Education
| 2021 | Master of Architecture (M.Arch), University of Waterloo, Cambridge, CAN |
| 2019 | Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS), University of Waterloo, Cambridge, CAN |
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
| 2022 | [upcoming] On Courthouse Steps, September 17 – December 31 |
| Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, CAN | |
| 2022 | Another Way Through, with Vic Mantha-Blythe | May 9 – June 10 |
| Design At Riverside, Cambridge, CAN | |
| 2021-2022 | From Behind the Mask, Travelling Exhibition |
| Design At Riverside Gallery, May 10 – June 9, 2022, Galt, CAN Three Sisters Cultural Centre, April 1 – 10, 2022 St. Jacobs, CAN Stanley Park Community Centre, September 2 – December 7, 2021, Kitchener, CAN Homer Watson House and Gallery, May 21 – August 29, 2021, Kitchener, CAN Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, March – April window installation, 2021, Kitchener, CAN Design At Riverside Gallery, March – April window installation, Cambridge, 2021, CAN |
Group Exhibitions
| 2022 | [upcoming] Journey With Our Kin | October 29 – February 5 (’23) |
| Cambridge Art Galleries: Queen’s Square, Galt, CAN | |
| 2022 | Being Scene | March 31 – May 31 |
| Workman Arts, Toronto, CAN | |
| 2021 | SHOW.21 | November 22, 2021 – February 13, 2022 |
| Cambridge Art Galleries: Queen’s Square, Galt, CAN | |
| 2021 | Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed | Nov. 5, 2021 – Jan. 22, 2022 |
| Orillia Museum of Art and History, Orillia, CAN |
Community Projects
| 2022 | Expressions 47: Look Up, KWAG, February 19 – May 15, Kitchener, CAN |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery’s artist in residence, InSight project/exhibition collaboration between artist and youth to create a special portion of the annual youth exhibition. |
| 2020-2021 | From Behind the Mask Community Quilt Project |
| Lead Artist, October – May, organized in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo, CAN www.frombehindthemask-quilt.com |
Grants / Awards / Residencies
| 2022 | Alpha Rho Chi Medal, University of Waterloo |
| 2022 | Thesis Commendation, University of Waterloo |
| 2022 | Career Catalyst Grant, Ontario Arts Council |
| 2022 | Waterloo Region Micro-Grant, Research grant through Pat the Dog Theatre Creation |
| 2021-2022 | Artist in Residence, Nov ’21 – Feb ’22, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener, CAN |
| 2021 | Joy Experiment Award, HIP Developments |
| 2021 | Nomination for KW Women of the Year Award, Arts and Culture section |
| 2021 | Co-Create Residency, May, Otherwise Studio & Bumaroo Collective, Guelph, CAN |
| 2021 | M.Arch Merit and Community Engagement Award, University of Waterloo |
| 2020 | Region of Waterloo Arts Fund, Project Grant |
| 2020 | Love My Hood, City of Kitchener Community Grant |
| 2020 | SSHRC J. Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship |
| 2020 | President’s Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo |
| 2020 | Engineering Matching Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo |
| 2019 | Faculty of Engineering Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo |
| 2017 | FORREC Design Award of Excellence, University of Waterloo |
Publications
| 2022 | A Brick Amiss, Art Quilting Studio magazine, Summer Issue, pg 144 |
| 2021 | Care, Community and COVID-19, Galt Publication Issue 04: Pause/Play pg 114-118 |
| 2021 | From Behind the Mask, The Joy Experiments, 2021, pg 147-149 |
| 2021 | Care As Architectural Practice, Master of Architecture Thesis, University of Waterloo |
Artist Talks / Lectures / Conferences
| 2022 | [upcoming] Quilting Political Space, Norfolk County Quilt Guild, September 6 |
| 2022 | Quilt Architectures: Making Political Space, Association For Art History, Summer Symposium Conference, July 21 |
| 2022 | Care Not Contract, CAFÉ Capital: Teaching & Learning Workshop, Carleton University, May 10 |
| 2022 | Show.21 Artist Talk Video, Idea Exchange Gallery, January |
| 2021 | Community Impact & The Gallery, Art$Pay, August 23 |
| 2021 | From Behind the Mask Gallery Reception Artist Talk, Homer Watson House and Gallery, July 23 |
Professional Experience
| 2022 | Artist-Educator, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery |
| 2021 – 2022 | Contract Architectural Researcher, University Of Waterloo |
| 2021 – 2022 | Arriscraft 2021-2023 Lecture Series “Praxes of Care” Planning Committee, University of Waterloo |
| 2021 – Present | Member of Kitchener-Waterloo Artists Co-op |
| 2021 | Sessional Lecturer, University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Fall 1A Studio ARCH 190 |
| 2021 | Inten-City Architecture Tour Guide, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, August – September |
Bibliography
2022 “Expressions 47 Brings Student Art To The Forefront,”
The Community Edition, Alex Kinsella, June 3, 2022
2022 Interview with Midtown Radio KW, Matt Rappolt, April 9, 2022
2022 “Quilt captures Waterloo Region’s early pandemic story”
The Record, Anam Latif, March 20, 2022
2022 “Kitchener artists creating quilts with a message”
The Record, Johanna Weidner, January 6, 2022
2021 “Giant quilt made of masks chronicles ‘struggles and triumphs’ amid pandemic”
CBC, Tiffany Mongu, July 24, 2021
2021 “A Stitch in Time”, University of Waterloo, Carol Truemner, April 15, 2021
2021 Interview with 98.5 CKWR, John Maciel, March 15, 2021
2021 “Waterloo Region community quilt being assembled and on display”
Interviewed by Jessica Smith, March 13, 2021
2021 “Patching together our collective view of pandemic life”
The Observer, Damon Maclean, February 10, 2021
2020 “Community art project helps people share pandemic experiences with quilting”
CTV Kitchener, Interviewed by Jessica Smith, December 12, 2020
2020 “From Behind the Mask: A Community Quilt of COVID-19 Stories”
Feature in Toque magazine, written by Cai Sepulis, December 2020, pg 150-151
2020 “Community Quilt of COVID-19 Stories”
The Community Edition, written by Mellisa Embury, December 3, 2020
2020 “Connected while apart: Community quilt tying together stories of the pandemic”
CTV News, written by Katherine Hill, October 13, 2020