Artist CV

Summary

Saint John based professional writer and arts administrator specializing in narrative non-fiction. Work has been published by the CBC, Saltscapes, Visual Arts News, and the Georgia Straight, and has received support from artsnb.

Awards and Exhibitions

2022 - We All Die, artsnb creation grant, Category C

2022- the-city-surrounds-us (with Julie Whitenect), Third Shift Festival, Saint John, NB

2022- The Ferryman, Flourish Festival, Fredericton, NB

Selected Publications

One tragedy could derail the whole thing, non-fiction, It’s Burning Off: Ashes to Ashes, October 2024

100 reasons why I want to date you, poem, It’s Burning Off Zine, August 2024

Maestro in the Maritimes, feature, Saltscapes Magazine,  April-May 2024

Kathy Hooper’s Mountains of Wonder and Tangles of Truth, review, Visual Arts News, Spring 2024

Anticipatory Bodies, feature, Created Here Magazine, January 2022

The Secret Lives of Working Artists, feature, Created Here Magazine, November 2020

Atlantic Art-chitecture, feature, Visual Arts News, January 2020

A conversation with Beck + Col, interview, #thirdTHIRDSHIFT, 2018

Northern California is picking up the pieces, 6 months after wildfires, feature, Civilized, 2018

An adventure cost me half my life, says 84 year old Antonio Bascaro, feature, Civilized, 2018

Grand Manan couple married for 69 years die hours apart, article, CBC NB, April 2016

The most beautiful hikes around Saint John, NB, listicle, Buzzfeed, October 2015

Native hoop dance sends Cirque du Soleil's Totem spinning, article, Georgia Straight, May 2014

Relevant Experience

2019 - Present

ArtsLink NB, Saint John, NB- Programming Director

Responsible for all planning and executing all programming from start to finish, including the CATAPULT Arts Accelerator, numerous two day intensives, and the Cross Cultural Creation Residency. Taught workshops on media relations, social media,and  business plan development.

2020 - 2022

Third Space Gallery, Saint John- Communications Officer, Board of Directors

Board member for Third Space, responsible for promoting Third Space Gallery’s offerings through press releases, newsletters, and the Facebook and Instagram pages. Attended board meetings and made strategic decisions about the organization.

2020 - 2022

CBC New Brunswick, Saint John- Film and Television Columnist

Reviewed film and television shows for CBC Information Morning Saint John radio show. Also created themed roundups of films and television around holidays and other special occasions.

2016 - 2019

CBC New Brunswick, Saint John- Associate Producer

Worked as a reporter, editor, web writer, associate producer for Information Morning Saint John. Responsible for pitching and reporting stories, scheduling interviews and pre-interviews and writing scripts.

Education

2013 - 2015

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC- Master of Journalism

2008 - 2011

McGill University, Montreal, QC-Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Linguistics