Contributions to exhibitions at the Royal Alberta Museum

Composed Exposures

July 4 - November 28 2011. Orientation Gallery, 88 LF.
An exhibition of 24 photographs by Museum staff. Contributed two images.

Natural Selections: Our Q&A About Alberta Nature

February 13 2010 - January 2011. Feature Gallery
Lead Curator. Eight modules that explored research in Life and Earth Sciences at the Museum. 40 Fabulous Finds!

December 2007 and ongoing. Throughout the permanent galleries and public areas.
Small panels that highlight forty especially noteworthy specimens or artifacts on display, or draw attention to interesting aspects of the Museum, such as artworks in public spaces. Part of the 40th Anniversary celebration activities. Contributed ideas, images, and text.

Museum by Numbers

December 2007 to January 2008, Orientation Gallery, 88 LF.
Lead Curator. Compiled images and facts about the Museum to celebrate the institution's 40th Anniversary.

Small Wonder: The Miniscule Magnified

May 19 - September 16 2007, Orientation Gallery, 88 LF.
Curator, January - May 2007. 28 large format SEM images of seeds and shells.

Cool and Collected

March 24 to September 3 2007, Feature Gallery
Contributed specimens and text.

Project Renewal - Building a Museum for Alberta

November 23 2006 to September 3 2007. Feature Gallery
Contributed specimens and text.

More than Meets the Eye... at the Museum!

Summer 2004 to February 14 2005. Lobby
Contributed specimens and text.

Wild Alberta

Opened September 20 2003. Long-term gallery, Natural History Habitat Gallery, 10,000 SF
Member of Curatorial Team, November 2001 - September 2003, including concept development, input to curatorial component and education component, text assembly, and selection and acquisition of images and other display materials. Continued involvement in exhibition upgrades and development of additional educational programs, November 2003 - June 2005.
The Gallery received a Bronze Premier's Award of Excellence in May 2004.

Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal Culture (SGAC)

Opened October 21 1997. Long-term gallery, 10,000 SF
Member of Curatorial Team, 1993-1997, including concept and storyline development, selection and acquisition of display materials, input to the design of a diorama on the Fletcher site, selection of landscape setting for diorama of Anthony Henday's meeting with the Archithinue, and text review.
The Gallery received a Gold Award in the 1998 Premier’s Awards of Excellence.
 
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Contributions to exhibitions and displays at other venues

Visitor Centre, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Elkwater, Alberta

2009. Provided backround information, images, and input to text for several panels.

Icefields Interpretive Centre, Columbia Icefield, Jasper National Park, Alberta

1996-1997, and also 2010-2011. Provided images and background information for text and illustrations for one panel ("10,000 years/10,000 années")

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre, Fort Macleod, Alberta

1987. Assisted in writing text for display panels in the Natural Environment section.