EDUCATION

2004    Master's Degree in Visual Arts (Major: Public Arts)

            Dutch Art Institute, University of Twente, The Netherlands

2001   

            Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts (Majors: Visual Arts and English Literature)

            University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, Graduated Honours w. Distinction

SELECTED EXHIBITONS  

2009    otherworld, Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada)

2007    Alberta Biennale of Contemporary Arts, Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada), Walter Phillips Gallery             (Banff, Canada)

2006    Helikopter Orchestra, Sound performance, Other Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts (Banff, Canada)

            365soundproject, Sound performance, Mediamatic Cultural Institution (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

2005     Inkognito, Sound Installations, Blomquist Gallery (Oslo, Norway), The Cultural Embassy (Amsterdam, The             Netherlands)  

            To Listen To China For One Month Without Speaking, Presentation. Mobile Music Technology Event,             Viktoria Institute (Göteborg, Sweden)

2004    Inkognito, Sound Installation, Trondheim Kunstmuseum (Trondheim, Norway)

            Suburban House, Sculpture Installation, The Dominion Hotel Project (Vancouver, Canada)

            Sound, Sound Installation, Kunst RAI (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)  

            Book Launch, Sculpture Installation, Villa de Bank Gallery (The Netherlands)

2003    Portal II, Sculpture Installation, Kunsthalle Friedricianum (Kassel, Germany), Director Rene Block, Curator             Suzanne Van de Ven

            Luggage, Photography and Performance, NAI Gallery (Nanjing, China)

            Patient, Sculpture Installation, Kunsthuis SYB Gallery (The Netherlands)

            Wadden Kunst Prijs Exhibition, Sculpture Installation, Gallery Het Hannemhuis (The Netherlands)

ART FAIRS

2007    Photo Miami, Skew Gallery, Miami, FL

AWARDS

2009             Emerging Artist Award Nominee, Mayor's Celebration for the Arts Edmonton (Canada)

2006    Residency Scholarship, The Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada)

2004    NUFFIC National Huygens Scholarship (The Netherlands)

2003    UNESCO Digital Arts Honorary Mention (Japan)

            Doors of Perception Conference Scholarship (The Netherlands)

            Wadden Kunst Prize Selection (The Netherlands)

2001    British Columbia Art Council Senior Award (Canada)

            Helen Pitt Fine Art Award (Canada)

            Heather Cragg Memorial Scholarship (Canada)

2000    University of Victoria Bursary (Canada)

            Heather Cragg Memorial Scholarship (Canada)

            Whitecourt Arts Council Scholarship (Canada)

1997    Alexander Rutherford Scholarship (Canada)

LECTURES

2008    McEwen College, Visual Art Program, Artist Lecture

2005    Town of Banff, Community Learning Program, Artist Lecture

            Simon Fraser University, School of Contemporary Arts, Artist Lecture