Director Craft & Design
CurrentProvides artistic direction, leadership goals and objectives for Craft & DesignChairs the artist-in-residence programme Responsible for 25+ artists/designers providing support, mentoring and advocacy Curates and organizes exhibitions Develops and presents programmes, symposia and eventsManages Craft & Design operations Develops and monitors budgetsCo-edited the book Crafting New Traditions: Canadian Innovators and Influences - with Alan C. Elder and Jean Johnson CM published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Received the George Brown College –Alumni Wall of Fame, Award in 2010 and the John Mather Award from the Ontario Crafts Council, 2007. Formerly on the Board of Trustees at the Textile Museum of Canada; Editorial Advisory Committee for the Craft Ontario. Member of the curatorial collective, OBJECToronto (2006-2009) and is part of the curatorial partnership, McClure & Egan. Co-Chair of the Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference: Meta-Mosaic, Toronto 2013. Co-Founder and Co-Director for the Toronto International Jewellery Festival.
