CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2007 - University of Calgary - MFA - Costume & Set Design
1987 - Nova Scotia College of Art & Design - BFA - Fine Arts
1986 - Dalhousie University - CCS - Certificate of Costume Studies
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2004 - Graduate Research Scholarship, University of Calgary
2004-2005 - Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Calgary
2005 - Alberta Advanced Education Achievement Scholarship, University of Calgary
2005 - Travel & Research Grant - Centre for Research in the Fine Arts, University of Calgary
PUBLICATIONS
Creating a Rococo Playground - 2007 MFA Thesis, University of Calgary
MEMBERSHIPS
SDA - Surface Design Association
IATSE 891- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CAPILANO UNIVERSITY COSTUMING FOR STAGE & SCREEN
2020 Workshop Instructor - Costuming with Technology
RED DEER COLLEGE TECHNICAL THEATRE PROGRAM
2017 Workshop Instructor - Foam Helmets & Armor
2016 Workshop Instructor - Fosshape for Props
2015 Workshop Instructor - Thermoplastics
2007 Workshop Instructor - Fabric wigs for The Country Wife
2016 Props supervisor - Robin Hood
2015 Props supervisor - Shrek
2016 Guest Set Designer - Robin Hood
2013 Guest Costume Designer - Alice Through the Looking Glass
2012 Guest Costume Designer - Peter Pan
2011 Guest Set & Costume Designer - RENT
2006 Guest Costume Designer - The Wizard of OZ
RED DEER COLLEGE SERIES
2014 - 2015 Workshop Instructor - Sculpting with FOSSHAPE
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY DRAMA DEPARTMENT
2016 Sessional Instructor - Drama 381.04 Costuming Intensive
2004-06 Graduate Teaching Assistant - Drama 222 Intro to Theatre Production
OLDS COLLEGE FASHION INSTITUTE
2014 Sessional Instructor - CCC 2050 Costume Cut & Construction
2014 Sessional Instructor - CCC 2160 Couture for Stage
2013-15 Workshop Instructor - CCC 2200 Dye & Breakdown
MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL THEATRE PROGRAM
2014 Sessional instructor - THEA 1256 Costumes IV, Lecture & Lab
2013 Sessional instructor - THEA 1254 Costumes II, Lecture & Lab
2012 Guest Costume Designer - Twelfth Night
2011 Guest Costume Designer - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
CITT CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
2013 Contract Instructor - Sculpting with FOSSHAPE
ACAD FIBRE DEPARTMENT
2009 Contract Instructor - Pattern Drafting
CAPILANO COLLEGE FILM STUDIES PROGRAM
1999 Contract Instructor - Soft Goods for Set Decoration
LANGARA COLLEGE STUDIO 58 THEATRE PROGRAM
1999 Contract Instructor - Shrew
1987 Contract Instructor - Cloud Nine
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
M-BODY/KINESIS DANCE
2020 - 2021 - Songs without Words - Costume Design & creation
2019 - For Antigone - Costume Design & creation
RUFI OSWALDO
2021 - JUXTA- EX - Costume Design & creation
2019 - Crow - Costume Design & creation
PROJECT IN TANDEM
2020
Deep END - Costume Design & creation
“moving through, it all amounts to something”
- Costume Design & creation
ANNERIN PRODUCTIONS
2019 - WE WILL ROCK YOU - North American Tour
Costume Designer
DANCERS STUDIO WEST
2018 - The Call | The Heart of Ringing | The Return - Costume Design & creation
2017 - Ashes for Beauty - Costume Design & creation
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY MAINSTAGE DANCE
2018 - The White Stage | The March - Costume Design & creation
CANADIAN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - GRAND REOPENING
2017 - LED fascinators & caps - Costume design & creation
WESTJET CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN - THE 12 FLIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS
2017 - Santa & Mrs Claus - Costume design & creation
CALGARY STAMPEDE GRANDSTAND SHOW
2013 - Century 2 - Costume Design
2012 - Century - Costume Design
2011 - Volte - Costume Design
2010 - World Party - Costume Design
2009 - The Big Show - Costume Design
2008 - Dreamcatcher - Costume Design
CHINOOK MALL
2009, 2010 - Living Statues Christmas Display - Costume Design & Creation
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
2006 - The Marriage of Figaro - Costume & Set Design
2005 - Wagonstage - Costume, Puppet & Set Design
2004 - Insomnia - Costume Design
RICHMOND GATEWAY THEATRE
1995 - Romeo & Juliet - Costume Design
WATERFRONT THEATRE
1993 - BREW - Costume Design
ARTS CLUB THEATRE
1990 - Bordertown Café | Burn This | Dead Serious - Costume Design
1989 - The Nerd | Dead Serious - Costume Design
1988 - It’s Time to Sing | Only in BC | Doctor in Love - Costume Design
FIREHALL THEATRE
1991 - Rosies Café - Costume Design
CAROUSEL THEATRE
Costume Designer
1991 - Murmel, Murmel, Mortimer, Munsch | As You Like It
1991 - Romeo & Juliet | Story Book Theatre - Dream | A Christmas Carol
1990 - A Midsummers Night’s Dream | A Christmas Carol
1989 - A Christmas Carol
1988 - A Christmas Carol
1987 - Scrooge
VANCOUVER CIVIC THEATRES
1991 - Front of House Staff - Uniform Design
GRANVILLE ISLAND DICKENS FESTIVAL
1991 - Carolers Costumes - Costume Design
VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE
1989 - The Dining Room - Costume Design
THE NEW PLAY CENTRE
1988 - Service - Costume Design
KITSILANO HOUSE THEATRE
1989 - The Increased Difficulty of Concentration - Costume Design
1988 - Tell me about Laura - Costume Design
MULGRAVE ROAD THEATRE
1986 - Beinn Bhreagh Expo ’86 tour - Costume Design
1985 - Cry for the Moon - Costume Design
EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
2019
Victoria International Marina - Future Oceans Fashion Show
2018
Make Fashion Runway Show - Beakernight at Beakerhead
2017
C-Tribe Festival, Edmonton - Fashion Tech talk & live presentation of Tech Couture
Maker Faire, Red Deer - Make Fashion Runway Show
Make Fashion Runway Show - Telus Spark
Heart Truth Fashion Show - Eighth Avenue Place
2016
Brother Dealer Conference, Nashville, TN, Make Fashion Runway Show
Festival of Curiosity, Dublin Ireland, Make Fashion exhibit
Make Fashion Runway Show - Telus Spark
2015
Maker Awards, Shanghai, China - Make Fashion Runway Show
OISTAT, Online Exhibition - Costume at the Turn of the Century, 1990-2015
Consumer Electronics Week, New York - FashionWare Show Exhibitor
Apparel Affinity Group, Olds College - Panel Speaker & Exhibit, Costuming with Technology
Maker Faire YYC - Exhibitor & Wearables Panel Speaker, Creating for Make Fashion
Make Fashion Runway Show - Telus Spark
2014
Maker Faire YYC - Exhibitor & Wearables Panel Speaker
Boston Consulting Group, AGM, Miami - FashionWare Show Exhibitor
Augmented World Expo, Santa Clara - FashionWare Show Exhibitor & Panel Speaker
International CES, Las Vegas - FashionWare Show Exhibitor
Make Fashion Runway Show - WestJet Campus
2013
Surface Design Association - Pecha Kucha Presentation - The Art of Costuming
CITT Conference Presentation - LED’s & Micro Controller Magic
Maker Faire YYC - Exhibitor
Canadian Space Society - Revolutions - Fashion Show
Maker Faire San Mateo - Exhibitor
Make Fashion Runway Show - Endeavour Arts Gallery
2011
Contextural Residency Exhibition - Alberta College of Art & Design
2005
USITT Conference - Poster Presentation - Novel Wigs for Turcaret
USITT Conference - On the Walls Exhibition - Novel Wigs for Turcaret
Surface Design Association Conference - Members Exhibition
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CONTEXTUAL SUMMER RESIDENCY at ACAD
2016 Sculpting & forming vessels with plastics & fibres
2011 Marbling on textiles & digital printing
2009 Printing & Marbling on textiles
SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
2009 Creating Textile Designs in Photoshop with Hitoshi & Heather Ujie
2009 Creating Layered Textures & Patterns with Pigments with Gunnel Hag
2007 Beyond Kimonos: Color Rice Paste Resist on silk with Akemi Nakano Cohn
2007 Contemporary Marbling with Elin Noble
2005 Nassen Color Rice Paste Resist on cotton & linen with Akemi Nakano Cohn
2005 Freestyle Machine Embroidery with Carol Shinn
OTHER WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Ongoing Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator courses
Ongoing LinkedIn Learning courses
2014 Shibori Workshop with Yoshiko Wada
2006 University Teaching Certificate with the University of Calgary
2005 Instructional Skills Workshop with the University of Calgary
2005 Digital Photography Workshop with George Webber & Dave Lowery
2004 Surface Design Workshop with Jane Dunnewold
1999 Supervisory Course with IATSE 891
1985 Costume Shop Internship with The Banff Centre