Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"For me, painting is a deeply engaging experience. I am fascinated by living things: seed pods, plants, animals, human beings. The starting point is to study my subject and see what draws and inspires me. I enter the process there and enjoy it, responding to the colors, textures, shapes, and design. I love brilliant color, and am intrigued by the surprises that emerge as I add new layers.

Acrylics are my favored medium because they allow for constant change, experimentation, and discovery. It's  a great metaphor for life."

• "Seeds Emerging" Featured Artist Solo Exhibit, Gallery North, Edmonds, WA
• NWWS Waterworks Juried Exhibit
• “Animals of the National Parks” National Parks Gallery exhibit, Seattle, WA
• "EAFA’s 30th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Bellevue, WA
• "Out of the Blue" juried exhibit, Lynnwood Arts Commission, Lynnwood, WA
• Seattle Co-Arts 55th Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibit, Everett, WA. Award
• "Art of Our Mothers" 2nd Annual juried exhibit, Edmonds, WA0
• Artists Connect invitational exhibit, Edmonds, WA

• "National Parks" National Parks Gallery exhibit, Seattle, WA
• “Colors of the Northwest" Seattle Co-Arts juried exhibit, Seattle, WA
• "Kenmore Art Show" juried exhibit, Kenmore, WA

• "Puget Sound Country Exhibition" West Coast Paper juried show, Seattle, WA
• "Colors of the Northwest" Seattle Co-Arts juried exhibit, Issaquah, WA
• "EAFA’s 28th Annual Juried Exhibition, " Bellevue, WA

• 2006-Intensive Studies Seminar: Katherine Chang-Liu, Fran Larsen, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Shink, Alex Powers
• 1993-present: Workshops and classes with various instructors: Dianna Shyne, Carla O'Conner, Judy Hoiness, Michael Friel (SAFA), Pat San Soucie, DeAnne Lemley, Cathe Gill, Stephen Quiller
• 2003-2004 Life Coach Training, MentorCoach
• 1987 MA Counseling Psychology, University of Victoria
• 1983 BA, University of Victoria

• Women Painters of Washington
• Artists Connect
• Eastside Association of Fine Arts
• Director of Art for Kids, NW Watercolor Foundation (2004-2006)
• Seattle Co-Arts (Board Member 2003-2006)
• Northwest Watercolor Association

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

• Columbia City Gallery, Seattle
  (www.columbiacitygallery.com)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Art Instructor

• 2006 January, Featured Speaker, Greater Marysville Art Guild: “Getting Unstuck & Moving Forward with your Art”
• 2004 Commissioned web image (www.healingfromloss.com),
• 2003-present, Art Instructor, Seattle Girls' School
• 2003-present, Independent Art Instructor, adult and children's classes
• 2003 Design for Seattle Girls' School auction (invitation, catalog)
• 1996-2004 Art Instructor, McGilvra Elementary

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