The Arts have been my lifelong passion.  After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Illinois, I studied Copper Enameling with Richard Loving at the Art Institute of Chicago.  A Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Northwestern University in 1978 completed my formal training.  I have also acted and directed professionally and have been a member of Actors' Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

While my two sons were growing up, I lived in Evanston, Illinois; I worked as an account executive in advertising and marketing.  I then taught Art at Columbia College and at the International Academy of Design in Chicago.

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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts: University of Illinois
Master of Fine Arts: Northwestern University
Western Reserve University: Cleveland
Post Graduate Work: Art Institute of Chicago

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2000 - current - Instructor of Arts / Humanities, Yoga and Theatre, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
1999 - Executive Director of the Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL
1991 - 99 - Instructor of Arts and Humanities, International Academy of Design Chicago, IL
1992 - 99 - Instructor of Arts and Humanities, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

CURRENT EXHIBITS 2008-2009
Artspace Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, AZ
MB Honaker, Tucson, AZ
Morgan Contemporary Art Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
PISMO Fine Art Glass, Denver, Vail, CO
Trios Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Artspace Gallery, Scottsdale
2008 - PISMO Fine Art Glass, Denver, Vail & Beaver Creek, CO
2008 - Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2008 - Obsidian Gallery, Tucson
2008 - Trios Fine Art Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
2007 - Artspace Gallery, Scottsdale
2007 - Petris' Gallery, Sausalito, CA
2007 - PISMO Fine Art Glass, Denver, Vail & Beaver Creek, CO
2007 - Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2007 - Designer Showhouse , Tucson
2007 - Platform Gallery, Tucson
2007 - Trios Fine Art Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
2006 - Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2006 - Artspace Gallery, Scottsdale
2006 - PISMO Fine Art Glass, Denver, Vail & Beaver Creek, CO
2005 - Trios Fine Art Gallery, Solano Beach, CA

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Auckland, New Zealand
Boca Raton, FL
Boson, MA
Chicago, IL
Lenox, MA
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Palm Springs, CA
Santa Fe, NM
Scottsdale, AZ
Seattle, WA
Sedona, AZ
Sidney, Australia
Tucson, AZ
Washington, DC