EDUCATION:
2006-2009 M.F.A., Long Island University, C. W. Post College, Brookville, NY.
1998-2002 B.F.A., Long Island University, Southampton College, Southampton,
NY.
1995-1997 A.S., Suffolk County Community
College, Selden NY.
2000-2003
Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Riverhead, NY.
1976 Huntington
Fine Arts Workshop, Huntington, NY.
1975
Art Students League of New York, New York, NY.
ACADEMIC
HONORS AND GRANTS:
2009, May. MFA Thesis Milestone: Earthly Belongings.
2009, May. Marilyn Goldstein/Jacqueline Frank Award for Graduate Art History. C W.
Post College. LIU, Brookville, NY.
2009, April. O’Malley
Grant: Grant for MFA presentation. LIU, Brookville, NY.
2003,
Nov. Special Opportunity Stipend: Grant from New York Foundation for the Arts.
2002,
May. Arts & Media Award, Southampton College. LIU, Southampton, NY.
2002,
May. Outstanding Academic Achievement Award: Southampton College, LIU.
2002,
May. Summa cum laude (4.0 GPA) degree honors, Southampton College, LIU
1998-2002.
Arts Scholarships, Honors Scholarships, Transfer of Excellence Scholarship, Southampton College, LIU.
JURIED AWARDS:
2008, Aug., Silver Medal: Creative Quarterly Magazine, NY City. Oil painting on canvas.
2008, Dec. Silver Medal Creative Quarterly Magazine, NY City. Oil painting on canvas.
2008, June, Second Place: East End Arts Council. Riverhead, NY. Oil painting on canvas.
2007, July. Honorable Mention: East End Arts Council. Oil painting on canvas.
2004, Jan. Second Place: East End Arts Council. Oil painting on canvas.
2003, June. Certificate of Merit: The Salmagundi Club, NY City. Oil painting on canvas.
2003, May. Third Place: Southampton Artists Association, Southampton NY. Oil on canvas.
2003, May. Third Place: East End Arts Council. Oil painting on canvas.
2002, Oct. First Place: Arts Council of the East Islip Public Library. E. Islip, NY.
Oil on canvas. (Note: Stephen Bosler of Marlborough Gallery, NYC, was a juror.)
2002, June. First Place. Riverhead Free Library, Riverhead, NY. Oil painting on canvas.
2002, June. Honorable Mention. East End Arts Council. Oil painting on canvas.
2002, Feb., Best in Show. East End Arts Council. Pastel on paper.
2001, June, Honorable Mention. East End Arts Council. Watercolor on paper.
2000, June. Second Place. East End Arts Council. Oil painting on canvas.
1999, July, Second Place. Brookhaven Arts and Humanities Council, Brookhaven NY. Oil
painting on canvas.
1997, May, Honorable Mention. Southampton Artists
Association, Southampton NY. Oil painting on canvas. (Note: Elaine Benson was the juror.)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2007
Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton, NY. “Seeing is Remembering” June
1 -30.
2006 Bayport-Blue
Point Library, Blue Point, NY. “Oil Still Lifes” May 1 -31.
Quogue Library, Quogue, NY. “Memorable Objects”
June 1 -30.
East Islip Public Library, E. Islip, NY. “Things that Evoke Memory” July 1-31.
Emma S.
Clark Library, Setauket, NY. “Still Lifes” Aug 1 - 31.
2005 Mattituck-Laurel Library, Mattituck,
NY. “The Future Isn’t Modern!” Dec. 1-31.
Riverhead Free Library. “Still Life Today is Still Alive!”
March 1-31.
2004 Port
Washington Public Library. “Salience and Shadow” June 2-29.
2002
Avram Gallery, Southampton College. BFA Thesis Show: “Posting Past Dues”. April
27 -May 4.
1998 Riverhead
Free Library. “Local Landscapes”. April 3 - May 29.
SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009
Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville, NY. MFA Thesis Show, “Earthly Belongings,”
May 4 -15.
Alpan Gallery, Huntington NY. April 1-30.
2008
Tilles Center, “Studio Tour- Juried MFA Exhibition,” Brookville, NY.
Oct.17- Nov. 9.
East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY. June 9- July 12.
Queen of the Rosary Church, Bridgehampton, NY. July 19.
2007 East End Arts Council, NY July 30 - Aug
24.
Queen of the Rosary Church. Bridgehampton, July 18
2006
Gallery RoCa. Havre de Grace, MD. Jan. 1 - November.
Guild Hall Member’s
Show. May 1 -June 2.
East End Arts Council, Riverhead. June 23 - July 30.
SAL Art Gallery, Hillwood Museum, C. W. Post, Brookville. Sept
25- Oct. 8.
Firehouse Gallery, Bay Shore. Oct. 2 - 29.
2005
Gallery RoCa. Havre de Grace, MD. Aug. 15- Dec 31.
Galerie Belage. Westhampton
Beach, NY. May 29-June 30.
Firenze Gallery, New Preston, CT. Jan.1 - Dec 31.
2004 Firenze Gallery (New Preston, CT) Nov. 1 - Dec 31.
Gallery
North. Setauket. Aug. 15 -Sept 26. “Four Visions” Oct 3 - 31.
Queen of the Rosary Church, Bridgehampton. July 17.
Boulton
Center (Bay Shore), March 4.
East End Arts Council. Jan. 9-Feb. 7.
2003 The Parrish Art Museum. Oct. 18 -Nov. 9.
Phoenix
Gallery. Bellport. Oct. 19 -Nov. 2.
Riverhead Incubator for the Arts. Aug. 3 - Dec. 31.
Salmagundi Club. NYC,
June 10 -29.
Grenning Gallery. Sag Harbor, May 17 -June 15.
Blue Door Gallery. Jan. 10 -Feb. 10, Aug. 23 - Nov. 10.
East End
Arts Council. Jan 10-Feb.1, Feb.7-Mar. 8, May 23 -June 22, June 27-July
27, Aug. 1-Sept. 6. Winner’s Show: Oct. 17 - Nov. 15.
2002 Arts Council of the East Islip Public
Library. Oct. 19 - 27.
Smithtown Township Arts Council. Oct. 18 - Nov. 24.
Riverhead Free Library. June 8-July 2, Nov. 20-Jan. 25 (2003).
Elaine Benson
Gallery. May 9-28.
East End Arts Council. Jan.11-Feb. 16, Feb. 22 -Mar. 30, June 7- July 7.
2001 East End Arts Council. June 22 -July 29, Aug. 22,
Oct. 26 - Nov. 27.
East End Arts Council Studio Tour (Long Island Academy of Fine Arts) Oct. 14.
2000 East End Arts Council. Jan.14 to Feb.
26, June 29 - Aug. 19.
Brookhaven Arts and Humanities Council. July 9- August 6.
1999 East End Arts Council. April 23 - May
31. / June 11 - July 20.
Bellport Lane Art Gallery. May 11 - June 6.
Brookhaven Arts & Humanities Council. July 10 - August 1.
Omni Gallery.
Uniondale, NY. June 21 - Sept. 21.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The
News Review June 12, 2008. Review of EEAC juried show. Article by Joyce Beckenstein.
Mea Saurus: An Artist’s Confessions. Rose Dog Books, paperback, 2008. By Robert Mehling.
The News Review. January 17, 2007. “Web helps expand artists market” Article
by Liz Wood.
Who’s Who in America. Marquis Who’s
Who LLC. Short bio. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
Dan’s
Paper. March 25, 2005. Art Commentary by Marion Wolberg Weiss.
The
News Review. February 24, 2005. Article by Jane Starwood.
Seeking
the Past, Writings from 1832-1905, Relating to the History of the Town of Riverhead. Tom Twoomey, ed., 2004. Book cover: “Horton
Avenue”.
The News Review. Oct. 16, 2003. Mattituck/Riverhead,
NY. Review of Winner’s Show and Photo of Painting, p. 1A.
The
News Review. June 27, 2002. Mattituck/Riverhead, NY. Review of Riverhead Library show and photo of artist with painting p.
4A.
The News Review. Feb. 28, 2002. Mattituck/Riverhead, NY. Review
of EEAC Juried Show. Photo of drawing and review p. 1A.
The
News Review. June 28, 2001. Mattituck/Riverhead, NY. Review of EEAC Juried Show. Photo of Painting page 1A. The artist quoted
on page 7A.
The Traveler Watchman. May 7, 1998. Mattituck,
NY. Photo and caption, p. 17, of artist with painting at Riverhead Library show.
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
Teaching
Assistantships: C. W. Post College, Brookville. Life Drawing and Foundation Drawing, Fall, 2008, Spring 2009.
Art Instructor: Hampton Bays Adult Education Program, Oil Painting. March-April 2007,
Oct-Dec. 2006. March -April 2005. Oct.-Dec. 2004.
Art
Instructor: East End Arts Council. Watercolor. March-April 2006 Plein Air Oil Painting, July 11- Aug 22, 2006.
Art Instructor: Long Island Academy of Fine Art. Plein Air Oil Painting, Summer 2005
and Watercolor. 2003.
Art Instructor: Watercolor. Peconic Landing.
Sept. - Nov. 2004.
Certified Framer: Michael's Arts & Crafts.
April 2004 - Nov. 2006.
Art Instructor: Oil painting. Southampton Cultural
Center. 2003 - 2004.
Art Instructor: Watercolor.
Riverhead Free Library. Jan.- Feb. 2003.
