CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Master-craftsman Qualification, City and Guilds, London, UK (2006). PhD, UCW, UK (1984)
WORKS HELD
Private collections: Hungary, Austria, USA, Canada, Great Britain, Netherlands, Norway, Oman.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019 SNNAP Parallel Show, Saltspring Island, Canada Viewers Choice 2nd Prize.
2017 SNNAP Parallel Show, Saltspring Island, Canada Viewers Choice 1st Prize.
2007 Charles Henry Foyle Award for Stitched Textiles 1st Prize.
2018 Canada Council for the Arts - Explore and Create Grant of $20,000
2017 Saltspring Arts Council - Project Development Grant of $600
2016 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant AFA Organizational Project Grant $20.000
TEACHING/RESIDENCIES/FACILITATING
In schools: Calgary and Saltspring Island middle and high schools: felting, shibori, legal street art.
Studio teaching (adults): Mentorship and numerous courses in mixed media, design & machine embroidery.
Facilitator: Bringing internationally acclaimed artists to teach workshops and lecture in Canada: Michael Brennand-Wood, Jason Pollen, Lisa Grey, Judith Dios, Yoshiko Wada, Lisa Klakulak.
Summer Residencies at ACAD, Calgary.
TALKS / PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
“Paper to Puppetry - Shibori just doesn’t cover it” General Public and to Weavers’ Guild, Saltspring Island.
“PechaKucha Kreatures “ Puppet Conference, Calgary and Mahon Hall, Saltspring Island.
“Embroidery in Oman – National Costume and Silver embroidery in Oman” Contextural at ACAD, Calgary.
Six Minute Stories:Tales of Rebuilding: This is My City 2014: Calgary Central Library.
Presentations on numerous subjects as the Surface Design Association Representative for Alberta.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Saltspring Arts Council
Painters Guild Saltspring Island
Victoria Arts Council
Fiber Art Network
Validated Artist -Canada Council
Validated Ad Hoc Group with Wendy Passmore Godfrey -Canada Council
IN PRESS
2012 Travelling Stitches. Destination Magazine Isssue 63 (June).
2012 Second Life :In a virtual gallery at the University of Salford, UK
2011 Have work will travel, Blurb Book
2008 Workbox (vol. 108)
2003 Sewing World (Sept). Workbox (p78)
2001 World of Embroidery (vol. 52)
1994 Tribute to Oman (National Costume of Oman)
1993 Embroidery Magazine “A Palm garden”, Embroidery Magazine “A Town Called Needle.”