curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
1995-1998
BFA (Distinction) - Studio Art: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Concordia University, Montréal, QC.
1994-1995
OCAD University, Foundation Studies, Toronto, ON.
1991-1993
Jewellery Art and Design Diploma, Vancouver Community College, BC
residencies, GRANTS & AWARDS
2023
BC Achievement Foundation, 2023 Applied Art + Design Award
Canada Council for the Arts, Residency Grant
CIVILIZATION REBOOTED / A Temporary Collection : Workshop + residency + publication, Athens, Greece
2022
Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant
2021
Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation of “Stages of Healing” of the Explore and Create Program
2011
Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant
2007
British Columbia Arts Council, Sculptural Project Grant
2005
British Columbia Arts Council, Sculptural Project Grant.
Zeitgeist - Spirit of the Times, Best in Design Innovation, Zilberschmuck Art Jewellery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003
Canada Council for the Arts, Research Grant
Exhibitions
2023
Civilization Rebooted Group Exhibition, Efi Kazantzi Gallery, Athens, Greece
NYC Jewellery Week, represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, New York, New York, USA
2022
Still The Ocean Sounds The Same, Solo Exhibition, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC, Canada
Nordic Bridges, Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
The Maker’s Mark Group Exhibition, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2021
The Earring Show, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Herschel x Bridget Catchpole, Herschel Supply Gastown, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Beaux Arts, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2020
Paysage de l’intime (touring exhibition)
Design TO, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Galerie Lewis, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Galerie Objet Rare - Parcars Bijoux, Paris, France (cancelled)
Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC, Canada
Placement: Co-Adorn Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition (touring exhibition)
Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada
Gallery Ah Won, Seoul, South Korea (cancelled)
Fashion Jewelry Town Gallery Space, Daegu, South Korea (cancelled)
Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Castaways, Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature, Victoria, BC, Canada
Le 7e Continent, Espace Galerie, Ecole de Joaillerie de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
2019
New Vernacular - A Canadian Jewellery Conversation, NYC Jewelry Week, Consulate General of Canada in New York, NYC, NY, United States
3 Card Draw, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC, Canada
From the Studio: Connections, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Playground, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Port Moody Arts Centre, Vancouver, Canada
2018
SOFA- Sculptural Objects Functional Art & Design, Chicago, Ill. United States, Represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h
Revealed, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Spring Salon at the Arts Factory, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Earring Show, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Place, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Adorned Spaces, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Portland, OR, United States
2017
Can Craft? Craft Can!, National Craft Exhibition, Canadian Craft Biennale, Museum of Burlintgon, ON, Canada
Seeing Red, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Crossing Borders, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
The Earring Show, Crafthouse Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
SOFA- Sculptural Objects Functional Art & Design, Chicago, Ill. United States, Represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h
2016
20th Anniversaire, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC, Canada
The Earring Show, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Unexpected, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
SOFA- Sculptural Objects Functional Art & Design, Chicago, Ill. United States, Represented by Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h
2015
Lasting Effect, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Attachments, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
This is a Brooch, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Boston, MA, United States
The Earring Show, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Manufacture: From the Hand, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Exposition Collective, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC, Canada
2014
Beyond the Precious, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC, Canada
Material + Culture, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ring Re::Form, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2013
Invested|40, Craft Council of British Columbia, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Design Sans Frontières, Metal Arts Guild of Canada Biennial Exhibition, Design Exchange, Toronto, ON, Canada
Canadian Mosaic of Metal, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, ON, Canada
Exposition Collective, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC, Canada
Vancouver Metal Arts Association Show, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby, BC, Canada
2011
YIELD, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Feature Artist, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2010
Art of Craft, Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009
Unity and Diversity, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Republic of Korea
Reclaim, Reuse, Renew, Atrium Art Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, United States
BC Scene, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2008
Material Girl, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON, Canada
250 Earrings, SNAG Conference, Savannah, Georgia, United States
2007
500 Earrings, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, United States
Sculptural Jewellery: Multi-media, Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Object Toronto, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada
250 Earrings, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Metamorphoses, Object Design Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Curios, Solo Show, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h Bijoux d’Art, Montreal, QC, Canada
2006
As you desire me..., Solo Show, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Feature Artist, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Golden Opportunity, Web Exhibition, ethicalmetalsmiths.org
2005
Zeitgeist - Spirit of the Times, Zilberschmck Art Jewellery, Toronto, ON, Canada
100 Brooches (touring exhibition)
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
East Carolina University (ESU) School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC, United States
Bellagio, Ashville, NC, United States
Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
2004
Format to Facet: Body Ornament West (touring exhibition)
Triangle Public Gallery, Calgary, AB, Canada
Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada
200 Rings (touring exhibition)
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
Obsidian Gallery, Tuscon, Arizona, United States
Gallery M, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbour, Maine, United States
Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Metal Baskets, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI, United States
SOFA NYC, New York, United States
SOFA Chicago, Ill, United States
Botanicals, Object Design Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2003
Heavenly Virtues Deadly Sins, Object Design Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Anti-War Medals: Artists Respond to the War (touring exhibition)
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United States
Electrum Gallery, London, England
FAD, Barcelona, Spain
Festspillene i Norde-Norge, Harstad, Norway
Barents Spectacle, Kirkens, Norway
Thomas Mann’s I/O Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Stop it! Bottle Stoppers, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI, United States
SOFA, Chicago Ill., United States
SOFA, NYC, NY, United States
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, United States
2001
101 Rings, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI, United States
SOFA, Chicago, Ill, United States
SOFA, New York City, NY, United States
The Urban Garden, Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sticks and Stones, Object Design Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2000
Behind Glass (touring exhibition)
Material Matters Gallery, Metal Arts Guild, Toronto, ON, Canada
Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault St. Marie, ON, Canada
Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Center, St. John, NB, Canada
Artist Talks
2018
A Short Story About My East Van Bower and the Material of a Thousand Uses, Adorning Expression, Art of Craft Lecture Series, Craft Council of Crafted Vancouver, Annex Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016
Hot Talks: Eastside Culture Crawl, Hot Art Wet City, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015
Reclamation, The Art of Craft Lecture Series, Craft Council of British Columbia, Carousel Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2013
Craft and the Environment, Crafts Council of British Columbia, Vancouver Public Library Speaker Series, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011
So Canadian!, PechaKucha, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada