Education
2004-2009 Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL : Classes in clay and bronze sculpture
2008-2009 Westside Vocational & Technical School, Winter Garden, FL:
Classes in Artistic Welding
1991-1998 Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Major: Clinical Psychology
1989-1991 M.S. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Major: Clinical Psychology
1984-1988 BA, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
Artist's Statement
Although my formal education is in Psychology, I have been creating art since I was a child. Many of the concepts behind my pieces are inspired by literature and expressed through motifs found in the natural world. Somerset Maugham, Hermann Hesse, Jack Kerouac and Carlos Castaneda are among my favorite writers. Crushed rocks, dried leaves, insects, tree bark, glass fragments and spider webs have all been sources of inspiration to me. I use interesting ideas, feelings, experiences - even dreams - as a starting point for creating imaginative and expressive 2-D and 3-D images.
Awards and Exhibits
2011 (upcoming shows in bold)
· March 17, 2011: Orlando Paint the Town. A Third Thursday event at the Gallery at Avalon Island, Orlando, FL, 6-9 PM. Wine and hors d'oeuvres. Public welcome. My new piece, Deer Orlando (a charcoal drawing on map of Orlando) will be on display for one month.
· October 7, 2011: Opening reception for 2011-2012 DeLand Sculpture Walk. My bronze and steel sculpture, Beyond Fear and Desire, will be on display for one year in downtown DeLand, FL. Details on time and place of opening reception will be posted soon. Public welcome.
· November 4, 2011, December 2, 2011 and January 6, 2012: First Friday Art Stroll in Ivanhoe Village, Orlando, FL, 6-9 PM. My paintings and sculpture will be on display at Melanie Mucario's Law Office, located at 1817 North Orange Ave., Orlando, FL. I will be there selling both originals and prints at the opening receptions all three Fridays. Wine and hors d'oeuvres. Public welcome.
2010
· President’s Award for mixed media piece: Artist’s Registry Juried Members Show, Orlando, FL
· Wild and Free, two-person exhibition at Creative Spirit Art Gallery,Orlando, FL, September 10 -October 2, 2010.
· Transformation, solo exhibition, Women's Research Center Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, March 4- April 8, 2010
· Prima Materia; coordinated call to artists, assisted with curation & promotion and exhibited work in this sculpture exhibit; Creative Spirit Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, January 8- February 5, 2010.
· Florida Sculptor’s Guild Show, sculpture exhibited in group showing, Terrace Gallery, Orlando City Hall, January 9 – March 1, 2010
2009
· First Place Award in 3D Category: Crealde School of Art Juried Student Show, Winter Park, FL
· Cheryl Bogdanowitsch Sculpture Award, Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, FL
· Maitland Art Center Member's Show: Bronze and steel sculpture exhibited
· Honorable Mention for Sculpture: DeLand Fall Festival of the Arts November 21-22. 2009
· Physicality at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL; bronze sculpture exhibited, May 1-July 23, 2009. See link for photo: http://womanmade.org/show.html?type=group&gallery=artisan_physicality2009&pic=1&pic=1
2008
· Artists Registry Juried Members Show, Orlando, FL
President's Choice Award for bronze and steel sculpture
· Crealde School of Art Juried Student Show, Winter Park, FL
Bronze and steel sculpture exhibited
· Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursdays Program: Three bronze sculptures juried into the Sclupture: From House to City show.
· Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursdays Program: Bronze sculpture juried into the Beatniks and Bongos: Abstract Art
· Crealde School of Art Auction and Fundraiser: Two giclee prints displayed and sold.
2007
· Artist's Registry Juried Member's Show: Bronze sculpture exhibited
· Orange County Annual Art Exhibition for Employees and Relatives: 2nd Place Award in Professional Category
· Crealde School of Art Juried Student Exhibition: Bronze sculpture exhibited
· Osceola Center for the Arts Annual Juried Exhibition: Bronze sculpture exhibited
· Crealde School of Art Auction and Fundraiser: Two giclee prints displayed and sold.
2006
· Red Chair Affair, Bob Carr Auditorium: Three paintings exhibited
· 1st Thursdays Program, Orlando Museum of Art: Two pieces displayed in October show, Visions of Gratitude
· Crealde School of Art Auction and Fundraiser: Clay sculpture, displayed and sold.
2005
· Merit Award: Maitland Rotary Arts Festival
· Merit Award: Orlando Spring Fiesta in the Park
2004
· Third place in Painting: Orlando Fall Fiesta in the Park
· Second place in Painting: Avalon Park Art Festival
· 1st Thursdays Program, Orlando Museum of Art: One piece displayed in Small Works show.
2003
· Third place in Painting: Ormond Beach Festival of the Arts
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