artist statement
My interest in art began with my study of art history and an obsession in wanting to understand how artists achieve a particular effect. I was as interested in what was underneath the finished piece as I was in the finished product itself. I began to work in layers of color, building up textures and cavities, creating scarred surfaces and playing colors agains each other. My goal is to take complicated works and diffuse them into the simple and create my own language in doing so.
Through the use of mixed media and my own techniques I have found that my work now stands as a visual diary of a day. The simplicity of the image understates the history leading to that time.
gallery representation
Anderson O'Brian Gallery, Nebraska
Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York
selected exhibitions
Olsen ~ Larsen Gallery, Iowa. 2010 (group exhibition)
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, MA. 2009 (three person exhibition)
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA. 2009 (group invitational)
Provincetown Museum of Art, Provincetown, MA. 2009 (group show)
Olson ~ Larsen Gallery, Iowa. 2007 (group show)
Newburyport National Juried Exhibition, Newburyport, MA. 2005
*juror, Carl Belz, Director Emeritus of the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
Whistler Museum, MA. 2005 (three person exhibition)
Olson ~ Larsen Gallery. 2005 (solo exhibition)
Newburyport National Juried Exhibition, Newburyport, MA. 2004
*juror, Rachel Rosenfield, Director of Curatorial Affairs DeCordova Museum, MA
"Omer Lassonde Memorial Juried Exhibition", New Hampshire. 2004
*juror, Emily Trespas, Curator Phillips Andover, MA
Van Ward Gallery, ME. 2004 (solo exhibition)
Ernden Gallery, MA. 2004 (solo exhibition)
Family Tree Gallery, NH. 2004 (solo exhibition)
"6th Annual National Small Works Exhibition". Attleboro Museum, MA. , 2004 *juror, Dorothy Krause
Newburyport Art Association, MA. 2004 (juried group show)
Ernden Gallery, MA. 2003 (solo exhibition)
"Small Works Show". Attleboro Museum, MA. 2003 *juror, Nick Capasso, curator of the DeCordova Museum
Shippensburg University, PA. *juror, Bill Carroll, Elizabeth Harris Gallery
Huber Art Center 4th Annual Juried National Exhibition 2003
Chronicle, New Hampshire TV, 2002 (interview)
Olson ~ Larsen Gallery, Iowa, 2002 (two person show)
"A Nation Mourns & Artists Respond". Fitchburg Museum , Fitchburg, MA 2002 (juried exhibition)
University of Massachusetts 2002 (solo exhibition, invitational)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Linda Simmons, Curator, Concoran
"Great River Arts Traveling Museum Show" 2002. *jury, Carl Belz, Curator Rose Museum; Jeff Rosenheim, Curator Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Linda Simmons, Curator Concoran Gallery, Washington
Olson ~ Larsen Gallery, Iowa. 2001 (group show)
Carson / Masuoka Gallery, CO. 2001 (three person show)
20th Hoyt Museum National 2001. *juror, Dr. Nancy G. Heller
"Stone Books". Nahcotta, NH. 2001 (juried invitational)
New Hampshire Art Institute 2001 Biennial. *juror, James Woodside and Jason Green
Summer Show. Ogunquit Art Association, ME. 2001 (juried exhibition)
"Buttonworks". George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME. 2001 *juror, Mary Harding
Winter Show. Olsen ~ Larsen Gallery, Iowa. 2000
Summer Show. Creiger-Dane Gallery, MA 2000
100 Market Street, NH 2000 (juried exhibition)
Small Works. The Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA. 2000 *juror Sharon Hunter
Mill Pond Center for the Arts, Durham, NH. 2000 *juror, Cynthia Reeves
Arts Around Boston. 2000 (juried exhibition)
Rye Gallery, NH. 1999
Davidson and Daughters, ME. 1999 (three person show)
"Here and Now: NH Women Artists". Chapter Art Center, St. Anselm College. 2000 (juried exhibition)
Prescott Park Juried Arts Festival. Portsmouth NH. 1999 *juror, Vicki C. Wright, UNH Art Gallery curator
Ogunquit Summer juried show, 1998
Anderson O'Brian Gallery, Nebraska. 1997 (solo exhibition)
Brigitta Schulger Gallery, CO. 1997 (solo exhibition)
Patron Saints Juried Show. Mackay Gallery, CO. 1996
Works on Paper, New York. 1995, 1996, 1997
awards and affiliations
Teaching, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, MA
Teaching, South Shore Art Center, Cohassett, MA
Teaching, South Miami Art Center, FL
Omer Lassonde Memorial Award, 2004
"Institute Foundation Award for Mixed Media" Newburyport Art Association, 2004
"Best Works on Paper" Mill Pond Center for the Arts, 2000
Residency, Vermont Studio Center, 1999
Member, New Hampshire Art Association
"Irene Gallen Memorial Award" 1999
selected collections
Sterling Corporation, Dallas TX
American Airlines Admiral Club, Denver CO
Electronic Data Services, Plano TX
IBM Corporation, Dallas TX
Maytag Corporation, NE
Westinghouse Corporation, IO
education
Mills College B.S. 1965
Goddard College, MFA 1992
Arts Student League, New York NY
Arts Student League, Denver CO