Education:
Ontario College of Art, AOCA
Faculty at the following institutions:
1997 - 2013 Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto (OCADU)
2002 California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
1994 - 2000 Sheridan College School of Art and Design, Oakville
1999 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Selected Exhibitions:
2013 “Fix,Fix,Fix” Gallery SO, London England, (Catalogue)
2012 “The C Word”, Doris McCarthy Gallery, U of T, Scarborough, (Catalogue)
2012 “The Tool At Hand”, Milwaukee Art Museum + Chipstone Foundation. (Catalogue)
2010 “Repurpose, Reuse, Recycle” City of Brea Art Gallery. California.
2009 “State of the Union”, Philadelphia Art Alliance. USA
2006 - 2009 "Furniture Meets Its Maker" (Catalogue)
Solo Retrospective Exhibition toured nine art museums across the U.S.:
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
Cranbrook Art Museum, Michigan
Winterthur Museum, Delaware
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bellevue Art Museum, Washington
Long Beach Museum of Art
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, California
The Museum of Art and Design, New York City
University of TorontArt Centre, Toronto.
2007 “Two Chairs”, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Tour (Catalogue)
2006 “Inspired By China”, Peabody Essex Museum, MA, USA, Tour (Catalogue)
2005 “Manifesta” Stratford Gallery and Cambridge Gallery, CANADA
2003 “Cabinets Of Curiousity”, Philadelphia USA Tour+ (Catalogue)
2002 “The Inside Story” LVM Museum, Univ. of Wisconsin USA (Catalogue)
2002 “New Landscapes”, Design Exchange, Toronto, CANADA
2001 “New Spirit of Ontario”, Queens Park, Toronto, CANADA
2000 “Blurred Boundaries”, Capital Region Arts Center, Troy New York USA
2000 “Comfort”, York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront, Toronto, CANADA
1998 “Curators Focus”, Berman Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA. Tour (Catalogue)
Public Collections:
University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto, Canada
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA, USA
Milwaukee Art Museum, WI, USA
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA
Government of Ontario, Canada.
City of Toronto, Canada.
University of Toronto, Canada.
Labatt Ontario Breweries, Ont. Canada
Museum of Civilization, Hull Quebec, Canada
Also Numerous Private USA and Canadian Collections
Prizes and Awards
2011 Ontario Arts Council , Project Grant
2008 Canada Arts Council, Travel Grant
2004 Ontario Arts Council, Chalmers Fellowship
2004 Canada Arts Council Grant
2004 Canada Arts Council Grant
2001 Inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts
2001 Jean A. Chalmers Award For Artistic Excellence
2001 Ontario Art Council Grant
2001 Canada Arts Council Grant
Selected Lectures:
2012 Temple-Tyler University, PA, USA
2012 Philadelphia Art Allience, Philadelphia PA, USA
2012 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
2010 Detroit Institute of Art, USA
2009 University of Toronto Art Centre.
2009 California College of Art, USA
2008 Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
2007 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, USA
2006 Milwaukee Art Museum, USA
2006 Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA
2005 State University of New York, New Paltz.NY, USA
2004 San Diego State University, California, USA
2003 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA
2002 University of Wisconsin, USA
2002 Sheridan College, Oakville, CAN.
2001 Minneapolis Institute of Art , USA
Public Art Commissions Around Toronto:
Baycrest Centre (Portal Project Installation on Every floor)
Oakwood Village Library, Main Entrance
Whitby Mental health Centre (2 storey wall mural)
Wards Island Fire Station, Tower Clock, Toronto’s harbour
Metro Toronto City hall, Clock at entrance to child care centre, main Floor
Ontario Crafts Council, Boardroom Entranceway
Trinity College Chapel, Memorial Altar, University of Toronto
Labatt Ontario Breweries, Sculpture in Main Lobby
Markham Historical Museum, Sculpture in Main Lobby
Sir Sandford Fleming College, Haliburton, Main Entranceway
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