Artist Bio

Statement from the artist

 

Painting had its way of creeping into my life. I do not know how or why, but I am so fortunate it did. Though it is a large part of who I am, its meaning is ever changing. My journey as a painter takes me to new places that end up either, presenting unique ideas and challenges, or paralleling other events in my life. Painting in itself is a teacher that if we pay attention to, we learn from and grow from , not only as an artist but to be a better person. Its possibilities are boundless and the adventure of painting presents numerous challenges. It’s not always easy to meet those challenges.

A famous women writer, who I cannot recall, describes the experience of having a great idea and the desperate need to capture it by comparing it to train and how you can hear it approaching, which sends you into a fury preparing yourself for when it passes by so that you might capture its power and greatness, for when it is gone, it may be gone forever. Though writing and painting may be two different mediums of communication, I still could very much relate to this metaphor.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2012 One Woman Show, Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
  • 2006 Colorado Mountain College Gallery, Glenwood Springs, CO

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2010 American Art Invitational, Saks Galleries
  • 2010 "Les Femmes" Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
  • 2010 "Divine Pleasures of Summer" Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
  • 2010 "Lions to Lambs" Saks galleries, Denver Colorado
  • 2009 "Windows to the Divine" Madden Museum, Denver, CO
  • 2008 American Art Invitational, Saks Galleries, Denver, CO

Awards & Honors

  • 2006 "21 under 31" Southwest Art Magazine
  • 2001 Alliance for Excellence Scholarship and meeting w/ Harvey Dinnerstein
  • 2000 National Endowments for Excellence in the Arts, Scholarship
  • 1999 Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, Grant

Education

2001-2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Utah
1999-2001 Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT

Instruction

2010 "Study with the Masters" Masters accreditation for art education, Adam State College
2010 "Color Theory", Art Students League of Denver
2009 "The Art of the Portrait" Lecture and Demonstration, Art Students League of Denver