RESUME

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Islesford Artists Gallery, Islesford, ME

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

The December Show – Eastman Gallery, Houston, TX
FourSight – Clair E. Smith Gallery, Barrington IL
Poetic Conceptions – BAAC Gallery, Barrington IL
Visual Harmony – Graphic Source Art Gallery, Barrington IL
Neville Sargent Gallery – Libertyville IL
Deer Path Art Gallery – Lake Forest IL 1986, 1987, 1990
The Kemper Group Gallery – Long Grove, IL

JURIED & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

Explore This! 17
28th Annual CPSA International Exhibition – online exhibition
27th Annual CPSA International Exhibition – City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Explore This! 15
26th Annual CPSA International Exhibition – Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
Explore This!13
Midwest Color 2016 – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
24th Annual CPSA International Exhibition – American Art Company Gallery, Tacoma, WA
Explore This 12 – online exhibition
Collaboration of Color – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
23rd Annual CPSA International Exhibition – Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
CPSA 22nd International Exhibition – Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL
CPSA 21st International Exhibition – the City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Midwest Color – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
CPSA 20th International Exhibition – the Carnegie, Visual and Performing Arts Center
CPSA 19th International Exhibition – Charles W. Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
Artistic Poetry – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
More than Colored Pencil – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
Vicinity ’09, The Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
CPSA 16th Annual International Exhibition – Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
CPSA 15th Annual International Exhibition – Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD
Visual Artists Alliance 24th Open Exhibition – One Allen Center, Houston, TX
Midwest Color 2006 – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
CPSA 13th Annual International Exhibition – Palette & Chisel, Chicago, IL
CPSA 12th Annual International Exhibition – Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis, TN
River East Invitational – River East Center, Chicago, IL
10th Anniversary Invitational – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg IL
Urban Edges – BAAC Gallery, Barrington IL 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006
CPSA 10th International Exhibition – The Atrium Gallery, Fort Worth TX
CPSA 9th International Exhibition – Academy of Art College, San Francisco CA
Women’s Works – Woodstock, IL
BAAC Gallery – Barrington IL 1995, 1998, 2001
Explore This! 1 – West Bend Fine Art Museum, West Bend WI
CPSA 8th International Exhibition – Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham MI
Hinsdale Art Center – Hinsdale IL
Midwest Color ’99 – Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago IL
Midwest Color ’98 – Avon Lake OH
CPSA 6th International Exhibition – Ellipse Gallery, Arlington VA
BAAC Members Exhibition – Barrington IL 1994 – 1998
CPSA 5th International Exhibition – Palette & Chisel Gallery, Chicago IL
David Adler Cultural Center Gallery – Libertyville IL
CPSA 3rd International Exhibition – Art at the Powerhouse, Cleveland OH
CPSA 2nd International Exhibition – Lakewood Center for the Arts,
   Lake Oswego, OR
Aurora University Area Invitational – Aurora IL
Recent Works – CLC Gallery, Grayslake IL
Norris Center Vicinity Exhibitions – St. Charles IL 1988, 1989, 1992
Plano Art Associates Juried Exhibition – Plano TX
Harper College Annual Print and Drawing Exhibition – Palatine IL 1986-1989
Small Works Show – Countryside Art Center, Arlington Heights IL

FOUR@180 EXHIBITIONS

Infusion Gallery – Los Angeles, CA, September 2005
Eastman Gallery – Houston, TX Jan-Dec 2005
Artistic Bits Gallery – East Dundee, IL

AWARDS

Award of Excellence – Explore This! 17
20 Year Merit Award – Colored Pencil Society of America
CPX Signature Status – Colored Pencil Society of America
Award of Excellence – 24th Annual CPSA Exhibition, American Art Company Gallery, Tacoma, WA
Best of Show – Collaboration of Color, Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL  
15 year Merit Award – Colored Pencil Society of America
Award of Merit, Artistic Poetry – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL
Signature, 5-Year, 10-Year Award: Colored Pencil Society of America
    CPSA International – current
Award of Merit – Urban Edges, BAAC Gallery, Barrington, IL
Shirley Dominiak Memorial Award – 13th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Award of Excellence – 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Prairie Center for Arts, Schaumburg IL
Honorable Mention – Women’s Works, Woodstock IL
Award of Excellence – Urban Edges, BAAC Gallery, Barrington IL
Best of Show – Bartlett Summerfest, Bartlett IL
Best in Medium – Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL, 1998, 2000, 2002
Friends of CPSA Award – CPSA 6th International Exhibition, Ellipse Gallery, Arlington VA
Merit Award – Old Orchard Invitational, Skokie IL
Award of Excellence – Oakbrook Fine Art Invitational, Oakbrook IL

PUBLICATIONS

CPSA Signature Showcase
Quintessential Barington May/June 2010
“Making the Leap,” The Artist’s Magazine, March 2005
Best of Colored Pencil III & V, Rockport Publishers
“Accentuate the Positive, Accentuate the Negative,” American Artist Magazine
“The Coming of Age of Colored Pencils,” American Artist Magazine
North Light Magazine
Whetstone volumes 17 & 5
Who’s Who of American Women

EDUCATION

MA – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, Studio Art – Drawing Major
BA – Allegheny College, Meadville PA

ART RELATED EXPERIENCE

Cover Artist for Dick Blick Studio colored pencil boxes
Curator, Artistic Bits Gallery, East Dundee, IL
Gallery Co-Chairman, Barrington Area Arts Council, Barrington, IL
Featured Guest Artist, Lecturer, Instructor:
Barrington Area Art Associates, Barrington, IL
Morton Arboretum Nature Artists’ Guild, Lisle IL
Elk Grove Village, IL
Hinsdale Art Center, Hinsdale, IL
Ray College of Design, Chicago IL