Born: 1964, Baltimore, MD
Studios:Portland, OR


EXHIBITIONS (*solo)
2007   Dolce Dicembre. Robert Reynolds's Chef Studio, Portland, OR
Do North. Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Portland, OR
2006 Fall Show. CornerHouse Gallery & Frame, Cedar Rapids, IA
2005 Iowa Series II. Grinnell Community Art Gallery, Grinnell, IA*
The Daily Palette. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2004 Iowa Series I. Grinnell Community Art Gallery, Grinnell, IA*
2001 The Opening. Third Space Studio, Durham, NC*


COMMISSIONS (*corporate)
current     untitled
Single painting on canvas. Site-specific interior commission. In progress. Installation scheduled December 2008. Treatment Room, Traditional Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic. Northampton, MA.

    untitled
Single painting on canvas, 48" x 56". Site-specific interior commission. In progress. Installation scheduled for October 2008. Private Collection. Los Angeles, CA.

    untitled
Single painting on canvas, 60"x48". Site-specific interior commission. In progress. Installation scheduled April 2009. Private Collection. Lewes, DE.

    seed 1:1-6
Six-piece series of related paintings on canvas, each from 60"x48" to 60"x120". Site-specific interior commission along a 56' wall. Completed February 2008. Installation scheduled for December 2008. Private Collection. Cedar Rapids, IA.

2007     there is always three (+more)
Single painting on canvas, 26"x48". Private Collection. In progress. Delivery scheduled for December 2007. Baltimore, MD.

    she is of them and on her own whole
Single painting on canvas paper, 17"x24". Private Collection. In progress. Delivery scheduled for December 2007. Grinnell, IA.

2006     portland landscape, c-5*
Single painting on canvas, 56"x46" for site-specific interior installation in executive office. Commissioned by Brian Hunt, Publisher, The Daily Journal of Commerce. Installed September 2006. Portland, OR.


COLLECTIONS
Paintings on canvas held in private and workplace collections nationwide, including Portland, OR; Grinnell, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Durham, NC; Boise, ID; Bethesda, MD; Baltimore, MD; Lewes, DE; Boston, MA; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA.


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
"An Open House" by Diane Daniel. From the series of articles "How to Live With Art". North Carolina Signature Magazine. Nov/Dec 2007. Features collectors Tema Okun and Tom Stern.

"CornerHouse Gallery features New Works by Favorite Artists." Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. CulturalCorridor.Org. Sept 2006.

"Beyond Faulconer and Burling: Town's Unassuming Gallery Exhibits Much More Than Kids' Drawings" by Cid Standifer. The Scarlet & Black. 4 Nov 2005.

The Spiritual Activist: Practices to Transform Your Life, Your Work, and Your World. Claudia Horwitz. New York: Penguin USA, 2002. Interviewed for chapter "Mindfulness."

Exploring Realities: Stories of Young Women Making Decisions and Finding Meaning. Maura Wolf. Durham, NC: Stone Circles, 2000. Interviewed for chapter "Art, Education and Adventure."


RELATED RESIDENCIES AND TEACHING
2008   Artist-in-Residence. February 2008. Grinnell Art Factory Studios, Grinnell, IA. Teaching Assistant. February 2008. Studio 6 Afterschool Arts Program for Children. Grinnell Art Factory Studios, Grinnell, IA.
2007 Painting Teacher. June 2007. Summer Arts Camp. Grinnell Art Factory Studios, Grinnell, IA.


EDUCATION
2003   Durham Arts Council School, Professor Cong Yuan, Durham, NC
1986 BSc, Towson University, Towson, MD


Represented by   Heidi McBride Gallery + Art Consultancy, Portland, OR
CornerHouse Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA

 

photo: ada norris


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