EDUCATION

MFA

Painting. Savanna College of Art and Design, Savanna, Georgia, USA Ongoing (Expected completion 2026)

B.ED

Secondary Fine Art. Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary 

BFA, DESTINATION, PAINTING

Painting. The Alberta University of the Arts (formerly the Alberta College of Art + Design), Calgary, AB

SELECTED EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE

GROUP SHOWS

  • 2025 See me. Hear Me. Canopy Art and Wellness. April. 
  • 2024 See me. Hear Me. Canopy Art and Wellness. April. 
  • Breaking Free Foundation Artist exhibition. April. 
  • 2024 Flip the Script, Fort Calgary. September 2023-January 2024.
  • 2022 People's Portrait Prize, Contemporary Calgary. Portrait Exhibition
  • 2019 Thinking About Colour. The Grand YYC. August 24-September 30, 2019. 
  • 2019 Humans and Art. The Junction YYC. Phyco-Analytical Portraits
  • 2019 Breaking Free Foundation Artist exhibition. April. 
  • 2018 Breaking Free Foundation Artist exhibition. April. 
  • 2012 How to Draw a Tree, Calgary, AB. 
  • 2012 Calgary Italian Bakery Mural: Leaning tower of sandwich. 10 meters x 30 meters. Painted Exterior.
  • 2011 Empowerment Gym Mural: “Fitness is forever.” Six murals in the gym.
  • 2010 Art installation. Create! Vanharten, Foster Ivonelli Joshi Law Firm.
  • 2009 Pond Animation Screening. Rockumentary Part One. Sled Island Festival.
  • 2009 Animation Lock Down May 15th to 19th. Pond Animation.
  • 2009 The Advantage. The ARTery Edmonton AB. January 24- February 16.
  • 2008 Design a Deck 7 Show. Artlife Gallery, Calgary, AB; The Auburn Saloon, October 3-26.
  • 2008 Factory Party 1. Artlife Gallery. Calgary, AB. August 30- September 1. 
  • 2008 Ignite Festival. Pumphouse Theatre. Calgary AB. Installation
  • 2008 AB. College of Art and Design: Graduation Show.
  • 2008 Paintings, Glorious Paintings! AB. College of Art and Design, 371 Gallery. Painting Show
  • 2007 CUBED (Untitled). Travellers Inn Motel, Bowness Road. Calgary AB. Installation
  • 2007 KURED (Untitled). Kured Clothing Display Window. 17th Ave NW, Calgary, AB. Installation
  • 2006 Pleased to Meet You. AB. College of Art and Design.
  • 2005 Fibre Week Miniature Show. AB. College of Art and Design Main Mall. Felted Pushpins. Installation
  • 2004 Amnesty International Women’s Day Event. MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary, AB. 48 cm x 48 cm.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

  • 2025 Designed exhibition education materials for Munnings: The War Years, 1918 at UCalgary’s Nickle Galleries, integrating art historical research with classroom-ready learning tools.

TEACHING EXPERIANCE

STRATHCONA-TWEEDSMUIR SCHOOL (2021- Present)

CALGARY BOARD OF EDUCATION (2019-2021)

EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • 2025, IB Diploma Program Workshop- Category 3 Visual Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2025, Mental Health First Aid, Opening Minds, Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • 2024, IB Diploma Program Workshop- Category 2 Visual Arts, Los Angeles, California
  • 2023, IB Diploma Program Workshop- Category 1 Visual Arts, Los Angeles, California
  • 2021, Everett Public Schools APSI AP Art and Design Summer Institute (30 hours)
  • 2017-2019, Co-Curricular Enhancement transcript credit: The ACE Experience. University of Calgary

 LEADERSHIP

  • 2024-25, Belonging Champions, DEI Committee Chair, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
  • 2024, Lego Printmaking. Innovative ways to create. Workshop Facilitator.
  • 2024, Sketch Sessions presenter: Panel One Comic Collective, Sketchbook Session- Create your own.
  • 2024, Graffiti Summer Camp Program Leader: The Expression of Counterculture
  • 2023, The power of "Yes" in the Art Room, FirstSTEAM 2022 Conference. Banff, AB. The Fine Arts and Science Councils of the AB. Teachers' Association
  • 2021, Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching (WestCAST) Conference, Presenter. The Gamification of Inquiry Learning.

RECOGNITION

  • 2024-Present Excellence in Education Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • 2019-2020- Edwin Parr Excellence in Teaching Award- CBE Zone 5 recipient.