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Education
1972-1976, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, Virginia
1976-1977, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond,
Virginia
1999-2005, Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia; studied with
Scott Hutchison, Tania Karpowitz, Sara Poly, Rick Weaver, Diane
Tessler, Danni Dawson, and Rob Liberace
2016-2019, studied with Michael Davis
Juried Exhibits
2003, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA “Small
Works Exhibit”
2004, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA “37th Annual Patrons’
Show”
2004, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA “All-Media Show”
2016, George Mason University Hylton Center, Third Annual Juried
Exhibition, Manassas, VA
2021, National Association of Women Artists, Winter Small Works
Online Exhibit
2021, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America
Small Works, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC
2021, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Finalist
in Still Life
2022, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Spring International
Online Exhibit
2022, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America,
Wilcox Gallery, Jackson, WY
2022, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Finalist
in Still Life
2022, Art Renewal Center, 16th International Salon, Finalist
2023, Richeson75 International Still Life and Floral Competition,
Finalist with two paintings
2023, Richeson75 International Landscape, Seascape and Architecture
Competition, Finalist
2023, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America,
Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2023, Piedmont Regional Art Show, Awarded Best in Show
2023, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Fall International
Online Exhibit
2024, Richeson75 International Small Works Competition, Awarded
First Place
2024, Richeson75 International Still Life and Floral Competition,
Awarded Third Place
2024, Richeson75 International Landscape, Seascape and Architecture
Competition, Finalist
2025, Art Renewal Center, 17th International Salon, Finalist in
Still Life with two paintings
2025, Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Finalist
in Landscape
Statement
My studies in the 1970s and 80s were focused on printmaking
and drawing. A decade later after a career in graphic design, I
returned to the fine arts, specifically oil painting.
I live an hour west of Washington, DC on a horse farm
in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The landscape
and inhabitants of the farm and this region offer continual inspiration.
In elusive outdoor settings, there is always more going on than
first perceived. And while I can control the set-up of a studio
painting, I invariably make surprising discoveries as I paint my
way through the objects that I arrange and cast a light on. With
every painting there is an exciting balance of trying to hold onto
my initial intentions while incorporating those revelations.
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