Education

2003 - present  Drawing and painting student at City College of San Francisco 1998 - present Private instruction, short-term classes, workshops 1974 Connecticut College, New London -- BA English

Juried Competitions Marin Society of Artists (Ross, CA)

7/08  Arts Alive – “Golden Gate Bridge” and “As If the Sea Should Part…” 6/08  Panorama of Patterns -- “Rim Ice” and “White Almost to Blueness” 5/08 Escape from Reality -- “Haiku” and “Double Peace” 2/08 Red Is … -- “Your Crinkly Smile” 11/07       Sweet Dreams and Nightmares -- “Fire Season” 10/07   80th Annual Members’ --  “Along the Coast” 8/07  Imagine -- “Ahead of the Weather” 5/07  Land and Sea -- “Chains Required over Donner Pass” 1/07  A Moment in Time -- “The Propelling of Time” and “Float Beyond Its  Reach" 11/06  79th Annual Members’ -- “Lake Merced, San Francisco” (first prize) and “The Headlands” 10/06  National Show -- “California Natives at Golden Gate Park”

Juried Competitions Other Organizations

11/08 Artisans Gallery (San Rafael, CA) – Life in Motion Show—“Rim Ice” and “Tide Scape” 11/08 San Francisco Women Artists – Shadows Show – “Emerging From 10/08 Artisans Gallery – Idea of the Body Show – “Focus” and “Starboard” 10/08 San Francisco Women Artists – Great Expectations Show – “Baby Blanket” and “Double Peace” 10/08 Sanchez Art Center (Pacifica, CA) – 2008 Bay Area Annual Show – “What’s Left” 9/08 Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (Windsor, CA) – 14th Annual Northern California Show --“Specimen” and “Fire Storm” 9/08 Stockton (CA) Art League – 55th Annual Haggin Juried Exhibition --“Fire Season” 9/08 Artisans Gallery – Works on Paper Show -- “Reminder” 7/08      Marin County Fair (San Rafael, CA) -- Fine Art/Fine Craft/Photography Show – “Focus,” “Fire Storm” and Golden Gate Bridge” 6/08   Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (Avon, CT) -- 97th Annual                         Exhibition  -- "Lake Merced, San Francisco" 5/08  Connecticut Women Artists (Windsor, CT) -- 79th Annual Open Juried Exhibition -- "Relic" 4/08        Sanchez Art Center -- Arts on Fire XII Show -- "2007 Fire Season" 9/07 Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County -- 13th Annual Northern California Show -- "Lake Merced, San Francisco" and "Susan's First Quilt" 6/07   Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts -- 96th Annual Exhibition --  "Brooksville, Maine" 5/07    Gallery One (Petaluma, CA) -- Image and Imagination Show --  "On the Edge" and "Along the Coast" 5/07  City College of San Francisco -- Annual Student Competition --  "Lake Merced, San Francisco" 1/07        North Valley Art League (Redding, CA) -- Annual National Show -- "Time Flies" 11/06 City College Art Club -- Faculty-Judged Show --  "Fog Scape" and "Tide Scape" 5/06 Connecticut Women Artists -- 77th Annual Open Juried Exhibition --  "Brooksville, Maine" 5/06 City College of San Francisco -- Annual Student Competition -- "Time Flies" 4/06  Springer-Croke Gallery (San Francisco) -- Emily Dickinson Multi-Media Show -- "Yellow Lightning" 9/05 Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County -- 11th Annual Northern California Show -- "California Natives at Golden Gate Park"

Other Venues

2/08  "Vision(s) Seen, Remembered, Imagined" individual show at Thomson Hall (Sausalito Presbyterian Church) 9-10/07   "Watercolor Quilts" show at the Art Waves Gallery (San Francisco) 4-5/07     "Rowing" series on display at Open Water Rowing Center (Sausalito, CA) 2-5/07  "Translating Emily Dickinson's Poetry" series on display at City College of San Francisco (33 Gough Street) 5/06 Private show at the offices of Zeno Group (San Francisco)

Affiliations

Ongoing City College of San Francisco Art Club Marin Arts Council Marin Country Watercolor Association Marin Society of Artists – Member, Board of Directors San Francisco Women Artists Tangerine Artists

Professional Background

1975-1998 New York City-based career in public relations and corporate communications