Artist

Mixed-Media Artist / Studio 18B, Mother Brook Arts, 123 High Street, Dedham, MA

Current practice includes series of assemblage pieces / photo-transfer, acrylic + enamel paint, vintage items, expoxy on wood panel and sewn plastic sculptures

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / MFA 1995

Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts / BA 1987

Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Course, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts / Graduate Certificate 1997 /

Accent Francais, Montpellier, France / Annual language study abroad 2022-2024

The French Library, French Alliance, Boston, Massachusetts / Language Study 2019 - present

Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont / Art Residencies 1994, 2017

Potter’s Place Ceramic Studio, Walpole, Massachusetts / Ceramic Study 2018, 2019

Smithsonian Institution Resident Associates Program, Washington DC / Figure drawing

Offset Lithography Workshops, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts / 1985-1987 / Assisted artists Gregory Amenoff, Janet Fish, James Rosenquist

Awards + commissions

Vermont Studio Center Award / 1994

Commission / Patricia Conway, Dean of PennDesign / 1993

University of Pennsylvania Departmental Grant Awards / 1992, 1993

Harriet Boyd Hawes Fellowship / 1992

Robinson Fund Award / 1986

College Merit Scholarship / 1983-1987

Special Projects + PUblications

Tiny Pricks / National embroidery art project / 2019

The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library / Illustrated book #345.63-7 / 2018

Smith Voices: Selected Works by Smith College Women / Illustrations, editions 1990 + 1991

Traveler’s Guide to Museum Exhibitions / Book author, editor, designer, marketer / 1990 edition

MedSciArt Co. / Illustrations + maps for National Geographic Society and various book publishers and agencies / 1988-89

Beside A Sea / Hand-set, illustrated, bound and published edition of books / 1987

Mortimer Rare Book Room, Smith College / Transcribed original Virginia Woolf manuscript and notated literary discovery / 1986

Exhibitions

Gallery 9, Norwood, MA / Solo exhibition

Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA / Juried exhibition

Red Hat, Boston, MA / Solo exhibition

Concord Art Gallery, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA / Juried exhibition

Mother Brook Arts, Dedham, MA / Group exhibitions / Solo exhibition Summer 2024

Westwood Library, Westwood, MA / Group Art Association Exhibition

Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY / Canvas Project Exhibition

Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY / Traveling Sketchbook Exhibition Project

Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill, PA / Faculty exhibition

Multiple Choice Gallery, Montgomery Community College, PA / Juried exhibition

The Woodmere Art Museum, PA / Juried by Hirschhorn Museum curator

Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA / Juried exhibition

Meyerson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA / Juried exhibition

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA / MFA exhibitions

Smith College, Northampton, MA

Collections + Collaborations

Raffles Hotel, Boston, MA / Permanent collection

Lita Dirks & Co., Commissions

Kevin Barry Art Advisory, CA. Commissions

Sheldon Hackney / Director Emeritus of the National Endowment for the Humanities

University of Pennsylvania Printmakers Portfolio Project with Hitoshi Nakazato / 1993 + 1994 editions

Mary Maples Dunn / President Emeritus, Smith College

Mortimer Rare Book Room, Smith College / Liber Amicorum, Beside a Sea, Virginia Woolf documentation

Brighton Press Live d’Artistes: Printmaking and bookmaking assistant for handmade limited edition books by Manuel Neri, Harry Sternberg, DeLoss McGraw, Nancy Willard, WD Snodgrass / books held in national major museums and rare book libraries, private collections.

EXPERIENCE

Psychology Books / Freelance Editor / 2 editions

Cooks Illustrated / Freelance Editor and Type Editor, book + magazine copy

Martha Jones Literary Magazine / Designer + Editor, multiple editions

Medical Video for Cancer Patients / Illustrations

Blauhaus Student Gallery, PennDesign / Director and curator

MFA Forum / Director, weekly graduate lecture series.

Archeology Textbooks, Egyptology Department, University of Pennsylvania Archeology Museum / Illustrations, multiple editions

Livre d’Artistes, The Brighton Press San Diego, CA / Painter, printmaker, typesetter, assisted in production, promotion and collaborations between artists and writers.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, San Diego, CA / Freelance: edited type, designed book covers for trade and children’s reprints

MedSciArtCo., Washington, DC / Clients include The National Geographic Society, The Natural History Museum, The Smithsonian Institution and various medical and corporate organizations / illustrator, cartography, graphic designer

Museum Guide Publications, Inc., Washington, DC / Associate Editor, chief writer, designer for The Traveler’s Guide To Museum Exhibitions. Designed company letterhead, logo and all press materials. Directed public relations, sales and marketing, traveling to museums and galleries during both research and marketing stages.

The National Geographic Society, Washington, DC / Pre-press graphics production assistant.

Smith College Museum of Art / Gallery assistant

Lyman Plant House, Smith College / illustrator for maps and publications, gardener

Smith College Art Department / Darkroom manager

The New Current Magazine / Copy editor

The Gardner News, Gardner, MA / Summer editor, writer, general intern. Design and layout work—stripped and pasted pages by traditional methods. Worked press and circulation rooms.

teaching Experience

The Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, MA / Independent Study mentor

Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA / Adjunct Professor of Art

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA / Adjunct Professor of Art

University of Pennsylvania, Department of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA / Painting instructor, Collage/Montage teaching assistant, Drawing teaching assistant.

volunteer work

Smith College Club West of Boston / Board Member and Book Award Chair / 15 years

Planned Parenthood / Local Chapter / Volunteer

Smith College Club of Philadelphia / Recruitment Director

Smith College Club of San Diego/ Recruiting Committee Board Member

Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia / Volunteer

Diversions And curiosities

Current French student

Photographer / Film enthusiast / Stone-letter cutting, calligraphy and hand-lettering skills

Textile arts, quilting

Adult Gymnastics 6 years / Squash / University of Pennsylvania Women’s Ice Hockey Team, 4 years

Westwood Youth Ice Hockey Coach, 12 years

Alumna of S.Y.M.S. Summer Youth Music School, University of New Hampshire