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exhibitions - select group
Out of Con(text) at DNJ Gallery Los Angeles U.S.A - July to September 2011
Imagine Earth Exhibition at The Korean Arts Center Seoul Korea - June to August 2011
Modus Operandi at the AGO Art Rental Gallery Toronto Canada - May 2011
LE7 at LE Gallery Toronto - February 2011
The Robert McLaughlin RMG Exposed Photography Auction - November 2010
Art with heart auction for Casey House Toronto - October 2010
The Maker Group Show at LE Gallery Toronto - October 2010
Ottawa Photography Festival Canada Council ArtBank exhibition - September 2010
Empire of Dreams Group Exhibition at MOCCA Toronto Canada - June 2010
Brave New World at The Queensland Center for Photography Brisbane Australia - April 2010
Gallery Artists Group Show at Photoeye Gallery Santa Fe U.S.A - February to May 2010
Article X 2 person exhibition at Johansson projects Oakland California - February 2010
LE Young Canada Series - Who's got the papers? Toronto Canada - August 2009
VISUAL MORPHOLOGY at KlompChing Gallery Brooklyn N.Y U.S.A - March 2009
Snap! Fundraiser Auction Toronto Canada - March 2009
LE-CINQ at LE-Gallery Toronto Canada - February 2009
Art with Heart Auction for Casey House Toronto - October 2008
AGO Rental Gallery Toronto - April 2008
Art with Heart Auction for Casey House Toronto - October 2007
Framework Time Raiser at the Berkley Church Toronto - April 2007
TOAE annual award winners exhibition Toronto - January 2007
LE-TROIS at LE-Gallery Toronto - October 2006
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Toronto - July 2006
Remnants of Industry with Steven White & Steven Dixon Open Studio Toronto - May 2006
Framework Time Raiser at the CBC Broadcast Center Toronto - April 2006
Toronto Alternative Art Fair International with LE Gallery Toronto - November 2005
Art with heart auction for Casey House Toronto - November 2005
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Toronto - July 2005
Framework Time Raiser at the CBC Broadcast Center Toronto - April 2005
*Landscape -4 Artists looking from here to there at LE Gallery Toronto - December 2004
LE.One anniversary show at LE Gallery Toronto - September/October 2004
Home & Hearth Art Show @ the headwaters art festival Alton Ontario - October 2004

exhibitions - solo
The Spyfrost Project at DNJ Gallery Los Angeles California - September 2010
The Spyfrost Project at Eckhart Gallery The Hague Netherlands - May 2010
The Spyfrost Project at LE Gallery Toronto Canada - May 2010
Habitat Machines at PhotoEye Gallery Santa Fe U.S.A - July 2009
Habitat Machines at LE Gallery Toronto - September 2008
Industrial Parkland at LE Gallery Toronto - March 2007
A Confederation of Alloys at LE Gallery Toronto - October 2005

art fairs
Photo L.A with DNJ Gallery, Los Angeles California - January 2011
Affordable Art Fair with Eckhart Gallery - het Westergasfabriek Amsterdam Netherlands - October 2010
San Francisco Art Fair with Johansson Projects, San Francisco U.S.A - May 2010
ArtChicago with Photo Eye Gallery, Chicago illinois U.S.A - May 2010
Photo L.A art fair with PhotoEye Gallery Los Angeles California - January 2010
The Affordable Art Fair with KlompChing Gallery New York N.Y USA - May 2009
Photo L.A with Photo Eye Gallery, Los Angeles California - January 2009
Photo Miami with Craig Scott Gallery, Miami Florida - December 2008
Toronto International Art Fair with LE Gallery Toronto - October 2008
Toronto International Art Fair with LE Gallery Toronto - October 2007
Toronto Alternative Art Fair International Craig Scott Gallery - November 2006
Toronto International Art Fair with LE Gallery Toronto - November 2006

employment history - scholarly activities
Artist Board Member OPEN STUDIO Toronto - November 2010 - Ongoing
Artist Talk Barbara Astman Thesis Class OCADU Toronto Canada - January 2011
Exhibition Juror for OPEN STUDIO Toronto - December 2010
Artist Talk for Architecture In Combination series, Halcrow Yolles Architects, Toronto Canada - October 2010
Artist Talk Professional Development Class, Printmaking OCAD Toronto - November 2007
Instructor for water based screen printing at Open Studio Toronto October 2005 - November 2006
Instructor for Digital Printmaking Class, Printmaking Department OCAD Toronto - October 2004
Juror for 2003-2004 programming at the OCAD gallery Toronto - June 2003

employment history - professional activities
Public Art Installation in the Chorus Entertainment Building, Toronto - July 2010
Public Art Mentorship with Build Toronto and Troika, Toronto Canada 2009-2010
Technical assistant for The Murano Public Art commission Toronto 2007 - 2010
Pre-press image production for Barber Glass Smithsonian project - September 2007
Class Assistant, Ontario College of Art & Design Toronto - August 2003 / May 2006
Black and white dark room printer for Lincoln Ross, conservator Toronto - June 2002 / July 2003
Studio Photographer and Printer for The Photo Company Toronto - October 2001 / November 2002
Assistant at the Photon League holography studio Toronto - June 2002
Production manager for Contempo Colour Labs Toronto - November 1998 / April 2001

grants, awards and commissions
OCAD whodunit fund raiser "Post House" artwork multiple, Toronto Canada - November 2010
Sweet Sediment Public Art Installation, Corus Quay Building, Toronto Canada - August 2010
Ontario Arts Council emerging artist grant - March 2008
Multi-Media Computer Generated Award Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - July 2006
OCAD Medal for excellence in Printmaking - May 2003
Nora E. Vaughn award - May 2003
First Place OCAD printmaking award - May 2003
Open studio day pass award - May 2003
iUnits design competition award - April 2002

work collected by
The Queensland Center for Photography Brisbane Australia
NewMexico Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Fe U.S.A
Foreign Affairs Canada
Bank Of Montreal
Cecconi Simone
Art Bank Government of Canada
GO Transit
Universal Energy
Cavalluzo Hayes Shilton Mcintyre & Cornish Barristers & Solicitors
Barclays Global Investors
Realstar Group
The Lavin Agency

reviews
B&W + Colour Magazine review of "The Spyfrost Project" - September 2011
ARTnews Magazine review of "The Spyfrost Project - December 2010
THE Magazine review of "Habitat Machines" by Diane Armitage - August 2009
Pasatiempo "Not Available in Stores" review of "Habitat Machines" by Michael Abatemarco - July 2009
The New York Times review of “Habitat Machines” by Penelope Green - March 2009
Globe and Mail Arts review of "Habitat Machines" by Gary Michael Dault - October 2008
Walking The Line review of “Industrial Parkland” by Gary Michael Dault March - 2007
Globe and Mail Arts review of "Industrial Parkland" by Gary Michael Dault - March 2007
Now Magazine” review of "Industrial Parkland" by David Jager - March 2007
National Post review of "A confederation of Alloys" by R.M Vaughan - October 2005

publications, portfolios and media
Walrus Magazine Canada - June 2011
Robert Hirsch's Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels ISBN: 0240813359 - February 2011
Empire Dreaming: Exhibition Catalogue for Empire of Dreams exhibition at MOCCA - October 2010
Casey House Art With Heart Catalogue - October 2010
Plaisirs De Vivre Interview by Céline Tremblay Montreal - July 2010
Lucid Media Magazine interview by Anya Wassenberg Toronto - June 2010
How Architecture Learned to Speculate by Mahall and Serbest ISBN: 9783000298769 - January 2010
CAN Magazine China - October 2009
Habitat Machines Limited Edition Book, PhotoEye Editions ISBN: 098492714 - August 2009
SNAP! Auction catalog - March 2009
Gallery Magazine Ukraine - Fall 2008
Immobilien Zeitung Germany - October 2008
Top Estate Magazine Ukraine - November 2008
“Habitat Machines” exhibition Catalogue LE Gallery - September 2008
Art With Heart Catalogue - October 2008
Descant Magazine portfolio - June 2008
Art With Heart Catalogue - October 2007
Art With Heart Catalogue - October 2005
Abiogenesis collaborative print portfolio with Rudolf Bikkers - 2005