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Education
MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media, and Design, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Thesis: Pulling Threads: An Inquiry into Cultural Identity and Reconnection with Ancestral Knowledge Trough Art.
BFA (Honours) with Distinction in Drawing and Painting, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Research Interests
Diasporic material culture
Textile histories and fiber-based practices
Craft, labor, and postcolonial theory
Material memory and embodied knowledge
Cultural hybridity and transnational identity
Feminist craft histories
Artisanal epistemologies
Installation and participatory textile practices
Awards
2026 Best Window Installation Award, DesignTO Festival
2025 DesignTO x Stantec Window Gallery Career Launcher, RBC Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers
2025 Honorable Mention, Unity Through the Arts: Third Annual Juried Show, Cultural Expressions for CHANGE, Robert Mclaughlin Gallery
2025 Charles Pachter Bursary, OCAD University
2024 Charles Pachter Bursary, OCAD University
2023 Won Lee Fine Art Award (Drawing and Painting), OCAD University
2023 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Career Launcher, RBC Centre for Emerging Artists and Designers
2022 Andre Beaulieu Bursary for Young Visual Artists, OCAD University
Residencies
2026 Casa Lü Sur, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
Professional Development
Teaching a Community Practice – 12-week Teaching Seminar, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Access Moves – Accessible Pedagogy in the context of Art and Design Workshop, Faculty and Curriculum Development Center, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Teaching/Conferences/Artist Talks
2023-2026 Teaching Assistant/Tutorial Leader, “VISC1002-Global Visual and Material Culture: 1800s to Present,” Faculty of Arts and Science, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2026 Artist Talk, Casa Lü Sur, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
2026 Artist Talk, Design Review, Stantec Consulting, Toronto, ON
2026 Artist Talk, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2025 The Gathering Divergence, Multi-Arts Festival and Conference, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario, Toronto, ON
2024 Guest Facilitator, Art and Sustainability studio workshop taught to first year undergraduate drawing and painting students at OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Pulling Threads, IAMD Research Gathering, OCAD U Graduate Studies, Toronto, ON
2022-2023 Student Monitor, Faculty of Art, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2021-present Painting Instructor, Paint Nite, Toronto, ON
Exhibitions
2027
Borders Unbound (upcoming) – solo exhibition, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2026
Untitled – solo exhibition, 21 St. Clair East, Toronto, ON
Where I Walk Does Not Settle – solo exhibition, Casa Lü Sur, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
Fragmented Geographies – solo exhibition, Cork and Bean, Oshawa, ON
Eureka – group exhibition, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
Remnants for the Future – solo installation, part of DesignTO Festival, Stantec Window Gallery, Toronto, ON
2025
Unity Through the Arts – juried group exhibition presented by Cultural Expressions for CHANGE, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
Common Ground: What Unites Us – juried group exhibition, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, ON
True North Unshaken – juried group exhibition, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, ON
Gathering Divergence – Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO), East End Arts, Toronto, ON
Pulling Threads: Weaving Memory and Identity – Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Graduate Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2024
The Spaces In-Between – three-person exhibition, Graduate Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Thinking through Making – group exhibition, Graduate Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Scripted Emotions: A Visual Ode to Language – OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Research in Action – The Great Hall, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2023
Livin’ La Vida Local – POI Business Interiors, Toronto, ON
Messodology – Open Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair – Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
Summer Smalls Festival – juried group exhibition, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, ON
GradEx 108 – group exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Deep Down My Heart Sings – group exhibition, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
Hello Yellow – juried group exhibition, Leslie Grove Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022
Abstract Group Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Artist Showcase, HelloArt, Film Café, Toronto, ON
2021
Introspective Beings, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Artist Showcase, HelloArt, The Tampered Press, Toronto, ON
2019
Riverdale ArtWalk, Toronto, ON
The Guild Alive with Culture, Guildwood, Toronto, ON
Gathering on the Green, The Green, London, ON
Birkdale Arts Festival, Toronto, ON
Artwalk in the Square, Toronto, ON
Snowflakes, Yellow House Gallery, Toronto, ON
Artist Showcase, HelloArt, The Peasant Table, Toronto, ON
Artist Showcase, HelloArt, Filosophy, Toronto, ON
2018
Group Show, Visions Gallery, Toronto, ON
Winter Fair, Queen Gallery, Toronto , ON
Riverdale Artwalk, Toronto, ON
ArtWalk in the Square, Toronto, ON
Curatorial
2024 The Spaces In-Between – three-person exhibition, Graduate Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2024 Scripted Emotions: A Visual Ode to Language – group exhibition, The Great Hall, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
Professional Service/Volunteer Experience
2026-present Marketing Committee, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2025 The Gathering Divergence, Multi-Arts Festival and Conference, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario, Toronto, ON
