SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 "Primary Spirit, No Short-cuts", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2008 The Berkeley Gallery, Berkeley College, New York, NY
"Pura Vida", Galeria Nacional Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 "Too Hot (Or Not) To Handle", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2005 "Inside Out", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2003 "Through Thick and Thin", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2002 Dag Hammarskjold Tower, New York, New York
The Lobby, Equity Properties, New York, New York
2001 "Recent Paintings", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2000 "Markings", AIA Gallery, Great Neck, New York
1999 "Abstract Allusions", AIA Gallery, Great Neck, New York
1994 "New Work", AIA Gallery, Great Neck, New York
1993 "In the Swing", AIA Gallery, Great Neck, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 "Heart of the Artist", Hammond Museum, New Salem, NY
PaintCan Open Studios, L.I.C., NY
"Five More", 10 Grace Gallery, Great Neck, NY
"6th Annual Auction", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, NY
The Art Spirit 2", St Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, NY
2010 "Five @ 10 Grace", 10 Grace Gallery, Great Neck, NY
"The Heart: Center of Life", Johnson & Johnson Corporate Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ
The National League of American Pen Women, Inc., St Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, NY
2009 Annual Group Show, Noho Gallery, Chelsea, NY
PaintCan Open Studios, L.I.C., NY
Metropolitan Artists, Broome St. Gallery, NYC, NY
"Annual Art Auction", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, NY
Andrews Art Museum, Andrews, NC
"Artists Invite Artists", The Graphic Eye Gallery, Port Washington, New York
"Winter Solstice", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2007 New York Society of Women Artists, Broome Street Gallery
"Summer Extravaganza", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
"Winter Solstice", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2006 "The Inner Eye", Harriman Mason Gallery, Art Students League, New York
"New Orleans In Chelsea", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
"Artists Network of Great Neck", Hewlett-Woodmere Gallery,
a satellite of Nassau County Museum of Art, Hewlett, New York
New York Society of Women Artists, Pleiades Gallery, New York, New York
2005 "Society of Women Artists 80th Anniversary Exhibit", Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, CT
"In The Heat Of The Summer", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2004 "Thinking In Red", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
"13th Annual National Exhibition", Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, Maryland
Ivan Karp, juror and Ethan Karp, judge
Juried Exhibition, Great Neck Arts Center, Great Neck, New York
New York Society of Women Artists, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
New York Society of Women Artists, Pleiades Gallery, New York, New York
New York Society of Women Artists, Cork Gallery/Lincoln Center, New York
2003 New York Society of Women Artists, Mount Kisko, New York
"Abstraction 2003", The Stage Gallery, Merrick, New York, Phyllis Braff, juror
Rudin Judaic Museum, Great Neck, New York
New York Society of Women Artists, Pleiades Gallery, New York, New York
"On Ice Exhibition", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
"Juried Exhibit", Firehouse Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, Mary Lou Cohalan, juror
2002 "Manhattan Survey", Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
"Eighth Annual National Juried Art Exhibition", Chung-Cheng Art Gallery,
St. John's University, Jamaica, New York
"Artists Network of Great Neck", The Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, New York
"The 29th Annual Juried Competition", Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Mark O'Grady, juror
"Painting and Drawing Long Island", Nassau County Museum of Art,
Roslyn, New York, curator Franklin Hill Perrell, juror
Rudin Judaic Museum, Great Neck, New York
2001 "New Digs Exhibition", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
"Small Works Juried Art Show", first place winner, Artists Network of Great Neck,
Great Neck House, Great Neck, New York, Alexandra de Luise, juror
"Anniversary Show", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2000 "Sightings/Sitings", Noho Gallery, Chelsea, New York
"Bold Strokes", Great Neck Art Center, Great Neck, New York
1999 "Eleventh Juried Fine Art Exhibit", The Chelsea Center, Muttontown, New York
1998 "5th Annual National Art Exhibit", St. John's University, Jamaica, New York
Catherine Valenza, juror
1997 "15th Annual Juried Exhibit", The Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, New York
1996 Artists Network of Great Neck, Great Neck House, Great Neck, New York
1995 "Members Exhibition", AIA Gallery, Great Neck, New York
1994 Juried Exhibit, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, New York
1993 "Great Neck Artists", Citibank, Great Neck, New York
1992 "Members Exhibition", AIA Gallery, Great Neck, New York
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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New York: Gallery & Studio, June/July/August 2010
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New York: Gallery & Studio, Feb/March 2010
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Gallery & Studio, Nov.-Dec.2007/Jan.2008
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April 25, 2002
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COLLECTIONS and COMMISSIONS
Private collections: New York City, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina; Boston, MA;
Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; St. Paul, MN; New Haven, CT; Chicago, IL, Spain
and The Netherlands
GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS
The Julia and David White ArtistsŐ Colony, San Jose, Costa Rica
Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1974 - 2004 Fine Arts Teacher, various secondary (high) schools, New York City
1980 - present Private art instruction, oil, acrylic, and watercolor painting; sculpture in diverse media; ceramics
MEMBER
The National Association of Women Artists, Inc.
Noho Gallery, New York
New York Artists Equity
New York Society of Women Artists
Artists Network of Great Neck, New York
Artists Involvement in Art [AIA] Gallery
Paint Can Studios
LICA (Long Island City Artists)
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Queens College
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts Queens College
Studied with John Ferren and Louis Finkelstein