Many years ago I came across a book written by the American sculptor, David Smith. The book was in essence a list all of the influences on his work and to my surprise, they were not earthshaking or profound but rather consisted of mundane minutia like the pattern of leftover fish bones after a meal of cod and the way grass shimmers in the sun after a rain storm. I responded to his observations with a sense of simpatico because I share this same aesthetic, that beauty is pervasive and may be discovered in the most commonplace objects in the most unremarkable of places.
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Represented by the Bonfoey Gallery
1973 - B.F.A. Degree in Painting, Kent State University, Kent, OH
1975 - M.A. Degree, Kent State University
1981 - M.F.A. Degree, Kent State University
1978 – 2000 - Adjunct Professor, University of Akron (Akron, Ohio)
2001 - 2008 Instituto de Allende, Mexico Independent study
2009 - University of Akron, independent study (printmaking)
Akron Art Museum (Akron, Ohio)
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
Artist Archives of the Western Reserve
Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio)
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, George S. Dively Building (Cleveland, Ohio)
Canton Museum of Art (Canton, Ohio)
City Club of Cleveland (Ohio)
Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Art Collection)
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff Law Firm (Cleveland, Ohio)
British Petroleum America (BP Amoco) (Cleveland, Ohio)
First American Title Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
Hahn, Loeser & Parks Law Firm (Cleveland, Ohio)
Jones Day, Reaves & Pogue Law Firm (Cleveland, Ohio)
Kaiser Permanente Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio)
Squires, Sanders, Dempsey Law Firm (Cleveland, Ohio)
United National Bank (Canton, Ohio)
Baker & Mc Kenzie Law Firm [Chicago, Illinois]
ForestCity Enterprises Corporate Art Collection (Cleveland, Ohio)
Ritz Carlton Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio)
Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Installation, Kent State University Stark Campus (Canton, Ohio); 2008. Curated by Jack McWhorter.
Eye Need Your Vote, Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Installation piece. Artist Archives of the Western Reserve (Cleveland, Ohio); 2008
The Great Grid, Solo Exhibition of New Painting and Sculpture, Cleveland State University (Cleveland, Ohio); 2007. Exhibition catalog published by C.S.U.; curated by Dan Tranberg; reviewed in The Free Times, Vol. 14, Issue 40, January 24 2007.
Your Gallery,Saatchi Gallery, London, England. Online project; 2006
Two Person Exhibition, Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio); 2006. Curated by Shawn Godwin.
A Piece of My Mind,Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, and Monoprints, The University of Akron (Akron Ohio); 2005. Curator Hui-Chu Ying.
Color Matters, Solo Exhibition at The Massillon Museum of Art (Massillon, Ohio); 2001
Venus de Milo Suite & Visage Suite, Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (Oberlin, Ohio); 1999
Solo Exhibition of Self-Portraits, The Bonfoey Gallery (Cleveland, Ohio); 1998
Awarded Educational Research & Development Grant, funded by The University of Akron (Ohio); 1996
Recognized by the Senate of the State of Ohio for Induction into the Hall of Fame for Achievements and Contributions to Art; 1994
Solo Exhibition (room installation), William D. Ginn Gallery at the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art (Cleveland, Ohio); 1994
Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Rike Center Fine Art Gallery, University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio); 1990
Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Akron Art Museum (Akron, Ohio); 1990
Solo Exhibition of Paintings & Drawings, Cincinnati Artists Group Effort (C.A.G.E.), 1990
SoloRetrospective of Paintings, Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio); 1988
Solo Exhibition (selected by statewide competition), The University of Akron’s Emily Davis Gallery (Akron, Ohio); 1988
Solo Exhibition of Paintings & Drawings, Joyce Porcelli Gallery (Cleveland, Ohio); 1988
Solo Exhibition of Paintings, Denison University (Granville, Ohio); 1987
The May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio); 1990, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1982, 1981,1980, 1979, 1977, 1976.
Awarded Two Juror Awards in Painting, 1989
Awarded Two Juror Awards in Painting, 1985
Awarded Best in Show Award in Painting, 1982
Awarded Judges Award for Painting, 1979
Awarded Two Juror Awards in Painting, 1976
Ursuline College Religious Art, Invitational Exhibition, Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, Ohio); 2009
18th Annual Women’s Invitational Exhibition, Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, Ohio); 2009. Curated by Frank Frate, Director of Wasmer Gallery.
Group Exhibition, 2nd April Gallery and Studios (Canton, Ohio); 2009. Curated by Michelle Waalkes.
Art On The Edge, Invitational Group Exhibition, Gallery 6000: Kent State University Stark Campus (Canton, Ohio); 2007
Invitational Group Exhibition, Massillon Museum of Art (Massillon, Ohio); 2006. 2nd Prize for Painting Blue Head.
Annual Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute Of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio); 2009, 2000, 1999, 1998
Awarded Juror’s Award for best painting, 1999
22nd Women Artists Celebration Invitational, Butler Museum of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio); 2004
Group Exhibition, Cleveland Foundation (JRC Art Advisory); 2003
Group Exhibition, Lake Erie College (Painesville, Ohio); 2002
Beyond Reality, Artists After Surrealism Group Invitational Exhibition,
Cleveland Artists Foundation at the Beck Center for the Arts; 2003
Invitational Group Show, Woman Made Gallery (Chicago, Illinois); 2001
Cleveland Collects Contemporary Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art; 1998
Artseen, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art (Cleveland, Ohio); 1996
Fertile Ground, Invitational group exhibition, New Museum (Cleveland, Ohio); 1996
The University of Akron Faculty Traveling Exhibition to China 1992
venues:
1. Xiamen University, Fuchane Province [Southern China]
2. Xian Fine Art Institute, Shaanxi Province [Central China]
3. Hangzhou Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Zhejiang Province, [Central Coast]
4. Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing [Capital]
5. Guongzhou Art Institute, Guangdon Province, [Southern China , Hong Kong]
Invitational / Fifteen Artists From Northeast Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio) 1991; eleven canvases selected for inclusion
Invitational Exhibit, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery (New York City); 1986
Invitational Exhibit Art Auction, National Festival of the Arts, John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.); 1984
Six in Ohio Invitational Painting Exhibit, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati, Ohio); 1983
The Ohio Selection Juried Invitational Group Exhibition, Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, Ohio); 1982
Insight Out Invitational Exhibition, The Akron Art Museum (Akron, Ohio); 1980
Reviews and Articles
The Great Grid, Review of Cleveland State Univ. Exhibition. Angle Arts Journal, Vol. 31, 2007. Lyz Bly.
Review of Cleveland State Univ. Exhibition. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 16 2007. Steven Litt.
The Great Grid: Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of. The Free Times Weekly, Vol. 14, Issue 40, January 24 2007. Douglas Max Utter.
Connections, The University of Akron Newsletter. Review of Exhibition of paintings Pieces of My Mind at the School of Art, The University of Akron. 2006.
Color Matters. Dialogue Arts Journal, July/August 2001. Review of exhibition Color Matters at the Massillon Museum, by Jeanne Fryer-Kohles.
Art Honors Poetry. Akron Beacon Journal, April 22, 2001. Review of exhibition Color Matters at the Massillon Museum, by Dorothy Shinn.
Nudes, Murals Illuminate Inward Journey. Columbus Dispatch, May 13, 2001. Review of exhibition Color Matters at the Massillon Museum, by Jeanne Fryer-Kohles.
Powerful Messages Of Paintings Come From Unrefined Style. Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 28th, 2001. Review of exhibition Color Matters at the Massillon Museum, by Dan Tranberg.
Creative Genius. Dialogue Arts Journal, January/February 2001. Jeanne Fryer-Kohles.
Review of the Exhibition Color Matters.The Canton Repository, April 6, 2001. Dan Kane.
Exploring a World of Fantasy. Akron Beacon Journal, November 6, 1990. Dorothy Shinn.
Review of work in New Art Examiner. September 1988. John Bryum.
Review of work in Dialogue Arts Journal. March/April 1988.
Review of Six Aspects of Reality Painting Exhibition. Dialogue Art Journal, May 1984.
Article in Archives of American Art Journal. Volume 20, No. 3, page 25. Published by the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1980.