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EDUCATION
2007| M.F.A., Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2005| B.F.A., NSCAD University, Major Fine Art, Minor Art History, Halifax, NS
98-02| Fanshawe College, Fine Art Program, London, ON
SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018| Anthropocene, Latcham Art Centre (two-person), Stoufville, ON
2016 | The Bellows, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON
2015| The Ruin in the Refuge is the Hole (two-person), Gelleria 5, Oulu, Finland
2014| Dig Deep Bliss Darkness, General Hardware Contemporary,Toronto, ON
2014| Three Step Snare (two-person), Union Gallery, Kingston, ON
2014 | All but None and Never the Same (two-person), 330G, Saskatoon, SK
2013| When Things Collide, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2012| All In All (two-person), Grimsby Public Art Gallery, ON
2012| Art Spin, Sculpture Installation at MacGregor Park, Toronto, ON
2012| Some Thing that Exists (two-person), Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, NB
2012| Truth and Fantasy (two-person), Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
2011| It Is What It Was, Peak Gallery, Toronto, ON
2009| The Process of Dispersion & Breaking Point of Location, A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
2007| Sentinels, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2007| Sentinels, Mary Katherine Doolin Gallery, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019| Sculpture Commission, Design TO, Toronto, ON
2017| Young Canadian Painting, Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON
2016| Summer Show, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON
2016| Acquisitions, Mountain Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016| Home Coming, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
2015| Germination, LVL 3 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2015| Toronto International Art Fair, General Hardware Contemporary Booth
2015| There is no There, Hamilton Artists Inc, Hamilton, ON
2015| General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto, ON
2014| MAC at 20 Part II, MacKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas,TX
2014| Public Domain, presented by Lo and Behold, Milkshake Agency, Geneva, CH
2014| Epiphonic Tomb, Art Now, Toronto Outdoor Art Expo, Toronto, ON
2014| Papier 2014: Contemporary Art Fair for Works on Paper, Montreal, QC
2013| Weird, Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON
2013| Skipping Stones, General Hardware Contemporary,Toronto, ON
2013| Summertime in Paris, Parisian Laundry, Montreal, QC
2013| Art of Our Century, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX
2012| trans/FORM: Matter as Subject, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, ON
2012| Art Spin, Toronto, ON
2012| Magnetic Impulses, XPACE Cultural Center, Toronto, ON
2011| Odd Angles II, Peak Gallery, Toronto, ON
2010| Opening Exhibition, Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts, Fredericton, NB
2010| Art Spin, Toronto, ON
2007| MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007| Parallels, Mockingbird Station, Dallas, TX
2007| 500 X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007| Coming Together/Pulling Apart, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2015| Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON
2015| KulttuuriKauppilaArt Center, A-I-R program, Ii, Finland
2009| Toronto School of Art, Toronto, ON
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2018| Anthropocene, by Elisa Coish, Latcham Art Centre
2016| Sterling, Swimmers Group, Compiled by Vanessa Maltese, Abby McGuane and Lili Huston Herterich
2015| Chicago's Concept-Based Exhibitions, Stephanie Cristello, Art Slant, Los Angeles
2015| Germination, Amy Haddad, Art Diversions, Chicago, IL
2015| Flying Ribbons and Robust Cubes, Ritta Makela, Kaleva Newspaper, Oulu, Finland
2014| High Stakes: Jaime Angelopoulos and Derrick Piens, by Katharine Vingoe-Cram, Three Step Snare publication, Union Gallery, Kingston, ON
2014| Artist of the Week, feature and interview, LVL3 Media, Chicago, IL
2014| Toronto Based Artists Showcase Sculptures, Kashmala Omar, Queens Journal, Kingston, ON
2014| Reviews, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Akimblog, Terence Dick
2014| At the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Natasha Chaykowski, Canadian Art Online
2013| When Things Collide, essay by Ivan Jurakic, University of Waterloo Art Gallery
2013| When Heavy Black Paintings Collide, Imprint, Erin Leach, Waterloo, ON
2013| Universities Present Fall Exhibitions, The Record, Robert Reid, Waterloo, ON
2013| Summertime in Paris, Montreal Gazette, John Pohl, Montreal
2013| At General Hardware, Summer Shows, Akimblog, Terence Dick, Toronto, ON
2013| It's Summertime In Paris At Parisian Laundry, a la Montreal, Isa Tousignant, Montreal, QC
2012| Exhibit Explores Movement, Thought and Time, Niagara This Week, Pieter Van Hiel, Niagara, ON
2012| The False Promise of Stuff, R.M. Vaughn, The Globe & Mail
2012| trans/FORM, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Murray White, The Star
2012| MoCCA Reflects Trending Return to Material, Benjamin Bruneau, ARTINFO Canada
2012| trans/FORM: Matter as Subject, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto
2012| Sculptor Makes Use Of Any Old Thing, Jon MacNeil, HERE Magazine, Saint John, NB
2012| Of two minds, Mike Landry, The Telegraph Journal, Fredericton, NB, May 12
2012| Truth And Fantasy, It Is What It Was, by Jaime Angelopoulos, Thames Art Gallery
2011| Shot of Art: It Is What It Is, Derek Flack, Blog TO
2011| It Is What It Was at Peak Gallery, R.M. Vaughan, The Globe and Mail
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Ontario); Claridge Collection (Montreal); KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre (Finland); Meadows School of the Arts (Texas); University of Waterloo Art Gallery (Ontario)
SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS
2015| Ontario Arts Council - Exhibition Assistance Grant (2014, 2013, 2012, 2010)
2014| Ontario Arts Council - Emerging Artist Grant
2013| Toronto Arts Council - Emerging Artist Grant
2011| Ontario Arts Council - Emerging Artist Grant
2007| Katherine Rigsby Dougan Scholarship, Southern MethodistUniversity, Dallas, TX
2006-7| Caroline M. Jones Scholarship, Southern MethodistUniversity, Dallas, TX
2005| Southern Methodist University Graduate Scholarship,Dallas, TX
ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOPS
2015| Art Teacher, Lukio Upper Secondary School, Ii, Finland
2015| Sculpture Workshop: Iipaja Centre, Ii, Finland
2015| Sculpture Workshop, Thames Art Gallery, Chatham ON
2014| Artist Presentation: Department of Fine Art, Queens University, Kingston, ON
2014| Artist Presentation: Department of Fine Art, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON
2013| Artist Presentation: Department of Fine Art, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2013| Artist Presentation and Studio Critiques (MFA program): York University, Toronto
2011| Artist Presentation: Ed Pien and Derrick Piens, Toronto School of Art, Toronto
2007| Artist Panel: Coming Together/Pulling Apart, Mc Kinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX