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My work is characterized by a playful sensibility. Circles, curves, squares and other elements move to an invisible choreography. Paintings and prints reflect my optimistic take on life and a sense of joie de vivre. I use an exuberance of color, swooping gestures, sensuous curves and recurring groups of shapes. This profusion of elements is tamed by a strong sense of balance and design and an ultimate preference for formalism.
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CURRENT EXHIBITS
Valley Art Gallery
1161 Botelho Drive, Suite 110
Palm Court
Walnut Creek, California
Open Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
www.valleyartgallery.org
FIRE AND RAIN
600 Townsend
San Francisco, September 7 to November 14, 2012
PAST EXHIBITS
2010 - 2011
- Firehouse Gallery, Pleasanton, Ca
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, spring and fall shows
- Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County, Crowne Plaza Hotel (Concord, CA) and at ARTS PASSAGES GALLERY in Martinez
2010
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA
- Kevin Milligan Gallery, Danville, CA
- Orinda Library
- Boundary Oak Country Club,
- Blackhawk Gallery
2009
- Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008
- Walnut Creek City Hall, Walnut Creek, CA, New Monotypes
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA
- Pacific Bay Coffee Company
1991-2007
Numerous shows at various venues including
the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Mentor, Mentor/Protegee program, Womens’ Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM)
A detailed resume is available upon request
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AWARDS AND HONORS
2009
- Featured ‘Emerging Artist’ in Art Business Magazine
2006
- Third Place Award, ABSTRACT SHOW, Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
- Honorable Mention, Alamo-Danville Artists Society Spring Show
2003
- Holiday card design for UNICEF Europe
1996
- Award of Merit, Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition
1995
- Second Place Award, Members’ Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, MN
1994
- Purchase Award, Minnesota Percent for Art in Public Places
- Honorable Mention, Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition
1986
- First Prize, ‘It’s easy being a girl, the hard part’s being a woman’, YWCA, Minneapolis, MN
- First Prize, Annual Show, Edina Art Center, Edina, MN
EDUCATION
- University of Oregon, Scholarship, Institute of International Education
- College of Art and Design, Linz, Austria
- Training at Minneapolis College of Art ,the University of Minnesota and at the School of Visual Arts in New York City with Milton Glaser.
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