BIO
For over 25 years, I have had a dual career – as a professional accountant (CPA, CMA) working in the automobile industry, and as an artist – first working in watercolour and pastel, and more recently in oil on canvas and oil and acrylic on paper. I also work in sculpture and mixed media. I now work full time on my art.
I am mostly inspired by landscape. By the landscape of the North – Northern Quebec, Northern British Columbia, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland. By the big sky. By the sea.
Over the years, I have studied with a number of artists at their studio and at various art schools, including attending a pastel master class with American artist Wolf Kahn at the National Academy in New York City. I was granted art residencies in 2015 and 2019, part of the Cill Rialaig Project, in Co. Kerry, Ireland.
I volunteer on a number of Boards of not-for-profit organizations, in social justice and in the art world. I am a member of Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, an artist-run gallery in Toronto, the Al Green Sculpture Studio and School, BRAVO-Art (a grouping of Ontario francophone artists), and Le Labo Media Arts Centre
I have participated in solo and group exhibitions in Toronto, Montréal, and New York. My work can be found in private collections in Canada, the US, and Europe.
Originally from Montréal, I now live and work in Toronto.
Where to find my work
Brick and Mortar Places
In the fall of 2021, I had the privilege to join the artists represented by MardenArt Gallery, in Pointe-Claire, in the west end of the Island of Montreal. You can see my work at MardenArt Gallery.
Since February 2021, my work is available from Petroff Gallery, on Eglinton Avenue West, in mid-town Toronto. Please visit their site at Petroff Gallery.
As a member of Propeller Art Gallery, a Toronto artist-run center, you can always see and/or purchase some of my work online through the Propeller site. I’ve had regular solo exhibitions at Propeller over the past five years. My next solo exhibition at Propeller is scheduled for June 2022. Propeller also holds a number of group exhibitions in which I will often participate. Please note that Propeller does not maintain a physical inventory of my work.
Online Galleries
You can see and purchase some of my work at Kefi Art Gallery. In addition to their online presence, Kefi Art Gallery has held the occasional exhibition in brick and mortar venues.
As I mentioned above, I’m a member of Propeller Art Gallery, a Toronto artist-run center. You can always see and/or purchase some of my work online through the Propeller site.
Exhibitions
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
April 2023 – The Winds of Time (solo exhibition) Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Selected Past Exhibitions
June 2022 – Familiar Places, Unfamiliar Times (solo exhibition), Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
April 2022 – The Artist Project (group exhibition), Toronto, ON
September 2020 – Expansive Expressions (solo exhibition). Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
September 2020 – Water and Earth (group exhibition). Twist Gallery, Toronto, ON
July 2020 – Toronto Online Art Fair (online group exhibition). Toronto, ON
February 2020 – Recent Works (solo exhibition). George Laoun, Montreal, QC
February 2020 – The Artist Project (group exhibition). Toronto, ON
December 2019 – In the Mood (group exhibition). Blitz Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
July 30 to August 5, 2019 – Mystic Landscape (solo exhibition). Le HangArt Saint-Denis, Montreal, QC
May 29 to June 9, 2019 – Colour of the Night (solo exhibition). Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON
February 21 to 24, 2019 – The Artist Project (group exhibition). Toronto, ON
April 1, 2018 to February 2020 – Le HangArt Saint-Denis (group exhibition). Montreal, QC
June 20 to July 1, 2018 – What Lies Beneath (solo exhibition). Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON
March 10 to 30, 2018 – Connections(group exhibition). Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON
November 1 to 12, 2017 – Ambiguity (solo exhibition). Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
July 14, 15 and 16, 2017 – Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (group exhibition). Toronto, ON
June 20 to July 3, 2017 – Ambiguité (solo exhibition). Bonheur d’occasion, Montreal, QC
March 22 to April 2, 2017 – Live Longer, Piss Off your Heirs (juried exhibition curated by Olga Korper and Taiga Lipson) (group exhibition). Propeller Gallery, Toronto, ON
July8, 9 and 10, 2016 – Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (group exhibition). Toronto, ON
April 6-24, 2016 – Beyond Landscape (solo exhibition). Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
September 2015 – Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition(group exhibition). Toronto, ON
November 2014 – Inspired by Landscape (solo exhibition). Artscape Triangle Gallery, Toronto, ON
Art Residencies
October 2019 – Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry, Ireland
March 2015 – Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Media
In February 2020, I was in conversation with Professor Norman Cornett, curator of an exhibition I was having in Montreal, and Guillaume Lorin from Toronto radio station CHOQ-FM. The conversation was in French. Have a listen.