Teaching Philosophy: As an Interdisciplinary Artist and Theorist, the process of teaching revolves around asking big questions, deconstruction, and reconstruction; finding solutions through the process of interdisciplinary research, expansion through peer learning and individually motivated and universally applied inquiry. My classes support creative knowledge production and free-thinking by promoting the amalgamation of empirical knowledge, data and emotional intelligence to find solutions.
Current Work:
University of Lüneburg – Leuphana
The School of Thinking and Feeling
Class of Love Website
Past Lectures/Teaching:
Lecture “Emotional Extremism, Smile Depression and Moving Past the Mirror Stage, Findings of Social Media Art”, Platoon, Berlin, Germany
Workshop – “Love in the 21st Century”, Supermarkt, Berlin, Germany
Lecture “Crossing Creative Borders”, & “The (Un)Importance of Canadian Art” 2013 NXNE Festival
KOI Conference – “Social Media and the Arts” 2013
Art Gallery of Ontario – Panel Speaker- “Social Media, Social Art” 2012
University of Lüneburg-Leuphana – Class of Love I & II, 2010-2013
The School of Mind and Brain, H.U. & ZFL Institute, Berlin, Germany – “Mind Chatter” Lecture
Freie Technische Universituat, Berlin, Germany – “Emotions, Art & Science” Lecture
Queen’s University, UK. – Lecturer, Emotional Anthropology Dept. 2010
Virtual Artist in Residence – Cultural Dynamics & Emotions Network, Europe & UK
gtGallery “Liminal and the Space In-between” Artist’s Talk 2008
Flaxarts Studios Student Mentor for Student Resident Program 2008
6 St. Joseph – Out of the Cold Homeless Shelter – Art Outreach
“Other Voices, Other Lives” Teacher for Underprivileged Youth
Ontario College of Art and Design – Guest Professor – Graphic Design, Third Year Program
The Next Generation of Philanthropists of the Arts – Speech on “I Love You” project
Street Kids International Board Dinner – Speech on the importance of the words “I Love You”
French for the Future/Francais pour l’avenir Conference ’05 – Workshop on Art and Video
“Other Voices, Other Lives” Art Teacher for Underprivileged Youth
Riverdale School of Art – Acrylic Painting, Levels 1 & 2
Curatorial
RE:MAKE Festival, Platoon Kunsthalle, Berlin – Media Outreach, 2013
Festival Director NXNE (North by North East) Art 2013
GIFF Film Festival – Founder and Director 2011 & 2012
The Little Art Show – Artists Network & BMW, Toronto