RÉSUMÉ
ART EDUCATION
No formal art degree. I am mostly self-taught, under the tuition of some marvelous artist-authors,
but I have studied with the following artists:
• Mark Mehaffey
• Christopher Schink
• Carla O’Connor
• Linda Kemp
• Robert Burridge
• David Limrite
• Barbara Nechis
PREVIOUS EDUCATION
Ph.D., Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991
M.A., French, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980
B.A., French, University of Iowa, 1978
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- Horizontally Yours, B.Anthony & Co. Jewelers, San Luis Obispo, CA, June 2019
- Mixed Media Paintings, Humankind Fair Trade, San Luis Obispo, CA, November 2015
- Dreams of Africa, Gallery at Marina Square, Morro Bay, CA, September 2015
- Mixed Media Paintings, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, Arroyo Grande, CA
January-February 2013 - Visions of Utah (photography), Alta View Hospital, Sandy UT, March 2009
RECENT SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (JURIED)
2020 International Society of Acrylic Painters 11th Annual International Open Online Exhibition
Juror: Dean Mitchell
"Beach Town"
2019 Society of Layerists in Multi-Media Pacific Coast / Canada
Regional Exhibit "Without Limits" (Los Angeles)
"Negative Capability"
2017 Central Coast Watercolor Society's Aquarius 2018 California Open Watermedia Exhibition
Juror: Michael Reardon
"Ragged Landscape"
2017 International Society of Experimental Artists 26th Annual Juried Experimental Art Exhibit
Juror: Jade Dellinger
"Rough Music"
2017 International Society of Experimental Artists annual All-Member Virtual Exhibition
Jurors: Kathleen Conover, Carol Frye, Carol Staub
"Flame Dancer" 1st PLACE AWARD
2017 Juried into the International Society of Acrylic Painters 8th Annual Online Open Exhibition
Juror: Carole Pickle
"Flame Dancer" 2nd PLACE AWARD
2017 Society of Layerists in Multi Media's National Exhibition Merge IV,
African American Performing Arts Center, Albuquerque, NM
"Man Gazing at Two Goddesses"
2017 Aquarius 2017 Pacific Regional Watermedia Exhibition, Central Coast Watercolor Society, San Luis Obispo
"Flame Dancer"
BEST OF SHOW AWARD
2016 International Society of Acrylic Painters 7th Annual Open Online Exhibition
“Ghost House”
2016 Aquarius 2016 Pacific Regional Watermedia Exhibition
Central Coast Watercolor Society, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
“Ghost House”
2015 Rhythm and Hues, The Painters’ Group, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art San Luis Obispo, CA
“California Rain Dance” and “Breaking Out”
2015 18th Annual International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP) International Open Exhibition,
Paso Robles, CA
“For Spock”
2015 Central Coast Watercolor Society’s Aquarius 2015 Pacific Regional Watermedia Exhibition,
San Luis Obispo, CA
“Carnaval” MERCHANDISE AWARD
2015 6th Annual ISAP International Open Online Show
“Into the Gloaming”
2014 Central Coast Watercolor Society's Aquarius 2014 Pacific Regional
Watermedia Exhibition
"Kimono Sky"
2014 ISAP 17th Annual Open International Exhibition, Paso Robles, CA
"Breaking Out"
AWARDS
2017 First Place, International Society of Experimental Artists annual All-Member Virtual Exhibition for "Flame Dancer
2017 Second Place award, International Society of Acrylic Painters 8th Annual International Open Online Exhibition
for "Flame Dancer"
2017 Best of Show award, Central Coast Watercolor Society's Aquarius 2017 Pacific Regional Watermedia Exhibition for "Flame Dancer"
2015 Merchandise Award, Central Coast Watercolor Society’s Aquarius 2015 Pacific Regional Exhibition for “Carnaval”
2011 Second Place – Watercolor, Intermountain Society of Artists Fall Exhibition
for “Cosmic Strings” (Utah)
2011 Third Place – Mixed Media, Intermountain Society of Artists Spring Exhibition for “Two Moons Rising”
2010 Honorable Mention – Mixed Media/Collage (for “Heliotaxis”) and
Award of Recognition for “Man Gazing at Two Goddesses,” Intermountain Society of Artists Fall Exhibition (Utah)
2010 Third Place – Oil/Acrylic for “Ghosts in My Machine” and
People’s Choice Award for “Oh! What a Tangled Web We Weave,” Intermountain Society of Artists Spring Exhibition (Utah)
2010 Juror’s Award, Utah Watercolor Society's Spring Open Exhibition for “Man Gazing at Two Goddesses”
PUBLICATIONS
2017 One of 110 winning paintings in North Light Books’ 2017 international acrylics competition
AcrylicWorks 5: Bold Values, to be published in May, 2018
"Flame Dancer"
2017 One of 60 artists featured in The Society of Layerists in Multi-Media book Merge IV ,
published to commemorate their national membership exhibition held in Albuquerque in April 2017
and to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the association. My featured painting is "Man Gazing at Two Goddesses"
PARTICIPANT
2013, 2015, 2017, 2020 (virtual tour)
ArtsObispo’s county-wide Open Studios Art Tour, San Luis Obispo County, California
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Society of Acrylic Painters (Signature Member)
International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA)
The Society of Layerists in Multi-Media (SLMM)
Utah Watercolor Society (UWS -- (Signature Member)
Central Coast Watercolor Society (CCWS -- Signature Member & Publicity Chairperson)
Morro Bay Art Association (MBAA & Marketing Assistant)
The Painters Group (TPG - in association with the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art)
ART TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest Artist at El Camino Art Association's monthly meeting, August 2018
Topic: "Painting Your Own Collage Papers"
Guest artist at Central Coast Watercolor Society's monthly program meeting, August 2017.
Topic: "Create Excitement in Your Paintings with Other Water Mediums"
25 years as a professor of French & English language and literature; comparative literature; women’s studies; and humanities.
I have also given private art lessons to 9-10 year-olds.
Named three times to Who’s Who among America’s Teachers.