Resume


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, mark making and the female form. 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
JUNE 2009
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
FEBRUARY 2009
Hallway Gallery Paper Works
Bellevue, WA
JUNE 2008
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
OCTOBER 2007
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
JUNE 2007
Attic Gallery
Portland, OR
DECEMBER 2006
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
DECEMBER 2004
Belltown Lofts Gallery
Seattle, WA


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DECEMBER 2009
Hallway Gallery Small Works
Bellevue, WA
JULY 2009
Bellevue Arts Museum Art Fair
Bellevue, WA
MAY 2009
Joyce Robins Gallery
Santa Fe, NM
MARCH 2009
Hallway Gallery Figurative Show
Bellevue, WA
SEPTEMBER 2008
Bellevue Arts Museum Bench Exhibit
Bellevue, WA
JULY 2008
Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair
Bellevue, WA
DECEMBER 2007
Horace Blue Gallery
Norwich, UK
DECEMBER 2007
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
AUGUST 2007
AIS Alumni Show
Seattle, WA
AUGUST 2007
Projekt30 Juried Show
Online
MAY 2007
Denovo Gallery Figurative Show
Ketchum, ID
AUGUST 2006
Hallway Gallery
Bellevue, WA
JANUARY 2006 Local Color Gallery Seattle, WA
MAY 2004 Local Color Gallery Seattle, WA
FEBRUARY 2004 Belltown Lofts Gallery Seattle, WA


SELECTED COLLECTIONS
  John Kiki (English Artist) Norwich, UK
  Michele and Martine Hebrant Sammamish, WA
  Physicians Anesthesia Service, Inc. Seattle, WA
  Sofada Boutique Portland, OR
  Griffin and McCandlish Law Portland, OR
  The Matador Seattle, WA


DONATIONS
2009 Bellevue Museum Patron Party Bellevue, WA
2009 PACE – Silhouettes of Style Bellevue, WA
2009 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Seattle, WA
2008 Bellevue Museum Patron Party Bellevue, WA
2008 Dress for Success Portland, OR
2008 miXmedia Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, WA
2008 PACE Bench Project Bellevue, WA
2007 Maji Mazuri, Clear Water Africa Seattle, WA
2005 Tsunami Batik Project Thailand
2006 Blank Canvas, Art with Heart Seattle, WA
2006 Blank Canvas, Fresh Start Seattle, WA
2004 PACE Gala Bellevue, WA
2003 Susan G. Komen Seattle, WA


AWARDS
“1969” piece chosen for “Curators Eye” in January 2009 issue of City Arts Magazine Eastside, Bellevue Washington.

“Intermission” bench 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 in Bellevue Washington.


RELATED EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2008 - Present ACT TWO GUILD Member For PACE
AUGUST 2007 - Present miXmedia Member - Bellevue Arts Museum
JANUARY 2006 PICA Member (Portland, OR)