I have focused on the Western tradition of depiction, of offering a singular, convincing vision of the actual. I have found slow drying oil paints to be ideal for my slow working method, and working with images of human figures sufficiently challenging and rewarding to the same degree.
I aim to explore beyond the creation of three-dimensional illusions on the painting surface, to sculpt the actual with every single brush stroke. My approach involves investigating the relationships between various textures within the picture. My use of impasto does not have so much to do with the actual texture of skin or the surfaces of objects; rather, it is the result of layer upon layer of reconstruction including shaving off overly textured surfaces. As a result, a finished painting is my repeated and accumulated attempts on the picture plane to create images animated by the tension between the visual and the tactile.
Education
2008 ~ 2010 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
MFA(studio art)
2001 ~ 2002 Florence off-campus study, Florence, Italy
Drawing and painting, art history
1999 ~ 2002 Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada
AOCAD, Graduated with a major in drawing and painting
1997 ~ 1998 Langara College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver, Canada
Fine Art fundamentals
Teaching
Sep. 2009 ~ Dec. 2009 Instructor for Introduction to Painting, Art111.3 - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
· Curriculum development
· Planning and organizing lectures on related subjects
· Individual and group critiques
· Student counselling
Jan. 2009 ~ Apr. 2009 Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Painting Art111.6 - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
· Individual critiques and assistance with grading
· Organizing and planning models for the department
Apr. 2007 Juror for "The Art of Figure" Show - Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto
Jan. 2006 ~ Apr. 2007 Instructor for Figure Drawing III, Drawing Fundamentals - Centennial College, Toronto
· Planning and organizing lectures on various subjects
· Student evaluation and critiques
Grants and Awards
Mar. 2010 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant, Montreal
Oct. 2007 Kingston Prize for Canadian portraiture (winner), Kingston
Jun. 2007 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant, Montreal
Nov. 2003 Elizabeth Greenshields Grant, Montreal
May. 2000 Eric Freifeld Award, OCAD, Toronto
Group & Solo Exhibitions
Aug. 2015 The First Five: Portraits from The Kingston Prize – Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON
Dec. 2014 Go Figure: Year-end figure drawing show – Myungdong Art Academy, Seoul, Korea
Apr. 2011 Fundraiser Show for Rudelle Residency - Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto
Oct. 2010 Solo show: "Effigies" - Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon
Feb. 2010 MFA Group Show “Menagerie” - Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon
Jan. 2009 MFA Group Show “It’s not about landscape” - Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon
May. 2007 The Figure Show - Lipman Gallery, Toronto
Oct. 2006 "First Kiss" - Spin Gallery, Toronto
Jan. 2005 Annual juried drawing show - John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto
Nov. 2003 Solo show - Here and Now Gallery, Toronto
Sep. 2001 XOXO - Florence, Italy