EDUCATION
- Doctoral Studies, University of Ottawa (History), 2006–2012
- Master of Arts, Carleton University (Canadian Studies), 1997
- Master of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, 1991
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, 1985
PUBLICATIONS
- Bringing Art to the People: A Biography of Norah McCullough (MA Thesis, Carleton University, 1996).
- “Nova Scotia Collects: Lyrical Abstraction”, Exhibition Essay. Halifax: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1994 (Curator).
ART-RELATED WORK HISTORY
- Publicist. Dalhousie University Art Gallery.
- Assistant Registrar, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1991–1993.
- Registrar, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, 1990–1991.
- Project Manager, Nova Scotia Coalition on Arts and Culture. Coordinated province-wide consultations on need for a provincial arts council, 1987.
LECTURER / INSTRUCTOR
- Re-reading Nature, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, 1992
- Reading Landscape, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, 1991
- Workshops in Painting, Watercolour, Illustration, NSCAD, 1987–1994.
PERFORMANCE
- Art Waitresses for Peace and Fair Taxation (or Canada Sells Out), NSCAD-Dalhousie University, 1991.
- Wanda, Jimmy, and the Backup Boys, Eye Level Gallery, Flamingo Club, 1987.
- Rowing Your Boat, IWD Celebration, Halifax, 1986. Wanda Hallgager, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, 1986.
- The First 45 Minutes of the Wanda Hallgager Hour, Halifax, 1986.
- Fake Sleep
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- Agnes L'Abbe..., Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax 1991
- What I Remember About Here, Anna Leonowens Gallery 1989
- Death and Paradise, Eye Level Gallery, Halifax 1987
- Cruel Pen, Partisan Gallery, Toronto 1986
- Landscape, Anna Leonowens Gallery 1985
- Dawna Gallagher, Pages, Toronto 1980
Illustrator
Burnt Toast: A food zine 2001-2007 / Image, Sandy Hill Community Newspaper 1998-99 / Canadian Housing and Renewal Magazine, Ottawa 1998 / Herizons, Winnipeg 1993 / Women's Educational Journal, York University, Toronto 1990 / Union Art Service, Toronto 1990 / University of Athabasca, Alberta 1990 / Pandora Publication, Halifax 1989 / Women's Educational Press, Toronto 1989 / Public Legal Education of 1989 / Room of One's Own, Vancouver 1989 / Communication and Electrical Workers of Canada, Toronto 1998 / Union Art Service, Toronto 1989 / N.S. Nurses Union Newsletter, Halifax 1988 / Fireweed, Toronto 1988 / Every Woman's Almanac, Women's Educational Press, Toronto 1988 / For Men, United Church of Canada, Toronto 1988 / New Maritimes, Halifax 1988 / Feminist Action, Toronto 1987 / Women and Housing, Halifax 1987 / Lears, New York 1987 / Women and Environments, Toronto 1987 / Women and Sport, Ottawa 1986 / United Nations Peace Pavillion, Expo ’86, Vancouver / Healthsharing, Toronto 1980-87 / This Magazine, Toronto 1986 / Heresies, New York 1985 / Red Herring Bookstore, Halifax 1979-85 / The Canadian Forum, Toronto 1984 / Megatoons: Cartoonists Against Nuclear War, Eden Press, Montreal 1983 / National Film Board of Canada 1989
ART BANK PURCHASES AND ARCHIVE DONATIONS
- Canada Council Art Bank, 1986, 1989, 1990
- Nova Scotia Art Bank, 1978
- University of Ottawa Archives, 2022