After attaining my B.Sc. in Neuroscience and Psychology, I had stumbled upon the therapeutic benefits and transformative effects of art while processing health challenges in my own life. I recall that period having felt a great deal of anxiety. Serendipitously I found a watercolor palette and was surprisingly motivated to gain proficiency with this foreign medium. I did not have formal training in arts though had always suspected I had a hidden creative side. In my otherwise demoralized state and feeling like I had nothing to offer the world, I began to see how suffering could be an amazing energy reservoir for creative work. Little did I know this would be the marriage of psychology and art in my life.  My watercolor painting, and videography practice became a powerful yet un-invasive modality for healing. My own experiences with this have led me to a reinvigoration of art and purpose in my life, leading to the pursuit and completion of an MA in Art Therapy. It is my greatest hope that my art practice and work as a therapist can lead to transformation, facilitate change, and healing of others.   

My philosophy for painting is process focused rather than the results. I see the paintbrush as a tool for self-expression and the paints as living breathing entities that give the process of art creation life. I think of form, colours, and gestures, as a pathway to communicate from our subconscious what can not be expressed through words. It is in this space that I believe we can begin important, often hard, dialogues with ourselves and others. It is through this space that I believe we can bring about healing.

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Currently based in New York

S O L O  exhibitions

Coco Bee Art 100k Subscribers Celebration, Youtube Studios Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2017

Subconscious Mind, Le Virunga, Montreal, Canada, 2016

G R O U P  exhibitions

Spectrum, Remote Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 2021

Inside Out, Creative Arts Therapies Exhibition, New York, USA. 2021

Places and Faces, Continuing Studies Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 2019

The Inspired, Fridge Door Gallery, Montreal, Canada, 2015

A W A R D S

Recipient, Youtube Silver Creators Award (100k Subscribers), Toronto, Canada, 2017

Finalist, Together Art Competition, Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Toronto, 2016

P R E S S

Understanding Your Sensitive Self, Interview, 2016

Doodlewash Featured Artist, Interview, 2016

R E C E N T P U B L I C A T I O N S

Connections, Watercolor on Cold Press Paper, 2020. (Cover artist). Digital submission. NYC Health, COVID-19 Art Contest. “Covid-19 Update: Behavioral Health and Suicide Prevention” Jan 19 2021.

Introspections, Watercolor on Cold Press Paper, 2020. (Featured artist) Digital submission. University of New Hampshire. “2021 Institute on Disability Calendar” pp1, October 2020.

The Unseen, Watercolor on Cold Press Paper, 2019. (Cover artist). Digital Submission. Mack, Charity. “The Unseen” eBook