I am a classically-trained, traditional oil painter based in Toronto Canada with a passion for portraiture, figures, still life, and Canadian landscapes.

Art Education: 

• Graduate of the Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, 2013
• Workshops with acclaimed Canadian artists Robert Bateman, Barry McCarthy, Juan Martinez, Matthew Mancini, Ryan Gauvin, and Roumen Kirinkov; American workshops with Graydon Parrish (Munsell colour space), Teresa Oaxaca (alla prima portraiture), Robert Liberace (red chalk figure drawing), and Donald Jurney (imaginative landscapes)
• Portrait Society of America conferences; Figurative Art Convention and Exhibition

Memberships and Associations:

• Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), elected member, Active status
• Ontario Society of Artists (OSA), elected member, and active volunteer
• Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), elected member
• Oil Painters of America (OPA), elected member
• International Guild of Realism (IGOR), elected member
• Portrait Society of America (PSA)
• Arts Council Haliburton Highlands

Recent Exhibitions:

• 2019: FCA’s Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition (AIMAE), Vancouver, May 27 to June 16.
• 2019: OSA Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Withrow Common Gallery, Toronto, May 30 to June 15.
• 2019: “Peripheral Visions”, OSA Juried Exhibition, Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden, April 5 to May 25.
• 2019: OSA Biennial New Members Exhibition, Toronto, Neilson Arts Centre, April 23 to May 12th
• 2018: OSA Small Works Exhibition, Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan, Ontario, Nov 16 to Dec 31
• 2018: OSA Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works, Toronto, PaperMill Gallery, Oct 3 to 28
• 2018: Square Foot Show, Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, July 11 to Aug 10
• 2018: Oil Painters of America 2018 Salon Show, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Traverse City, Michigan, June 22 to Sept 1.
• 2018:  “Brush in Hand” Juried Exhibition, Finn Art Centre, Minden, Ontario, April 27 to May 28
• 2017: Get Real Artists Exhibition, Dundas Museum, Dundas, Ontario, Aug 8 to Sept 25
• 2017: Highlands East Studio Tour, Haliburton, Ontario, August 12-13,  19-20
• 2017: Tour de Forest Summer Studio Tour, Haliburton, Ontario, August 5 – 6
• 2017:  Square Foot Show, Westland Gallery, London, Ontario, July 12 to Aug 12
• 2017: Arts on the Credit, Port Credit Ontario, April 7 – 9.
• 2016: Don Valley Art Club Show and Sale, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Nov 16 to Nov 27th.
• 2016: Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, North York, The New Masters Group Exhibition, Nov 3 to Jan 3, 2017.
• 2016: Visual Arts Mississauga at Riverwood, Get Real Artists Exhibition, Sept 26th to Oct 7th.
• 2016: Academy of Realist Art, Annual Spring Exhibition, May 14th to June 25th.
• 2015: Academy of Realist Art, Annual Spring Exhibition, May 31st to June 27th.
• 2014: Academy of Realist Art, Annual Christmas Exhibition, Dec 13th to Jan 17th/2015.
• 2014: Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto, The New Masters Group Exhibition, Oct 8 to Nov 3
• 2014:  Galleria 814 Toronto,  The New Masters Group Exhibition, June 14 to July 4
• 2014: Academy of Realist Art, 1st Annual Spring Exhibition and Sale, May 17th-June 21st
• 2011: Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, Summer Exhibition

Selected Highlights:

• “Teddy’s Rescue”, 20″x 16″, oil on linen, was accepted into the Oil Painters of America 2018 Salon Show.
• Finalist in the 13th Annual ARC Salon — “Disturbance”, 32 “x 24”, oil on linen.
• American Art  Collector, October 2017 Issue — “The Reader” is included in the review of IGOR’s annual exhibition at the Winfield Gallery.
• “Message” voted FAV 15% in the April 2017 Boldbrush Painting Competition
• “Egg” voted FAV 15% in the May 2017 Boldbrush Painting Competition
• “The Reader” was selected for the International Guild of Realism’s 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, Carmel, CA