Curriculum vitae
Collections
Gallery Affiliations
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Education
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 1992, B.F.A. - Painting,
DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA 1985-1987
Solo Exhibits
2013 Emerson Medical at Sudbury, Paintings, Sudbury, MA
2008 Indian Hill Music Center, Encaustic Notes, Littleton, MA
2007 Sharon Arts Center, Charter Trust Co., Peterborough, NH
2004 Quinsigamond Community College, ARTSWorcester, Worcester, MA
2004 Nashoba Valley Winery, Bolton, MA
2003 UMass Medical Center, BioTech-II Building, Worcester, MA
Selected Group Exhibits
2014 MassWax Invitational Exhibit, Modern Wax: New Art From Old Beginnings, An exhibition of Contemporary Art using encaustic, Juried Exhibition, Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth, MA
2013 MassWax Members' Exhibit, Voltage Coffee and Art, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
2013 MassWax Invitational Exhibit, Encaustic Luminosity in Wax, Juried Exhibition, Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA
2012 MassWax and International Encaustic Artists, The Future of the Past: Encaustic Art in the 21st Century, Juried Exhibition, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2012 Women’s Caucus for Art, Add Women & Stir Juried Exhibition, Library Arts Ctr., Newport, NH
2012 Sharon Arts Museum, CSART juried artist
2012 Fitchburg Art Museum, 77th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft
2011 Fitchburg Art Museum, 76th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft
2011 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2010 Fitchburg Art Museum, 75th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft
2010 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2009 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2008 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2007 Women’s Caucus for Art, “Vernal Views”, Invitational Exhibition, Lunenburg, MA
2007 ArtsWorcester, Biennial Juried Exhibition, Worcester, MA
2007 Lunenburg ArtsFest, Invitational Exhibition, Lunenburg Public Library, Lunenburg, MA
2006 Lunenburg Landscapes, Juried Exhibition, Lunenburg Public Library, Lunenburg, MA
2006 Central Mass Women’s Caucus for Art, “Stay Tuned”, Juried Exhibition, FATV, Fitchburg, MA
2006 MassArt, “17th Annual Benefit Juried Auction”, Boston, MA
2006 BAAK Gallery, "A Different Approach” Mixed Media Exhibition, Cambridge, MA
2006 BrushArt Galleries, "Members' Juried Exhibition", Lowell, MA
2006 Sharon Arts Center, "58th Annual Member's Exhibition", Peterborough, NH
2005 Cambridge Art Association, "Decisive Moments", Cambridge, MA
2005 Sharon Arts Center, "Black & White, Juried Competition", Peterborough, NH
2005 artSPACE@16, "Love Small", Malden, MA
2005 Central Mass Women’s Caucus for Art, "Fall Juried Exhibition", Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
2005 Cambridge Art Association, "Annual Fall Salon", Cambridge, MA
2005 ArtsWorcester, "Members Exhibition", Worcester, MA
2005 Fitchburg Art Museum, "70th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft", Fitchburg, MA
2005 Central Mass Women’s Caucus for Art, "Juried Exhibition", Italian American Ctr., Worcester, MA
2004 ARTSWorcester, "Members Exhibition", Worcester, MA
2004 Central Mass Women's Caucus for Art, "Saturated Pallet", Townsend, MA
2004 Finnish Center at Saima Park, "Annual Art Show", Fitchburg, MA
2004 Sharon Arts Center, "57th Annual Members Exhibition", Peterborough, NH
2004 Fitchburg Art Museum, "69th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft", Fitchburg, MA
Professional Art Experience
Awards
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, "77th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, 2012"
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, Rollstone Studios, “Nature Works”, 2010
Recipient of First Choice Award – Painting, Sharon Arts Center "All Media Student Exhibit", April 2004
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, “68th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft", Fitchburg, MA
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, ARTSWorcester's "Biennial 2003"
Recipient of silver mixed media award – "37th Members Show" Leominster Art Association
Recipient of Honors in Drawing and Collage – Massachusetts College of Art, 1992
Notable
Memberships
International Encaustic Artist, Somerville, MA
MassWax, Somerville, MA
Women’s Caucus for Art, New Hampshire Chapter
Rollstone Studios, Fitchburg, MA
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
- Quinsigamond Community College, George I. Alden Library, Worcester, MA
- Private Collections: United States and Europe
- DeCordova Museum Corporate Lending Program
Gallery Affiliations
Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Education
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA 1992, B.F.A. - Painting,
DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA 1985-1987
Solo Exhibits
2013 Emerson Medical at Sudbury, Paintings, Sudbury, MA
2008 Indian Hill Music Center, Encaustic Notes, Littleton, MA
2007 Sharon Arts Center, Charter Trust Co., Peterborough, NH
2004 Quinsigamond Community College, ARTSWorcester, Worcester, MA
2004 Nashoba Valley Winery, Bolton, MA
2003 UMass Medical Center, BioTech-II Building, Worcester, MA
Selected Group Exhibits
2014 MassWax Invitational Exhibit, Modern Wax: New Art From Old Beginnings, An exhibition of Contemporary Art using encaustic, Juried Exhibition, Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth, MA
2013 MassWax Members' Exhibit, Voltage Coffee and Art, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
2013 MassWax Invitational Exhibit, Encaustic Luminosity in Wax, Juried Exhibition, Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA
2012 MassWax and International Encaustic Artists, The Future of the Past: Encaustic Art in the 21st Century, Juried Exhibition, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2012 Women’s Caucus for Art, Add Women & Stir Juried Exhibition, Library Arts Ctr., Newport, NH
2012 Sharon Arts Museum, CSART juried artist
2012 Fitchburg Art Museum, 77th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft
2011 Fitchburg Art Museum, 76th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft
2011 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2010 Fitchburg Art Museum, 75th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft
2010 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2009 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2008 Fitchburg Paint In, Invitational Exhibition, Fitchburg, MA
2007 Women’s Caucus for Art, “Vernal Views”, Invitational Exhibition, Lunenburg, MA
2007 ArtsWorcester, Biennial Juried Exhibition, Worcester, MA
2007 Lunenburg ArtsFest, Invitational Exhibition, Lunenburg Public Library, Lunenburg, MA
2006 Lunenburg Landscapes, Juried Exhibition, Lunenburg Public Library, Lunenburg, MA
2006 Central Mass Women’s Caucus for Art, “Stay Tuned”, Juried Exhibition, FATV, Fitchburg, MA
2006 MassArt, “17th Annual Benefit Juried Auction”, Boston, MA
2006 BAAK Gallery, "A Different Approach” Mixed Media Exhibition, Cambridge, MA
2006 BrushArt Galleries, "Members' Juried Exhibition", Lowell, MA
2006 Sharon Arts Center, "58th Annual Member's Exhibition", Peterborough, NH
2005 Cambridge Art Association, "Decisive Moments", Cambridge, MA
2005 Sharon Arts Center, "Black & White, Juried Competition", Peterborough, NH
2005 artSPACE@16, "Love Small", Malden, MA
2005 Central Mass Women’s Caucus for Art, "Fall Juried Exhibition", Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
2005 Cambridge Art Association, "Annual Fall Salon", Cambridge, MA
2005 ArtsWorcester, "Members Exhibition", Worcester, MA
2005 Fitchburg Art Museum, "70th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft", Fitchburg, MA
2005 Central Mass Women’s Caucus for Art, "Juried Exhibition", Italian American Ctr., Worcester, MA
2004 ARTSWorcester, "Members Exhibition", Worcester, MA
2004 Central Mass Women's Caucus for Art, "Saturated Pallet", Townsend, MA
2004 Finnish Center at Saima Park, "Annual Art Show", Fitchburg, MA
2004 Sharon Arts Center, "57th Annual Members Exhibition", Peterborough, NH
2004 Fitchburg Art Museum, "69th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft", Fitchburg, MA
Professional Art Experience
- Encaustic, Oil and Acrylic Painting teacher:
Sharon Arts Center, Sharon, NH; Fitchburg Art Museum; Dabblers Art Supplies, Concord, MA
Outline, plan and implement multiple level classes in painting, suitable for all from beginner to intermediate students.
Materials and their sourcing, different techniques, safety. “Hands-on” classes where the student learns by creating art. - Professional Painter in encaustic, oils and watercolor paints since 1992.
- Painting and Drawing instructor in Lunenburg School System and Ritter Memorial Library, Lunenburg, MA
- Fitchburg Art Museum watercolor instructor
- Private painting instructor for 19 years
- Coordinated Lunenburg Landscapes Art Exhibit, Committee Chair, 2006
- Coordinated Lunenburg Winter ArtsFest. Visual Arts Committee Chair, 2007
Awards
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, "77th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, 2012"
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, Rollstone Studios, “Nature Works”, 2010
Recipient of First Choice Award – Painting, Sharon Arts Center "All Media Student Exhibit", April 2004
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, “68th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft", Fitchburg, MA
Recipient of Honorable Mention – Painting, ARTSWorcester's "Biennial 2003"
Recipient of silver mixed media award – "37th Members Show" Leominster Art Association
Recipient of Honors in Drawing and Collage – Massachusetts College of Art, 1992
Notable
- 2014 Painting and Drawing tutoring, LLArts studio
- 2012 Encaustic Painting Demonstrations at Dabblers Art Supplies, W. Concord, MA
- 2012 Encaustic Painting Demonstration, Fitchburg Art Museum
- 2012 Encaustic Painting Demonstration, Townsend Art Association
- 2011 Encaustic Painting Demonstration, Rollstone Studios, Fitchburg 1st Thursdays’ Celebration
- Paintings on display at Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA, 2010 - 2012
- Visual Art Committee Chair, Lunenburg ArtsFest 2007
- Established Lunenburg Landscapes art exhibit, Lunenburg, MA 2006
- Chosen as a juror for MassArt’s 2006 All-School Show
- Designer and project leader, Lunenburg Primary School Children's Painted Tile Mural, installed February 2006
- Participating in DeCordova Museum's Corporate Art loan Program since 2005
- Participated in the 2001 MCA Alumni drive "Healing Ceilings" and painted two 2 ft. x 2 ft. ceiling tiles for the Children's Oncology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Maintains studio in Lunenburg, MA since 1993.
Memberships
International Encaustic Artist, Somerville, MA
MassWax, Somerville, MA
Women’s Caucus for Art, New Hampshire Chapter
Rollstone Studios, Fitchburg, MA
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA