Artist
Mixed-Media Artist
Current practice: series of assemblage pieces / photo-transfer, acrylic + enamel paint, vintage items, expoxy on wood panel
Current final completion: 15-year fabric installation / completely hand-sewn of used women’s clothing, comprised of one hanging element and two bound books
Resent Solo Work: Large format abstract watercolor series / solo exhibition May 2024 and represented by Gallery 9, Norwood, MA
Resent Paintings: Abstract paintings in both oil and acrylic on diptych wood panels.
Resent Series: collage/montage paintings with vintage cloth children’s book pages on wood panel
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / MFA 1995
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts / BA 1987
Radcliffe Publishing Procedures Course, Boston, Massachusetts / Graduate Certificate 1997
Accent Francais, Montpellier, France / Language Study 2022, 2023
The French Library, French Alliance, Boston, Massachusetts / Language Study 2019 - 2024
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont / Art Residencies 1994, 2017
The 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
Red Hat, Boston, MA / Solo exhibition
Concord Art Academy, Concord, MA
Mother Brook Arts, Dedham, MA
Westwood Library, Westwood, MA
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY / Canvas Project Exhibition
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY / Traveling Sketchbook Exhibition Project
Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill, PA
Multiple Choice Gallery, Montgomery Community College, PA
The Woodmere Art Museum, PA / Juried by Hirschhorn Museum curator
Vox Populi Gallery, PA
Meyerson Gallery, PA
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.
Supporting experience
Smith College Club West of Boston / Board Member and Book Award Chair / 15 years
PPLM / 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 / Avid reader / Writer / Poet + scribbler of words
Photographer / Film enthusiast / Stone-letter cutting experience / Lettering + calligraphy skills / Figure drawing
Textile skills / Quilter / Embroidery
Flaneuse / Adult Gymnastics / Squash / University of Pennsylvania Women’s Ice Hockey Team 4 years / Westwood Youth Ice Hockey Coach 12 years
Pianist / French Hornist / Jazz Band / Orchestra / Chamber Groups / Alumna of S.Y.M.S. Summer Youth Music School, University of New Hampshire
Gardener / Baker + cake maker / Obsessive gift wrapper