EDUCATION:
BFA, With Honors, Ohio Wesleyan University
MFA, Painting, George Washington University
Independent studies in painting, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Painting and ceramics, Corcoran School of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Babies in Wax, Goodwin Small House Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2015 Screaming Babies, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA
2014 Mini Solos, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
Galley Without Walls: Prudential PenFed, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
2013 Mini Solos, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2012 Mini Solos, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2011 Featured Artist, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCC), Washington, DC
Mini Solos, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
2010 Baby, Baby, Baby, Blueberry Gallery, Alexandria VA
2007 Water and Wood, MOCA, Washington, DC
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Why I Vote, Activity Center at Bohrer Park Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD
Unleased, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA
Landscapes, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Save Our Oceans, Save Our Seas, Art Impact International, Washington, DC
29th International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
2020 (MMXX): Beginnings, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Tell Me A Story, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Human Condition, Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
January Open Exhibit, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA
2020 Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC
Collectively Shifting, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
Kaleidoscope, Gallery Clarendon, Clarendon, VA
2019 Petite, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Pieces and Parts, Falls Church Arts Gallery, Falls Church, VA
Passage, Niza Knell Gallery, Denver, CO
ThinkSmall10, Art Space, Richmond, VA
Global Warming is Real, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
Zietgeist, Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
NOVAS2019, Douglasville Cultural Arts Council, Douglasville GA
Eye of the Beholder, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Limitations/Liberation, Art Enables Gallery, Washington,
Biennele, Art League Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
28th International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Gallery, Nags Head, NC
Sacred Feminine, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Risk, Gallery Underground, Crystal City, VA
Freedom: Art as the Messenger, Cato Institute, Washington, DC
Reflections on Light, Lavinia Wohlfarth Galleries, Washington, DC
Bridging the Gap: Postcards of All the Nation of Art, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
New Beginnings, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
The Melody of Art, Serendipity Labs, Bethesda, MD
2018 November Open Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
The Cabinet of Curiosities, Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
Melting Pot/Melting Point, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Eat, Drink and Be Merry, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
National Open Visual Arts Show, Cultural Arts Center, Douglasville, GA
WCADC Member Show, Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA
Documented Humans, Pop-Up Gallery 724, Alexandria, VA
Who Are You? International Juried Exhibition, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Global Warming is REAL, Encaustic Art Museum, Santa Fe, NM
July Member Exhibition, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC
Golden, Arts Impact International, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington DC
Hot/Cool Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA
27th International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
New Beginnings, Manhattan Arts International, Juried Online Gallery
2017 2017 EAI Member Juried Exhibition, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Doubt, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
October Open Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Mark, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Childhood Passions, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Clowning Around, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Perspective, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Thanks for all the Fish, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Element of Surprise, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Speak Your Mind, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
26th International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
small works/BIG IMPACT, Gallery Underground, Crystal City, VA
HERStory, Manhattan Arts International Juried Online Gallery
Artomatic 2017, Artomatic, Crystal City, VA
Emulsion, East City Art, Washington, DC
Lovers, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
2016 Believing is Seeing, Artist and Makers Galleries, Rockville, MD
Figuratively Speaking, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA
MiniMAX, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
H2O/Waterworks, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Fall Member Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
5th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL, August 5 – September 3
June 2016 Open Exhibition, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Richeson75: Landscape 2016, Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
Orbit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
March Open Exhibit, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
March Melee, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
March150, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
True Colors: Like a Rainbow, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
2015 New Beginnings, Manhattan Arts International Juried Online Gallery
MINImax, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Expressionism – Human Figure, American Art Awards Juried Online Gallery
Open Exhibition, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Artomatic 2015, Artomatic, Hyattsville, MD
2015 Expressionism – Human Figure, American Art Awards Jurieied Online Gallery
Don’t Fence Me In, Invitational, Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
Au Naturel, Del Ray Artisans Gallery Alexandria, VA
2015 Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries, Washington, DC
All Media Exhibition, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Building Bridges, Del Ray Artisans Gallery Alexandria, VA
Dream On, Del Ray Artisans Gallery Alexandria, VA
2014 The New Realism, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Put a Bird on It!, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
‘Scapes 2014, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Artomatic Takes Flight, Artomatic, Gallery Walk, Regan National Airport
All-Media, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
MD@College Park, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Neo-Expressionism, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
ColorField, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
March 150, The Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
The 47th Annual Patrons’ Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2013 All-Media Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Large Works, Small Works, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
A Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
Del Raygeous, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Art Reception of Light, Embassy of Slovenia, Washington, DC
Celebration of the Figure, MOCA DC
Dot and Dash, Prudential/Pen Fed, Alexandria, VA
Shades of White, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
2012 Sweet ‘n Salty, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Celebration of the Figure, MOCA, Washington, DC
Artomatic 2012, Arlington, VA
Childhood Memories, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Erotica 2012, MOCA, Washington, DC
XX, Twentieth Anniversary Member Show, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Seascapes, Light Space and Time Juried Online Gallery
2011 Retakes and Transformations: Art from everyday life, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Celebration of the Figure, MOCA, Washington, DC
ArtFutura, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Summit Connection Art Reception, Embassy of Slovenia, Washington, DC
Drawing Inspiration from the Figure, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Embodiment, Soundry Gallery, Vienna, VA
Seascapes Group Show, Light Space & Time Online Gallery
Erotica, MOCA, Washington, D.C.
Hang Night 6×6, Heath Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Group Show, Blueberry Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Celebration of the Figure, MOCA, Washington, D.C.
To Tell a Story, MOCA, Washington, D.C.
Black History Month Show, MOCA, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS:
Second Place, 2020 (MMXX): Beginnings National Encaustic/Wax Juried Ehibition, Encaustic Art Institute
First Place, 2020 Regional Juried Exhibition, Hill Center Galleries
First Place National Open Visual Arts Show, September 2018, Cultural Arts Center
Award of Excellence, January 2018, Manhattan Arts International
Best in Show, September 2016 Open Exhibition, The Art League Gallery
Mayor’s Choice Award, March 150, Target Gallery
Second Place Cash Award, New Beginnings, Manhattan Arts International
First Place, EXPRESSIONISM – HUMAN FIGURE, 2015 American Art Awards
Jurior’s Choice, ColorField, The Art League Gallery
First Place, Seascapes, Light Space & Time Gallery
Best in Show, The Figure, Del Ray Artisans
RESIDENCIES:
Visiting Artist Residency, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Summer 2013
PUBLICATIONS:
How to Write an Artist’s Statement, April 2018 Revision, Manhattan Arts International, Renee Phillips
The Richeson75 International. Animals, Birds, Wildlife 2016, Richeson School of Art & Gallery, A Division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.
The Richeson75 International. Landscape, Seascape & Architecture 2016, Richeson School of Art & Gallery, A Division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.; Terry Stanley, Juror
Art Journey Portraits and Figures, NorthLight Books; Kristy Conlin, editor
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS:
Alexandria Art League, Alexandria, VA
Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Woman’s Caucus for the Arts, Washington, DC Chapter
