Mount Allsion University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1983-1986, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008Brave New World II, Paul Petro Gallery, Toronto. upcoming
2007Brave New World, Pouch Cove Foundation, Newfoundland.
2006Below the Belt, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.
2004 Silenus in Furs, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.
2002 A Portrait of the Artist as a Dead Man, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.
2002 It's Just a Piece of Red Fabric, Zsa Zsa, Toronto.
2001 Hermetic Museum, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.
2001 Exchange, Zsa Zsa, Toronto.
1997 Tombstones, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto.
1997 Dagger & Halo, Pages Book Store, Toronto.
1994 Suck, Gallery 788, Toronto.
1993 Altarpieces, Gallery 788, Toronto.
1991 Selected Works, Victoria College, U of T.
1991 New Work, Roundup '91, Toronto.
1990 Recent Work, The Rivoli, Toronto.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Intrude: Art & Life 366, Zendai MoMA, Shanghai, China.
2008Where the Wild Things Are?, Paul Petro, Toronto. upcoming
2008Pouch Cove Foundation Art Auction, DeLeon White Gallery, Toronto.
2007 Whodunit?, OCAD Mystery Art Sale, OCAD, Toronto.
2007 Glo, Archive Gallery, Toronto.
2006 Humans, Pouch Cove Foundation, Nfld.
2005Circus, The Drake Hotel, Toronto
2004 Art in the Fourth Dimension, Artpool Art Research Centre, Budapest, Hungary.
2004 Art with a Heart, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
2004 Re:< o >< o >, Access Artist Run Centre, Vancouver.
2003 ARTeNIM, Nimes, France.
2003 The Brewster Project, Brewster, NY.
2003 This Mortal Coil, Gallery Stratford, Ontario.
2003 Re:, Comes des Congres Gallery, Calgary.
2003 C Spring Fling, Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto.
2002 City in a Suitcase, Q Arts, Derby, UK.
2002 The Coaster Project, The Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA, USA.
2002 Reactions, Exit Art, New York City.
2002 Reactions, The Williamson Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
2002 if I had a hi-fi, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2002 T.I.A.F. Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
2002 Looking for Dick, Open Studio, Toronto.
2002 Sell or Die, Art System, Toronto.
2001 From Ritual to Romance, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, N. Ireland.
2001 101 Frames, Gallery 101, Ottawa.
2001 Item: Multiples Exhibition, SAW Gallery, Ottawa.
2001 Human Remains, Art Gallery of Sudbury, Sudbury.
2001 Miniature Show, Urban Disco Trailer, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
2001 A Love Story, Mercer Union, Toronto.
2000 Last Century Modern, SPIN Gallery, Toronto.
1998 25, 469 King, Toronto.
1997 Snappy Title, YYZ Artist's Outlet, Toronto.
1996 Gallery Artists, Gallery 788, Toronto.
1995 CAN-NYC Annual, Viridian Gallery, New York City.
1994 Cold City Art Fair, Cold City Gallery, Toronto.
1993 C Magazine Auction, Gallery 788, Toronto.
1990 Housing: A Right, The Powerplant, Toronto.

PERFORMANCE
2006 Wolfman, Strip Show, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto.
2005 Baby Seal Club, Toronto Alternative Art Fair International, The Drake Hotel.
2002 Antigonish Boy (public intervention) Munich, Vienna, Paris, Montreal.
2001 Filling Garry's Shoes, SAW Gallery, November 16, 2001, Ottawa.
2000 Drip (video), "Why do Bad Things Happen", El ConventoRico, Toronto.
2000 Fuck the Pain Away, with Harwood and Peaches, The el Mocambo, Toronto.
1998 Horse Show II (with Celestino), "Foto Fetish Fashion Show", The 360, Toronto.
1997 Piss-Mini (with Harwood) & Horse Show I (with Celestino), A-Space, Toronto.

GRANTS
Canada Council for the Arts, Project Grant, 2008

Toronto Arts Council, Mid-career Grant, Revolution, 2007
Ontario Arts Council, Mid-Career Grant, Below the Belt, 2005
Ontario Arts Council: Exhibition Assistance Grants: 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1990.
Canada Council, Emerging Artist, Altarpeices, 1991.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts Program, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick. 1983-86

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RELATED EXPERIENCE
Jury member, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto, 2002.
Video production and editing workshop, Trinity Square Video, Toronto, 2002.
Advanced Figure Sculpture Course, Toronto School of Art, Toronto, 2001.
Encaustic Workshop, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, 2001.

MEDIA COVERAGE & BIBLIOGRAPHY
Shed Happened, B.B.Kitonia, Current, p.19, Oct 18 2007, St.Johns. Below the Belt, Top10 Art Shows of the Year, NOW Magazine, Dec 28, 2006. A Young Old Master, Gary Michael Dault, The Globe and Mail, Sep 2, 2006, p R9. Luscious man art that pulls its punches, Daryl Vocat, Xtra, Sep 14, 2006. Wrestlers go head to head, Stephanie Rogerson, NOW Magazine, Sep 7, 2006. Eye Candy, David Balzer, Eye Magazine, Aug 31, 2006. R.M. Vaughan, Collecting Just for the Love of It, The Globe and Mail, p.R1&R2, March 18, 2003,Toronto. R.M. Vaughan, Number one art. Xtra!, p.29, Issue # 488, July 10, 2003, Toronto. Patrick DeCoste, Sarah MacCulloch, p54,

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