ABOUT

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

Color and materiality are the hallmarks of my work. I strive to create tactile and spatial relationships through gestural line, layered surface and form. Color choices are often dictated by atmospheric reflection, light and tonal saturation. Depending on my composition, I may utilize complementary colors for greater impact, or analogous colors to complete a contemplative mood.

Using my environment as a catalyst, I work formally and intuitively, painting to capture a feeling, a memory or a given space. Once the painting begins to evolve, I respond to what is happening in the moment and follow each individual experience to its natural end.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 - The Painting Center “Reconstructing” New York, NY

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 - Katonah Museum Artists Association,@Bethany Arts, Ossining, NY, “Rhythm, Rhyme and Harmony”  Juror Melissa Staiger

2023 - Woodstock Artist Assoc. & Museum, Woodstock NY, “ Far and Wide”  Juror Shazzi Thomas

2023 - Ridgefield Artists Guild, “Anything Goes”   Ridgefield, CT

2022 -  Upstream Gallery, Hastings On Hudson, NY  "PaperWorks 2022: Expanding The Boundaries" Juried by Luis Perelman, Mitchell Goldberg

2022 - Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT "45th Annual Juried Exhibition"  Juror Colleen Cash VP Artnet

2020 – The Painting Center “Ensemble: Together Again” curated by Shazzi Thomas New York, NY

2020 - New York School of the Arts “Tales and Notes” curated by Maurizio Pelligrin New York, NY

2019 - The Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY "Annual Small Works" Juror Susan Eisner Eley of Susan Eisner Eley Fine Art Gallery

2019 - Center for Contemporary Printmaking “MONOTHON 2019” New Canaan, CT

2019 - Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Spotlight Show “Different Visions Different Viewpoints” Larchmont, NY

2019 - The Sephardic Community Center “Women’s Art Power” Brooklyn, NY

2019 - The Mamaroneck Artists Guild “Navigating the Surface” Larchmont, NY

2018 - Garrison Art Center, NY “smallWORKS 2½” Juror Christina Kee with The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation

2018 - Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY “Annual Small Works” Juror Julian Kreimer, Professor of Painting SUNY Purchase College

2018 - The BIZ Gallery “Color Speaks: Exploring the Language of Color” curated by Donna Scarpa Larchmont, NY

2018 - The BIZ Gallery “Inspired Journeys: Through Art” curated by Donna Scarpa (and participating artist) Larchmont, NY

2018 - The BIZ Gallery “Facts and Ambiguities: Expressions in Composition” curated by Donna Scarpa Larchmont, NY

2016 - Art Society of Kingston, NY “Annual Regional Juried Show” Juror Daniel Belasco, Curator of Exhibitions at the Samuel Dorsky Museum

2016 - Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY “Annual Small Works” Juror Kenise Barnes of Kenise Barnes Gallery Larchmont, NY

2015 - Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY “Annual Small Works” Juror David Dunlop, artist and instructor at Silvermine School of Art, CT

2014 - Art Society of Kingston, NY “Annual Regional Juried Show” Juror Jenny Nelson, artist and instructor at Woodstock School of Art

2014 - Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY, “Annual Small Works” Juror Bartholomew Bland, Director at The Hudson River Museum

2013 - Art Society of Kingston, NY “Annual Regional Juried Show” Juror Christie Scheele, artist and instructor at Woodstock School of Art

2013 - Woodstock School of Art, NY “Black and White” Juror Peik Larson, artist and master printer, Professor at Harvard

2013 - Mamaroneck Artists Guild, NY “Annual Small Works” Juror Anne Von Stuelpnagel, Director at The Bruce Museum

PUBLICATIONS

“2013 Balanced Rock - The North Salem Review of Art / Photography / Literature”

EDUCATION

BFA in Fine Arts and Textile Design - Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
The National Academy of Design, New York, NY
The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
The Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY
The Green Studio School in Tribeca New York, NY and Assisi, Italy

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

The Painting Center, New York, NY
Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
Katonah Museum Artist Association, Katonah, NY

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS

Yellow Chair Salon
CritLab