Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2011- 2015 Bachelor of Fine Art with Distinction (Glass & Mixed Media), Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
2013 Rhode Island School of Design, International Exchange Program, Glass Program, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2002-2007 Bachelor of Education with Distinction (Art, French & Physical Education), University of Alberta, Edmonton
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2019 Contestant on Season One: Blown Away, Glassblowing TV Show, Netflix & Marble Media
Glassblowing Assistant at Amokura Glass Studio, Rotorua, New Zealand
2018 Glassblowing Assistant at Amokura Glass Studio, Rotorua, New Zealand
Resident Artist at the Museum of Ancient Glass, Zadar, Croatia
Artist Assistant to Tony Dunne & Fiona Raby at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, USA
Production Glassblower & Coldworker at Lava Glass, Taupo, New Zealand
2017 Glassblower & Coldworker, Lava Glass, Taupo, New Zealand
Artist and Event Coordinator, Smash Art Painting Events, Edmonton, AB
Glassblowing Assistant to Cory Porterfield, Norm’s Garage Glass Studio, Calgary, AB
Glassblowing Assistant to David Blankenstyn, Okotoks Hot Glass Studio, Okotoks, AB
2016 Artist and Event Coordinator, Smash Art Painting Events, Edmonton, AB
Studio Technician & Glassblowing Assistant to Julia Reimer & Tyler Rock, Firebrand Glass Studio, Black Diamond, AB
Artist Assistant to Darren Petersen, Sparrow Glassworks, Red Deer, AB
2015 Production Manager at ChoChoMa Glass Studios, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Glassblowing Assistant to Julia Reimer & Tyler Rock, Firebrand Studio
2014 Glassblowing Assistant to Beekingdom Glass Collective, Calgary, AB
Artist Assistant to Robert Lewis, Glass Artist, Calgary, AB
2013 Glassblower at Bocci Design Company, Vancouver, BC
Artist Assistant to Robert Lewis, Glass Artist
2012 Artist Assistant to Robert Lewis, Glass Artist
2011 Bilingual Art Educator, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Art Instructor, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Art Instructor, Alberta Health Services’ Youth Drug Rehabilitation Program, Edmonton, AB
2009-2011 Teacher (Art, Design & French), Edmonton Catholic School District
Teacher (Art, Design & French), Edmonton Public School District
Teacher (Art, Design & French), Black Gold Regional Schools, Alberta
2007-2009 Art Program Coordinator & Teacher, Youth With a Mission, Aalesund, Norway
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Museo Del Vetro, Site-specific glass installation for the Museum of Glass garden, Murano, Italy
Coming Up Next, Alberta Craft Council: Alberta Craft Gallery in Calgary & Edmonton Discovery Gallery in Edmonton, Canada
Blown Away: Glassblowing Comes to Netflix, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
The Colab Members Show, New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass & Auglass Conference, Whanganui, New Zealand
2018 Young & Loving. S12 Gallery, Bergen, Norway
2017-2018 Young Glass 2017. Glasmuseet Ebeltoft (Denmark), The Glass Factory (Sweden), & The National Glass Center (Sunderland, UK)
2016 Etsy At Glenbow. Glenbow Museum Shop. Calgary, AB
2015 Graduation Show. Alberta College of Art & Design. Calgary, AB
2014 Glass Students Year End Exhibition. Alberta College of Art & Design.
Glass Arts Society (GAS) International Student Online Exhibition Juried Selection. Honorable Mention.
<http://issuu.com/glassartsociety/docs/2014_int_l_student_online_exhibit_c/1>
2013 5D: Conversations in the Material and Immaterial. Alberta College of Art & Design, School of Craft and Emerging Media
2011-2014 Show and Sale. Main Mall, Alberta College of Art and Design
2011-2012 Administration Art Exhibition. Administration Area, Alberta College of Art & Design
2010 Artist as Teacher, Teacher as Artist. Education Gallery, Singhmar Center for Art Education, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
RESIDENCIES
2019 Pilchuck Glass School/Autonomy Residency Program, Site-specific Installation for the Museo Del Vetro, Murano, Italy
HONORS
2017 Young Glass 2017 – Exhibition nominee and acceptance into 2nd round of competition, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
Alberta Foundation for the Arts -Visual Arts & New Media Individual Project Grant, Canada
Calgary Arts Development Opportunity Grant, Calgary, AB.
Pilchuck Glass School Partnership Scholarship, GAAC - Glass Art Association of Canada.
Pichuck Glass School Full Scholarship Recipient, Stanwood, WA, USA.
2015 ACAD Board of Governors’ Award for Glass, Alberta College of Art & Design
2014 Tyler Stanford Perrott Innovative Projects Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Barbara + John Poole Family Scholarship Fund, Alberta College of Art & Design
Ignac + Karla Herskovic Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Pilchuck Glass Partner Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Mobility + Exchange Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
2013 Student Travel Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2012 Student Travel Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Louise McKinney Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
First Year Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
2011 Student Travel Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
Emerging Artist Scholarship, Red Deer College Summer Series, AB, Canada
Glass Student Endowment Fund, Alberta College of Art & Design
Advanced Standing Entrance Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
LECTURES
2011 Visual Literacy and Visual Thinking Skills. Greater Edmonton Teacher’s Conference Association, Art Gallery of Alberta,
Edmonton, Canada. Workshop Speaker.
PUBLICATIONS
2017 GAAC - Glass Art Association of Canada February Member Interview. Web published.
< http://www.glassartcanada.ca/public/news/index/category/GAAC%20Programs>
2014 Nuit Blanche Calgary. Critical Essay. Web published.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2017 Transcoding Glass, Glassblowing, Hot Casting, Kiln Forming, Graphic Programming, Interactive Video & Sound with Noisefold,
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, USA
2014 All You Need to Know of the Mold, Melted Glass and Its Processes. Kilnworking & Coldworking with Frantisek Janak.
Glass Art Center (Cesty Sklaways of Glass), Sazava, Czech Republic
Plasma Neon: Interactive Light. Experimenting with hot glass, flameworking & plasma neon, with Patrick Collentine.
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
2013 Workshop with Jin Hongo. Glassblowing Techniques, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Workshop with Janice Vitkovsky. Murrini with Bullseye, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Workshop with Scott Darlington. Sculpting with Hot Glass. Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
Gone Bowling. Venetian Cane & Bowls with Nancy Callan and Katherine Gray, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pennsylvania, USA
2012 Sculpting with Glass. Sculpting and Assembling Hot Glass with Rik Allen & Shelley Muzylowski Allen,
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, USA
Advanced Glass Blowing for Beginners. Glassblowing Technique with Jeff Holmwood, Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada
Workshop with John Brekke. Glass Graal formation and engraving, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada
2011 Workshop with Robert Lewis. Red Deer College Summer Series, Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada
Advanced Glass Blowing for Beginners. Glassblowing Technique with Jeff Holmwood, Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada
2010 Advanced Glass Blowing for Beginners. Glassblowing Technique with Jeff Holmwood, Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada
OTHER SKILLS
7 years Glass Coldworking Experience