STATEMENT ABOUT MY CURRENT WORK
I have spent the last four years working on an image transfer process which allows me to transfer the pigment from a giclée print onto other surfaces. The process involves lifting the pigment away from the original carrier using gelatin, resin or acrylic media, and placing the pigment onto wood, fabric, and most recently onto textured metal foil.
The foil gives the work a luminosity similar to backlighting, and the ability to add texture to the foil adds another creative dimension which I am still exploring.
Thematically, I am exploring two streams – the integration of figurative forms with organic textures and the interaction of the straight figurative with foil grounds of various textures and colours. I look for compositions that aren’t immediately recognizable, making the viewer work a bit before the image becomes comprehensible.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011— Mad and Noisy Gallery, Of The Earth – A Contemporary Integration of Figure and Landscape
2011 — Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
2009 — Mad and Noisy Gallery, New Members Exhibit
2009 — Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Who we Are
2008 — Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Juried Photo Competition
(Awarded 2nd in Digital category)
2008 — Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Juried Art Show
2005 — Starbucks, Yonge & Eglinton, Toronto (Joint exhibit with one other photographer)
2005 — Serendipity Gallery, Toronto (Work exhibited with various artists)
2004 — The Ongoing Partnership, Toronto, (Solo exhibit in corporate offices)
2001 — Image Arts Gallery, Ryerson University, (Group student exhibition)
COMMISSIONS
2008 — Ryerson University, Photo-collage
2008 — US Silver Inc, Annual Report
2007 — Toronto School of Theology, Director Portrait
2006 — Ryerson University, Mixed media collage
2005 — Ryerson University, Documentation of Chang School construction
COLLECTIONS
Various private collections throughout Canada and the United States
