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Education

1985

M.F.A. Painting
Indiana University, Bloomington
1976 B.S., Magna Cum Laude, Human Development
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1980 - 82 Non-degree Painting major
Boston University
1978 - 81 Studio courses
Massachusetts College of Art
Awards

1999

Florida State Individual Artist Fellowship
State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs
1997 Maine Festival Mural Commission
with Robin Cody
1990 Florida State Individual Artist Fellowship
State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs
1990 - 2007 Faculty Development Grants:
Grand Manan, New Brunswick landscape painting project; Visual referencing from 18th century Maine houses; On-site research on Maine landscape painting; Collaborative painting project with Eva Goetz and Robin Cody; On-site research on British landscape painting; On-site painting for series on Portland, ME; On-site research on French gothic cathedral sculptural design. Ringling College of Art and Design
1988 Annette Kade Fellowship, (alternate)
Institute of International Education
1985 Grant in Aid of Research
Indiana University, Bloomington
1984 Della Fricke Grant
Indiana University, Bloomington
Solo and
Two-Person Exhibitions		 2007 Two-Person Show with Robin Cody, George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME

2005

Recent Work, Clayton Gallery, Tampa FL
2002 Waking Dreams, Clayton Gallery, Tampa FL
1999 Recent Work, Clayton Gallery, Tampa, FL
1997 Recent Work, Ringling College of Art, Sarasota, FL
1995 Recent Work, Wildacres Retreat, NC
1991 Recent Work, Artforms Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1990 Two- Person Show with Robin Cody, Artforms Gallery, Sarasota, Fl
1989 Recent Work, Westend Gallery, Portland, ME
Recent Work, St. Joseph's College, Windham, ME
1988 Imagined Portraits and Landscapes, Gallery 410, U. of Lowell,
Lowell, MA
New Drawings, Thaxter Library, Portland, ME
Group Exhibitions

1992 - Present

Small Works Invitational, Summer Group Shows,
Clayton Gallery, Tampa FL
1989 - 2007 Faculty Exhibitions, Ringling College of Art, Sarasota, FL
2001 Florida Visual Arts Fellowship Award Exhibition,The von Liebig Art Center, Naples; Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami Center for the Arts, Vero Beach;
Faculty Artists from Florida Private Colleges and Universities Invitational Exhibition, Melvin Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL
2000 2D/3D Juried Exhibition, Lee County Alliance of the Arts, Fort Meyers, FL
1998 The Florida National, F.S.U. Museum of Art, Tallahassee, FL
Ringling College of Art Group Exhibition, Venice Art Center, FL
Wildacres Invitational, Ridge Art Association Gallery, Winter Haven, FL
1996 Communities, with Robin Cody, Sheryl Haler and Tim Rummage; Jefferson Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1995 Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
1994 Stockton National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Haggin Museum, CA
National Invitational Exhibition, Brenau University, GA
1993 Florida Figure, Brevard Art Center & Museum, FL
1992 National Invitational Exhibition, Brenau University, GA
Visual Arts Fellowship Touring Exhibition, North Miami Center of Contemporary Art; Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee; U. of Florida Museum
1991 Clemson National Drawing Exhibition, Clemson University, SC
1990 Group Show, Artforms Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1989 Summer Faculty Show, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
1988 Washington and Jefferson National Painting Show,
Olin Fine Arts Center Gallery, Washington, PA
Small But Monumental Exhibition, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Summer Faculty Show, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Faculty Exhibition, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
1987 Contemporary Portraits From the Northeast, Curated by Philip Pearlstein,
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Washington and Jefferson National Painting Show, Olin Fine Arts Center Gallery, Washington, PA
1985 Midwest Graduate Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
Teaching

1989 - Present

Full-time Faculty, Ringling College of Art and Design,
Sarasota, FL. (no ranking system)
1990 - 2000 Director, Foundation Studies Program,
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL.
1988 - 1989 Instructor, adjunct, Montserrat College of Art,
Beverly, MA
1987 - 1989 Instructor, adjunct, St. Joseph's College,
North Windham, ME.
1985 - 1988 Studio and Art History Teacher, Waynflete School,
Portland, ME
1985 - Present Instructor, adjunct, Continuing Education, Maine College of Art,
Portland, ME
1984 - 1985 Associate Instructor, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
1980 - 1983 Director and Instructor, Tenacre Creative Arts School,
Wellesley, MA
1977 - 1981 Studio Art Teacher, Tenacre Country Day School,
Wellesley, MA.