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Bio and Resume
Born and raised in Northern Virginia, my exposure to art began early - being in close proximity to the abundant resources of the Nation's Capital provided the opportunity for many school field trips to various museums and galleries. My encouragement goes back in time to my high school art teacher, Ray Wilkins. With his help, I applied for and received a semester scholarship at the Corcoran School of Art in 1973 where my painting instructor was Gene Davis. As all of the students around me were pouring paint on raw canvas on the floor, I was creating landscapes and figure paintings.
The plan was that after high school, I would attend a few years at the community college and then see about possibly transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University to finish my art studies. But you know what they say about the best laid plans...
And so it was that I married in 1974 at the age of 19, had our first daughter at age 21 and the second at age 25. I worked full time for the local county government from 1976 until my retirement in January of 2006. I am now able to do my art full time.
As you will see from my resume, through the years I strived to keep my art as active a part of my life as possible. I hope to be creating art and growing as an artist for many years to come and look forward to sharing my artwork with you.
Resume
Education
Degrees:
1990 – Associate in Arts, Fine Arts – Northern Virginia Community College – Suma Cum Laude
Studies:
1973 – Painting – Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. – Gene Davis, Instructor
1976 – Painting – Us Too Studios, Fairfax, Virginia
2004 – Current – Independent Painting – The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia – John Blee, Instructor
Galleries
Gallery West
1213 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Organizations
- Associate Member of the Workhouse Artists Association, Lorton, Virginia
- Member League of Reston Artists
- Member Art League, Alexandria, Virginia
- Member The Arts Council of Fairfax County
- Member Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Solo Shows and Displays:
2010 - Display of Work at the offices of Integrated Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, Lansdowne, Virginia
2010 - Display of Work at the offices of Integrated Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, Fairfax, Virginia
2009 - 'Petals and Leaves, Blossoms and Greens", Gallery West, Alexandria, Virginia
2009 - Member's Gallery, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia
2007 - "From Brush to Canvas" - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, Virginia
Group Shows:
Bi-monthly – Lorton Workhouse Associates Exhibits at the Main Gallery, Lorton, Virginia
Monthly – Gallery West Members, Alexandria, Virginia
2009 – “Making Art My Way” – League of Reston Artists Juried Show, Herndon ArtSpace, Herndon, Virginia
2009 – “Embrace Art” – League of Reston Artists, JoAnne Rose Gallery, Reston, Virginia
2009 – “Art at the Mill” – Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood, Virginia
2008 – “Words and Pictures” – League of Reston Artists and Poets Anonymous, University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia
2008 – “Trio” – New Member Exhibit, Gallery West, Alexandria, Virginia
2008 - "Small Works" - Lorton Workhouse Main Gallery, Lorton, Virginia
2008 - Gallery West at The Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
2008 - "art de-fined" Juried Show - League of Reston Artists, University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia
2008 - "Words and Pictures" - Artwork and Poetry Exhibit, League of Reston Artists, University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia
2008 - Gallery West "Trio" 3-Person Member Show, Alexandria, Virginia
2008 - "Paint and Beyond" - League of Reston Artists, USGS, Reston, Virginia
2008 - The Art League Member Juried Exhibit for July, Alexandria, Virginia, Equal Merit Award for "The Other Side of Tulips"
2008 - Gallery West at Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, Virginia
2008 - Traveling Exhibition of Lorton Workhouse Artists, University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia
2008 - Gallery West at Goodwin House, Alexandria, Virginia
2008 - "Embrace Art" - League of Reston Artists, Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Reston, Virginia
2008 - LRA Members March Exhibit at the University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia
2008 - "BIG WORKS! small too!" - League of Reston Artists, Penzance Companies, Reston, Virginia
2008 - "Garden in the Gallery" - Capitol Arts Network Juried Show, Bethesda, Maryland
2008 - Gallery West at River Farm - Alexandria, Virginia
2007 - "Small Works" - Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts Juried Exhibition, Fredericksburg, Virginia
2007 - "art de-fined" - League of Reston Artists, Penzance Company, Reston, Virginia
2007 - "Paint and Beyond" - National Center Gallery, US Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
2007 - "Summertime" - Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts Juried Exhibition, Fredericksburg, Virginia
2007 - "artReston" - League of Reston Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Reston, Virginia
2007 - "Embrace Art" - League of Reston Artists, Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Reston, Virginia
2007 - "The Art League School Student/Faculty Show" - The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
2007 - "League of Reston Artists All Media Membership Show" - The Art Institute of Washington Gallery, Arlington, Virginia
2006 – “Fall into the Arts” – Leesburg, Virginia – Juried
2006 – “Sunday Seven” – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, Virginia
2006 – The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
1998 - 2004 – “EAC Art Show” – Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax, Virginia
1985 – Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas, Virginia
1976 – Us Too Studio, Fairfax, Virginia
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