SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020, FCA Calgary, Fall Online Show and Sale, juried group exhibition, November.
2020 Art on Ninth Gallery, The Pop Up Edition, juried group exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, upcoming in November
2020 Federation Gallery, Crisis, juried group exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2020 Federation Gallery, Scenes From Western Canada, juried group exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2020 Hockaday Museum of Art, Plein Air Glacier 2020, online auction and exhibition, Kalispell, Montana
2020 Federation Gallery, Landscapes, juried group exhibition, Vancouver, BC
2020 Federation of Canadian Artists Calgary Chapter, Transitions, juried group exhibition, Calgary, AB
2020 Gallery 378, The Craft Connection, Nelson, BC
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 Gallery, 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 Art Gallery, 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
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.
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
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 and GRANTS
2020 Columbia Basin Trust, CKCA, Awarded for Professional Development, Bugaboos Heli Painting with Mike Svob Workshop in 2021
2019 Columbia Basin Trust, CKCA, Awarded for Professional Development – Mastering Acrylics with David Langevin Workshop
2018 Columbia Basin Trust, CKCA, Awarded for Professional Development – Charlie Easton Workshop
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
ARTISTIC EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER WORK
2020 Art Instructor, An Introduction to Plein Air Painting at Island Lake Lodge, Fernie and District Arts Council, Fernie
2020 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
PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS
2019 Cover Image, Fernie Cultural Guide, Summer, Fernie Tourism
2020, 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
