2011 Speaker The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH Speaker at THE GREGG MUSEUM, Raleigh, NC Juror and Speaker for Focus Fiber
2011 exhibition Cleveland, OH Maiwa Textile Symposium, vancouver, BC
2010 Textile Fibre Forum, Australia
2008 Keynote Speaker, Textile Symposium, Birmingham, England 2007 Keynote Speaker and juror for Fiberarts International , The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC Keynote Speaker, Fiberarts International, Pittsburgh, PA Arizona State University, Art Department, Phoenix, AZ
2006 Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, On 2004 Textile Study Group, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2003 Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto,ON 2000 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1999 Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI 1998 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, victoria, BC
1997 National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India 1995 International Creators Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

COLLECTIONS, COMMISSIONS
The Museum of Art and Design, Permanent Collection, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Collection Canadian Consulate, Bangkok, Thailand
Permanent Collection International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
The Farago Collection of contemporary Textile, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design,
The Carlton and Reta Lewis Collection, Washington, DC
The Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, QC
Bank of Montreal, Toronto
The Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's NL
The Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON
The Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, ON
The Tom Thompson gallery, Owen Sound, ON
Cambridge Galleries, Cambridge, ON
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, ON
The Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, ON
The University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, BC
Architectural Commission for Fine Arts and Theatre Building, Red Deer, AB,
Architect: Arthur Erikson

AWARDS
1990 Recipient of the Prix Saidye Bronfman Award
2003 Nominee for Governor Generals Award
2005 Appointed Associate Fellow University of Nebraska, Lincoln