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EDUCATION
1986 BFA (Art and Design), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB 
1982 MA (English Literature), University of Toronto, ON
1981 BA (Honours, English Literature) University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

EXHIBITIONS SOLO
2007 New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB
2007 Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit, NU
2006 Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2006 Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, AB, April 1 - 19, 2006
2006 Studio 21 Gallery, Halfax, NS, November 10 - 29, 2006
2005 Curiosity House Books and Gallery, Creemore, ON
2005 Resource Centre for the Arts, St. John's, NL
2004 Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS
2003 Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, NF
2001 Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery, St. John's, NF
1999 Studio 21 Gallery, Halifax, NS
Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NF
1997   Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
1996  Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NF
Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB
1995 Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON
Eastern Edge Gallery St. John's, NF
1994 Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery, St. John's, NF
1993 Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
UNB Art Centre, Fredericton, NB
1992 IKONS Gallery, St. John's, NF
1990 Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's,NF
The Works, Edmonton, AB
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GROUP (selected):
2007 Six by Six, Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, NB
2007 Traditions in Transition, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook and The Rooms, St. John’s, NL
2007 The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
2007 Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL
2003 Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL
2002 Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery, Halifax
2001 MPG, Boston, MA
Fletcher/Priest Gallery, Worcester, MA
Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
2000 New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB
Discovery Centre, Gros Morne National Park, NF
Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
RCAVisual Gallery, St. John's, NF
Devon House Gallery, St. John 's, NF
1999 Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador
1998 Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, BC
Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS
Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON
1997 Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB
RCA Gallery, St. John's, NF
Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NF
1996 Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB
McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NF
Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, BC,
1995 Franklyn Gallery, Corner Brook, NF
1993 AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB
James Baird Gallery, Toronto, ON
1992 Harcourt House Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
1991 Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery, St. John's, NF
Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
1990 Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
The Works, Edmonton, AB
1989 Eastern Edge Gallery and toured nationally
1988 Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NF
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COLLECTIONS
Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada
Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
Govt. of Newfoundland and Labrador Dept.of Mines and Energy, Geological Survey, St. John's, NL
Govt. of Canada, Canadian Forest Services, Corner Brook, NL
Parks Canada, Gros Morne National Park, NL
The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University Art Museum), Cambridge, MA
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University Permanent Collection, St. John's, NF
Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NF
University of Moncton Art Gallery, Moncton, NB
University of New Brunswick Permanent Collection, Fredericton, NB
Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC
St. Michael's Printshop Archives, St. John's, NF
Corporate Collections within Canada
Private Collections world-wide
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AWARDS / GRANTS
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant
2007 City of St. John’s Arts Grant
2007 Canadian Museums Association Travel Bursery to attend Visual Arts Summit in Ottawa
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant to accompany exhibition to Iqaluit
2006 City of St. John's Municipal Arts Award
2005 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant
2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant
2003 Canada Council Visual Art Creation / Production Grant
2001 St. John’s Municipal Arts Award
1989 - 2000 Ten Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Project Grants
1998 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Festival of the Arts Grant
1998 Canada/Newfoundland Economic Renewal Agreement Grant
1996 Canada/Newfoundland COOPERATION Agreement on Cultural Industries Grant
1994 Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Grant
1993 Canada /Newfoundland COOPERATION Agreement on Cultural Industries Grant
1992 St. John's Municipal Arts Award
1987 Banff Centre Scholarship
1981 Junior Associate Fellowship to Massey College, U of T
1981 University of Toronto Open Master's Fellowship
1980 University of Alberta Scholarship
1979 Longman Book Prize for 18th-Century Literature (U of A)
1978 Aiken Award for English Language and Literature (U of A)
1978-81 Province of Alberta Undergraduate Scholarships (four)
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WORKSHOPS / RESIDENCIES:
2007 Visiting Artist, Arctic Institute of North America, Kluane Lake Research Station, Kluane Lake, YK
2007 Visiting Artist, West Baffin Eskimo Co-op, Cape Dorset, NU
2005 Leighton Studio Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
2005 Visiting Artist, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Baffin Island, NU
2004 Visiting Artist, Geological Survey Visiting Artist, Nain Plutonic Suite Mapping Project
2004 Leighton Artist Studios Residency, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
2003 Leighton Artists Studio Residency, Banff Centre, Banff, AB
1998-99 Artist in Residence, Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF
1998 Artist in Residence, Gros Morne National Park, NF
1997  Artist in Residence, St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NF
1997 Artist in Residence, Experimental Etching Studio, Boston Printmaking
Symposium, Boston, MA
1996 Guest Artist, Labrador Creative Arts Festival, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador
1993 Artist in Residence, St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NF
1993 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1991 Emma Lake Artist's Colony, Emma Lake, SK
1989 St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NF
1987 The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff, AB

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (selected)
2001 Delegate, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Cultural Trade Mission to Boston
1998 Juror, Government of Newfoundland Arts and Letters Competition
1997 Lecture, Studio One Printshop, Canberra, Australia
1996 Workshop Coordinator, Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador
1996 Juror, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Art Procurement Committee
1996 External reviewer, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
1992 Contract, Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, cataloguing and documenting the Permanent Collection
1991 Monitor for "Art Bank at Work", Canada Council Art Bank, St. John's, NF
1990-91 Exhibitions Coordinator/Curator, Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, NF
1990 Lecture, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB
1989 Instructor, 20th-century Canadian Art History, Memorial University Extension Arts, St. John's
1988-90 Education/Public Programming Coordinator, MUN Art Gallery, St. John's, NF
1987-88 Curatorial Intern, Memorial University Art Gallery, St. John's, NF
1987 Researcher, Work History, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
1986 Acting Registrar, Alberta Culture, Visual Arts Branch, Edmonton, AB
1985 Gallery Assistant, Latitude 53 Society of Artists, Edmonton, AB
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BIBLIOGRAPHY AND MEDIA COVERAGE (selected)
Diamond Focus (Debeers Canada Newsletter) Summer 2007
The Independent, May 20, 2007
CBC North (television) April 20, 2007
CBC North (radio) April 18, 2007
Mining North, Fall 2006
Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nov. 26, 2006
ESS Staff News (Natural Resources Canada intranet newsletter), Spring 2006
National Resources Canada intranet newsletter, Spring 2006
Above and Beyond, Jan/Feb 2006
The Creemore Echo, September 31, 2005
The Stayner Sun, Sept. 28, 2005
The Sunday Independent, June 20, 2004
The Halifax Daily News, February 26, 2004
The Newfoundland Herald, April 20, 2003
The Newfoundland Herald, March 30, 2003
The Express, May 15, 2002
The Express, April 11, 2001
Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction (reproduced in), Eureka, IL, Fall 2001.
The Boston Globe, Boston, November 10, 2001.
The Newfoundland Herald, April 15, 2001.
The Telegram, St. John’s, October 1, 2000.
Art South of Boston: Newsletter of Art Criticism, August 2000, Milton, MA
Sunday Standard Times, July 30, 2000, New Bedford, MA
Artsatlantic, Summer 2000.
The Gazette, Memorial University of Newfoundland, April 6, 2000.
Artsatlantic, Summer 1999.
The Newfoundland Herald, St. John’s, May 29, 1999.
The Newfoundland Herald, St. John’s, March 8, 1999.
The Newfoundland Herald, St. John’s, November, 1998.
CBC ( Weekend AM, Radio One), St. John's, October 10, 1998.
CBC (On The Go, Radio One), St. John's, October 6, 1998.
CBC (The Arts Report, Radio One and Radio Two), St. John's, July 1998.
The Evening Telegram, St. John's, October 27, 1997.
The Express, St. John's, September 24, 1997.
The Evening Telegram, St. John's, September 12, 1997.
CBC (Radio One: The Morning Show), St. John's, September 10, 1997.
TickleAce (reproduced in), St. John's, Spring Issue,1997.
Cable 9, Personal Portrait, November - December 1996.
The Evening Telegram, St. John's, October 18, 1996.
ArtsAtlantic, Summer, 1996.
TickleAce (reproduced in), St. John's, Winter Issue, 1996.
The Expositor, Brantford, ON, November 25, 1995.
CBC ("Weekend A.M.), St. John's, July 9, 1994.
The Evening Telegram, St. John's, June 23, 1994.
The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, June 2, 1993.
TickleAce (reproduced in), St. John's, Spring Issue,1992.
The Evening Telegram, St. John's, May 13, 1990.
ArtsAtlantic, Fall,1990.
The Pottersfield Portfolio (reproduced in), Halifax, Fall edition, 1990.
A Guide to the Photographic Identification of Whales (illustrations), by J. Lien and S. Katona,
Breakwater Press, St. John's, 1990.
The Gazette, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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