Born in 1972, I grew up in rural Ontario surrounded by horses and hay, and I'm inconveniently allergic to both. This didn't keep me from constructing elaborate hay forts and a bit of horse riding, but it meant that when the air was particularly heavy with pollen I'd more likely be holed up in my room drawing, building elaborate things with lego, and making primitive computer graphics on my Commodore 64.
I moved to the nearby city of Toronto to attend the Ontario College of Art & Design in 1993, where I studied illustration. I stayed and currently work in visual effects and illustration.
Coming soon: A book!
I'm putting the finishing touches on a book of my drawings. It will be a large (12"x12") hardcover and include about 20 of my pencil and ink drawings. I plan to make it available in early 2012. If you're interested drop me a line or subscribe to my blog.
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Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
1998 Graduated from the Illustration program at O.C.A.D., Toronto
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 "New Drawings", AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Affordable Art Fair, New York City, with Blunt Collective
2009 "Let's Exist Like Its Not Pretend", Paul Petro Projects, Toronto
2009 "Paper Chase", Lennox Contemporary, Toronto
2008 47th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto
2007 "Square Foot 2007", A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
2006 "Square Foot IV", A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
2005 Duo Exhibition with Rob Malinowski, Swoon Gallery, Toronto
2005 Affordable Art Fair, NY, NY
2005 "Square Foot III", A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
2005 "Blender III", Mind Control Gallery, Toronto
2005 Swoon Gallery opening exhibition, Toronto
2004 Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto
2004 "Square Foot II", A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
2003 "Blender", Mind Control Gallery, Toronto
2003 "Let Me Count The Ways", Gallery 1313, Toronto
2003 "Square Foot", A.W.O.L. Gallery, Toronto
2000 "Hidden Revealed", Gallery 401, Toronto
1998 "Merge", Ontario College of Art and Design Atrium, Toronto
1997 36th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS
2011 Interor illustration for Unbuilt Toronto 2, by Mark Osbaldeston
2010 "Vimy Circle" Illustration for Spacing Magazine
2009 "Tall Toronto" Illustrations for Spacing Magazine
2007 "Toronto's Ravines, the Pressure is On", Spacing Magazine
2007 Cover illustration for Spacing Magazine, Pedestrian Issue
2006 Featured on the cover of Mix Magazine, winter 2006
2006 "Escape from the Don", illustration for Spacing Magazine
2005 "Suburbia's Last Stand", Illustration for The Walrus magazine
2005 "Queen & Spadina 2015", Spacing Magazine, Spring 2005 Issue
2005 Folio Section, Broken Pencil Magazine, Winter 2005 Issue
2003 Mix Gallery, Mix Magazine, Autumn 2003 Issue
2003 Shotgun Reviews, Lola Magazine, Summer 2003 Issue