Artist Statement:
My paintings explore the forms, people, and colors of the urban environment, as well as middle grounds where wild elements of nature and popular architecture come together and interact.
It is art that is about living imaginatively in the everyday world and is meant to be accessible and relatable to most people where they are.
Educated at York University and the University of Toronto, in Canada, I currently live in the Los Angeles area.
Education:
B.Ed. Senior/Intermediate Education, University of Toronto (2004)
M.A. History, York University, Toronto (2000)
B.Sc. Computer Science, University of Guelph (1998)
Awards & Distinctions:
- Best of Show, Redlands Festival of Arts, CA (2018)
- Best in Painting, Tempe Festival of the Arts, AZ (2018)
- 2nd Prize, Plein Air Painting Competition, Villafranca de los Caballeros, Spain (2017)
- 1st Prize, Painting Competition, The Museum, Kitchener, Canada (2015)
- Best in 2-D, New Art Festival, Ottawa, Canada (2014)
- 1st Prize, Plein Air Painting Competition, Tossalnou, Spain (2014)
Professional/Teaching Experience:
- Toronto Watercolour Society (2015)
- Guelph Creative Arts Association, Canada (2015)
- Don Valley Art Club, Toronto (2014)
- Elora Centre for the Arts, Canada (2014)
- Central Ontario Art Association, Orillia, Canada (2014)
Exhibitions:
- Solo Exhibition, Villa del Sol, Fullerton, CA (2019)
- Summerlin Festival of the Arts, Las Vegas, NV (2019)
- Kings Mountain Art Fair, Woodside, CA (2019)
- Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (2018)
- Solo Exhibition, Focus Gallery, Hamilton, Canada (2016)
- Solo Exhibition, Villa La Fonte, European University Institute, Florence, Italy (2016)
- Solo Exhibition, Istituto Sangalli, Florence, Italy (2015)
- Solo Exhibition, Red Brick Gallery, Guelph, Canada (2014)
Artistic Influences:
Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Edward Hopper, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Mark Bradford, Goya, Caravaggio, Courbet
Artist Tags:
urbanlandscape, boldcolor, streetart, mixedmedia, figurativeart, everyday
