BIOGRAPHY

Education
Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta
Visual Communications Major, 1977 - 1981

Memberships
Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (S.N.A.P.)
Latitude 53 Society of Artists

Public Collections
• Alberta Foundation for the Arts
• Esso Petroleum Corporation
• The Government of Alberta Public Affairs
• Walter C. McKenzie Health Sciences Centre
• Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton
• The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry
• The Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, The University of Alberta
• Strathcona County
• Monnex Insurance Brokers
• The Princess Theatre, Edmonton

Solo Exhibitions

June 2012
“Don't Let the Flakes Out”
Daffodil Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

August 2010
“Crooked Numbers”
Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

 December 1997
"My Tongue All Thumbs"  
Performance/reading for the release of my book of visual poetry
Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

June 1990
"Shame in the Jungle"
an exhibition with Alan Brownoff as part of "The Works" Art Festival
Centennial Building, Edmonton, Alberta

October 1986
"Fruit of the Loon"
Foyer Gallery, Fort McMurray Public Library, Fort McMurray, Alberta

September 1986
"Recent Works"
Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

November 1985
"Marginal Remarks"
Foyer Gallery, Fort Saskatchewan Library, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

May 1984
"The First Return of $Free Entertainment"
Second Story Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

March 1984
"The First Return of $Free Entertainment"
Foyer Gallery, Edmonton Public Library, Edmonton, Alberta

October 1983
"An Enterprising Exhibition"
Weinlos Books, Edmonton, Alberta

February 1983
"Nuwarks / Olwarks"
Dallas Frame Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta

October 1982
"Wild Emotions - A New Wave Art Show"
a two-man exhibition with Al Pavlis,
Dante, Edmonton, Alberta

Publications and Awards

November 2012
Gallery Photographica - New Images Photography Awards
Gold Medal Award

August  2011
Visual Arts Alberta Association Open Photo 2011
Honorable Mention

March 2009
Commissioned by S.N.A.P. to produce an edition of prints
for their Spring 2009 Newsletter

December 1997
My first book of Visual Poetry titled “My Tongue All Thumbs”
is published by Slipstream Books, an imprint of the Books Collective -
Written and illustrated by myself

Summer 1997
Poetry printed in “The Stroll of Poets” 1997 Anthology

Fall 1994
Poetry printed in “Other Voices”

October 1992
Create artwork for the publication “Faux Paws”, a poetry comic book -
Published by The Books Collective, Edmonton, Alberta

Winter 1990
Published in Blue Buffalo, a magazine of Alberta writing, Calgary, Alberta

November 1990
Award of Merit - “Salon D’Oeuvres Sur Papier de Montreal”
a juried international exhibition, F.R.R.I.C., Montreal, Quebec

October 1989
Award of Merit - Graphic Designers of Alberta “Prairie Show”
Edmonton, Alberta

January 1987
Published in “Borderlands” a book of juried works for Artcite Inc.
Windsor, Ontario

August 1985
Silver Medal - Alberta Summer Games ‘85 Cultural Events

June 1984
Alberta Culture Art Project Grant

June 1984
Award of Merit - Graphic Designers of Alberta “Print Design ‘84”
Edmonton, Alberta