I was an elementary school teacher for 30 years. During my teaching career, I found that my Art background provided me with many essential teaching tools such as: resiliency, perseverance, creative thinking and problem solving. I continued to nurture my artistry to support my teaching career, attending classes and workshops.

As I approached retirement, and spurred on by friends, I began to entertain the idea of sharing my Art with a larger audience. I began to show my Art in 2015, making the move to my second career in 2016.

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Solo Shows​

  • A Way of Walking, Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, May/June 2022

  • Paper Cuts, Scugog Arts Centre, Port Perry, January 2022

  • Kawartha Art Gallery, Lindsay, ON, 2021

  • Family Health, Lindsay, ON, 2019

  • Flexible Organization, Acme, Peterborough, ON, 2018

  • 2 Gals and Their Trash, Reaboro, ON,  2017

  • Abstraction, Gilmour Music Hall, Peterborough, ON, 2016                                                                                                                

    

Group Shows​​​

  • Reflections from the Watersheds of Time in 2121, Kawartha Gallery, 2021

                 (Juror's Choice Award)

  • Carmicheal Canadian Landscape Exhibition; Tradition Transformed, Orillia, 2021

  • Breath, Heart, Spirit, Glenhyrst Gallery, Brantford, 2021

  • Member's Exhibition of Selected Works, Ontario Society of Artists, Etobicoke Arts Centre, 2021

  • Colour and Form Society: Open Juried Show, Online, 2021

  • New Member's Exhibition Colour and Form Society, Beaux Art, Brampton, 2021

  • NewMarket Winter Juried Art Show, Online, 2021

  • New Members Show, Ontario Society of Artists, Online 2021

  • 2 Foot Square, The Gallery, Niagara Falls, ON, 2021

  • Sebastopol Centre for the Arts, California, Online 2021

  • Art Quest 2020, TD Thor Wealth Management Show, Online 2020

  • Visual Arts Mississauga Juried Show, Online, 2020

  • Kawartha Art Gallery, KAN Members Show, Online, 2020

  • Northumberland Juried Art Show, Cobourg, 2020

               (Juror's Choice Award)

  • NewMarket Juried Art Show, Online, 2020

​               (Honourable Mention)​​

  • Colour and Form Society Juried Art Show, Online, 2020

  • Scugog Art Centre Juried Show, Port Perry, 2020

                   (Honourable Mention)​​

  • Art Matters, Olympia, Lindsay, 2020 (cancelled due to Covid)

  • Art Still Matters, Kawartha Art Gallery, 2020 (cancelled due to Covid)

  • Tagents, Acme, Peterborough, ON,  2020

  • OSA Emerging Artist Show, Oakvile, ON,  2020

  • Newmarket Juried Art Show, Newmarket, ON,  2019

               (Honourable Mention)

  • Uxbridge Juried Art Show, Uxbridge, ON , 2019

  • Chroma, Haliburton School of Art and Design, Haliburton, ON,  2019

  • The Show in the Hall, Sir Sanford Fleming, Haliburton, ON ,  2019

  • OSA Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird gallery, Toronto,  2019                                  

               (Lifetime Members Award)​

  • Academy Theatre, Guild Room, Lindsay, ON ,  2019                                                      

  • Lindsay City Hall Exhibition, Lindsay, ON,  2019                                                            

  • Ontario Society of Artists Emerging Artists Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke, ON,  2018

  • Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts, Uxbridge, ON,  2018                                                  

               (Honourable Mention) ​

  • Pathways, Haliburton School of Art and Design ,  2018                                                 

  • Annual Juried Art Show, Lindsay Art gallery,  2018                                                        

  • KAN Members Show, Academy Theatre,  2018                                                                

  • Juried Art Show, Lindsay Art gallery,  2017                                                                     

  • Fifty over 150, Haliburton School of Art and Design,  2017                                           

  • Afforablism, KAN Gallery, Lindsay, Ontario ,  2016                                                       

  • KAN Members Show, Lindsay, Ontario ,  2016                                                                 

  • Abstraction, KAN gallery, Lindsay, Ontario ,  2016                                                          

  • Mixed Media, KAN (Kawartha Arts Network) gallery, Lindsay, Ontario, 2015           

  • Body of Work, Life Drawing group show, KAN gallery ,  2015                                        

  • Mixed Media, KAN (Kawartha Arts Network) gallery, Lindsay, Ontario,  2015            

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Travelling Shows

  • °Ontario on Paper 2: Works on Paper,  2019

  •             -Sir Sanford Fleming College, Haliburton, ON                    

  •             -Romni Goodwood Arts Centre, Goodwood ON

  •             -Studio B, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke ON

  • °Paper Chase: Works on Paper,  2018                                                                        

  •             -Haliburton School of Art                    

  •             -F.A.S.M Gallery, Milton, ON

  •             -Studio B, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke ON

  •             -Romni Goodwood Art Centre, Goodwood ON

  •             -The Villa Gallery, Port Perry ON

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Commissioned Work

  •  LP Cover Photography, “dream on” by Chris Cuddy,  2018                                          

  •  LP Cover, “One Song at a Time” by Pat Temple ,  2017                           

  •  CD Photography, Catfish Willie and the Buckle Busters , 2015                                  

  •  CD Cover Art, “Day for Day” by Pat Temple , 2014                                                       

  •  CD Cover Art, “HiLo Silver” by Pat Temple, 2011                                                        

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Organizations

  • Colour and Form Society, (CFS)

  • Ontario Society of Artists(OSA) 

  • Kawartha Arts Network (KAN)

  • Kawartha Art Gallery Member  

    

Education

  •   BA, General Studies, University of Guelph, ON

  •   BEd, Queens University, Kingston, ON

  •   Courses from various Art Institutions including: Toronto School of Art, Haliburton School of Art, Peterborough School of Art, Peterborough Art gallery, ZimArt gallery, Meta4 gallery and Fleming College