ARTIST STATEMENT

PROJECTS

COLLABORATIONS

TEACHING ARTIST PRACTICE

WHAT IS ECO ART

WRITING

BIO & RESUME

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I connect to the world in a visual way, and found very early in life, that art could provide a vocabulary and a vehicle for self- expression that enriched my educational and personal development.  Along the way, I developed an interest in connecting critical thinking, art theory, and painting.

I was a painter for over 20 years, with my work mostly taking the form of large abstractions based in landscape. Even as I worked to refine my art practice, I found that communicating and sharing the art process was equally important to me. I looked for ways of enabling the arts experience, which resulted in both teaching and program development.

Though I have been less interested in conforming to public elementary art education constraints, I have always been interested in arts as an important part of the educational process and the job of inspiring young minds. I have taught in many locations and situations for more than 20 years. This connection has been strengthened over time, as I’ve watched my children find their own anchors to education through the arts.

In order to create places where arts education and experiences can take place, I developed an interest and ability in arts program design and administration. Often my role as artist, educator, and arts administrator overlap, and I have done this in several types of situations.

I completed my MFA degree in 2005, where I developed a new artistic premise and body of work based in community collaboration and environmental issues. Through the program, I made strong alliances and connections with national and international artists who work along similar lines under the heading, Eco art.

My art practice now includes digital photography, sculpture, natural materials, text, research, as well as drawing and painting. My current work addresses themes such as garden, global warming, the intersection of culture and landscape, compost, recycled materials, dump/scrap heap sites, and wild vs. tamed spaces.

Resume (Click to download pdf)

Resume Highlights
Exhibits:

• NH Womens Caucus on Art, Juried Show, Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth, NH, June 2008
• Connections- an online exhibit, posted 2007 http://www.artistswithoutwalls.com/connections
• Group Show, Tang Museum of Art, Saratoga Springs, New York, June 2005
• Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, Vermont, February 2005

Books and Articles: For more details, see Writing  

• The Garden: A Quiet Common Ground
• Stream of Consciousness
• It’s All Compost
• Trail System
• A Morning in the Woods: Moultonborough Readiness Visit
•  Review of "Imaging the River" exhibit at Hudson River Museum
• "Paradigms on the Move", a review of the "Groundworks" exhibit, Regina Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University

Recent Program Design and Direction

• Founder/Program Designer, Eco Art a la Carte
• Director of Programs and Member Services, Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
• Program Director, Friends of the Arts Regional Arts Council, Plymouth, NH
• Educational Program Development Consultant. Capital Center for the Arts, Concord, NH

Current Teaching

• Teaching Eco Artist, Eco Art a la Carte, NH
• Art Teacher, Kimball Jenkins School of Art after school/home school program, Concord, NH
• Art Teacher, The Community School, Tamworth, NH
• Artist-in-Residence, Substitute Teacher, Moultonborough Central School, NH

Education

• MFA Degree, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT Feb.2005
• MFA program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1991-92
• Milton Avery MFA Program, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Summer 1986
• B.S. Studio Art, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1985

Bio & Resume
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