GROUP EXHIBITIONS
November 2025 Nature, Being & Technology, Noba Contemporary, The Cotton Factory Hamilton Ontario.
June 2025 State of practice, Group Exhibition, Emily Carr University Vancouver
THE SWEET LABOUR ART COLLECTIVE
The Sweet Labour Arts collective members are from London, Ontario and the Oneida Nation of the Thames. We work within the friction and paradoxes of the colonial relations that brought us all together. We make performance work that intersects film, site-based dance performance, audience participation, contemporary folk, Indigenous dance practices, and audience participatory scores. As a non-regular supporting member I have contributed to community engaged events, and provided textile installation and costumes for performance.
June 2024 Togethering: Improvisation as a practice of care, Textiles used in performance. Museum London
November 2022 Compost Recomposing Relations: Textile installation for site-based community performance.
Aeolian Hall, London Ontario
November 2022 Compost Recomposing Relations: Textile installation for site-based community performance.
Aeolian Hall, London Ontario
October 2021 Becoming Walnut Tree, Textile installation for Live Community Engaged Event, London, ON
October 2021 Relational community Art Practice. Harvesting and walnut fabric dyeing
TEACHING:
My teaching philosophy is one of inclusivity and care. I am interested in providing students with hands-on applied learning opportunities and community-based learning initiatives to maximize their potential and prepare them for world beyond school.
2013 – present Professor – Fanshawe College, Fashion Design Advanced Diploma.
Courses include Textiles, Studio, Patternmaking, Technical Design, Sample room production.
2016 – 2022 Professor – Fanshawe College, Graduate certificate in Technical Costume production.
Courses include Textiles, Pattern Cutting, and History of Costume.
Courses include Textiles, Studio, Patternmaking, Technical Design, Sample room production.
2016 – 2022 Professor – Fanshawe College, Graduate certificate in Technical Costume production.
Courses include Textiles, Pattern Cutting, and History of Costume.
DESIGN RESEARCH
2018 – 2021 CCSIF: Poorly Made Shirt Worker (PMSW)The CCSIF grant entails research to develop a new sustainable and
transferable fast fashion (FF) re-manufacturing model that joins the existing idea of internships for Newcomers to
Canada, (mainly women), with the incorporation of key solutions to social challenges faced by this group.
Development of Worth Brand a Social enterprise in conjunction with Goodwill industries that used post-consumer
textile waste in new products. Development of a skills training, employment education program with further
work opportunity and mentorship through social enterprise.
transferable fast fashion (FF) re-manufacturing model that joins the existing idea of internships for Newcomers to
Canada, (mainly women), with the incorporation of key solutions to social challenges faced by this group.
Development of Worth Brand a Social enterprise in conjunction with Goodwill industries that used post-consumer
textile waste in new products. Development of a skills training, employment education program with further
work opportunity and mentorship through social enterprise.
2018 FRF: Vibrotactle Performance Costume Primary investigator Fanshawe Research Fund (FRF) Grant titled: Vibro
Tactile Performance Costume. Creation of costume to house wearable technology that translates sound into
vibration for deaf and hearing-impaired dancers, so that they can interpret music and sound cues for
performance, normal received through an in ear monitor. In collaboration with Vibra Fusion and Chisato
Minimura.
Tactile Performance Costume. Creation of costume to house wearable technology that translates sound into
vibration for deaf and hearing-impaired dancers, so that they can interpret music and sound cues for
performance, normal received through an in ear monitor. In collaboration with Vibra Fusion and Chisato
Minimura.
2017 NSERC: Analysis of Re-engineering for Garment Micro-manufacturing for CY Apparel. Co-Investigator: Natural
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grant titled: Analysis of Re-engineering for
Garment Micro-manufacturing for CY Apparel. Development of engineering standard process and technology for
garment micro-manufacturing to meet the production demands of an emerging designers and small to medium
sized fashion enterprises. The research project and ensuing report enabled the company's manufacturing facility
to produce small lots (ranging from 25 units to 150+ units) efficiently, helping designers create a new and viable
garment and fashion sector in the South Western Ontario region.
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grant titled: Analysis of Re-engineering for
Garment Micro-manufacturing for CY Apparel. Development of engineering standard process and technology for
garment micro-manufacturing to meet the production demands of an emerging designers and small to medium
sized fashion enterprises. The research project and ensuing report enabled the company's manufacturing facility
to produce small lots (ranging from 25 units to 150+ units) efficiently, helping designers create a new and viable
garment and fashion sector in the South Western Ontario region.
2016 VETB: Cycling and technology Apparel. Research facilitator of studio-based research project working with Two
Wheels a local London Ontario bike retailer. The project brought together a community partner and was run
through a design studio course. Students created sample collections integrating technology for cycling
application.
Wheels a local London Ontario bike retailer. The project brought together a community partner and was run
through a design studio course. Students created sample collections integrating technology for cycling
application.
2013 FedDev Ontario Appplied research Initiative – Arc 2: Somo for Sonicwear
Researcher: In conjunction with Loreta Faveri from OCAD University in the social body lab developed a footwear
prototype for a modern dancer that incorporated a micro-processor that self-generated sound and light.
Footwear design from inception to prototype and commercialized specifications and patterns.
Researcher: In conjunction with Loreta Faveri from OCAD University in the social body lab developed a footwear
prototype for a modern dancer that incorporated a micro-processor that self-generated sound and light.
Footwear design from inception to prototype and commercialized specifications and patterns.
TEACHING INITIAVES:
2015 Visibility in Outerwear: Sears Canada and Adorable outerwear GTA Enhanced Visibility Competition
Facilitated participation in student competition that integrated 3m reflective products in fashion outerwear
apparel for pedestrians. Community based partners included, 3m, Adorable Outerwear, Sears Canada and the
Toronto Area Safety Coalition.
Facilitated participation in student competition that integrated 3m reflective products in fashion outerwear
apparel for pedestrians. Community based partners included, 3m, Adorable Outerwear, Sears Canada and the
Toronto Area Safety Coalition.
2016-2017 Fanshawe/Sheridan Cross-Collegiate Learning Project. (Faculty Partner)
Project Design and mentoring of students interdisciplinary/cross collegiate project. Students collaboratively
designed garment using textile techniques and garment design working remotely and onsite at both facilities
Project Design and mentoring of students interdisciplinary/cross collegiate project. Students collaboratively
designed garment using textile techniques and garment design working remotely and onsite at both facilities
FASHION INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2001 – 2014 Doodlebugs Design Services. (Owner). Provided product development and textile design services for the apparel industry.
2001 New Era Grafix: Corporate Merchandise Programs (Designer/Technician)
2000 B.u.m. Equipment (Designer)
1997 – 1999 Powder Blue Pink inc: (Design Assistant)
1997 Adam’s Childrenswear International
1993 – 1996 Cheeze in yur Soop Designs (owner)
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS:
2020 CBC Profile on Worth Brand social enterprise. These fashion design profs are turning your unwanted clothes
into bags, scrunchies and narwhals | CBC News
into bags, scrunchies and narwhals | CBC News
2013 Frankie Landau Apparel Design Award: Excellence in Apparel Production of a Sample Collection. TMU University
2013 Make: Wearable Electronics by kate Hartman. Page 78: Footwear prototype designed and constructed for
Sonicwear.
Sonicwear.
EDUCATION:
2024-2026 Emily Carr University, Masters of Fine Art (in Progress)
2012 – 2013 Ryerson University – Bachelor of Design
1994 – 1997
1994 – 1997
1997 University of Central England: Fashion Design Exchange Program.
1992-1993 Beal Art Vocation Art Program Foundation program, specializing in Textiles.