Teaching | Art Related | Children’s Art | Event Coordination

Teaching Experience

2006

Sessional Lecturer, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba
Courses: Printmaking 1: intaglio, relief and screen collographs
Art History: Altars to Abstraction (Survey of Western Art 15th to 20thc.)

1993-99

Sessional Lecturer, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba
Courses: (18 in total)
North American Native Art 1 & 2, (Taught both in 1993 and 1995)
Plains Painting & Drawing (1994)
Painting 1 (1996)
Traditional Techniques & Design, (1993, 94 & 96 )
Experiments in Traditional Art Forms (1998)
Drawing 1 (1993, 94, 95, 96 & 98)
Drawing 2 (94, 95 & 96)

1993

Sessional Lecturer, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Summer)(2)
Printmaking (Monoprints) and Figure Drawing

1990-91

Sessional Lecturer, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (3)
Printmaking (2 sessions: Intaglio, Lithography and water-based screen printing)
Painting (Spring),
Participated fully in the Graduate Students weekly discussions/reviews.

1990

Sessional Lecturer, Fundamentals of Drawing (Sabbatical Replacement Winter session, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1985-86

Sessional Lecturer, Intaglio Printmaking, (Fall) University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Printmaking Teaching Assistant and Technician for 1984 (fall & winter sessions)

Practical Skill Sets | Art Related Travel | Community Activities

Art Related Employment

1997

Assistant, Art and Architecture Exhibition, St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre, St. Norbert, MB.
Thesis Advisor, (Native Student) University of Manitoba, Wpg. MB.

1992-93

Gallery Technician, Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Duties: installed photo-based exhibitions, shipping & receiving of crates etc.

1989-90

Studio & Gallery Technician, Manitoba Printmaker’s Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Duties: Installation of printmaking exhibitions, gallery and studio tours, individual tutoring, set-up and organized the new non-profit professional printmaking studio; acids, chemicals, supplies etc.

1988-89

Juror, Ace Art Inc., Members Show, Wpg., MB.
Juror, Northern Juried Art Show, Lynne Lake, Manitoba.

1988-89

Initiated plans for a television commercial to promote the visual arts in Manitoba. Worked with Graham Asmundson, then Director of CARFAC to apply for a $10,000.00 grant for the creation of this promotional commercial.

1986-88

Art Administrator/Fundraiser, Interlake Mobile Arts Centre, Teulon, MB
A unique rural artist-run, art-delivery and education service.
Duties: Administration, fundraising, public relations, art instruction, gallery tours & installation, and raised over $200,000 for capital and operating funds.

1982-84

Gallery Technician, Framing and Sales, the Wah-Sa Gallery, specializing in Aboriginal Art, Winnipeg, MB.

Children’s Art Programs

1989-94

Instructor: Printmaking Program, (4 years), Artists in the Schools Program, Manitoba Arts Council Communities: Elie, Teresa Point, Lac du Bonnet and Gladstone.

1988-89

Instructor, Ceramics and Drawing, Children’s Saturday art programs, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Wpg. MB
Instructor: Children's Art Classes, Drawing & Painting, City of Winnipeg.

Event Coordination

1995

Forum Coordinator: Planned and coordinated a Survey of Employers in Brandon on the issue of Native Employment for the Inter-Provincial Association on Native Employment, and a Forum to discuss the issues with a panel of respected speakers. (term contract)

1994

Forum Coordinator: Co-planned and coordinated the International Forum for Native Art, Fine Arts, Brandon University. (term)

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