EDUCATION:

1986 BFA (Art and Design), University of Alberta

1982 MA (English Literature), University of Toronto

1981 BA (Honours, English Literature), University of Alberta

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2010 (forthcoming) Black and White: Twenty Years of Linocut Printmaking, Devon House Gallery, St. John's, NL

2010 (forthcoming) Gros Morne Nocturne, Discovery Centre, Woody Point, NL

2009 Entropy, Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB

2008 Painting Journal: The Colours of the Landscape, Rogue Gallery, Eastern Edge, St. John's, NL

2007 Obsession: Trilobite Collection, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB

2007 Rock Water Ice, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit, NU

New Work: Paintings of the North, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS

2006 Featured Artist, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON

2006 North: Studies of Baffin Island, Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, AB

2005 Big Land, Curiosity House Books, Creemore, ON

Obsessions/Collections, Resource Centre for the Arts, St. John's, NL

2004 New Work, Studio 21 Gallery, Halifax, NS

2003 Source, Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL

2001 Tesserae, Resource Centre for the Arts, St. John's, NL

1999 Tablelands, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS

Tablelands, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's, NL

1997 Tesserae: A Series of Deconstructions, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL

1996 Near and Far: Recent Monotypes, Emma Butler Gallery, St. John's , NL

Outside and Inside, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC; Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary, AB

1995 Outside and Inside, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON

Pastoral and Otherwise , Eastern Edge Gallery St. John's, NL

1994 Outside and Inside, Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery, St. John's, NL

1993 The River God Suite, Prairie Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB; UNB Art Centre, Fredericton, NB

1992 Inner Spaces, IKONS Gallery, St. John's, NL

1990 The River God Suite, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL; The Works, Edmonton, AB

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2009 Time and Place, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL

Land Marks, Gros Morne Discovery Centre, Woody Point, NL

2007 Six by Six, Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, NB

Traditions in Transition, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery , Corner Brook and The Rooms, St. John's

2003 Power of Place: St. Michael's Printshop -- 30 Years, AGNL, St. John's, NL and touring

2002 Landscapes , Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, NS

2001 Re-Interpreting the Masters, Fletcher/Priest Gallery, Worcester, MA

2001 Prints and Drawings, MPG, Boston, MA

Coastlines , Canadian Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

Art in the Park , Discovery Centre, Gros Morne National Park, NL

2000 The Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB

Black and White, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA

Still Life, Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery, St. John's, NL

Fugitive Pieces, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB

1999 Progress Notes , Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador

1998 The Contemporary Printmaker, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, BC

Twelve Printmakers, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS

1997 St. Michael's Printshop 25th Anniversary Exhibition, RCA Gallery, St. John's, NL

Printworks, Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB

1996 Tenth Anniversary Show, McMullen Gallery, Edmonton, AB

Featured Artist, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, BC

1995 Images of Newfoundland, Franklyn Gallery, Corner Brook, NL

1993 Bookworks, AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, SK

Five Year Retrospective , Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton, AB

From the Rock, James Baird Gallery, Toronto, ON

1992 Mixed Grill , Harcourt House Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB

1991 Books by Artists, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL

The Self-Portrait Show, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL

Crossing Boundaries, Resource Centre for the Arts Gallery, St. John's, NL

International Women's Day Exhibition, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's , NL

1990 St. Michael's Printshop Biennial, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL

Works on Paper From Eastern Edge, The Works, Edmonton, AB

1989 St. Michael's Printshop Bestiary Portfolio, Eastern Edge Gallery and toured nationally

1988 The Leading Edge II, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB

Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's , NL

Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC

The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON

Canadian Forest Services, Corner Brook, NL

Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Iqaluit, NU

Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University Art Museum), Cambridge, MA

Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada

Geological Survey, Dept. of Mines and Energy, Govt. of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's

Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Government of Nunavut (Dept. of Economic Development and Transportation), Iqaluit, NU

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

Memorial University Permanent Collection, St. John's, NL

Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, NS

Parks Canada, Gros Morne National Park, NL

St. Michael's Printshop Archives, St. John's, NL

University of Moncton Art Gallery, Moncton, NB

University of New Brunswick Permanent Collection, Fredericton, NB

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Bank of Montreal

Cox and Palmer Law Offices, St. John's, NL

DeBeers Canada, Toronto, ON

Ernst and Young, Toronto, ON

First Air, Ottawa, ON

Royal Bank of Canada

WORKSHOPS/RESIDENCIES:

2007 Visiting Artist, Arctic Institute of North America, Kluane Lake Field Research Station, Haines Junction, YK

Visiting Artist, West Baffin Eskimo Co-op, Cape Dorset, NU

2005 Leighton Studio Residency (The Banff Centre), Banff , AB

Visiting Artist, Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, northern Baffin Island, NU

2004 Visiting Artist, Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nain, NL

Leighton Studio Residency (The Banff Centre), Banff, AB

2003 Leighton Studio Residency (The Banff Centre), Banff, AB

1998 - 1999 Artist in Residence, Dept. of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

1998 Artist in Residence, Gros Morne National Park, NL

1997 Artist in Residence, St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NL

Artist in Residence, Experimental Etching Studio, Boston Printmaking Symposium, Boston, MA

1996 Guest Artist, Labrador Creative Arts Festival, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador

1993 Artist in Residence, St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NL

Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

1991 Emma Lake Artists Colony, Emma Lake, SK

1989 St. Michael's Printshop, St. John's, NL

1987 The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB

AWARDS/GRANTS:

2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Project Grant

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant (for travel to Baffin Island, Nunavut)

City of St. John's Arts Grant

2005 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant (for travel to Baffin Island, Nunavut)

2004 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Travel Grant (for travel to northern Labrador)

2003 Canada Council for the Arts Creation/Production Grant, Mid-Career Category

2002 Canada/Newfoundland Comprehensive Economic Development Agreement Grant

2001 St. John's Municipal Arts Award

1989 - 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Project Grants

1998 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Festival of the Arts Grant

Canada/Newfoundland Economic Renewal Agreement Grant

1996 Canada/Newfoundland COOPERATION Agreement on Cultural Industries Grant

1994 Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Grant

1993 Canada /Newfoundland COOPERATION Agreement on Cultural Industries grant

1992 St. John's Municipal Arts Award

1981 Junior Associate Fellowship to Massey College, U of T

University of Toronto Open Master's Fellowship

1980 University of Alberta Scholarship

1979 Longman Book Prize for 18th-Century Literature (U of A)

1978 Aiken Award for English Language and Literature (U of A)

1978 - 1981 Province of Alberta Undergraduate Scholarships (four)

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND MEDIA COVERAGE:

The Ottawa Citizen, May 24, 2008

The Montreal Gazette, April 5, 2008

The Independent, May 20, 2007

CBC North (television), April 20, 2007

CBC North (radio), April 18, 2007

Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nov. 26, 2006

ESS Staff News (Natural Resources Canada intranet newsletter), Spring 2006

Above and Beyond (First Air Inflight Magazine), January-February 2006

Creemore Echo, September 30, 2005

The Stayner Sun, September 28, 2005

NL Geological Survey Current Research, 2004

CBC (Weekend AM), December 2004

The Halifax Citizen, March 2004

The Sunday Independent, June 2004

The Newfoundland Herald, April 20, 2003

The Newfoundland Herald, March 30, 2003

The Express, May 15, 2002

Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction (reproduced in), Eureka, IL, Fall 2001

The Boston Globe , Boston, November 10, 2001

The Express, St. John's , April 2001

The Newfoundland Herald, April 2001