about
Always interested in art, I've worked in galleries, art museums and after the Rhode Island School of Design, as an exhibit designer at the Boston Children's Museum. The decision to focus on painting came after a trip to Antarctica with my adventurous grandmother. This other worldly landscape inspired me to document the experience through art, with the South Pole as my first subject.
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Now, other landscapes, both real and imagined, are stepping stones towards abstraction. Often working in series, I explore the possibilities. Experimenting with color and a more intuitive approach, results in
a sense of looseness and freedom. Each piece is a new adventure, aimed to create images equally beautiful as their origins, but with a newfound spirit.
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I intend my art to promote curiosity. I hope the intrinsic simplicity and playfulness fosters freedom . . . room to wander and wonder.
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education
Haystack School of Arts and Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 1994
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. BFA, 1991
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. BA, 1986
L’École de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, France 1984-85
additional art experience
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Boston Children’s Museum, Designer, Boston, MA 1996 - 97
Ernesto Mayans Gallery, Sales Associate, Santa Fe, NM 1986 - 87
Peggy R. Guggenheim Museum, Intern, Venice, Italy 1985
exhibitions and awards
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2023
White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2022
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2021
White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2021
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2020
White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2020
35th IAPS Juried WebShow, 2019
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2019
Art In the Village, Portland, OR 2019
White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2019
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2018
White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 2018
Art Elements Award, NW Lavender Festival, Newberg, OR, 2017
Local 14 Art Show, Portland, OR 2017
Honorable Mention, NW Lavender Festival, Newberg, OR, 2017
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2017
Curator’s Choice Award, CAP Art Auction, Portland, OR, 2017
Art On Broadway Gallery, Beaverton, OR 2016
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2016
Realty Trust Alzheimer’s Benefit, Portland, OR 2015
Street of Dreams, Portland, OR 2015
Art On Broadway Gallery, Beaverton, OR 2015
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2015
CAP Art Auction, Portland, OR 2014
Realty Trust, Portland, OR 2014
Street of Dreams, Portland, OR 2014
Art On Broadway Gallery, Beaverton, OR 2014
Caplan Art, Portland, OR 2014
Portland Open Studios, Portland, OR 2013
Westminster, Art Exhibit, Simsbury, CT 2013
Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME 2005
Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME 2004
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA 2004
Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME 2003
Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA 2003
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA 2003
Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME 2002
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA 2001
Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME 2000
Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME 1999
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA 1999
Boston Symphony Hall, Powers Gallery Show, Boston, MA 1999
Powers Gallery, Acton, MA 1998