About
After graduating from WLAC in California, I studied studio arts through UCLA’s extension arts program, and concurrently I studied graphic design as a career option. I subsequently worked as a graphic artist over a twenty year period both in California and eight years in Virginia. Current creative pursuits consist primarily in painting and urban sketching.
Education
Associate Degree, WLA Community College, CA
Studio arts and art history program, UCLA Extension, CA
Recent Group Exhibitions
2021 American Watercolor Society, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2020 VMRC National Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA
2019 Bath County Art Show, Hot Springs, VA
2019 292 North Gallery, "Joy Studies" Harrisonburg, VA (solo exhibition)
2018 VMRC National Juried Show, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 Larkin Gallery National Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 CVWG 26th Annual Exhibit, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2017 Shenandoah Pizza and Taphouse, Staunton, VA (solo exhibition)
2017 VMRC National Juried Show, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 Nelson Gallery, “Beyond Printmaking” Lexington, VA
2017 Co-Art Gallery Featured Artist “Maya”, Staunton, VA
2017 Blue Mountain Coffee, Group Exhibit, Staunton, VA
2016 Bath County Art Show, Hot Springs, VA
2016 Blue Mountain Coffee, Travel/Study Group Exhibit, Staunton, VA
2016 Winter Printmaking Show, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA
Awards/Prizes
2020 Honorable Mention and Purchase Award, VMRC Annual Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA
2018 Honorable Mention, Bath County Art Show, Hot Springs, VA
2018 2nd Place Award, SVAC Annual Member Show, Waynesboro, VA
2017 Honorable Mention, VMRC Annual Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA
2017 Honorable Mention, SVAC Annual Member Show, Waynesboro, VA
2017 Award of Excellence CVWG 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA
Associations
Representation: Co-Art Gallery in Staunton, VA
Member: Beverley Street Studio School, Staunton, VA
Gallery Co-Art Gallery
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Artist Statement (Abstract Painting)
Forms appear to us in our direct experience and in our imagination. What if all we perceive is a dream projected by individual dreamers? When examining abstract work each of us will see something different. By what means does that happen? My current abstract paintings develop around these and similar contemplations, and through a personal process of applying paint and other media. I’m fascinated by visual stories, characters, and uncertainties.
"Begin in gratitude. End in humility." - CMW