• Graduate of the Aristides Atelier: Core Curriculum and Studio Intensive Years, 2022 to 2025
• Graduate of the Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, 2013  
• Online workshops hosted by Grand Central Atelier, NYC, 2020-2022 with a focus on still life
• Understanding and Applying Colour with David Briggs, NAC, Sydney Australia, 2021, 2022 
• 2021 Mentorship with Graydon Parrish
• 2014 to 2022: Workshops with acclaimed Canadian artists Robert Bateman (landscape), Juan Martinez (still life, alla prima), Matthew Mancini (alla prima, landscapes), Ryan Gauvin (silverpoint), and Roumen Kirinkov (gilding); American workshops with Graydon Parrish (Munsell colour space), Teresa Oaxaca (alla prima portraiture), Robert Liberace (red chalk figure drawing), and Dale Zinkowski (still life, anatomy)
• Portrait Society of America conferences; Figurative Art Convention and Exhibition conferences

• Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), AFCA signature status, active volunteer
• FCA Toronto, the Toronto chapter of the FCA — founder, past president and webmaster
• Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), elected member
• Oil Painters of America (OPA), elected member
• International Guild of Realism (IGOR), elected member
• Portrait Society of America (PSA)
• Ontario Society of Artists (OSA), former elected member from 2017 to 2021

• 2025: “Woody Lights A Candle” earns an Honourable Mention at FCA Toronto’s Fresh Air Juried Exhibition, Alton Mill Art Centre
• 2024: “Summit Talks” wins Third Prize in the annual FCA Chapter Challenge
• 2022: “Eggs, Butter, and A Sprig of Oregano” was awarded 2nd Prize at FCA Toronto’s Spring Thaw Juried Exhibition, Toronto
• 2020: “Pearl”, my graphite and white chalk portrait, won the Award of Merit at the SCA’s 52nd Annual Open International Juried Exhibition
• 2020: “Egg”, my 16″ x 12″ figure study, won Third Place at the FCA’s 2020 Vancouver Salon Exhibition
• 2020: “I Was Wild Once”, a 16″ x 12″ portrait, was awarded Honourable Mention at FCA Toronto’s inaugural exhibition, Summer Palette 2020.
• “Toronto Spurs Federation Growth from Its Roots”, feature article about my founding of the FCA Chapter, Arts Avenue Magazine, March/April 2020 issue
• “Teddy’s Rescue”, 20″x 16″, oil on linen, was accepted into the Oil Painters of America 2018 Salon Show.
• Finalist in the 13th Annual ARC Salon — “Disturbance”, 32 “x 24”, oil on linen.

2025

• Melt Studio + Gallery, Picton, Ontario: “Renewals” show (May),  “Pairings” Show (July)
• National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS): Associate Member Online Exhibition, July 2025-July 2026
• FCA Toronto
  
  • 2025 Fresh Paint, Alton Mill Art Centre, June 11 to July 6
  • 2025 FCA Toronto Open Online, March 25 to April 26
• Society of Canadian Artists: Open International Online Juried Exhibition, April 1 to June 15

2023

• FCA Toronto
  • 2023 Toronto Invitational, March 1 to March 31
  • 2023 Summer Pleasures Showcase
  • FCA Chapter Challenge Online Exhibition, July 10 to August 31
  • 2023 Perspectives, ECC Art Gallery, October 31 to Nov 30
• International Guild of Realism (IGOR): 2023 Fall Salon Online Exhibition, Oct 20 to Dec 20
• Society of Canadian Artists: 2023 Elected Members Juried Exhibition, Sept 16 – Oct 7

2022

• Melt Studio + Gallery, Picton, Ontario: 2022 Collection, May to December

• International Guild of Realism (IGOR): 2022 Fall Salon Online Exhibition, October to December

• National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS)
  • Associate Member Online Exhibition, July 2022-July 2023
  • Best of America Small Works National Juried Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham Alabama, April 28 to May 22

• Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) and FCA Toronto
  • FCA Toronto’s Harvest Times Exhibition, Beaux Arts Gallery Brampton, October 19 to November 12
  • FCA Chapter Challenge Online Exhibition, September 1 to September 30
  • FCA Toronto’s Summer Pleasures Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Centre’s Art Gallery, June 28 to August 4
  • FCA’s Small Exhibition, Federation  Gallery, April 5 to April 17
  • FCA Toronto’s Spring Thaw, Art of Emotions Gallery, March 17th to April 16
• Society of Canadian Artists (SCA): Elected Members’ Juried Exhibition, Viva Vida Art Gallery and Art Centre, Pointe-Claire, QC, October 1 to 15

2021

• Oil Painters of America (OPA):
  • 2021 Spring Salon, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville Georgia, June 10 to August 7
• International Guild of Realism (IGOR)
  • 2021 Spring Salon Online Exhibition, March to May
  • 2021 Fall Salon Online Exhibition, October to December
• Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) and FCA Toronto
  • FCA Active Members Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, January
  • FCA Success! Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, April
  • Spring Forward Open Juried Exhibition, May
  • Show-up Show Live Exhibition, Art of Emotions Gallery, Toronto September
• Society of Canadian Artists (SCA):
  • 2021 Open International Online Juried Exhibition, March to June
  • 53rd Annual Open International Juried Exhibition, online, July to September
  • 2021 Elected Members Juried Exhibition, Gallery 78, Fredericton NB, September to October
  • BC Culture Days Exhibition, September to October
• Ontario Society of Artists (OSA):
  • 2021 Open International Juried Exhibition, May
• Paint Ontario 2021, Lambton Heritage Museum, Grand Bend Ontario, September
• Art of Emotions Gallery, Toronto
  • Joy of Summer Exhibition, August
  • Faded by Beautiful Exhibition, October

2020

• FCA Toronto Open National Juried Exhibition, online, December
• FCA Bella, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, November
• OSA 147th Open Juried Exhibition, online, November, December
• FCA Shape and Form Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, October
• OSA Members Exhibition of Selected Works, online, October
• FCA Annual International Representation Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, September
• SCA 52nd Annual Open International Juried Exhibition, online, August to October
• FCA Small Artwork Exhibition, Federation Gallery, Vancouver, August
• FCA Toronto Summer Palette 2020, online August
• SCA Elected Members Juried Exhibition, online July
• FCA Vancouver Salon, Vancouver, July
• OSA Selected Works of the OSA Eastern Hub, Parrott Gallery Belleville Ontario, June
• FCA Landscape Exhibition, Federation Gallery, online, June
• FCA Social Distancing Exhibition, Federation Gallery, online May