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Biography


EDUCATION
1999/02
Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

1997/99
Bachelor of Fine Arts, with Distinction, Major in Studios, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia

1996/97
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Studios (Third Year) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

1994/96
Foundation Fine Arts, Langara Community College, Vancouver, British Columbia

AWARDS

2002 University of Calgary Graduate Research Assistanceship
2001 University of Calgary Graduate Research Assistanceship
2000 Province of British Columbia Grant
1999/00 University of Calgary Graduate Research Assistanceship
1999 Helen Pitt Award, Honorable Mention
1997 Mrs. H. R. MacMillan Bursary
1996 UBC Alma Mater Society Special Bursary
1996 UBC Student Aid Bursary for Undergraduate Students
1996 University of British Columbia Bursary
1996 Langara College Scholarship: Academic Excellence
1996 Langara College Drawing Award (Purchase Award)
1995 Langara College Bursary

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

CBC Television, Vancouver, BC. Invited guest artist March 15 - 21 for ZeD TV pilot airing March 18 - 21 2002, 11:25 pm- 12:25 am with the internet portion available 24/7

Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, Summer 2001

SKV, Svenska Konstskolans Vänner, Nykarleby, Finland Invited visiting artist for 6 weeks, March/April 2001, at the Swedish Polytechnic at Nykarleby, Finland

CONFERENCES

ESAC (Environmental Studies Association of Canada) Conference, University of Toronto, May 28 - 31, 2002. Creating a series of site specific pieces in response to the U of T campus

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2001
Site Frames: Alberta/Finland, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Site Frames: Finland/Alberta, Radhuset Gallery, Nykarleby, Finland

2000
Site Frames: Alberta II, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Site Frames: Alberta, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

1999
Excavation, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

1998
Landscapes, Bean Scene, Kelowna, British Columbia

Fire: An Installation, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

Fire: 1998, Drawings & Rubbings, Common Ground, Kelowna, British Columbia

1996
Ingrid Koivukangas, Drawings, Paintings and Prints, Espressohead Coffee House, Vancouver, British Columbia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2002
Link, Nickle Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

3 Rivers: A Collaboration, with Lynn Worte, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Associates Dinner & Auction, University of Calgary, Alberta

Post Miniature Show and Auction Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

2001
illumine, Special Art Exhibition to celebrate the Grand Opening of the "Waterfall Building" designed by Arthur Erickson and Stephen Hynes, Vancouver, British Columbia

Connexus, Group show with Sharon Hjartarson and Christina Nalder, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

2000
Post Miniature Show and Auction, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

If, Two person show with Frederick McDonald, Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

1999
Last One Out, Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia

Art & Artists of the 20th Century, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, British Columbia

1998
OUC Art Auction, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

CVGA Annual Fundraising Auction, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, British Columbia

artworks, B.C. Festival of the Arts (Juried show) Artist/Delegate, Prince George, British Columbia

10 Installations, Mission Park Mall, Kelowna, British Columbia

10 Installations: II, Mission Park Mall, Kelowna, British Columbia

Sculpture, OUC Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

Interiors/Exteriors, (Invited) Kelowna Public Library, Kelowna, British Columbia

Pallodities, OUC Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

1997
Last Exit, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna British Columbia, (Invited) Collaborative sculpture work in conjunction with the Guido Molinari show

OUC Art Auction, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia

The Eye of the Beholder: Visions and Voices, at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia

1996
Grad Show, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia

PUBLICATIONS

Martin, Tony. "Art & Artists of the 20th Century", Comox Valley Art Gallery, January 1999. Diner-Brinley, Janis. "artwork Catalogue",BC Festival of the Arts: May 1998, p. 3.

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

March 18, 2002, Absolute Arts in-depth article: http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2002/03/18/29747.html

2001 Sund, Britt. "A little bit of Canada visits Nykarleby", Jakobstad Tidings, Jakobstad, Finland. April 13, 2001, page 8 with colour photograph.

1999 Plant, Don. "Back to Nature: seeds, leaves, stones and bark are all part of an exhibit at local gallery", Kelowna Daily Courier, May 27, 1999, page C-1 with colour photographs.

1998 MacClement, Hazel. "The Alternator Gallery: Lounge lizards get own room", Kelowna Daily Courier, December 4, 1998, page C-8 with photographs.

1998 Local Scene. "Shedding a light on art", Capital News, December 11, 1998, page 4.

ARTIST ASSOCIATIONS

CARFAC, member

Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, member

New Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, member

Emmedia, Calgary, Alberta, past member

Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC, past board member

Kelowna & District Arts Council, Kelowna, BC, past member

Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC, past volunteer

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