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Born in Winnipeg, Dawn moved to Toronto where she attended the Ontario College of Art. After graduating from the 4 year program, Dawn had her first solo exhibition in Toronto in 1993. The press coverage she received for this photographic installation included a live interview with CBC television, and led to a position as jr. art director for MAC cosmetics. Steering her career into the then new area of computer graphics, Dawn joined TOPIX/Mad Dog studio as director of broadcast animation. During these years Dawn partnered with award winning directors and animators to create leading edge broadcast design and animation for clients including Paramount Pictures, MTV and General Mills foods. Dawn moved to online media by joining Maclaren McCann Interactive as an art director creating web content for clients such as Nesquik and General Motors. Dawn remained at MMI until starting her business, 9 doors down in 2001.
During her prolific career Dawn’s signature designs and illustrations were highly sought after for their innovative and striking appeal. As an artist she continues to push boundaries, first by bringing an art background into computer graphics, and now with exploring the influence of computer graphics on the traditional medium of painting.
Currently Dawn continues to work on her painting series titled Filmscapes. In the past year her paintings have been on exhibition throughout France and in Zaragoza, Spain. ‘Waiting’ was also selected for exhibition at the 2009 Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris under the high patronage of Monsieur Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic of France. This is the second consecutive year that Dawn’s work was selected for this annual exhbition, and it will be displayed as part of the Canadian delegation.
