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EDUCATION

Indiana State University, MA, Painting December, 12 2014

Murray State University, BFA, Painting May, 1991

MURALS

2023 Color Clouds, Punta Gorda, FL

2023 Create A Memory, Jasper, IN

2023 River of Dreams, Jasper, IN

2023 Jungle Rising, Boca Grande, FL

2023 Into the Oaks, Wellen Park, FL

2023 Luna, Wellen Park, FL

2022 Neon Rainbow, Sarasota, FL

2021 Paradise, Port Charlotte, FL

2021 Blooms, Wellen Park, Venice, FL

2021 First 1000 Days, North Port, FL

EXHIBITIONS

14th Biennial National Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida, 2024, Stripes accepted

 

Water, Water, Everywhere, 2nd Place with Beer Can Beach, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida, 2023

 

Art Center Sarasota, two-time exhibitor, National Exhibition 2021, 2023

 

Water, Water, Everywhere, 2nd Place with Going Back, Visual Arts Center,

Punta Gorda, Florida, June 2 - 24, 2020

12th Biennial National Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Center,

Punta Gorda, Florida, February 2 - March 25, 2020, Sea Level accepted

Visual Art Center Sarasota, Open Season, National Juried Show,

Oh Playmate accepted, December 2019 - January 2020

Urban and Rural, Second Place with Dry Lake - Professional Division,

North Port Art Center, North Port, FL, December 2019

Parks & Recreation, Second Place with Ball In Hand - Professional Division, North Port Art Center,
North Port, FL

Color!, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida, September 10 - October 3, 2019

Member's Showcase, Second Place for Little Miss, Little Miss, July 1st - August 9th, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL

Water, Water, Everywhere, 1st Place, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida,

May 21-June 27, 2019

Garden Party Open Show, Second Place - Professional Division, North Port Art Center, North Port Florida, May 2019

 

Bodies of Significance Pop Up Gallery, Alligator Bay Distillery, Punta Gorda, FL,

April, 20, 2019

 

Solo Exhibition, Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Charlotte Arts, Art in Public Places,

March-April 2019

Portrait Invitational Exhibit, Krempp Gallery, Jasper Arts Center, January 2019

 

Members Show, North Port Art Center, North Port, FL, January 2019

 

Charlotte Arts Gallery, Group Show, Town Center Mall, Port Charlotte, FL, September 2018

Color!, Promises, Promises; Spooked, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, September 30-October 26, 2017, Merit Award

58th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Lost and Found, December 2016-March, 2017

23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Sisterhood - Best of Show, Shop Talk, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN September 2-30, 2016

Special Bicentennial Exhibit, Unarmed, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN August 3-20, 2016

Freedom Imagined; Freedom Lived, Juried Show, Unarmed, Lindenwood J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, Saint Charles, Missouri, May 19, 2016


Mirrors and Masks, Group Show, Exhibit of Portraits, Monastery Exhibit, St. Meinrad, IN,
May 3 - June 30, 2016

Untrue to Form, Solo Show, View, Old Forge, NY, January 2016

Character Plots, Solo Show, Oakland City University, IN, October 2015

Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Juried Show, Vampires of Paris, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, July 18-September 19, 2015

For Pastels Only, Juried Show, Sisters, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, MA, June 17-July 12, 2015

Recent Work, Solo Show, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN, May 2015

GALEX, Juried Show, Galesburg, IL, March 13-April 11, 2015

Reality Check Juried Show, Point of No Return, View Arts Center, Old Forge, New York 1/17/15, Best of Show Award

Poser, MA Thesis Show, Indiana State University Art Center, November 3-14, 2014

Jasper Community Arts, Annual Juried Show, 2014

Indiana State Juried Student Show, Colored Pencil, Purchase Award, Best Graduate Award 2014

Jasper Community Arts Annual Juried Show, 2013

Artist’s Factory Gallery, Solo Show, Ferdinand, Indiana, 2012

Jasper Community Arts Annual Juried Show, 2012

Jasper Community Arts Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention, 2011

Paperchase 2011, Gallery 308, Muncie, IN, April 7-Aprl 29, 2011

The Now Wow Project, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio, March 19-April 23, 2011

55th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Erika, December 2010-March, 2011

Jasper Community Arts Commission Annual Juried Show 2010, Erika, Best of Show



TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Painting, Pastel and Drawing, October 2018-Present, North Port Art Center and Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda

3 Day Portrait Drawing Workshop, June 20-22, 2017

3 Day Fields and Farms Acrylic Painting Workshop, June 13-15, 2017

3 Day Figure Drawing Workshop, June 6-8, 2017

3 Day Fall Foliage Painting Workshop, October 18, 19, 20, 2016

3 Day Catch the Wave Marine Painting Workshop, June 28, 29, 30, 2016

3 Day Alla Prima Still Life Oil Painting Workshop, October 6, 7, 8, 2015

3 Day Pastels and Pirouettes Workshop, June 16-18, 2015

3 Studio Socials: February, March, April, 2011

Plein Air Workshop, October 3-6, 2011

1 Day Still Life Workshop, February 2011

4-Day Figurative Art Workshop, October 2010

Oil Painting Workshop, October 14-November 19, 2008

Flower Painting Workshop, January 22-February 26, 2007

Azalea Path Plein Air Workshop, April 29, 2006

Portrait Workshop, October 6-November 10, 2005



AFFILIATIONS

North Port Art Center, FL
Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana

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