Experience .

VISUAL ARTS PRACTICE 

2026
The Four Seasons of the Davis Bay Estuary (Ts’ukw’um) — Solo Exhibition
Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG), Gibsons, BC
(January 15 – February 8, 2026) 

Rising Waters Field School — Collaborative Art Installation
Sunshine Coast Arts Council in collaboration with Emily Carr University 

As You Like It — Costume Design & Production
Driftwood Theatre Group

2025
Sunshine Coast Arts Council Members Show
Sechelt Arts Centre, Sechelt, BC

Gibsons Market Art Show (Aquarium) — Killer Whale
Gibsons, BC

2024
GPAG Annual Members Exhibition — Fish and Chips
Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons, BC

STUDIO & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Founder & Resident Artist, Chapman Studio, Sechelt, BC

• Ongoing studio-based painting practice (oil, acrylic, mixed media)
• Focus on coastal landscapes trees, and environmental themes
• Development of a creative hub supporting workshops, visiting artists, and interdisciplinary work
• Art Lessons & Workshop      
• Facilitator: 50 Things I Love — Writing Program Development & Instruction
• Costume Design and development
  
   

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2021–2025
Vancouver Island School of Art — Contemporary Art Practices
(Painting, drawing, installation, mixed media)

2007
Master of Education (Curriculum & Instruction), Simon Fraser University

2004
Bachelor of Education (Curriculum & Instruction), Simon Fraser University

1995
Bachelor of Arts (English Literature), Simon Fraser University

RECOGNITION

2026

Featured in Coast Reporter (Sechelt)  

The Four Seasons of the Davis Bay Estuary (Ts’ukw’um),

Rising Waters Field School Video Essay, "Full Moon Farm and Rising Waters"

2024
Featured in Coast Reporter (Sechelt) — Painting; Fish and Chips

2015
Green Games Video Award — Recycling Initiative
T’lisalagi’lakw Elementary School, Alert Bay, BC