Born in the mountains of beautiful British Columbia, her childhood was spent exploring nature and making her own fun. Since, she has traveled the world researching and making art. An MFA from University of Florida + BFA from NSCAD University, credits from Alfred University + Australia National University, residencies from Miami to Berlin have punctuated twelve years of wildfire-spotting in the employ of Alberta Agriculture + Forestry. These experiences led her to value hand crafts + embrace technology in our globalized world of constant changing climate. Fairbank is now the Educational Art Technician in ceramics at Alberta University of the Arts. She knows one thing: the earth connects us all and that earth is made of clay.