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Elected Signature Member:
Society of Canadian Artists - SCA (October 1998)
Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour - CSPWC (May 2004)
Senior Signature Member - Federation of Canadian Artists - SFCA (March 2005)
Elected Member:
Oil Painters of America (June 2005)
Publications:
Cover - Cultura Economica (December 2008/May 2009)
Artist Profile - Galleries West Magazine (Spring 2009)
Artist Profile - Avenue Calgary Magazine (Spring 2009)
2008 Columbia Valley Map Book Cover
2007 Columbia Valley Map Book Cover
Feature Article in International Artist Magazine (April/May 2006)
Book Publication - International Artist Magazine’s “100 Ways to Paint Landscapes” (January 2004)
Awards & Competitions:
2010 Early Achievement Award - Federation of Canadian Artists (April 2010)
Salon International 2010 - International Museum of Contemporary Masters (April 2010)
Juror’s Top 60 award
“Peruvian Pony” (12” x 16” – Oil)
Fine Art Views Painting Competition (January 2010)
“Favourite 15” award
“Perched” (6”x 6” – Oil)
Fine Art Views Painting Competition (October 2009)
“Favourite 15” award
“City Lunch” (9”x 12” – Oil)
Fine Art Views Painting Competition (September 2009)
September finalist and “Favourite 15” award
“Among Friends” (14”x 21” – Watercolour)
Raymar Fine Art Competition (January 2009)
January finalist
“Young Boy - Cusco, Peru” (10”x 8” – Oil)
Raymar Fine Art Competition (November 2008)
November finalist
“El Muchacho” (8”x10” – Oil)
International Artist Magazine Issue # 53 (March 2007)
Landscape competition finalist
“NaPali Coast” (24”x48” – Oil)
Salon International 2006 - International Museum of Contemporary Masters (May 2006)
Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence ($2100 US advertising cert.)
“First Light – City of Rocks” (18” x 24” – Oil)
CAAG Annual Juried Show (May 2006)
People’s Choice Award ($1000)
“Three Amigos” (30”x 40” - Oil)
Trout Unlimited Artist of the Year (November 2005)
1st Runner-Up
“Olive Lake” (12”x 16” - Oil)
2nd Annual Painting on the Edge (August 2004)
Jim Spilsbury Award ($250)
“The Yacht Club” (24”x 30” - Oil)
Images of Western Canada (September 2003)
Award of Excellence
“Rock and Ice” (14”x 21” - Watercolour)
Solo Exhibitions:
Gibson Fine Art (Calgary, AB)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
The Gallery at Chateau Whistler (Whistler, BC)
Marika Jewellery and Fine Art , Banff (Banff, AB)
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild (Canmore, AB)
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild (Canmore, AB)
Private Venue (Banff , AB)
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild (Canmore, AB)
Private Venue (Banff, AB)
Jump Start Café (Banff, AB)
Private Venue (Banff , AB)
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Group Exhibitions:
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB)
Gibson Fine Art (Calgary, AB)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC)
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Juried Exhibitions:
Salon International 2010 - The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Art Visions 2008 - FCA (Kelowna, BC)
Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB)
Salon International 2008 - The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Oil Painters of America Central Regional Show (Topeka, Kansas)
CAAG 2nd Annual Juried Show (Canmore, AB)
Salon International 2007 - The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
CAAG Annual Juried Show (Canmore, AB)
Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction (Calgary, AB)
Salon International 2006 - The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas)
Spilsbury Medal Show - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Trout Unlimited Artist of the Year (Calgary, AB)
Art on the Mountain (Canmore, AB)
3rd Annual Painting on the Edge - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Art Fusion - Alberta’s 100th Anniversary (Calgary, AB / Vancouver, BC)
Spilsbury Medal Show - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
2nd Annual Painting on the Edge - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Dimples Wrinkles and Folds - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Artist’s Choice - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Reality Only Better - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Small, Smaller, Smallest - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Open Water - Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (Toronto, ON)
Changing Light - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Images of Western Canada - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
1st Annual Painting on the Edge - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Winter Juried Show - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
Members at the Arts and Letters Club - SCA (Toronto, ON)
Bow Valley Square - FCA (Calgary, AB)
Fall Exhibition - FCA (Vancouver, BC)
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Education:
Over the course of my career I have studied with several extremely accomplished artists including:
Nancy Crookston
Carol Marine
Casey Baugh
Kim English
Frank Serrano
Robert Genn
Brent Lynch
Mike Svob
Michael O’Toole
Alice Saltiel
Brian Atyeo
Dominik Modlinkski
Brent Heighton
Marilyn Kinsella
Corporate Collections:
Donations of work have been made to:
The Banff Center
Mountain Arts Foundation
Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild
The Lamphouse Centre for the Arts
The Alpine Club of Canada
Jimmie Heuga MS Auction
Camp He Ho Ha Charity Auction
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association
Stars Air Ambulance
Red Deer College Foundation
Kid's Cancer Camps of Alberta
Camp Horizon Charity Auction
Canadian Avalanche Association
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
The Banff Sports Hall of Fame
Lake O’Hara Trails Club
Trout Unlimited
Bow Valley S.P.C.A.
A few days in the field, plus...
Instructing Experience:
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(Plein Air workshop - Bugaboos, BC)
(2 day still life workshop - Canmore, AB)
(2 day still life workshop - Vancouver, BC)
(2 day still life workshop - Canmore, AB)
(2 day figurative workshop - Invermere, BC)
(2 day figurative workshop - Vancouver, BC)
(3 day workshop - Banff, AB)
(3 day workshop - Canmore, AB)
Heli-painting (with Robert Genn)
Daily Painting
Daily Painting
Daily Painting
Direct Painting in Oil
Direct Painting in Oil
Landscapes in Oil
Adventures in Oil
Also Private Collections throughout:
Canada
U.S.A.
Europe
Japan
Australia
Sunshine Corporation (Purchase Award)
Brewster Corporation
TD Waterhouse
Chapleau Resources
Canadian Mountain Holidays
The Lewis House Interiors
Hearthstone Investments Ltd.
Alpine Helicopters
Provident Energy
Pioneer Natural resources
Fort Chicago Energy
Aux Sable Inc
United Farmers of Alberta