I was born and raised in the Boston area. I attended Mass College of Art and continued my art studies at The Boston Museum School. I graduated in 1980 and completed the 5th year studio program in 1981. I have worked in a variety of arts and crafts fields and also did botanical illustrations for publication in scientific journals. As a young adult I traveled around the country, spending a summer in Alaska and living in the Pacific Northwest for several years. The vastness and variety of the American landscape made a lasting impression on me. I was and am deeply moved by my experience of landscape. The source of my art has always stemmed from a keen awareness of my surroundings. My current work explores the natural environment where I live and work in Western Massachusetts.  

Exhibitions

2009

"Woods Series", Solo Show, Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA

2008

Contemporary American Realism 2008 Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne ID

2007

Paint, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

Blanche Ames National Juried Art Show, Borderland State Park, Easton, MA

Works on Paper, Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA

Solo Show, Hosmer Art Gallery, Forbes Library, Northampton, MA

2006

Pegasus Gallery, Provincetown, MA

Below the Surface, Intaglio Exhibition, Zea Mays Studios, Florence, MA

2005

Native Flora, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

2003

Annual Juried Exhibition, Springfield Art League,American International College, Springfield, MA

2001

Invitational, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA

2000

Works on Paper, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

1997

Solo, East Ridge Café, Ridgefield, CT

1996

Two Person Show, Art Tenders Gallery, Bethel, CT

Group Show, Mark Twain Library, Redding, CT

1995

Winners Circle, Ridgefield Art Guild, Ridgefield, CT

1994

Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Art Guild, Ridgefield, CT

75th  Annual juried Show, Springfield Art League, Springfield, MA

Annual Juried Show, Connecticut Pastel Society, Middletown, CT

Honors/Awards

2007, First in Show, Blanche Ames Art Show- Borderland State Park, Easton, MA

2001, Past Presidents Award, Springfield Art League, Springfield, MA

2000, Second Place, Works on Paper, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

1994, Guild Award for New England Artist,Springfield Art League, Springfield, MA

1994, Carousel Award, Ridgefield Art Guild, Ridgefield, CT

Original Botanical illustrations are in the collection of the Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.