My drawing Dual was recently accepted into the 13th annual drawing exhibition Drawing 2012 at the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto and I am thrilled to announce that I was awarded second place.

Drawing 2012 runs February 7 – March 2, 2012

Opening Reception:  February 9,  6-8 pm

Here is more information about the exhibition:

This year, 78 artists from across Canada submitted more than 150 works
in a variety of styles, media and techniques for consideration. From
these, two jurors selected the 35 works in the exhibition and awarded
prizes.

The jurors awarded two First Prizes, one to Erin Finley of Toronto,
Ont. for an ink, watercolour and gold leaf drawing entitled
“Conversion of Saint Paul in Brogues”; and one to Julia Vandepolder of
Hillsburgh, Ont. for a charcoal, graphite, oil/chalk pastel & conté
drawing entitled “The Green Room”. The second prize went to Amanda
Burk of North Bay, Ont. for a large scale charcoal drawing entitled
“Dual”. Two Honorable Mentions were awarded. Peter Large of Stella,
Ont. received the Japanese Paper Place Award for a graphite and colour
pencil drawing entitled, “Spike’s Nest”. David Woodward of Kingston,
Ont. received the Curry’s Art Store Award for a colour pencil drawing
entitled “The Century Lost Its Hold”.

The John B. Aird is one of the few galleries in Canada to showcase a juried
exhibition where drawing is promoted as an art form unto itself, is on
the ground floor of the Macdonald Block, an Ontario government
building at 900 Bay Street in Toronto. It is open Monday to Friday,
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

I am honoured to announce that the Ontario Arts Council has awarded me an Exhibition Assistance Grant for my solo exhibition State of Transformation.   This grant certainly helped to make this exhibition possible. I am grateful to receive their support.

Dual (Dooley and Healey), 2010

I am pleased to announce that my drawings have been awarded an honourable mention in the John B. Aird Gallery’s 12th Annual Juried Drawing Exhibition.

Here is the announcement released by the John B. Aird Gallery below:

This year, 115 artists from across Canada submitted more than 200 works in a variety of styles, media and techniques for consideration. From these, two jurors selected the 36 works in the exhibition and awarded prizes. The jurors for DRAWING 2011 were Sadko Hadzihasanovic and Dale Barrett.

The jurors awarded First Prize to Olexander Wlasenko of Oshawa, Ont. for a 5’ x 12’ charcoal drawing entitled “The Waiting”. The second prize went to Midori Fullerton of Tottenham, Ont. for a large format graphite, watercolour and india ink drawing entitled “Moth”. The jurors awarded to third prizes. One to Hanna Hur of Toronto, Ont. for a pair of colour pencil drawings entitled, “Home Run Who Cares” and “ Slam Dunk So What”. The other to Scott Waters of Toronto, Ont. for an oil, pencil, and gesso drawing entitled “The Glory Days”. Honorable mentions were also awarded. Amanda Burk of North Bay, Ont. received the Japanese Paper Place award for a pair of charcoal on paper drawings, “Dual (Cecrops)” and “Dual (Dooley and Healey)”. Saba Moghtader of Toronto, Ont. received the Curry’s Art Store award for her video “Friedrich–Goggle”.

My work will be included in the upcoming Best of 2010: featuring award winners from the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. This past summer, I received an Honourable Mention in Drawing at the TOAE.

The exhibition run January 17th until February 25th, 2011 at FCP Gallery.

FCP Gallery is located in First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Toronto.

The exhibition opens, Thursday January 20th from 6pm – 8 pm.

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Here is the media release for the exhibition:

BEST of 2010
Featuring award winners from the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
January 17 – February 25, 2011
FCP Gallery
100 King Street West, in First Canadian Place, Toronto

BEST of 2010 features the work of the 42 award winners from the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE), representing some of the most exciting artwork being produced today.

In July of 2010, a roster of judges made up of esteemed artists, instructors and curators awarded more than $30,000 in cash prizes and materials to artists who are outstanding in their field, (painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, computer generated work, ceramics, fibre, glass, jewellery, metal, printmaking, sculpture, watercolour, wood).

The 42 artists in this exhibition were selected from 400 exhibitors in the 2010 exhibition at Nathan Phillips Square.

For more information about the artists and gallery schedule, please visit www.torontooutdoorart.org

The TOAE gratefully acknowledges the support of the many sponsors, award donors and volunteers that made the 2010 exhibition a success!

I am thrilled to have been awarded an Honourable Mention in Drawing at the 49th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. You can find a complete list of all the award winners here.

Dual (Senna), 2010

This year I exhibited a series of large-scale charcoal drawings on paper. This series, entitled “Dual” playfully contemplates ideas surrounding cohabitation and seeing ourselves mirrored in another through depictions of two-headed northern creatures. These drawings were additionally motivated by my recent relocation to Northern Ontario.

Dual (Senna), 2010 - detail