About

ABOUT ME

My studio process has been fragmented by life responsibilities. I have not had the luxury of being a full time artist but my focus has always been on creating an integrated body of work. I work, I teach, I make art. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Background:
Art Educator, drawing instructor, blackdropstudio.com
Manager, Figure Drawing Sessions Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, artsbenicia.org
Exhibitions and Programs Manager, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Shawtecs Exhibits Preparator, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA, thetransmissiongallery.com
Bookseller, Bookshop Benicia, bookshopbenicia.com
Water Education Coordinator, City of Benicia Public Works
Environmental Education Program Coordinator, California Native Plant Society, Jepson Chapter
Owner, Garrett Park Cafe, Garrett Park, MD
Exhibitions Associate Preparator, Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, TN

Installation work:
Arts Benicia Gallery
Benicia Historical Museum
Marilyn Citron O'Rourke Art Gallery
Olson Realty
Benicia City Council Chambers
The Rellik Tavern
STIIIZY Benicia
Estey Real Estate
Transmission Gallery
Bookshop Benicia
Private Residences

Curatorial:
Drop by Drop: the History of Benicia Water Benicia Historical Museum
July 26, 2017 – June 30, 2018
The Beauty of Water Benicia City Council
April 24 – July 24, 2017
Forma Natura: Nature as Source Arts Benicia, with Mark Eanes
June 11 – July 10, 2016

Publications: A few articles about curated exhibitions.
Annual Arts Benicia program returns to bring local artists together
Benicia Herald, January 25, 2018
Benicia’s water history on display in collaborative Arts Benicia, museum exhibit
Benicia Herald, July 21, 2017
Drop By Drop: A brief history of Benicia water through the eyes of its artists
Visit Vallejo, 2017
New Benicia Art Exhibit Looks at Role of Water in Town
Daily Republic, July 28, 2017
Arts Benicia Presents exhibits shown around city
Daily Republic, May 12, 2017
The Beauty of Water
Work becomes ‘natural’ for artists in new Arts Benicia exhibit
Benicia Herald, June 17, 2016
Children’s Art: Looking Beyond the Refrigerator Door
Benicia Patch, March 22, 2012