EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
- Explored words and symbolism in visual communication
- Focus on visual journalism and storytelling through painting
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
- Focus on the
interrelations between art and culture
- Specialized
in graphic design, composition, and symbolic language in painting
Certificate in Museum Studies (2021) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Certificate in Narrative and Creative Writing for Non-Fiction (2025) Cornell University, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe NM 87505 (Aug
2018-Jun 2020)
- Customer
service with a strong emphasis on member relationships.
- Development:
Stewardship, support organizational partnerships, organize fundraising
appeals, maintain Network for Good database.
- Marketing:
Print ad design work and submittal, monthly newsletter, external web
calendars, social media.
- Organize
fundraising appeals- coordinated design, print production, mailing
services.
- Assisted in grant writing efforts to support
institutional growth.
Aspen Printing Company, 2517 Comanche Road NE, Albuquerque NM, 87107 (Feb 2011-Jun 2018)
- Coordinated
workflow for print production, serving as the bridge between client needs
and the final printed materials. Strong emphasis on client relations and
customer service.
- Inform and
educate clients about methods, materials, paper and design to meet their
needs and budget.
- Interact
with personal attention to focus on the important information and concerns
of companies and organizations through email, telephone and client
meetings.
- Identify
and understand issues and problems, to better resolve them in an effective
manner.
- Translate
and inform other members of the team in a positive, two-way communication
of the steps needed to achieve the client’s goal.
- Oversee
daily schedules to ensure efficient, smooth workflow and quality control
of the final product.
- Organize and oversee ordering materials and supplies
from vendors, then follow-up to ensure meeting critical deadlines.
Overview Skills & Expertise
- Visual storytelling & symbolism in art
- Graphic design and print production
- Certification in Grant writing
- Marketing, communications & fundraising
coordination
- Museum studies & educational outreach
- Introductory Docent Training Program, UNM
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
2023- 2024- 2025 Monotype: Creative
Printmaking without a Press
Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
New London Adult & Continuing Education, New London, CT
- Introduced monotype printing, a printmaking process that presents creative options that don’t depend on elaborate presses or equipment.
- Explored the concept of creating
individual work that shows the integral importance of the artist's hand
and its personal meaning to the student.
2022-2026 Pure Pigment: Pastel
Mystic Museum
of Art, Mystic, CT
The exploration
of the versatile medium of pastel. With pure pigment, pastels create painterly
images through drawing techniques. This class focuses on mark-making practices
and pastel painting fundamentals as well as advanced methods.
- Materials and techniques
- Preparing unique surfaces
- Composition: positive, negative space, foreground,
middle ground, background, focal point.
- Mark-making techniques
- Color, light, and shadow
- Class critique and discussions.
2020 Illustration I
Adjunct
Faculty; Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
Illustration in
contrast to fine art functions to communicate a concept, idea or interpret
content. Working from a variety of reference
materials and life, in this class the work will develop through the process of
brainstorming and exploring possibilities and solving communication problems.
Key Aspects:
- Translation of the written word or narrative into visual
imagery
- Institutional and editorial illustration
- Use of a variety of drawing media, techniques and
composition, appropriate to enhance clarity
- Working from imagination, observation and researched
visual source materials
- Professional practices for presentation and client
relationships
2015- 2026 Monotype: Creative Printmaking without a Press
University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Continuing Education
Santa Fe
Community College, Santa Fe, NM, Continuing Education
Mystic Museum of Art. Mystic CT
New London Adult Education
- Organizing age-appropriate materials
and design curriculums for students of various ages while understanding
the best instructional strategies for each group.
- Provide historical and contemporary
perspectives on monotype techniques.
- Introduce monotype
printing as a printmaking process that presents creative options that
don’t depend on elaborate presses or equipment.
- Offer the exploration into the
concept of creating individual work that shows the integral importance of
the artist's hand and its personal meaning to the student.
2007-2008, 2013-2014, 2018-2019, 2025-2026 Drawing I, Drawing II
Adjunct
Faculty; Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Continuing Education
Passaic County Community College, Wanaque, NJ
Mystci Museum of Art, Mystic, CT Continuing Education
Course material is an introduction to drawing as the fundamental
building block to fine art through understanding the key elements to composition,
value, form, and perspective. A variety of projects focus the student on the
elements of contour, value, texture, composition, perspective as well as the
principles of light and shade and how line helps to reveal form. Students draw
from observation, exploring a variety of materials and techniques to cultivate
their skills to accurately render that which is observed.
- Provide students with a technical and creative understanding of Fundamentals of Drawing I.
- Teach the tools and materials associated with all drawing techniques.
- Educate on studio safety and studio practices.
- Introduce historical references to artists and their art to the relevancy to today's art.
- Plan a curriculum outline that communicates course information so that each student, whatever their level, can gain the necessary training to move forward to Drawing II.
2010 - 2013 In the Creative Spirit; Art Journals: Upon the Page
University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Continuing Education
Santa Fe
Community College, Santa Fe, NM, Continuing Education
These workshops
worked with young adults and adults. It is among many I have taught in a
continuing education environment. It cultivated their individual voice through
the written word and a personal vision in various art mediums including
painting, drawing, and collage. Emphasize the connection between creative ideas
and document their voyage. Creative writing through prompts, doodling,
notation, planning, and visualization lead them through this exploration.
- Organize
class curriculum to meet the needs of a variety of age groups.
- Incorporate
a variety of techniques and materials to stimulate a wide range of
interests.
- Keep accurate records of the results and reactions to my workshops.
PUBLISHED WORKS
- The Great Pyramid by Elizabeth Mann –
Illustrated (Mikaya Press, 1996)
- Shaker Villages by Randolph Bolick –
Illustrated (Walker & Company, 1993)
- Huskings, Quiltings, and Barn Raisings by V.
Sherrow – Illustrated (Walker & Company, 1992)
AWARDS
- 2012 – Third Place, Miniature Oil
Division, 14th Annual Master Works of NM (Juried Miniatures)
- 2012 – Award of Excellence, NM
Watercolor Society Juried Fall Exhibition
- 2012 – Award of Excellence, Oil
Division, Encantada 2012, Rio Grande Art Association
- 2006 – Honorable Mention, Watercolor
Division, RMAA 41st Annual Members Exhibition
- 2005 – Second Place, Pastel Division,
RMAA 40th Annual Fall Open Juried Exhibition
SELECTED JURIED
GROUP EHIBITIONS:
September 13, 2024- August 1, 2024
The Connecticut Pastel
Society’s Annual
Exhibition: Renaissance
in Pastel
Old Lyme, CT
March 30, 2018 - April 21, 2018
20th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Miniature’s Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
July 29, 2018- August 22, 2018
Limited Edition, New Mexico Art
League, Albuquerque, NM
May 2, 2017 - May 27, 2017
Gallery ABQ Spring
Miniature Show,
Gallery
ABQ, Albuquerque, NM
March 31, 2017 - April 23, 2017
19th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Miniature’s Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
March 7, 2017 - April 8, 2017
Beyond the
Ordinary Still Life, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM
January 17, 2017 - February 25, 2017
Biologique, New Mexico Art
League, Albuquerque, NM
May 1, 2016 - June 5, 2016
Still Life, New Mexico Art
League, Albuquerque, NM
April 1, 2016 - May 2016
18th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Miniature’s Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
February 6, 2016 - March 8, 2016
Limited Edition, New Mexico Art
League, Albuquerque, NM
April 4, 2015 - April 25, 2015
17th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Miniature’s Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
March 10, 2015 - April 17, 2015
Black & White, New Mexico Art
League, Albuquerque, NM
November 2, 2013 - November 23, 2013
Encantada
2013, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM
September 13, 2013 - October 20, 2013
Meet Me in
September,
Red Dot Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
April 5, 2013 - April 27, 2013 (Large Division)
15th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Juried Exhibition
and Miniature’s, Albuquerque, NM
October 6, 2012 - October 28, 2012
New Mexico
Watercolor Society Juried Fall Exhibition 2012, Albuquerque, NM
April 1, 2011- April 29, 2011 (Large & Miniature Division)
13th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Exhibition and Miniature’s, Albuquerque, NM
April 10, 2010 - April 30, 2010 (Miniature Div.)
12th Annual Master
Works of New Mexico, Exhibition and Miniature’s, Albuquerque, NM
November 6, 2009- November 29, 2009
18th Annual
National Pastel Painting Juried Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
October 9, 2009- October 31, 2009
New Mexico
Watercolor Society Juried Fall Exhibition 2009, Albuquerque, NM
October 3, 2007- October 21, 2007
Pen and Brush 2006
Member/Non-Member Exhibition, Pen and Brush Galleries, NYC
October 5, 2006 - October 11, 2006
Catharine
Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 110th Annual Exhibition, National Arts
Club. NYC
September 13, 2006 - October 11, 2006
Ringwood Manor
Association of the Arts- 41st Annual Fall Open Juried Exhibition
August 1, 2006 - August 19, 2006
2006 Bowery
Gallery National Competition, Bowery Gallery, NYC
June 4, 2006 - June 23, 2006
Wayne Art
Association, 3rd Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition 2006
October 27, 2005 - November 15, 2005
Pen and Brush
Juried Art Exhibition, Pen and Brush Galleries, NYC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
October 31 – December 14, 2025
Going Places
Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic CT
June 27, 2025 – August 31, 2025
Noank Historical Society’s “Noank Artists
Exhibition” 2025
Noank, CT
May 9– June 1, 2025
All Together Now
Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, UCONN,Gro ton, CT
June 29, 2024 – September 1, 2024
Noank Historical Society’s “Noank Artists
Exhibition” 2024
Noank, CT
January 22, 2019- February 20, 2019
Faculty & Staff Exhibition
Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts
Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
October 13, 2011- October 30, 2011
Pen and Brush, Peoples’ Choice Exhibition,
Pen and Brush Galleries, NYC
August 5, 2011 - September 2, 2011
Johnsons of Madrid Gallery Exhibition,
Madrid, NM
January 10, 2008 - February 3, 2008
Pen and Brush, Winter Show,
Pen and Brush Galleries, NYC
January 5, 2008 - January 27, 2008
Hopper House Art Center Annual Member’s
Show, Nyack, N.Y.
June 3, 2007- July 4, 2007
RMAA 42nd. Annual Members Exhibition,
Barn
Gallery, Ringwood N.J.
May 23, 2007- June 10, 2007
Wider Circle of Friends,
Pen and Brush Galleries, NYC
October 12, 2006 - November 5, 2006
Pen and Brush 2006 Member/Non-Member
Exhibition, Pen and Brush Galleries, NYC
June 4, 2006 - July 5, 2006
RMAA 41st.
Annual Members Exhibition, Barn Gallery, Ringwood
N.J.
November 29, 2005 - December 29, 2005
The Square Show, Ceres Gallery, NYC
October 25, 2004
Paint the City Art
Auction, Society of Illustrators, Sponsored by the Graphics
Artists Guild, NYC
