Professional Experience & Contributions to the Community
2021
• Juror for the upcoming '365 Calendar Project & Online Competition'; Vancouver, BC
2020
• Juror for 'Painting on the Edge', an international exhibition, FCA Federation Gallery; Vancouver, BC
2018–present
• Mentor to emerging artists
2019–2020
• Secretary for the Central Okanagan Chapter of the FCA (FCA-COC)
2019
• Presentation and demo entitled 'Expressing Yourself Through Abstract Painting', Opus Art Supplies; Kelowna, BC
• Juror for FCA-SOS exhibition; Penticton, BC
• Artist talk and demo, Peachland Art Gallery; Peachland, BC
• Presenting speaker, demo artist and workshop facilitator at the OASIS Symposium. Topic: 'Finding Your Voice; Being Authentic
in Your Abstract Painting'; Kelowna, BC
2018
• Presentation and demo entitled 'Fear of the Unknown: The Key to Powerful Abstracts', Opus Art Supplies; Kelowna, BC
• Presentation and demo (with 2 other artists) to the FCA-COC on the topic of 'Collaboration'; Kelowna, BC
• Presentation and demo (with 2 other artists), Opus Art Supplies; Kelowna, BC
2016
• Created (with 2 other artists) an 8'x8' mural for the exterior of Lake Country Art Gallery; Lake Country, BC
2015
• Organized and facilitated the creation of a public collaborative painting for the annual 'Creative Aging Day', Arte Funktional Art Gallery; Kelowna, BC
