Mixed Media

Printmaking

Contact Information

320 Gaskill Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147-1503
tel: 215-925-5779
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Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement

My work is about texture. I use resources from nature to create rubbings on thin papers. I use these images to collage and paint mixed media works that represent close-up and far away views of the earth. In my work, time is an element, and I am interested in reconfiguring the ancient, bringing it into a contemporary context. The non-representational images are made by combining oil paint stick, acrylic, graphite and sand. I generally produce a series of 4 or 5 images related to one subject. When hung together, the assemblages reinforce a common theme referencing my printmaking background.

I am fascinated by the various views of natural and once living objects throughout their histories. For example, a majestic tree standing in the forest maintains its sense of beauty even when it is cut and made into something like a pier or a table. The age of the tree is evident through its rings or in its smooth and worn down surface, eroded by water, wind or sand.

My work often reflects my Midwest upbringing, where the view is flat land, and travel from one location to another allows the viewer time to study the patterns of the landscape.

Education

1981
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, Printmaking/Painting

1980
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BFA, Printmaking/Painting

1978
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Certificate of Fine Arts

Continuing Education

1990
Moore College of Art and Design
Teacher Certification

Professional Experience

2003-present
Faculty, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

1999-2005
Adjunct Faculty, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ

1999-2000
Lecturer/Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1997-present
Adjunct Faculty, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA

1989-1991
Visiting Artist, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA

1989-1990
Assistant Professor, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

1988-1992
Instructor, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

1982-1988
Visiting Artist, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1980-1984
Visiting Artist, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Honors and Awards

2005-2006
Dene M. Loucheim Faculty Fellowship recipient for the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Merit Award, printmaking, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

2000
2nd prize, Fifth Annual Heart Show, juried competition, Need in Deed charity at Krisheim, Chestnut Hill, PA

1998
Professional Development Grant: James Madison University, Workshop at Orkney Springs, VA

1991
Best of Show, Works on Paper, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA

1990
Wheeler H. Page Memorial Award, 29th Open Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

1983
Corporate Purchase Award, North Carolina Prints and Drawing Society, Charlotte, NC

Purchase Award, West Chester State College Print Exhibition, West Chester, PA

1982
Dr. and Mrs. Martin Munin Award, National Prints and Drawings, West Chester State College, West Chester, PA

1980
Merit Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1978
The Stuart Egnal Prize, 54th Annual Intl. Exhibition, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA

The Leon Bunkin Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Charles Toppan Award, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1976
New Jersey Endowment for the Arts Award, NJ

Bibliography

2003
Fallon, Roberta, “Pro Choice”, The Philadelphia Weekly, February 2003

Sozanski, Edward, “A Pairing of Peers”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2003

1997
Gold, Donna, “The Juried Show”…Maine Debuts since 1979, Maine Times, 1997

1995
Sozanski, Edward, “Meet the Neighbors”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1995

1991
Beem, Edgar Allen, “Maine Art Now”, The Dog Ear Press, 1991

1990
Roberts, Diana, “More Reviews”, Art Matters, 1990

1988
Beem, Edgar Allen, “The Visual Arts”, Maine Times, June 10, 1988

Isaacson, Philip, “On View”, Portland Telegraph, 1988

Publications

Penn Prints, 1990, “30 Years of Printmaking at the University of Pennsylvania”, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Collections

Corporate

Coopers and Lybrand, NY
The Philadelphia Bulletin, PA
Pechiney Metals International, NY
PSFS Bank, PA
Jens Jensen Foundation, Chicago IL

Private

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
The Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
West Chester State College, West Chester, PA
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2006
Recent Works, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

2004
15 Year Survey Paintings, Drawings And Prints, Dreyfus and Associates, Philadelphia, PA

2003
The Tropics, Katharine Butler Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Brooksville, ME

2001
Mixed Media Paintings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1999
Recent Paintings and Drawings, Main Street Studio and Gallery, Deer Isle, ME

1996
Moore on 2nd, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

New Works, Deer Isle Artist Association, Deer Isle, ME

1994-1995
Recent Works on Paper, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, Philadelphia, PA; Alexandra, VA

1992
Works on Paper, Deer Isle Artist Association, Deer Isle, ME

1991
Recent Works, Sassafras Art Gallery, Courtesy of Jessica Berwind Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Beyond Geometry, Maine Coast Artist, Rockport, ME

1990
Works on Paper, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

1989
Recent Works, Lawrence Hall Gallery, Rosemont, PA

1985
Artists on Paper II, Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1982
Print Annual, Associated American Artists, New York City, NY

Group

2007
Philagrafika Exhibition at William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

National Juried Show, Katharine Butler Gallery, Sarasota, FL

2006
The Maine Print Project, Maine Printmakers:1980-2005, CMCA, Rockport, ME

2005
Crossovers: Crafts, Art, Design, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

2003
Consignment Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE

A Pairing of Peers, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational

2002
20 Years at Orkney Springs, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

2000
Water Works Sculpture, on Exhibit at Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PA

1999
Strategies, Morgan Print Galley, Philadelphia, PA

1998
Post Pennism I, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1997
Gallery Artists: Old and New, The Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle, ME

1996
Art of the State, The State Museum, Harrisburg, PA

1995
Meet the Neighbors, Paley Design Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Art of the State, The State Museum, Harrisburg, PA

1994
Faculty of the PAFA: Past & Present, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

1994-2005
Annual Show, Deer Isle Artists Association, Deer Isle, ME

1991
Faculty Exhibition, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA

Works on Paper, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA

1990
30 Years of Printmaking, University of Pennsylvania, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

29th Open Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

93rd Annual Members Exhibition of PAFA, James A. Michener Museum, Doylestown, PA

1988
Maine Coast Artists 10th Annual Exhibition, The Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME

1987
Philadelphia Eye, Peter Singesten Gallery, at Pace University, New York City, NY

63rd Annual International Competition of Prints & Photographs, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA

1986
Contemporary Women Artists of Philadelphia, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA

Pennsylvania Graphics: Then & Now, Penn State University, Reading, PA

Artists’ Books and Prints, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

1985
Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Drawing Exhibition, Beaver College, Glenside, PA

1984
Artist as Printmaker, Painted Bride Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1983
A Growing Treasure, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, William Penn Museum, Harrisburg, PA

1983
Faculty and Visiting Critics, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1982
Black and White Prints, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

1978
Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1977-1988
Print Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

1977
Truman Gallery, New York City, NY