CURRICULUM VITAE
Selected Exhibits
Group Exhibition, Old Towne Hall, Newmarket, Ontario - March 6th to April 11, 2025.
Group Exhibition, The Station Gallery, Whitby, Ontario - October 7th 2024 to November 23, 2024.
The Almenara Art Prize 2024 - First Round (Shortlisted) Selection - Online Exhibition - Spain - September 1 to November 30, 2024
Letters to the Earth: Between Despair and Hope - Group Exhibit, The Georgina Centre for Arts and Culture, Sutton, Ontario March 7, 2024 to April 14, 2024
Perennial Darkness - Group Exhibit, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, Ontario - December 2, 2023 to January 27, 2024
The Almenara Art Prize 2023 - First Round (Shortlisted) Selection - Online Exhibition - Spain - August 1 to October 31, 2023
Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag (FiKVA) 2022 - Top 150 Artists 0f 2022 (figurative) by FiKVA – Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag - Belgium - 2022
Indigenous Art Show - 2022 - Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford, Ontario - August 27 to Nov 5, 2022
Letters to the Earth: Between Despair and Hope - Group Exhibit, Aurora Cultural Centre, Aurora, Ontario - May 1, 2023 to August 1, 2023
The Creative Heart, Mind, and Hand - Solo Exhibit, Macaulay Park Museum, Picton, Ontario - July 22, 2022 - August 13, 2022
Unmasking, Breathing, Moving Forward, Group Exhibit, Centre for Peace Advanement's Grebel Gallery, Waterloo University, Waterloo Ontario - September 6th to December 16, 2022.
"Unmasking, Breathing, Moving Forward", Group Exhibit - The Kanata Centre at Martin Luther University College (Wilfrid Laurier University) Waterloo Ontario - January 17 to April 22, 2022
"We Are Still Here!"- Solo Exhibit - Orillia Museum of Art & History - November 6, 2021 to April 16th 2022
Indigenous Art Show - 2021 - Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford, Ontario
"Wisdom of Kinship" - Group Show - Leslie Grove Gallery - Toronto, Ontario - August 2021
"The Conversation" - Group Show - Aurora Cultural Centre - July 31, 2021 to Oct. 23, 2021
Artists’ Connection 7, Sense of Self: Invitational Group Show - Dundas Valley School of Art - 2021 to 2024
"Little Black Frame" - Group Show (Invitational) Dundas Vallay School of Art - 2019
"It's A Good Day To Be" - Solo Exhibit - Indigenous Art Show - May 25 to August 14th 2019
Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford, Ontario - 16 New Works (extended 3 weeks)
"We Are Still Here!" - Solo Exhibit - May 9th to August 3rd 2019 - Aurora Cultural Centre - Aurora, Ontario - 39 New Works
Indigenous Art Show - 2018 - Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford, Ontario
"Little Black Frame" - Group Show (Invitational) Dundas Vallay School of Art - 2017
[Teachings] 2017 - Aurora Cultural Centre - Aurora, Ontario
First Nations Art Show 2017 - Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford, Ontario
The Artists’ Connection 5: Indigenous Perspectives - September 2016 - June 2019 - Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario
First Nations Art Show 2016 - Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford, Ontario
Press and Publications
"A dialogue with D. Ahsennase Douglas, contemporary figurative painter and Educator"- Art Scene with Host Sarah Moran, 99.3 County FM - July 11, 2025. (click the link to listen)
Brocks Art & Culture, Letters to the Earth: Between Despair and Hope - November 17, 2024
The Local Magazine, Toronto Ontario - Spring Feature - Not "Indigenous" Enough - April 19 2024
Orillia Museum of Art and History Interview - We Are Still Here! - November 05 2022
The Wellington Times - Art & Design: Featured Artist - Picton Ontario - July 28th, 2022
Commissioned to paint portrait of Mohawk recipitant of the Order of Canada, Roberta Jamieson for Minerva Magazine.
Paintings Aquired for Season 2 of Rutherford Falls - Episode 2 - 2022
TVO Arts - Guest appearance for "Kenojuak Ashevak, The Enchanted Owl | TVO Arts" released January 27th, 2022
CBC News - August 12 - 2021
SpeakEasy 102.7 CHOP-FM - 20 minute interview promoting We Are Still Here! - June 2019
Video Interview for It's a Good Day to Be... - Woodland Cultural Centre - May 2019
We Are Still Here! sparks dialogue on contemporary Indigenous Issues - The Auroran, June 6th 2019
We Are Still Here! challenges stereotypes surrounding Indigenous peoples - The Auroran, May 2nd 2019
Standing in this Place The First Nations Art Show-2017
The Artists Connection 5: Indigenous art on loan is a conversation starter at Hamilton school
Reverence: Collaboration with Grade 12 Arts Unionville Class of 2017
Grants & Awards
Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2024-2025
The Almenara Art Prize 2024 - First Round Selection - Online Exhibition - Spain - September 1 to November 3, 2024
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2023-2024
The Almenara Art Prize 2023 - First Round (Shortlisted) Selection - Online Exhibition - Spain - August 1 to October 31, 2023
Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag (FiKVA) 2022 - Top 150 Artists 0f 2022 (figurative) by FiKVA – Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag - Belgium - 2022
Indigenous Arts Support: Grants for Individuals - Ontario Arts Council - 2022
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2021 - 2022
Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2021- 2022
Chalmers Professional Development Projects Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2021
Arts Response Initiative - Ontario Arts Council - 2021
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2021
Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2019- 2020
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2020
Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2018- 2019
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2019
Visual Artists Creation Projects - Ontario Arts Council - 2018-2019
Exhibition Assistance Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2017- 2018
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2018
Indigenous Visual Arts Material Grant - Ontario Arts Council - 2017
Artist in Residence
Indigenous Artist in Residence - York Region District School Board - FNMI Curriculum - 2015-present
Artist in Residence -
OAC Funded- York Region District School Board - 2017)
Talks & Media
TVO Arts - Kenojuak Ashevak, The Enchanted Owl | TVO Arts - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 27, 2022
Participating Panelist - "Why is Truth & Reconciliation Important?" and "What does Truth & Reconciliation look like for all Canadians?" - Keswick HS - 2019
Presentations & Workshops
2019 - Living Library program - Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
2018 - Living Library program - Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
Oil Painting Workshop - Woodland Cultural Centre - Brantford Ontario - July 20th 2019
The Alla Prima Demonstration - Aurora Cultural Centre - July 10, 2019
Ways of Seeing - Aurora Cultural Centre - June 5th 2019
Ignite the Fire - Loyalist College - April 30 2018
2nd Annual FNMI Conference 2018 - MDHS - May 28 & June 1 2018
Acquisitions
"Wendigo Triptyck", Woodland Cultural Centre (permanent collection) - Summer 2017
"Strength in Community", Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre, Macaulay Heritage Park Museum (permanent collection) - Winter 2025
Memberships & Affiliations
The Portrait Society of America - 2022
Ontario Arts Council
Canada Council for the Arts
National Gallery of Canada
Education
1979 - York University, Bachelor of Arts - Art History & Social Science
1984 - Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology - Visual Design
2012 - York University, Bachelor of Education
2021 - 2022 - New York Academy of Fine Art (Workshops)
Member of the Ontario Teachers College
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