Education:
2001-2003 BCIT Interior Design Program
1996-2001 Seycove Secondary School, North Vancouver, BC
Awards & Honours:
Placed Top 10 in Peoples Choice Artist at Artwalk 2016 with over 7000 people attending and 300 artists.
Art in the Park: Canada's 150th Anniversary. Partnership with Parks Canada and the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. One of eleven Artists selected to spend 5 days in Glacier National Park. August 2016
Commissioned by the University of British Columbia Southern Medical Program to create a painting capturing British Columbia's Interior where prints were created and given to the inaugural graduation class of Doctors for 2015 & 2016
Best of Kelowna Local Artist Nomination, advanced to voting round and placed fourth 2015
Public Mural at the Lake Country Art Gallery, 'The View From Spion Kop' 96" x 96" acrylic on panel with varnish. On display from October 2014 - April 2015
Okanagan Arts Awards, 2013 - One of ten selected visual artists from the Okanagan to be showcased at the awards ceremony.
Therapy Vineyards Artist Series Label Winner - 'Okanagan Hill's' featured on the 2011 Riesling/Kerner blend Artist Series wine.
Art in the Park: 125th Anniversary of Glacier National Park, Partnership with Parks Canada and the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. One of six selected artists in BC to participate, July 24-29 2011
Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, Juried Showcase Selection Winner. My painting 'Kelowna North' is hung in the new Pediatrics wing of KGH
Gallery Representation:
From Far and Wide, Big White Village, BC. February 2013 - Ongoing
Birch Hill Studio, Vernon BC 2015 - 2016
Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 32nd Street, Vernon BC 2015 - Ongoing
Mission Trading Company, #9 3818 Gordon Drive, Kelowna BC 2014 -2015 (gallery closed)
In Cahoots Wine Shop, Gordon Drive, Kelowna BC, 2014 -(closed)
Rollin Arts Centre, 3061 Eighth Avenue, Port Alberni BC 2013 - Ongoing
Gibsons Public Art Gallery Gift Shop, 431 Marine Drive Gibsons BC, 2012 - Ongoing
M Gallery Book, #219 Main Street Penticton BC. July 1, 2012 -2014 (gallery closed)
ArtFirst! Artist Co-op Gallery, #1 113 First Street West Revelstoke BC. 2011 - 2013
Presentation & Teaching Opportunities
2014- Present: Private and group lessons at various locations. Introduction to acrylic painting, creating a signature piece in my style.
2014 - Present: Pinot & Picasso, private and group lessons at various locations.
2013: Kelowna Art Gallery, February 7th-March 7th. 'Exploring Landscape Painting' Introduction to Acrylics and creating fun, happy art in my style to adults with Developmental Challenges
2012: Opus Art Supplies, Kelowna BC, December 1st. Demonstration and class on my style, history and sourcing art opportunities
2012: 10-10-10 Bo.ttega and Tribehouse, Kelowna BC, November 2nd. One of 10 featured Artists who presented for ten minutes on style, history & art
2012: Okanagan Artists Group, Vernon BC October 10th. Guest presenter for annual meeting.
Selected Exhibitions:
2017: Artwalk, Lake Country BC September 9-10 Juried solo booth
2017: Make It Vanocuver, Vancouver BC, April 20-22nd Juried solo booth
2016: Make It Vancouver, Vancouver BC, December 3-6 (Juried, solo booth)
2016: Bottega Christmas Show, Kelowna BC November26-27, solo booth
2016: Artwalk, Lake Country BC, September 10-11 (Juried, solo booth)
2016: Make It Vancouver, Vancouver BC April 22-24 (Juried, solo booth)
2016: Kelowna Art Gallery, Appetite for Art Exhibition, April 9th (Invitational)
2016: Make It Edmonton, St Albert AB, April 8-10 (Juried, solo booth)
2016: HeArt Attack, Kelowna BC, Heart & Stroke Fundraiser February 17
2015: Craft Culture, Kelowna BC, December 12 & 13 (Juried, solo booth)
2015: Make It Vancouver, Vancouver BC, December 3-6 (Juried, solo booth)
2015: Bo.tegga Christmas Art Show, Kelowna BC, November 28 & 29 (Juried, solo booth)
2015: Etsy: Made in Canada Show, Sandhill Winery, September 26 (Juried, solo booth)
2015: Artwalk 2015, Lake Country BC September 12 & 13 (Juried, solo booth)
2015: Kelowna Art Gallery, Appetite for Art Exhibition and Fundraiser. May 5 (juried group exhibition)
2015: Lake Country Art Gallery Members Show, March 4 - April 4 (juried group exhibition)
2015: UBC Okanagan, Art on the Line Exhibition and Fundraiser. Feb 7 (juried group exhibition)
2014: Kelowna Christmas Show, Kelowna BC, December 15 & 16 (Juried, solo booth)
2014: Bo.tegga Christmas Art Show, Kelowna BC, November 29 & 30 (Juried, solo booth)
2014: The Handmade Parade, Revelstoke BC November 8 & 9 (Juried, solo booth)
2014: Artwalk 2014, Lake Country BC September 7 – 8 (Juried, solo booth)
2014: Lillegard Festival, Bottega Farm Inn, Kelowna BC, July 25 (Juried, solo booth)
2014: Art in the Park, Kamloops BC, July 1 (Juried, solo booth)
2014: Appetite for Art Fundraiser, Kelowna Art Gallery, March 15 (Juried Group Exhibition)
2014: Lake Country Art Gallery Members Exhibition, Lake Country BC, Feb 19 – March 21 (Juried Group Exhibition)
2013: Bo.tegga Christmas Art Show, Kelowna BC, December 15 & 16 (Group Juried Exhibition)
2013: Artwalk 2013, Lake Country BC September 7 – 8 (Juried, solo booth)
2013: 60 Artists in 60 Spaces, Peachland Regional Library, Peachland, BC. Sept 6 - 30 (Juried)
2013: Selected Originals, Bliss Bakery, Kelowna, BC July 15 - August 30 (Solo Exhibition)
2013: A Cup Half Colourful, Port Alberni Art Gallery, Port Alberni, BC. June 11th - July 6 (Solo Exhibition)
2013: Artist Showcase, Streaming Cafe, Kelowna BC April 1-30 (Group Exhibition)
2013: Appetite for Art Fundraiser, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna BC. March 23 (Juried Group Exhibition)
2013: Lake Country Art Gallery Members Exhibition, Lake Country, BC. February 13 - March 15 (Juried)
2012: Bo.tegga Christmas Art Show, Kelowna, BC. December 15th & 16th
2012: Artwalk 2012, Lake Country BC. September 8 & 9 (Solo booth)
2012: Selected Originals and Prints, Lake Country Coffee House, Lake Country BC September 1 – October 13th (Solo Exhibition)
2012: Viewpoints, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons BC. April 19 – May 14 (Solo Exhibition)
2012: Selected Originals and Prints, Therapy Vineyards, Naramata BC. May 10-November 1 (Solo Exhibition)
2012: Art in the Park: 125th Anniversary of Glacier National Park, Touring Exhibition featured at the Golden Art Gallery, the Field Visitor Centre, the Whistler World Cup and the Rotary Centre for the Arts Kelowna. January 1 2012 – November 1 2012(Group Exhibition)
2011: Art in the Park: 125th Anniversary of Glacier National Park, Opening Exhibition. Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, Revelstoke, BC. November 12 – 2 December (Group Exhibition)
2011: Under $300, Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton BC. November 5-December 24 (Group Exhibition)
2011: Artwalk 2011, Lake Country, BC. September 10 - 11 (Solo Booth)
2011: Art at the Vineyard, Little Straw Winery, West Kelowna, BC. June 6-19 (Group Exhibition)
2011: Viewpoints: A Contrast of Perception, The Streaming Cafe, Kelowna, BC. April 8-30 (Duo Exhibition)
2011: Good Omens Coffee Shop, Summerland, BC. January 2011 – April 2012 (Solo Exhibition)
2011: Invis Corporate Gallery, Gibsons, BC. November 2010 - April 2012 (Group Exhibition)
2010: Under $300, Penticton Art Gallery, Penticton BC. November 15-December 24 (Group Exhibition)
2010: ArtWalk 2010, Lake Country, BC. September 10-11 (Solo Booth)
2010: Emerging Artists of the Central Okanagan Exhibition, ArtsCO Kelowna, BC. June (Group)
Donations:
2015-2017: Heart & Stroke Foundation, Art Attack February 17th.
2013-2017: Kelowna Art Gallery, Appetite for Art Auction and Fundraiser. Juried
2015: UBC Okanagan Art on the Line Exhibition and Fundraiser. Juried
2011: Penticton Art Gallery, Annual Art Auction
2011: Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, Juried Showcase Selection
2010: Fundraiser for MS Treatment
2010: Fired Up Campaign, Kelowna BC
Donation for the Kelowna Fire Museum
Commissions:
May 2017: Deep Cove, 24" x 48" for collector in North Vancouver
May 2017: The View, 30" x 60" for collector in Kelowna
April 2017: Oyama, 36" x 54" for collector in Lake Country
April 2017: Mexican Wedding, 24" x 36" for collector in Vancouver
April 2017: Big White Village, 30" x 60" for collector in Lake Country
March 2017: Penticton, 24" x 30" for collector in Penticton
March 2017: Lake Country Drive, 24" x 48" for collector in Lake Country
February 2017: Big White Snowghosts, 18" x 36" for collector in Kelowna
January 2017: Sproat Lake Memories, 24" x 48" for collector in Victoria
November 2016: Our View, 36" x 54" for collector in West Kelowan
October 2016: Third Beach, 12" x 24" for collector in Vancouver
October 2016: View from the Chief, 24" x 48" for collector in Toronto
September 2016: On the Run, 30" x 40" for collector in Calgary
September 2016: Edmonton, New York & Vancouver, 3 x 24" x 24" (triptych) for collector in Vancouver
September 2016: Canmore, 48" x 36" for collector in Edmonton
August 2016: Cabin on Sproat Lake, 36" x 48" for collector in Victoria
July 2016: Home, 18" x 24" for collector in Lake Country
July 2016: Okanagan Centre, 20" x 24" for collector in Lake Country
June 2016: Fernie, 20" x 24" for collector in Calgary
June 2016: The Northern Lights, 30" x 30" for collector in Calgary
May 2016: The Cliff, 30" x 40" for collector in Calgary
May 2016: At the Peaks, 30" x 40" for collector in Calgary
May 2016: West Vancouver, 30" x 40" for collector in North Vancouver
April 2016: Calgary, 30" x 60" for collector in Calgary
April 2016: Copper Island, 20" x 40" for collector in Vancouver
March 2016: The Mural, 72" x 86" wall mural for home in North Vancouver
March 2016: View from Quails Gate Winery, 30" x 60" for collector in West Kelowna
February 2016: The Matterhorn, 48" x 48"for collector in Kelowna
February 2016: Whister Village, 20" x 16" for collector in Port Alberni
February 2016: Mt Seymour, 24" x 36" for collector in North Vancouver
January 2016: The Wedding, 30" x 40" for collector in Gibsons
September 2015: Old Man River, 48" x 60" for collector in Lethbridge
August 2015: The Fishing Rock, 36" x 60" for collector in Kelowna
August 2015: Rutland Schools, 24" x 24" for collector in Kelowna
July 2015: Sproat Lake and the Bomber, 36" x 18" for collector in Victoria
June 2015: Skaha Lake, 96" x 48" for collector in Penticton
June 2015: North Vancouver and the Seabus, 30" x 40" for collector in North Vancouver
May 2015: Home on Sproat Lake, 68" x 68" x 96" (triangle) for collector in Port Alberni
April 2015: The Peak, 18" x 24" for University of British Columbia Southern Medical Program
April 2015: Mission Kelowna, 36" x 36" for collector in Kelowna
March 2015: Stellenbosch, 12" x 24" for collector in Port Alberni
February 2015: 7 Mile Sunset, 30" x 24" for collector in Cayman Islands
February 2015: Our Kelowna, 48" x 43" for collector in Kelowna
January 2015: Sproat Lake Cabin, 24" x 36" for collector in Port Alberni
January 2015: Mt Washington, 12" x 24" for collector on Vancouver Island
December 2014: The Saddledome, 36" x 54" for collector in Calgary
December 2014: Andy's Favourite View, 24" x 24" for collector in North Vancouver
October 2014: The Ski Hill, 30" x 24" for collector in Calgary
August 2014: The Family Cabin, 18" x 36" for collector in Kelowna
July 2014: White Rock Pier, 36" x 36" for collector in Lake Country
June 2014: Us, 36" x 96" for collector in Kelowna
May 2014: Greece, 36" x 36" for collector in Lake Country
April 2014: Whistler Creekside, 20" x 20" for collector in Vancouver
January 2014: Whiskey Cove, 78" x 54" for collector in Lake Country
August 2013: The Song I Live By, 24" x 36" for collector in the Yukon
August 2013: Fisgard Lighthouse, 30" x 40" for collector in Kelowna
August 2013: A Seymour Wedding, 24" x 24" for collector in Washington
July 2013: Rio, 30" x 60" for collector in Grande Prairie, AB
May 2013: Skaha Lake, 36" x 36" for collector in Vancouver
May 2013: Fisherman's Warf, 16" x 20" for collector in Penticton
April 2013: The Peach, 16" x 20" for collector in Penticton
February 2013: A View of Deep Cove, 36" x 48" for collector in Calgary
December 2012: Mission Hill, 12” x 14” for collector in Kelowna
November 2012: Another Day at the Lake, 24” x 18” for collector in Lake Country
November 2012: Bear in Mind, 30” x 40” for collector in Kelowna
September 2012: View from Grouse Mountain, 24” x 48” for collector in Vancouver
August 2012: Layer Cake Mountain, 24” x 48” for collector in Kelowna
August 2012: West Vancouver, 24” x 24” for collector in Vancouver
May 2012: Wilderness Lodge, 72” x 72” for collector in Boston
April 2012: Pender Arbutus Tree, 24” x 48” for collector in North Vancouver
April 2012: The Yukon, 30” x 40” for collector in Kelowna
February 2012: Ogopogo, 11” x 14” for collector in Kelowna
January 2012: Sally's Tree, 18” x 24” for collector in Kelowna
December 2011: Mt Baker, 12” x 24” for collector in Cloverdale
November 2011: The Willow Tree, 18” x 24” for collector in San Diego
October 2011: Palm Springs, 24” x 36” for collector in Vancouver
April 2011: KLO Lookout, 24” x 36” for collector in Kelowna
February 2011: Sun-Oka Point, 18” x 36” for collector in Summerland
December 2010: Baobab Trees, 24” x 30” for collector in Kelowna
December 2010: Moul Falls, 16” x 20” for collector in Vancouver
November 2010: Lake Louise, 36” x 36” for collector in Vancouver
October 2010: The North Shore, 24” x 48” for collector in Vancouver
May 2010: Richelle's Tree, 18' x 36” for collector in Kelowna
April 2010: Deep Cove 1, 24” x 35” for collector in Edmonton
December 2009: West Kelowna, 12” x 24” for collector in Boston
December 2008: Dan's Lake, 30” x 36” for collector in Vancouver