EDUCATION
Sept. 2002- June 2006 Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Drawing and Painting Major
Feb.-June 2005 École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, FRANCE
Exchange program, studies included set design, mosaic, fresco and drawing at the Louvre
THEATRICAL PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
May 2014 SCENIC ARTIST, Unspun Theatre, Toronto, ON
• Painting hard sets and large props for "The Speedy" play
May-August 2011 SCENIC ARTIST, Drayton Entertainment, Elmira, ON
• Preparing and painting hard scenery, flooring and props for plays in the company's six theatres
February 2011 SCENIC ARTIST, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, ON
• Preparing and painting hard scenery and flooring for the play More Fine Girls
May-Aug.2010-HEAD SCENIC ARTIST, The Blyth Festival of Canadian Theatre, Blyth, ON
• Responsible for running the paint shop, ordering supplies and painting four plays
• Training and supervising assistants in the paint shop
• Treatments include wallpapering,spraying,stencilling faux wallpaper and painting three flexible floors to resemble various types of wood and linolium checkers
Sept.-Oct. 2009-SCENIC ARTIST, The Calgary Opera Company & The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
• Completing theatrical production work study program
• Preparing, filling, sanding and painting hard scenery and flooring for Little Women opera, a co-production of The Calgary Opera Company and The Banff Centre
• Creating faux wood grain finish and painting with a spray gun
• Retouching the floor of The Marriage Of Figaro opera
May-Aug. 2009-SCENIC ARTIST, Theatre Arts, The Banff Centre, Banff, AB
• Completing theatrical production work study program
• Preparing, gridding, drawing and painting soft drops, hard scenery and flooring for The Cunning Little Vixen and The Tragedy of Carmen operas performed at The Banff Centre’s summer arts festival
• Drawing and painting in the continental method, netting soft drops, creating a faux travertine marble finish and painting a prop of a campfire and a large prop wagon
March 2008 Toronto Aerial Dance Theatre, Toronto, ON
• Preparing a video projection of my paintings and photography to act as the backdrop to an acrobatic aerial dance performance, Los Elementos
March 2008 One of a Kind Show, Toronto, ON
• Paintings sets and large props
Nov.2006-Jan.2007 Theatre Aurora, Aurora, ON
• Painting scenic art for the musical Crazy for You
• Preparing and painting sets, including a faux marble fireplace finish for the play Dr. Cook’s Garden
Jan. 1998- April 2002 Cardinal Carter C.H.S., Aurora, ON
• 2002- creating set pieces for the play The Day They Shot John Lennon
• 2000-set painting, designing and constructing two person horse costume for Oklahoma!
Languages
I am bilingual in English and French
Other Skills
• Certification in First Aid, CPR and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
• Ontario Driver’s License
• Studying ballet for over fifteen years
