ARTIST'S STATEMENT

For me, each artwork is a journey into the realm of my imagination. A realm where my fascination with nature, science and the organic merge with my subconscious. My work is intuitive, and I often start with only a vague notion or feeling about what will emerge on the paper. As I delve deeper into my working process, a primordial spirit takes over and orbs, dots, pods, geometric shapes, droplets and other familiar elements bubble up.

BIOGRAPHY

When I was eleven, I gave up gymnastics for art. My mom had taken a how-to-draw-animals book out of the library for me. When she saw that I was actually able to capture the likeness of one of the images—in this case a dog—she offered to send me for art lessons. These lessons opened a whole new world for me, and were the starting point of my future career and love of art and art making.

I went on to study at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in graphic design in 1988. Making my art has always been a primary focus in my life, and at various times I have concentrated on ceramics and printmaking. Currently my focus is works on paper with a strong emphasis on colored pencil drawings. I also regularly work with watercolor, collage and mixed media.

EXHIBITIONS

5/14/08 – 6/25/08 Northeast Prize Show, Juried by Nicholas Baume (Chief Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston) Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA

9/07 Fall Salon, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA

7/07 New Members Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA

7/07 Art Fair, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA

2/11/07 Hearts Around the World—Community Art Show, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

2/8/07 – 2/28/07 Cool, Juried by Sara Miller, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA

1/27/07 – 3/2/07 Works on Paper, LynnArts, Lynn, MA

11/06/06 – 1/4/07 A HUNDRED UNDER A HUNDRED, Juried by Marjorie Kaye, Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA

9/16/06 – 11/2/06 SEEKERS AND VISIONS, Juried by Marjorie Kaye, Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA

7/8/06 – 7/29/06 PRESENT TENSE a drawing show, Juried by Heidi M. Marston, artSPACE@16, Malden, MA

10/22/05 – 12/19/05 LOVE SMALL small works show 3, Juried by Adria Arch, artSPACE@16, Malden, MA

6/18/04 – 7/7/04 7th Annual Postcard Show of the National Collage Society, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY

11/24/03 – 1/15/04 Small Works—Big Celebration, Juried by Melissa Banta, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

10/6/03 – 10/311/03 19th Annual Juried Exhibt of the National Collage Society, Art Studio Gallery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

6/27/03 – 7/21/03 6th Annual Postcard Show of the National Collage Society, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, received merit award

5/03 Community Art Show, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

11/18/02 – 1/3/03 inch x inch, Juried by Barbara O'Brien and Bob Oppenheim, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

9/14/02 – 10/12/02 FUSION mixed media art exhibit, Juried by Elise Mannella, artSPACE@16, Malden, MA

12/10/01 - 1/11/02 Winter Wonderland, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

5/01 Community Art Show, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

5/00 Community Art Show, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

ORGANIZATIONS

1998 – present Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Council member

2002 – August 2006 Co-leader of RISD/Boston Alumni Club

2003 – 2004 National Collage Society member

2006 – present Cambridge Art Association member, Cambridge, MA

EDUCATION

1984 – 1988 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design 1988