Education

2022 Bachelor of Arts Honors with Distinction, Double Major in Studio Art and Psychology, University of Guelph

Experience

2022 - Present Educational Programs Assistant, Art Gallery of Guelph

2020 - Present Co-Founder and Illustrator, Outlet

2023 STEPS CreateSpace Public Art Forum

2023 Teaching Artist, Guelph Dance

2022 Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Program

2022 Car Muralist, Blitz Hockey

2022 Car Muralist, Cobbled Customs

2022 Illustrator, Brand Banner, Independent 

2022 Teaching Artist, Guelph Dance

2022 Muralist, Red Brick Cafe

2022 Art Instructor, Pride Speed Crafting, OPIRG

2022 Project Manager, Maplewoods Mural Project

2022 Event Assistant, Life Drawing Extravaganza

2022 Committee Member, Juried Print Show

2022 Volunteer, Juried Art Show Silent Auction

2021 Illustrator, Integrative Youth Services Network Peer Guidebook

2021 Muralist, The Grove Mural Project

2021 Art Camp Instructor, Cambridge Centre for the Arts

2021 Car Muralist, Cobbled Customs

2021 Volunteer, Art in the Bullring

2020-21 53rd Juried Art Show Coordinator

2020 Body Painter, Independent, photographed by Owen Mert

2019 Muralist, James McQueen Public School

2017 Summer Camp Art Instructor, Artists “R” Us

2016-2017 Muralist, Erin District High School

2015 Muralist, Georgetown Toyota

2014-16 Art Camp Assistant, Guelph School of Art

Murals

Solo Projects

2019 Friendly Characters, James McQueen Public School, Fergus 

2017 Wings, Erin District High School, Erin

2017 Crossroads, Erin District High School, Erin

2017 Whale Songs, Erin District High School, Erin

2016 Canada in Colours, Erin District High School, Erin

2015 Map, Georgetown Toyota

Collaborative Projects

2022 Foliage, Red Brick Cafe, Guelph

2022 Roots, Maplewoods Centre, Guelph

2022 Belong, Maplewoods Centre, Guelph

2021 Landscapes of Community, The Grove Mural Project, Fergus

Teaching and Facilitation

2022 Teaching Artist, Guelph Dance 

2020-Present Lead Facilitator, Outlet

2022 Lead Artist and Facilitator, Maplewoods Mural Project

Exhibitions

2022 New Vistas: The Spaces We Inhabit, Etobicoke Civic Centre, Etobicoke

2022 Last Call, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph

2022 HWHG Juried Show, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener

2022 Unbecoming, Sugo on Surrey, Guelph

2022 HOOPLA, Necessary Arts, Guelph

2022 Threshold, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph

2022 Juried Art Show, University of Guelph, Guelph

2022 Juried Print Show, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph

2021 HOOPLA, Necessary Arts, Guelph

2021 Manifold, Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph

2021 Art in the Bullring, University of Guelph

2021 Juried Art Show, Online Zavitz Hall, University of Guelph

2021 The Gifts of 2020, Online Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph

2020 Art in the Bullring, University of Guelph

2020 HOOPLA, Necessary Arts, Guelph

2020 Apology Tour, Zavitz Gallery, University of Guelph

2019 Print Sale, Zavitz Hall, University of Guelph

2019 Juried Art Show, Zavitz Hall, University of Guelph

Publications

2022 Delve Magazine, Issue #1

2022 Kind Mind Magazine

2022 Zandra Juarez, “Bridging Worlds and Nurturing Connections: The Maplewoods Mural Project at the Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology”, Guelph Arts Council

2022 “Guelph Arts Council Award Goes to U of G Mural Project”, Guelph Mercury

2022 Andrew Vowles, “Students Receive Award for Mural Project at New U of G Therapy Centre”, University of Guelph News

2021 Kaleidoscope Magazine #Issue 18

2021 Integrative Youth Services Network Peer Guidebook

2021 Ontarion Arts Issue 2021

2020 Kaleidoscope Magazine #Issue 15

2020 Alexa Collette, Taking my time, Coloring Book

2019 Kaleidoscope Magazine Issue #14

2019 “Art collaborative at James McQueen Public School”, the Wellington Advertiser

Scholarships, Grants and Awards

2022 Honourable Mention, HWHG Juried Show

2022 Pay It Forward Fund, Guelph Arts Council

2022 Drawing Award, Juried Art Show, University of Guelph 

2022 Honorable Mention, Juried Art Show, University of Guelph 

2017-22 Dean’s Honor List, University of Guelph

2021 Art in the Bullring Winner, University of Guelph 

2021 Youth Opportunities Award, Guelph Arts Council

2019 Dean’s Scholarship, University of Guelph 

2017, 2019 Longo’s Scholarship, Longo Brothers Fruit Markets 

2017 Authier/Golland Scholarship in Studio Art, University of Guelph 

2017 Board of Governors Scholarship, University of Guelph