Exhibits & Experience

AWARDS

• City of Hamilton - City Enrichment Fund - Creation and Presentation Grant - 2022
• Elected Membership status to the Colour and Form Society - 2022
• Honourable Mention Award - Central Ontario Art Association – “Perceptions” – Annual Juried Exhibition – May 18 to June 23, 2022
• Honourable Mention Award - Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) -126th Annual Juried Exhibition - Art Gallery of Hamilton - April 23 to June. 12, 2022
• City of Hamilton Public Art Call - "Traffic Signal Box Wraps Public Art Project" 
• Featured Artist - 32nd Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – March 2020 to February 24, 2022.
• Hamilton Arts Council Artist in Residence – Cotton Factory – March 1 to June 7, 2019.
• Winner – Best in Show - Central Ontario Art Association – Perceptions – Annual Juried Exhibition – April 9, 2019 – June 22, 2019
• Winner – Best in Class - Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Show – February 27 - 28, 2016 Burlington, Ontario
• Honourable Mention Award – 2015 Botanical Artists of Canada Juried Art Exhibition – Botanical Treasures at the Woodland Edge, Todmorden Mills Papermill Gallery, Toronto, October 28 – November 8, 2015
• Best in Show, Best Acrylic, Best Watercolour, Most Points  and several special awards – 2014 and 2015 Ancaster, Caledonia and Rocton Fall Fairs – Ancaster, Caledonia and Rocton Ontario  
• Jurors Award – Second Place – Open Studio Exhibition 2014 – Bruno Capolongo Fine Art Studio – Grimsby Ontario November 22 – 28, 2014

EXHIBITIONS OF WORK

2024

• Solo – Invitational exhibit – St. James Anglican Church, Dundas – June 1 to June 30, 2024.
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) – 128th Annual Juried Exhibition – The Language of Colour - Art Gallery of Hamilton – April 2 to June 2, 2024.
• Colour and Form Society – Members’ Exhibition – Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto – March 5 to 23.
• 38th Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – Feb. 29 to Jun. 27, 2024.
• Burlington Fine Arts Association – Artist's Choice Exhibition – The Hub – Burlington Centre – Feb. 20, 2024 to Feb. 25, 2024
• Burlington Fine Arts Association – Karina Gould MP Offices – Burlington – Feb. 8, to May 1, 2024
• Art At Seven – Exhibition No 3 – Dundas – Feb. 1 to Jun. 6, 2024.

2023

• Burlington Fine Arts Association - Artist's Choice Exhibition - Art Gallery of Burlington - December 27 to January 20, 2024 
• 37th Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – November 30, 2023 to February 29, 2024
• Burlington Fine Arts Association - Martin and Hillyer Office exhibition - Burlington - November 6, 2023 to February 29, 2024
• Burlington Fine Arts Association - Artist's Mark Juried Exhibition - The Hub - Burlington Centre - October 13 to October 22  
• Faculty Exhibition - DVSA - October 6 to November 30, 2022
• Art At Seven - Exhibition No 2 - Dundas - October 2, 2023 to January 31, 2024
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) - New Works Exhibition - Social Art Gallery Café - Toronto - October 2 to December 2, 2023
• Central Ontario Art Association – Crossection 2023 – Juried Exhibition – The Assembly Hall Etobicoke - September 5 to October 6, 2023
• Burlington Fine Arts Association - Martin and Hillyer Office exhibition - Burlington - June 26 to November 6, 2023
• Art Gallery of Burlington - All Guilds Show - May 6 to June 4, 2023
• Solo Exhibit - "Our Fragile Environment" - Dundas Museum and Archives, April 22 to July 1, 2023
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) - Perception - Hamilton Art Gallery - April 15 to June 25, 2023
• DVSA - 52nd Annual Art Auction - online show - April 10 to April 15, 2023
• Solo Exhibit - "Our Fragile Environment"- Gallery 206 - the Cotton Factory, March 3 to March 31, 2023

2022

• Colour and Form Society – Members’ Exhibition - 70th Anniversary - Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto, December 12, 2022 to January 6, 2023.
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) - Spatial Concepts - Cotton Factory - November 25, 2022 to February 10, 2023
• 35th Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – November 24, 2022 to March 2, 2023.
• The Bigger Picture: Art in Hamilton 1950-2000 - Art Gallery of Hamilton - September 10 to December 31, 2022
• Faculty Exhibition - DVSA - October 2 to November 28, 2022
• 34th Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – June 28, 2022 to October 26, 2022
• Central Ontario Art Association – Crossection 2022 – Juried Exhibition – Etobicoke Civic Centre - August 8 to September 13, 2022
• Central Ontario Art Association – “Perceptions” – Annual Juried Exhibition – Honourable Mention – May 18 to June 23 – Dundas Museum and Archives – Dundas, ON.
• Colour and Form Society – Members’ Exhibition – Reflection: Our Roots and Our Times – April 6 to 30 – Beaux Arts Gallery – Brampton ON.
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) -126th Annual Juried Exhibition - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Honorable Mention - April 23 to June. 12, 2022
• Portraits of Resilience - Ontario Art Gallery - online exhibition - March 2021 - spring 2022

2021

• Women's Art Association of Hamilton (WAAH) - Celebrating the History of Hamilton - Cotton Factory - Dec. 4, 2021 to Jan. 28, 2022 
• Solo Exhibit - "Fragile Environments" - Community Gallery - Grimsby Art Gallery – September 7, 2021 to November 12, 2021.
• Colour and Form Society - Open Juried Exhibition (online) - October 15 2021 to December 31, 2021. 
• Portraits of Resilience - Ontario Art Gallery - online exhibition - March 2021 - spring 2022
• Solo Exhibit - "My Backyard Neighbours" - Dundas Museum and Archives – May 11 2021 to September, 2021.

2020

• Cotton Factory Tenants Exhibition – November 2020 to 2021.
• 125th Annual Juried Exhibition – "Visions 2020" - WAAH – Art Gallery of Hamilton – December 2020 to April 25, 2021.
• 32nd Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – FEATURED ARTIST - April 2, 2020 to February 24, 2022.
• WAAH – “Expressions” – Exhibition – Carnegie Gallery Dundas - July 10 to 31
• Central Ontario Art Association – Perceptions – Online Exhibition – beginning March 31

2019

• 31st Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – November 28 to February 26.
• WAAH – “Autumn Bliss” – Exhibition – October 3 to 29.
• Central Ontario Art Association – Crossection 2019 – Juried Exhibition – October 1 to 24.
• 30th Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – August 1 to October 28.
• Open Studio Exhibition 2019 – Bruno Capolongo Fine Art Studio – May 4 to May 18 – Grimsby, Ontario.
• WAAH – Traditions – Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts – April 28 to May 26.
• WAAH – Selfies Show – Cotton Factory 2nd floor April 23 to June 10.
• Central Ontario Art Association – Perceptions – Annual Juried Exhibition – April 9 to June 22 – Best in Show - Relationships #1.

2018

• Fresh From the Studio – Juried Exhibition – Fieldcote Museum – October 12 to December 22.
• Invitational Exhibition – September 14 to September 20 – Nantong, China.
• 2nd Joint Invitational Exhibition – Beizhen Zhongren Art Museum – August 31 to September 7 – Beizhen, China.
• Cotton Factory Tenants Exhibition – June 2 to August 30.
• Members Exhibition – Botanical Artists of Canada – Cotton Factory – May 2 to May 27.
• 122nd Annual Juried Exhibition – Signs of Life – WAAH – Art Gallery of Hamilton – April 28 to September 2.
• 26th Exhibit – Art In the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – March 29 to June 27.
• Cotton Factory Tenants Exhibition – March 1 to April 30.

2017

• 23rd Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – March 30 to June 28.
• Guest Artist – Parkway Artists Guild Annual Art in the Gardens – September 2 & 3 – Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens – Niagara Falls, Ontario.
• Winter's Palette Exhibition – WAAH – Cotton Factory – December 10, 2016 to February 25.

2016

• 22th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – December 1, 2016 to March 1, 2017.
• 2016 Gallery Exhibition of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators – Grimsby Public Art Gallery, September 17 to November 6 – Grimsby, Ontario.
• Invitational Exhibition, Beizhen Art Centre, July 26 to August 6 – Beizhen China.
• 2016 Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, August 6 to September 11 – Grimsby, Ontario.
• Botanical Artists of Canada Open Art Exhibition – Toronto Botanical Garden’s Weston Family Library – May 1 to August 31 – Toronto, Ontario. 
• 120th Annual Juried Exhibition – WAAH – Art Gallery of Hamilton – April 30 to June 26.
• Open Studio Exhibition 2016 – Bruno Capolongo Fine Art Studio – April 10 to April 17 – Grimsby, Ontario
• 20th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – April 5 to July 7.
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens – winner – Best in Class – February 27 to 28 – Burlington, Ontario
• 2016 Exhibit of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators, Ball's Falls Conservation Authority, January 16 to February 28 – Jordon, Ontario.  
• Centre 3 Member's Gallery Exhibition - Joint Show – January 6 to January 31.

2015

• 19th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – December 3, 2015 to March 10, 2016.
• 2015 Botanical Artists of Canada Juried Art Exhibition – Botanical Treasures at the Woodland Edge, Todmorden Mills Papermill Gallery, October 28 to November 8, 2015 – Honourable Mention Award – Toronto, Ontario
• 2015 Exhibit of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators, Giants Rib Discovery Centre –September 5 to November 1 – Dundas, Ontario
• 17th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – April 2 to July 16.

2014

• 16th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – December 4, 2014 to March 19, 2015.
• Open Studio Exhibition 2014 – Bruno Capolongo Fine Art Studio – November 22 to November 28 – Jurors Award – Second Place – Grimsby, Ontario. 
• 2014 Exhibit of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators – The Lindsay Gallery, September 24 to October 18 – Lindsay, Ontario.
• 2014 Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, August 1 – September 7 – Grimsby, Ontario.
• 2014 Botanical Artists of Canada Juried Art Exhibition – The Four Seasons – Todmorden Mills – Papermill Gallery, March 26 to April 6 – Toronto, Ontario.
• 14th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – April 1 to July 9.
• 13th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – December 5, 2013 to March 6, 2014.

PRIOR TO 2014

• 12th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – August 1 to November 15.
• 2013 Exhibit of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators, Richview Public Library – February 2 to February 24 – Toronto, Ontario.
• 9th Exhibit – Art in the Workplace – McMaster Innovation Park – August 2, 2012 to November 15.
• 2012 Exhibit of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, April 1 to April 29 – Kitchener, Ontario.
• 2008 Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, Ontario.
• Mohawk College-Manatee Internet Art Exchange.

TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS

• Women's Art Association of Hamilton - Still Life Drawing - weekly drop in sessions since Fall 2023
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton - monthly craft sessions - various programs
• Dundas Valley School of Art - Chinese Brush Painting for Beginners - Fall session 2022 and Winter session 2023
• Private Studio Lessons – one on one Botanical drawing lessons – fall 2020 and spring 2022
• One-week retreat – small group lessons in Botanical Drawing – Wee Point Lodge – Manitoulin Island Sept. 2021
• Simcoe Arts Group – Tuesday June 4, 2019 – taught full day workshop on Botanical drawing and painting – 95 Pond Street, Simcoe Ont.
• Parkway Artists Guild – Saturday August 18, 2018 – members only workshop on Chinese Brush Painting – Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens – Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Royal Botanical Gardens – Botanical Illustration Program – Saturday May 5, to Saturday June 16, 2018 – 6 x 3 hour classes – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Battlefield House and Museum – History of Botanical Art – February, 2018 – 1 hour presentation to members of the Historical Society
• Royal Botanical Gardens – Botanical Illustration Program – Saturday September 23, to Saturday October 21, 2017 – 6 x 3 hour classes – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Women’s Art Association of Hamilton – Framing workshop for artists – 2 hour open workshop
• Parkway Artists Guild Annual Art in the Gardens – Saturday September 2, 2017 – 3 hour public workshop on Botanical Illustration – Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens – Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Quilt of Belonging Exhibit, Peace by Piece; Stitching Together Canadian Stories – July 17 to August 14, 2017 – Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association – series of 5 – 3 hour open public workshops on Botanical Illustration – Cotton Factory – Hamilton, Ontario
• Royal Botanical Gardens – Botanical Illustration Program – Saturday April 1, to Saturday May 20, 2017 – 6 x 3 hour classes – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Women’s Art Association of Hamilton – monthly member meeting – 1 hour presentation on Chinese Brush Painting
• Royal Botanical Gardens – Botanical Illustration Program – Saturday September 10, to Saturday October 22, 2016 – 6 x 3 hour classes – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario

CURATION AND JUDGING

• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Exhibition (OSRBG) – February 26 & 27, 2023 – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Women's Art Association of Hamilton - Celebrating the History of Hamilton - Dec. 4, 2021 to Jan. 28, 2022 - Cotton Factory  
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Exhibition (OSRBG) – February 29 & March 1, 2020 – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Exhibition (OSRBG) – February 23 & 24, 2019 – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Exhibition (OSRBG) – February 24 & 25, 2018 – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Exhibition (OSRBG) – February 25 & 26, 2017 – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario
• Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Art Exhibition (OSRBG) – February 27 & 28, 2016 – Royal Botanical Gardens – Burlington, Ontario