Education
2008 Master of Fine Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS

Solo exhibitions

2010 In Motion, kasia kay art projects gallery, Chicago
2009 Dissimulation, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         Transitions, Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener, ON.
2008 Modern Dualities, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         Painting Feature James Olley, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON.
         Flat Places and Dynamic Spaces MFA Thesis Exhibition, Render Gallery, U of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Angell Group Show, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         Content, Jacana Contemporary Art, Vancouver BC
         Artists of the Gallery, Galerie Trois Points, Montreal, Quebec 
         Works on Paper Group Exhibition, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         Best of TOAE 2008 Exhibition, First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2008 Intellectual Chic, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         Insights 29th Annual Juried Art Show, Elora Arts Council, Wellington County  Museum &
         Archives, Elora, ON.
         Conference on International Governance Innovation (CIGI .07), The Centre for International
         Governance Innovation, Waterloo, ON.
2007 Exposure, Artery, Kitchener, ON.
         City at Night: A Tribute to Brian Kipping, Nuit Blanche, BAU-XI Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         ASAP, Artery, Kitchener, ON.
         Grand Opening Group Exhibition, Liss Gallery, Toronto, ON.
         Digitalvd - Carbon Footprint, The Ice Box, Crane Arts Centre, Philadelphia; Edinburgh College of Art,  Edinburgh, Scotland; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Scotland; Galerie Weissraum, Kyoto, Japan; Groenhazengracht 1, Leiden, Netherlands; Mat's Flat Ul. Holowki 00-749, Warsaw, Poland; Margaret St. Gallery, Birmingham City University, UK; Incident Report, Hudson, New York; Edinburgh Printmakers,   Edinburgh, Scotland, Brown Center: MICA, Baltimore
2006 Kingston Arts Council 5th Annual Juried Arts Salon, Kingston Frontenac Public Library,
         Kingston, ON.
2005 10th Annual Art in the Park, Markham Museum & Historic Village, Markham, ON.
2004 NSCAD Emerging Artists, Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS.
         Living Landscapes, Connections Clubhouse, Halifax, NS.
2003 Consulate General Student Show, U.S. Consulate General Residence, Halifax, NS.
         Board of Governors Painting Show, NSCAD University Painting Department, Halifax, NS.
2002 Look at My Little Landscapes, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS.
         Image and Abstraction, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS.

Awards and Residencies 
2009 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2009 Emerging Artist Grant, Ontario Arts Council
2009 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Vermont, USA.
2008 Best Painter Award. Student category, The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips
Square, Toronto, ON.
2008 First Place Painting Award, Elora Arts Council, Elora, ON.
2008 Sylvia Knight Award in Fine Arts, Waterloo, ON.
2007 Shantz Summer Internship Scholarship, Waterloo, ON.
2007 The Keith and Win Shantz Summer Internship, Waterloo, ON.
2006 Honorable Mention Wallack.s Award, Kingston Arts Council, Kingston, ON.
2003 The Robert Pope Painting Scholarship, NSCAD, Halifax, NS.

Bibliography 
2008 Gallery Going, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, August 9.
         Intellectual Chic at the Angell Gallery, Lisa Bradburn, Blog T.O., July 12th.
2007 Featured Artist CH Morning Live News, Hamilton, ON. air date: 2007, 11, 02.
2004 Barometer Rising: Up and Comers: James Olley, The Daily News, Halifax, March 25.

Art Fairs
2009 Pulse Miami, Miami, FL. USA
         The Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON.
         The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON.
         Pulse New York, New York, USA.
2008 The Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON.
         The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON.
2007 The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON.
2004 The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square Toronto, ON.
2003 The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square Toronto, ON.

Professional Experience
2009 Fundamentals of Drawing Instructor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
2008 Fundamentals of Drawing Instructor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
2007 Fundamentals of Painting Instructor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. 
         Undergraduate Mentor and Studio Advisor, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
         Lecturer’s Assistant – Portfolio in Art and Design, North Glasgow College, Glasgow, Scotland 
2006 Teacher’s Assistant – Fundamentals of Painting, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON 
2004 Encaustic Workshop Instructor, Connections Clubhouse, Halifax, NS 
2003 Guest Artist and Instructor, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, NS

Donations 
2008 Line Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
         University of Waterloo Alumni Exhibition, University of Waterloo, Waterloo,     ON
2007 Black & Gold Galla, Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON
2006 Black & Gold Galla, Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON