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ARTIST'S STATEMENT
The inspiration for my work is the communities where I have lived. Florida, Missouri, Finland, California, and most recently, Montana, have influenced my work and vision. Each community has and continues to present unique opportunities to explore and to grow as an artist. It is the recurring theme of 20th century architecture in the urban landscape I find most fascinating and inspiring.
Artistically, and conceptually, I am interested in exploring the visual elements of space, light, and texture through objects and buildings in their environs. I like to consider how an object, or building, looks from many perspectives, including different vantage points or perspectives, as in “Haystacks”, to different times historically, as in “Ronnie’s Drive In”. I try to view buildings and objects, as separate from time and space, as well as being reflections of a particular moment in time and space. My current artworks merge these differing perspectives using intaglio, chine collé, and airbrushing, to blend the past, present, and imagined.
RESUME
EDUCATION
BA, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida
MFA, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
California State University of the East Bay, Hayward, California
Ohlone College, Art Department, Fremont, California
Washington University, Art Department, St. Louis, Missouri
Lahden Taide Koulu, (Lahti Art School), Lahti, Finland
MEMBERSHIPS
California Society of Printmakers, Kala Artist-in Residence, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and Pro Arts
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Edwards Gallery, Oakland California
1975 Prints & Drawings, Lahti Art Museum, Lahti Finland,
1975 Alva Aalto Museum, Jyaskyla, Finland
1974 Works on Paper, Washington University Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Boston Printmakers: 2009 North American Print Biennial, Boston, Massachusetts
2008 Group exhibition, Autobody Fine Art, Alameda, California
2008 “Fresh Work”, Kala Artists Annual Exhibition, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California
2008 Berkeley Civic Center Art Exhibition: Art Installation Civic Center Building, Berkeley, California
2008 Piece to Piece: Works from Kala Art Institute, Downtown Restaurant, Berkeley, California
2008 Pacific States National Biennial: University of Hawaii at Hilo
2008 Print Matter(s): Studio Channel Islands Art Center Galleries, Camarillo, California
2007 New Work by Kala Artists, Artists-in-Residence Program, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California
2007 Los Angeles Printmaking Society, 19th National Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum,
Riverside, California
2007 “Another View” Occidental College, Weingart Galleries, Los Angeles, California
2007 “Fresh Work” by Kala Artists, Artists-in-Residence Program, Kala Art Institute,
Berkeley, California
1975 Graphica Creativa ’75, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyaskyla, Finland
1975 Invitational Exhibition, New American Graphics, Missouri
1974 Print Seminar, Madison, Wisconsin, (Purchase Award)
1974 Mid-America Five Exhibition, St. Louis Art Museum, (Purchase Award)
1974 Boston Printmakers Exhibition, Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago Art Institute permanent collection.
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