A wise man once said " length of vision is not a limitation of the place but a limitation of me." When I'm painting, there is a constant challenge to express what is before me with the excitement of which it was created. This is done through color, line, composition and taking the time it takes to get to know an item or a place with childlike wonder and delight.
The older I get there grows a true appreciation for the getting back to the seeds of the matter and finding more and more evidence of heaven on earth.
Biography
Born:
1970 Chicago, IL
Education:
1999 Columbia College – Service Mural Project -Punta Allen, Mexico
1992 BFA Painting, Minor Art History, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Exhibitions:
2023 Prairie Center for The Arts Plein Air Event, Schaumburg, IL
2023 Woodstock Opera house Group Exhibition, Woodstock IL - April
2023 Works on Display- OC Creative Agency Dekalb IL Feb-March
2022 "Watercolor 2022" Norris Center for the Arts Juried Exhibition, St. Charles IL
2022 Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington, IL
2021 Works on display Gallery on State, Sycamore IL
2020 Farms and Barns Exhibition, Dixon IL Sept & Oct
2020 Old Courthouse Arts Center Woodstock, IL July 2020
2019 Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest until 3/2020
2019 Current works on display, DeKalb Library, Dekalb, IL
2019 Color The Preserves, Barrington, IL
2017 Art In Nature, Crabtree Nature Center Barrington, IL
2017 Schaumburg Prairie Arts Plein Air Event, Schaumburg IL
2016 Art in Nature Nocturne, Barrington IL Second Place Barrington IL
2016 Woodstock Garden Show, Woodstock, IL
2016 Art in Nature, Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington, IL
2016 Woodstock Plein Air Event, Woodstock, IL Honorable Mention
2015 Garlands Of Barrington – AIN Group Show, Barrington IL
2015 Art In Nature, Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington IL , Third Place
2015 One Person Exhibition Village Of Hoffman Estates, Hoffman Estates, IL
2015 Woodstock Plein Air Event, Woodstock, IL
2015 Schaumburg Prairie Arts Festival Paint Out, Schaumburg, IL
2014 Art in Nature Plein Air Event, Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington IL
2014 Plein Air Group Show, Garlands of Barrington, IL
2014 Woodstock Plein Air Event, 3rd Place Recipient, Woodstock IL
2014 Plein Air Paintout and Exhibition, Schaumburg IL Prairie Arts Center,
2013 Christmas Exhibition, Woodstock IL
2013 Fly Invitational, Woodstock IL
2013 The Wave, Elgin IL
2013 Village of Hoffman Estates, Hoffman Estates IL
2013 Al Fresco Garden Show, Woodstock IL
2012 Village of Hoffman Estates, Hoffman Estates IL
2012 The Next Wave Art Salon, Elgin IL
2012 Caribou Coffee, One person Exhibit , Elgin IL
2012 Garden Exhibition, Woodstock Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock IL
2012 “ It’s What We Do”, Group Exhibition Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St Charles, IL
2012 One Person Exhibit – “Hide & Heal” Clair E Smith Gallery, Barrington IL
2011 The Next Wave Art Salon, Elgin, IL
2011 Grow Green 2011 –Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2010 6th Annual Portrait Show– 33 Collective Gallery, Zhou B Arts Center, Chicago, IL
2010 One Person Exhibit – “Child’s Play” – Gail Borden Public Library Elgin, IL
2009 Red Bar Winery Wine Series – chosen winner of label contest Elgin IL
2009 Garden Show, Woodstock Courthouse, Woodstock, IL
2009 Women’s Works Annual Exhibition, Old Courthouse Arts Center Woodstock IL
2009 “E/go”, group exhibition, Dole Mansion Crystal Lake IL
2008 “Art – Train Exhibit”, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2008 Dundee Public Library, October Group Exhibition, Dundee, IL
2008 Creperie Group Exhibition, Woodstock. IL
2008 “Environmental Invitational”, Woodstock Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2008 “E/mErsion”, group Exhibition, Sage Gallery, Lakeside Legacy Foundation, Crystal Lake,IL
2007 “One Nite Stand”, Group Exhibition, Starline Gallery, Harvard,IL
2007 “Environmental Invitational”,Woodstock Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock,IL
2007 “Good Friday Juried Exhibition”, Willow Creek Community Church, Barrington, IL
2006 “ART IN THE RAW II”, Division Street Drawing Guild Group Exhibition, Elgin, IL
2006 “Every Blumen’ Thing”, Woodstock Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock ,IL
2005 Algonquin Art Walk, Group Showing, Books & Beans, Algonquin, IL
2005 Art in The RAW, Division Street Drawing Guild Group Exhibition, Elgin IL
2005 St. Charles National Juried Art Exhibition, JURIED, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2004 Women’s Works 17th Annual Exhibition, Old Courthouse Arts Center – Woodstock, IL, Purchase Award
1998 Northwest Area Arts Council Fine Art Members Exhibit, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
1997 Women’s Works 10th Annual Exhibition, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL Artistic merit and Business Patron Award
1996 Northwest Area Arts Council Members Show, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
1996 “Thank You for Coming to the Show” Solo exhibition, Ruth M Wendt Gallery, Dundee, IL
1995 Northwest Area Arts Council Members Show, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
1995 ‘”Works on Display”, Chicago Originals, Chicago,IL
1995 TLD Design Center & Gallery, Feature Artist April, Westmont, IL
1995 “Bubotto”, Sears Art Gallery, group show, Elgin IL
1994 Northwest Area Arts Council Members Exhibit, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, Second place
1994 Women’s Work’s Seventh Annual Exhibition, Woodstock IL, ARTISTIC MERIT AWARD
1992 “Vertigo”, Solo Exhibition, Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb, IL
1992 “Commencement Exhibition”, group show, NIU Visual Arts Building, DeKalb, IL
1991 “Dysfunctional” Solo exhibition, NIU Holmes Center, DeKalb, IL
1991 “Images”, group show, NIU Visual Arts Building -DeKalb, IL
1991 “Art Army”, group show, Holmes Center, DeKalb, IL
ART COMMITTEES:
2019 - 2021 KVAL NFP Secretary Sycamore, IL
2014 Art In Nature, Co-Chair Barrington, IL
2010 Service Mural Project – Century Oaks Elementary Elgin IL
1998 thru 2006 Celebrity Charity Chair Auction Designed and created autographed celebrity chairs in order to raise money for numerous Chicago charities. Celebrities included the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Billy Crystal, Jay Leno, Dusty Baker, and Jim Belushi.
1998 Northwest Area Arts Council Members Show Committee, Woodstock, IL
1997 Women’s Works Committee, Woodstock, IL
1996 Northwest Area Arts Council Members Show Committee, Woodstock IL
1994 Northwest Area Arts Council Members Show Committee, Woodstock IL
1994 Women’s Works Special Events Coordinator, Woodstock IL