“While painting and drawing, I aim to recreate visually my experience of the subject – the movement, the form, and the essence.
I am thrilled when I succeed in capturing the in-the-moment aliveness of birds, figures, and landscapes.”
Education:
B.F.A. in Drawing & Painting University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Gage Academy of Art – Seattle, WA
B.F.A. in Drawing & Painting University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Gage Academy of Art – Seattle, WA
Exhibitions
| 2021 | Women Painters of WA juried show, "This Is Me" |
| Seattle CoArts Annual Juried Show, First Place Award | |
| Women Painters Gallery, Columbia Tower, Seattle, WA, "Small Packages" | |
| 2020 | Wenatchee Valley Museum, Wenatchee, WA, juried show "Legacy", award received |
| Women Painters Gallery, Columbia Tower, Seattle, WA, "Innovations" | |
| Women Painters Gallery, Columbia Tower, Seattle, WA, "Outside In" | |
| 2019 | Women Painters Gallery, Columbia Tower, Seattle, WA, "On Location" |
| Women Painters Gallery, Columbia Tower, Seattle, WA, "From the Studio" | |
| Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA - WPW Juried Show 2019 | |
| Seattle CoArts Annual Juried Show | |
| 2018 | Emerald C Gallery - Coronado, CA |
| Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island, WA - Juried show "Play of Light" | |
| Allied Arts Gallery in the Park, Richland, WA -"Fusion" | |
| Seattle CoArts Annual Juried Show | |
| 2017 | The Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY - "Women Artists Coast to Coast: East " |
| University Unitarian Chapel Gallery, Seattle, WA - Solo Show | |
| University Unitarian Gill Marten Gallery, Seattle, WA - Solo Show | |
| 2016 | Tsuga Fine Art, Bothell, WA - Northwest Watercolor Society "WaterWorks 2016" |
| Convention Ctr, Seattle, WA - "WPW and NAWA: Women Artists Coast to Coast-West" | |
| 2015 | Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA - "Summer Impressions" |
| Schack Art Center, Everett, WA - Seattle CoArts Juried Show | |
| Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA - "Visual Voices" | |
| 2013 | Women Painters of Washington Traveling Show Washington State |
| 2012 | Confluence Gallery, Wisp, WA - "Festival of Light" |
| 2008 | Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA - "The West Coast Paper Art Exhibition" |
| Gallery North, Edmonds, WA - "Bird Art", Group Show | |
| Puget Sound Bird Festival Poster Art 2008 | |
| 2007 | Sev Shoon Art Center, Ballard, WA - "9 Hands Draw" |
| Blue Heron Art Gallery, Vashon Isl.,WA - Solo Show |
Awards, Publications, and Juror
- Juror: Penninsula Art League Juried Show – Gig Harbor, WA
- Juror: Edmonds Art Festival – Edmonds, WA
- Seattle CoArts Margaret Mattocks Award, 2015
- Eastside Association of Fine Arts: 2008 Annual Show
- Seattle CoArts Annual Juried Show
- Puget Sound Bird Festival Poster Art 2008
- Edmonds Art Fair: Drawing Award
- Northwest Watercolor Society WaterWorks: Show Award 2003
- Whidbey Island Historical Museum: Permanent Collection
- “American Artist” featured article, February 2001
- Guest Lecturer: Bird Art – from Cave to Contemporary Paintings
Professional Affiliations:
- Women Painters of Washington
- Northwest Watercolor Society
- Seattle CoArts
- Watercolor Instructor with the Seattle Parks Department since 1996
