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EDUCATION

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Glass, 2003, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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International Baccalaureate, Fine Arts Diploma, Studio Art, 1996-1997, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Glass, 2001-2002, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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AWARDS

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2004 Glass Studio Residency Award, Harbourfront Centre Glass Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Emerging Artist Research Grant, The Canada Council for the Arts

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The Corning Award Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA, U.S.A.

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2003 Pilchuck Glass School & Alberta College of Art and Design Partner Scholarship

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Poleturner Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, U.S.A.

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Tyman and Victor Brosz Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design

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Honorable Mentions, International Student Exhibition / Competition, Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

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2002 Commission Award: Oakville Mayor's Award for Business and the Arts, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design

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2001 Workshop Scholarship, Glass Studio Acheivement Award, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design

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Betty Kantor Silent Night Award, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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2000 Illingworth Kerr Gallery Bursary, Alberta College of Art and Design

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WORKSHOPS

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2002 Katherine Gray, 'Advanced Glassblowing Techniques', Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

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2003 Cork Marcheschi, 'Illuminated Sculpture, Pedestal to Public Scale', Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA, U.S.A.

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2004 John Miller, 'The Melting Pot', Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, U.S.A.

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Pipaluk Lake, 'Dogma Glass', The Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre,Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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2005 Master Class: 'After Words', Katherine Gray, The Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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TEACHING

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2006 Glassblowing Instructor,'Beginner Glassblowing & High School Workshop', The Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre,Toronto

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Glass Symposium, Panel Presenter, Alberta College of Art and Design, Glass Dept.

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2005 Glassblowing Instructor, 'Beginner Glassblowing Techniques', The Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ,Ontario, Canada

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2004 Teaching Assistant for Instructor Tom Farbanish,'Intermediate glass blowing Techniques', Pilchuck Glass School

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2003 Teaching Assistant for Instructor's Preston Singletary and Katherine Gray, 'Practical Designing: making/ using/ Improving'

Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA, U.S.A.

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EXHIBITIONS

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2006 'Burning Ideas: Contemporary Visions in Glass', The River Tree Centre for the Arts, Kennebunk, MA, U.S.A

'Triple Enclosed Rose', 'Black Sand'; blown glass and mixed media, group show.

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'Material World' ,York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada,

'The Wrench; Subject Matter: Peanuts and Glass', blown and sculpted glass & mixed media, group show.

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2004 'Lamp Lighters', Priceless Works Gallery, Seattle WA, U.S. A.

'Wrist Wrest', Blown glass, mixed media & lighting components, group show.

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'Evolving Light', Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.,

'Preassure off the Lower back while Looking at Flower', Blown Glass, mixed media, and neon light, group show.

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2003 'Artist's of My Era; Working Drawings', Bubba-Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.,

' Color Photocopies of Working drawings from My Sketchbook, group show.

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'Cummulation', Art Space Gallery, Calgary, Alberta ,Canada, Student Juried ,B.F.A. group show.

'Bella Primavera', Blown and sculpted opaque glass, lighting components.

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'Alberta College of Art and Design BFA Graduates Show' Illingworth Kerr Gallery,

'Pic-a-Pop,Pic-a- Cup', altered glass bottles, mixed media, complete group show of BFA graduates.

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2002 'Spring Black and White Exhibition', A Show of Hands Petroff Gallery, Toronto,

'Black and White Beehive Jars', Blown and assembled glass, cork. Juried group show.

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'Kitch-en', The Ivan Gallery, ACAD sculpture dept, student work/exhibition space, Mini solo show, Installation.

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'H.A.W.T.'(Hot artist with a thirst, Alberta Glass Artist Collective),Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta,Canada

'Beehive Jars', Blown and Assebled glass, cork, group show.

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'Evolution', The Gallery, Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Annual Student Exhibition, 'International Vases', blown glass vessels.

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2001-2003

'International Student Exhibitions', Glass Art Society, Annual Conferences: Corning NY, Brooklyn NY, Seattle WA, U.S.A.

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PUBLICATIONS

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500 Glass Objects; A Celebration of Functional & Sculptural Glass . , Littleton, Maurine.Lark Books, New York, 2006. pp. 77,

'Ode to Urning', Blown glass and Mixed Media. Photography Credit : John Dean.

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COLLECTIONS

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Canada Council for the Arts ; Art Bank, Slides.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Current Ongoing, Independant Research and Archiving, Calgary, Alberta ,Canada

Portfolio, research, development, design, critique and archive personal artistic history. Initiate, plan, execute and pursue

high quality projects that may further the development of my career and support future academic study. Maintain awareness

of local and global issues and art/creative related topics that may inform my area of study and current research intrests. Write

proposals for professional activity funding and academic advancement opportunities.

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May - July 2009, Independant Research; British Design Perspectives, London, UK

Researched; contemporary art, display design, modern public spatial treatments and studied the relation

of their current economic circumstances and their implied functions. Developed a visual reference and acknowledged

the history of British Art, European fine craft and the influence its pressence has had on my work and design proceedures.

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2004 to 2006, Artist in Residency, The Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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2004, Research Grant Activity, The Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto, New York, Italy, Western Europe.

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1994- 2006, Creative and Artistic Activities; Personal, Community and Cultural development projects.

Working and Exhibiting Artist, Glassblowing Instructor, Artist Studio /Office Admin. Assistant, Panel Presenter, Teaching Assistant,

Gallery Volunteer, Fundraising Committee Planner. Attended advanced artist workshops, professional development seminars,

courses and conferences.

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