I remember nothing about being born in Washington, DC, in 1948. I grew up near the badlands of North Dakota and to this day feel most comfortable in wide open spaces. Travels in Latin America and the Pacific awakened a sense of color; four years spent on San Andres Island, Colombia, influenced my way of looking at life. Now I take much inspiration from hiking in New Mexico, where I have lived for 26 years. My husband, dog, and I travel by motor home to Canada in the summer and Mexico in the winter.
ART EDUCATION:
BATIK -
I began batiking in 1973 when I took a workshop at the Denver Free University. After living on an island in the Caribbean during the '70's, I moved to California and tried to find advanced instruction in batik. What I was searching for was in Indonesia so I sailed there, with many interesting stops along the way. In 1981 I studied with batik master Bambang Oetoro near Jogakarta on the island of Java. There I learned techniques that I still use today.
OIL PAINTING -
At a young age (about nine) I began painting in oils. After attending Northwestern University in journalism with art and sociology minors ('66-'69), I did not paint for many years. Instead, I created jewelry and made steady progress with my batiks. In 1998 I picked up brushes again and became very interested in plein air painting. Since then I have taken workshops with Brian O'Connor, Robert Grogan, Kenn Backhaus, Ralph Oberg, Leo Neufeld, Morgan Samuel Price, and Camille Przewodek.
SILVERSMITHING & ENAMELING -
While living in California in 1978 and 1979 I took adult education classes in jewelry-making at various Bay Area schools.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Johnsons of Madrid (NM) Galleries, 2006: solo exhibition "Off Trail"
17th Annual Fine Arts Show, Corrales (NM), 2005; Second Place
New Mexico State Fair Professional Arts; Mixed Media/Batik: First Place - 1995 & 1996, Second Place 1997 & 2005
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair - 1983-2004, Standards Director 1991, Board of Directors 1989-1992
Southwest Art & Crafts Festival, Albuquerque, 1988-2001 (5 years)
Art of Albuquerque (Magnifico), 1995 & 1997
Southwest Arts & Crafts Fair, Indio (CA), 1991, Textiles: Third Place
Fiesta at Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin (TX), 1988
Ruidoso (NM) Art Festival, 1986, Top Ten Artists Award
Thompson Gallery, University of New Mexico, 1985; 3-person show
Tri-State Exhibit, Carlsbad (NM), 1984, Textiles: Second Place
Koloa (Hawaii) Public Library, 1981; 1-person show
NEW MEXICO PUBLIC ART PURCHASES:
Bernalillo County Courthouse 2003
San Juan College 2001
Valencia County 2000
BIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED:
Who's Who in America (Marquis Publications)
Who's Who of American Women (Marquis Publications)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Oil Painters of America - Associate Member
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Plein Air New Mexico
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