Education
2014
MFA in Fibers and Material Studies, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2007
BFA in Visual Arts Studio, York University, Toronto, ON (Canada)
Grants and Awards
2019

Toronto Arts Council, Artists in the Libraries Grant

Ontario Arts Council, Visual Arts Projects Grant

Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Across Canada Grant

2nd Place, Young Masters Art Prize, London, UK

Emerging Woman Artist Award, Young Masters Art Prize, London, UK

Shanks Memorial Award in Textiles, Craft Ontario

 

2018

Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Craft Ontario

2017

Ontario Arts Council, Craft Projects Individuals Grant

2016

Toronto Arts Council, Animating Historic Sites Grant, Montgomery’s Inn

Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Textile Museum of Canada

Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant, Craft Ontario

Mary Robertson Textile Award, Craft Ontario

People’s Choice Award, Penn College Gallery, 10th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition

2015
Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant
Canada Council for the Arts, Fine Craft Grant
Ontario Arts Council, Craft Projects Individuals Grant
Toronto Arts Council, Level One Visual Arts Grant
2014
Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grant

Tyler School of Art Teaching Assistantship, Stipend/Tuition Remission, Temple University

Handweavers and Spinners Guild of America, Convergence Conference Assistantship Grant

Surface Design Association, Outstanding Student Award

Dean’s Grant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University

1st Place, Silver Metal, Scythia 10: International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art, Kherson, Ukraine

2013
Tyler School of Art Teaching Assistantship, Stipend and Tuition Remission, Temple University
Ontario Crafts Council, Mary Diamond Butts Scholarship in Embroidery and Needlecraft
Handweavers and Spinners Guild of America, HGA Scholarship
Canadian Federation of University Women, Elizabeth Massey Award
Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Legacy Scholarship
Ontario Society of Artists, Emerging Artist Award
2012
Tyler School of Art Teaching Assistantship, Stipend and Tuition Remission, Temple University

Ontario Crafts Council, Volunteer Committee Scholarship

Design Sponge* Third Place Graduate Student Scholarship

Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Project Grant

Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Best in Show Award

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Fibre

2011
Surface Design Association, Personal Development Grant

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Best in Fibre

Ontario Crafts Council, Helen Francis Gregor Scholarship

Ontario Arts Council, Craft Projects Individuals Grant

2010
Ontario Crafts Council, Volunteer Committee Scholarship

Ontario Arts Council, Emerging Artist Project Grant

Canada Council for the Arts, Travel Grant

2009
Toronto Arts Council, Level One Visual Arts Grant

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Fibre

Ontario Crafts Council, Kingscrafts/Lady Flavelle Scholarship

Ontario Arts Council, Craft Projects Individuals Grant

The Artist’s Project, Untapped Emerging Artists Competition, Toronto

2007
Harbourfront Centre, One Year scholarship ­ Textile Studio, Toronto

York University, Winters College Award, Toronto

York University, Creative Arts Student Association Cold Beverage Award, Toronto

2006
York University, Creative Arts Student Association Initiative Grant, Toronto
Artist Residencies
2018

Artist-In-Residence, Open Studio At the Gallery, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK

Artist-In-Residence, StFX Art Gallery, Antigonish, NS

2016
Gros Morne Craft Residency, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, NL
2015
MAKE/WORKshop, Naked Craft Symposium, Art Gallery of Burlington, ON
2014
Open Studio, Artist ­In ­Residence, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
Artist Residency: Tactility Forum, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2012
Artist­ In­ Residence, Maison des Metiers D’art de Quebec, Quebec City, QB
2011
Artist­ In ­Residence, Spark Box Studio, Picton, ON
2010

Artist­ In­ Residence, Klondike Institute of Art And Culture, Dawson City, YK

2007-2010

Artist­ in ­Residence, Harbourfront Centre’s Textile Studio, Toronto, ON

Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibition Record
2019

Pink Field, Blue Fog, The Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON

Consumed by Clouds, The Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science Kootenay, BC

Memento, Ah! Gallery, Warkworth, ON

The Floating Garden, Workhouse Arts Centre, Lorton, VA

Pink Field, Blue Fog, Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD

2018

Diaphanous Embroidery, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK

Installations, StFX Art Gallery, Saint Andrews, NS

Living Rooms, ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre and Gallery, Annapolis Royal, NS

Home Grown, with Elaine Funnell, McMullen Gallery, Friends of University Hospitals, Edmonton, AB

Keepsake, with Micah Adams, L.A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Poppies, Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON

2017

Drawn and Stitched Spaces, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY

Recent Work: Lines and Tangles, Earl Selkirk Gallery, ARTiculations, Toronto, ON

Embroidered Environments, HUB Robeson Center, Penn State University, State College, PA

Room, METHOD Gallery, Seattle, WA

Neon Bloom, Niagara Artists Centre, Plate Glass Gallery, St. Catherines, ON

Day Dream, Okotoks Art Gallery, Okotoks, AB

Living Rooms with Aidan Urquhart , Glenhyrst Gallery of Brant, Brantford, ON

2016

Pink Field, Blue Fog, Louisiana Tech University School of Design Gallery, Ruston, LA

Rooms, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN

Dark Matter: Amanda McCavour and Terrence Boyd, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

Embroidered Spaces, South Puget Sound Community College Gallery, Olympia, WA

Eye of the Needle: Jonathan Brilliant and Amanda McCavour, Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA

Pink Field, Blue Fog, Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington,

Daydream, Grenfell Campus Gallery, Memorial University, Corner Brook, NL

2015

Neon Clouds, Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Pattern Study, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche­ Special Project, Sponsored by H&M, Union Station, Toronto, ON

Inside/Out, Virginia Beach Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA

Embroidered Spaces, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, ON

Bloom, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC

Testing, Testing ­1-2-3, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Neon Field, L’espace Pierre­Debian, Gatineau, QC

Line: Drawn and Stitched, Penn College Gallery, Williamsport, PA

2014

Home Away from Home, Mary E Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, NS

Flux: Thesis Exhibition, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA

2013

Room, Art Gallery of St. Albert, St. Albert, AB

Embroidered Spaces, Campbell River Public Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC

Threaded Line, Centre MATERIA, Quebec City, QB

Beyond Thread: Oltre Il Fio, Verona Tessile, Castel Vecchio in Sala Boggian, Verona

2012

Crumpled Paper Tests, QueenSpecific*, Toronto, ON

Neon Clouds, Stantec Window Gallery, Toronto, ON

Home Away from Home, Galerie du Nouvel­Ontario, Sudbury, ON

Entrance Installation for Stop, Drop, Repeat, The Design Exchange, Toronto, ON

Line and Shadow, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

2011

Neon Glow, Earl Selkirk Gallery, ARTiculations, Toronto, ON

Accumulate, The Gladstone Hotel (with MADE), Toronto, ON

Scribble, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

Ice Box, MADE, Toronto, ON

Orange Glow, Junction Design Crawl, with Micah Adams, Radar Media Co., Toronto, ON

2010

Glitter Beginnings (with Adriana McNneely), Harbourfront Centre Vitrines, Toronto, ON

2009

Mothing, Special Projects Gallery, York University, Toronto, ON

still (with Margaret Lim), Harbourfront Centre Vatrines, Toronto, ON

2008

Line Weight, Portable Gallery Project, Toronto, ON

2007

Unravel, Archive Inc. Gallery & Art Library, Toronto, ON

Threadbare, Niagara Gallery, Toronto, ON

Selected Group Exhibition Record
2019

Intricate: Complexity & Beauty Sewn Up, SOFA Chicago with Female Design Council, Chicago, IL

Young Masters Art Prize, La Galleria Pall Mall, London, England

Housewarming, Co Space Gallery, Craft Ontario, Toronto, ON

The Softest Hard, Jarvis Hall Gallery, Calgary, AB

2018

Lost Thread, Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, Nelson, BC

Rich Interior Life, The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, AB

Seated, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB

Beyond the Seam, Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah, Western Australia

Flora, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL

2017

VII Biennial  of Contemporary Textile Art, Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Uruguay

Innovative Fibers: A Survey of Contemporary Textiles, The Bascom: A Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

Dwell, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

Means of Production, CityScape Community Art Space, Vancouver, BC

Fabricated, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL

Naked Craft, An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

2016

Holding, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, Australia

Naked Craft, Tweeddale Museum & Art Gallery, Peebles, Scotland

Naked Craft, Barony Centre, West Kilbride, Scotland

Naked Craft, The Iona Gallery, Inverness, Scotland

Naked Craft, Swanson Gallery Thurso, Scotland

Naked Craft, Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS

10th Anniversary Exhibition, Penn College Gallery, Williamsport, PA

Bliss: Gardens Real and Imaginary, Textile Museum, Toronto, ON

Do West, Toronto, ON

2015

Naked Craft, Centre MATERIA, Quebec City, QB

Naked Craft, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON

Rijswijk Textile Biennial 2015, Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk, The Netherlands

Miniartextil: International Fiber Installation Exhibition, Como, Italy

2014

Strung Out and Undone, World of Threads Festival, The Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON

Sunday Drive Projects Presents Warkworth, Window Installation, Warkworth, ON

Fibreworks 2014, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON

Don’t Touch, Red Head Gallery, Toronto, ON

Burden of Proof, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

Fail­Safe: Discomforts Close to Home, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

Fail­Safe: Discomforts Close to Home, Hap Gallery, Portland, OR

Scythia 10: International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art, Kherson, Ukraine

Game Changers, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

Studious, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

2013

Aqua 12, Aqua Hotel, with Lonsdale Gallery, Miami, FL

1.5: Almost There, Crane Arts Centre, Philadelphia, PA

Unfolding, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Between the Line, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

Shh!! Craft MFA Group Show, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Pneumatics, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Process Show: Mixed Media, Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, Philadelphia, PA

Best of Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2012, FCP Gallery, Toronto, ON

Come Up to My Room, collaborative work with Micah Adams, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

Group Show, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

Members Exhibition of Selected Works, Ontario Society of Artists, Todmorden’s Gallery, Toronto, ON

2012

Bi­annual Juried Exhibition, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON

Tradition in Translation, 18th Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, Ste­ Marie­aux­ Mines, Alsace, France

Aqua 12, Aqua Hotel, with Lonsdale Gallery, Miami, FL

Award Winners 2012, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON

Pre­Occupied, 173 MacDonell Ave, Toronto, ON

Best of Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2011, FCP Gallery, Toronto, ON

Do West, IDS Off­site Project, Saving Grace Window, Toronto, ON

2011

Toronto International Art Fair, Special Projects Section, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

TexpoArt: Textile Art International Triennial, Cupola Art Gallery, Iasi, Romania

Heir/Loom, Studio Beluga, Montreal, QC

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON

Award Winners 2011, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

Play, Textile Arts Centre, New York, NY

A Quiet Revolution: Canadian Art Now, Art Chicago, Chicago, IL

A Quiet Revolution: Canadian Art Now, The Armory Show, Pier 94, New York, NY

Come Up to My Room, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

Avian, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

2010

Hard Twist: Chroma!, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON

Award Winners 2010, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

It’s a Big Deal, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

Around the Frayed Edges, Anges Jamieson Gallery, Minden, ON

It’s a Big Deal: Artists In Residence Craft Biennale, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON

Body + Object, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto, ON

Best of Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2009, FCP Gallery, Toronto, ON

2009

Drawn (by a, out of, from, in) Thread, Loose Cannon Gallery, Hamilton, ON

Looking Ahead, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

Unity and Diversity, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea

World of Threads Festival, Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, Oakville, ON

Peep Show, Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON

Award Winners 2009, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

The Artist’s Project, Untapped Emerging Artist Section, Liberty Grand, Toronto, ON

National Fibre Directions Exhibition 2009, Wichita Centre for the Arts, Wichita, KS

DIWhy?, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

2008

Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, with Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, Chicago, IL

Hard Twist, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

Retelling Anne, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON

Fibreworks 08, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON

Three x Four, Harbourfront Centre Vitrines, Toronto, ON

Amanda McCavour: Thread Drawings, Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Update: Artists in Residence Biennale, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, ON

Update: Artists in Residence Biennale, Gallery 990 (Ontario Crafts Council), Toronto, Ontario

2007

Big Fibre, Little Fibre, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

Playing In Traffic, 381 Projects, Toronto, ON

Farago, Third Floor: 9 Ossington, Toronto, ON

Bibliography
2018

Charlotte Vannier. De Fil en Aiguille. October 2018.

Melanie Egan. “Amanda McCavour: Leaving the Ground,” Exhibition Catalogue, July 2018.

Deborah Wang. “Keepsake: Amanda McCavour & Micah Adams,” Exhibition Catalogue, Spring 2018.

Jennifer Farley Gordon, Ph.D. “Amanda McCavour: Diaphanous Embroidery,” Art Focus Oklahoma, Summer 2018.

Martien Van Zuilen, “Beyond the Seam: Conceptual Works in Fibre Art,” Exhibition Catalogue, Spring 2018. 17-18

Marisa Herman, “Flowers In Bloom At Cornell Museum with ‘Flora’ Exhibit”, Boca Newspaper, May 4, 2018.

Agnieszka Matejko , “The Art of Solace”, Galleries West Magazine, March 26, 2018.
Emma Taggart. “Floating Garden of Embroidered Thread Drawings Brings Nature Indoors.” My Modern Met, April 7, 2018.

Laura Staugaitis. “Stitched Sculptural Installations of Everyday Objects and Gestures by Amanda McCavour.” This is Colossal, March 30, 2018.

2017

Tammy Rollie, “Gallery’s Latest Exhibit Hanging by a Thread.” Okotoks Western Wheel, April 5, 2017.32

Amanda McCavour. “Skills and Craft: A Stitch in Time,” Heritage Matters Magazine, Autumn 2017. 17.

Sienna Vittoria Lee-Coughlin. “Hanging by a Thread,” Festival Style Magazine, September 2017. 108-109.

Lee, Anne and E.Ashley Rooney. Artistry in Fiber: Vol 2, Sculpture. 2017.

Matthew Ryan Smith. “Amanda McCavour & Aidan Urquhart: Living Rooms,” Exhibition Catalogue, January 2017.

Alicia Harber. “Innovative Tridimensional Tendencies,” VII Bienal Internacional de Arte Textil Exhibition Catalogue, Autumn 2017. 33.

2016

Francesca Manuzzi.  “Gruppo in un Interno,” MFF Magazine For Living, April 2016. 36.

Penny Griffin Lutz. Take Ten: The Gallery at Penn College Exhibition Catalogue, 2016. 28-29.

Neroli Henderson. “Amanda McCavour,” Textile Fibre Forum,  September 2015. 4-8.

2015

Frank Van der Ploeg. Rijswijk Textile Biennial Exhibition Catalogue, 2015. 42.

Miniartextil: 25th International Contemporary Art, Exhibition Catalogue.

Sandra Alfoldy. “Creative Output” Naked Craft Exhibition Catalogue, June 2015. 50.

Dorothé Swinkels. “Signalement,” Textiel Plus, September, 2015.

Valerie Lessard. “Fleurs pour l’âme à l’Espace Pierre-Debain,” Le Droit, Feb. 7

2014

Elissa Barnard. “At the Galleries: ‘I wanted a line to exist in space without a base,’” The Chronicle Herald, November 29.

Thea Haines.  “Home Away from Home.”  Exhibition Catalogue: Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design, Halifax, NS, Fall 2014.

Maeve Coudrelle.  “Semicolon,” MFA Exhibition Catalogue: Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2014.

2013

“The HGA and Dendel Scholarship Recipients for 2013”, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Vol XLIV, No. 4, Fall

Valerie, “Threaded Worlds in Suspense: The Art of Amanda McCavour.” Embroidery Magazine

Gaitonde, Aditi. “Hang By a Thread”, ELLE India, September Issue, 2013.

Desloges, Josianne. “Amanda McCavour Chez MATERIA: coudre a l’aquarelle”, La Presse, Quebec City,

April 25.

Lewis, Joe. “Amanda McCavour: Drawing the Line.” A Needle Pulling Thread Magazine, Summer 2013.

Klanten, Robert, ed,,”High Touch: Tactile Design and Visual Explorations.” Gestalten, Berlin, 2012.

Maue, Joetta. “Stand­Ins for Home.” Surface Design Journal, Fall 2012.

Tulk, Cameron. Spin Sister.” Design Lines, Toronto, Spring 2012.

2011

Bate, Gareth, “Ten Up and Coming Canadian Fiber Artist to Watch”, Fibre Focus Magazine, Winter 2011.

Vaughan, RM. “Ghosts and Glass Birds”, The Globe & Mail, February, 2011.

Bisonette, Meghan, Anastasia Hare, Colleen O’Reilly “Memory Through Fibre: The Presence of Absence”, Heirlooms Exhibition Catalogue, Summer 2011.

2010

Addleman, Katie. “Winged Migration”, ELLE Canada, October.

Textiel Plus, Swinkels, Dorothé. “Signalement.” May, 2010.

2008

National Post, “Toronto­ At the Galleries”, August 23, 2008.

Lectures
2019

Artist Presentation, Weavers Guild of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Artist Presentation, Quilting by the Lake, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY

Artist Presentation, Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers, Toronto, ON

Artist Presentation, Toronto School of Art: Professional Studio Class, Toronto, ON

Artist Presentation, Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD

2018

Artist Presentation Gallery Stratford, Stratford, ON
Artist Presentation, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL
Artist Presentation, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
Artist Presentation, StFX Art Gallery, Antigonish, NS

2017

Artist Presentation, Missouri Fiber Artists Conference, St. Louis, MO

Artist Presentation, The Montréal Centre For Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QB

Visiting Artist Lecture Series, McMaster University, School of the Arts, Hamilton, ON

Visiting Artist Lecture, Foundations Drawing, University of Toronto, Toronto ON

Artist Presentation, Fibers West Conference, Perth, Australia

2016

Seminar Presentation, The Studio: A Process Workshop, HGA Convergence Conference, Milwaukee, WI

Studio Visit & Artist Talk: Techniques and Technology, Subtle Technologies Festival, Toronto

Artist Presentation, South Puget Sound Community College, Math and Society, Olympia, WA

Artist Presentation, South Puget Sound Community College Gallery, Olympia, WA

Artist Presentation, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO

Artist Presentation, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA

Artist Presentation, Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson University, Washington, PA

Artist Presentation, Gros Morne Craft Residency, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, Woody Point, NL

Artist Presentation, Grenfell Campus Gallery, Memorial University, Corner Brook, NL

2015

Studio Visit and Artist Talk, 3rd Year Sheridan Textile Students, Toronto, ON

Artist Presentation, Virginia Beach Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA

Artist Presentation, Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus Gallery, Ottawa, ON

Presenter, Round Table Discussion, Naked Craft Symposium, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, ON

Artist Presentation, Embroiderers Guild of Canada, London, ON

Artist Presentation, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Artist Presentation, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC

Artist Presentation, North Island College, Courtenay, BC

Artist Presentation, Penn College Gallery, Williamsport, PA

2014

Artist Presentation, Mary E. Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, NS

Artist Presentation, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS

Panel Member, Round Table Panel Discussion, Handmade Assembly, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB

Artist Presentation, Handmade Assembly, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB

Artist Presentation, Embroiderers Guild of Canada, London, ON

2013

Artist Presentation, Campbell River and District Public Art Gallery, Campbell River, BC

2012

Artist Presentation, Galerie du Nouvel­Ontario, Sudbury, ON

Artist Presentation, Stantec Design Office, Toronto, ON

Artist Presentation, The Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Toronto, ON

Artist Presentation, Maison des Metiers D’art de Quebec, Quebec City, QB

Artist Presentation, ARTiculations, Toronto, ON

2011

Artist Presentation, Sheridan College Art and Art History Program, Oakville, ON

Artist Presentation, Sheridan College Textile Studio, Oakville, ON

2010

Artist Presentation, Odd Gallery, Klondike Institute of Art and Culture, Dawson City, YK

Artist Presentation, Viva Voce: Voices from the Craft Studio, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

Artist Presentation, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

2009

Artist Presentation, Kingscraft Studio, King City, ON

Teaching Experience
2019

Workshop Instructor, Drawing with Stitch, Kootenay Gallery of Art & Science, Castlegar, BC

Sessional Instructor, Sheridan College, Form 1, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Workshop Instructor, Quilting by the Lake, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY

Workshop Instructor, Quilt National Conference, Ottawa, ON

Workshop Instructor, Clouds, Flowers , Ice-Hand and Machine Stitching, Squam Art Workshops, Holderness, NH

Experimental Embroidery, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Experimental Stitched Structures, Haliburton School of Art & Design, Fleming College, Haliburton, ON

Experimental Embroidery, The Sewing School, Peterborough, ON

Instructor, Exploring Contemporary Fibre Art, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Sessional Instructor, Thesis Seminar, Textiles, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Sessional Instructor, Professional Practices, Craft & Design, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

2018

Instructor, Experimental Surfaces & Free Motion Embroidery, the workroom, Toronto, ON

Instructor, Exploring Contemporary Fibre Art, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Instructor, Experimental Embroidery, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Embroidery, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK

Sessional Instructor, Thesis Seminar, Textiles, Sheridan  College, Oakville, ON

Workshop Instructor, Shepherd Print Studio, Boston, MA

Sessional Instructor, Form 1, Textiles, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

2017

Workshop Instructor, Machine Embroidery, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY

Sessional Instructor, Form 1, Textiles, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Workshop Instructor, Machine Embroidery, Missouri Fiber Artist’s Annual Conference, St.  Louis, MO

Instructor, Experimental Drawing, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Workshop Instructor: Experimental Surfaces: Machine Stitching and Unexpected Materials, Fibers West Conference, Perth, Australia

Ribbon in the Sky: Machine Stitching, Squam Art Workshops, Providence, RI

Workshop Instructor: Fiber as Installation: Techniques and Materials, InterAccess, Toronto, ON

Workshop Instructor, The Montréal Centre For Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, QB

Workshop Instructor: with  Rachel MacHenry: Time & Place: A workshop inspired by the exhibition of Sheila Hicks, Textile Museum of Canada & The Contemporary Textile Studio Co-Op, Toronto, ON

Instructor, Experimental Surfaces, the workroom, Toronto, ON

Instructor, Image to Cloth: Image Transfer & Surface Design Techniques, the workroom, Toronto, ON

Instructor, Drawing as a Contemporary Practice, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Instructor, Free Motion Embroidery Workshop, the workroom, Toronto, ON

2016

Image to Cloth: Exploring Image Transfer , HGA Convergence Conference, Milwaukee, WI

Machine Stitching & Water Soluble Stabilizer, HGA Convergence Conference, Milwaukee, WI

Guest Instructor, Experimental Drawing, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Surfaces, Interaccess, Toronto, ON

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Layers, Arbutus Folk School, Olympia, WA

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Drawing, Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA

Workshop Instructor, Design Workshop, Toronto District School Board, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

Workshop Instructor, The Studio: A Process Workshop, Woody Point, NL

Workshop Instructor, From 2D to 3D: A Soft Sculpture Workshop, Trout River, NL

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Layers, Grenfell Campus Gallery, Corner Brook, NL

2015

Master Class Workshop Instructor: Virginia Beach Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA

Workshop Instructor: Lines in Space,Virginia Beach Museum of Contemporary Art, VA

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Surfaces, Embroiderers Guild of Canada, London, ON

Workshop Instructor, Embroidered Experimental Surfaces, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Courtenay, BC

Workshop Instructor, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Workshop Instructor, Embroidered Experimental Surfaces, Penn College Gallery, Williamsport, PA

Workshop Instructor, Mixed Media Embroidery, Williamsport Area High School, Williamsport, PA

2014

Workshop Instructor, Experimental Surfaces, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, NS

Workshop Instructor, Mixed Media Embroidery, Handmade Assembly, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB

Workshop Assistant, Handweavers & Spinners Guild of America, Convergence, Providence, RI

Instructor of Record, Introduction to Fibers for Non­BFA Students, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching Assistant, Off­Loom Structures, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2013

Workshop Instructor, Mixed Media Embroidery, Maison des Metiers D’art de Quebec, Quebec City, QB

Instructor of Record, Introduction to Fibers for Non­BFA Students, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching Assistant, Woven Structures, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2012

Teaching Assistant, Fabric Pattern and Image, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching Assistant, Alternative Materials, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2011

Workshop Instructor, Embroidery and Sampling, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

2010-12

Workshop Instructor, Design Workshop, Toronto District School Board, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

2009 Apprenticeship Supervisor, Textiles and Drawing, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, ON

2008-09

Workshop Instructor, Textile Studio, Art Education Program (TDSB), Habourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

2007-11

Workshop Instructor, Silkscreen, Embroidery and Design, Textile Studio, Harbourfront Centre,Toronto, ON