Born 1970, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lives and works in Schuylkill County, PA

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EDUCATION

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2019 - present     Self-taught with guidance and mentorship from master artists Calvin S. Lynch (Pittsburgh, PA) and Manon Sander (Florida)

2010   PhD English, Auburn University
2006   MA English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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2025     

Winter Solstice Art Show, Paul Nigra Center for Art, Gloversville, NY.

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2024    

Winter Group Exhibition, Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton, PA.

Mark Twain Library National Juried Show, Redding, CT.    

89th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Lehigh Art Alliance, Bethlehem, PA.

100 Inches of Art Small Works, 3 Square Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.

National Small Works Juried Exhibition, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY.

Group Exhibition, Keystone Arts Collection, Sayre Mansion, Bethlehem, PA.

She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain dual artist show, Tamaqua Arts Center, Tamaqua, PA.

Solo show, Cafe the Lodge, Bethlehem, PA.

 

2023     

​Winter Group Show, Exhibit B Gallery, Souderton, PA.

7th Annual Compendium Small Works, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA.

​​​100 Square Inches of Art, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO.

Group Exhibition, Keystone Art Collective, Thunderhead Lodge, Andreas, PA.

Open National Juried Show, Connecticut Women Artists, Barnes Franklin Gallery, Farmington, CT.

88th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Lehigh Art Alliance, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, PA.​

Almenara Art Prize 2023, online.

60th Annual Judged Group Exhibition, Allied Artists of Schuylkill County, PA.

Walk-In Art Center, Schuylkill Haven, PA.

Associate Only Online Exhibition, National Oil and Acrylic Society, Online.

Art of the State, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.

88th Annual Summer Juried Exhibition, Lehigh Art Alliance, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, PA.

Texture and Form Juried Exhibition, Lehigh Art Alliance, Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, PA.
National Open Juried Exhibition, Goggleworks, Reading, PA.

88th Annual Juried Winter Exhibition, Lehigh Art Alliance, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA.

Winter and Holiday Show, Lehigh Art Alliance, Historic Luckenbach Mill, Bethlehem, PA.

 

2022     

Holiday Group Exhibition, Gallery 840, Allentown, PA.

12th Annual 6" Squared Online Juried Exhibition and Sale. Randy Higbee Gallery, CA, Online.

49th Annual Mark Twain Library Juried Art Show, Redding, CT. 

 

2021     

86th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Lehigh Art Alliance, Allentown Arts Museum, Allentown, PA. 

Solo Exhibition. Studio 924 Salon, Allentown, PA. 

8th Annual Juried Small Works, Main Street Gallery, Clifton Springs, NY. 

Autumn Group Exhibition, Gallery 840, Allentown, PA.  

 

AWARDS

 

2024     

Honorable Mention, Scenes of the Schuylkill Art Show, Pottstown, PA. ("Morning Chores")

Women's United Art Prize Longlist

Honorable Mention, Art & Color 365 Artist Choice issue ("Summer Meadow")

 

2023     

Fourth place, Lehigh Art Alliance 88th Annual Fall Juried Show, Bethlehem, PA. ("Night Shift, Gloucester")​

Artistic Recognition, Art & Color 365 Magazine, print and online ("Light Always Returns")​

Third place, Allied Artists of Schuylkill County 60th Annual Judged Exhibit, Schuylkill Haven, PA ("Morning Flow Study")

Second place, Lehigh Art Alliance Holiday Exhibition, Bethlehem, PA ("Light Always Returns")

Best Beginner, Plein Air Salon, Online ("Dogwood Reverie")​

 

2022     

Top 100 (Beginner Category), Plein Air Salon, Online ("Lilac and Redbud Still Life")