I am an interdisciplinary creative with a passion for words. Drawing on training from the York University/Sheridan College Joint Program in Design, as well as a lifelong passion for all things literary, my work largely operates at the intersection of typography, graphic design and creative and critical writing. I emphasize research and exploration in everything I do, thrive on variety, and am always eager to learn new things.
currently reading —
"Brother" / David Chariandry
"Uncreative Writing" in No Internet, No Art / Kenneth Goldsmith
"True Stories" / Sophie Calle
articles & features —
"Leslie (Sam) Smart & the Writing of a Canadian Graphic Design Identity"
Devil's Artisan: Journal of the Printing Arts, 2018 →
"Making to Make Sense" / The Sad Collective, 2018 →
Profile / adjustyourmargins.com, 2018 →
awards & recognition —
Designer Initiated Project, RGD Social Good Awards, 2018 →
Forge Award for Typographic Design, RGD Student Awards, 2017 →
Applied Arts Magazine Single Entry Winner, 2017 →
Applied Arts Magazine Single Entry Winner, 2015 →
exhibitions —
You Focus on Things & They Expand, Solo Show (Spokane, Washington) 2018
COTTAGE Collaborative Arts, Exhibitor (Norris Point, Newfoundland) 2018 →
Summaery Exhibiton of Bauhaus-Universität, Exhibitor (Weimar, Germany) 2016 →
Swash & Serif 2, Exhibitor (Toronto, Ontario) October 2015 →
experience —
Freelance Graphic Designer, January 2018-present →
Laboratory Spokane, Artist in Residence, October-November 2018 →
Unscripted Digital Arts Festival, Presenter, September 2018 →
Liberty Arts Gallery & Shop, Gallery Manager, June-September 2018 →
COTTAGE Digital Arts Incubator, Invited Artist, April 2018 →
LOKI, Design Intern, May-June 2017 →
YSDN2017, Co-Director of Experiential Design, 2016-2017
education —
University of Toronto School of Continuing Education, Creative Writing
Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction Courses, 2017 →
York University/Sheridan College Honours Bachelor of Design, 2013-2017 →
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Academic Exchange, March-July 2016 →