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I've always loved drawing and painting. It's been a full-time hobby in my life for as long as I can remember, until I decided to make it my livelihood.
Client List
My clients include: Rubicon Publishing, Key Porter Books, Groundwood Books, Curriculum Plus Publishing, James Ireland Design, Marketing Magazine, Style Magazine, Jewish Times, and Image Craft.
Education
Ontario College of Art and Design (1999-2003)
Graduated with honours and the OCAD Medallion for Illustration
(2003)
Work Experience
- Freelance Design and Illustration; present
- Exhibiting with Paint by Numbers; Oct 2005-present
- Full time illustrator/graphic designer at Image Craft, greeting card company; Feb 2005-July 2006
- Selected to exhibit in CAPIC juried Art Show "Unleashed"; April 2005
- Junior Designer for MMS Direct Inc, pre-press and design for music packaging; 2004
- Established portrait artist; 1996-present
- Illustrator of 21 children's books in a guided reading series The Porcupine Collection; 2000-2004
- Co-curator of Fred's Missing Show (a group show); Transit Space, OCAD, 2003
- Have taught painting lessons to adults and children as a volunteer and professionally; 1998-present
Interests
My interests include: illustration, design, fine art, writing, reading, films, the
outdoors, traveling, people, cooking, and gardening.
Background
I was born and raised in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada and moved to Toronto in 1999 to attend OCAD and start freelancing.
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