Solo Exhibitions |
| 2004 | Lost Leaders: Out There,
B.Mad Studio and Airstream Gallery, Toronto, ON
(in collaboration with Glenn Novak as part of the Contact photography festival) |
| 1999 | Toast Works
Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON |
| 1999 | Home Is Where You Park It
Union Gallery, Kingston, ON
(an installation conceived and produced in collaboration with Lisa Cheung) |
| 1998 | Toast
Here, New York, NY |
| 1997 | Drawings and such of/on Toast , Musclecars and Airstreams
The Rivoli, Toronto, ON |
| 1997 | Toast
Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls, NY |
| 1996 | Hit This Sculpture,
Seymour Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
Group Exhibitions |
| 2003 | Day Job, Arlington Center for the Arts, Boston, MA. Curated by Elinor Buxton |
| 2002 | Wallpower Art , Toronto, ON |
| | High Chroma, Andrews Gallery, College of William and Mary, VA |
| 2000 | Loop + 1, Loop Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| | Arts 2000, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON
Produced by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts |
| 1999 | Hot Wheels , C.R.A.I.G., Birmingham, MI |
| 1998 | Niagara , Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls, NY (site specific installation) |
| 1998 | 47th Western New York Exhibition , Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Curated by Paul Ha, Director of White Columns, NYC |
| 1998 | The Inanimate: 12 Artists on Still Life , Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo |
| 1997 | Hung Out to Dry , Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1996 | Crossing Borders , Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls, NY |
| 1994 | Edward Day Gallery , Kingston, ON |
| 1993-1994 | Young Contemporaries , London Regional Art and Historical Museums, London,
ON; The Beaverbrook Gallery, Fredericton, NB; Illingworth-Kerr, Calgary, AB;
Rodman Hall, St.Catharines, ON. Triennial travelling, juried group show of Canadian artists under age 30. |
Commissioned Permanent Installation |
| 2001 | 2001 The Space Between, design, production and installation of a bronze fountain for Havergal College, Toronto, Canada |
Public Art Projects |
| 1999-2003 | 1999-2003 Building Buffalo, currently on display at the Buffalo International Airport, this project is the result of a Multi-Disciplinary Pilot Project Grant from the University at Buffalo. The resulting artwork is a massive book made of cast and fabricated bronze elements. It physically engages the viewer with the rich architectural past and present through bas-relief interpretations of both building and maps in a book format. (view by clicking the "Big Bronze Book" icon at www.icebergproject.org) |
| 2000 | 2000 Herd About Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. A public art project organised by the Burchfield-Penney Art Center and Roswell Park. |
Performance |
| 1997 | Toast, (one day performance and installation), Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY |
Awards |
| 2002 | Mid-Career Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council |
| 1999 | Multi-Disciplinary Pilot Project Grant, University at Buffalo A collaborative project with Architecture Professors Frank Fantauzzi and Shahin Vassigh to research, produce and install an engaging public art work in Buffalo |
| 1998 | Cannon Award, 47th Western New York Art Exhibition, Albright-Knox Gallery/td> |
| 1997 | International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award |
| 1997 | 2nd Best of Show, Convergence '97, Carnegie Art Center, N. Tonawanda, NY |
| 1997 | Mark Diamond Research Foundation Grant |
| 1997 | Morrison Memorial Fellowship Grant |
| 1996 | Canadian American Studies Grant |
| 1995 and 1996 | Tuition Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship , University at Buffalo |
| 1995 | Ontario Arts Council Grant |
| 1994 | Canada Council Explorations Grant |
| 1994 & 1992 | 2nd Best Sculpture, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition |
| 1992 | Odette Award , Toronto Sculpture Garden Student Competition |
| Visiting Artist |
| 2001 | College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA |
| 2000 | College of the North Atlantic, Stephenville, NF |
| 2000 | SUNY at Stony Brook, Long Island, NY |
| 1999 | Queen's University, Kingston, ON |
Curatorial Experience |
| 1997 | Dinnick + Howells , conceived and arranged an exhibition of work by Toronto graphic design firm at the University at Buffalo Art Gallery. |
| 1996 - 1997 | Cross and Response , Union Gallery, Kingston, Ontario. Initiated, organised and co-curated an exchange exhibition between the University at Buffalo's Art Gallery and Queen's University's Union Gallery. |
| 1997 & 1998 | Crossing Borders , co-ordinated and curated the University at Buffalo's involvement in bi-national exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls, NY. |
Administrative Experience |
| 2000 | Juror, Memorial University Botanical Garden Sculpture Competition. |
| 1998 | Member , Art Department Search Committee, SUNYat Buffalo |
| 1996 - 1997 | <em>President </em>, Graduate Student Association, Art Department, SUNY Buffalo. |
| 1989 - 1990 | Vice President , Art on the Line; a student gallery action committee responsible for the allocation of $340,000. for the establishment of a student art gallery in new library complex at Queen's University. |
Special Studies |
| 2002-200404 | Photo Educator's Forum, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON |
| 2001 | Art Educator's Forum, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA Fashion and textile design workshops |
| 1998 | Newfoundland Sculpture Symposium, Corner Brook, NF
Marble carving workshop. |
| 1998 | Third International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art , Johnson Atelier, Mercerville, NJ
Increased knowledge of iron casting, improved patination skills, learned how to build different types of furnaces for melting metal, and attended lectures on art-making concepts and techniques. |
| 1993 | Wildebeeste Workshop, Lamu, Kenya
Developed knowledge and techniques of copperplate etching under the supervision of Kenyan artist Jony Waite. |
Selected Reviews |
| Spring 2001 | Toast,
Rampike , Vol. 12/No.1 |
| Summer 1999 | Toast Works,
Lola , Toronto, ON |
| January 16, 1999 | Installation Makes You Think,
Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, ON |
| September 1998 | Burke Paterson
HERE, New York, Sculpture magazine |
| August 1, 1998 | An Array of Renderings of Majestic Niagara Falls
Buffalo News |
| February 18, 1998 | The Thing Itself: Still Life at the Burchfield-Penney
Artvoice, Buffalo, NY |
| March 20, 1998 | The Wonders Of Toast
Buffalo News |
| July 16, 1994 | Stealing the Show
Kingston Whig-Standard, Kingston, ON |
| Exhibition Catalogues |
| 1998 | 47th Western New York Exhibition, Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Essay by Paul Ha |
| 1998 | The Inanimate: 12 Artists on Still Life, Burchfield-Penney Art Center
Essay by Arlette Klaric |
| 1993 | Young Contemporaries, London Regional Art and Historical Museum
Essay by Barry Lord |
