Education:

1995        M.F.A. in Painting, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

1992        B.F.A. with Distinction, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

1970        B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Awards:

2004        Salute to Excellence, Performance Award, City of Edmonton

2004        Art & Paper  IV Biennial, National Juried Exhibition in Ottawa: First Honorary Mention

1999        First Prize Winner of Tyndale College & Seminary National Art Competition Expressing Your Faith through Art

                Toronto                                            

1998        Recipient of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal Award  for Excellence in the    

                Arts Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Ottawa

1993        Province of Alberta Graduate Scholarship

1993        Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Alberta

1992        Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Alberta

1992        Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award, University of Alberta

1977        First Prize in watercolour, Royal Melbourne Show, Australia

1976        Best Art Exhibit, Thooruna Art Festival, Melbourne, Australia

Grants:

2008        Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Creative Development Initiative

2007        Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant

2006        Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant

2004        Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton Artists Trust Fund

2004        University of Alberta: Faculty of Arts, Shanghai and Hong Kong shows

2004        Edmonton Arts Council, Travel Grant to Hong Kong

2003        Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Shanghai and Hong Kong shows

2003        Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Shanghai and Hong Kong shows 

2003        Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant

2002        Edmonton Arts Council, Travel Grant to Grande Prairie

2001        Edmonton Arts Council, Travel Grant to Chicago

2000        Canada Council for the Arts, Visual Arts Grant to Professional Artists

2000        Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant

1999        Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Visual Arts Project Grant

Solo Exhibitions:

2008        Peace Projects, Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

2007        Drawing is Connecting, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton

2006        Autumn Gold….revisited, Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery, Stony Plain, Alberta

2005        Mask, The Works Art & Design Festival, Edmonton

2005        O’ Canada Project, work in progress, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton

2005        New Works, Lando Gallery, Edmonton

2004        A Peace Project, Willock & Sax Gallery, Waterton Lake National Park, Alberta

2003        A Peace Project, Art Gallery of South Okanagan, Penticton, B.C

2003        A Peace Project, Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta

2002        In The Spirit of Christmas, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton

2002        A Peace Project, The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, Alberta

2001        A Peace Project, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba

2001        A Peace Project, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Alberta

2001        A Peace Project, Harcourt House Art Centre, Edmonton

2001        Kindness One Language, World Kindness Day Celebration, Edmonton City Hall

1999        Autumn Gold, an installation celebrating nature, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton

1998        Earnestly and Truly, a Community Project, an installation; The Works, Edmonton

1997        Project Kindness, an Installation, Edmonton City Hall, Alberta

1995        Living Water, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton

1990        The Rain forest, Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton

1989        An Offering, Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton

1989        Images of Spring, The Works: A Visual Arts Celebration, Edmonton

1988        A View from Within, Oppershauser House Gallery, Stony Plain, Alberta

1988        The Four Seasons, The Works: A Visual Arts Celebration, Edmonton

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2006        Human/Nature, The Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary

2005        Painting Alberta, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton

2005        Human/Nature, Kenderdine Art Gallery, Saskatoon

2004        human/nature, Lando Gallery, Edmonton

2004        human/nature:Contemporary Canadian Installation, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong, China

2004        human/nature:Contemporary Canadian Installation, Doland Modern Art Museum, Shanghai, China

2003        Pulse, Chuck Maclean Arts Centre, Camrose

2003        Meeting Point Artists 15 Anniversary Exhibition, Artspace, Calgary

2003        Art Bridge Calgary, Garrison Gallery, Calgary

2003        Northern Alberta Drawing Exhibition, Bowman Arts Centre Gallery, Lethbridge

2003        Pulse, Keyano College Art Gallery, Ft. McMurray

2002        Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival, Central Library Exhibition Gallery, Hong Kong

2002        Northern Alberta Drawing Exhibition Profiles Art Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta

2001        Staff Exhibition, University of Alberta, Department of Extension, Edmonton

2001        Sweet Sixteen, Profiles Public Art Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta

2001        Meeting Point, Gallery 124, Edmonton

2000        Common Meeting Ground, Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, Calgary

2000        Meeting Point Artists Exhibition, Devonian Garden Gallery, Calgary

1999        Expressing Your Faith Through Art, Tyndale College & Seminary, Toronto

1999        Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibition, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery

1998        Chinese Folk Arts Exhibition, Queen’s Council for the Arts, New York City, USA

1997        The 7^th AAAC Annual: Stream Segment, The Reintegration of Tradition in Contemporary Art

                Asian American Arts Centre, New York City, USA

1997        Configuring the Margins, Area Space, Asian Heritage Month Festival, Toronto

1997        From loom to laptop; Subtext, The Works: A Visual Arts celebration, Edmonton

1997        Awareness in Arts Campaign, Edmonton Arts Council               

1994        Artistic Vision of Boreal Wilderness, Alberta Foundation for the Arts traveling exhibition

1994        Anamnestic Reaction ’94, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta

1994        Kaleidoscope; Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta

1993        Multidimensional Perspectives, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta

1993        Northern Exposure; Extension Centre Gallery, University of Alberta

1992        University of Alberta BFA Graduating Exhibition, Manulife Bldg, Edmonton

1992        Latitude 53 Membership Show, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton

1989        Art For All, Edmonton Art Gallery

1988        Celebration of Women in the Arts, The Works: A Visual Arts Celebration, Edmonton

1984        Recent Watercolour, Fireweed Gallery, Edmonton

1984        A Backward Glance, Alberta Historical Foundation, Calgary

1983        New Alberta Artists, Muttart Gallery, Calgary

1983        SeeZen Artists, Fireweed Gallery, Edmonton

1982        East to West, Fireweed Gallery, Edmonton

1981        A Tribute to Old Strathcona, Fireweed Gallery, Edmonton

1977        Victorian Artists’ Society Members Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia

1977        Royal Melbourne Show, Melbourne, Australia

1976        Diamond Valley Art Awards, Melbourne, Australia

1976        Thooruna Art Festival, Melbourne, Australia

Selected Reviews and Publications:

·         Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Many ideas are woven into rice paper tapestries, Saturday, January 26, 2008, B10

·         Edmonton Journal, Figure drawing seen as spiritual experience, Friday, September 21, 2007, page G7

·         Multifaith Calendar 2008, A Mandala Blue as the image for the month of July, 2008

·         The Calgary Chinese Journal, In conversation with installation artist Amy Loewan, July 2007, page 10

·         Stony Plain Reporter, Newsmakers: Leaves lauded, October 13, 2006

·      Calgary Fast Forward Weekly, Contemplative processes exposed, April 20, 2006, page 45

·         Edmonton Journal, Artist and mime collaborate in Mask, Sunday July 3, 2005, page B8

·         Vie des arts, Review on Human/Nature, Saskatoon, No. 198 Printemps 2005, page 92

·         Edmonton Journal, Building peace and understanding through ART, October 1, 2004, page E6

·         VueWeekly, Quartet of Alberta women artists import breakthrough exhibition to China, September 23-29, 2004 page 53

·         Folio, University of Alberta Newspaper, Fantastic Voyage, October 1, 2004, back page

·         The Boundary, Waterton International Peace Park Newspaper, June 8,2004, Exhibition has message of peace, page 2

·         Shanghai Star, Mediating on Nature, May 6-12, 2004, page 28

·         That’s Shanghai, Cutting Edge Canada, April 2004

·         Hong Kong Tai Kung Po, Art review, June 7, 2004, page B6

·         Hong Kong South China Morning, Works of art portray the beauty of nature, Young Post, June 7, 2004, page 3

·         Legacy, transporting human/nature, summer 2004, page 14

·         Penticton, Event, Weaving Peace into multicultural exhibit, July 23, 2003

·         Edmonton Journal, Meditative show, an oasis of calm amid the seasonal hustle, December 20, 2002

·         Encore, Grande Prairie, July 19, 2002; on front page and page 21

·         Galleries West, summer 2002; page 15

·         New Trail, The University of Alberta Alumni Magazine, Spring/Summer 2002, page 47

·         Christ For All People, Celebrating a World of Christian Art, New Zealand, Pace Publishing 2001, page 136

·         Brandon Sun, Brandon, Manitoba, Getting her message across, December 7, 2001, on front page

·         Harcourt Expressed, vol.8. may/june/july 2001, page 4 - 5

·         Edmonton Journal, Brushing with the past where east meets west, March 9, 2001

·         Sacred Unity, published by Chin Yin Buddhist Society 2000, page 57

·         Canadian Artist on Kindness, The Japan Small Kindness Movement Newsletter, No.397 July, 2000

·         City of Champions, Edmonton’s official Book of the Millennium, Wilson and Quince, Oct 1999, page 124

·         Edmonton Journal, Autumn Gold was rated by Charles Mandel as Ten Works of Art for the Year, Dec 1999

·         Toronto Tyndale College and Seminary publication, Connection, Fall 1999

·         Edmonton Journal, The spiritual world of art, October 22,1999

·         Alberta Connections, Award-winning Edmonton artist blends East and West, Summer 1999

·         Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal Information Bulletin, January 1999

·         New Trail, The University of Alberta Alumni Magazine, Spring/Summer 1999

·         Edmonton Journal: Artist weaves a story of peace and many cultures into her work; December 1998

·         CBC Radio, interview in Ottawa by Ken Rockburn for All in a Day, December 10, 1998

·         CPAC television, interview in Ottawa by Myka Alexander for Viewpoints, December 13, 1998

·         The China Press, New York; November 4, 1997

·         World Journal, New York; October 31, 1997

·         Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Therapist Newsletter; On Art and Occupational Therapy, January 1996

·         Gateway, The University of Alberta Newspaper; A Disconcerting Experience, January 12, 1995

·         See Magazine, Edmonton; Gallery Beat; East meets West, January 12, 1995

·         Edmonton Journal: A View from Within, March 5, 1988

·         Alberta Culture Visual Arts Newsletter; There is more to art than meets the eye, June 1986

·         QCTV Television, Edmonton; interview on art therapy: Reality, A Mirror Image, 1986

·         Chinese News Edmonton; Amy records historical Edmonton, November 1985

·         CKUA Radio, Edmonton; Arts Alberta, Oct 1982

·         Edmonton Journal: Chinese Art Perspectives on display, Sept 30, 1982; Vivid Landscapes the best,

        March 19, 1981

·         The Courier, Melbourne Australia; Amy’s Art Wins, Nov 30, 1976

Selected Collections:

Alberta Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Alberta Housing and Public Works

Alcan Canada

Asian American Arts Centre, New York, U.S.A.

Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal, Ottawa

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Alberta School Boards Association

Lutheran Fine Art Collection, Salem, Oregon, U.S.A.

Mount Royal College, Wellness Centre, Calgary

Notre Dame University, Mendoza School of Business, U.S.A.

Singapore Kindness Movement, Ministry of Arts, Singapore

Small Kindness Movement, Executive office, Tokyo, Japan

Tyndale College and Seminary, Toronto

University of Alberta Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Edmonton

University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton

University of Alberta Museum and Collections, Edmonton

Other activities related to my practice:

·         Art Instructor: Fine Art Certificate Program at the Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta (1999 to present)

·         Initiated and promoted Human/Nature, a contemporary Canadian  exhibition of 4 established Alberta installation artists to the Peoples Republic of China, Shanghai and Hong Kong, 2004

·         Initiated and conducted  art educational travel to Italy for Visual Arts Alberta Association (2006) and for U of A Faculty of Extension Fine Arts Certificate program (2004)

·         Leader, art educational travel to Greece for Visual Arts Alberta Association (2007)

·         Artist delegate to the Sister Province of Alberta in South Korea: Wonju of the Gangwon Province: invited by Edmonton Arts Council as a visual artist representative for the City of Edmonton (2003)

·         Artist representative of Alberta to attend a National Forum on Culture and Diversity held at the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa: invited by the former Canadian Minister of Culture & Heritage, Sheila Copps (2003)

·         Artist consultant to Edmonton Culture of Peace art project: Pillars of Peace, Edmonton Heritage Festival (2000)

·         Artist in residence, Edmonton Kindness Movement: Mary Hanley Catholic School, Edmonton (1996)

·         Pioneer and Coordinator of the First Art Therapy Conference in Alberta: The conference was cosponsored by Alberta Art Foundation, Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Therapists and The Cross Cancer Institute (1986)

·         Art as Therapy working with the terminally, physically and mentally ill (1978 to 1990)