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a little about me
Painting has been my medium of choice since my undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. I work intuitively and gesturally, often beginning a composition with a loose figure or still life, using this as a structure for the abstract forms and brushstrokes that emerge as I paint.
A few years ago, I began to work with monotypes. I first experienced monotyping in a printmaking survey course during study-abroad program in France and Belgium. Then, in March 2005, I attended a workshop at the studio of Wayne Hopkins and Cathy Wysocki, two artists who live and work in Corrales, New Mexico. I immediately responded to the spontaneity and expressiveness of this type of printmaking -- I was hooked. I created a series of prints based on the sensations of flight, waking, water, and love, a few of which are now being shown at The New Mexico Tea Company (www.nmteaco.com). Please feel free to inquire about other prints and paintings that I have available in my studio (and please be sure to tell me if you first saw my work at New Mexico Tea Company).
Originally from Massachusetts, Albuquerque has been my home for over 14 years.
exhibitions
2009 Eye Candy (group exhibition), The Wooden Cow Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2006 Small Works Exhibition (group exhibition), Third Moon Gallery, Corrales, NM
2005 Clothesline Show (group exhibition), Third Moon Gallery, Corrales, NM
2004 Corrales Small Works Benefit for Barrett House, Third Moon Gallery, Corrales, NM
2003 Kindred Spirits (two-person exhibition), Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
1999 Hallucinations From The Cage (group exhibition), One-On-One Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1996 Flight and Passages (two-person exhibition), The Outsource, Albuquerque, NM
1993 12th Annual Faber Biren Color Award Show (national juried, group exhibition), Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
1992 Kick Off The Traces! (two-person exhibition), Leverett Crafts and Arts, Leverett, MA
1991 Regenerate Art: Sacred Love (group performance) “La Baleine” (solo performance), based on a short story by Alexis LaCroix; original music arranged and composed by William C. Murphy, Northampton Studios, Northampton, MA
1990 Member Show, Valley Women Artists, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
1988 Salon des Refusees (group exhibition), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
education
2009-present MFA candidate, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
2002 MBA-Marketing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1992 BFA-Painting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1990 Intensive summer study program, Chateau de LaNapoule Arts Center, France
1984-86 The American University, Washington, DC
professional memberships
Women in Communications
