Artist Statement & CV |
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My formal training was in printmaking and drawing. Presently, it is the linocut that figures most prominently in my work. On occasion, I have combined those two primary media with collage, digital printing, photography, rubbings, and other processes. Primary subjects of interest to me range from the figure of Botticelli’s Venus, through which I explore the role of women in contemporary society, to the iconic osprey, or fish hawk, which flourishes in coastal waters all over the world. I also explore subjects from personal experience and memory. I have heard authors advised to write what they know, and I believe that is good advice for artists, as well. Every work that I produce usually has a narrative behind it, either real or imagined. It is that back-story that inspires me and feeds the creative process. |
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| EDUCATION |
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| M.A., Art History, George Washington University, Washington, DC |
| ---Recipient, David Lloyd Kreeger Prize in the History of Art |
| B.A., Fine Arts & Art History, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA |
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| MUSEUM EXPERIENCE |
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| 2018-2021 Associate Director of Development, The George Washington Foundation, Fredericksburg, VA |
| 2014-2018 Director, Traveling Exhibition Service, IA&A, Washington, DC |
| 2008-2013 Director, University of Mary Washington Galleries, Fredericksburg, VA |
| 1993-2007 Director, DAAP and University Galleries, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1986-1993 Director, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA |
| 1977-1986 Museum Specialist, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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| 2008-2013 Founding Committee Chair, Museum Studies Certificate/Minor, University of Mary Washington |
| 2000-2007 Founding Director, Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program, University of Cincinnati |
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| EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE |
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| Artist Member Exhibitions |
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| Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC, December 2023- |
| Art First Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA, February 2022-May 2023 |
| Darbytown Art Studio, Fredericksburg, VA, February 2020-January2022 |
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| Curated and Juried Exhibitions |
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| Inside Out: An Exploration of Women's Status and Roles in American Society (curated and traveling exhibition with catalog)●● |
| --Farmington Museum, Farmington, New Mexico, March 6, 2020 – January 17, 2021 |
| -- Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida, October 15, 2019 - January 5, 2020 |
| --San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, September 20, 2018 – March 24, 2019 |
| This exhibition included a commission of 9 works of art for the organizing museum’s permanent collection. |
| My linocuts in the catalog: Venus as Super Hero, was the cover image of the catalog, and Venus as Cover Girl was the frontispiece. |
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| Venus: Lessons of a 21st -Century Goddess (solo exhibition) Backdoor Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA, October 5 – November 2, 2013 |
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| Harnett Biennial of American Prints (juried exhibition) Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond, October 23 – December 9, 2012 |
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| ReRoot: Exploring Iterations of Place through Identity and Community (juried exhibition) Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1 – August 2, 2012 |
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| Coming Out of the Closet: Clothing Art as an Emergent Form (curated exhibition with catalog) Brogan Museum of Art & Science, Tallahassee, Florida, November 4, 2011 – February 26, 2012 |
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| Gendered Images: The Feminine Divine (juried exhibition) Doug Adams Gallery at the Badè Museum, Berkeley, California, September 9–December 16, 2011 |
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| Chain Reaction (juried exhibition) LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg, VA, September 3–26, 2010 |
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| 25th Tallahassee International Exhibition (juried exhibition with catalog) FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL, August 24–Sept 26, 2010 |
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| Reflections (juried exhibition) Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, June 27– July 30, 2010 |
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| Art on Paper (juried exhibition) Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, March 19–April 18, 2010 |
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| For and About Women, (First Prize Award, juried exhibition) Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, February 28– March 26, 2010 |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| --Inside Out: An Exploration of Women’s Status and Roles in American Society, exhibition catalog, cover image, frontispiece, special section with illustrations and text, 2018 |
| --“Ancient Goddess Gets a Bold New Makeover”, Weekender for Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA, October 3, 2013 |
| --Coming Out of the Closet: Clothing Art as an Emergent Form, exhibition catalog, special section with Illustrations and text, 2011 |
| --25th Tallahassee International Exhibition, exhibition catalog, page with illustration and text, 2010 |
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