EDUCATION
BFA: Painting, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA, MFA Program
San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA, MFA Program
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
- Tangled Mapping, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia PA
- Pink Dog Creative, Asheville NC
- Spontaneous Intention, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon NC
- Gallery Seventeen, Greenville SC
- Abstractions, Artetude Gallery, Asheville NC
- Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory NC
- Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta GA
- Mind Over Matter, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon NC
- Inside Out, Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis MD
- Clinical Center Gallery, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
- Washington Cancer Institute, Washington DC
- Precarious Promise, Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis MD
- Blue Spiral 1Gallery, Asheville NC
- Moments in Time, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Blue Spiral 1Gallery, Asheville NC
- Balance, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Exploring Perception, Wynn Bone Gallery, St Augustine FL
- Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill NC
- Wynn Bone Gallery, St Augustine FL
- The Seaside Institute, Seaside FL
- Sylvia White Gallery, Santa Monica CA
- Thick and Thin, Sports LA Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- Third Street Studio, San Francisco CA
- Process and Paradox, Kennedy Art Center, Holy Names College, Oakland CA
- Shaklee Plaza, San Francisco CA
- De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara CA
- Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco CA
- Memorial Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
- Recent Inquiries, Bank of America World Headquarters, San Francisco CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
- 40th Anniversary Show, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin TX
- Art in the Age of Corona, DAB Art Co, Los Angeles CA
- Nuances in Abstract Painting, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia PA
- Who’s Afraid of RED?, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville NC (curator)
- Pure Abstraction, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia PA
- Inspiration, Mark Bettis Gallery, Asheville NC
- Pioneer Women of the River Arts District, Asheville Area Arts Council Gallery
- Tieken Gallery, Los Angeles CA
- Women Painters of the Southeast, Western Carolina Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee NC
- “Unveiled”, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia PA
- Co_Works with Norbert Guthier, Eduard Duval Carrie Studio, Miami FL
- G Gallery, Houston TX
- Shain Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Momentum, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
- Flight, West Branch Gallery, Stowe VT
- Co_Works with Norbert Guthier, Fred Tieken Gallery, Paradise Valley AZ
- Boldly Abstract, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon NC
- Local Color, Asheville Regional Airport
- Dark, Arc Gallery, San Francisco CA
- Gallery Seventeen, Greenville SC
- Southern Abstraction: A Fresh Look, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile AL
- Waking Up with Van Gogh, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory NC
- Ma: The Space Between, The Artery, Asheville NC
- Abstract Thinking, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Art 2009, Highlands Museum of the Arts, Sebring FL
- North Carolina Artists, Betty Ray McCain Gallery, Raleigh NC
- Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis MD
- Drew Deane Gallery, Brevard NC
- 30th Anniversary Show, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura CA
- September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria LA
- Tenth Anniversary Show, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis MD
- The Bold & the Beautiful, Arts Council of Henderson County, Hendersonville NC
- September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria LA
- Winter Show 2007, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro NC
- Tenth Anniversary Show, Brunner Gallery, Covington LA
- The Southern Landscape, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh NC
- Ragdale 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL
- Night and Day, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon NC
- Small Works, Rentz Gallery, Richmond VA
- Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
- Through Women’s Eye”, The Women’s Center, Chapel Hill NC
- The Seaside Institute, Seaside FL
- The First Step: Drawings by Southeastern Artists, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville
- Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
- Hidell Brooks Gallery Fifth Anniversary Show, Charlotte NC
- Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville
- Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
- Abstraction: A Parallel Reality, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
- Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Through Womens’ Eyes, The Womens’ Center, Chapel Hill NC
- Black & White, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
- New 3, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
- Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
- Endings and Beginnings, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville NC
- Faculty 2000 Exhibition, University of North Carolina Asheville
- Upstairs Gallery, Tryon NC
- Asheville in the Abstract, Zone One Contemporary, Asheville NC
- Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine NC
- Odyssey Gallery, Asheville NC
- Center on Contemporary Arts (COCA) Annual, Seattle WA
- Eight by Eight, Sun City Museum of Art, Sun City AZ
- No Common Denominator, Mt. St. Mary's College, Los Angeles CA
- Ucross: The First Ten Years, Ucross Foundation, Ucross WY
- ART/LA 94, Los Angeles CA
- Alexandria Museum of Art Annual, Alexandria LA
- Boise State University Annual, Boise ID
- San Diego Art Institute, All California Exhibition, San Diego CA
- Women on Women, Bayfront Gallery, San Francisco CA
- Four Painters, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
- Bay Arts 1988, Arts Council of San Mateo County, San Mateo CA
- Introspectives, Pyramid Art Center, Rochester NY
- Bay Arts 1987, Arts Council of San Mateo County, San Mateo CA
- Art and Travel, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco CA
- Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco CA
- SFSF (San Francisco Science Fiction), Otis Parsons Institute, Los Angeles CA
- Different Directions, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco CA
- San Francisco Arts Festival '85, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
- California Women Artists, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA
- All California 1984, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA
- SFSf, The Clock Tower, New York NY
- Richmond Arts Center Annual, Richmond CA
GRANTS/AWARDS/Other
2019
- Pollock-Krasner Grant. $17,000. Pollock Krasner Foundation, New York NY
- Paintings featured in movie, “Ride Along 2”
- CD cover art, Gold Digger, Minton Sparks
- Merit Award, September Show, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria LA
- Cover Art, “On Freedom Street”, by Yesho Atil, E. Washington University Press
- CD cover art, Happy Accident, Billy Jonas
- Best of North Carolina Artists and Artisans, Second Place, Mixed Media
- Invited Panelist, Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Visual Arts Jury
- Jurors’ Choice, Through Women’s Eyes, Women’s Center, Chapel Hill NC
- Residency, The Seaside Institute, Seaside FL
- Asheville Area Arts Council Regional Artist Project Grant
- Paintings placed in movie, “Shallow Hal”
- Residency, Loft Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain
- Residency, The Seaside Institute, Seaside, FL
- Best of Show, Toe River Arts Council Fall Exhibition, Spruce Pine NC
- Residency, The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest IL
- Residency, The Ucross Foundation, Ucross WY
- Gold Discovery Award, Art of California Magazine
- Eureka Fellowship, Mortimer Fleishhacker Foundation Grant, $15,000 award
- Finalist, Contemporary Artist Award, Oakland Museum, Oakland CA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- The Electrolux Corporation, Charlotte NC
- Foundation for the Carolinas, Charlotte NC
- Coweta County Public Library, Newland GA
- Mission Memorial Hospital Magnolia Campus, Asheville NC
- National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
- Capital One, Richmond VA
- Gastonia Women & Childrens Hospital, Gastonia NC
- Western Carolina University Art Museum, Cullowhee NC
- Asheville Art Museum, Asheville NC
- First Charter Bank, Charlotte NC
- University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill NC
- Bank of America Corporate Collection, San Francisco CA
- Union Pacific Bank, Seattle WA
- Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Asheville NC