Artist CV (click to expand)
Formal Post-Secondary Education
2023 | Degree: Bachelor of Education (specializing in Adult Ed.) University of New Brunswick (UNB) |
2019 | Diploma New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD) |
2011 | Diploma: Paralegal Oulton College |
Further Learning & Extra-Curricular Education
2024 | Nalanda Certificate Course 67-session course with Nalanda Philosophy Studies International, New Delhi, India |
2024 | Buddhist Art & Culture Course with Catherine Maudsley (TCAB), Toronto, ON |
2021-24 | Communities of Learning - NBCCD - 2024: Inclusive Teaching in the College Classroom - 2022: Earth in Mind - 2021: Braiding Sweetgrass - 2021: Me & White Supremacy |
2023 | Grief Counselling Certificate Course Course, TCAB, Toronto, ON |
2022 | CICAN - Indigenous Education Symposium 3-day symposium with Colleges & Institutes Canada, QC |
2022 | The Vikings and their Age Course, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB |
2021 | Religion, Magic and Witchcraft in the Medieval World Course, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB |
2020 | Wildcrafting 5-session workshop with Trudy Pickles |
2019 | Creating a Cigar Box Guiter 4-session workshop with Ken Vickerson |
2018 | The Medieval Icelandic Sagas Course, The University of Iceland |
2018 | Canoe Paddle Carving 14-session workshop with Charles Gaffney |
2018 | Traditional Mask Carving 14-session workshop with Dan Robichaud |
2018 | Zen & the Art of Woodcarving 7-session workshop with Adam Weaver |
2018 | Black Ash Basketry Single-day workshop with Stephen Jerome |
2018 | Traditional Mask Carving 14-session workshop with Charles Gaffney |
2018 | Black Ash Basketry Single-day workshop with Sandra Racine |
2017 | Traditional Mask Carving 14-session workshop with Charles Gaffney & Dan Robichaud |
Courses that may be less related to artistic practice are not publicly listed. If any further information is needed, please reach out through the contact form.
Exhibitions
2024 | Creative Reconnaissance George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2024 | In Residence Group Exhibition Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB |
2023 | It Started with a Thought George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2021 | Group Sculpture Exhibit 2021 Chester Art Centre, Chester, NS |
2021 | Resurgence George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2021 | One Way In, One Way Out St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB |
2021 | Echoes of our Ancestors George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2020 | Marion McCain Exhibit of Contemporary Atlantic Art Curated by Tom Smart. Catalogued show. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton NB |
2020 | Objets Nonpareils Sunburry Shores Art & Nature Center, St. Andrews, NB |
2020 | Art at the Airport Saint John Airport, Saint John, NB |
2020 | Beneath the Surface 2019 Curated by Craig Schneider. Catalogued show. Toured - Saint John Arts Centre, St. John, NB (2020) Toured - Marie Hélène Allain Gallery, Bouctouche, NB (2020) Toured - George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB (2019) |
2019 | PROCESS: New Brunswick Artists Working with Wood Curated by Christiana Myers. Toured - Arts & Culture Centre of Sussex (AX), Sussex, NB (2019) Toured - Saint John Arts Centre, St. John, NB (2019) |
2019 | Timothy 'Bjorn' Jones & Justin Sappier Exhibition Acanthus Gallery, Grand-Falls, NB |
2019 | NBCCD Diploma Exhibition Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2019 | LEAP Exhibition The Craft & Design Shop, Fredericton, NB |
2019 | We Are Still Here George Fry Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2019 | Earth & Light Fredericton Playhouse Gallery, Fredericton, NB |
2019 | The Annual Craft & Design Exposition Saint John Arts Centre, St. John, NB |
2018 | Partnership Reception & Exhibition MacBeath Hall, King's Landing, NB |
2018 | 7th Issue Launch, Created Here Magazine The Craft & Design Shop, Fredericton, NB |
2018 | The Annual Craft & Design Exposition Saint John Arts Centre, St. John, NB |
July 2024 | Artist in Residence (Theme: Collaboration) Fredericton Arts Alliance, Fredericton, NB |
Aug 2019 | Odell Park - Artist in Residence City of Fredericton, Fredericton, NB |
June - Aug 2019 | Experiential Learning Artist Residency Province of New Brunswick (PETL), Fredericton, NB |
June 2019 | Beneath the Surface: Fundy National Park Residency Craft NB, Fundy National Park, NB |
June - Sep 2018 | Experiential Learning Artist Residency Province of New Brunswick (PETL), Fredericton, NB |
Press & Publications
2020 | Book: Materiality & Perception in Contemporary Atlantic Art Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Tom Smart) ISBN: 0981328075 Published January 07, 2020 |
2019 | Book Cover: Lady of the Mountain Hall The Troth Press (Rev. Laura ‘Snow’ Fuller) ISBN: 978-1941136300 Published November 10, 2019 |
2019 | Radio Interview: The Lunchbox Interview: Justin Sappier and Tim Jones (Woodcarvers) CHSR Radio - 97.9 FM (Mark Kilfoil) Aired September 16, 2019 |
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2019 | Article: Odell Park to host artists-in-residence this summer CBC News (Philip Drost) Published May 28, 2019 |
2018 | Newspaper: Working wood and ‘living the dream, really’ The Daily Gleaner, Front Cover (Aiden Cox) Published June 21, 2018 |
Publications at author
2020 | Magazine Article: An End to the Age of Waste Created Here Magazine, Issue 12, pg. 30-37 Published Summer 2020 |
2019 | |
2019 | Magazine Article: Sowing New Seeds & Strengthening Old Roots Idunna, A Journal of Northern Tradition, Issue 120, pg. 22-23 Published Summer 2019 |
Grants
2024 | Arts Infrastructure Grant Arts NB (Provincial Arts Board) |
Accolades
2022 | The New Brunswick Woodcarving Competition & Show The New Brunswick Woodcarving Association (NBWA) Third Best in Show First Place - Character Carving First Place - Pyrographic Art (Woodburning) Second Place - Character Carving Third Place - Functional Carving |
2019 | The Duffie-Crowell Award Fredericton Community Foundation |
Formal teaching experience (accredited post-secondary)
2020 - present | College Instructor, New Brunswick College of Craft & Design (NBCCD) Topics on Sculpture, Design, Business, Language, Creative Process, etc... |
Unaccredited teaching experience (workshops, etc...)
2024 | Traditional Mask Carving (42 hrs) |
2023 | Traditional Wood Carving (18 hrs) |
2023 | Introduction to Woodcarving (14 hrs) |
2023 | Traditional Mask Carving (42 hrs) |
2023 | Canoe Paddle Carving (21 hrs) |
2022 | Traditional Mask Carving (42 hrs) |
2022 | Canoe Paddle Carving (21 hrs) |
2019 | Traditional Mask Carving (42 hrs) |
2018 | Canoe Paddle Carving (21 hrs) |
Affiliations & Community Involvement
2019 - present | Juried Member Craft NB, Fredericton, NB |
2017 - present | Tutor NBCCD, Fredericton, NB |
2024 | Jurying Panel ArtsNB, Fredericton, NB |
2024 | Exhibition Committee Craft NB, Fredericton, NB |
2019 | Jurying Panel Fredericton Tattoo Expo, Fredericton, NB |