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Education

1989 BA
College of William and Mary

1992 MA
Montclair State University

1995 MFA
Southern Illinois University




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TRANCE
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Teaching Experience

Jan 2004 to present... Kean University, Union, NJ
Adjunct Professor teaching Visual Thinking, 2D Design, 3D Design, Drawing, and Intro to Art

Sep 2005 to present... Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Adjunct Professor teaching Basic Drawing, Figure
Drawing, 2D Design and Art History

1997 to present... Printmaking Council of New Jersey
..1997 to 1999... Roving Press in-school program
..1998 to present.. Adult workshops in woodcut around the state

1992 to 1995... Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Graduate Instructor- Teaching 2D Foundations, Intro to Art, Intro to Drawing II
Graduate Assistant- Assisting in Beginning Silkscreen, Intro to Printmaking, Beginning Etching, Lithography, Intro to Art

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
..........Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA
2006 Landmark Books, Manasquan, NJ
2005 Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
..........Nancy Dryfoos Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
2004 Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
2002 Office Gallery, Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
2001 Atrium Art Gallery, St Thomas University, Miami, FL
..........Gallery of South Orange, South Orange, NJ
1999 Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
1998 Library Gallery, Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
..........Monmouth County Library, Wall, NJ
1997 Gallery I, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
1995 Mitchell Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (MFA Show)
..........Celine Chu Gallery, Carbondale, IL
1993 Vergette Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
1992 Gallery I, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ (MA Show)

Selected Group Shows

2014 Index Art Center, Newark, NJ 
2013 Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
..........Audubon Artists, Salmagundi Club (Online only),  New York, NY
2012 James Howe Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
2011 Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
..........Harold B Lemmerman Gallery, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
..........NJ Book Arts Symposium, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
..........Arts On Division, Somerville, NJ
2010 Somerset County Courthouse Galleries, Somerville, NJ
..........Le Souterrain Gallery, Seaside Heights, NJ
2009 Ocean County Artists Guild, Island Heights, NJ
..........Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ
2008 Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis, MO
..........Tri-City Arts/Walk of Art, Asbury Park, NJ
2007 Boatworks, Belmar, NJ
..........Chameleon Art Center, Kansas City, MO
..........Wriston Art Center, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

2006 Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
..........Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
..........Center For Book Arts, New York, NY
..........500 Main Street Gallery, Belmar, NJ
..........Pinnacle Galleries, Belmar, NJ
2005 Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
..........Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
..........Gallery at UTA, University of Texas-Arlington
..........James Howe Gallery, Kean Univeristy, Union, NJ
..........ComArt Building, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2004 Big Cat Gallery, New York, NY
..........Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
..........Kelly Rae Theiss Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
..........Philip Slein Gallery, St Louis, MO
..........Slugfest Printmaking Workshop, Austin, TX
2003 Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
..........Gallery 214 ArtSpace, Montclair, NJ
2002 Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
..........Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ
2001 UNI Gallery of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
2000 Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
..........Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
1999 Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
..........Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
1998 City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
..........Union Hill Arts and Crafts Building, Union City, NJ
..........Columbia College, Columbia, MO
1997 Balch Institute, Philadelphia, PA
..........Villanova University, Villanova, PA
..........Front Street Gallery, Cobden, IL
1996 Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
..........Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
..........University of West of England, Bristol, England
1995 University Art Galleries, University of South Dakota-Vermillion
..........Jones Art Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1994 Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL


 

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The Asbury Park press did a feature article about me and my work.  Click here to read the article.

Lectures/Visiting Artist

2005 University of Texas, Arlington TX (5 day workshop)
2003 Washington University, St Louis, MO (folio prestentation/lectures)
2001 Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (folio presentation and lecture)
1999 Georgian Court University (folio presentation/demonstrations)
1998 College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (slide lecture/folio presentation)
..........Georgian Court University (folio presentation/slide lecture/demonstrations)


Collections

Olin Library Special Collections, Washington University, St Louis
President's Collection, Southern Illinois University
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
New York Public Library, New York, NY
President's Collection, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
St Thomas University, Miami, FL

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ    


Selected Fellowships/Awards

2013 First Place in Graphics, 10th Annual Juried Show, Boatworks, Belmar, NJ
..........Old Print Shop Award, 71st Annual Audubon Artists Exhibition, Salmagundi
...............Club, New York, NY 
2012 Best in Show Award, 8th Annual Juried Show, Boatworks, Belmar, NJ
2010 Best in Show Award, After Sunset, Boatworks, Belmar, NJ
2007 Best In Show Award, 3rd Annual Juried Show, Boatworks, Belmar, NJ
Award of Excellence, 33rd Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Printmaking Council of New Jersey
2003 Residential Fellowship, Evil Prints, St Louis, MO
Director's Prize, Personal Impressions, Gallery 214 ArtSpace, Montclair, NJ
2001 Purchase Award, Northeast Prints, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson U, Wayne, NJ
1998 Residential Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA (supported by a Geraldine R Dodge Foundation grant)
1997 Juror's Award: First Prize, Annual Members Show, Printmaking Council of New Jersey

 

 

 

Selected Reviews and Publications

2013  Asbury Park Sun, Nov 20, "Finished Tables for Community Project to be Displayed".  Feature article about my contribution to Table Talk, with two photo credits.

..........Asbury Park Press, May 10, p 16, "Swimming Upstream".  Review of group exhibition at Arts Guild New Jersey by Ralph J. Bellantoni. 

2009  Cougar's Byte, Oct 6, p 8, "Celebrating The Talent of Adjuncts".  Feature article about group exhibition at Kean University by Benito Nieves, with one illustration.

..........Religion and Education (academic journal) University of Northern Iowa, Spring, Vol 36, N 1.  Cover illustration. 

2007 Asbury Park Press, July 1, p E1, E4, "The Fine Details". Feature article about my process, artwork, and studio by Bobbi Seidel, with 2 illustrations and 3 photos.

2006 The Coast Star (Manasquan, NJ), July 27, p 20, "Local artist discovers common ground in the most uncommon". Feature about upcoming show at Landmark Books by Cheryl Harvey, with two illustrations.

2005 Trenton Times, July 1, p G7,"Common objects, spirituality color woodcuts". Review of solo exhibition at Princeton Theological Seminary by Janet Purcell, with illustration

. ..........Cougar's Byte, Oct 17, pp.1-2, "A Piece of Art A Day Keeps Boredom Away". Review of solo show at Kean University by Jen Bissu, with 3 illustrations.

2004 Newark Star-Ledger, Aug 8, Sec 4, p 2,"Hunterdon museum brings together 'cool' exhibitions". Review of solo show by Dan Bischoff, with 2 illustrations.

..........Princeton Packet, July 16, pp 18-9, "You Are What You Eat". Feature about upcoming show at Hunterdon museum by Susan Van Dongen, with 5 illustrations.

2003 Newark Star-Ledger, June 8, p 5, "Printmaker molds technology to her own artistry". Review of group show at Hunterdon Museum by Dan Bischoff.

2002 Courier News (Bridgewater, NJ), Aug 22, pp F1, 18, "Art Lovers can devour 'Food Chain'". Review of group exhibition at PCNJ by Ralph Bellantoni, with 2 illustrations.

..........New York Times, May 12, p 11, "A Printmaker's Work as Mirrored by Others". Review of group exhibition at Hunterdon Museum by William Zimmer.

..........Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Annual Report (for 2001), July, p. 40. Illustration for section heading.

..........Religion and Education (academic journal) University of Northern Iowa, Fall, Vol 29, N 2. Cover illustration.

1999 Newark Star-Ledger, Aug 6, p 41, "Medium well". Review of group exhibition at Newark Museum by Dan Bischoff.

1998 Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ), Dec, p E1, 7, "Prints: The Real Thing". Review of group exhibition at PCNJ by Laurie Graniere, with illustration.

..........Newark Star-Ledger, Nov 22, sec 4, p 6, "Diverse Dialogues". Review of group exhibition at Aljira by Dan Bischoff.

..........Hudson (NJ) Reporter, June 28, pp 12-3, "Visually Speaking". Review of group exhibition at Union Hill Arts and Crafts by Artie Jacob.

..........Wall Herald, Mar 6, pp B1-2, "Finding St Everyman and ninjas in the aisles". Review of solo exhibition at Monmouth County Library- Wall, NJ by B.A. Sweeny, with 2 illustrations.

1997 Philadelphia Forum, July 31, p 8, "The God of Many Faces". Review of group exhibition at Balch Institute by Andrew Mangravite.

1995  Boom Boom #4, "Introduction" and "Terra Incognita"  (art and script), "Adamo the Criminal" (script and layouts)

Check out Jen Bissu's article about my 2005 exhibition of the Fourth of July. Includes a slide show of images.

Affiliations

Printmaking Council of New Jersey
.....Exhibition Committee 1999 to present
.....Advisory Board 2005 to present

Southern Graphics Council

Outlaw Printmakers

Belmar Arts Council
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Blog Coordinator 2008 to present

Social Animal Press Critique Group

 

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Toad
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