lakeofbayslotus.ca

Location

Beautiful Lake of Bays, where my great grandparents and now I call home, comprises part of the Anishinabek Nation’s indiginous homeland — land that was usurped in 1850 by Robinson-Huron Treaty 61. For thousands of years before my ancestors, Anishinabek peoples knew this land and its waterways intimately, knew how to thrive here with such immense respect that they left the environment pristine, the creatures and resources abundant.

Now, my heart is heavy to reconcile the innumerable forms of violence, suffering and inequities experienced/still being experienced by generations of indigenous peoples across this country. And, I humbly acknowledge the forced sacrifices my people’s government and religious authorities imposed on the original inhabitants of this land. My gratitude for being born here — a land where from my earliest memories, I have experienced reverence and connection — has now become a very ‘complicated gratitude’.

For these reasons it is important for me to:

-Listen to, and learn from indigenous voices, about the past and about the present…

-Recognize truths and speak up

-Demonstrate that my privilege comes with responsibility

-Increase my knowledge, to respect and protect this place and all the beings who rely on it, to the best of my ability

-Find meaningful ways to give back

CV

Exhibitions

August 9-25, 2024, Prince Edward County Arts Council, features MA&C, Picton, Ontario

May 31-June 28, 2024, Joy, group exhibition, Partners Hall, Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville, Ontario

April 29-May 31, 2024 ’In The Presence Of’ works by Christa Boothby-Raisbeck and Chris Pirie, Partners Hall, Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville, Ontario

April 12- May 5, 2024 Muskoka Arts & Crafts 47th Annual Spring Members Show, MAC on Main, 63 Manitoba St, Bracebridge, Ontario

January 26-March 4, 2024 Let Us Introduce You, works by 6 new HAS members, Partners Hall, Algonquin Theatre, Huntsville, Ontario

January 10-April 2, 2024 Here and Now, HAS Members Exhibition, Canadian Summit Centre - 20 Park Dr. Huntsville, Ontario

October 11- November 23, 2023 Women Create, Muskoka Arts & Crafts with YWCA Muskoka, The Chapel Gallery, 15 King St, Bracebridge, Ontario

2007 Solo Feature Artist, Portraits of Passage, Blackhoney, Peterborough, Ontario

2003(?) View From Behind the Scenes of 19 Muskoka Artists, 3rd Annual Exhibition of Huntsville Art Crowd, 33 Main Street E, Huntsville, Ontario

2002 Solo Exhibition, Forming Time, The Chapel Gallery, 15 King St, Bracebridge, Ontario

2002 Paths, Patterns, Places, guest artist of Marlene Hilton Moore, MaLaren Art Center, Barrie & Environs Tour

2001 miniNature, Eclipse Gallery, 1235 Deerhurst Dr, Huntsville, Ontario

2001 2nd Annual Big Art Thing, 27 Artist Studios & their Guest Artists In Muskoka

2001 Thought For Food, The Chapel Gallery, 15 King Street, Bracebridge, Ontario

2000 Question The Chapel Gallery, 15 King Street, Bracebridge, Ontario

2000 Engaged Consciousness Lewis Hindle Gallery, 79 Mississaga Street West, Orillia, Ontario

2000 Residence Gallery, one weekend viewing, Dwight, Ontario

1999 solo exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

1999 On the Riverbank, List Gallery, Lahave, Nova Scotia

1999 J.Miller & Company, Jeff Miller Studio, Limberlost, Huntsville, Ontario

1999 In Tribute, wherein Gerald Ferguson submitted a piece of mine from his collection, Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia,

1998 Cautious Optimism, Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

1998 Responses, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

1998 Liberty at 1400 degrees, Cumberland County Museum, 150 Church Street, Amherst, Nova Scotia.

1997 Inside Out, three person exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Education

Ongoing...studies of masterful works

2009 Massage Therapy Program with honours, Sir Sandford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario

1997 Painting & Sculpture majors, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design (NSCAD University)

1996 NSCAD Independent Study — 3 months, Paris, France

1993 Kripalu Bodywork Training —165 hour, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Awards

2009 Massage Therapy Program Faculty Award, Sir Sandford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario

2009 Canada Millennium Scholarship, Sir Sanford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario

2004 Emerging Artist Creation Grant, Ontario Arts Council

1997 William Donald Peters Scholarship, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design