Birthplace

Athens, Georgia in 1969

Education


1992 - 1995

University of Georgia, Athens, GA
MFA : Painting

1991 (Fall) Cooper Union, New York, NY
Selected for University of Georgia/Cooper Union student exchange

1987 - 1991 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
BFA: Drawing and Painting
BFA: Graphic Design
Graduating with Summa cum laude honors

Summer 1988 University of Georgia; UGA at Oxford
Art and Architecture at Oriel College, Oxford, England

Honors and Grants

2007 George Sugarman Foundation Grant in Support of Working Artists

2006 New Jersey State Council of the Arts 2006 Artist Fellowship for Works on Paper

Solo Exhibitions

2006 Azarian-McCullough Gallery, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, "Recent Drawings"

2005 The Westport Art Center, Westport, Connecticut: "Gallery Solos"

2003 The Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey: "Visions and Narratives"

2000 Thayer Gallery, Thayer School, Braintree, Massachusetts, "Drawings"

1994 Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia: "Pastel Drawings"

Group and Juried Exhibitions

2007
Ben Shahn Galleries, William Patterson University, Wayne, New Jersey New Jersey State Council of the Arts Fellowship Exhibit
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, New Jersey, New Jersey Fine Arts Annual
Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey, Essex Exposed V
1978 Maplewood Arts Center, The Cube and I

2006
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey, 20th International Juried Show

2005
AIR Gallery, New York, New York, 6th Biennial
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, Artistic Fragments
The Copley Society of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, Black + White Invitational
Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey, Essex Exposed IV
The College of Notre Dame, Baltimore Maryland, 15th Annual Drawing and Print Show
The Copley Society of Art, Boston, Massachusetts, Spring Members Show
Studio Montclair, Montclair, New Jersey, Taboo!
Westport Arts Center, Westport, Connecticut, Eye for the Natural
National Art Club, New York, Catherine Lorillard Wolf Arts Club 109th Annual

2004
Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, Drawing Conclusions
The Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis Maryland, Go Figure
The College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Maryland, 15th Annual Drawing and Print Show
Westport Arts Center, Westport, Connecticut, The Figure Now
Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey, Synopsis@10

2003
Walsh Library Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, Women in the New Millennium: The Artists' Perspective
The Copley Society of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, Fall Members Show

2002
The Copley Society of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, Spring Members Show

1992 - 1997 Group Exhibitions, Honors and Awards

Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, Georgia Art Education Association Invitational

The Art Place, Marietta, Georgia, Two-artist exhibition: Drawings

The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia, Artist Residency

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia, Southworks 1997

Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, National Works on Paper IX

City Gallery East, Atlanta, Georgia, IVAC Member 1996 Exhibition

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, Summer Six Art Fellow

Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, MFA Thesis Exhibition

Lyndon House Art Center, Athens Georgia
21st Annual Lyndon House Art Center Exhibition: Merit Award, Athens, GA
20th Annual Lyndon House Art Center Exhibition: Honor Award, Athens, GA
19th Annual Lyndon House Art Center Exhibition: Honor Award, Athens, GA

Professional Activities


2005 - present

1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood, New Jersey Exhibition committee and board member


Teaching & Related Experience


2004 - present

Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Adjunct professor - introductory, advanced and figure drawing, intaglio

1998 - 2001 Willow Hill School, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Art teacher, grades 6-12

1995 - 1998 The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, Georgia
Art teacher, grades 6-12

Fall 1994 University of Georgia
Adjunct faculty - color theory

1992 - 1994 University of Georgia
Teaching assistantship - introductory, advanced, and figure drawing