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Artist vision: To create a body of work depicting Prince Edward Island landscapes and shorelines. My Inspiration has always been drawn from the rural way of life, it's natural elements, the creatures that live there and the sea that surrounds.
My vision is to bring awareness and dialogue to the disappearance of Prince Edward Island's coastal and rural vistas. These beautiful natural places and spaces are soon to be dotted with more towering summer homes, built by people who ironically come here for the beauty of the pastoral farmers fields and picturesque ocean shorelines.
I feel the need to document the landscape and the fragile coastal shores of where I grew up. I will draw my inspiration from my childhood memories, the local stories, it's music and folklore from past to present. This project will encourage me to explore and research this topic further. My identity as an islander and painter is at risk. It will be challenge for me to show clearly what will be forever lost! I will gain experience not only on the subject matter but with the technical aspects of producing the work.
Public Exhibitions
- August 2007
- Part of a group Exhibition for the Petit I’Île.
- Grand Rassemblement Fête National
- Des Acadiens. Charlottetown, PEI.
- Oct. 2005
- Arts Guild, Gallery in the Guild. Charlottetown P.E.I.
- Island Artists Group show. Organized by ARS Longa Inc.
- 2005 2006
- Peak Street Art Studio.
- Charlottetown P.E.I.
- Ongoing group theme shows
- Sept. 2004
- The Historic Farmers Bank of Rustico.
- Celebrating 400 years of Acadie. Works by 5 local artists.
- Rustico, P.E.I.
- June - Sept 2004
- Acadien Art Exhibition, Celebrating 400 years.
- Eptec Centre, Summerside, P.E.I.
- Oct. 2003
- Lift, The Healing Continues Group Exhibition.
- Confederation Centre of the Arts.
- Concourse Level. Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- April 2003
- Tide Lines.
- Contemporary art from the Atlantic Provinces.
- Ottawa City Hall Gallery. Ottawa, Ontario.
- Sponsored by the National Arts Centre.
- 2002
- Great Garden of the Gulf
- Hurried Exhibition.
- Confederation Centre of the Arts.
- Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Sept. 2001
- Dunescapes Exhibition.
- Paintings depicting the seasons of the
- Greenwich dunes system.
- Greenwich National Park Interpretive Centre. P.E.I.
- Funded by P.E.I. Council of the Arts
- Exhibition Sponsored by the APMgroup.
- Jan. 2001
- Illuminations. Group Show.
- UPEI Robertson Library.Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Sept. 2000
- Illuminations. Group Show
- Lunnenburg Library.
- Lunnenburg, Nova Scotia.
- Supported by the P.E.I. Division
- Cultural and Community Affairs.
- Sept. 1999
- Acadiens Past and Present.
- Paintings that represent Acadian
- Visual Artists on P.E.I.
- The Exhibition began at the Moncton
- Francophone Summit in 1999 and toured for 4 years ending at the Acadien Museum
- in Miscouche, P.E.I.
- Sept. 1997
- Signs of the Times.
- Exhibition of works by 23 women Artists
- using Social justice issues as a theme.
- The Arts Guild, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Organized by the Advisory Council of the Status of Women.
- I acted as Artist Coordinator for this 2 year project. The artworks were auctioned and the proceeds went to SAS an organization for survivors of sexual abuse.
- Jan. 1995
- Congress Center, Ottawa Ontario.
- Visual Artist for "1995 New Years Rave"
- Created large scale abstract paintings for 5 different themes in 5 ball rooms.
- March 1993
- Friends of UPEI Art Exhibition.
- Group Show.
- UPEI Robertson Library. Charlottetown, P.E.I.
- Sept. 1993
- More than Skin Deep.
- Group Exhibition.
- UPEI Women's Center. Charlottetown, P.E.I.