EDUCATION
MASTERS IN FINE ARTS, PAINTING 1992
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, ART HISTORY MAJOR 1985
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor – San Diego City College, San Diego, California, 2013 – present, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California 2020 - present
Composition in Painting I, II and III, Art History 110 Prehistoric to Gothic, Art History 111 Renaissance to Modern, Art Orientation, Artists and Designers Today, Art Entrepreneurship, Design I, II. Certified in canvas.
Art Instructor for Project Paint – Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, California and Centinela State Prison, Imperial, California, 2018 - 2020
Conduct visual workshops and provide informative lectures for inmates as rehabilitation.
Art Instructor for PEEC Youth Arts (Participate. Explore. Engage. Create.) La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, California, 2019 – present
A free workshop offering classes in art; classes taught – drawing, painting.
Hyde Art Gallery Director, Grossmont College, 2013 – 2016
Curated art shows, installed, supervised installation of art work, marketed and managed the college art gallery. Organized guest speakers and tours of the gallery. Acted as liaison between the administration, faculty and students. Managed student workers.
Self-Employed Artist, 1986 to Present
Featuring corporate and residential art. Exhibits and in collections throughout the US and abroad.
Free Lance Writer – North Park News , San Diego, California – 2013
Writer of local art reviews
Sophie’s Gallery, St. Madeleine’s Center, San Diego, California - 2011- 2013
Gallery curator and installer of art. Developed art shows concepts and implemented marketing and sales. Public relations liaison at Liberty Station and outreach coordinator in San Diego.
TV Production 2009 – 2010
Wrote and produced two pilot reality tv series
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Achill Heinrich Boll, Co. Mayo, Ireland 2005
Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain 2001
Montana Artist Refuge, Basin, Montana 1990
COLLECTIONS
La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, California
Harrah’s Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Hyatt Plaza Alicante, Garden Grove, California
The Pallazzo at Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California
Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Bank of America, Los Angeles
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
FIG Member (Feminist Imagery Group),San Diego, CA - 2010 – present
Curated and installed group shows, “Women at War”, “Mind the Gap”, participated in multiple group shows
Trinity College, Hartford, CT - 2020 to present – President of alumni class
USTA Tennis Team Member – 1995 to present
MASTERS IN FINE ARTS, PAINTING 1992
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, ART HISTORY MAJOR 1985
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor – San Diego City College, San Diego, California, 2013 – present, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California 2020 - present
Composition in Painting I, II and III, Art History 110 Prehistoric to Gothic, Art History 111 Renaissance to Modern, Art Orientation, Artists and Designers Today, Art Entrepreneurship, Design I, II. Certified in canvas.
Art Instructor for Project Paint – Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, California and Centinela State Prison, Imperial, California, 2018 - 2020
Conduct visual workshops and provide informative lectures for inmates as rehabilitation.
Art Instructor for PEEC Youth Arts (Participate. Explore. Engage. Create.) La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, California, 2019 – present
A free workshop offering classes in art; classes taught – drawing, painting.
Hyde Art Gallery Director, Grossmont College, 2013 – 2016
Curated art shows, installed, supervised installation of art work, marketed and managed the college art gallery. Organized guest speakers and tours of the gallery. Acted as liaison between the administration, faculty and students. Managed student workers.
Self-Employed Artist, 1986 to Present
Featuring corporate and residential art. Exhibits and in collections throughout the US and abroad.
Free Lance Writer – North Park News , San Diego, California – 2013
Writer of local art reviews
Sophie’s Gallery, St. Madeleine’s Center, San Diego, California - 2011- 2013
Gallery curator and installer of art. Developed art shows concepts and implemented marketing and sales. Public relations liaison at Liberty Station and outreach coordinator in San Diego.
TV Production 2009 – 2010
Wrote and produced two pilot reality tv series
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Achill Heinrich Boll, Co. Mayo, Ireland 2005
Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain 2001
Montana Artist Refuge, Basin, Montana 1990
COLLECTIONS
La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, California
Harrah’s Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Hyatt Plaza Alicante, Garden Grove, California
The Pallazzo at Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California
Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Bank of America, Los Angeles
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES
FIG Member (Feminist Imagery Group),San Diego, CA - 2010 – present
Curated and installed group shows, “Women at War”, “Mind the Gap”, participated in multiple group shows
Trinity College, Hartford, CT - 2020 to present – President of alumni class
USTA Tennis Team Member – 1995 to present