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I studied at the University of Michigan, receiving a BFA and MFA in ceramics and painting. My works have been exhibited in numerous national and international juried shows. I am a signature member of the Gold Coast Watercolor Society and the Taos Society of Watercolorists. My paintings are being shown at Las Comadres Gallery in Taos.
Sometimes I work in monoprint and photography. My paintings are abstractions of subjects in my environment and reflect my love of and respect for nature. I paint for the sake of painting, for the joy of recording my impressions of the world around me in a style in which the colors and forms in the paintings are the most important elements, but without obliterating the visible world.
I have always loved the colors and patterns of the landscapes where I've lived: Germany, Michigan, California, and now, New Mexico. I'm a gardener, and the beauty of trees and fields in different seasons delights me. Farmlands and the preservation of open spaces have been important to me since childhood, and I'm especially drawn to scenes which reflect harmony between people and nature. The houses and churches in my paintings represent a human presence, and the old buildings imply history and tradition. Above all, it is the excitement of the colors in the landscape that I respond to and try to share with the viewer.
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University of Michigan,- Ann Arbor, MI
BFA, MFA - (Ceramics and Painting)
Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI
(Teaching Certificate)
Studied with:
Jerome Kamrowski, Richard Wilt, Ellen Wilt, Guy Palazzola, Ray Vinella,
Nick Capaci, Jondi Northcutt, Don Andrews, Donna Zagotta, Linda Mendelsohn,
John Stephenson, Barbara Zaring, and Gary Cook
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PREVIOUS SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
June 2001, 2002, 2003
Michigan Society of Watercolor Annuals
Meadow Brook Art Gallery - Rochester, MI
2000
Taos Contemporary Art Treasures
Invitational show at Centinel Bank, Taos, NM
Millicent Rogers Museum
Pastel Invitational, Taos, NM
1999
Three Painters
Honor Kirk Gallery - Taos, NM
25th Taos Fall Arts Festival - Taos, NM
VanVechten Lineberry Taos Art Museum
Taos Society of Watercolorists
Millicent Rogers Museum
Taos Society of Watercolorists, Taos, NM
Two-Woman Show
Honor Kirk Gallery, Taos, NM
1998
Members' Show, Taos Society of Watercolorists
Bareiss Gallery, Taos, NM
Anything But Southwest
F.A.C.E.T. Gallery, Taos, NM
Members' Show, Taos Art Association
Stables Gallery, Taos, NM
The Print
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
The Best of Taos - All-media juried exhibition
Stables Gallery, Taos, NM
Michigan Annual XXVI
The Art Center of Mt. Clemens - Mt. Clemens, MI
Annual Winter Exhibition - Ann Arbor Women Painters
Pierpont Commons Gallery - The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
Invitational Exhibit - The Exquisite Corpse-Revealed
Ann Arbor Art Center - Ann Arbor, MI
1997
Annual Invitational Exhibit
Clare Spitler Gallery - Ann Arbor, MI
The Taos National Exhibition of American Watercolor III
Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, Taos, NM
Annual Spring Exhibition - Ann Arbor Women Painters
Ann Arbor Public Library, Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Annual XXV The Arts Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Annual Winter Exhibit Ann Arbor Women Painters
Washtenaw Community College Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
1996
Annual Fall Exhibition
Ann Arbor Women Painters, Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan All-Media Competition
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
Ann Arbor All-Media Exhibition
Ann Arbor Art Center - Ann Arbor, MI
Annual Winter Exhibit - Ann Arbor Women Painters
Concordia Lutheran College, Ann Arbor, MI
1995
Annual Invitational Exhibit
Clare Spitler Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
Michigan Drawing '95 (Statewide competition.)
Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI
Annual All-Media Competition
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Ventura County Fair - Professional Exhibit
Ventura, CA
- Extensive previous show list available upon request -
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Taos National Society of Watercolorists
Michigan Watercolor Society
Ann Arbor Art Center
Ann Arbor Women Painters
Gold Coast Watercolor Society
( Signature Member )
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PO Box 311
Valdez, NM 87580
(505) 776-1070 - Email
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