Resume

• Sept 12, 2022 - Nov 4, 2022 - Acting Out-Visual Responses to a Changing World, Juried Exhibition by Women’s Caucus of Art Carolinas, Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, Wilmington, NC

• Aug 15, 2022 - Sept 30, 2022 - Choice Exhibition Curated by Jen Tough, Artist Alliance Community on Artsy.net

• July 15-Sept. 2, 2022 - Juried Exhibition at Yadkin Cultural Arts Center: Welborn Gallery and Red Wall Gallery

• July 12-Sept. 9, 2022 - "Red" National Juried Exhibition, O’Hanlon Art Center, Mill City, CA, 900 submissions, 79 chosen

• May 27, 2022 - indefinite - "Wabi Sabi" Exhibition, Art Fluent 683 Entries, from 12 Countries, 75 Selected

• May 15, 2022 - June 30, 2022 - Nocturnal Exhibition Curated by Jen Tough, Artist Alliance Community on Artsy.net

• May 6, 2022 - Aug. 14, 2022 - 2022 Juried Show, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount City Imperial Centre, Rocky Mount, NC 70 pieces chosen from over 600 submissions

• May 3, 2022 - indefinite - "Within" Exhibition, Art Fluent 575 Entries, from 8 Countries, 87 Selected

• May 15, 2022 - June 30, 2022 - Nocturnal Exhibition Curated by Jen Tough, Artist Alliance Community on Artsy.net

• Apr 23, 2022 - May 21, 2022 - Flourish-A National Juried Exhibition of Floral & Botanical Artworks, d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA 996 submissions-65 pieces selected

• Apr 4, 2022 - June 4, 2022 - The Healing Power of Color Exhibition, Manhattan Arts International, NYC

• Apr 4, 2022 - Apr 30, 2022 - VAE Raleigh, NC 42nd Anniversary VAE Gala, Raleigh, NC

• Feb 11, 2022 - May 30, 2022 - Fresh or Frozen Juried Group Show/ Artist Alliance/ Jen Tough Gallery

• Jan 31, 2022 - Mar 31, 2022 - Her Story Online Juried Exhibition, Manhattan Arts International, NYC

• Jan 15, 2022 - Mar 14, 2022 - Artist’s Vision 2022 Juried Online Exhibition by Marin Society of Artists, CA

• Jan 2022 - Juried Admission to Wild Lands Book curated and produced by Jen Tough Gallery

• Jan. 2022 - Wild Lands Book by Jen Tough Gallery Juried, Painting: Stretching the Boundaries

• Jan 15 - Mar 14 2022 - Artists Vision 2022 Online Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, CA

• Jan 2022 - Dark of Night Online Exhibition by Jen Tough Gallery and Artist Alliance

• Dec 1 2021-Jan 7 2022 - 17th Annual Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

• Sept 16 2021 - Sept 30 2022 - Water Stories Online Exhibition, Artist Alliance Exhibition 

• Aug 26 2021 - Aug 30 2022 - Sugar High Online Exhibition, Artist Alliance Exhibition 

• Jan 23 2021-Mar 19 2021 - Art Comes Alive by ADC  selected 3 paintings. 3500 submissions-250 chosen

• Jan 23 2021 - Feb 21 2021 - Women’s Caucus of Art, NC Chapter, “XX: Women 2020” @UNCW CAB Gallery, Juror:Beverly McIver

• Oct 23-29 2020 - McColl Center Art Sale, Charlotte, NC   Selected 75 artists’ works from the region for this online auction.

• Mar 2 2020 - North Ridge Country Club Art Gala, Raleigh, NC   Selected 20 artists’ works from the region

• Oct 4 - Dec 6 2019 - Litmus Gallery & Studios, “Anything Goes”, Raleigh, NC

• Apr 5 - June 20 2019 - Litmus Gallery & Studios, Nudes Exposed, Raleigh, NC

• Mar 2, 2019 - North Ridge Country Club Art Gala, Juried by Lea Newman, “A Bit of Whimsy in Your Day”, Raleigh, NC

• Sept 2018 - Oct 2018 - Corner’s Gallery, Ithaca, NY, Duality National Exhibition 

• Jan 26  Mar 3, 2018 - Nazareth College Art Gallery  “Kinesis”, Nazareth Art Alumni Exhibition, Rochester, NY

 

GRANTS

• 2023 - Arts & Science Council (ASC) 2023 Regional Artist Project Grant

This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, and the arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford and York (SC) counties.

• 2015 - Arts & Science Council (ASC) 2015 Regional Artist Project Grant

This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, and the arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford and York (SC) counties.

• 2012 - Arts & Science Council (ASC) 2012 Regional Artist Project Grant

This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, and the arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford and York (SC) counties.

• May 2012- Creative Capital 3-Day Internet Workshop Awarded by Arts and Science Council

• 2009 - Animating Democracy: Arts & Civic Engagement Workshop sponsored by Arts & Science Council, Charlotte, NC

 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

•  Jan 1-July 7, 2023  Chosen to be in the Artist Alliance Collective, Jen Tough Gallery

•  July 1- Dec. 31, 2022  Chosen to be in the Artist Alliance Collective, Jen Tough Gallery

•  Nov. 4, 2022  100 Square Inches of Art: 4th Annual Juried Exhibition in November 2022 at 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO, her painting, Weather System Upon Us, was awarded honorable mention by Juror: Mary Jane Edwards, Executive Director of the Jentel Foundation.

•  Aug. 19, 2022 Curators of artsy.net chose my painting, Hanger Anger-Not Again!, to spotlight in their email and on their website next to Picasso and Keith Haring!

•  Aug. 12, 2022 Curators of artsy.net chose my painting, Spatial Energies, to spotlight in their email and on their website next to Picasso and Keith Haring!

•  Dec 2020 - One of my art designs chosen for a banner in the Town of Davidson’s Banner Project in a juried Call to Artists

•  Dec 2014 - “I Won’t Listen To “NO” Anymore Paper Doll” painting selected in juried process to appear in the catalog, “Voices: An Artist’s Perspective” sponsored and printed by the Women’s Caucus for Art.  Will appear on the online gallery and the printed catalog

•  Winter 2014 - Studio Visit Magazine & Juror, Carl Belz: Over 1000 artists entered & only 350 artists invited to show. My work was chosen.

•  Dec 2013 - “Queen Charlotte” painting chosen in a Call to Artists for the cover of the Charlotte Business Journal’s annual 

“Book of Lists 2013” given out to present and new subscribers.  Also the painting was in an exhibtion until Dec. 31 at the Knight Gallery.

•  Dec 2013 - “Compassionate Hand” painting selected in juried process to appear in the catalog, “Equilibrium” sponsored and printed by the Women’s Caucus for Art.  There were 581 images by 227 artists submitted.  40 artist’s work was selected for the catalog.

•  Nov 2013 - Arts Business Institute: Online Artist Profile of my work and process on their website and to their email list

•  Oct 2013 - Honorable Mention award for painting, “Shape of Things to Come”, by Larry Elder, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC 

•  Sept 2013 - “Women in Art, Where Are They?” painting chosen to appear in “Stories We Tell” printed catalog sponsored by WCA (Women’s Caucus for Art

•  Aug 2013 - placed in the 3rd and final round of 5 artists out of 700+ artist applications in the US for the Mentorship Application Process sponsored by Xanadu Gallery. 

•  May 2013 - “I Am Woman, I Can Fly - Butterfly” painting chosen to appear on Women’s Rights: An Artist’s Perspective, National Online Juried Show & printed catalog sponsored by Unite Women in support of women’s rights & ratifying ERA through expressing our voices.

•  May 2013 - Studio Visit Magazine, Vols. 21/22:  My work “Losing Your Way” chosen out of 1000+ submissions to appear in this Spring edition

•  Feb 2013- NC Art Outreach Project: I was 1 of the 60 abstract artists chosen to present my work for the NC Outreach Presentation with the possibility of also being chosen to present my work for a NYC Outreach Presentation in the near future.

•  Nov 2012- Chosen for an “Artist Profile” on ArtsyShark.com  link:  http://bit.ly/TGcPbM 

•  Oct 2012 -  “Camden Scene” painting chosen in the Charlotte Business Journal’s Call to Artists for original paintings and drawings that reflects Mecklenburg County for their 2012 Book of Lists of approximately 100 industries.  This book handed out all year to current and new subscribers.

•  Sept 2012- HBO Series Movie Called “Banshee”:  My work was chosen to appear in an art fair scene for the 5th episode of 10 episode series.

•  May 2012- Creative Capital 3-Day Internet Workshop Awarded by Arts and Science Council 

• Dec 2012-Jan 2013 - Mint Museum Uptown, sponsored by the Mint Museum and Creative Loafing Magazine, Charlotte, NC.  My collage submission, “Stage Fright”, won in a competition to have my collage submission hang at the “Romare Bearden Southern Collections Exhibition”. 

•  2011 - Studio Visit Magazine, Vols. 15:  My work “Birds Nest on Chair” chosen in a juried process to appear in this book.

•  2004 - Creative Capital 3-Day Workshop -  Juried into by Arts and Science Council and McColl Center, Charlotte, NC

•  2004 - First Place & Purchase Award,  WFAE Radiovision Juried Exhibition, Charlotte, NC

•  1987 - First Place, Cayuga Museum of History & Art, Auburn, NY, 12 County Juried Show, Juried by: Dawson Gallery, Rochester, NY

•  1985 - The Gertrude Ford Award for Excellence in Art, presented to one graduate of the Arts Dept. ofNazareth College of Rochester

•  1985  - Upon graduation from Nazareth College, they offered to purchase one of my paintings for their art collection

 

MEMBERSHIPS

The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC

Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC

VAE, Raleigh, NC

Supermajority

Women’s Caucus for Art, National Organization

 

 

WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS  (This is an Abbreviated List as I attend many workshops & webinars to keep up with what is new)

Mar 2019 - “B-School”, presented by Marie Forleo

June 2019 - “Art Exhibits that Sell”, 6 week program presented by Maria Brophy

July 2019 - “Pinfinite Growth”, presented by Melyssa,  Online Course for Pinterest

 

Just Too Many to List Here, but I love to learn so assume a lot of workshops! Below are regional events.

 

Oct 2013 - Handmade in America with the Arts Business Institute, “Bootcamp for Artists”, 2-Day Workshop, Asheville, NC

May 2012 - Creative Capital 3 Day Workshops: Internet For Artists, Juried into by sponsor: Arts & Science Council, Charlotte, NC

2011 - Visual Art Exchange’s Business of Art workshop

 

REPRESENTATION

North Trade Street Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
O’Brien Gallery, Greensboro, NC

ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Manhattan Arts,  NY, NY

Ellis Nicholson Gallery, Charleston, SC (closed in 2019)

Magnolia Emporium, Charlotte, NC (closed in 2019)

Andre Christine Gallery, Mooresville, NC (closed in 2015)

Artworks on Main St., Mooresville, NC (closed in 2012)