Education
2018 | Sheridan College
Bachelor of Craft and Design, Textiles Focused
2014 | Sheridan College
Art Fundamentals Certificate
Exhibition Record
2020 | Ground Rules Exhibition (postponed due to COVID-19), The Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney, NS
2018 | Make/Ready, Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, ON
2018 | Mobility (collaboration), Toronto Design Offsite Festival at Milk Glass Co., Toronto, ON
2016 | Shelter (collaboration), Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, ON
2015 | Food for Thought (collaboration), Sheridan College Gallery, Oakville, ON
Awards
2018 | Helen Frances Gregor Award, Craft Ontario
2018 | William & Mary Corcoran Craft Award, Sheridan College
2017 | J.V O’Brien Award, Sheridan College
2016 | Excellence in Fibre Award, Sheridan College
2015 | Knit Café Award, Sheridan College
Artist Residencies
2019 | Ground Rules (June 9th to 14th) - Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Chéticamp, NS
2018 | Emerging Artist Residency (ongoing) - Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, NS
2016 | Summer Residency - Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op, Toronto, ON
Teaching Experience
2020 | Workshop Instructor, Traditional Textile Repair - Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, NS
2020 | Course Instructor, Intro to Block Printing - Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, NS
2019 | Course Instructor, Intro to Sketchbooking - Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, NS
2019 | Workshop Instructor, Hand Embroidery Workshop - Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, NS
2018 | Course Instructor, Intro to Free Motion Embroidery - Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, Sydney, NS
Professional development
2019 | Boston Mission with the Atlantic Craft Alliance - Trip to learn about exporting to the US and working with museum shops (December 6th to 14th)
2018 | India trip with Srishti Institute and Sheridan College - Travelling with Indian design students and learning about the combining of traditional craft and modern design in India (February 19th to January 2nd)
2017 | Rajasthan Student Trip with Co-Design Abroad - Learning about Indian craft and culture from fellow designers and traditional artisans (May 7th to 28th)