My Story

It all starts in the East End of Toronto.

My banana-seat bicycle took me to so many adventures in the railyards and docklands of the East End. Amongst the logos on boxcars, and the discarded waybills and signage trackside, and the weathered hulls of moored lakers, a direction for creative my life.

As my creativity led me to a career in design and advertising Ottawa, I always felt a connection back to those early adventures. The power of a sans-serif typeface was influenced by the logos on the boxcars. My innate attraction to the worn and torn grew with every stoop to pick up trackside fragments of paper.

I now live in Montreal but can still be found back in Ottawa and Toronto. Reflecting on this, I realize that where ever I am, the routine is the same. I am still exploring among letterforms and pieces of paper.

About the art

It can take sometime to understand what you are creating.

In the beginning: I was captivated by the eclectic composition and juxtaposition of the work. Bringing together disparate and different fragments was bold and daring. I was setting my own rules, creating my own language.

Oh, the irony: As I created more and more panels, I began to see the irony in my work. By making art from advertising, I was actually rejecting it. Every advertising campaign is crafted with intent, strategy, and direction. In contrast, my art emerges from randomness. From the posters I find and the way the paper rips when torn down, to the tossed fragments on the studio floor that suggest a composition, randomness pervades my art.

A new hope: I've begun to sense a new, potent power in my work: hope and optimism. Collage, at its core, merges diverse expressions to create something fresh and innovative. Imagine if we all could embrace this concept? Consider if those who weaponize and reject our differences were to adopt the process of collage. They would recognize the potential to craft compelling new narratives from our diversity.

"Collage, at its core, merges diverse expressions to create something fresh and innovative. Imagine if we all could embrace this concept?"

Artist's CV

Representation

  • Arteria Gallery, Bromont, 2022-24

Shows

  • Art on Paper, New York, September 2022
  • Affordable Art Fair, London, October 2022
  • Affordable Art Fair, Singapore, October 2022
  • Vibrance, Twist Gallery, Toronto, October 2022
  • Concept, RAW, Ottawa, May 2023