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Education

1996-99
BFA graduate with distinction, from the Glass Department, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab

Selected Exhibitions

2004
Torch Gems, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC
Elemental/Translation, two-person show with Carole Thompson, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC

2003
La La La, two-person show with Miyuki Shinkai, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC

2002
HAWT (hot artists with a thirst), Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Ab
BC Glass Art Association Members Show , Vancouver, BC
Scultpural Glass, The Works, Edmonton, Ab

2001
CanadianGlass Exhibition, The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ont
The Filberg Festival, Comox, BC
BC Young Contemporaries, The Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC

2000
Boxed Set, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC
BCGAA Emerging Artists, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1999
Foursights, Webster Gallery, Calgary, Ab
Basement Show, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab
Grad Show, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab
Roland Rasmussen and Jill Allan, In the Arts, Victoria, BC
Boxed Set, Starfish Gallery, Victoria, BC

Awards

2004
BCGAA Tiffany Glass Scholarship, Red Deer Summer Series

2000
Millenium CollectionCompetition, Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC

1999
BEAM Corporate Collection Project, ACAD, Calgary, Ab
Illingworth Kerr Travel Study Scholarship, ACAD, Calgary, Ab

Workshops and Seminars

2004
Advanced Bead Making Workshop, with Amy Johnson, Victoria, BC
Lost Wax casting in Glass and Bronze, with Stephen Paul Day, Red Deer, Ab

2003
Sandblasting and Sandcarving Course, with Naoko Takenouchi and Jeina Morosoff, vancouver, BC

1999
Instructors jan Eric Ritzma and Josiah Mc Elheny, Northlands Craetive Glass Centre, Lybster, Scotland
Starfish Glassworks visiting artists, Alberta College of Art and Design, calgary, Ab
Painting on Glass, with visiting artists Louise Duthie and Brian Munn, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab

1998
Sandcasting, with visiting artist Mitchell Gaudet, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab

1997
Kiln Casting, with visiting artists Leslie and Melanie Rowe, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab

1995
Introduction to Glassblowing, with Jim Norton, Series Summer art Program, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Ab

Related Experience

Present
Studio assistant Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC
Studio assistant to Mel Munsen, Victoria, BC

1999-2000
Syudio assistant to Natali Rodrigues

1999
Seminar assistant to Lisa Samphire, Red Deer College, Ab
Technical support for Louise Duthie and Brian Munn and Starfish Glassworks visiting artists, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Ab

1998
Teaching assistant to Tyler Rock and Marty Kauffman, Foundation Glass class, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary Ab
Gallery staff, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC

1997
Pole Turners '97, volunteer glassblower for Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA