmon through Culture and Story
-First Nations Christmas Activities
-A Sprinkle in Time: Elder’s Stories
-Masks: Mystery and Intrigue