CV / Exhibition History
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Education |
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M.A.M.S., Biocommunication Art, University of Illinois |
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B.A., cum laude, Fine Art / Graphic Art / Craft Art, Columbia College |
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Selected Exhibits
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| 2015 | Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL | ||||||||||||||||
| Motor Row Gallery, Chicago, IL; UnchARTed | |||||||||||||||||
| Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI; 21st Season Exhibit | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL; Best of the Best |
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| 2014 | Gallery Pink, Oak Park, IL; Group Show | ||||||||||||||||
| Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI, 20x20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL; Off the Grid | |||||||||||||||||
| Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL; Summer Show | |||||||||||||||||
| Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI, Real and Imagined | |||||||||||||||||
| Aurora Public Art Commission, Aurora, IL; Women, Works by 16 Artists | |||||||||||||||||
| Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL; Winter Show | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL | ||||||||||||||||
| Brewery Pottery Gallery, Mineral Point, WI; Explorations |
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| Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI, 19th Season Exhibit | |||||||||||||||||
| LaGrange Art League, LaGrange, IL; Student-Faculty Exhibit | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhou B Art Center, Spirit Gallery, Chicago, IL; Off Balance-Balance | |||||||||||||||||
| LaGrange Library, LaGrange, IL; LGAL Featured Artist | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best | |||||||||||||||||
| LaGrange Art League, LaGrange, IL; Ship Shape | |||||||||||||||||
| DuPage Children's Museum, Naperville, IL; MASK Project | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL; Carriage House Gallery National Juried Exhibition | ||||||||||||||||
| Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL; Midwest Collage Society Show | |||||||||||||||||
| Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL; 100 years:The Fine Art of Collage | |||||||||||||||||
| Art in the Barn, Barrington, IL | |||||||||||||||||
| Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL; Art of 9: Two | |||||||||||||||||
| Art in the Park, Elmhurst, IL | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak, Brook, IL; Best of the Best | |||||||||||||||||
| Health in the Arts Gallery; University of Illinois Chicago; Transitions (solo show) | |||||||||||||||||
| LaGrange Art League Gallery; LaGrange, IL; Student/Faculty Exhibit | |||||||||||||||||
| McCord Gallery, Palos Park, IL; Art of 9: One | |||||||||||||||||
| Lemont Center for the Arts; Lemont, IL; Faculty Exhibit | |||||||||||||||||
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2011 |
Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Surface Explorations |
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| Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL; Vicinity '11 | |||||||||||||||||
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Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, National Art Premiere |
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| CCT Gallery; Chicago, IL; We All Want More Cake | |||||||||||||||||
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Karen Solem Gallery, Elmhurst, IL, Elmhurst Artists Show |
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McCord Gallery, Palos Park, IL, Collage Collective 2 |
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Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best |
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Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Spring Members Show |
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Downers Grove Library, Downers Grove, IL, Construction/Deconstruction |
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Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford, New Zealand, ICE13 |
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2010 |
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Memory |
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Fields Project, Oregon, IL, Field Sculptor Visiting Artist |
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Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Paper, Process, Perception |
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Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best |
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Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL, NWCC Exhibition |
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River East Art Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Open* |
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2009 |
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Board of Directors Show |
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Northwest Cultural Council, Arlington Heights, IL, 2010 Member Exhibition |
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DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL, Gallery 2009 |
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Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, Layers 3 |
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Orland Park Library. Orland Park, IL, Alphabetica II |
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Karen Solem Gallery, Elmhurst, IL, Elmhurst Artists Show |
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Edward Heart Hospital, Naperville, IL |
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Glitch Gallery, Elmhurst, IL |
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Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL, 33rd Beverly Art Competition |
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2008 |
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, White on White |
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Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Best of the Best |
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Real Tart Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, ICE10 |
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Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL, Restoration |
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Merchandise Mart, Chicago Art Open |
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Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Cycles |
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2007 |
Expressions Gallery; Upper Hutt, New Zealand, human artefakts |
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Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford, New Zealand, human artefakts |
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Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL, Layers |
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CoCA, Christchurch, New Zealand, Accumulations & Transformations |
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Borrelli Space Gallery, San Diego, CA, Mini Artefakts |
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ARC, Chicago, IL, 8x8 |
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Iron Studios, Chicago, Chicago Art Open |
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Crown Center Gallery, Loyola University Chicago, 1st National Works on Paper |
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Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, Contemporary Symbolism |
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2006 |
Orleans St. Gallery, St. Charles, IL, The Color Red |
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Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL, Strings ‘n’ Things |
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Artful Gatherings, Lemont, IL, What’s Love Got to Do With It? |
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Dr. Scholl Exhibit Mezzanine, Marmion Academy, Aurora, IL, Midwest Collage Society |
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Triton Fine Arts Gallery, River Grove, IL, Best of the Best |
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Artful Gatherings, Lemont, IL, human artefakts |
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Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX, International Collage Exhibition |
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Real Tart Gallery, Taranaki, New Zealand, 8th International Collage Exhibition |
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Gallery Atelierhof, AlexanderstraBe, Bremen, Germany, human artefakts |
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Naperville Art League Gallery, Naperville, IL, Obscure Object |
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Naperville Art League Gallery, Naperville, IL, Impermanence |
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Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Open |
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Norris Gallery, St. Charles IL, Vicinity 2006 |
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Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL, Best of the West Invitational |
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The Art Center, Highland Park, IL, 12 x 12 |
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Artpost/Mixed Media Gallery/The Framing Workshop, Hamilton, New Zealand, human artefakts |
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Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, North Carolina, ICE 8 |
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Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL, Cool Blues |
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Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Winter Members Show |
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2005 |
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Spring Members Show |
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DeCaprio Art Gallery, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL, Gallery 2005 |
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Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, 2nd Annual Peoples Choice |
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LaGrange Art League, LaGrange, IL, Midwest Collage Society Summer Show |
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Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL, The Fine Art of Collag - A Layered Look |
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2004 |
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, Fall Members Show |
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| First Place, Oak Park Art League, Anything Goes, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| First Place, Elmhurst Artists' Guild, Summer Show, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| First Place, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Summer Show, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchase Award, Good Shepherd Hospital Medical Staff, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Purchase Awards (2), Auxiliary of Good Shepherd Hospital, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Best of Show, Ship Shape, LaGrange Art League, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honorable Mention, Winter Members Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| First Place, 100 Years: The Fine 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Honorable Mention; Blue Skies, LaGrange Art League Gallery, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| First Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
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Second Place, Elements, Norris Gallery, 2011 |
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Honorable Mention, Surface Explorations, Norris Gallery, 2011 |
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First Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2010 |
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First Place, Layers III, Bloomingdale Art Museum, 2009 |
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First Place, Spring Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2009 |
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Merit Award, Fall Show, Downers Grove Artists’ Guild, 2008 |
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Second Place, Fall Show, Downers Grove Artists’ Guild, 2007 |
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Merit Award, Winter Members Show, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, 2007 |
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Second Place, What’s Love Got to Do With It? Artful Gatherings, 2006 |
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Theme Award, Obscure Object, Naperville Art League Gallery, 2006 |
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Merit Award, Impermanence, Naperville Art League Gallery, 2006 |
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Merit Award, Cool Blues, Bloomingdale Art Museum, 2006 |
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Second Place, Fall Members Show, Elmhurst Artist’ Guild Gallery, 2005 |
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Permanent Collections |
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, IL |
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Good Shepherd Hospital Auxiliary, Barrington, IL |
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The Learning Connexion; Wellington, New Zealand |
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Hill Country Arts Foundation; Ingram, TX |
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Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University; Boone, NC |
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Robert Morris College; Illinois |
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Amarillo Museum of Art; Amarillo, TX |
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Curatorial Projects |
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Co-Curator, National Art Premiere, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery in the Elmhurst Art Museum, 2007, 2008, 2009. 2010 |
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Co-Curator, Restoration, Mayslake Peabody Estate, 2008 |
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Exhibit Judging/Jurying |
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| Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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Highland Park Festival of the Arts, Highland Park, IL 2014 |
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Riverside Art Weekend, Riverside, IL 2014 |
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Riverwalk Fine Art Fair Juror, Naperville, IL, 2013 |
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DuPage Art League, Dreamscape, 2013 |
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Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, Naperville, IL, September 2012 |
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Naperville Art League, February 2008, August 2011 |
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| Addison Art Guild, Spring Members Show, April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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AFA Mayslake Peabody Fine Art Fair, July 2008 |
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Grants |
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Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant, 2008-2009 |
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Articles / Publications
Off Balance-Balance, Midwest Collage Society Exhibition Catalog, Zhou B Art Center; curated by Robin Monique Rios; 2013
Art Appreciation: Local artist displays work in international exhibit, by Wendy Foster. Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspaper; 5/19/06
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Art Exhibit Showcases Local Talent, by Jessica Young. Suburban Life Newspaper; 3/2/08 |
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