Curriculum Vitae

Awards:

Honorable Mention Award,  Artists in Montreal, Fall Art Show, Montreal, QC 2024

Honorable Mention Award, Women’s Art Society of Montreal, 128th Annual Juried Art Show, Montreal, QC, 2023
Honorable Mention Award, Women’s Art Society of Montreal, 127th Annual Juried Art Show, Montreal, QC, 2022
Second Prize Award, ArtWorks 19th Annual Juried Show, Oakville, ON, 2018
Honorable Mention Award, CFS 2 x 2 Member’s Exhibition, Red Door Gallery, Georgetown, ON, 2017
Special Merit Category in CityScapes International Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online  Art Gallery, 2017
Special Recognition Category in Cityscapes International Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2017
Second Prize Award for Best Painting, Color and Form Society 62nd Open Juried Exhibition, Toronto, ON, 2014
Honorable Mention Award, 2014 Color and Form Society Biennial Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON 2014
First Prize Award for Best Painting, Color and Form Society 61st Open Juried Exhibition, Toronto, ON, 2013
Finalist for the 2013 Cogeco Stars Among Us – Arts Awards, Oakville Arts Council, ON, 2013
Jurors’ Honorable Mentions Award, ArtWorks 12th Annual Juried Show, Oakville, ON, 2012
3rd Prize Award for Best Painting, ArtWorks 11th Annual Juried Show, Oakville, ON, 2011
Honorable Mention Award, Nepean Fine Arts League, Nepean, ON, 2003
First Prize Award of Excellence in Oil Painting, Nepean Fine Arts League, Nepean, ON, 1993

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2016 “Brain and Technology”, Leading with Literacy, Waterloo Region, ON
2015 “Oil Painting”, CJ`s in Bronte, Oakville, ON
2014 “Café in Montmartre”, CJ`s in Bronte, Oakville, ON
2013 “Spring Editions”, The Season’s, Oakville, ON
2012 “Intersections”, ArtWorks, Oakville, ON
2011 “True Colours”, CJ’s in Bronte, Oakville, ON
2010 “Recent Works”, The Season’s, Oakville, ON
2009 “Divergence”, Oakville Art Society Gallery, Oakville, ON
2004 Dovercourt Recreational Center, Ottawa, ON
2001 “Brain and Technology”, University of Ottawa, EMBA, Ottawa, ON
2001 “Recent Works”, The Beaches, Toronto, ON
2000 Ottawa Life Magazine, Ottawa, ON
1999 Santé Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1998 True Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1998 Source of Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1995 Elite Art Gallery, Montreal, QC
1995 Window Art, Carmel Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Selected Exhibitions:

2024 - Fall Art Show, Artists in Montreal, QC

2024 – SCA Open International Online Juried Exhibition

2024 – Exposition D’Hiver, online art show, AIM, QC
2023 – Pop-Up  Art Exhibition, Galerie d’Art ephemere, Brossard, QC
2023 – Vilma Art Gallery, AIM summer art show, Montreal, QC
2023 – Gora Gallery, 128th Annual WASM Juried Art Exhibition, Montreal, QCbr>
2023 – Valentine’s Day Art Show, Online, Montreal, QC
2022 – It’s my Childhood, Online, Montreal, QC
2022 – SCA Open International Online Juried Exhibition
2022 – Gora Gallery, 127th Annual WASM Juried Art Exhibition, Montreal, QC
2022 – Valentine’s Day Art Show, Online, Montreal, QC
2021 – Florals, John Aird Art Gallery, Online, Toronto, ON
2021 – Gallery 78, SCA Juried Member’s  Exhibition, Fredericton NB
2021 – OSA 149th  Open International Juried Exhibition, online
2020 – Painting 2020, John Aird Art Gallery, Online, Toronto
2020 – CFS, 68th Online Juried Online Exhibition 
2020 – OSA, Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Online Art Exhibition 
2020 – Gay Gardens, John Aird Art Gallery, Online, Toronto
2020 – SCA Open International Online Juried Exhibition
2020 – VAM42 Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Art Gallery of Mississauga
2019 – Viva Vida Art Gallery, SCA Juried Elected Member’s Exhibition, Pointe-Claire, Quebec
2019 – Art in the Park, Oakville, ON
2019 – OSA Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Withrow Common Gallery, Toronto
2019 – 20th Annual Juried Show, Artworks Oakville.
2019 – OSA 146rd Open International Juried Exhibition, John Aird Gallery, Toronto
2019 –  Open International Juried Online Exhibition, SCA
2018 –  CFS 66th Open Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Centre, Toronto, ON 
2018 – OSA Member’s Exhibition of Selected Works, Papermill Gallery Todmorden Mills, Toronto
2018 – Elected & Associate Online Exhibition, SCA 
2018 – Art in the Park, Oakville, ON
2018 – Gainsborough Galleries, SCA Juried Member’s Exhibition, Calgary AB
2018 – 19th Annual Juried Show, Artworks Oakville.
2018 – Art Gallery of Hamilton, Art Sale.
2018 – International Open Juried Online Exhibition, SCA
2017 – OSA Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Joseph D. Gallery, Toronto, ON
2017 – CFS 65th Open Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Centre, Toronto, ON 
2017 – 9 Artists Exhibition, OOVAA Gallery, Oakville, ON
2017 – 56th-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition,  Toronto, ON
2017 – Art on the Street, Guelph, ON
2017 – Oh, Canada, Gallery 78, SCA Juried Member’s  Exhibition, Fredericton NB
2017 – Canadian Landmarks II, CFS, Holcim Gallery, Milton Centre for the Arts.
2017 – Mosaic, OSA 145th Anniversary Exhibition, Aurora Cultural Centre. 
2017 – CityScapes, International Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
2017 – 2’x 2′ CFS Members Show, Red Door Gallery, Georgetown, ON
2016 – 64th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Color and Form Society, Toronto, ON
2016 – OSA Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Papermill Gallery Todmorden Mills, Toronto, ON
2016 – Impact, Juried Art Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON
2016 – 55th-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition,  Toronto, ON
2016 – Small Art/ Big Hearts Online Auction, Waddington AuctinAppraisal, Toronto
2016 – UGallery, online art gallery, San-Francisco, CA, USA
2016 – SaatchiArt, online art gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2016 – Open Juried Biennial Exhibition, CFS, Papermill Gallery Todmorden Mills, Toronto
2016 – 99 Pieces of Art on the Wall, Art Auction, Art Gallery Burlington
2016 – Suspension & Motion, OSA 143rd Open Juried Exhibition, John Aird Gallery, Toronto
2016 – National Open Juried Online Exhibition, SCA
2016 – Art Ankara Contemporary Art Fair, RC Gallery, Turkey
2016 – “Scape” A Landscape & Cityscape Art Exhibition, Super Wonder Art Gallery, Toronto
2015 – Original Canadian Contemporary Art Show, Rahmi Cogendez Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2015 – 63rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Color and Form Society, Toronto, ON
2015 – 54th-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, ON
2015 – Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Papermill Gallery Todmorden Mills, Toronto, ON
2015 – OAC 50th Anniversary Juried Art Show, Oakville Art Gallery, Oakville, ON
2015 – This is Collage, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON
2015 – Simply Colour and Form, CFS, Holcim Gallery, Milton Centre for the Arts, Milton, ON
2015 – MJG Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015 – Still Life show, Twist Gallery, Toronto
2014 – 62nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Color and Form Society, Toronto, ON
2014 – Impact, 22nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON
2014 – 53th-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, ON
2014 – MJG Gallery, Toronto, ON
2014- CFS Biennial Exhibition, Papermill Gallery Todmorden Mills, Toronto, ON
2014 – 15TH Annual Juried Art Show at QEPCCC Art Gallery, Oakville, ON
2014 – The Etobicoke Art Group 50th Annual Juried Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2014 – Year in Review” group show, the digital exhibition at See.ME Gallery, New York City.
2014 – “Impressions of Oakville”, JCHAC Gallery, Oakville, ON
2014 – “Artist’s Choice”, OSA, Pappermill Gallery Todmorden Mills, Toronto, ON
2014 – 36th Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON
2013- Digital Group Show, Miami Scope Fair at See.me Booth, Fl. USA
2013- Digital Group Show, New York City, See.me, Sky Rising Buildings, NY, USA
2013 -61st Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Color and Form Society, Toronto, ON
2013 -52th-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON
2013 –OSA Juried Members Show, Continuum, Art& Letters Club, Toronto, ON
2012 -OSA, 140th Anniversary Members’ Exhibition, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, ON
2012 -Jurors’ Honorable Mentions Award, ArtWorks 13th Annual Juried Show, Oakville City Hall
2012 -2013 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON
2011 -OSA New Members Art Show, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011-2013  MJG Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011 -50th-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2011 -3rd Prize Award for Best Painting, ArtWorks 12th Annual Juried Show, Oakville City Hall
2011 -The Artist Project Toronto, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON
2011 -33 Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON
2010-2012 Tay Gallery, Kanata, ON
2010-2017 Art in the Park, Oakville, ON
2010-2015 Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto, ON
2010 -Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON
2010 -Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show &Sale, Toronto, ON
2009 -Toronto Outdoor Art ExhToronto,ON
2009 -Historic Canadian Fine Arts Gallery, Stratford , ON
2008-2014 Carmel Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2008-2009 Gallery Streetsville, Mississauga, ON
2008 Bronte Harbour Fine Arts, Oakville, ON
2007-2009 Thera Gallery, Toronto. ON
2007-2008 Cabbagetown Art & Craft Sale, Toronto, ON
2007 Spring Show, City Hall, Oakville, ON
2006-2009 Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto, ON
2006-2009 Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON
2006-2008 Bronte Harbour Fine Arts, Oakville, ON
2006-2008 Beaches Arts & Crafts Festival, Toronto, ON
2005-2006 System 4 Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005 Carmel Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2005 Canvas Gallery, Toronto, ON
2005 Kodiak Gallery, Richmond Hill, ON
2005 Art in the Park, Windsor, ON
2005-2006 Pelham Art Festival, Pelham, ON
2005-2008 Art & Artisans by the Lake, Oakville, ON
2004-2017 Art in the Park, Oakville, ON
2004 Carmel Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2003-2005 Toronto Art EXPO, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
2002-2004 Gallery Richelieu, Montreal, QC
2002 A.H. Campbell Gallery Fine Art, Montreal, QC
2002 Marchant Gallery, Lancaster, ON
2002-2005 Rideau Valley Art Festival, Westport, ON
2001 Ottawa City Hall, Chamber Music Festival, ON
2000-2001 Gallerie du Monde, Baltimore, ML, USA
2000 Artguise Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1999 Gallery 101, Ottawa, ON
1999 True Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1999-2005 West End Studio Tour, Ottawa, ON
1998 Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON
1998 The Village Square Art Gallery, Carp, ON
1998 L’art de L’Epoque Gallery, Aylmer, QC
1997-2004 Ottawa Art Festival, Ottawa, ON
1997 Open Artist Studio, Nepean, ON
1996 Art Auction, Ottawa, ON
1995 Carmel Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1995 Calligrammes Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1995 Elite Art Gallery, Montreal, QC
1994 Carmel Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1993-1997 Autumn Art Show, Manotick, ON
1993-1994 Clothesline Art Fair, Nepean, ON
1992 Carmel Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Selected Collections:

Government of Ontario Art Collection
The Joint Kellogg Schulich Executive MBA Program, Toronto, ON
University of Ottawa, EMBA, ON
The North American Society for Excellence in the Arts and Crafts, Ottawa, ON
French Winery ltd, Paris, France
Autostart, Montreal, QC
Ottawa Life Magazine, Ottawa, ON
300+ Private collections in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Professional Affiliations:

Elected Member, Society of Canadian Artists
Elected Member, The Ontario Society of Artists

Fundraising/Special Event:

2003 British Commissioner Place, Elizabeth Fry Society, Ottawa, ON (Invited)
2003 University of Ottawa, “CACHA”, Ottawa, ON (Invited)

Bibliography:

“The Examiner” Montreal, QC November 23, 1995
“The Clarion” Nepean, ON October 11, 1997
“The Ottawa Citizen”, ON June 25, 2001
“The Ottawa Citizen”, ON September 1, 2001
“The News” Ottawa, ON, Issue 19 September 6, 2001
“Ottawa Life” Magazine, Artist Profile, ON Jan.- Feb., 2001
“News West” Volume 24-8, Ottawa, ON August 2002
“The Ottawa Citizen”, ON April 18, 2003
“Cottage Country”, Fenelon Falls, ON Vol.3, #4 August 2003
“Oakville Beaver”, ON October 20, 2006
Oakville Art Society Calendar, December, 2009
Catalog of Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show, June, 2010
Oakville Art Society Calendar, December, 2010
Mississauga Art Gallery Blog Online, January 28, 2011
“Oakville Beaver”, ON, February 03, 2011
“Oakville Beaver”, ON, September 02, 2011
Arts about Town, Fall/Winter Volume11 Issue2, 2011 (Cover)
“Oakville Beaver”, ON, March 30, 2012
Catalog, OSA, 140th Anniversary Members’ Exhibition, May 30th, 2012
“Oakville Beaver”, ON, October 23, 2013
“West of the City” Magazine, Artist Profile, ON, Issue March-April 2014
Catalog, OSA, Artist’s Choice 2014, March 23 
Catalog, OSA, Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works 2015, August 19
Catalog, Art Ankara 2nd Contemporary Art Fair, Turkey, March 9-13, 2016
Catalog, OSA, 143rd Annual Juried Exhibition, John Aird Gallery, April 5-29, 2016
“Oakville Beaver”, ON, July 28, 2016
Catalog, OSA, Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works 2016, October 7
Catalog, OSA, 145th  Members’ Exhibition Mosaic  2017, May 11
Catalog, CFS, Canadian Landmarks II 2017, June 10
Catalog, OSA, Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works 2017, November 8
Catalog, OSA, Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works 2018, October 3
Catalog, OSA, Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works 2019, May 30

 Additional Highlights:

Poster for a festival of music by women “Then, Now & Beyond”.
The Association of Canadian Women Composers in Chamber Music Festival, Jan 24-27, 2002.

Extra Curricular:

2007     Fine Art Study tour – Paris, France
2007     Fine Art Study tour – Brussels, Bruges, Gent, Antwerp, Belgium
2008     Fine Art Study tour – New York City, US
2009     Fine Art Study tour – San-Francisco, Los Angeles, US
2010    Photography tour –   Frankfurt, Germany
2012   Photography tour –   Riga, Latvia; Strasbourg, France
2012    Photography tour –  Bern, Geneva, Montreux, Alps, Switzerland 
2013     Fine Art Study tour – Frankfurt, Dresden, Germany
2014     Fine Art Study tour – Rome, Pompeii, Florence, Venice, Italy; Paris, France
2015    Fine Art Study tour – New York City, US
2017     Fine Art Study tour – Prague, Czech Republic 
2017     Fine Art Study tour – Milan, Venice, Turin, Italy
2017     Fine Art Study tour – Vienna, Salzburg, Austria
2018     Fine Art Study tour – London, England
2019   Fine Art Study tour – Copenhagen, Denmark.
Amsterdam, Delft, Netherlands; Paris, France
2023   Fine Art Study tour – Paris, France
2023   Fine Art Study tour – Barcelona, Madrid, Spain