Art Resume

Statement

The images that I espy in my daily adventures remind me of a hidden radiance captured by fauvists, impressionists, and master painters. The principles of complimentary colors and color harmony fascinate and inspire me. I thrive on the transformations that occur when I apply these principles. The infinite permutations for portraying the world that exist within the confines of nature and the seemingly limitless boundaries of my imagination nourish my spirit and rejuvenate my soul.

My works represent a unique form of mixed media that fuses the principles of classical painting with traditional and digital photography techniques. Inspired by the color theorists and the application of their principles, I capture elements of nature and reach inside them to unleash the veiled essences of serenity, intensity, and self.

Variations of the photographic image are digitally stacked to add the richness of color in traditional painting with layered glazes. After printing the final digital compositions with pigmented inks onto papers, cotton, canvas, and silk, I add surface treatments with acrylics, paints, micas, and fibers to build texture and character and complete the composition with artistic matting and framing.

Exhibitions and Events

2009

◊ Mount Horeb Area Arts Association Spring Art Tour
   Mount Horeb and Verona WI, June, juried event
   featuring a Preview Exhibion at Overture Center for the Arts, March–June 2009, group exhibit
   and a Preview Extension at the Mount Horeb Welcome Center May–June 2009, group exhibit
◊ WHA Auction, UW Union Galleries
   Madison, WI, May, group exhibit

2008

◊ Madison-Area Open Arts Studio Gallery Exhibit, Overture Galleries
   Madison WI, October, group exhibit
◊ WHA Auction, UW Union Galleries
   Madison, WI, May, group exhibit

2007

◊ Madison-Area Open Arts Studio Gallery Exhibit, Overture Galleries
   Madison WI, October, group exhibit
◊ Mount Horeb Art Fair
   Mount Horeb WI, July, juried event
◊ Mount Horeb Area Arts Association Spring Art Tour
   Mount Horeb and Verona WI, June, juried event
◊ Flora and Fauna, Madison Public Library – Alicia Ashman Branch
   Madison WI, July/August solo exhibit
◊ WHA Auction, Vilas Communications Hall
   Madison, WI, May, group exhibit

2006

◊ Madison-Area Open Arts Studio Gallery Exhibit, Overture Galleries
   Madison WI, October, group exhibit
◊ Outer Visions, Dynamic Chiropractic
   Fitchburg WI, July–October, solo exhibit
◊ WHA Auction, Vilas Communications Hall
   Madison, WI, May, group exhibit

2005

◊ Madison-Area Open Arts Studio Gallery Exhibit, Hue Gallery
   Madison WI, October
◊ Art Off the Walls, Vilas Communications Hall
   WHA Auction, Madison, WI, May, group exhibit
◊ Distilled and Contained, Madison Hostel
   Madison, WI, May–June, group exhibit
◊ Déjà Views, Frehner Gallery, Monroe Arts Center
   Monroe, WI, March, exhibit with Stephanie Funck
◊ A Gathering, Madison Hostel
   Madison, WI, January–February, group exhibit
◊ www.portalwisconsin.org, Online gallery for Wisconsin artists
   ongoing exhibit

2004

◊ Mazomanie Historic Art Center Exhibit
   Mazomanie, WI, June–December, group exhibit
◊ Madison Area Open Art Studios Gallery Exhibit, Art Beat Gallery
   Madison, WI, October, group exhibit
◊ Serenity in Purple, Wisconsin Trade Center
   Middleton, WI, June–August, solo exhibit
◊ Parallel Lives, Divergent Views, Balcony Gallery
   Monticello, WI, Summer, group exhibit
◊ Parallel Lives, Divergent Views, Common Wealth Gallery
   Madison, WI, February, group exhibit

Gallery Representation

◊ Tuvalu Coffeehouse & Gallery , Verona WI

Education

◊ University of Wisconsin-Madison, Extension, Wisconsin
◊ Illinois Institute of Art at Schaumburg, Illinois
◊ Nashville State Technical Institute, Nashville, Tennessee
◊ Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania