BIOGRAPHY

Conceived in Vancouver, Canada
Live and create globally

EDUCATION

Dialogue and Civic Engagement, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
Fine Arts and Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Marketing Management & Product Development, BCIT - Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC
Coaching Skills Pathway, Fundamentals, Coaches Training Institute, Vancouver, BC

PROJECTS

The Archivist. Artist and Author, Vancouver, BC, 2017-present
The Secret Self, Artist (performance, installation), Vancouver, BC, 2012-2014
Paint the City Project, Narrator, Collaboration with Artist David Tycho, Vancouver, BC, 2014
Graffiti Battle, Project Manager, Tangible Interaction, Whistler, BC, 2014
Boom Bust, Project Coordinator, Collaboration with Artist Christian Nicolay, Vancouver, BC, 2013
The Secret Self, Artist, Collaboration with Ian McGuffie, Vancouver, BC, 2012 – 2013
Carry an Object With You, Project Coordinator, Collaboration with Artist Christian Nicolay, Vancouver, BC, 2012
Pender Five, Vernissage, Curator, Event Designer and Project Manager, Vancouver, BC, 2011
Re-Gifted, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2009
Arcadia Revisited, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2009
Alberta Then and Now, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2009
Heads and Tales, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2009
The Evolution of Line, Curator, Petley-Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2009
Gifted, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2008
Vistas and Visions, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2008
The Body Exposed, Curator, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 2008

SELECTED WRITING & BIBLIOGRAPHY

“What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting,” Substack, May 4, 2025
“Leave Me Alone, I’m Having a Crisis,” Substack, April 4, 2025
“The Devil in the Deville,” Substack, March 13, 2025
“The Benefits of Working with a Writing Coach,” Write or Die Magazine, November 7, 2022
“Writing Wisdom I Learned by Watching Movies,” Write or Die Magazine, October 31, 2022
“Writing Poems When Pissed,” Write or Die Magazine, September 12, 2022
“Spinning Towards Love,” Limelight Review, August 2022
“Do I need a Coach?” The Painter’s Keys, November 3, 2017
“The Artful Home,” WestWorld Magazine, Winter 2016
“Change in the Picture for Gallery Scene,” The Vancouver Sun, July 28, 2012
“She Scores,” The Vancouver Sun, December 1, 2011
“Collection Connection, A Guide to What Collectors are Purchasing in Galleries Across Canada.” Canadian Brushstroke Magazine, 2009

LECTURES

The Art of Fine Art Photography, Langara College, Vancouver, BC, 2017
Passion, Purpose and Perseverance, Woo Talks, Vancouver, BC, 2016
The Value of Art, Arts Underground, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2015
ART/LIFE, Arts Underground, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2015
Connecting with Collectors, Arts Underground, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2015
Collecting Contemporary, Fraser Valley Artists Association, BC, 2014
Commercial Galleries - The Inside Track, Arts Underground, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2014
ART/LIFE, Langley Camera Club, Langley, B4, 2015
ART/LIFE, UBCO, Kelowna, BC, 2013
ART/LIFE, Fraser Valley Artists Association, BC, , 2013
ART/LIFE, UBCO, Kelowna, BC, 2012

RESIDENCIES & RETREATS

Creative Residency, Casa Tagumerche, Alojera, Spain, 2025
Writing Retreat, Casa Ana, Ferreirola, Spain, 2024
Writing Residency, BRAZZA Art Residency, Chateauneuf-sur-Charente, France, 2024
Creative Residency, Casa Tagumerche, Alojera, Spain, 2023
Writing Retreat, The Elemental Self, Ashland, Oregon, 2019

WORKSHOPS & MENTORSHIPS

Advanced Book Writing (by invitation), eight week workshop with author Julie Sarkissian, Westport Writer’s Workshop (WWW), online, 2024
Non-fiction book proposal six week workshop with author Amanda Parrish Morgan, WWW, online, 2023
Narrative Arc for Memoir, six week workshop with author Tanja Lighthouse, Writer’s Workshop, 2022
Mentored by author Julie Sarkissian, 2022-2023
ntroduction to Novel Writing, eight week workshop with author Rahla Xenopoulos, WWW, online, 2022
Advanced Memoir, eight week workshop with author Christine Pakkala, WWW, online, 2022
Feminist Philosophy, winter session, Thompson Rivers University, online, 2021
Writing From Your Life, eight week workshop with author Julie Sarkissian, WWW, online, 2021
Crash Course on Submissions, six week workshop with author Suzanne Farrell, WWW, online, 2021
Feel the Force II, eight week workshop with author Julie Sarkissian, WWW, online, 2021
Memoir/Essay Workshop eight week workshop with author Ellyn Gelman, WWW, online, 2021
Memoir Craft Class, eight week workshop with author Ellyn Gelman, WWW, online, 2020
Memoir Writing Intermediate, eight week workshop with author Ellyn Gelman, WWW, online, 2020
Kate Gray’s Poet’s Salon, 2019-2021
Mentored by poet, author and awesome human Kate Grey, 2018-2021
The Lotus: Authentic Leadership Development, Vancouver, BC, 2012

COLLECTIVE INVOLVEMENT

The Looking Glass Foundation (Mentor), 2025-
Elder College (Volunteer Educator), 2024-
CARFAC (Member) Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens
AP Creative Entrepreneurs (Co-founder), 2014-2019 - Forum for female entrepreneurs working in creative fields (writing, visual art, film)
Contemporary Art Society (Board Member), 2016-2017 - Promoted the understanding and appreciation of contemporary art.
WAM! Women, Action & the Media! (Member,) 2011-2013 - Supported the advancement of women's media participation, ownership, and representation.
Canadian Cancer Society (Volunteer driver), 2012-2014
Art for Life (Volunteer) Art Auction Gala Benefit, 2011

SKILLS

Writing, drawing, painting, photography, video, curating, public speaking, coaching, project management, event planning, exhibition installation, Office 365, Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, SquareSpace, Socials and Commedia dell'arte.