Bio

I have a fine arts education and am primarily a painter. I’ve also created other artwork, including a hologram and installation pieces.

For more information about me, see this article posted in the October 2018 issue of the Humm. Here is a short video the talented Jonathan Aarssen did for me to highlight the Perth Autumn Studio Tour’s virtual tour in 2020. I’ve been involved with the CPAWS-OV DRAW (Dumoine River Artists for Wilderness) retreat since 2018.

My work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Canada, Mexico, and the US. Highlights include:

  • Journey Through the Dumoine, CPAWS-OV DRAW, Valley Artisan’s Co-op, Deep River, ON
  • MERA Award of Excellence in Fine Arts and Fine Crafts exhibit, MERA Dean Hall, McDonald’s Corners, ON
  • Women in Art (virtual), Las Laguna Gallery, Las Laguna, California
  • Landscapes Exhibition (virtual), Las Laguna Gallery, Las Laguna, California
  • Solo Exhibition 2020-21, Perth & District Union Public Library, Perth, ON
  • CPAWS-OV art exhibit for DRAW Retreat (virtual)
  • Portraits Exhibition (virtual), Las Laguna Gallery, Las Laguna, California
  • CPAWS-OV Soiree for DRAW Retreat art exhibit, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa
  • Dumoine River Art for Wilderness Retreat DRAW Exhibit, Cidrerie Coronation Hall Cider Mills, Bristol, QC
  • Paintings in Valley Art, Gallery Perth, Perth, ON
  • Portraits in the Cameron Retrospective, Cameron House, Toronto, ON
  • “AutArky” installation in A Life of Its Own at El Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City
  • Installation in Welcome to the Electric Skin, Gallery 401, Toronto and international via videoconferencing
  • Toronto Cybercity-Venice Biennale, Aperto, McLuhan Program in Culture & Technology, University of Toronto and other cities
  • “Mother of Songs…” hologram in Hololocalization at Interference Hologram Gallery, Toronto, ON
  • Cameron Culture, Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON

I exhibit annually as part of the Perth Autumn Studio Tour. I am also a member of the long-standing cooperative Riverguild Fine Crafts in Perth, Ontario. My work is exhibited and sold there. In 2021, I was a runner up for the MERA Award of Excellence in Fine Arts and Fine Crafts.

My paintings focus on the natural environment that inspires me: plants, animals, landscapes and people. I have done many portrait commissions of people, pets, and landscapes. Contact me for a free quote.

Other Work

I am the owner and operator at conex design with over seventeen years experience as an e-learning instructional designer and course developer.

I’ve written curriculum for and taught computer graphics and design courses at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the International Academy of Design & Technology. I taught art courses and workshops for children including at the Artmakers Studio Gallery in Port Elmsley, North York School Board, Toronto French School, and John Wanless School in Toronto.

Since 1994, I have also done graphics, layout, newsletters, and consultation for individuals, arts organizations, and small businesses.