EDUCATION
1995 BFA, University of Waterloo, ON
1994-95 Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC
1994-95 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
1991-93, Arts Administration Specialization, University of Waterloo, ON
AWARDS
1992 McDonald’s Second Year Fine Arts Scholarship, U of Waterloo
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2020 Acrylic Landscape Painting, Randy Hayashi, Calgary, 2 Day Workshop
2019 Mastering Acrylics, David Langevin, Calgary, 3 Day Workshop
2019 The Art of Business, David Langevin, Calgary
2018 Acrylic En Plein Air Workshop, Charlie Easton, SFCA, Jasper National Park, 3 Day Workshop
MEMBERSHIPS
2020 Active Member, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2020 Active Member, Calgary Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists
2020-2019 Cranbrook and District Arts Council, Cranbrook, BC
2020-2006 Fernie Arts Co-operative, Fernie
2020-2001 Fernie and District Arts Council, Fernie
2020-2010 Artist and Consignee, Craft Connection Co-operative, Nelson, BC
GRANTS
2019 Awarded for Professional Development – Arts Funding to Communities – Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, Columbia Basin Trust
2018 Awarded for Professional Development – Arts Funding to Communities – Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, Columbia Basin Trust
ARTISTIC EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER WORK
2019 President, Jury and Display Committee, Fernie Arts Co-op, Fernie
2019 Plein Air Painting Demo, Wapiti Music Festival, Chautauqua Fall Festival and Outdoor Connections Forest School
2016 Photo Contest Organizer, Fernie Mountain Film Festival
2012 Art Instructor, Colour Mixing, The Commons Artist Collective, Thunder Bay, Ontario
2011 Set Decorator, Disney’s Santa Pups Movie, filmed in Fernie
2010 Art Instructor, Introduction to Acrylics, 8 Session Course, Fernie Arts Station
2007 Art Instructor, Painting is Seeing, 8 Session Acrylics Course, Fernie Arts Station
ARTIST RESIDENCY
2016 Art in the Park, Glacier National Park, Canada, Selected by juried application to be one of 11 artists from BC and Alberta for this 4 day artist residency and exhibition organized by Parks Canada and the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020, Transitions, Federation of Canadian Artists Calgary Chapter, FCA juried group exhibition, Strathcona Community Centre, Calgary, AB
2020, Gallery 378 at The Craft Connection, selected artists, Nelson, BC, upcoming July/August
2020 Federation Gallery, Group of Seven 100th Anniversary Exhibition, juried group exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2019 University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Coutt’s Centre En Plein Air 2019, group exhibition, Lethbridge, AB
2019 Cranbrook Arts, Movement, Member’s group exhibtion, Cranbrook, BC
2019 Federation of Canadian Artists, juried group exhibition, 2019 Landscapes, online portion
2019, Federation Gallery, Muse, juried group exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2019 Studio 562, Originals by Melanie MacVoy, solo exhibition, Fernie, BC
2018 Federation of Canadian Artists, Scenes from Western Canada, juried group exhibition, online portion
2017 Akokiniskway Gallery, Art in the Park, group exhibition, Rosebud, AB
2017 The Port Moody Arts Centre, Art in the Park, group exhibition, Port Moody, BC
2017 Peachland Art Gallery, Art in the Park, group exhibition, Peachland, BC
2017 Rotary Centre for the Arts, Art in the Park, group exhibition, Kelowna, BC
2017 Fernie Museum and Gallery, Artography, juried group exhibition, Fernie, BC
2016 Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre Gallery, Art in the Park, group exhibition, Revelstoke, BC
2014 Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery, Ephemeral, juried group exhibition, Crowsnest Pass, AB
2012 Fernie Museum and Gallery, juried group exhibit, Fernie, BC
2012 Craft Connection Gallery, selected group exhibit, Nelson, BC
2009 Key City Theatre, group exhibit, Cranbrook, BC
2008 Fernie Arts Station Gallery, Recent Works, solo exhibition, Fernie, BC
2006 Willow Studio, selected group exhibition, Calgary, AB
2005 Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science, Gentle Giants, solo exhibition in the East Gallery, Castlegar, BC
2005 Fernie Arts Station Theatre, Process, solo exhibition, Fernie, BC
PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS
2019 Cover Image, Fernie Cultural Guide, Summer, Fernie Tourism
2019, 2018, 2014 Selected Feature Artist for The Kootenay Art Calendar, Blue Heron Publishing
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Wapiti Art Expo, Wapiti Music Festival, Fernie
2019-2008 Selected Feature Artist, Fernie Banner Project, Downtown Fernie
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Island Lake Lodge, Fernie, BC
Elkview Lodge, Fernie, BC
CMH Cariboos Lodge, Valemount, BC
Parks Canada, Revelstoke, BC
