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Exhibition
Information
In
2000, I began my studies at the Nova Scotia College
of Art and Design, in Halifax. Throughout my studies,
I completed courses in printmaking, video, and drawing,
but my focus was painting. After refining my oil painting
techniques, I began experimenting with different mediums.
I created many landscapes and figurative works with
a combination of materials, including gel mediums,
paper, resin, tar and wax.
I was drawn to the physical properties and numerous
ways of manipulating wax and began a thorough investigation
of encaustic painting (oil paint or pigment suspended
in wax). The accumulative process of layering translucent
material and the reductive process of carving into
the wax appealed to me, as I was able to establish
a relationship with my work that I was unable to achieve
simply with oil paint.
The
subject matter of my work varies, from abstract, rugged
apocalyptic spaces, to geometric urban landscapes
and fleshy figures built up from multiple layers of
material. Currently I am working on a series of encaustic
“city–scapes” based in and around Toronto that are
investigations in colour and form and the interesting
layered architecture.
I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2004. Since
then, I have continued to paint in my studio in Kingston,
while studying one of my other interests, computers.
I have participated in several group shows in Halifax,
have shown my work at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
and have had my paintings displayed at commercial
establishments.
EXHIBITIONS:
10th
Annual Art in the Park Markham Museum & Historic Village
Markham, ON, 2005
Small
Works Touch Bath and Body Coburg, ON, 2005
Miniature Show Argyle Fine Art Halifax, NS, 2004
43rd
Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Nathan Phillips
Square Toronto, ON, 2004
NSCAD Emerging Artists Argyle Fine Art Halifax, NS,
2004
Living
Landscapes Connections Clubhouse Halifax, NS, 2004
42nd
Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Nathan Phillips
Square Toronto, ON, 2003
Governor General Student Show U.S. Consulate, Stephen
and Wendy Kashkett Halifax, NS, 2003
Board
of Governors Painting Show Nova Scotia College of
Art and Design Painting Department Halifax, NS, 2003
Look
at My Little Landscapes Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova
Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax, NS, 2002
Image and Abstraction Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova
Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax, NS, 2002
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