Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Whatever one decides to work at, one eventually discovers that the endeavor demands something of the internal as well as the external self. In some respects, geometrical forms may just be shapes. However, if the task of creating each one is met by bringing my whole self into the particular moment, individual distinction naturally asserts itself each time. The repeated use of symbols are my tools to express ideas and emotions. They are a way for me to represent relationships and situations metaphorically. There is an everyday tension between such elements as: order and disorder; material foundation and spirit; finite and infinite. There is need for both, yet we seem to struggle with this dichotomy. For myself, both the process and end product of creating this work allow for a simultaneous experience of containment and freedom."

2008

• The Gallery, Bainbridge, WA
• Columbia Center Gallery, Seattle, WA

2007

• ISAP International Society of Acrylic Painters Exhibition, CA
• Women Painters' Statewide Open Show, WA. 2007
• ArtsWest Gallery, Two Person Show, WA 2004, 2007
• 2007 Tenth (ISAP) International Exhibition, "J.Richeson Award", CA
• "Art of Flight," Snohomish Arts Council Juried Show, Everett

2006

• NSPCA Shows: Salmagundi Club, NY 2002; Binney and Smith Gallery,PA 2006
• PAA National Juried Exhibition, TX 2006, Best of Show
• Arizona Aqueous National Watermedia Exhibition, AZ 2004; 2005; 2006

2005

• International Watermedia XIV, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, CO
• Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Juried Retrospective of Women Painters of Washington, Enduring Legacy, Bellingham, WA
• PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction, Seattle, WA
  Arizona Aqueous XX National Juried Watermedia Exhibition, Tubac, AZ
• ISAP/NAPA USA Eighth Annual International Exhibition, Seattle, WA
• Allied Artists of America 91th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
• EDS, Bank of America, Seattle, WA

2004

• Allied Artists of America 90th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
• Lexington Art League's "Expressions of a Lifetime," Lexington, KY
• Arizona Aqueous XIX National Juried Watermedia Exhibition, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ
• EDS, Bank of America, Seattle, WA
  Berozkina Gallery, Kirkland, WA

2003

• NAPA USA's 7th Annual International Exhibition,
• Cornell Museum, Del Rey Beach, FL
• Berozkina Gallery, Two-Person Show, Kirkland, WA

2002

• National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
• Berozkina Gallery, Kirkland, WA
• Art Port Townsend Northwest Juried Art Show, WA
• Choose Hope Art Exhibit, Seattle Culture Center, Seattle
• Women Painters of Washington Juried Show, Childhood's End Gallery, Olympia, WA
• Primary Colors, North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

2001

• Puget Sound Country Juried Exhibition, Seattle Center, WA
• Women Painters of Washington Juried Show, Roby King Gallery, Point Ludlow, WA
• Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters and Women Painters of Washington, "Epic Passages", Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA
• "A Voice Like Yours", Words and Images of a Shared Sojourn with Irish Artists, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
• Mercer Island Arts Council, WPW Membership Show, WA
• Women Painters of Washington Membership Show, Sidney Arts Gallery, Port Orchard, WA

2000

• Northwest Fine Arts Juried Competition, Seattle, WA
• Millennium Images, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
• Bainbridge Playhouse, Bainbridge Island, WA

SELECTED ONE/TWO-PERSON SHOWS

• ArtsWest Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Berozkina Gallery
• Edmonds Commissioned Art Show
• Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle
• Federal Way City Hall, Federal Way Commissioned Show
• Eastside Mental Health, Bellevue
• Shoreline Mental Health, Bellevue
• Art Center Gallery, Port Townsend
• University Unitarian Gallery
• Elliott Bay Gallery, Seattle

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS

• “J. Richeson Award”, ISAP Tenth International Exhibition, CA
  
• “Best of Show”, National Juried Show, TX
  
• “Enduring Legacy” by D. Martin, Whatcom Museum Publication
  
• “Third Place”, The Gallery Juried Show, WA
  
• “Award of Excellence( see list of awards for this)
• Award of Excellence, Arizona Aqueous XX National Show, AZ
• Honorable Mention, International Watermedia Show, CO
• EAFA Award, WPW Membership Show, WA
  ADG Award, WPW Membership Show, WA
• "Exhibition"- Journal of Visual and Literary Arts (cover and inside cover)
• EATA Distinguished Service Award, "Art as Process"
• Shoreline Arts Festival - "Best of Show"

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/
AFFILIATIONS

-Represented by The Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA

-Women Painters of Washington

• Vice President of WPW (2002-03)
• Co-chair, Primary Colors Show, North Seattle Community College
• Selected for the Irish-American Residency, Centrum Foundation, WA

-Chair/Curator

• Columbia Center Gallery Shows, Seattle, WA, 2006
• Phinney Center Gallery Process Show
• Unique Gallery WPW Show
• North Seattle Community College WPW Show

-International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP)

-Allied Artist of America

 

-Teacher - Seattle "Impact" Arts Program; Summer Arts Program; Heart to Art Program; Spiritridge School; Ballard Community Center

 

-Facilitator for women artists support groups

EDUCATION

• Graduate Study in Fine Arts, Arizona State University,Tempe
• Master in Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

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