Profile

Daniel’s sculptural artwork is an exploration of natural processes using found materials, on-site and in gallery settings.  His installation work is a collaboration with nature: a dialogue between events and the materials.  This ephemeral work is a response to place and time, reflecting the season and geographic location.  A variety of materials are used in his sculptures, including branches, moss, rocks, forest floor debris – anything that lends itself to the piece being made.  Daniel has recently collaborated with Andrea Bird on encaustic wall pieces that embrace this sensibility.

Daniel lives with his family in rural Ontario, and with his wife, Andrea Bird, has an encaustic school and gallery in the historic Alton Mill.  He also operates Waxworks Encaustic Supplies.

EXHIBITIONS
2011 The Hive Gallery, Alton – Winter Solstice Show (group show)
2011 The Elora Centre for the Arts, Elora – Confluence: Circling the Elora Gorge (2 person show)
2011 The Hive Gallery, Alton – Composite Exhibition (2 person show)
2010 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto – Whole Ball of Wax (group show)
2009 The Alma Gallery, Guelph – Layer Upon Layer (4 person show)
2008 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto – Full Circle (2 person show)
 2007 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto – InterPlay (2 person show)
 2006 Durham Art Gallery, Durham – Art in the Garden (group show)
 2004 Durham Art Gallery, Durham – In Process (2 person show)
 2002 Gallery 888, Toronto – X changes (2 person show)
 2001 Harriston-Minto Heritage Gallery, Harriston (2 person show)
 1999 Wellington County Museum, Fergus – The Self Portrait (group show)
 1997 Wellington County Museum, Fergus – Fathers & Sons (group show)
 1991 Third Rail, Toronto Arts Week (group show)
 1990 Views by Seven, Toronto (group show)
 1989 The Rainbow Room, Toronto (group show)
 1988 Queen Mother Café, Toronto (solo show)
 1988 K. Griffin Gallery, Toronto (solo show)
 1987 K. Griffin Gallery, Toronto (group show)
AWARDS
Ontario Arts Council – Exhibition Assistance Grant 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011
EDUCATION
1979 – 83 Ontario College of Art & Design, Department of General Studies (full &part time)
1992 – 96 Universities of Waterloo, Guelph & Lakehead, Environmental Studies, Dist. Educ