Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"My paintings celebrate the power, beauty and yes, frailty of the elderly in our society and the challenges they and their caregivers face. A strong sense of history, longevity and resiliency is my primary focus. The juxtaposition of opposites is particularly intriguing to me – such as old age/youth, health/infirmity, past/present, and acceptance/rejection. Families face the demands of eldercare in widely divergent ways; I attempt to visually capture these various moods in an emotional way by using symbols to connect with the viewer (e.g. beds, clocks, canes, etc.) My work would not be complete without portraying some of the challenges and apprehensions of advanced aging.

While depicting these contrasts and the many layers of history within these elders and their caregivers, I seek calm and simple settings. I want the viewer to focus on the emotional and social/political content of these paintings."

• Women Painters of Washington Gallery, 5th and Columbia, "WPW Celebration"
• University Unitarian Church - Seattle "Eldercare USA"
  Olympic College Art Gallery
• Whatcom County Museum of History and Art, Bellingham ("Enduring Legacy" WPW)

• Depot Gallery, Anacortes, WA (award)
• Edmonds Arts Commission Invitational, March (solo)
• NWWS Waterworks Exhibit - Oct-Dec

• Lakeshore Gallery, Kirkland
• ArtsWest Gallery, West Seattle
• Harbor Gallery, Gig Harbor
• Bellevue Art Museum - EAFA Volunteers Award Exhibit

• Bon Marche, Seattle
• Olympic College Art Gallery
• North Seattle Community College (award)
• Childhoods End Gallery
• Moses Lake: Excessive Happiness Gallery (solo)

• Mercer Island Community Center -Women Painters of Washington   
• Watercolor West (award)
• Seattle Convention Center - A Voice Like Yours
• Words and Images of a Shared Sojourn with Irish Artists
• Georgia Watercolor Society exhibit

• NWWS Waterworks Exhibit
• Watercolor West (award)
• Ocean Shores Arts Commission
• Cobblestone Gallery, Pioneer Square (solo)
• Georgia Watercolor Society exhibit

• Eastside Association of Fine Arts (honorable mention)
• Montana Watercolor Society (award)
• Edmonds Arts Commission (invitational) (solo)
• Ocean Shores Arts Commission (honorable mention)

•  Art Stall Gallery Pike Place Market (solo)

• Selected as one of 35 artists for International "Millennium Images Ireland and America" art residency at Centrum, Port Townsend, Washington in September 2000.

• BS in Physical Therapy, University of Washington
• Masters in Public Health, University of Washington

• Northwest Watercolor Society - Waterworks '99 (exhibit chairperson)
• California Watercolor Society
• Georgia Watercolor Society
• Eastside Fine Arts Association - Washington
• Montana Watercolor Society
• Women Painters of Washington - President 2001-2003
• Numerous affiliations with healthcare related associations, e.g. University of Washington auxiliary faculty: Physical Therapy
  

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