- Dundas Valley School of Art Auction
Delighted to have “Sunny Bona Vista Breezes”, pastel, framed 21″ x 25″ selected into this year’s Dundas Valley School of Art’s annual Auction. The DVSA Auction will also feature 1400 original artworks in a range of mediums – paintings, pastels, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, pottery, glass, fibre art, jewellery and more. These one-of-a-kind online and in-person events offer an exceptional opportunity to purchase original, high-quality and affordable pieces by local new and established artists. All proceeds from these auctions go directly towards supporting DVSA programs
- Enchanting Ephemera: A Celebration of Transient Beauty
Delighted to have my pastel, “Summer Beach Memories” part of the Rainbow Studio Art Gallery & Cafe’s group exhibition of 16 local artists, “Enchanting Ephemera: A Celebration of Transient Beauty”. The show’s opening is Saturday Jan 27, 11am. The show continues until March 1, 2024. Rainbow Studio Art Gallery is located at 364 Sixteen Mile Dr. Oakville, Ontario. Contact owner and artist Sungmi Kong for visiting hours.
- Structures Unveiled: A Diverse Canvas of Buildings Exhibition
My pastel, “Windy Yesterdays” is part of the Burlington Fine Art Association’s “Structures Unveiled: A Diverse Canvas of Buildings” group show at the Fireside Lounge, located at the Art Gallery of Burlington. The group exhibition opens Jan 31, 2024 and continues until Feb 26, 2024. The framed pastel is 14″ high x 16″ wide.
- Visual Art Mississauga Why Do You Create Juried Show
Honoured to have my pastel, ” Reflections of Spring on the Twiss Road Trail, juried into the Visual Art Mississauga’s 7th Annual “Why Do You Create?” juried show. Thank you to the jurors Dylan Glynn, Linda Martinello and Hibah Mian and congratulations to my fellow artists. The show will be at Riverwood Conservancy, 4170 Riverwood Park Lane, Mississauga, Ontario, L5C 2S7 from Jan 13, 2024 to Jan 22, 2024. Opening Reception is Jan 19, 2024.
- Bruce Trail Inspired Show
- The Artist’s Mark, BFAA Annual Juried Show
Honoured to have “Snow Shadows” juried into the Burlington Fine Art’s Annual Juried show. Thank you to jurors Rhoda Payne and Peter Cheung and congratulations to my fellow artists. The show continues until Oct 22, 2023.
- Little Black Frame Show 2023
Visit the Dundas Valley School of Arts’ annual little black frame show on November 18, 2023 for a fun night with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music, art and mystery. Each participant gets a number and when your number is called, you’ll have the chance to choose your favourite stunning art piece from a selection of 150+ unique works, each one showcased in a little black frame.
See more details at https://dvsa.ca/black-frame/
- DVSA Instructors Show 2023
Pinery Summer Sunset and Spring Sixteen Hollow Park Ravine at the show, amongst other works from instructors at DVSA. See more details at https://dvsa.ca/dvsa-faculty-art-show-2023/
- Women’s Art Association of Hamilton Social Art Gallery Cafe “New Works Exhibition”
Update: due to unforseen circumstances, the show has been closed. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Delighted to have my paintings selected by lottery to be included in the “New Works Exhibition” at the Social Art Gallery, 334 Dundas St West, Toronto, Ontario. The show opens Oct 2, 2023 and continues until Nov 30, 2023. Opening Reception information to come.
Bona Vista Blue Skies Summer Beach Memories - Society of Canadian Artists 55th International Open Juried Exhibition
Honoured to have “Snow Shadows” and “Bona Vista Blue Skies” accepted into the Society of Canadian Artists Open Juried Exhibition at Neilson Park Creative Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario. Thank you to jurors Cher Pruys SCA, Ardell Bourgeois and Joanne Her and congratulations to my fellow artists.
The opening reception is Saturday August 19, 2023, 1-4pm. The show opens August 9 and continues until August 31, 2023.
Snow Shadows, Pastel, 21″ x 24″ Gallery Glass 
Bona Vista Blue Skies, Pastel, 21″ x 23″, Gallery Glass - Burlington Fine Art Plein Air Painting
Burlington Fine Art Association Plein Air Show at the Fireside Lounge, located at the Art Gallery of Burlington, from May 19 to June 6, 2023. Featured below acrylic, “Sovereign House Spring”, pastel, “Spring Meadow” and pastel “Kerns Quarry Spring”.
- Purely Pastel
Honoured to be included in Pastel Artists Canada annual juried show, Purely Pastel. The show opens June 1, 2023. The show runs May 30 to June 17 at the Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Thank you to jurors Karin Richter, Margaret Ferraro,Suzanne Godbout, for including my artwork in this exhibition.
Fishing by Moonlight, Framed 18″ x 27″ 
Spring Sixteen Hollow Park Ravine Framed 23″ x 26.5″ 
Bona Vista Breezes Framed 21″ x 22″ - Burlington Fine Art Spring Sale
Come to the Guilds’ Spring Sale. Take home a variety of wonderful artwork available for a range of budgets. My pastels, framed and mounted under non reflective glass, “Summer Beach Memories” and “View from Santorini” as well as my acrylic “Grotto Winter Walk” are all available for sale.
- Magic of Pastel
- 2023 Glenhyrst Biennial Juried Exhibition
I’m honoured to participate in the 2023 Glenhyrst Biennial Juried Exhibition at Glenhyrst Gallery, of Brant, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant.20 Ava Road, Brantford, Ontario. Thank you to juror, Sonya Blazek, who selected ” Summer Reflections” as one of the 50 works to be included from the 372 submitted from a range of media, subjects and artistic styles.
The show runs from March 25 – May 19, 2023. The opening reception is Saturday April 1, 2023 at 7pm. The Glenhyrst open hours are Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 5pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 4pm.
- VAM’s 6th Annual Why do you create? Juried Exhibition
Exhibiting at VAM from January 9 – 29, 2023 and online from January 9 – June 30, 2023
4170 Riverwood Park Lane, Mississauga, Ontario L5C 2S7
I was honoured to receive an Honourable Mention for my pastel “Snow Shadows” at Visual Arts Mississauga’s Why do you create? Juried Exhibition. This juried exhibition gave artists an opportunity to consider how they create and what brings meaning to their art-making practice. It is also an opportunity for members of the regional visual arts community to showcase their work alongside their peers, and for art enthusiasts to discover the wealth of talent in the region. Thank you to the jurors for this exhibition: Fausta Facciponte, Karim Machado-Aman and Raheel Patel.
Jurors: Karim Machado-Aman, Fausta Facciponte, and Raheel Patel. - The Monday Painters 8th Annual Show
The Monday Painters 8th Annual Show of plein air or on location paintings continues at the Dundas Museum and Archives in Dundas Ontario until Jan. 9, 2023. Check out my pastels, “Kern Quarry Spring“, “Spring Breezes Sovereign House“, “Spring Meadow” and “Spring Violet Breezes” in good company amongst this amazing group of painters.
View on site 
Working in Plein Air 
- Joshua Creek Artists of Halton & Peel Show
Spend an afternoon at the Joshua Creek Arts Centre, at 1086 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Oakville, checking out the Halton and Peel juried show. My pastels, “Summer Reflections” and “Sixteen Hollow Park Spring” are on display until Jan 15, 2023.
Sixteen Hollow Park Spring Summer Reflections - Spacial Concepts
Honoured to have my pastel paintings “Quiet Beauty of a Winter’s Day” and “Reflections of Moffat Pond” juried into the Women’s Art Association of Hamilton show ”Spacial Concepts”, located at the Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Ave. N Unit 182 – Mill Arts Building. The opening is this Friday Nov 25, 2022. 7pm. The show continues until Feb 10, 2023.
Reflections of Moffat Pond 
Quiet Beauty on a Winter’s Day Morrison Creek - Paint Ontario 2022
Excited to be juried into this year’s Paint Ontario, the Foremost Show and Sale for Representational Painters from Ontario. A production of the Grand Bend Art Centre, it will be held at at the Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend, Ontario Sept 2 to 25, 2022. Thank you to juror Joanne Poluck. See https://paintontario.com/ for more details and info.
- 2022 IAA Awards 2022 International Achievement Awards Competition in Pastels
I was honoured to be a finalist in the 2022 IAA Awards International Achievement Awards Competition in Pastels. This juried competition featured entries in in Soft, pan, hard, pencil, and oil pastels juried by Kassandra Kaye, founder of Camelback Gallery, Julia Doemland, American Pastel Society Signature Member and two other industry professionals from the team of Marie McCallum, Kathy Moore Wilson, Hector D. Llamas, Filipe Assuncao, Julia Ross, Linda Lindus,Cher Pruys. To see the online exhibit click here or go to https://www.camelbackgallery.com/2022-iaa-pastelawards
- Friends/Members of Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre 2022
The Friends of Joshua Creek Heritage Centre Exhibition begins June 23rd 2022 and continues until August 28th 2022. Come and see this wonderful exhibition at The Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd E,, Oakville, by a diverse range of artists who support and preserve this urban oasis, with its historic buildings and enriching creative programs. This exhibit will feature “Pondview” pastel, framed 20″ x 16″ and Morrison Creek Ravine Covid Fairy Tree, acrylic, 20″ x 16″.
- Impact 2022
Honoured to have “Summer Reflections” pastel, 27″ x 35″ framed is part of the 80 artworks juried into Impact 2022 show at Art Space Connect Gallery at the Neilson Park Cultural Centre, Etobicoke, Toronto. Thank you to juror Azadeh Pirazimian. The exhibition runs from July 19, 2022 to August 5, 2022. The opening reception is Thursday July 21, 7-9pm. in the Art Space Connect Gallery.
- All Guilds Show 22
Honoured to have “Winter Walk II”, pastel, 10 x 8″ and “View of Rattlesnake Point”, acrylic, 36 x 48″, juried into the Art Gallery of Burlington All Guild Show 22. Thank you to curator Suzanne Carte and the selection committee. Opening night is Friday May 6, 6-8pm. Register with eventbrite to attend.
This annual exhibition celebrates the guilds who make, learn, share, and teach at the Art Gallery of Burlington including the Burlington Fine Arts Association, Burlington Handweavers and Spinners Guild, Latow Photographers Guild, Burlington Potters Guild, Burlington Rug Hooking Craft Guild, Burlington Sculptors and Carvers and the Digital Art Guild of Burlington.
- 31st Purely Pastel Annual Juried Exhibition
31st ‘Purely Pastel’ Annual Juried Exhibition by Pastel Artists Canada. “Pinery Sunset” is one of 42 pastels to be exhibited as part of this national juried show. Thank you to jurors juried by Roberta Combs, Cathy Cullis & Kira Sokolovskaia. The exhibition will run from May 31 to June 18, 2022 at Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke. The opening reception is on June 5, 2022 from 2-4 pm.
- The Artist’s Mark, Burlington Fine Art Association Juried Show
I am delighted to have my pastel painting “Summer Reflections”, 19 x 27″, accepted into BFAA’s The Artist’s Mark Juried show. Thank you to the Artists Mark Committee and sponsors for the tremendous effort put into this project to support local artists. Thank you to jurors Jennifer Heine and Clarence A Porter . This show will be featured at the Hub Gallery, Burlington Centre mall in Burlington from April 22 to May 1, 2022.
To see an online version of this show, click here.
- Four Season Retreat: Quiet Beauty on Oakville’s Trails
The theme of my latest show is “Four Season Retreat: Quiet Beauty on Oakville’s Trails” is how the local Oakville forests, trails and wetlands that have helped us recharge both physically and spiritually during these challenging times. The show is on display until May 2, 2022 at the Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road in Oakville, Ontario. Click here to see it virtually.
- McMichael Canadian Art En Plein Air Competition
Grateful and honoured to have my pastel “Sunny Day on the Humber Trail Bridge” a part of this year’s McMichael Plein Air Competition 30 artist short list. With 77 artists and over 150 submissions this year the competition was extremely high and I am very grateful to be in the company of such wonderful plein air artists. The exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Collection Community gallery in Kleinberg will be on display from Dec 10, 2021 to April 3, 2022. See this exhibit and purchase timed tickets at the McMichael.com.
- Pastel Artists Canada 2021 9th Annual Online Juried Exhibition
Honoured to have “Windy Fields of Goldenrod“, “Sunny Days on the Humber River Trail” and “Summer Reflections” juried into the 9th Annual Pastel Artists Canada Online Juried show. Congratulations to my fellow artists and thank you to jurors Ruth Rodgers MPAC, Patricia LIndley MPAC and Michael Chesley Johnson MPAC for jurying this show. The show can be seen at https://www.pastelartists.ca/2021-9th-annual-online-member-juried-exhibition/. The show will be live after Dec 1, 2021. - Women’s Art Association of Hamilton: “Celebrating the History of Hamilton”
“Celebrating the History of Hamilton” is an exhibition marking the 125 years of art in Hamilton. “Winter Skate at Princess Point 2020” is a 12 x 24′ acrylic painting, I portray families during Covid teaching their children how to skate on Hamilton’s Princess Point. At that time, everyone was craving exercise and social engagement and the outdoors were the only available option. The exhibition at The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Ave N., Hamilton, Ontario, runs from Dec 4, 2021 to January 29, 2022. Opening reception, Jan 22, 2-4pm.
Please see my Biography for a full list of exhibitions.