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Resumé

education

2017-2019 Studies in Art History, Glendale Community College, Glendale CA
2016 Studies Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, Studied Color and Light in painting with Mary Winterfield
1996 Studies Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, Studied oil painting with Richard Bunkhall and Ray Turner 
1984 AA Graphic Design, Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, CO

solo exhibitions

2019    Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Portals, Vessels and the Metaphysical Landscape
2013    The Backdoor Bakery, Sunland, CA
2012    The Rose Cafe, Recent Paintings, Venice, CA
2005    Private Studio Exhibition, Hollywood, CA, Relocation Project
2001    Gallery Cafe Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA

group exhibitions

2020
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association 2020 LA Open, Los Angeles, CA Juror: Shana Nys Dambrot, editor, LA Weekly Arts
SCWCA Exhibitions, 10 x 10 online exhibition, www.scwcaexhibtions.org
Castelli Art Space, Small Art Under $1000 for Gifting and Beyond, www.artsy.net
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Festoon, Los Angeles, CA,
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Field of Vision, Los Angeles, CA,
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles Art Association 2020 Annual Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
MOAH Cedar, 35th Annual Juried Exhibit, Lancaster, CA, Jurors: Nathaniel Ancheta, April Bey, and Betty Brown, Ph.D.
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Seclusion, Los Angeles, CA,
Common Ground Arts Collective A Different World, Virtual Gallery Space
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Penumbra, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Ray Beldner, Director and Founder, Start Up Art Fair 
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Into the Light, Santa Ana, CA, Juror: Nicholas Barlow, Curatorial Assistant, Hammer Museum
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Floating Worlds, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Juri Koll, Venice Institute of Contemporary Art 
Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Hugging My Shadow, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Olyesa Volk

2019
Backspace Gallery, Beyond Redemption, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Andrea Stang 
Search+ResQ Gallery, Eight In the Shadow of Infinity, Los Angeles, CA 
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles Art Association Annual Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
SoLA Gallery, Pulse of LA 2019, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Holly Tempo
MOAH Cedar, 34th Annual Juried Exhibit, Lancaster, CA, Jurors: Isabelle Lutterdodt, Peter Mays, David Babb, Third Best of Exhibition & LMPAF President’s Award
Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens Unusual Views, La Canada, CA
Avenue 50 Studio Unfettered SCWCA Group Show, Los Angeles, CA 

2018
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association The Non-Objective Moment, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Lonnie Lardner
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, 2018 Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
Arena 1 Gallery, Art Speaks! Lend Your Voice, Santa Monica, CA, Juror: Jill Moniz

2017
Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Phenomena, SCWCA Group Show, Los Angeles, CA
Groundspace Projects, It’s a Wonderful World, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Betty Ann Brown
MOAH Cedar, 32nd Annual Juried Arts Festival, Lancaster, CA, Jurors: Robin Rosenthal and Nicolas Shake, Honorable Mention

2016
Brand Library, Brand 44, Glendale, CA, Juror: Laddie John Dill
ArtShare LA, Spectra, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Shana Nys Dambrot
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, The Foolish Game, Los Angeles, CA Juror: Kurt Mueller, David Kordansky Gallery
Avenue 50 Gallery Earthly Delights, Los Angeles, CA USA

2015
Arizona State University, Water Imbalance, Tempe, AZ, Curators: Danielle Eubank and Sandra Meuller
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 2015 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, Jurors: Peter Frank, Fatemeh Burnes and Tomas Benitez
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, B/W, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Laura Watts, Honor Fraser Gallery 

2014
Gallery 825 / Los Angeles Art Association, The Non-Objective Moment, Juror: Cynthia Penna, Art 1307
Brand Library, Brand 42, Glendale, CA, Juror: Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts
McGroarty Arts Center, Exploring Abstraction, Tujunga, CA 
2013
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 2013 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, Jurors: Carol Cheh, Mike McGee, and Aram Moshayedi 

2011
​Brand Library, Brand 40, Glendale, CA, Juror: Peter Frank

Public Collections

Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Permanent collection, Lancaster, C

Private Collections

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, Los Angeles, CA
Lewis and Jean Wolff, Los Angeles, CA 
Jim and Linda Reis, Beverly Hills, CA
Glenn Ficara, Los Angeles, CA
John Requa, Los Angeles, CA
Beverly Klein, Los Angeles, CA
Danielle Brazell, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Commissions

​Lewis and Jean Wolff, Los Angeles, CA 
John Requa, Los Angeles, CA
Joanna Burke, Venice, CA
Bea Tropp, Los Angeles, CA

awards and Grants  

MOAH Cedar, 34th Annual Juried Exhibit, Lancaster, CA, Third Best of Exhibition and LMPAF President’s Award
MOAH Cedar, 32nd Annual Juried Arts Festival, Lancaster, CA, Honorable Mention
Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant, Recipient 
Kipaipai Fellow 2020

professional Affiliations

Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, Board Member
Los Angeles Art Association
Sunland-Tujunga Open Studios, Co-founder and Co-produce
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