Selected Group Exhibitions
2010   Porous Borders, Washington Sculptor Group, Historical society of Washington DC curated by Jayme McLellan
2010   gaps, Washington Sculptor Group, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston VA & IPAR curated by Vesela Sretenovic
2009   Courage Unmasked, Katzen Center, American University, Washington, DC
2009   Idylls, Washington Project for the Arts, World Bank, Washington, DC curated by Andrea Pollan
2009   Wild Women of Watercolor, Marlboro Gallery, Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD
2008   22nd Annual Critics’ Residency at Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD curated by Robert Berlind
2007   “Pre-Primed 2007”  Washington Project for the Arts, Corcoran, Washington, DC
2006   “Chromatic Conversations, Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
2006   “Sculpture Unbound,” Edison Place, Washington, DC, WPA\Corcoran & Washington Sculptors Group
           juried by Glenn Harper, editor of "Sculpture" Magazine
2005   Thick and Thin, Gumenick Family Gallery, Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Richmond, VA
            curated by N. Elizabeth Schlatter and Gwen Van Ostern
2005   “SELECT III, 2005, Washington Project for the Arts, Corcoran, Washington, DC
2002   Curator’s Choice Exhibition, Washington Project for the Arts, Corcoran, Washington, DC,
2001   Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
2001   “Peace Exhibition,” Anne C. Fisher Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2000   Works on Paper Show, New York Armory, New York, NY
2000   Pinkard Gallery, Bunting Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1999   Samson Fine Arts, New York, NY
1999   “22nd Annual Art on Paper Exhibition,” Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD (Judges Choice Award)
1999, 1998, 1997   Galerie Ingrid Cooper, North Bethesda, MD
1998   “66th Annual Cumberland Valley Exhibition,” Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD
1998   Time Warner Building Gallery, New York, New York
1997   “Intimate Objects,” The Ralls Collection, Washington, D.C.
1996   “Abstraction II,” DOSHI Center for Contemporary Art, Harrisburg, PA
1995  and 1994 “Fresh Art Exhibition” Behringer-Crawford Museum, Covington, KY
1994  The Field, Michael Straw Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1981 - 1985   Merchant’s Gallery, Inc. Cincinnati, OH
1981  Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Selected Collections
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Americans for the Arts, Washington, DC
St. Mary's College, St. Mary's, MD
Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Washington, DC
New York Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
Orlando Hilton, Orlando, FL
Ritz Carlton, Dubai Hilton,
Crystal City Hilton, Arlington, VA

Present Gallery Affiliation  2011
 Youngblood Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY     
 Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA , Los Angeles, CA, London, UK  
 Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

Selected Recent Awards
2011   Semi-Finalist for the Sondheim Prize, Baltimore, MD
           Jurors: Polly Apfelbaum (New York based artist)
                      Isolde Brielmaier (curator, writer, and creative consultant)
                      Tina Kukielski (curator with Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art)
2009   Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts: Sculpture from the Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD
2005   Semi-Finalist for the Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, Bethesda, MD
2001  Ulric Bell Memorial Award, New York, NY
2001  Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual  Philadelphia, PA
1999   Judges Choice Award, Maryland Federation of Art Gallery on the Circle, Annapolis, MD
1997, 1999, 2000, 2001  Paintings Under Glass Award, Bruce Museum Art Festival, Greenwich, CT
1997  Best in Show Award, Arts Atlantica Exposition,  Ocean City, MD

Professional Experience
1999-2011  Artistic Director/Screen Painter for twelve theatrical productions, Herbert Hoover Middle School, Potomac, MD
1998          Lecture on watercolor painting techniques to art teachers, Fairfax County Public School System, Fairfax, Virginia
1993-1995  Drawing Instructor, Studio 620, Cincinnati, OH
1990-1991 Welding Instructor's Associate, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1990-1991  Membership Coordinator, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1985-1988  Membership Coordinator, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
1983-1985  Education Coordinator & Drawing Instructor, Cincinnati Arts Consortium, Cincinnati, OH
1981-1984  Treasurer, Merchant's Gallery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
1981-1982  Darkroom Technician, University of Cincinnati Media Services, Cincinnati, OH

Education
M.A., Art Education, University of Cincinnati, 1983
B.F.A., Sculpture and Drawing, Northern Kentucky University, 1981
Welding Certification, Northern Kentucky Vocational/Technical School, 1981
Sculpture and Drawing Studio of Michael Skop, Master Sculptor (apprentice of Ivan Mestrovic), Kentucky, 1978-82
B.A., Economics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1978