| Education |
| The Banff School of Fine Arts (Summer), Banff, 1966 |
| McGill University, Montreal, 1966-67 |
| Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 1967-68 |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, 1978 |
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| Workshops |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 2005 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 2003 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 2000 |
| M'bile International Artist's Workshop, Zambia, Africa, 1995 |
| Triangle France Artist's Workshop, Marseilles, France, 1995 |
| Thapong International Artists' Workshop, Botswana, Africa, 1994 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1993 |
| The Leighton Center, Calgary, 1989 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1988 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1987 |
| The Triangle Workshop, for Painters and Sculptors, Upstate New York, 1986 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1985 |
| The Triangle Workshop, for Painters and Sculptors, Upstate New York, 1983 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1982 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1980 |
| Emma Lake Workshop, Saskatchewan, 1979 |
| Goldeye 3, Photography Workshop, 1976 |
| Micheal Steiner Workshop, The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1973 |
| Stephen Greene Workshop, The Edmonton Art Gallery, 1972 |
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| Teaching |
| Watercolor instructor, Kenderdine Campus, U. of Saskatchewan, 2005 |
| Landscape Painting classes for the city of Calgary, 1998 |
| Guest Mentor, "Landscape '98", Saskatoon, 1998 |
| Summer Session, University of Lethbridge, Crowsnest Pass, AB, 1991 |
| Oil Painting Workshop, Goldeye Lake, 1990 |
| Summer Class, Red River College, Alberta, 1989 |
| Spring Session, University of Lethbridge, 1988 |
| Winter Session, University of Lethbridge, 1985 |
| Fall Session, University of Calgary, 1984 |
| Summer Session, The Banff Centre, 1982 |
| Various other classes and critiques |
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| Miscellaneous |
| Member of the curatorial commitee ,as a volunteer at the Triangle Gallery, 1992-1996 (Responsible for the conception and mounting of the following shows: "Interiors" (an exhibition of applied art, featuring the work of 80 local artists and designers), "Drawings" (An exhibition of this personal aspect of the work of invited western Canadian artists), and "Paintings Past and Present" (paintings by J.K. Esler)) |
| Helped Organize the 1994 Noon Hour Artalk Series, an Art Week event, 1994 |
| Member of the team of artists and architects participating in the Calgary Architecture and Urban Studies Alliance, "Art/chitecture: Exploration through Collaboration", 1994 (An Artweek project, with Adele Freeman as guest critic) |
| Arist in residence at the Columbia Ice Fields, 1994 |
| Article in "Legacy" Magazine, Fall Issue, 2005 |
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| Awards and Invitations |
| 1999 | Participant in "Blue River Artist's Workshop", Mike Wiegele Resort, Blue River, B.C. |
| 1999 | Participant in Leighton Foundation Workshop, Ghost Pine Ranch, Southern Alberta. |
| 1998 | Participant in "Landscape'98", Saskatoon |
| 1995 | Participant at M'bile International Artist's Workshop, Zambia, Africa |
| 1994 | Participant at the Thapong International Artists' Workshop, Botswana, Africa |
| 1990 | Participant in the Oldman River Artists Expedition, Alberta |
| 1988 | Representative of Alberta at opening of "Spaces and Places", Harbin, China (presented lecture/demonstration at a college in Harbin) |
| 1980 | Canada Council "B" Grant |
| 1977 | Alberta Government Cultural Development Award |
| 1977 | Canada Council Travel Grant |
| 1971 | Opportunities for Youth Grant: Early Calgary and Area Architectural Study |
| 1970 | Talens C.A.C. Scholarship |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2004 | Abstract Paintings, Virginia Christopher Fine Arts |
| 2004 | Landscape Paintings, Virginia Christopher Fine Arts |
| 2002 | New Paintings, Foyer Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary |
| 1993 | New Works, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary |
| 1993 | Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1992 | New Paintings, Paul Kuhn Fine Art Gallery, Calgary |
| 1990 | Robertson Gallery, Ottawa |
| 1990 | Divino Cafe Gallery, Calgary |
| 1989 | Still Lives, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1989 | Wade Fine Arts, Vancouver |
| 1988 | Watercolours, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1988 | Wade Gallery, Vancouver |
| 1987 | Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto |
| 1987 | Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1986 | Wade Fine Arts, Vancouver |
| 1985 | Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto |
| 1985 | Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1985 | Works on Paper, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1984 | Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge |
| 1984 | Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, |
| 1984 | Paperworks Gallery, Calgary |
| 1984 | Art Placement, Saskatoon |
| 1984 | The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1983 | Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto |
| 1983 | Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1981 | Recent Drawings and Paintings, Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff |
| 1981 | Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto |
| 1981 | Mira Godard Gallery, Calgary |
| 1980 | Recent Work, Nickel Arts Museum, University of Calgary, Calgary |
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| Group Exhibitions |
| 2001 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 2001 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 2001 | Leighton Foundation Show |
| 2001 | Art Placement, Saskatoon |
| 2000 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 2000 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 2000 | Art Placement, Saskatoon |
| 1999 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1999 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1998 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1998 | Common Ground, Art Placement, Saskatoon |
| 1998 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1998 | Canadian Art Galleries |
| 1997 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1997 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1996 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1996 | Spring for the Arts'96 |
| 1996 | Leighton Foundation October Art Show and Sale |
| 1996 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1996 | Anniversary Exhibit, McMullen Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1995 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1995 | Artists@ Landscape, Atelier Gallery, Vancouver |
| 1995 | Triangle France Workshop Exhibition, Marseilles |
| 1995 | Canadian Art Gallery, Calgary |
| 1995 | New Acquisitions, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1995 | M'bile Workshop Exhibition, Zambia |
| 1994 | What's in a Name, Muttart Art Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1994 | The Artemisia Project Exhibition, Nickel Arts Museum, University of Calgary |
| 1994 | Artful Curators, The Work of Artist Members of the Triangle's Curatorial Committee, The Mayor's Offices, City Hall, Calgary (organized by the Triangle Art Gallery) |
| 1994 | Looking Back II, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge |
| 1994 | Calgary's Civic Art Collection: Selected works from the last quarter century, Mayor's Office, City Hall, Calgary |
| 1994 | Grand Opening Exhibition, Canadian Art Galleries, Calgary |
| 1994 | Recent Acquisitions, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1994 | The Second Anniversary Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1994 | The 16th Annual October Art Show and Sale, The Leighton Foundation, Calgary |
| 1994 | Thapong International Artists Workshop Exhibition, National Museum and Art |
| 1994 | Gallery, Gabarone, Botswana |
| 1994 | Artists of the Gushul Studio, Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery, Frank |
| 1994 | The Open Door Works '94 Festival, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1993 | Fall Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1993 | 1st Anniversary Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1993 | Spring Show, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1992 | First Group Exhibition, Giordano Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1992 | Recycled Art, Triangle Gallery, Calgary |
| 1991 | Old Man River Expedition, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge |
| 1991 | Three Person Show, Galerie on Whtye, Edmonton |
| 1991 | Artists of the Gushul Studio, Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery, Frank |
| 1991 | Art Lotto, Glenbow Alberta Art Gallery |
| 1990 | Art Lotto, Glenbow Alberta Art Gallery |
| 1991 | Three Prairie Painters, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge |
| 1991 | Exhibition of Work of Artists Participating in the Oldman River Expedition, University of Lethbridge |
| 1991 | Still Lifes, Galerie on Whyte, Edmonton |
| 1989 | The Flat Side of the Landscape: The Emma Lake Artists' Workshop, The Mendel Gallery, Saskatoon |
| 1989 | Landscapes- various interpretations by Alberta Artists, Divino Cafe Gallery, Calgary |
| 1989 | Visiting Artists '89: First Harvest, The Leighton Center, Calgary |
| 1988 | Emma Lake '88, Bushclen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver |
| 1988 | Contemporary '88, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary |
| 1988 | From the Landscape, Alberta College of Art, Calgary |
| 1988 | Spaces and Places - Alberta Landscaoe Art, Harbin, China |
| 1987 | Works on Paper, Wade Gallery, Vancouver |
| 1986 | Spaces and Places, Edmonton Art gallery, Edmonton |
| 1986 | Triangle Workshop Exhibition, Triangle Workshop Exhibition, New York |
| 1985 | Faculty Art Exhibit, University of Calgary, Calgary |
| 1983 | 50th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition, The Banff Centre, Banff |
| 1983 | Contemporary Canadian Art, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1981 | Winnipeg Art Gallery |
| 1980 | David Alexander and Barbara Ballachey- Recent Works, Mount Royal College, Calgary |
| 1980 | Alberta Now, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton |
| 1980 | Painterly Landscape Art, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Medicine Hat |
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