Curriculum Vitae
MENTORSHIPS
Studied under:
● Laurie Landry (www.laurielandry.com)
● Dawn Matheson (www.thiswasnow.com)
● David Caesar (www.davidcaesar.com/about)
● Sage Lovell (www.deafspectrum.com)
EXPERIENCE
2020 - now / Practicing Professional Visual Artist
2023 - now / Small Business Vendor, featuring original artworks
- Mayfest, Toronto (2023 - 2026)
- Art Not Shame’s Makers Market (2024)
- Disability Holiday Market (2024)
- Hallo-versary Queer Crawl (2024)
- National Deaf Arts + Culture Festival (2024)
- ECD 60th reunion, Milton (2023)
2023 - 2025 / Acting President of Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
2022 / ASL to English Transcriptor - Deaf, What? Artist Collective
2021 - 2024 / Communications Coordinator - Deaf Spectrum
2020 - 2022 / Board Director of Programming, Out on the Shelf Library, Guelph
ARTWORKS PRODUCED/COMMISSIONED
2026 / Series of original linocut prints, available for sale at Groundfloor Arts, Guelph
2023 / Watercolour portrait of Leah, booth raffle winner (8x10”)
2021 / Wedding couple portrait commission, watercolour, (10x10”)
2021 / Deaf LGBTQ Youth art video submission: time-lapse of painting, Toronto Pride
2020 - 2022 / three series of commissioned watercolour portraits
2020 / Donated; customized portrait, Guelph Pride Accessibility Fundraiser, (7x10”)
2020 / 4 paid works created in Deaf Interiors, Creative Users Project, Canada
ZINES
2025 ‘finding your self” - Independent, lead artist, standard 8 page 1 sheet zine
2024 ‘i miss my cat’ - Independent, lead artist, standard 8 page 1 sheet zine
‘ouch!’ - Independent, lead artist, standard 8 page 1 sheet zine
‘culturally (y)ours’ - Collaborative, organizer + participating artist, accordion zine
EXHIBITIONS
2026, Featured, “Colour is…” curated exhibition, Blyth Festival Art Gallery - Blyth
2026, Featured, Community Exhibition, Art Not Shame - Guelph
2025 Collaborative, bittersweet, Necessary Arts - Guelph
2024 Collaborative, Member Exhibition, Necessary Arts - Guelph (December)
2023 Collaborative, Neophyte Club, artBar - Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Program
2023 Featured, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair - Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
2023 Featured, Deaf Interiors original works - Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf
2021 Collaborative, Online, Deaf Interiors - Creative Users Project/Tangled Arts Disability
WORKSHOPS/PANELS
2024 Participant, Sync Alberta, Intensive Leadership Programme, Sync Canada
2022/2023 Assistant, Co-developed Workshop Series for Deaf Artists - Deaf Spectrum
2022 Participant, Burning Tears Workshop, Tangled Arts + Disability
2022 Speaker, Speaking in Spoons Panel, Guelph Pride, Guelph
GRANTS & AWARDS
2026 Professional Development, International Deaf Arts + Culture Festival / Clin d’Oeil - Canada Council for the Arts
2026 Deaf and Disability Arts, Ontario Art Council - Expanding to Printmaking
2024 Research and Creation - Explore and Create - Developing a Body of Work, Canada Council for the Arts
2024 Professional Development: National Deaf Arts + Culture Festival, Canada Council for the Arts
2023 Professional Development: Oil Painting Mentorship in ASL, Canada Council for the Arts
2023 Deaf and Disability Arts Project: Materials for Visual Artists, Ontario Art Council
2022 Jane Graham Memorial Grant, Guelph Arts Council
