Diploma Program Jewellery Art and Design {2 years}
Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC.
Graduated June 1995.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle Maine, 3 week jewellery
intensive with instructor Marcia MacDonald, August 2004.
Lapidary Journal Jewellery Arts Awards-1st place brooch category 2006
Honourable Mention-Metals, Cheongju International Crafts Biennial, Cheongju City, South Korea, 2005
BC Achievement Foundation, design award in applied arts, 2005
BC Arts Council-professional development grant-2004
Vancouver Foundation VADA grant - 2004
Circle Craft Scholarship 2004
Niche Award Winner - silver category - 2002
Entrepreneur of the year award, artisan category, SEA program,2000.
Secret Menontos (jur.) Influx Gallery, Calgary, AB, 2007
Beyond Adornment (jur.), Crafthouse Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2005
Alternatives (jur.), Crafthouse Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 1999.
Twined (inv.), Moonbase Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Dual exhibition with Eric Montgomery, August 1999.
Contain Yourself (jur.), Crafthouse Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Dual exhibition with Karen Morrow, October 1997.
Philladelphia Art Museum Craft Show, Philladelphia, PA, 2007
Cheongju International Craft Biennial, (jur.), South Korea, Sept-Oct. 2005.
Scholarship Recipient Exhibition, (inv), Pendulum Gallery, Van, BC, 2005
Containers,(inv.) Object Design Gallery, Van. BC, 2005
Spring, (inv.) Influx Gallery, Calgary, AB, 2005
Spin,(inv), Pendulum Gallery, Van., BC, 2004
Botanicals, (inv), Object Design Gallery, Van. BC, 2004
Sins and Virtues, (inv), Object Design Gallery, Van, BC, 2003
Members Exhibition, Circle Craft, (inv.)-Pendulum Gallery, Van, BC 2003
Offerings, (inv.), Glass Onion Gallery, Van. BC, 2001
Salvage, (jur.), Crafthouse Gallery,Van. BC, 2000.
Further Journeys, (inv.), Glass Onion Gallery, Van. BC, 2000.
Art Throb 2, (inv.), Glass Onion Gallery, Van. BC, 2000.
Silver, (inv.), Canadian Craft Museum, Van. BC, 1999.
Crow In The Garden (inv.), Seymour Gallery, Van.BC, 1999.
Small Worlds (inv.), Moonbase Gallery, Van. BC, 1998.
Goblet Show (jur.), Urban Glass Gallery,Brooklyn, New York,1998.
Made by Hand (jur.), Canadian Craft Museum, Van. BC, 1998.
Posy Project (inv.), Crafthouse Gallery, Van. BC, 1998
Seattle Metals Guild - Annual Members’ Show, Trade and Convention Centre, Seattle, Washington, 1998.
Annual Pilchuck Glass School Auction, Stanwood Washington, 1998.
Icons (inv.), Seymour Gallery, Van. BC, 1997.
Art Throb (jur.), Mainspace Gallery, Van. BC, 1997.
Oh Canada, Eh? (inv.), Crafthouse Gallery, Van. BC, 1997
The Darker Side (jur.), Seymour Gallery, Van. BC, 1996.
Harmony Arts Festival (jur.), Silk Purse Gallery, Van. BC, 1995.
Bellevue Arts Festival, Bellevue Washington, 2001, 2002
Sunvalley Arts Festival, Idaho, 2002
Best of the Northwest, Seattle, Washington, 2002
Corporate commissions: -Royal Victoria Museum, City of Barrie, TD Bank.
June 1995-present-sole proprietor Holy Crow Designs, jewellery.
Jan. 1995 to Nov. 1999 - Production assistant to Vancouver silversmith Madeleine Chisholm.
Sept. 2004-Dec. 2004 - instructor, Delta Senior Secondary, beginners jewellery night school class.
Regional Rep. Sunshine Coast for Craft’s Association of BC 2004-present
Gallery Committee - Crafthouse Gallery - 2000-2002
Unexpected Collaborations, Canadian Craft Museum - 2000
Set up crew - Pilchuck Glass School annual auction - 1999
Juror - Filberg Festival - 2003, 2005
Juror - Granville Island Public Market - 2002
Curator - Offerings, group exhibition, 2001
Guest speaker - Canadian Craft Museum, 2000
Art Jewellery Magazine-fall 2006
Lapidary Journal-fall 2006
The Art and Craft of Making Jewellery, Lark Books,(spring 2006)
500 Brooches, Lark Books, 2005
Sunstream, 2005
Coast Reporter, 2005
Vancouver Sun-2005
Niche Magazine, 2002
Georgia Straight, 2001
Vancouver Courier, 2001
Vancouver Sun, 2000