Abstract Expressionist
RESUME
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Trinity: Red, White, Black, Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Cupertino, CA
2012 Trinity: Red, White, Black, Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA
2003 New Work, Carr & Ferrell, LLP, Palo Alto, CA
2002 New Work, Institute for the Future, Menlo Park, CA
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2023 Fine Art at the California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
2020 Darkness & Shadow, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2020 Allusions, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
2019 Fine Art at the California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
2019 Symphony of Color, Village Theater and Art Gallery, Danville, CA
2017 Fine Art at the California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
2016 Politics (NOT) As Usual, Branner/Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA; juror, Michael Pauker, art professor, artist, curator, writer
2016 Dada, Branner/Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA; juror, Michael Pauker, art professor, artist, curator, writer
2015 Winter Invitational, Branner/Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA; juror, Michael Pauker, art professor, artist, curator, writer
2015 Floors to Ceiling, Branner/Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA; juror, Michael Pauker, art professor, artist, curator, writer
2015 Abstractions, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA; juror, Robert Poplak
2011 27th Annual International Juried Show, Coastal Arts League Museum, Half
Moon Bay, CA; juror, Lance Fung - curator, author, artist, gallery owner
2011 Red, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA; juror, George Rivera, Executive Director and Senior Curator, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2010 Fine Art at the California State Fair, Sacramento, CA; juror, Joan Moment, MFA, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Sacramento, CA
2009 Wide Open, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA; juror, Philip Linhares, Chief Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
2008 Arts on Fire XII, Art Guild of Pacifica, Pacifica, CA; juror, Scott Shields, Ph.D., Chief Curator of Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2008 Beaux & Eros, Peninsula Art Museum, Belmont, CA; juror, Jerry Emanuel, Curator, Peninsula Art Museum
2007 Opposite City Hall: Art and Politics in Silicon Valley, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA; juror, Paula Kirkeby, Owner, Smith-Anderson Galleries
2007 Fine Art at the California State Fair, Sacramento, CA; juror, Scott Shields, Ph.D., Chief Curator of Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2006 Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Juried Show 2006, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA; juror, Scott Shields, Ph.D.
2005 Collection 2005, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA; juror, Jo Farb Hernandez, Director, Natalie and James Thompson Galleries, San Jose State University, School of Art and Design
2004 Pacific Prints 2004, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA; juror, Paula Kirkeby
2004 Collection 2004, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA; juror, Dan Keegan, Executive Director, San Jose Museum of Art
2001 September 11, 2001: Artists’ Response, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
1999 … it’s shoe time!, Anita Seipp Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1994 Printworks '94, Barrett House, Dutchess County Art Association, Poughkeepsie, NY; juror, David W. Kiehl, Curator of Prints, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY
1994 Printmaking II, Amador County Arts Council, Sutter Creek, CA
1994 Women and the Body, Works, San Jose, CA; juror, Kiki Smith
1994 ARC National Print Show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 Black and White Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
1994 National Juried Print Show, Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay, CA
1993 Reflections and Realities, Weigand Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, CA
GALLERIES
2017-present Gallery 24, Los Gatos, CA
2011-2014 Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA
2009 Branner/Spangenberg Gallery; member of the Board of Directors
2001-2002 Hang Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
AWARDS
2015 Honorable Mention, Abstractions, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA; juror, Robert Poplak
2010 Award of Excellence, Fine Art at the California State Fair (juried exhibition), Sacramento, CA; juror, Joan Moment, MFA, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Sacramento, CA
2006 First Place plus an Honorable Mention, Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Juried Show 2006, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA; juror, Scott Shields, Ph.D., Chief Curator of Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
Art in America Guide 2009-present - Listed
San Jose Mercury News - Interview and article about my art, November, 2007
Collection 2004 at San Jose Museum of Art, On-line Magazine - Interview and article about my art, March, 2004
Manhattan Arts International - Featured in article “The Healing Power of Art”, November - December, 1999
Writing for our Lives, a Women’s Creative Writing Journal - Cover Illustration, June, 1994
Los Altos Town Crier - Interview and article about my art, March, 1994
LECTURES
Branner/Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, CA Subject: “Inspiration for and Process of My Art”
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA Subject: “Spiritual Content of My Art”
EDUCATION
MFA candidate, John F. Kennedy University
BA History, Ancient History Concentration, Notre Dame de Namur University, Magna Cum Laude
AS Nursing, Palm Beach Community College, The Nursing Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence
Numerous college courses in studio arts and art history
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