Artist Statement:

I seek the remarkable in ordinary objects and everyday life - finding beauty in the quotidian. Nature is often at the forefront of my subject matter as it is all around us and deep within us.


My training focuses on skills learned and perfected through the age-old Atelier method – artistic instruction passed from instructor to student, melding academic draftsmanship with the color influence of the Boston School.


I use only the finest materials – professional grade paint and Belgian linen – to create one of a kind heirloom-quality pieces. 

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Art Resume:

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​DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana — 1990 – 1994
Bachelor of Arts – Fine Arts Major
DePauw Art Grant Recipient:  1990 -  1994
Indiana Artist Award 1991
Peeler Art Award  1991
University of Texas Art Exchange 1992
Frank M. Howes Travel Grant Recipient – Byzantine Art 1993
Fritz Smith Memorial Art Award – 1994

The Atelier, Minneapolis, Minnesota — 2008 - 2014
1 year part time study   
5 years full time study

Angel Art Academy — 2012
Summer workshop with John Angel

Jeffrey T. Larson — 2011-2014
Workshops and monthly critiques with Jeff Larson through The Atelier

Douglas Flynt — 2015
Workshop
​Private Study 2018 - Current

Katie Whipple — 2018, 2019
Workshop

Michael Klein — 2019
Workshop

Shows/Experience​:
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Mural Painting, Minneapolis — 2002 – 2004
Numerous Private Residences
All Saints Lutheran Church, Minnetonka

The Atelier, Minneapolis — 2008 – 2014
Annual group shows

The River Tower Show, Minneapolis — 2011
 
Art-A- Whirl — 2015 - 2021

MN Realists Hastings Art Center Show — 2015 - 2018

Art Attack — 2015 - 2021

Winona MN Realists Show - 2017, 2018

Studio Pintura Spring Floral Show - 2018 - 2021*

The Power of Water (Edina Art Center) - 2019

Studio Pintura Small Works Show - 2019 - 2020

American Women Artists National Juried Show: Lifting the Sky - 2021
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*Award Winner (People's Choice Award & Master Framer's Award)