Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Whatever one decides to work at, one eventually discovers that the endeavor demands something of the internal as well as the external self. In some respects, geometrical forms may just be shapes. However, if the task of creating each one is met by bringing my whole self into the particular moment, individual distinction naturally asserts itself each time. The repeated use of symbols are my tools to express ideas and emotions. They are a way for me to represent relationships and situations metaphorically. There is an everyday tension between such elements as: order and disorder; material foundation and spirit; finite and infinite. There is need for both, yet we seem to struggle with this dichotomy. For myself, both the process and end product of creating this work allow for a simultaneous experience of containment and freedom."

2009

• La Familia Gallery, Solo Show, Seattle, WA
• Arizona Aqueous National Watermedia Exhibition, AZ 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009

2008

• Hilton Head National Juried Exhibition, SC
• ISAP/NAPA International Exhibition: FL, WA 2003; 2004; 2007; 2008
• The Gallery, Bainbridge, WA
• Women Painters of Washington Gallery, 5th & Columbia, Seattle, WA
• Port Orchard Clinic and Harrison Medical Center

2007

• ISAP International Society of Acrylic Painters Exhibition, CA
• Women Painters' Statewide Open Show, WA. 2007
• ArtsWest Gallery, Two Person Show, WA 2004, 2007
• 2007 Tenth (ISAP) International Exhibition, "J.Richeson Award", CA
• "Art of Flight," Snohomish Arts Council Juried Show, Everett

2006

• National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic Shows: Salmagundi Club, NY 2002; Binney and Smith Gallery,PA 2006
• PAA National Juried Exhibition, TX 2006, Best of Show

2005

• Allied Artist of America Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY 2004; 2005
• International Watermedia XIV, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, CO
• Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Juried Retrospective of Women Painters of Washington, Enduring Legacy, Bellingham, WA
• PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction, Seattle, WA
  Arizona Aqueous XX National Juried Watermedia Exhibition, Tubac, AZ
• ISAP/NAPA USA Eighth Annual International Exhibition, Seattle, WA
• Allied Artists of America 91th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
• EDS, Bank of America, Seattle, WA

RECENT ONE/TWO-PERSON SHOWS

• La Familia Gallery, WA
• ArtsWest Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Berozkina Gallery
• Edmonds Commissioned Art Show
• Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle
• Federal Way City Hall, Federal Way Commissioned Show

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS

• "Artists Staying the Course: Developing Their Ideas Consistently," Katherine Chang Liu Lecture Series
  “J. Richeson Award”, ISAP Tenth International Exhibition, CA
  
• “Best of Show”, National Juried Show, TX
  
• “Enduring Legacy” by D. Martin, Whatcom Museum Publication
  
• “Third Place”, The Gallery Juried Show, WA
  
• “Award of Excellence( see list of awards for this)
• Award of Excellence, Arizona Aqueous XX National Show, AZ
• Honorable Mention, International Watermedia Show, CO
• EAFA Award, WPW Membership Show, WA
  ADG Award, WPW Membership Show, WA
• "Exhibition"- Journal of Visual and Literary Arts (cover and inside cover)
• EATA Distinguished Service Award, "Art as Process"
• Shoreline Arts Festival - "Best of Show"

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/
AFFILIATIONS

•Women Painters of Washington

• Seattle Foundation Liaison
• Vice President of WPW (2002-03)
• Co-chair, Primary Colors Show, North Seattle Community College
• Selected for the Irish-American Residency, Centrum Foundation, WA
• Chair/Curator
  • Columbia Center Gallery Shows, Seattle, WA, 2006
  • Phinney Center Gallery Process Show
  • Unique Gallery WPW Show
  • North Seattle Community College WPW Show

•Signature Member of International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP)
•Allied Artist of America
•Lecturer/Teacher - Artists of South Whidbey, Georgetown Studios, Seattle "Impact" Arts Program; Summer Arts Program; Heart to Art Program; Spiritridge School; Ballard Community Center, Yavapai College
•Facilitator for women artists support groups

EDUCATION

• Graduate Study in Fine Arts, Arizona State University,Tempe
• Master in Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

• La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
• The Gallery at Bainbridge, WA
• WPW Gallery, Columbia Tower, Seattle, WA

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