Education
1985 | MA, Art Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
1979 | BA, Fine Art/Sculpture, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY (worked with MacArthur grantee, Elizabeth Murray) |
1987-1992 | CE, Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington, DC (worked with painter/sculptor Mary Frank) |
2008 – 2016 | Creative and Professional Practice with Kim Bernard, Star Island, Isles of Shoals, NH |
Mixed Media/Encaustic Workshop with Graceann Warn, Haystack School of Arts and Crafts, Deer Isle, ME | |
R and F Advanced Teachers Workshop w/Cynthia Winika, Richard Frumess and KellyMcGrath, R and F Handmade Paints, Kingston, NY |
Areas of Specialization:
Mixed Media ∙ Drawing ∙ Sculpture ∙ Painting ∙ 2 & 3-D Design ∙ Encaustic ∙ Encaustic Monotype ∙ Color Theory
Workshops, Demos and Classes Taught:
Encaustic Monotype |
Encaustic Collage |
The Art of Assemblage |
Color and Composition in Collage |
The Art of the Shadowbox |
Intuitive Collage |
+ Color Theory, 2 & 3 – D Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Painting, Collage, Experimental Water media, in the Dept. of Fine Arts, Corcoran College of Art and Design, WDC from 1989-2010. |
Workshops, Demos, and Classes taught at the Following Locations: |
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, DC |
Takoma Community Center, Takoma Park, MD |
Pyramid Atlantic, Hyattsville, MD and Silver Spring, MD |
Gateway Art Center, Brentwood, MD |
The Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC |
Potomac Fiber Art Guild, Potomac, MD |
Lee Art Center, Arlington, VA |
Lectures, Talks, Portfolio Advising
Washington Arts Club, Washington DC, Slide presentation/Artists talk w/ Washington Wax Works, “Encaustic”. |
Potomac Fiber Art Guild, Potomac MD, lecture: “The History of Contemporary Collage”. |
Rockville Art League, Rockville MD, lecture: “Trends in Contemporary Collage/ Assemblage.” |
Gateway CDC Art Center, Brentwood MD, Career Development – Portfolio Advising. |
Laurel Arts Guild, Laurel, MD, lecture/demo on “Contemporary Technique in Collage”. |
Arts on the Block, County-wide Youth Enrichment Program, Silver Spring, MD, Presentation, lecture and portfolio evaluations. |