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b.1977 on qiqéyt (Qayqayt) First Nation land (New Westminster, BC Canada)

lives on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver BC, Canada)

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EDUCATION​

2017 Bachelor of Education (medical leave), University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada

2013 Master of Fine Arts, Printmedia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA

2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver BC, Canada

​2003 Yoga & Prenatal Yoga Certification, Prana Yoga College, Vancouver BC, Canada

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AWARD​, SCHOLARSHIP

2012 Scholarship Summer Program Recipient​, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, Saugatuck MI, USA

2005 First Prize Recipient, Sikh Centennial Foundation: Painting Competition, Ottawa ON, Canada

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​​GROUP SHOWS

2024 1984 Path of the Warrior Saint, Peel Art Gallery Museum & Archives, Brampton ON, Canada

2015 Welcome To My World, Obsidian Ink & Gallery, Grand Rapids MI, USA

​2014 Vernal Pool, A Participatory Art Project About Place & Percipitation-Grow Op: Exploring Landscape & Place, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON, Canada        

​​​2013 MFA Thesis Show, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago IL, USA

​2012 Beyond Print: Across Dimensionality, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA       

2012 Assemble, Carousel Projects, Chicago IL, USA       

2012 EX, Wunderkammer Company, New York/Chicago/Indiana, USA       

​​2010 Drawn, draw, drawing, Gallery Gachet, Vancouver BC, Canada         

2010 The Bookmark Project 2010: Amulet, Koffler Gallery, Toronto ON, Canada         

2010 Pillow Exchange, an Experiment in Art and Sleep, Canada wide (2010-2011)

2010 The Anonymous Art Show, North Vancouver BC, Canada  

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TEACHING/EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

2019-2020 Anti-Oppression Educators Collective (AOEC) (Provincial Specialist Association of the BC Teachers Federation) Vancouver BC, Canada

2015 Wellness Coordinator: Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency, Saugatuck MI, USA

2011 Teaching Assistant, Beginning Screenprint (Fall), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

2012 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Artist Books (Spring), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

2012 Teaching Assistant, Intro Lithography (Summer), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

2012 Teaching Assistant, Intro Lithography (Fall), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

2012 Teaching Assistant, Beginning Screenprint (Fall), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

2013 Teaching Assistant, Printmedia Practices (Spring), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

2013 Teaching Assistant, Artist Books (Spring), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago IL, USA

​2005-2006 Art Director-Mentor Youth Art Collective, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vancouver & The Purple Thistle Centre, Burnaby BC, Canada

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COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT

​​2013 Student Representative Incoming Graduate Student Selection Committee, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA​

2008 Student Representative Faculty Hiring Committee, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver BC, Canada

2007 Print Area Student Representative, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver BC, Canada

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RELATED

2016-2025 Medical leave & ongoing treatment

2016 Volunteer Crew, Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver BC, Canada

2016 Volunteer, Centre A Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2014-2015 Curator, Obsidian Ink & Gallery, Grand Rapids MI, USA

2013 Curatorial Internship, Tony Natsoulas: Blue Line Arts, Sacramento/Roseville CA, USA

2010 Humanitarian Relief Work, United Sikhs, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti  

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