1999
Art Teacher of the Year
Laguna Niguel Community Events Assoc. & Laguna Art Assoc.

Education

School of the Art Institute Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Art Education (cum laude)

Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Art (honors)

Duke University Durham, North Carolina Fine Art Program (honors)

Additional Study & Training

Printmaking with Robert Black; University of Colorado

Design Classes; School of Design & Architecture; University of North Carolina

Location painting/drawing; Independent Study; Ein Hod, Israel

Ceramics workshops; Cincinnati, Ohio

Printmaking workshops with Nick Capucci & Jonde Northcutt
Santa Ana, California

Publications

Who's Who in American Artists

Orange County Magazine American Artist Magazine

"Creating with Colored Pencil" compiled by Sandra Angelo; Davis Publishing

Professional Background

1983 - Present: Artist/Exhibitor (Monotype/Inlaid Papers); Festival of the Arts; Laguna Beach, California

1991 - Present: Education Coordinator & Consultant/Designer of Workshops; Festival of the Arts; Laguna Beach, California

1991 - Present: Juror and Member of Artists' Advisory Council; Festival of the Arts; Laguna Beach, California

1992 - Present: Co-founder and Officer; Laguna Outreach Community Arts (LOCA)


Juried Exhibitions

Festival of the Arts; Laguna Beach

St. Regis Hotel; Art in Motif - Dana Point, California

"Echoes and Visions" Show - Laguna Niguel, CA

LaQuinta Arts Festival; LaQuinta, CA

Affaire in the Garden; Beverly Hills

Newport Salute to the Arts; Newport Beach

Newport Arts Festival; Newport Beach

"Traditional Show;" Brea, CA

Kentucky Bluegrass Biennial Competition; Louisville

Permanent Collections

Festival of the Arts; Laguna Beach

Louisville Arts Council Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust; Louisville

Cincinnati Bell Atrium Collection

Robert Strohmeier Collection; Franklin, Kentucky

Board of Education Collection; Ontario, Canada

Hilton Hotel; Anaheim, California

Allergan Pharmaceutical; Irvine, California

Claridge Hotel; San Francisco

Gallery Affliations

Sandstone Gallery
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Laguna Beach Art Museum

Memberships

LOCA (Laguna Outreach Community Arts); Co-founder & Officer

National Association of Small Business Women Executives

Laguna Festival of the Arts - Life Member

Dana Point Coastal Arts