As a board-certified art therapist and watercolor artist, I am deeply drawn to how creativity can be a pathway to healing and human resilience. My journey began during a season of personal health challenges. Discovering a humble watercolor palette became a turning point, revealing how suffering could power creative energy and how art can foster profound healing. This ultimately lead me to the creation of Coco Bee Art—a YouTube channel devoted to sharing art’s therapeutic potential, and the completion of a Master of Arts in Art Therapy.

My work blends Western watercolor with the reflective white space and expressive, intuitive brushwork of Eastern traditions. My philosophy is process-focused rather than the product. In my practice, form, color, and gestures communicate from the subconscious what words cannot. For me, art is not only a practice of self meditation but a space for self discovery, play, and transformation. As both an artist and art therapist, I remain dedicated to discovering and sharing how art—whether on watercolor paper, in hospital rooms, or through digital spaces—can help us transcend pain, reclaim joy, and rediscover our own resilience.

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

2nd Place Winner, Dorthy Summers 3rd Annual Visual Art Prize, California, USA, 2025

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

M E M B E R S H I P

Member, National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), 2025