Artist's Biography 

 

My art career gained momentum as my role as a community health nurse/educator drew to a close. Nursing gave me privileged access to diverse populations in urban and remote communities. Life, work and travels have taken me from Nunavut to Antarctica, including three years experience in various regions of South America. In every situation, my awareness has grown concerning the interrelationship of persons with their natural settings: often manifested through cultural undertakings, including art making. Part time diploma studies in the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design served to focus and further my artistic explorations.

 

My partner and I live an environmentally friendly life at a remote wilderness setting in central British Columbia. Our symbiotic life “in the bush” shapes my creative process. My work is influenced by the finite nature of the world and by the need to acknowledge the inherent beauty and perilous risks therein.

 

I teach art to youth and adults, inviting them to stretch the boundaries of their thinking and art practices. Environmental themes permeate my art works, two of which were donated to the David Suzuki Foundation. I seek to better understand challenging global issues and to gain a sense of solidarity with others as we choose actions to enhance the well being of this precious world.

 

I create and exhibit art in Canada and Chile. My exhibition history scans sixteen years with a total of seventeen solo exhibits and participation in fifty one group exhibits to date. 

 

Whether living in South America, travelling polar regions, or residing at our wilderness home in central British Columbia I participate in the growing global awareness regarding the interconnectedness of person and place. Of increasing concern is the impact of human activity upon our fragile world. I hope that my artworks will underscore our need to be thoughtful: wherever we are.