About
My work is a very serendipitous process which continues to evolve. I use abstraction in various degrees. Currently, I am exploring the process of abstract intuitive painting. Some of my paintings are easily read as landscapes while others explore Color, Shape, Line, and Texture. I use acrylic paint and often include other media: pencils, crayons, paper collages, gels, and mediums.
Paintings begin with me standing in front of a blank canvas, picking up a brush filled with whatever color has excited me. My soul is free to explore.
Exhibits/Shows
Solo Exhibit, The Hub Gallery, New Smryna Beach, FL Oct 2019
Solo Exhibit, Octagon Gallery, Ames, IA Oct-Dec 2013
Women's Works- Woodstock, IL – ’04 ’05 '08 ‘10
Abstractions- Deer Path Gallery, Lake Forest, IL ‘08
The Frye Four- Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL ‘04
Trees Exhibit - AAEGV, IL – ‘02 ’04 ‘08
Bloomingdale Museum, IL Mixed Media ‘03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Blue Ribbon - ‘03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - HM - ‘02
Art Awards
Prairie Arts Festival, Schaumburg, IL- Merit Award -2018
Art League of Daytona Honorable Mention'2015, 2016, Distinction 2017,2018, Merit 2021, 2024
Bartlett Festival of the Arts - 1st Place 2D-2013
Florida Womens Art Association, Best of Show 2024
Hinsdale Fine Art Festival Honorable Mention - 2010
Arlington Park Prairie Art Show, Blue Ribbon, '09
St. Charles Fine Art Fair, Purchase Award, '09
Oswego Fine Art Show, Oswego, IL, Best of Show '08
Art By The Bay, Williams Bay, WI, Blue Ribbon, July '08
North Shore Art League, Plaza Del Lago, Wilmette, IL, Blue Ribbon, June '08
Women's Works"- Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL - March '08
Oswego Fine Art Show, Oswego, IL, Blue Ribbon, August 2007
"Abstractions" DeerPath Gallery Show, Lake Forest, IL '08
5th Annual Ela Fine Arts Show, Deer Park, Blue Ribbon, June 2005
Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, 1St Place, May 2005
Women’s Works – Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL – March ’05
Danada Nature Show - Gold Ribbon, Best of Show - October ’04
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Honorable Mention - October ’04
Walk in the Park, Arlington Heights, IL - Award Of Excellence - August ’04
Summer Art Faire, Lincoln Park, IL - July ‘04
The Frye Four – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL – June ‘04
Women’s Works – Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL – March ‘04
Trees Exhibit – AAEGV - Honorable Mention – March ’04
Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL Honorable Mention, Mixed Media‘03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Blue Ribbon - October ’03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Honorable Mention - October ’02
Trees Exhibit - AAEGV – Elk Grove, IL - Honorable Mention - March ’02
COLLECTIONS:
Advanced Micro Devices in San Jose
Harris Semiconductor in Florida and Chicago
Private collections in USA and Ireland
PROFESSIONALLY:
Taught at Contemporary Art in Arlington Heights, and the Park Districts of Elk Grove Village, and Bloomingdale, Illinois. .
EDUCATION: Dominican University, BA Fine Arts, Scholarship to Art Institute of Chicago
Paintings begin with me standing in front of a blank canvas, picking up a brush filled with whatever color has excited me. My soul is free to explore.
Exhibits/Shows
Solo Exhibit, The Hub Gallery, New Smryna Beach, FL Oct 2019
Solo Exhibit, Octagon Gallery, Ames, IA Oct-Dec 2013
Women's Works- Woodstock, IL – ’04 ’05 '08 ‘10
Abstractions- Deer Path Gallery, Lake Forest, IL ‘08
The Frye Four- Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL ‘04
Trees Exhibit - AAEGV, IL – ‘02 ’04 ‘08
Bloomingdale Museum, IL Mixed Media ‘03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Blue Ribbon - ‘03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - HM - ‘02
Art Awards
Prairie Arts Festival, Schaumburg, IL- Merit Award -2018
Art League of Daytona Honorable Mention'2015, 2016, Distinction 2017,2018, Merit 2021, 2024
Bartlett Festival of the Arts - 1st Place 2D-2013
Florida Womens Art Association, Best of Show 2024
Hinsdale Fine Art Festival Honorable Mention - 2010
Arlington Park Prairie Art Show, Blue Ribbon, '09
St. Charles Fine Art Fair, Purchase Award, '09
Oswego Fine Art Show, Oswego, IL, Best of Show '08
Art By The Bay, Williams Bay, WI, Blue Ribbon, July '08
North Shore Art League, Plaza Del Lago, Wilmette, IL, Blue Ribbon, June '08
Women's Works"- Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL - March '08
Oswego Fine Art Show, Oswego, IL, Blue Ribbon, August 2007
"Abstractions" DeerPath Gallery Show, Lake Forest, IL '08
5th Annual Ela Fine Arts Show, Deer Park, Blue Ribbon, June 2005
Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, 1St Place, May 2005
Women’s Works – Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL – March ’05
Danada Nature Show - Gold Ribbon, Best of Show - October ’04
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Honorable Mention - October ’04
Walk in the Park, Arlington Heights, IL - Award Of Excellence - August ’04
Summer Art Faire, Lincoln Park, IL - July ‘04
The Frye Four – Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL – June ‘04
Women’s Works – Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL – March ‘04
Trees Exhibit – AAEGV - Honorable Mention – March ’04
Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL Honorable Mention, Mixed Media‘03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Blue Ribbon - October ’03
Art Centre – Elk Grove, IL - Honorable Mention - October ’02
Trees Exhibit - AAEGV – Elk Grove, IL - Honorable Mention - March ’02
COLLECTIONS:
Advanced Micro Devices in San Jose
Harris Semiconductor in Florida and Chicago
Private collections in USA and Ireland
PROFESSIONALLY:
Taught at Contemporary Art in Arlington Heights, and the Park Districts of Elk Grove Village, and Bloomingdale, Illinois. .
EDUCATION: Dominican University, BA Fine Arts, Scholarship to Art Institute of Chicago
