Born 1946 Winnipeg

EDUCATION

1967 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Manitoba

HISTORY

1966 Emma Lake Artists'Workshop Emma Lake, Saskatchewan

1967-1968 Travel Study in Europe, North Africa

1968-1974 Travel North and Central America

1970 Set Painter "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" Warner Bros. Films, Vancouver, British Columbia

1970-1974 Illustrator and Art Director of RAINCOAST CHRONICLES, Harbour Publishing, British Columbia

1974-2008 Establish residence in Southern Manitoba and begin to develop a relationship with the land, the landscape

1978 Co-Author and Illustrator of Wild Plants of Central North America for Food & Medicine, Peguis Publishing

1979-1984 Artistic Director, Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle, Manitoba

1980-2000 Muralist, Exhibiting painter, Freelance Artist, Graphic Designer/Sign Painter, Art Instructor, Exhibition Juror, Curator

2000-2002 Diorama muralist, Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg MB

2002-2008 Studio painter, gardener

ADMINISTRATION

2002 Member of Board of Directors, CARFAC Manitoba (Canadian Artists Representation)

1992-1993 Member of Board of Directors Visual Arts, Manitoba

MENTOR

1995-1996 Carman High School Mentor Art Program Carman, Manitoba

AWARDS, COMMISIONS

1998 Manitoba Arts Council Short Term Project

1984 Manitoba Arts Council Short Term Project

1967 Canada Council Bursary

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1998 LIGHT ON THE LAND - Headbones Gallery Vernon, British Columbia

1997 NEW LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS - Pembina Hills Gallery, Morden, Manitoba

1990 ARTISTS WITH THEIR WORK (Winnipeg Art Gallery) Artreach Program, Touring Rural Manitoba

1990 SIGNED BY THE ARTIST - St. Lupicin Gallery, Manitoba: Paintings, Installation and Sculpture Works

1989 Paintings and Drawings Manawaka Gallery, Neepawa, Manitoba

1989 Paintings and Drawings Tiger Hills Art Gallery, Holland, Manitoba

1981 Drawings: Character Boats of the B.C. Coast, Sunshine Coast Arts Centre Sechelt, British Columbia

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2000 RETURN TO THE METAFOREST - Headbones Gallery, Vernon, British Columbia

1997-1999 GROWING FOR TOMORROW toured Canada

1997 GRAND JURY IV, Winnipeg Art Gallery (Art Rental & Sales)

1996 FIREWORKS, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, British Columbia

1995 MODERNISM TRIUMPHANT - Canadian Art of the 1960's, Winnipeg Art Gallery

1995-1996 EXOTIC EROTIC Headbones Gallery, Vernon, British Columbia

1994 SELECTIONS FROM THE VAULT Permanent Collection Winnipeg Art Gallery

1994 THOSE WHO STAYED (Manitoba School of Art 1960-1970) University of Manitoba School of Art & Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba

1993 HOMEFURNISHINGS, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg

1992 THE FURNITURE SHOW - Brian Melnychenko Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba

1991-1992 EARTHLINES, DEADLINES, LIFELINES - (Touring) Penticton, B.C., Victoria, B.C., Vernon, B.C., Redding, California, Regina, Saskatchewan

1990-1991 COME FROM AWAY -An Exhibition of Rural Art Group Touring, VASE/MACAC

1991 Gallery on the Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba

1989 Central Region Juried Art Show, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

1989 Art Perspectives - The Jackson Tradition. Group Exhibition with Joanne Jackson Johnson & Ann Jackson, Wasagaming Community Arts Inc. Clear Lake, Manitoba

1989 Manitoba Society of Artists' Juried Show Winnipeg, Manitoba

1988 THE ANATOMY OF WIT - Main/Access Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba

1987 2ND ANNUAL EROTICA SHOW - Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan

1985 DEMOLITION SHOW - Eleanor Bond Studio Winnipeg, Manitoba

1966 3rd Annual MCLAREN ACQUISITION SHOW, Winnipeg, Manitoba

JURIES

1997 Central Region Juried Art Show, Morden, Manitoba

1996 Interlake Juried Art Show, Selkirk, Manitoba

1994 Exhibition Assistance Grant Jury, Manitoba Arts Council

1991 Selkirk Juried Art Show, Selkirk, Manitoba

1990 Interlake Juried Art Show, Arborg, Manitoba

1988 Northern Juried Art Show, Lynn Lake, Manitoba

1987 Westman Juried Art Show, Killarney, Manitoba

1987-1989 Member of Selection Committee: Tiger Hills Arts Association Gallery, Holland, Manitoba

1986 Westman Juried Art Show, Hamiota, Manitoba

MURALS

2002 Rye Farming/ Marsh Diorama Parklands/ Mixed Woods Gallery, Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1997 The Birth Place of Manitoba - Heritage St.Norbert, St.Norbert, Manitoba

1997 Fancy Dance - Canada Summer Games. Brandon Manitoba

1995 Manitoba Pool Elevator Mural Ecissevain, Manitoba

1995 Aspen Room - (Board Room particle board division) Palliser Furniture, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1995 Transportation Exhibit, Manitoba Agricultural Museum Austin, Manitoba

1994 Ethnic Mosaic, Town of Boissevain, Manitoba

1994 Olympia Cycle & Ski (Elmwood) Winnipeg, Manitoba

1992 Romance of the Railroad, Town of Boissevain, Manitoba

1991 Broadway Theatre Saskatoon, Saskatchewan High School Project Coordinator with Saskatchewan Society for Education Through Art

1990 Aphrodite and the Farmer's Daughter (For Rural Women) Fannystelle Hotel Fannystelle, Manitoba

1984 Looking Back (Getting a Good Kill) Altamont, Manitoba

CURATORIAL

1993 Common Ground, Manitoba Artists Concerned with Environmental Issues Arranged by Visual Arts Shared Exhibitions (Manitoba Association of Community Arts Councils) to tour Manitoba galleries throughout 1993 and 1994

1988 An Invitation, Paintings by Lorraine Burt and Wilma Lloyd-Davies. Visual Arts Shared Exhibitions (Manitoba Association of Community Art Councils) touring Manitoba galleries through 1989

1987 Memorial Show, Assistant Curator Portage & District Arts Centre Portage la Praire, Manitoba

VIDEO

The Artist 1st Series Videon Cable TV Winnipeg, Manitoba

RELATED REVIEWS,PUBLICATIONS

1992 Signs of the Times, June 1992 Profile by John Fisher, Cincinnati U.S.A.

1988 Murs et Murales, Victor Pilon Editions du Trecarre, Quebec, Canada

COLLECTIONS

The Winnipeg Art Gallery; Government of Canada Dept. of Foreign Affairs; Campbell Soup Company Limited; Private collections Canada and Italy