Education: 1987 Surface Design course, University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
1978-80 Fine Arts Diploma Program, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, diploma received with honours.

Awards: 1995 Project Assistance for Visual Artists Grant. British Columbia Ministry of Tourism and Culture, British Columbia.
1989 Award of Excellence, Quilt Canada 1989, University of British Columbia.
1989 Award of Excellence, NW International Arts Competition, Whatcom Museum of Art and History, Bellingham, Washington, USA.

Exhibitions: 1996 Pitt Gallery, Mayworks Festival Featured Artist, Vancouver, British Columbia; Vernon Art Gallery, solo exhibition of art quilts, Vernon, British Columbia.
1995 Restigouche Art Gallery, solo exhibition of art quilts, Campelton, New Brunswick; Moose Jaw Art Museum, solo exhibition of art quilts, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
1994 Challenging Traditions, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, nationally toured solo exhibition of art quilts, Banff, Alberta.
1993 Canadian Quilts - Tradition and Innovation, independently curated group exhibition of art quilts, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA;
- Artropolis, juried group exhibition of contemporary British Columbia artists, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Artist's Statement
For the past twelve years, I have been creating quilts which are firmly rooted in the traditional craft of quiltmaking in both design and construction. I use the historical context of the quilt form to explore issues of social, spiritual, and personal identity. While my work refers to traditional design and traditional techniques such as hand an machine appliqué, hand embroidery, hand quilting, and piecing, all my work incorporates contemporary techniques such as screen printing, painting, stamping, laser imagery, and dying.
Since 1996, I have worked on a series of quilts which deal with issues surrounding work. I explored the social, psychological, spritual, and political ramifications of work, paid or unpaid - in particular, the labour of daily life traditionally performed by women. While designing, creating and exhibiting my work is my primary focus, I also teach, lecture, create commissions, and have served as a juror for a variety of art and quilt exhibitions.

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