Professional Experience
Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives - Educational Programmer.
Lindsay, Ontario (May 2023-Present)
Beaverbrook Art Gallery- Researcher and Guest Curator
Fredericton, New Brunswick (May-August 2022)
Owens Art Gallery -J.E.A. Crake Art Critics at Large
Sackville, New Brunswick (November 2020-April 2021)
Beaverbrook Art Gallery- Bourne Internship in the Arts at Beaverbrook
Fredericton, New Brunswick (May-August 2021)
Mount Allison University –Work Integrated Learning: Building Intercultural Communication Skills through Digital Technologies
Sackville, New Brunswick (September-December 2021)
Owens Art Gallery - J.E.A. Crake Art Critics at Large
Sackville, New Brunswick (November 2020- September 2021)
Beaverbrook Art Gallery- Bourne Internship in the Arts at the Beaverbrook
Fredericton, New Brunswick (May-August 2021)
Department of Modern Language and Literatures at Mount Allison University - Metadata Assistant
Sackville, New Brunswick (October-December 2020)
Owens Art Gallery - J.E.A. Crake ArtsWork Accessibility Internship
Sackville, New Brunswick (December 2019- April 2020)
Canada’s Penitentiary Museum - Museum Attendant Kingston, Ontario
(August 2017 and May-August 2019)
Education
Mount Allison University, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Minoring in Museum and Curatorial Studies; Certificates in Arts Administration and Visual Material Culture Studies (2023)
Alexander Mackenzie High School— Visual Arts Mackenzie Graduate and Specialist High Skills Major in Arts and Culture (2018)
Volunteer and Co-operative Education Placements
Sgoolai Synagogue - Integrated Learning Project as the Exhibit and Collection Manager
Fredericton, New Brunswick (May-August 2021)
Meighen Centre at Mount Allison University - Disability Resources 'Navigator' Support
Sackville, New Brunswick (September 2020-April 2021)
Edwards Dormitory at Mount Allison University - President
Sackville, New Brunswick (May-December 2019)
360 Kids - Program Organizer and Visual Art Instructor, for At-Risk Youth
Richmond Hill, Ontario (2017-2018)
Roselawn Public School - Co-operative Education Placement as a Teaching Assistant
Richmond Hill, Ontario (2018)
Canada's Penitentiary Museum - Volunteer Curatorial Assistant
Kingston, Ontario (July 2017)
Alexander Mackenzie High School - Integrated Learning Placement as a Teaching Assistant
Richmond Hill, Ontario (2016)
Awards and Grants
Gibbens Lassonde Performance Award in Art History and Museum and Curatorial Studies (2021)
Laura Sophia Wood Prize for Outstanding Work in the Fine Arts Department at Mount Allison
(2019 & 2020)
Students Making an Impact Scholarship (2018)
Speak Up Project Grant (2018)
Co-operative Education Award (2018)
Lions Club Scholarship (2018)
Published Texts
“Arab Blues (Un divan à Tunis).” No Ducks. Owens Art Gallery, May 31, 2021.
“Diaspora, Adoption, and Mixed Heritage: A Personal Essay on Identity and Appropriation.” No Ducks. Owens Art Gallery, Sep 13, 2021.
Additional Curatorial projects
"Retropolis," Bag Town Brewery, co-curated by Saarah Ali, Libbie Farrell, and Rachel Holt
Sackville, New Brunswick (2022)
“Where my Mind Wanders”, Mount Allison University, co-curated by Isra Asmdr, Daisy Grahm, Lili Simpson, and Thu Thi Anh Ho
Sackville, New Brunswick (2022)
“Our Neighbours Art”, Mount Allison University
Sackville, New Brunswick (2021)
“Jewish Life,” Seth Chippin Memorial Museum at Sgoolai Israel Synagogue
Fredricton, New Brunswick (2021)