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Education:

Ph.D. Biology, Dalhousie University  (1982)

B.Sc. Biology (first class honours 1977) Dalhousie University and University of Lancaster, Lancashire, U.K.

BFA (incomplete) University of Alberta in Edmonton (1967-1969)

Exhibitions: 

Commotion, Studio Art Quilt Associates ; "Ricochet", Regional Travelling Exhibition, 2020 through June 2023.

Colour With a "U", Studio Art Quilt Associates; "36 Million Stories:The Colour of Us", National Travelling Exhibition, 2019 and ongoing.

Transitions, Studio Art Quilt Associates; "And Then There Were None"; Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing, Dartmouth N.S., March 29 to April 29, 2018; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, N.S.,August 2 to September 28, 2018; Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Inverness, N.S., October 5 to October 30, 2018; Saint John Art Centre, Saint John, N.B., January 11 to March 8, 2019.

Craft Nova Scotia, Oh! Canada, "A Place Complete With Friction"Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, N.S. September 22 to November 5, 2017

Quilt Canada 2017 Guild Rosette Invitational, "We Are All African"; May 23 - June 5, 2017, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Mahone Bay Quilt Guild Biennial Show,"We Are All African";September 2016, Mahone Bay Nova Scotia, winner Best in Show.

Structures,"Ships of the Desert"; Studio Art Quilt Associates, (Alan Syliboy, Juror); Art Gallery at U of Antigonish, June 2015; Gallery at the Guild, Charlottetown, August 2015; Inverness County Centre for the Arts, September through October 2015; Saint John's Art Centre, January through March 2016; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, March through April 2016.  Award: Best in Show

Mahone Bay Quilt Guild Show, September 2014, Mahone Bay, N.S.

Mahone Bay Quilt Guild Show, "The Habituation of Mr. Morris"; September 2012; Mahone Bay, N.S.  Award: Viewers' Choice – Wall Hanging

Rooted, "Hour Glass Figure"; Studio Art Quilt Associates, (Dawn McNutt, Juror); Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, 2012; Fraser Cultural Centre, Tatamagouche; 2012; Rossignol Cultural Centre, Liverpool, 2012.  Award: Honourable Mention.

Art Hits the Wall, "String Theory"; juried show, (2008); Mary Black Gallery, Halifax, N.S.

Art Hits the Wall, "In Gods We Trusted";  juried show, (2004); Rossignol Cultural Centre, Liverpool, N.S.

Canada Scapes, "A Fugue in the Quay of Sea"; La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, Washington (March through May, 2004); Quilt Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba (May 2004)

Urban Angels, Argyle Fine Art (December 2003 through January 2004), Halifax, N.S.

The Cloth is All of Another Hue, "Les Images En L'Air"; "Media Medley";Ballroom Gallery, November 2002 through January 2003), Halifax, N.S.

Brought to Life,  Untitled Pastel Drawing; The Japanese Paper Place (October through November 2002), Toronto, Ontario

Art in Stitches, "Fugue in the Quay of Sea"; Mahone Bay (August 2002).  Award for Artistic Excellence

The Handbound Book in Nova Scotia, "A Geometric Fugue"; Curated by Joseph Landry and Robin Muller, Mary Black Gallery (March through April 2002), Halifax, N.S.

Talking Threads: Voices Among Fibre Artists, "Nummermenschen"; "Four Degrees of Separation";  Curated by Laureen Van Lierop, Mary Black Gallery (August through September 2001), Halifax, N.S.

Canadian Quilting Association National Juried Show, "An Octopus's Garden"; York University Gallery (May through June 2000), Toronto, Ontario.  Award: Excellence in Machine Stitching

American Quilting Society National Juried Show, "Ash and Cedar"; Paducah, Kentucky (April, 2000)

Art in Stitches, "Four Degrees Of Separation"; Mahone Bay (Summer, 2000)

Comfort and Joy, "An Octopus's Garden";  Bethune Ballroom Gallery, QEII Hospital (November 1999), Halifax, N.S.  Awards: Judges' Choice, Foundation Choice

CQA National Juried Show – Pacific Connections, "Ash And Cedar"; University of British Columbia, (May 1998), Vancouver, B.C.; and Tokyo Japan 1998.

Comfort and Joy, "The Past, The Present, and The Future: My Personal View of Hell"; Bethune Ballroom Gallery, QE II Hospital (November 1998).  Award: Viewers' Choice

CQA National Juried Show, "Up One Set of Stairs"; Musée Stewart, Île Sainte Hélène,  (May through October 1997) Montreal, Que.

Exhibition of Quilts, The Municipal Heritage Museum (June through September 1996), Dartmouth, NS.  Award: Viewers' Choice

CQA National Juried ShowSaint Mary's University Art Gallery (May through June 1994), Halifax, N.S.