b. Washington, DC. 1950
Lives and works in Atlanta, GA

 

The paintings of the last decade have been informed by my interest in a specific place. Whether the view is a bowl of tomatoes on a kitchen table, botanical gardens or the wild coast from the top of a mountain, my focus is the natural world and a highly personalized response to it. I am investigating the simultaneous process of control and non-control in the fluidity of the paint.

My love of and early background in music contributes to the juxtaposition of varying rhythms in the compositions - I see colors while listening to music, my preference for heightened chroma combines with the force of place. The common thread in all of the work is a dynamic push/pull of structure, and luminosity using high chroma.

David Abram suggests in his book, The Spell of the Sensuous, that “as the technology of writing…spreads through a previously oral culture, the felt power and personality of particular places begins to fade.” We can read these written stories anywhere, losing the original connection and primal energy to sites where they took place.

In contrast, my task is to transpose that highly visceral involvement with nature and color into an abstraction that can be offered as a universal visual experience. How does place speak to us - and how do I as the painter communicate my response to this deep and fragile bond?

What will happen to our beautiful rural areas in the future? Is the painter’s final reportage akin to a historical perspective on development and the transformation of resources? I hope my result will be a poetic “making space with color” (Frank Auerbach) that can help preserve and protect a cultural memory of the land.

 

I grew up in Princeton, NJ and have lived in New England, Canada, San Francisco, the Midwest, southeastern Pennsylvania and recently returned to Atlanta where I lived from 1976 to 1997.

 

Education

UC Berkeley, CA

Eight years private study - Chatov Studio, Atlanta, GA

Bradford College, Bradford, MA

Princeton, NJ - private study art and music

Professional experience - Broadcast Design Director for 26 years in Atlanta, San Francisco, South Bend and Philadelphia. Judge for BDA Awards Conference from 1999 - 2010.

Juried and Museum Exhibitions

2012

The Third Virginia Avery Memorial 'Reflections' juried exhibition at Mable House Arts Center in Mableton, GA. Juried by artist Gail Wegodsky. Sponsored by the National League of American Pen Women.

2011

Paideia School Art Visions fundraiser, Atlanta, GA.

Salon of Peaceful Shadows, Tender Flame of Eternal Youth, Pillowtex Lofts, Atlanta, GA. Invitational benefit for Giveusnames, curated by Phil Elie.

Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville 25th National Juried Competition, Douglasville, GA. Juried by Angela Nichols, Director of Programming at the Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA.

Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL. 64 Arts National Juried Exhibition. Curated by artist Adrian Arleo.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Sound Off! Art Inspired by Music Summer Exhibition. Juried by professors Dr. Ana Pozzi-Harris and John Amoss.

Decatur Fine Arts Exhibit at Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College. Juried by Flux Executive Director Anne Dennington, artists Rick Berman and Gail Vogels.

Academy of Fine Art, Lynchburg, VA. Juried by George Billis, owner George Billis Galleries in NYC and LA.

Dimensions 2011, Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, NC. Juried by Jerald Melberg, owner Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Awarded second place prize.

Southworks Art Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation. Juried by Phaedra Siebert, curator at the Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock.

Rome Art Coterie National Exhibit. Juried by Michael Marling de Cuellar, Professor of Art at North Georgia College.

2010

Pin-Up Exhibit, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA.

Hudson Valley Gallery, Williamsburg, NYC.

The Promotion Project, CAA in Chicago. Sharon Butler's (Two Coats of Paint) interactive project for tenure.

Landfillart Project. 51 countries participating in hubcap art project to protest landfills and advocate for the three R's: reduce, re-use and recycle.

2009

Fall Members Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. juried by Michael Gallagher, Professor of Painting, PAFA.

A Woman's Perspective, Long Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.

Contemporary Voices, Woodmere Art Museum's 69th Annual Juried Exhibition, curated by Sam Gilliam. Philadelphia, PA.

2008

Small Works Invitational, Prince Street Gallery, NYC.
Florence Lynch Gallery Silent Auction to benefit Transfiguation School, NYC.

2007

International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Piazza Garibaldi Montecastello di Vibio, Italy, Residency final exhibition.

Wayne Arts Center, PA National Spring Open, Juror: Mark Van Proyen, Art Critic and Associate Professor of Painting and Art History at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Affiliate Group Exhibit, Viridian Gallery, NYC.

2006

17th National Juried Exhibition, Viridian Gallery, NYC.
Juried by Robert Rosenblum, Guggenheim Museum, NYC.

2004
4 person regional show, Colfax Cultural Center, South Bend, IN.

2003
Group winter exhibit, CircaArts Gallery, South Bend, IN.

2002
Cabaret Xcen*trick, South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, IN.

1996
Image Film and Video Festival, 20th Anniversary, Atlanta, GA.

1993
Charlotte Film and Video Festival, Charlotte, NC. Best of show travelled in 1994.

1991 The Mattress Factory Show, King Plow Art Center, Atlanta, GA

1990
Art in the Hospital, Medical College of GA, Augusta. Juried by William Schinsky, former Director of New Visions Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, AL. Juried by Dr. Harry Rand, National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC.

1989
Farewell to Forrest Avenue, Nexus Gallery, Atlanta. Curated by Dan Talley, then Director of Nexus.

1988
Political Commentary, Highland Gallery, Atlanta. Curated by Gail Goodwin, Director.

1987
Nexus Biennale, Atlanta. Curated by Alan Sondheim, then Director of Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY.

LaGrange National Exhibition XII, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, Juror, Patterson Sims, Associate Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art.

The Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC. Curated by Tomi Melson, Director.

Dimensions, Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, NC. Juried by Thom Andriola, Director of New Gallery, Houston, TX.

1986
Hudson Valley National, Dutchess Art Association, Poughkeepsie, NY. Juried by Holly Solomon, Director Holly Solomon Gallery, NYC.

Bradford College Alumni Invitational, Bradford College, MA. Juried by Richard Newman, Chair Creative Arts.

Mattress Factory Exhibit, Atlanta Arts Festival. Juried by Jack Sinclair, Director Municipal Gallery, Atlanta..

1985
Nexus Alternate Biennale, Atlanta. Juried by Alan Sondheim, then Director of Nexus.

Pillowtex Warehouse Invitational Exhibit, Atlanta.

1984
Spartanburg Regional, Friends of the Arts, Spartanburg, SC. Juried by Lowery Sims, then curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.

1983
Painting/Southeast, Florida Gulf Coast Arts Center, FL. Juried by Miriam Shapiro.

LaGrange National, LaGrange Art Center, GA. Juried by Linda Cathcart, then curator at The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX.

1982
Gertrude Herbert Memorial Institute, Augusta, GA. Juried by Director Edward Rice.

1980
Odyssey Studio Gallery Winter Invitational, Atlanta, GA.

1979
Highland Gallery Spring Exhibit, Atlanta. Juried by Gail Goodwin, Director

 

Exhibitions, individual

2010
Hudson Valley Gallery, Williamsburg, NYC.

1988
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, GA.

University of Wisconsin Art Center at Marshfield, WI.

New Haven Series, J. Arc & Company, Decatur, GA.

1987
Municipal Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

1985
Blue Rat Gallery, Atlanta. Funded in part by Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs.

 

Grants, awards & Residencies

2011
Finalist for the Lillian Orlowsky/William Freed Foundation Grant, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA.

Second place prize from Jerald Melberg in Dimensions 2011 at Associated Artists, Winston-Salem, NC.

2007

Artist residency at the International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy.

2004
Silver Telly for Art Direction.

1985
City of Atlanta Artists Grant.

1985-1993
BDA Silver and Bronze awards.

gallery affiliations
2006 - 2008 Viridian Gallery, Chelsea NY
2003 - 2004 - CircaArts Gallery, South Bend, IN
1985-1986 - Heath Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
1984 - Gilliam-Peden Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
1983-1984 - Portfolio Gallery, Atlanta, GA.