Brief Summary
I studied at Kootenay School of Art & Notre Dame University of Nelson B.C. Canada. Received a Commercial Art Certificate,a Fine Art Certificate, a Fine Art Diploma and a B.F.A.1970,1971,1972&1974.
Received two grants from the Prime Minister of Canada in 1972 &73 to teach art,(Pierre Elliott Trudeau).
Taught art formally for ten years for St.Michael's University School in Victoria B.C.,and The Solicitor General's Office in the Federal Government in Abbotsford B.C.
Exhibited with Habitat Canada 1977.
Nominated for the Bronfman Award in ceramics in 1999 from the Delta Arts Council of B.C.
My Porcelain was selected by the Dept. of External Affairs in Ottawa for their Permanent Collection.1985.
Exhibited at the Agora Gallery in Manhattan in New York, with a review in the Manhattan Art's Review.1996.
Setup "Spend the night with and Artist", 2500 people attended.2003.
Exhibited with Sotheby's International & the French Consulate in Vancouver.2004.(800 people attended).
Exhibited at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Signed as an on-line merchant with Home Depot in Atlanta,2010.
Signed with Hambelton Agencies in Vancouver B.C. as a published artists.2012.
Sold over 70000 items world wide in porcelain(hand made).
Worked in hundreds of Feature Films and TV series.Have two agents in Vancouver B.C. (some stunt,voice-over, back ground, principal, photo double & stand-in).
Wrote feature film screenplay,storyboard,budget,business plan, treatment,synopsis and Private Placement with Offering Memorandum.
Clients
Hadley House& Buckhorn Publishing, Thomas Kinkade, Leslie Levy Fine Art .
Professional Experience
Graduate Kootenay School of Art of Nelson B.C.1970/71/73.
Graduate Notre Dame University of Nelson B.C..1974.
Taught art for Government Grant under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Taught Art at St.Michael's University School in Victoria B.C. 1973/74.
Exhibited at Habitat Canada in Vancouver B.C. 1977.
Taught Art at Solicitor General's Office at Matsqui Institution.1974-81.
Opened studio full time in Surrey B.C. 1981.
One person show at Studio Colleen in Ottawa ,(porcelain was purchased for the Dept. of External Affairs Permanent Collection 1985.
Show at the Agora Gallery in Manhattan, review in Manhattan Arts 1996.
Nominated for the Bronfman Award in ceramics 1999.
Organized the "Spend the night with an Artist Exhibit" 2003.
Organized the Exhibit at Sotheby's International with the French Consulate in Vancouver 2004.
Exhibited with Winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010.
Signed with Home Depot as on-line merchant 2010.
Signed with Hambelton Agencies as published artist in Vancouver B.C. 2012.
Worked on hundreds of Feature Film and TV series in Vancouver with the likes of Will Smith, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Anniston, Woody Harrelson,Beau Bridges,Leslie Neilsen, Danny Divitto, Al Pacino and others.1996-2012.
Wrote a Feature Screenplay and established the development of it 20092012.
