Bio


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"I’ve always loved fashion and spent some time as a stylist and window dresser over the years so I’m really inspired by fashion of the past and present. I find inspiration in everything from people I know and love to people in the street or on the internet and in magazines or from life. Simple things like going on “nature walks” with my family gets me thinking about ways to layer in natural elements with decorative and figurative elements.. I guess I’m a dreamer so my work tends to be that way. A little bit all over the place. I love colour and use it in an abstract way when painting something representational." quote taken from http://torontoisawesome.com

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CV/SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PRESS

 

November 29 - December 2 2012, Art Gallery of Hamilton Fall Art Sale

May 2012 Interview - God is not boring website http://godisnotboring.ca/art_danainterview.html

Spring 2012 - Article in Hamilton Magazine's Interiors issue  http://www.hamiltonmagazine.com/sitepages/?aid=5499&cn=Interiors&an=Interiors+Spring+2012+

http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/hamilton-magazine/hm-interiors-spring-2012/2012050801/#0

2011 - featured in Style at Home Magazine (as seen above)

2010 - Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Sale, November 4 - 7

2010 - present Select paintings available at Canvas Gallery, Toronto

2009, October 16, Sleeping Giant Gallery, Toronto

2009, March 26, Spin, Booze + Draw in support of The Canadian Friends of the Israel Museum, curated by Jamie Angell, Edward Day Gallery, 952 Queen Street West, Toronto

2009, February 6, 7-10pm Design Hope Toronto Art Auction, 186 Cowan Ave. Toronto

2009, January, Mural at Holt Renfrew, Bloor st. Location

2009, January 9 - February 8, you me gallery, Hamilton, ON

Write up in Hamilton Spectator: http://www.thespec.com/Entertainment/article/505758

2008, November 6 Interview on: http://torontoisawesome.com/?page_id=96

2008, November 6 - November 9, Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Sale

2008, September, featured on arts online magazine, www.Kingshit.org :  http://www.kingshit.org/article.php?entry_id=51 

2008, September 13 - 20, Know by Heart, art auction for Breast Cancer, Resistor Gallery, Toronto. Chapel Arts, Vancouver

2008, August 6 - September 21, Solo Exhibition, The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Art Rental and Sales, Hamilton 

2008, May 10 - 22, Solo Exhibition, The Great Hall Gallery, Toronto

2008, May 1 - June 1, Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville

2008, April 1 - May 1, Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville

2008, March 6, illustration and write-up featured on http://www.fashion156.com/blog/index.php?id=250

2008, March 1 - April 1, Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville

2008, February 7, selected works and write-up featured on British on-line magazine www.fashion156.com:  http://www.fashion156.com/blog/ 

2008, February 1 - March 9, Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville

2008, January, winner of EZEKIEL/NYLON CONTEST, t-shirt design

2007, December 7 - January 6, , Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville

2007, December 4, 7 & 29, selected works and write-up's featured on British on-line fashion magazine www.fashion156.com:

http://www.fashion156.com/blog/index.php?id=190 

http://www.fashion156.com/blog/index.php?id=172

http://www.fashion156.com/blog/index.php?id=175 

2007, November 2 - 14, "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out Kid!" at Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto

2007, November 1 - 3, Downtown Belleville Art Walk 

2007, November 2 - 30, Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville 

2007, November 9, "Another Brick Wall", art auction, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.  

2007, September, "Idol Love", Labspace Studio Group Show

2007, September 6 -30, ArtPlus Gallery Group Show

2007, September Spin Gallery, "Big Dicks and Barbie Dolls" Group Show

2007, August 3 - 31, "From The Ground Up", Artplus Gallery Featured Artist


 

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

Spring 2009 - present: freelance wardrobe stylist for advertising and fashion editorial (print)

2007 - present  (Full time) Artist, Illustrator Freelance

March 2008 - August 2008, Visual Stylist, Holt Renfrew

2004 - 2007  Sporting Life Visual Display Artist, Decorative Painter, Mural Painter, Illustrator

2002 - Toro Magazine, Short Films, Assistant Fashion Stylist

2000 – present  Commissioned Artist

1999 – 2003  Art Gallery of Hamilton / Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery - Animateur

1999 - Art Gallery of Hamilton - Life Drawing Teacher

1994 - 2003  Private Art Instructor for children and adults