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ARTIST STATEMENT
I am interested in the possibilities the practice of painting allows me. It serves my creative interests and is the voice for things I cannot put into words.

My approach to painting includes glimpses of my interior design training as well as a fascination with textiles and mark making. At first glance the viewer will see a subtle order to my work, but a prudent inspection will reveal that impulsiveness rules. I collage layer over layer then using numerous tools and oil colors, reveal and hide the information as a means to deduct what is relevant.

The surfaces are left with a rich topography, adorned with marks and painterly gestures that are expressive and rely heavily on the relationship between objects of beauty and pattern. I am a participant in these unions. That is to say, that in the act of painting I can occupy the same space as the relevant details of my work.


EDUCATION
2002
Seattle Community College - Wood Working Course

1998-2001
Seattle Art Institute - Applied Associates Degree Of Interior Design


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA

2009
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
Hallway Gallery Paper Works
Bellevue, WA

2008
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA

2007
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
Attic Gallery
Portland, OR

2006
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA

2004
Belltown Lofts Gallery
Seattle, WA


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair
Bellevue, WA
Sopa Fine Arts Gallery U8
Kelowna, BC
Hallway Gallery Go Figure!
Bellevue, WA

2009
Hallway Gallery Small Works
Bellevue, WA
Bellevue Arts Museum Art Fair
Bellevue, WA
Joyce Robins Gallery
Santa Fe, NM
Hallway Gallery Figurative Show
Bellevue, WA

2008
Bellevue Arts Museum Bench Exhibit
Bellevue, WA
Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair
Bellevue, WA

2007
Horace Blue Gallery
Norwich, UK
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
AIS Alumni Show
Seattle, WA
Projekt30 Juried Show
Online
Denovo Gallery Figurative Show
Ketchum, ID

2006
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
  Local Color Gallery Seattle, WA

2004 Local Color Gallery Seattle, WA
  Belltown Lofts Gallery Seattle, WA


DONATIONS
2010 Bellevue Museum Patron Party Bellevue, WA
  Eastside Heritage Center Bellevue, WA

2009 Bellevue Museum Patron Party Bellevue, WA
  PACE – Silhouettes of Style Bellevue, WA
  Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Seattle, WA

2008 Bellevue Museum Patron Party Bellevue, WA
  Overlake Fund Raiser Seattle, WA
  Dress for Success Portland, OR
  miXmedia Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, WA
  Sit Pretty for PACE Bench Project Bellevue, WA

2007 Maji Mazuri, Clear Water Africa Seattle, WA

2006 Blank Canvas, Art with Heart Seattle, WA
  Blank Canvas, Fresh Start Seattle, WA

2005 Tsunami Batik Project Thailand

2004 PACE Gala Bellevue, WA

2003 Susan G. Komen Seattle, WA
Herrera Environmental Consultants Seattle, WA


RECOGNITION
"1969" piece chosen for "Curators Eye" in January 2009 issue of City Arts Magazine Eastside, Bellevue Washington.

"Intermission" bench art piece chosen for cover of The Bellevue Reporter 2008, Bellevue Washington.

"Thoughts Style Her Hair" piece chosen for all advertising material for the 2008 Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair, Bellevue Washington.


RELATED EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2008 - Present Act Two Guild Member PACE

AUGUST 2007 - Present miXmedia Member Bellevue Arts Museum

JANUARY 2006 PICA Member (Portland, OR)