Elected Signature Member:
Society of Canadian Artists – SCA (October 1998)
Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour – CSPWC (May 2004)
Senior Signature Member – Federation of Canadian Artists – SFCA (March 2005)
Elected Member:
Oil Painters of America (June 2005)
Publications:
Cover – Cultura Economica (December 2008/May 2009)
Artist Profile – Galleries West Magazine (Spring 2009)
Artist Profile – Avenue Calgary Magazine (Spring 2009)
2008 Columbia Valley Map Book Cover
2007 Columbia Valley Map Book Cover
Feature Article in International Artist Magazine (April/May 2006)
Book Publication – International Artist Magazine’s “100 Ways to Paint Landscapes” (January 2004)
Awards:
AIRS – Annual International Representational Show (October 2013)
Best Urban Landscape – “Passing Through Queens” (12”x 24” – Oil)
Best and Brightest – Scottsdale School of Fine Art (January – March 2011)
2nd Place – OILS – “Place Saint-Michel – Paris” (12”x 24” – Oil)
Raymar Fine Art Competition (March 2011)
Best of Show- “Los Quatro Amigos” (16”x 20” – Oil)
Raymar Fine Art Competition (October 2010)
Finalist – “Lake O’Hara study” (8”x 10” – Oil)
Bold Brush Painting Competition (September 2010)
FAV 15% finalist – “Peruvian Schoolboy” (20”x 16” – Oil)
Bold Brush Painting Competition (August 2010)
Finalist – “Secret Vantage” (6”x 8” – Oil)
2010 Early Achievement Award – Federation of Canadian Artists (April 2010)
Salon International 2010 – International Museum of Contemporary Masters (April 2010)
Juror’s Top 60 award – “Peruvian Pony” (12” x 16” – Oil)
Fine Art Views Painting Competition (January 2010)
“Favourite 15” award – “Perched” (6”x 6” – Oil)
Fine Art Views Painting Competition (October 2009)
“Favourite 15” award – “City Lunch” (9”x 12” – Oil)
Fine Art Views Painting Competition (September 2009)
Finalist and “Favourite 15” award – “Among Friends” (14”x 21” – Watercolour)
Raymar Fine Art Competition (January 2009)
Finalist – “Young Boy – Cusco, Peru” (10”x 8” – Oil)
Raymar Fine Art Competition (November 2008)
Finalist – “El Muchacho” (8”x10” – Oil)
International Artist Magazine Issue # 53 (March 2007)
Landscape competition finalist – “NaPali Coast” (24”x48” – Oil)
Salon International 2006 – International Museum of Contemporary Masters (May 2006)
Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence ($2100 US advertising cert.)
“First Light – City of Rocks” (18” x 24” – Oil)
CAAG Annual Juried Show (May 2006)
People’s Choice Award ($1000) – “Three Amigos” (30”x 40” – Oil)
Trout Unlimited Artist of the Year (November 2005)
1st Runner-Up – “Olive Lake” (12”x 16” – Oil)
2nd Annual Painting on the Edge (August 2004)
Jim Spilsbury Award ($250) – “The Yacht Club” (24”x 30” – Oil)
Images of Western Canada (September 2003)
Award of Excellence – “Rock and Ice” (14”x 21” – Watercolour)
Solo Exhibitions:
| The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB) Gibson Fine Art (Calgary, AB) The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC) The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB) The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB) The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB) The Gallery at Chateau Whistler (Whistler, BC) Marika Jewellery and Fine Art , Banff (Banff, AB) Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild (Canmore, AB) Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild (Canmore, AB) Private Venue (Banff , AB) Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild (Canmore, AB) Private Venue (Banff, AB) Jump Start Café (Banff, AB) Private Venue (Banff , AB) |
December March August June June April August February December June December May December May December |
2010 2009 2008 2008 2007 2006 2004 1995 1994 1994 1993 1993 1992 1992 1991 |
Group Exhibitions:
| The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC) The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC) The Avens Gallery (Canmore, AB) Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB) Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB) Gibson Fine Art (Calgary, AB) The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC) The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC) The Artym Gallery (Invermere, BC) |
April August June November August February June September August |
2010 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2006 2005 2005 |
Selected Juried Exhibitions:
| Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Denver, CO) Best and Brightest – Scottsdale School of Fine Art (Scottsdale, AZ) Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Calistoga, CA) Randy Higbee 6” Squared Exhibition (Orange County, CA) Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art (The Legacy gallery – Scottsdale, AZ) Richeson 75: Small Works Competition (Kimberly, WI) Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Jackson, Wyoming) AIRS – FCA Annual International Representational Show (Vancouver, BC) Salon International 2010 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas) Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC) Art Visions 2008 – FCA (Kelowna, BC) Oil Painters of America Western Regional Show (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (Banff, AB) Salon International 2008 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas) Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC) Oil Painters of America Central Regional Show (Topeka, Kansas) CAAG 2nd Annual Juried Show (Canmore, AB) Salon International 2007 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas) Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC) CAAG Annual Juried Show (Canmore, AB) Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction (Calgary, AB) Salon International 2006 – The Greenhouse Gallery (San Antonio, Texas) Spilsbury Medal Show – FCA (Vancouver, BC) Trout Unlimited Artist of the Year (Calgary, AB) |
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2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 |
Education:
Over the course of my career I have studied with several extremely accomplished artists including:
| Scott Burdick Susan Lyon Carolyn Anderson Dan Schultz Nancy Crookston Carol Marine Casey Baugh Kim English |
Robert Genn Brent Lynch Mike Svob Michael O’Toole Alice Saltiel Brian Atyeo Dominik Modlinkski Brent Heighton |
Instructing Experience:
I regularly teach workshops in a range of genres including:
- plein air
- daily painting
- speed painting from the figure
I occasionally take on private students for one on one mentoring.
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in hiring me to come and instruct a workshop in your area or are interested in private lessons at my Canmore, AB studio.
Donations of work have been made to:
| Stars Air Ambulance Red Deer College Foundation Kid’s Cancer Camps of Alberta Camp Horizon Charity Auction Canadian Avalanche Association Association of Canadian Mountain Guides The Banff Sports Hall of Fame Lake O’Hara Trails Club Trout Unlimited Bow Valley S.P.C.A. |
The Banff Centre Mountain Arts Foundation Canmore Artists and Artisans Guild The Lamphouse Centre for the Arts The Alpine Club of Canada Jimmie Heuga MS Auction Camp He Ho Ha Charity Auction Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association |
Corporate Collections:
| Sunshine Corporation (Purchase Award) Brewster Corporation TD Waterhouse Chapleau Resources Canadian Mountain Holidays The Lewis House Interiors Hearthstone Investments Ltd. |
Alpine Helicopters Provident Energy Pioneer Natural resources Fort Chicago Energy Aux Sable Inc United Farmers of Alberta |
Also Private Collections throughout:
Canada
U.S.A.
Europe
Japan
Australia