1986 Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
EDUCATION
2011 Vancouver College of Art and Design, Studied Life Drawing, 3D Modelling
2007 Langara College, Diploma in Professional Photo Imaging
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 - present, Fine Art Imaging Consultant + Digital Retoucher, ABC Photo
2017 - 2019, VP Communications, Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators
2010 - present, Principal, Cake Imagery Creative Retouching
SOLO + DUO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Codex Pacificus, Richmond City Hall - Richmond, BC
2017 Codex Pacificus, Place des Arts - Coquitlam, BC
2015 Facades of the West Coast, Plaskett Gallery - New Westminster, BC
2014 Facades of the West Coast, Firehall Arts Centre - Vancouver, BC
2014 Influx + Exodus, Leigh Square Community Arts Village - Port Coquitlam, BC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Collisions Festival: Invasive Systems - VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, BC
2018 Savour: RAGA Auction - Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
2018 ADDRESS, An Assembly of Designers & Makers - Vancouver, BC
2018 Collective Noun, Ian Tan Art Gallery - Vancouver, BC
2017 Canada 150, Kimoto Gallery - Vancouver, BC
2017 ROVE, Gene Studios - Vancouver, BC
2017 Slideluck Vancouver, Beaumont Studio - Vancouver, BC
2015 Langara Photo Alumini, Langara College - Vancouver, BC
2015 It's a Sheep Show, Hot Art Wet City - Vancouver, BC
2014 Langara Photo Alumini, Langara College - Vancouver, BC
2013 Unassisted, Photo Haus - Vancouver, BC
WORKSHOPS
2020 Make A Nursery Log - Richmond Children's Festival, Richmond, BC
2019 Data Sonification - VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, BC
2018 How to Photograph Your Artwork, Ferry Building Gallery - West Vancouver, BC
2018 Plant Walk, Minoru Park - Richmond, BC
2018 Basket Making Workshop, Garden City Park - Richmond, BC
2018 Tea Making, Richmond City Centre Community Centre - Richmond, BC
2018 Abstract Art Making - Richmond City Centre Community Centre - Richmond, BC
2017 Family Day, Place des Arts - Coquitlam, BC
LECTURES
2019 Collider Cafe - Vancouver, BC
2019 Art At Work: Artist Talk - Fleetwood Library, Surrey, BC
2019 Women's Maker Meet-Up, MakerLabs - Vancouver, BC
2019 Guest Lecture, Emily Carr University - Vancouver, BC2017 Thrive Talk Minis 2 - Vancouver, BC
2014 Artist Talk: Role of Digital Technology in Contemporary Art, Leigh Square Community Arts Village -
Port Coquitlam, BC
2012 Guest Lecture, VanArts - Vancouver, BC
2011 Guest Lecture, VanArts - Vancouver, BC
AWARDS + PUBLICATIONS
2019 Global News - Tunes from plant DNA
2019 CBC News - Quand L’art et La Science Se Rencontrent
2019 Science Borealis - When Art and Science Collide
2019 RBC Emerging Artist Program - Audain Museum, Whistler, BC
2019 Peace Arch News - Creative Bike Rack
2017 Prix de la Photographie, Silver Award - Nature/Flowers
2017 Applied Arts Photo Annual, Winner - Photo Manipulation
2017 Vancouver is Awesome, The Life and Death of 10 Plants in Diptychs
2017 CTV - Framing Artwork
2016 Sony World Photography Awards, Commended
2015 Exposure Award Book
2014 Applied Arts Photo Annual, Winner - Unpublished/Personal Photography
PUBLIC PROJECTS
2019 Richmond Cultural Centre Rotunda - Richmond BC (forthcoming)
2019 Canada Goldenrod + Canary Grass - Richmond, BC
2019 Terra Nova Artist In Residence, Artist Selection Committee - Richmond, BC
2019 The Frasers, Bike Rack - Surrey, BC
2018 Tufted Vetch, Utility Wrap - Vancouver, BC
2018 Take Root - City Centre Community Centre - Richmond, BC
2017-2019 Selected for Art Wrap Roster - Richmond, BC
2016 Shortlisted for Vancity, Cedar Hills art commission
2016 Shortlisted for Vancity, Kitsilano art commission
RESIDENCIES
2020 Cassiar Cannery Residency - Port Edwards, BC (forthcoming)
2019 Germinate, Ayatana Artists Research Program - Gatineau Hills, Québec
2019 Tools for Women - MakerLabs - Vancouver, BC
2018 Shortlisted for Nature Park Artist Residency - Richmond, BC
2018 MEC Outdoor Nation Summit - Maple Ridge, BC