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SELECTED AFFILIATED GALLERIES:

(by most recent, but many are simultaneous)

Texas:

HOUSTON: Eminence  www.eminencefinefurniture.com

SPRING: Garden of the Dragonfly www.gotdragonfly.com

TOMBALL: Davinci Artists Gallery www.davinciartists.com

ROUND TOP: Copper Shade Tree www.coppershadetree.com

THE WOODLANDS: Wish I May Artisan Collection

 

Mississippi:

BAY ST. LOUIS: Quarter Moon Gallery

PICAYUNE: Sterling Brokers

 

Louisiana:

SLIDELL: Gallerie DeBautte, Slidell Art League Gallery 

NEW ORLEANS: Sterling Gallery, Morgan West Studio Gallery, Necessities

MADISONVILLE: Flair Interiors

SORRENTO: Louisiana Pottery

 

California:

BAKERSFIELD: Fiser Studios, Tumbleweed

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008: TOMBALL, TX "Featured Artist" June. Davinci Artists Gallery

2006: THE WOODLANDS, TX: "The Spindle Series"  Wish I May Artisan Collection, solo show.

2003: NEW ORLEANS, LA: "Containers of Energy" Sterling Gallery; "The Origin of the World" Space Gallery; "Gnostic Devotions" Morgan-West Studio Gallery; group shows.

2002: Bay St. Louis, MS: Organic Odyssey: A Melding of Clay and Fiber, 2 person show with Linda Sura, Quarter Moon Gallery.

2001: SLIDELL, LA: Juried Exhibits: Slidell Cultural Center: "Art A La Carte", "Show Me Your Notes" invitational, "Slidell Art League Spring Exhibition," Legacy Medical Park Heritage Days "Artistic Encounter" annual event.

1999-2002: SLIDELL, LA: Gallerie DeBautte: annual "Arts Evening" group exhibit

1999: SLIDELL, LA: Heritage Days Festival: "Fine Arts Café," Slidell Cultural Center: Slidell Art League Spring Juried Exhibition

COVINGTON, LA: St Tammany Art Association Art House: "Juried Membership Exhibit

1998: SLIDELL, LA: Day JeVu: "Arts Evening" solo show

1997: BREA, CA: Brea Cultural Center Gallery: Orange County Cultural Sites: A Museum Sampler, ANAHEIM HILLS, CA: Home Savings: Young Artists Exhibit of my students work, ANAHEIM, CA: Anaheim Museum: Different Expression; A Selection of Five Women Artists

1994: BAKERSFIELD, CA: C.L.Clark Gallery: Bakersfield Art Association Spring Show

The Kern County Fair: Juried Art Exhibit and Show of Shows

1993 BAKERSFIELD, CA: The Art Center: Fall Competition and Exhibit

1987 LIVERMORE, CA: Livermore Art Association: Juried Fall Exhibit

ART EDUCATION:

2008: Portrait Workshop: Ann Lohmann

2003: Graphite Drawing Workshop: John Malveto

2002: Ceramics Workshops: Robert Piepenburg, Paul Soldner

2001: Pastel Workshop: Alan Flattman

2000: Louisiana State Certified Talented Arts Evaluator Course, Slidell, LA,

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Instructor Certificate Course, LSU Baton Rouge, LA

1990-92: Ceramics Workshops: Catherine Hiersioux, Patrick Crabb, Lana Wilson

1987-1989 AMADOR FIGURE GROUP Pleasanton, CA, used Berkeley Models Guild

1978-1979 HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY Arcata, CA: Art education major

1974-1976 BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE Bakersfield, CA: Associate Degree in Art

1972-1973 OLD TOWN CRAFTSMANS GUILD Omaha, NE: Studio Pottery (in which I learned what I know about clay thanks to Ree Schonlau.)

 

Healing Education:

2010: The Edge School of Massage Fayetteville AR, 500 hours massage therapy

2009: ISHA 103, 104 and 105 Spring TX, 40 hours Healing Touch Seminar

2008: ISHA Raindrop, 101, 102 Spring TX, 48 hours Healing Touch Seminars

1985: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF REFLEXOLOGY Seminars Anaheim CA:  50 hours Foot Reflexology

1979: AMERICAN MASSAGE AND THERAPY INSTITUTE Walnut Creek CA: 300 hours Swedish Massage

1977: EVERGREEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE AIM TRAINING Arcata CA: 480 hours Connective Tissue Therapy, Creative Aim

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1994-current My studio: Private drawing and clay lessons, all ages. Demonstrations and talks given at schools and organizations

2000-2004 Louisiana State Talented Arts Program evaluator, St. Tammany Parish Public School System: Substitute teacher for Talented Arts Program

2000-2004 Slidell, LA: Slidell Art League Studios, Boys and Girls Club, Boyet Community Education: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain all ages.

1998-1999 Slidell, LA: Boys and Girls Club: Drawing, ages 6-18; Little Oak Middle School: art, grades 4-6.

1995-97 Anaheim, CA: Crescent Primary School, Drawing, grades 1-3; Anaheim Community Services Recreation Dept. I CAN Draw! twelve hour basic drawing course taught quarterly, grade 3-6 and adults.

1991-94 Bakersfield, CA: Hart Elementary School: Drawing and crafts, grades K-6; West High School and Bakersfield High School: Ceramics demonstrator, student ceramics exhibits judge; Bakersfield Recreation Department: figure drawing group facilitator.

1986-87 Pleasanton, CA: Alisal Elementary School: Art history grade 5-6

DISCLAIMER: Competitive Shows are only as good as the artists who enter them and the judges' ability to critique the work objectively according to the principles of good design and craftsmanship. IMHO, the real Ribbons worth winning are the Green ones with Dead Presidents on them* awarded by the people who love your art enough to pay to take it home.  

*Jack White
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HONORS:

2007: Tree Series Article published in Art to Art Palette Magazine Online May Edition

2003-present: Whos Who in America

2001: "Artistic Encounter" Purchase Award-St. Tammany Parish Permanent Collection, Slidell Art League Spring Juried Exhibition 2nd place Mixed Media. Slidell Boys and Girls Club Volunteer of the Year for work on "Christmas Under the Stars Mural" and teaching art to the children. Arts Council Grant recipient.

2000: Silvestriart.com International Artist Award, October Website of the Month

1999 NEW BRITAIN, CT: Cynthia Jerram Exhibit Proposal: my Website Artists Statement quoted extensively in her Masters in Science in Art Education thesis.

1997 BREA, CA: Brea Cultural Center Gallery Invitational: 2 ceramic pieces included.

1994 BAKERSFIELD, CA: Kern County Fair: 1st place in Art Exhibit sculpture,

2nd place in juried Show of Shows professional sculpture division.

1993 BAKERSFIELD, CA: The Art Center: 2nd place in Fall Competition and Exhibit

 

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AFFILIATIONS:

The ART LEAGUE of HOUSTON 2005-present

The ARTS ALLIANCE CENTER at CLEAR LAKE 2005-present

TEXAS CLAY ARTS ASSOCIATION 2005-present

The POTTER’S COUNCIL: 2004-present

NATIONAL VISUAL ARTISTS GUILD: 2001-present

LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ARTS: 1999-2004

SLIDELL ART LEAGUE: 1998-2004. Treasurer 1999-2002. Membership chair & Newsletter editor 2000-2001.

SAINT TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION: 1998-2004.

ANAHEIM ORANGE, COASTLINE, and PLACENTIA ART ASSOCIATIONS: 1995-97. Anaheim Newsletter Committee 1997.

BAKERSFIELD ART ASSOCIATION: 1992-94, Secretary 1993. Inventory, Gallery, Permanent Collection, and Scholarship committees 1994.

 

HEALING TOUCH and Massage Therapy

Figurative Art Portfolio

Portraits, Still Life and Landscape Portfolio