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 Show, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery (May through June 1994), Halifax, N.S.