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Artist Statement:
Though resent larger scale
works are oil on canvas, most
of my work over the past
decade has been pastel on rag
paper. Pastel is generally my
medium of choice because of
the purity of the color and
because it is free from gloss,
making the surface appear soft
and seductive. The dichotomy
between the lushness of the
color and surface and the
starkness of most of the
images is the cornerstone of
this work. The visual
elements used serve as
symbols. Light as well as
dark is used to obscure what
lies beyond. Architectonic
elements, which represent that
which we erect, are also used
to obscure or limit what is
visible. Though I am not
interested in the viewer
knowing what the underlying
idea in any given piece is, in
general these works are a
personal contemplation on the
world and the cosmos and our
place in them. I do hope the
work invokes a thoughtful
response....
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Artist Exhibitions:
2007 Moore Galleries at the
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia,
PA (Solo)
2007 SPACE, Salon des Amis
Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
2006 25 X 25, Art on the
Avenue Gallery, Philadelphia,
PA (Group)
2006 Alumnae Exhibition,
Moore College of Art,
Philadelphia, PA (Group)
2005 MIXED BAG 3, Salon des
Amis Gallery, Malvern, ...
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EXHIBITIONS:
2007 Moore Galleries at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Solo)
2007 SPACE, Salon des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
2006 25 X 25, Art on the Avenue Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
2006 Alumnae Exhibition, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
2005 MIXED BAG 3, Salon des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
2004 Cosen & O’Connor Exhibition Space, Philadelphia, PA, curator Nancy Barilani (Solo)
2004 MINI GOLF OPEN, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
2003 STREAM OF CONSCIOUS, Salon des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
2002 STUCTURE, Salon des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
2002 SMALL WORKS, Creative Artist Network, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
2000 PNI Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, curator Inca Rosenthall, (two person)
2000 60th Annual Award Exhibition, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA, Juror Stacy Smith, Cope Family Award, (Group)
2000 Latino Renaissance Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
2000 Salon des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA (Group)
1999 SHADOW AND LIGHT, Salon des Amis Gallery, Malvern, PA, (Two Person)in collaboration with Harry Anderson
1999 ANOTHER SPACE, Creative Artist Network, Philadelphia, PA, (Solo)
1999 NEW WORK FOR THE NEW YEAR, Salon Des Amis Gallery Malvern, PA (Group) 1998 ARTIST INVITATIONAL, Salon Des Amis Gallery Malvern, PA (Group)
1997 SEVEN FROM THE SEVENTIES Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art,
Philadelphia, PA, curator Deborah Allen
1996 University of Massachusetts, New Bedford, MA (Two Person)
in collaboration with Harry Anderson
1995 Art Alliance Cafe, Art Alliance Philadelphia, PA 19103 (solo)
1994 LANDSCAPES & LAMPS, Taylor Backes Gallery, Boyertown, PA
(Two Person) in collaboration with Harry Anderson
1994 WORKS ON PAPER, Annual Juried Exhibition, Beaver College, Glenside, PA,
(Group)
1993 ONLY YOU, F A N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, (Solo)
1992 The Double Door Gallery, Ilseboro, Maine, (Group)
1992 PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS, Krasdale Foods Gallery, NYC, NY
1992 CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, F A N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1992 F A N Gallery, Selection of Artists from upcoming Exhibition
1991 THE ART OF THE PERSONAL, Krasdale Foods Gallery, NYC, NY, curator Sigmund Balka (Group)
1991 Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL (Group)
1991 THE OTHER LANDSCAPE, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA, curator Lindsay Britton (Group)
1991 ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA curator Julie Courtney, funded by The Pew Charitable Trust (Group)
1990 BELL ATLANTIC SHOW Creative Artist Network (C A N) Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1990 THE BUREAU OF INQUIRIES organized by A.O.A.O. Philadelphia, PA, (Group)
1990 NEXUS 15th BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION Borowsky Gallery Philadelphia, PA
(Group)
1990 SUN COMPANY SHOW C A N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1989 Philadelphia National Bank at The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1989 SPANISH EXCHANGE EXHIBITION Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA,
(Group)
1989 CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, curator Laura Burnham (Three Person)
1989 BELL ATLANTIC SHOW C A N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1989 Philadelphia National Bank, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1989 MOORE ALUMNI SHOW Commerce gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1989 Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ (Group)
1989 Jefferson Bank, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1989 Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA (Group)
1988 Widner University Art Museum, Chester, PA (Group)
1988 Commerce Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1988 ART '88 Provident Bank (Group)__
1988 The Atrium Gallery, City Government Center, Harrisburg, PA (Solo)
1988 Hildebrandt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Two Person)
1985 MAD TO THE MAX, The Bacchanal, Philadelphia, PA, curator
James Lewis (Group)
1983 Annual Drawing Exhibition, Beaver College, Glenside, PA (Group)
1983 OP BA Philadelphia, PA (Alternative Space) (Group)
1982 ART LIBERTIES, Philadelphia, PA (Alternative Space) (Group)
1982 ART LOT Weekend Art Event, Philadelphia, PA (Alternative Space) (Group)
1981 OPENS FRIDAY, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1981 TRUE GRID Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA (Group)
1981 UNTITLED 1981 Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA (Group)
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
2002 RECYCLED CITY, a commissioned work for the Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
in collaboration with Harry Anderson
2001 Artist Residency, Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain
1996 Cocurator with Harry Anderson And Michael Ahearn, Mildred
Greenberg Retrospective, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
1996 Lecture and Slide show, University of Massachusetts, New Bedford
1992 Workshops for The Anti Graffiti Network
1992 Organized Exhibition of Philadelphia Artists for Krasdale Foods N Y C Gallery
1992 Workshop with children from Southern Homes for Creative Artist Network (CAN)
1992 Set Design for Penn State Ogontz production of BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
1992 Set Design for The Blue Window Theater Co. production of THREE POSTCARDS
1991 Workshop with Children from Southern Homes for C A N
1991 Artist Talk, Chester Springs Studio, Chester springs, PA
1989 Toured Italy and Greece
1984 Toured Museums in England
1983 Toured Museums in Germany
1983 Photographed in India and Nepal
1981 Worked on independently produced small books
1980 Photographed in Colombia, South America
1979 Photographic documentary of Cape May, NJ
1977 Toured Museums in Belgium and France
HONORS:
1989 Exchange Artist to Spain under the auspices of C.A.N.
1988 Jury selected for a two year affiliation with C.A.N.
EDUCATION:
1974-78 B.F.A. Moore College of Art, 20th And Race St.s, Philadelphia, PA
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1999 Donohoe, Victoria, The Philadelphia Inquirer, SHADOW AND LIGHT, Salon des Amis Gallery, October 31, pg. MC6 Neighbors
1999 Sozanski, Edward, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ANOTHER SPACE, Creative Artist Network, July 9, pg. 32 Weekend
1993 Sozanski, Edward, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ONLY YOU, Fan Gallery, July 9,
pg. 29 Weekend
1993 Mangravite, Andrew, Welcomat, ONLY YOU, F A N Gallery, July 7,
pg. 30
1992 Raynor, Vivien, NYC Times (Westchester) Krasdale Foods NYC Gallery Sept. 13, pg. 26
1992 Schnore, Peter, Art Matters F A N Gallery, June
1992 Mangravite, Andrew, Welcomat, F A N Gallery, April 15
1991 Raynor, Vivien, NYC Times, wc., Krasdale foods NYC Gallery, Dec.22
pg. 16
1991 Courtney, Julie, Catalog, ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA pg. 26, Photo pg 49
1990 Rice, Robin, City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, THE BUREAU OF INQUIRIES, Aug.
1989 Argires, Eugenia , Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA Abington Art Center
CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, March
1989 Nasara, Kathy, Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA C A N Summer Show, Sept.
1989 The Rake, Vol I, Philadelphia, PA, Photo
1988 Sandler, Tracy Feinman, Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA Commerce Gallery, Dec.
1988 Seidel, Miriam, New Art Examiner, Hildebrandt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sept.
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