EDUCATION:

2011 Master of Fine Arts Degree
University of Guelph (School of Fine Art & Music)
Guelph, Ontario

2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Photography)
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD)
Halifax, Nova Scotia

1997 Diploma in Graphic Design
Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Barrie, Ontario

SOLO EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONED PROJECTS:

2011 Re-construction (Gladstone)
Featured Exhibition, Contact Photography Festival
3rd Floor Gallery, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON

2010-12 Beyond Imaginings – Eight Artists Encounter Ontario's Greenbelt
Commissioned Exhibition
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON

2008 The Arena Project
Solo Exhibition
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON

2005 Barrington Street Heritage Project
Commissioned Project, Solo Exhibition
HRM Building (Barrington Street), Halifax NS

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2011 Chalk and Butter
Group Exhibition
Diaz Contemporary, Toronto ON

2011 Middle Ground
Group Exhibition, Contact Photography Festival
Spin Gallery, Toronto ON

2010 Work & Play – Jeff Depner & Martie Giefert
2-Person Exhibition
Parts Gallery, Toronto ON

2010 ArtSpin 2010 Wrap-up Exhibition
Group Exhibition, Curated by Rui Pimenta
Planet Storage Warehouse, Toronto ON

2010 CONTACT Photography Festival
Group Exhibition
Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto ON

2010 Flash Forward 2009 (Boston)
Book Launch and Touring Exhibition
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Illinois USA

2010 SNAP! 2010
ACT Annual Photographic Fundraiser and Exhibition
Edward Day Gallery, Toronto ON

2009 Flash Forward 2009 (Washington DC)
Book Launch and Touring Exhibition
FotoWeek Central 4, Washington, DC

2009 Flash Forward, Emerging Photographers of 2009
Book Launch and Touring Exhibition
Lennox Contemporary, Toronto ON

2009 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Outdoor Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto ON

2009 Toronto Timeraiser
Group Exhibition / Volunteer Fair / Silent Art Auction
The Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District, Toronto ON

2009 Civic Footprint Launch
Group Exhibition / Toronto Timeraiser Artist Preview
Red Bull 381 Projects Gallery, Toronto ON

2007 You Are Here: The Emotional Geography of Place
Group Exhibition, Eastern Front Gallery, Toronto ON

2006 Still Parade
Group Exhibition, Arthur Shilling Studio Gallery, Rama ON

2004 Inside Outside
Photopolis, Halifax Festival of Photography
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

2004 Curriculum
Group Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS:

2012 Canada Council for the Arts – Project Grant
2012 Ontario Arts Council – Emerging Artist Grant
2012 Nominee for the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts (TFVA) Artists Prize
2010 Flash Forward Review – Mark Feeney, The Boston Globe (April 30)
2009 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – Best Photography Award
2009 Flash Forward – Emerging Photographers 2009 (Selected Winner, Canada)
2009 Ontario Arts Council – Emerging Artist Grant
2009 Akimblog – posted by Terence Dick (January 8th, 2009 – www.akimbo.biz)
2008 Toronto Star Article/Interview – The Art of the Arena (November 21, 2008)
2008 CBC Radio One's Fresh Air Interview – The Arena Project (November 16, 2008)

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

2011 Artist Talk: Re-Construction (Gladstone)
Featured Exhibition, Contact Photography Festival
3rd Floor Gallery, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON

2004 Artist Talk: Inside Outside
Photopolis, Halifax Festival of Photography
Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax NS

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