Biography
I am a visual artist living in the Peace River Country. I have ranched for 45 years along with my husband and two sons. As a child I had the desire to "create". As years pass, I have, through trial and error developed my own visual language using materials at hand. I reach into my psyche and the phisical experience aquired from my life style to express myself... To ride through life with conviction.
My sculptures and three dimensional works are comprised of fired clay, leather and found farm materials such as scrap metal, cow placenta, glass, and scrap wood from old buildings. This material manipulated through the use of solder, cutting torch, welding, and burning techniques.
My work has received recognition on numerous occasions. It has been included in eleven provincial juried shows and shown in galleries throughout the province.
My sculptures and three dimensional works are comprised of fired clay, leather and found farm materials such as scrap metal, cow placenta, glass, and scrap wood from old buildings. This material manipulated through the use of solder, cutting torch, welding, and burning techniques.
My work has received recognition on numerous occasions. It has been included in eleven provincial juried shows and shown in galleries throughout the province.
Exhibitions
2016 - THE EXPEDITION- MARCH 2016 - Group show by the Mattson familly at the Grande Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
2013 - North Peace Galleries 20th anniversary show
2011 - COLLECTED, Sweetwater905, Rolla B.C
2008 – Muskwa, online repository of all work from M-K artists’ camps.
2007 – Sweetwater905, Rolla B.C
2007 – The Vagina Monologues (entrance court exhibit), Fort Saint John B.C
2007 – Muskwa Ketchika, toured Northern B.C
2006 - The Expedition, Dawson Creek Art Gallery
2005 – Sweetwater905 Rolla B.C
2003 – Workers Memorial sculpture, Dawson Creek B.C
2003 – Sweetwater, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George B.C
2003 – Artropolis, Vancouver B.C
2001 – Artropolis, Vancouver B.C
2001 – Images and Objects, Fort Saint John B.C
2001 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
2000 – Night of Artists, Grande Prairie A.B
2000 - Mural painted at the child development centre Dawso Creek
1999 – Images And Objects, Victoria B.C
1999 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
1998 – Sweetwater Road 2, Dawson Creek Art Gallery. Fort Saint John Gallery
1997 – Artwalk, Dawson Creek B.C
1997 – Group Show, Helen Pitt Gallery Vancouver B.C
1997 – Showcase of Wonders, Royal Museum, Victoria B.C
1996 – Group Show, Spirit River A.B
1995 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
1995 – Images and Objects, Kamloops B.C
1994 – Regional Juried Art Show, Tumbler Ridge, B.C
1994 – Images and Objects, Cambell River B.C
1994 – The Mattsons, Dawson Creek and Fort Saint John Art Galleries B.C
1993 – Regional Juried Art Show, Chetwynd B.C
1993 – Images and Objects, Trail B.C
1992 – Regional Juried Art Show, Fort Nelson B.C
1992 – Images and Objects, Vernon B.C
1992 – Sweetwater Road 1 – Dawson Creek and Fort Saint John Art Galleries
1991 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
1991 – Images and Objects, North Vancouver B.C
1990 – Regional Juried Art Show, Fort Saint John B.C
1990 – Images and Objects, Victoria B.C
Awards/Recognition
2013 - Selected for North Peace Gallery's 20th aniversary show
2005 - Selected for the inaugural Muskwa-Ketchika artists' camp
2003 - Selected to create a workers' memorial sculpture, co-sponsored by the city of Dawson Creek, Workers' Compensation Board, and Cupe Local 2403, Dawson Creek B.C
2000 - Recipient of the CJDC Community Development Award
(money used to create a mural at the Child Development Centre in Dawson Creek)
1998 - Sculpture selected for the Dawson Creek Art Gallery's permanent collection, Dawson Creek
1997 - Juror for HEART AND SOUL Regional juried art show, North Peace Art Gallery, Fort Saint John B.C
1997 - Adjudicator for the Visual Arts component of the Peace River South Festival Of The Arts, Dawson Creek B.C
1996 - Commissioned to create a 13x117 foot mural at the Rolla Community Hall, Rolla B.C
1994 - Painting selected for a North Peace Art Gallery's permanent collection, Fort Saint John B.C
1992 - Honerable Mention, IMAGES AND OBJECTS - B.C Festival Of The Arts, Vernon B.C
2016 - THE EXPEDITION- MARCH 2016 - Group show by the Mattson familly at the Grande Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
2013 - North Peace Galleries 20th anniversary show
2011 - COLLECTED, Sweetwater905, Rolla B.C
2008 – Muskwa, online repository of all work from M-K artists’ camps.
2007 – Sweetwater905, Rolla B.C
2007 – The Vagina Monologues (entrance court exhibit), Fort Saint John B.C
2007 – Muskwa Ketchika, toured Northern B.C
2006 - The Expedition, Dawson Creek Art Gallery
2005 – Sweetwater905 Rolla B.C
2003 – Workers Memorial sculpture, Dawson Creek B.C
2003 – Sweetwater, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George B.C
2003 – Artropolis, Vancouver B.C
2001 – Artropolis, Vancouver B.C
2001 – Images and Objects, Fort Saint John B.C
2001 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
2000 – Night of Artists, Grande Prairie A.B
2000 - Mural painted at the child development centre Dawso Creek
1999 – Images And Objects, Victoria B.C
1999 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
1998 – Sweetwater Road 2, Dawson Creek Art Gallery. Fort Saint John Gallery
1997 – Artwalk, Dawson Creek B.C
1997 – Group Show, Helen Pitt Gallery Vancouver B.C
1997 – Showcase of Wonders, Royal Museum, Victoria B.C
1996 – Group Show, Spirit River A.B
1995 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
1995 – Images and Objects, Kamloops B.C
1994 – Regional Juried Art Show, Tumbler Ridge, B.C
1994 – Images and Objects, Cambell River B.C
1994 – The Mattsons, Dawson Creek and Fort Saint John Art Galleries B.C
1993 – Regional Juried Art Show, Chetwynd B.C
1993 – Images and Objects, Trail B.C
1992 – Regional Juried Art Show, Fort Nelson B.C
1992 – Images and Objects, Vernon B.C
1992 – Sweetwater Road 1 – Dawson Creek and Fort Saint John Art Galleries
1991 – Regional Juried Art Show, Dawson Creek B.C
1991 – Images and Objects, North Vancouver B.C
1990 – Regional Juried Art Show, Fort Saint John B.C
1990 – Images and Objects, Victoria B.C
Awards/Recognition
2013 - Selected for North Peace Gallery's 20th aniversary show
2005 - Selected for the inaugural Muskwa-Ketchika artists' camp
2003 - Selected to create a workers' memorial sculpture, co-sponsored by the city of Dawson Creek, Workers' Compensation Board, and Cupe Local 2403, Dawson Creek B.C
2000 - Recipient of the CJDC Community Development Award
(money used to create a mural at the Child Development Centre in Dawson Creek)
1998 - Sculpture selected for the Dawson Creek Art Gallery's permanent collection, Dawson Creek
1997 - Juror for HEART AND SOUL Regional juried art show, North Peace Art Gallery, Fort Saint John B.C
1997 - Adjudicator for the Visual Arts component of the Peace River South Festival Of The Arts, Dawson Creek B.C
1996 - Commissioned to create a 13x117 foot mural at the Rolla Community Hall, Rolla B.C
1994 - Painting selected for a North Peace Art Gallery's permanent collection, Fort Saint John B.C
1992 - Honerable Mention, IMAGES AND OBJECTS - B.C Festival Of The Arts, Vernon B.C
