Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Painting offers me the practical and metaphorical reminder that there are always opportunities to move forward and change. Working primarily with acrylics, there is no such thing as a "mistake." I add another layer, another texture, and the painting gradually emerges.

“Using acrylic paint, collaged materials, pencils, and pastels, I will often have ten or more layers of media, with the subterranean layers adding depth and texture. I enjoy the interplay of complements and the use of grayed colors against bright. The richness of color used by the Impressionists and Post Impressionists has influenced my style, as has the sense of design in the works of the Bay Area Figurative Painters and William Cumming.

“My current work is a series titled Tribal Suite, a celebration of the inter-connectedness of everything. It originated from my own feelings of lack of a closely connected tribe of my own, and my realization that I have to create this for myself. I have felt the need for deep roots of tradition and celebration. These paintings bring forth different aspects of connection between people, as well as with the natural and spiritual worlds. In this series I celebrate life, growth, and connection.”

SOLO & FEATURED EXHIBITS

2009

• Columbia City Gallery Thinly Veiled   Seattle, WA

2008

• Columbia City Gallery Poetry Revealed  Seattle, WA

2007

• Columbia City Gallery  Fences  Seattle, WA

2006

• Upstairs Gallery  People Being People  Seattle, WA
• Columbia City Gallery  Seattle, WA

2005

• Gallery North  Seeds Emerging  Edmonds, WA

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS & EXHIBITS

2009

• International Society of Acrylic Painters  International Open Exhibition  Santa Cruz, CA
• EAFA  2009 Members’ Show  Redmond,  WA
• Artist’s Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition, finalist, Abstract/ Experimental category
• Women Painters of Washington at American Art Company Tacoma, WA

2008       

• Baas Art Gallery  Texture  Seattle, WA
• Lakewood Gallery  Crossroads  Tacoma, WA
• Women Painters of Washington Serendipity  Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA
• Collective Visions Gallery The CVG Show  Bremerton, WA
• Another Roadside Attraction Gallery  Beyond the Edge Mt Vernon,  WA
• Seattle Co-Arts Expressions in Art  Edmonds Art Gallery, Edmonds, WA

2007

• East Shore Gallery Art is an Educational Experience  Bellevue, WA
• Columbia City Gallery  Heat Juried Exhibit   Seattle, WA
• West Coast Paper Art Exhibition Juried Art Exhibition  Seattle, WA  Award
• Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Juried Exhibit   Gig Harbor, WA  Juror Merit Award
• Coos Art Museum  Expressions West   Juried Exhibition Coos Bay, OR
• Seattle Co-Arts Juried Exhibition  Expressions in Art  Seattle, WA

2006       

• Arts West  Visual Ensembles  Seattle, WA
• Women Painters of Washington  Members’ Exhibit  Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA
• EAFA 31st Annual Juried Exhibition  Bellevue, WA
• Women Painters of Washington  Celebrations IV  Columbia Tower Gallery, Seattle, WA
• EAFA Celebration of the Arts Juried Exhibit  Mercer Island, WA
• Northwest Watercolor Society  Annual Open Exhibition  Seattle,  WA. Award
• Seattle Co-Arts  Annual Juried Show  Mercer Island, WA

 2005

• Northwest Watercolor Society  WaterworksJuried Exhibit  Seattle, WA
• National Parks Gallery  Animals of the National Parks  Seattle, WA
• EAFA 30th Annual Juried Exhibition  Bellevue, WA
• Lynnwood Arts Commission  Out of the Blue  Juried Exhibit   Lynnwood, WA
• Seattle Co-Arts 55th Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibit  Everett, WA. Award
• Art of Our Mothers  2nd Annual juried exhibit, Edmonds, WA

2004

• National Parks Gallery  Animals of the National Parks Seattle, WA
• Seattle Co-Arts  Colors of the Northwest  Juried Exhibit, Seattle, WA

2003

• West Coast Paper  Puget Sound Country Exhibition   Juried Exhibit, Seattle, WA
• EAFA 28th Annual Juried Exhibition, Bellevue, WA

WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION

• 2006, 2007, 2008 Intensive Studies Seminar: Katherine Chang-Liu, Fran Larsen, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Shink, Alex Powers
• 1993-2008 Courses & Workshops, including: Artist Trust Edge Professional Development Program, Gage Academy: (Bo Bartlett, Barbara Fugate, Michael Friel),  Dianna Shyne, Deanne Lemley Fine Art School, Pat San Soucie, Stephen Quiller, Carla O’Conner, Judy Hoiness, Cathe Gill, Cathy Woo, Robert Burridge, Betsy Dillard Stroud
• 1983-2009 Advanced Creativity Coach Training, Eric Maisel, Instructor (2009) Life Coach Training, MentorCoach, MA Counseling Psychology, University of Victoria, BA University of Victoria

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2008 Juror, West Coast Paper Art Exhibition
• 2007 Juror, Seattle Public Library Art Selection Panel
• 2006-present Demos, Lectures & Workshops with professional art groups: Daniel Smith, Seattle Co-Arts, Artists United, Seattle League of Arts, Greater Marysville Art Guild
• 2003-present Art instructor: Seattle Girls’ School, McGilvra Elementary, private classes, individual instruction, and workshops

PUBLICATIONS

• 2008 “Enhance Paintings with Texture,” Daniel Smith Catalog
• 2007 (September) Artist’s Magazine, “A Metaphor for Life"

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• International Society of Acrylic Painters, Signature Member
• Columbia City Gallery (Board, 2007)
• Women Painters of Washington (2007-2008 Board member)
• Vice President, Gallery North (2006)
• Eastside Association of Fine Arts
• (2004-2006) Director of Art for Kids, NW Watercolor Foundation
• Seattle Co-Arts (Board member 2003-2005)
• Northwest Watercolor Association, Signature Member

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

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

return to Women Painters of Washington