CV / Exhibition History
Education
M.A.M.S, Biocommunication Art, University of Illinois
B.A., cum laude, Fine Art / Graphic Art / Craft Art, Columbia College
Selected Exhibits
2019 Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH; Art Comes Alive
Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, OH; Blink Exhibit
2018 Community Arts Center, Danville, KY; Horizon - Contemporary Landscape
Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI; A Softer Look
Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY; art[squared]
2017 New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY; The Modern Landscape
Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI; 23rd Season Exhibit
Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY; art[squared]
2016 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL; Rockford Midwestern Biennial
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL; Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art exhibit; Connections
Lurie Center, Chicago, IL; Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s exhibit; Art in Motion
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, solo show, Transiens
2015 Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL
Motor Row Gallery, Chicago, IL; unchARTted
Bridgeport Art Center, Bridgeport, IL; 3rd Annual Art Competition
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL; Best of the Best
2014 David Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL; Solo Show
Gallery Pink, Oak Park, IL; Group Show
Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL; Off the Grid
Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI; Real and Imagined
Aurora Public Art Commission, Aurora, IL; Women, Works by 16 Artists
2013 Naperville Art League, Naperville, IL; Faculty Exhibit
Brewery Pottery Gallery, Mineral Point, WI; Explorations
Zhou B Art Center, Spirit Gallery, Chicago, IL; Off Balance-Balance
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best
DuPage Children’s Museum, Naperville, IL; M.A.S.K. Project
LaGrange Public Library, LaGrange, IL; Featured Artist
2012 Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL; Carriage House Gallery National Juried Exhibition
Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL, Midwest Collage Society Exhibit
Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL
Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL; Art of 9: Two
Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, 100 Years: The Fine Art of Collage
Health in the Arts Gallery; University of Illinois Chicago; Transitions
McCord Gallery, Palos Park, IL, Art of 9:One
Lemont Art League; Lemont, IL; Faculty Exhibit
2011 Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Surface Explorations
Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, National Art Premiere
Karen Solem Gallery, Elmhurst, IL, Elmhurst Artists Show
McCord Gallery, Palos Park, IL, Collage Collective 2
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Spring Members Show
Downers Grove Library, Downers Grove, IL, Construction/Deconstruction
Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford, New Zealand, ICE13
2010 Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Memory
Fields Project, Oregon, IL, Field Sculptor Visiting Artist
Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Paper, Process, Perception
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best
Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL, NWCC Exhibition
River East Art Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Open*
2009 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Board of Directors Show
Northwest Cultural Council, Arlington Heights, IL, 2010 Member Exhibition
DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL, Gallery 2009
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, Layers 3
Orland Park Library. Orland Park, IL, Alphabetica II
Karen Solem Gallery, Elmhurst, IL, Elmhurst Artists Show
Edward Heart Hospital, Naperville, IL
Glitch Gallery, Elmhurst, IL
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL, 33rd Beverly Art Competition
2008 Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, White on White
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best
Real Tart Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, ICE10
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Restoration
Merchandise Mart, Chicago Art Open
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Cycles
2007 Expressions Gallery; Upper Hutt, New Zealand, human artefakts
Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford, New Zealand, human artefakts
Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL, Layers
CoCA, Christchurch, New Zealand, Accumulations & Transformations
Borrelli Space Gallery, San Diego, CA, Mini Artefakts
ARC, Chicago, IL, 8x8
Iron Studios, Chicago, Chicago Art Open
Crown Center Gallery, Loyola University Chicago, 1st National Works on Paper
Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, Contemporary Symbolism
2006 Orleans St. Gallery, St. Charles, IL, The Color Red
Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Strings ‘n’ Things
Artful Gatherings, Lemont, IL, What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Dr. Scholl Exhibit Mezzanine, Marmion Academy, Aurora, IL, Midwest Collage Society
Triton Fine Arts Gallery, River Grove, IL, Best of the Best
Artful Gatherings, Lemont, IL, human artefakts
Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX, International Collage Exhibition
Real Tart Gallery, Taranaki, New Zealand, 8th International Collage Exhibition
Gallery Atelierhof, AlexanderstraBe, Bremen, Germany, human artefakts
Naperville Art League Gallery, Naperville, IL, Obscure Object
Naperville Art League Gallery, Naperville, IL, Impermanence
Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Open
Norris Gallery, St. Charles IL, Vicinity 2006
Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL, Best of the West Invitational
The Art Center, Highland Park, IL, 12 x 12
Artpost/Mixed Media Gallery/The Framing Workshop, Hamilton, New Zealand, human artefakts
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, North Carolina, ICE 8
Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, Cool Blues
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Winter Members Show
2005 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Spring Members Show
DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL, Gallery 2005
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, 2nd Annual Peoples Choice
LaGrange Art League, LaGrange, IL, Midwest Collage Society Summer Show
Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL, The Fine Art of Collag - A Layered Look
2004 Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Fall Members Show
Grants
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant, 2008-2009
Awards (3rd Place or Higher)
Third Place, Art in Motion, Lurie Center, 2016
Best in Show, Mixed Media, Art in the Barn, 2015
First Place, Fall Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, 2015
Third Place, Spring Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, 2015
First Place, Anything Goes, Oak Park Art League, 2014
First Place, Summer Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild, 2014
Purchase Award, Good Shepherd Hospital Medical Staff, 2013
Purchase Award (2), Auxiliary of Good Shepherd Hospital, 2013
First Place, Summer Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild, 2013
Best of Show, Ship Shape, LaGrange Art League, 2013
First Place, 100 Years: The Find Art of Collage, Beverly Art Center, 2012
Third Place, Spring Blossoms, LaGrange Art League Gallery, 2012
Second Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2012
Second Place, Elements, Norris Gallery, 2011
First Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2011
First Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2010
First Place, Layers III, Bloomingdale Art Museum, 2009
First Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2009
Second Place, Fall Show, Downers Grove Artists’ Guild, 2007
Second Place, What’s Love Got to Do With It? Artful Gatherings, 2006
Theme Award, Obscure Object, Naperville Art League Gallery, 2006
Second Place, Fall Members Show, Elmhurst Artist’ Guild Gallery, 2005
Permanent Collections
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL
Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary, Barrington, IL
The Learning Connexion; Wellington, New Zealand
Hill Country Arts Foundation; Ingram, TX
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University; Boone, NC
Robert Morris College; Illinois
Amarillo Museum of Art; Amarillo, TX
Teaching
Center for the Arts at Little City Foundation, Palatine, IL; Studio Art Facilitator for adults with developmental disabilities
The Bascom Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC; Oil & Cold Wax
Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL; Oil & Cold Wax
Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI; Mixed Media Collage and Oil and Cold Wax
Naperville Art League, Naperville, IL; Oil & Cold Wax; Acrylic Mixed Media
Lemont Center for the Arts, Lemont, IL; Collage Mixed Media
Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL; Acrylic Mixed Media
LaGrange Fine Art Gallery, LaGrange, IL; Collage, Acrylic Mixed Media, Oil & Cold Wax
McCord Gallery and Cultural Arts Center, Palos Park, IL; Collage Mixed Media
Publications
Cold Wax Medium, Techniques, Concepts & Conversations, Rebecca Crowell and Jerry McLaughlin, 2017
The Copeland Collection, Volume Three, 100+ Collages from the International Collage Exhibition/Exchange; 2016
Off Balance-Balance, Midwest Collage Society Exhibition Catalog, Zhou B Art Center; curated by Robin Monique Rios; 2013
Artist Creates Her Own Field of Dreams, by Renee Tomell. Pioneer Press Newspaper; 8/13/10
Art Appreciation: Local artist displays work in international exhibit, by Wendy Foster. Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspaper; 5/19/06
Artists’ Groups Pool Ideas to Make the Most of Their Talents, by Sandy Illian Bosch. The Doings Newspaper; 8/2/07
Art Exhibit Showcases Local Talent, by Jessica Young. Suburban Life Newspaper; 3/2/08