2019 – Sundre Art Society Spring Show and Sale (Sundre, AB)
2019 – Showing in the Leighton Centre Gift Shop
2019 – Wellspring Fall Show and Sale (Olds, AB)
2019 – Leighton Centre Christmas Unframed Artwork Show and Sale
2018 – Wellspring Spring Show (Olds, AB)
2017 – Write/Art – Encaustic painting called Jack, published in this book
2014 – present – Art for sale / displayed at the Carstairs Family Chiropractic Office
2013 – Encaustic piece called Halycon Days – juried into the Calgary Stampede Art Auction January 2013 – sold in July
2012 – Showing at Different Strokes Art Gallery (Olds AB)
2012 – Wellspring Art Walk
2011 – Alberta Arts Day (Mountain View Arts Festival)
2011 – Display of artwork at the Carstairs Public Library
2011 – Wellspring Summer Art Walk
2011 – Premier’s Dinner Event – (Carstairs)
2011 – Wellspring Visual Arts Network Spring Sale (Olds AB)
2011 – Display of original pieces at the Café Radio (Carstairs AB)
2010 – Wellspring Visual Arts Network Regional Fall Show
2010 – Gilded Gallery Fall Show (Didsbury AB)
2010 – Wellspring Summer Art Walk
2010 – Artist was photographed painting in the Red Deer Series Art Magazine
2009 – Wellspring Visual Arts Network Regional Fall Show
2006 – “Prairie Pride” Elevator Print featured on header of The Carstairs Courier weekly newspaper.
1998 – First limited Edition Print – “ Prairie Pride”
1995 – “Art on the Wall” – solo show in Carstairs AB
1995 – Feature Artist work purchased for Alberta Treasury Branch
1985 to 2004 – Annual Carstairs Artist Guild Spring Show and Sale
Awards
2019 – Mountain View Gazette – Best Local Artist, Gold
2018 – Mountain View Gazette – Best Local Artist, Silver
2016 – Mountain View Gazette – Best Local Artist, Gold
2015 – Mountain View Gazette – Best Local Artist, Silver
2014 – Mountain View Gazette – Best Local Artist, Gold
Art Memberships
2008 – Juried into Wellspring Visual Arts Network – current
1995 – Juried into the Canadian Federation of Artists – Alberta
1985 to present – Member of the Carstairs Artists’ Guild
Education
1998 to 2018 – Various workshops with Canadian and American Artists including Joe Brescia, Brent Heighten, Jean Pederson, Jan Kunz, Mike Sob, Isabelle Hunt Johnson, Gerald Brommer, Michael Downs.
1985 to 2000 – Monthly workshops with the Carstairs Artist Guild
1985 to 1988 – Private and semi private lessons with Joyce Mullen WC
1977 to 1980 – Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park AB
Art 10, 20, 30 + Graphic Art and Design for two years, with instructor and Canadian Artist Albert Grundholm
Instructor
2020 – Exploring the Foundations of Art (weekly studio art class, 8 weeks)
2019 – Olds Artist Guild, Beginner Watercolour Class (2 evenings)
2019 – Study of the Elements of Art, all mediums (weekly studio art class, 8 months)
2018 – Beginner Watercolour for Cremona Community Engagement (3 evenings)
2017 – Olds Horizon School for special needs children grades 1–12 (3 days – volunteer)
1998 to 2004 – Basic drawing and watercolour – weekly child and adult classes
1996 – Watercolour classes for Grade 4 and 7 at an Olds area private school (volunteer)
1993 -1994 – Drawing classes after school weekly at the Carstairs Public School.
Murals / Live Art Messages
2011- Mural of a large dove on the outside wall of residence building for a ministry in Haiti
2010 – Live full sheet Watercolor Painting, during a fundraiser Carstairs AB
2009 – Live watercolor art message, completed to a single song (Calgary Church Service)
2007 – 2008 – Live watercolor art message to a song (Church Services)
2001 – two panels of riders and mountain scenes for a float entered in the Calgary Stampede parade.
2000 – Mural of Garth Brooks and Elvis (Children’s Home in Didsbury AB)
1994 – Three panel mural in a Church in Didsbury AB
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