Biography

I am a multidisciplinary artist and writer whose work in various media is united by a concern for social issues and community process. I have taken an interdisciplinary approach throughout my professional life and in my personal creative work. Some of the fruits of this approach include Gallerie, a quarterly publication on women in the arts that I originated, edited and published between 1988 and 1993. Gallerie made space for women artists to speak for themselves on a wide range of social and personal issues. It was widely reviewed and distributed internationally. More recently, I have developed a body of work around the concept of “mapping” home and nature, with large-scale public projects in Vancouver that link art with environmental concerns. Another body of work, exploring the cultural meanings of homosexuality with attention to homophobic stereotypes, has been presented in interactive workshops and published online at www.queermap.com. I serve on the board of directors of several community organizations, including Gays and Lesbians of Salt Spring Island (GLOSSI) and the Islands Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies.