Flip the Script (2023)
Flip the Script was a group exhibition held at the Fort Calgary historic site with the aim of broadening the narrative about the historic location. The confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers was an important meeting place for indigenous peoples. The area was settled by Europeans in the late 19th century and eventually became a city.
I took it as an opportunity to explore how the native and introduced flora living around the river confluence hint at the human stories there.
The show ran from July 2023 to January 2024.

Wild Rose Study, 2023
Oil on illustration board.
5 x 7 in.
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Study done in preparation for Mingling in Evening Light.
5 x 7 in.
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Study done in preparation for Mingling in Evening Light.

Among the Vetches, 2023
Oil and acrylic on wood panel.
12 x 9 in.
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Study made in preparation for Mingling in Evening Light.
12 x 9 in.
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Study made in preparation for Mingling in Evening Light.

Mingling in Evening Light, 2023
Oil and acrylic on wood panel.
36 x 22 in.
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I’m interested in the visual textures of reflected and refracted light found when observing plants close-up. I connected this interest to the Fort Calgary site by noting how the existence of both native and introduced plant species in the area hints at the human stories there. In creating this painting, I wanted to explore the tension that arises when attempting to use a map (the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers) to arrange the chaotic flora that actually grow on the riverbanks.
36 x 22 in.
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I’m interested in the visual textures of reflected and refracted light found when observing plants close-up. I connected this interest to the Fort Calgary site by noting how the existence of both native and introduced plant species in the area hints at the human stories there. In creating this painting, I wanted to explore the tension that arises when attempting to use a map (the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers) to arrange the chaotic flora that actually grow on the riverbanks.

Entangled Wildflowers, 2023.
Oil and acrylic on wood panel.
8 x 16 in.
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This painting was finished well after Mingling in Evening Light, though it was also meant to be a preparatory study.
8 x 16 in.
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This painting was finished well after Mingling in Evening Light, though it was also meant to be a preparatory study.