Me. I took a pinhole photography class at an arts center when I was about 13 and I fell in love. So I packed up, and went to art school. I then spent countless hours in the darkroom, ate bagels with salsa cream cheese for breakfast, lunch and supper, re-did some shoots a gazillion times (damn you white cube!), and didn't see much of daylight. I loved every minute of it.
After graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design, with a BFA in Photography, I worked at a pro printing lab and started freelancing. A few years later I moved back home and dipped my toes into the Saskatchewan arts community, working as an Artist in Residence and as an administrator/programmer at various galleries, most currently at the MacKenzie Art Gallery.
I now work as a full-time freelance photographer and the co-conspirator of Not Nowhere. Aside from watching bad action movies and cursing myself for buying too many magazines, I take pictures. And I couldn't be happier about it.
I should take your picture.
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+ Education
1997 - 2001 Alberta College of Art and Design - BFA Photographic Arts
1995 - 1997 University of Regina - Undergraduate Studies Visual Arts
+ Experience
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
Communications - Administrative Assistant
July 2009 - October 2011
Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society
Gallery Programmer - The Eight Track Gallery
May 2009 - October 2011
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK
Gallery Educator – Community Programs
December 2008 – March 2009 (term position)
Common Weal Community Arts, Regina, SK
Southern Artistic Director
October 2007 – December 2008
Al Ritchie Community Association / Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, SK
Artist in Residence
March 2005 - October 2007
Art at Work / SASKTEL and the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina SK
Artist in Residence
September 2004 - March 2005
+ Professional Experience
2001 - pres. Photographer
- Produces publications for commissions and print media throughout North America.
2008 – 2010 Prairie Dog Independent Voice
- Photographer and Writer
2007 - 2008 MacKenzie Art Gallery Workshop Artist
- As guest artist, created and facilitated artist run workshops to supplement Warhol: Larger Than Life gallery community and educational programming.
2006 - 2008 Coordinator, Facilitator, Photographer and Designer
- Coordinated, facilitated (with Kokum) and created program and learning manual for “Through Grandma’s Eyes” program with the Regina Family Literacy Network.
2005 - 2008 MacKenzie Art Gallery Volunteer
- Traveling Art Program Docent
+ Exhibitions
2009 Drawn Lyrics: Art, Music + Design - The Eight Track, Regina, SK
A Post Card is Worth 1000 Words - APW Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2008 portrayed - Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society, Regina, SK
2007 Their Community (solo) - Al Ritchie Community Association, Regina, SK
2006 Compositions - Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society, Regina, SK
2005 They Lived Around the Corner - SCES, Regina, SK
A Parent’s Guide to Children - Combine, Calgary, AB
Sub-divisions - Combine, Calgary, AB
Cultural Capital Celebration - City Hall, Regina, SK
2004 Art at Work Opening Launch - The Rotunda, Regina, SK
Self Issue - Combine, Calgary AB
Thirteen hours - FFWD, Calgary AB
2003 Outtakes Contact Photography Annual - Allan Lambert Galleria, Toronto ON
2001 Artrageous - Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB
ACAD Graduation Show - Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary AB
Momentum - Artspace Gallery, Calgary AB
2000 Voir - Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB
1999 Group Photography Show - Fifth Parallel Gallery, Regina SK
Opening Group Show - Antechamber Gallery, Regina, SK