Curriculum Vitae
Awards/Recognition
2022 Inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Ontario Geographical Society, 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
2022 People's Choice Award, 'Summerfolk 47' Music & Crafts Festival, Owen Sound, Ontario
2016 Best in Show, 'Summerfolk 40' Music & Craft Festival, Owen Sound, Ontario.
Public Art Installation
2022 Indigenous Art Walk, Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, Ontario.
Exhibitions/Shows
2019 Beaver Valley Handmade Artisan Market, Saturday, November 16th, Beaver Valley Community Centre, Thornbury, Ontario.
2019 'The Art Map' Open Studio Tour Weekend, October 4 - 6, Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Ontario.
2019 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists' 23rd Annual Studio Tour, August 24 & 25, Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Ontario.
2019 'Summerfolk 44: Music & Crafts Festival, Kelso Beach, August 16 - 18, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2019 Kempenfest Arts & Crafts Festival, August 2 - 5, Waterfront, Barrie, Ontario.
2019 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, Vincent Massey Park, June 21 - 23, Ottawa, Ontario.
2019 Open Studio, Canada Day Weekend, 240 East Road, Lion's Head on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, June 28th - July 1st, 10 - 6 daily.
2019 Wiarton Home & Leisure Show, Wiarton Arena, May 4th & 5th, Wiarton, Ontario.
2018 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2018 Artfest Kingston: Juried Summer Art and Craft Festival, June 30 to July 2,
Kingston, Ontario.
2018 'Summerfolk 42' Music & Crafts Festival, Exhibitor Booth, August, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2018 22nd Annual Bruce Peninsula Studio Tour, Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists, August 25 & 26, Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Ontario.
2018 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists Christmas Show, December 1, Lion's Head, Ontario.
2017 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2017 'Summerfolk 41' Music & Crafts Festival, Exhibitor Booth, August, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2017 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists 20th Anniversary Exhibition, September
16 to October 31, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2017 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists Christmas Show, December 1, Lion's Head, Ontario.
2016 'Summerfolk 41' Music & Crafts Festival, Exhibitor Booth, August, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2016 Mariposa Folk Festival, Exhibit Booth, July, Orillia, Ontario.
2016 Muskoka Arts & Crafts' 54th Annual Juried Summer Show, Exhibit Booth, July 15 to 17, Bracebridge, Ontario.
2016 Summer Solstice and Aboriginal Day Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2015 Summer Solstice and Aboriginal Day Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2015 Spirit of the Red Pines Exhibition, February, Artists on Elgin, Sudbury, Ontario ("Sunrise on Ma'iingan").
2022 Inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Ontario Geographical Society, 50 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
2022 People's Choice Award, 'Summerfolk 47' Music & Crafts Festival, Owen Sound, Ontario
2016 Best in Show, 'Summerfolk 40' Music & Craft Festival, Owen Sound, Ontario.
Public Art Installation
2022 Indigenous Art Walk, Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, Ontario.
Exhibitions/Shows
2019 Beaver Valley Handmade Artisan Market, Saturday, November 16th, Beaver Valley Community Centre, Thornbury, Ontario.
2019 'The Art Map' Open Studio Tour Weekend, October 4 - 6, Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Ontario.
2019 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists' 23rd Annual Studio Tour, August 24 & 25, Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Ontario.
2019 'Summerfolk 44: Music & Crafts Festival, Kelso Beach, August 16 - 18, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2019 Kempenfest Arts & Crafts Festival, August 2 - 5, Waterfront, Barrie, Ontario.
2019 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, Vincent Massey Park, June 21 - 23, Ottawa, Ontario.
2019 Open Studio, Canada Day Weekend, 240 East Road, Lion's Head on the Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, June 28th - July 1st, 10 - 6 daily.
2019 Wiarton Home & Leisure Show, Wiarton Arena, May 4th & 5th, Wiarton, Ontario.
2018 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2018 Artfest Kingston: Juried Summer Art and Craft Festival, June 30 to July 2,
Kingston, Ontario.
2018 'Summerfolk 42' Music & Crafts Festival, Exhibitor Booth, August, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2018 22nd Annual Bruce Peninsula Studio Tour, Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists, August 25 & 26, Saugeen (Bruce) Peninsula, Ontario.
2018 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists Christmas Show, December 1, Lion's Head, Ontario.
2017 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2017 'Summerfolk 41' Music & Crafts Festival, Exhibitor Booth, August, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2017 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists 20th Anniversary Exhibition, September
16 to October 31, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2017 Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists Christmas Show, December 1, Lion's Head, Ontario.
2016 'Summerfolk 41' Music & Crafts Festival, Exhibitor Booth, August, Owen Sound, Ontario.
2016 Mariposa Folk Festival, Exhibit Booth, July, Orillia, Ontario.
2016 Muskoka Arts & Crafts' 54th Annual Juried Summer Show, Exhibit Booth, July 15 to 17, Bracebridge, Ontario.
2016 Summer Solstice and Aboriginal Day Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2015 Summer Solstice and Aboriginal Day Festival, Exhibit Booth, June, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2015 Spirit of the Red Pines Exhibition, February, Artists on Elgin, Sudbury, Ontario ("Sunrise on Ma'iingan").
2014 Chimeria Exhibition on Nature and Spirituality, October 18 - November 2, Chateau Fort de Sedan, Sedan, France ("Scarcity & Abundance", “Evening Star/Moon Rising”, "Perseverance").
2014 North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Conference, Exhibit Booth, October 9, Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.
2014 North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Conference, Exhibit Booth, October 9, Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa, Ontario.
2014 Adjacent to Odjig Exhibition, September 4 - October 2, Shaw Studios, Whitby, Ontario
("Homage", "By The Stream").
("Homage", "By The Stream").
2014 Spirit of the Red Pines Exhibition, July 11 - August 23, The Pearl Company, Hamilton, Ontario ("Sunrise on Ma'iingan").
2014 Spirit of the Red Pines Exhibition, June 13 - July 5, Art on Main, North Bay, Ontario ("Sunrise on Ma'iingan").
2014 Summer Solstice and Aboriginal Day Festival, Exhibit Booth, June 20 - 22, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2014 Summer Solstice and Aboriginal Day Festival, Exhibit Booth, June 20 - 22, Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa, Ontario.
2010 Canadian Landscape Juried Exhibition, July 27 – September 11, Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden, Ontario (“Evening Star/Moon Rising”).
Publications
2022 The Canada Jay: The National Bird of Canada?, Hancock House Publishers Limited, Surrey, British Columbia.
2021 ON Nature Magazine, Winter Edition.
2021 The Cottager: Lake Country Living & Lifestyle, Manitoba & Northwest Ontario, Winter Edition.
2020 Escarpment Magazine, Autumn/Early Winter. (read article here)
2020 Society of Ethnobiology Journal, University of Boston, Boston, MA. (see journal here)
2020 ARABELLA: Art, Architecture & Design, Inauguaral E-magazine, February. (see E-magazine here)
2016 Canadian Geographic Magazine, Special Wildlife Issue, December.
2016 CanadianGeographic.ca, November. (read article 1 here) (read article 2 here)
2016 Baytoday.ca, November. (read article here)
2014 Gray, Patricia, Karstad, A., Mather, V. (Editors), Spirit of the Red Pines: Art to save the old-growth forests of Wolf Lake, Friends of Temagami.
2011 “Evening Star/Moon Rising” selected for 2011 Aboriginal Art Calendar (national distribution) Donna Cona: Aboriginal Business and Technology Solutions Company, Ottawa, Ontario.
2010 “Scarcity & Abundance” selected for 2010 Aboriginal Art Calendar (national distribution) Donna Cona: Aboriginal Business and Technology Solutions Company, Ottawa, Ontario.
2022 The Canada Jay: The National Bird of Canada?, Hancock House Publishers Limited, Surrey, British Columbia.
2021 ON Nature Magazine, Winter Edition.
2021 The Cottager: Lake Country Living & Lifestyle, Manitoba & Northwest Ontario, Winter Edition.
2020 Escarpment Magazine, Autumn/Early Winter. (read article here)
2020 Society of Ethnobiology Journal, University of Boston, Boston, MA. (see journal here)
2020 ARABELLA: Art, Architecture & Design, Inauguaral E-magazine, February. (see E-magazine here)
2016 Canadian Geographic Magazine, Special Wildlife Issue, December.
2016 CanadianGeographic.ca, November. (read article 1 here) (read article 2 here)
2016 Baytoday.ca, November. (read article here)
2014 Gray, Patricia, Karstad, A., Mather, V. (Editors), Spirit of the Red Pines: Art to save the old-growth forests of Wolf Lake, Friends of Temagami.
2011 “Evening Star/Moon Rising” selected for 2011 Aboriginal Art Calendar (national distribution) Donna Cona: Aboriginal Business and Technology Solutions Company, Ottawa, Ontario.
2010 “Scarcity & Abundance” selected for 2010 Aboriginal Art Calendar (national distribution) Donna Cona: Aboriginal Business and Technology Solutions Company, Ottawa, Ontario.
Grants
2014, Ontario Arts Council