Bachelor of Fine Arts, '78 and Massachusetts Teachers' Certification
Massachusetts College of Art , Studied painting under master painters George Nick,
Edward Movitz and Dean Nimmer
Advanced Private Study with contemporary master painters:
John Kilroy, maestro and mentor; oil painting, portrait and figure painting
Dana Levin, classical master in the Florence Academy tradition; classical drawing
Lois Griffel, modern impressionist master in the Cape Cod School of Art tradition; oil painting
John DiMestico, master pastelist in the Cape Cod School of Art tradition; pastel painting
Sam Barber, impressionist painter in the Cape Cod School of Art tradition; oil painting
Other significant influences – Intensive workshops with noteworthy artists:
Timothy Thies, classical American artist; oil painting
Hong Nian-Zhang, master painter, new Chinese tradition; oil painting
Robert Lemler, renowned Southwest artist; oil painting
George Nick, renowned master artist from Boston; oil painting
Lois Woolley, master portrait artist; portrait in pastel
William Ternes, master watercolorist, Copley Society; watercolor
Additional studies:
Maine Photographic Workshop; color photography
Ansel Adams Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA; b&w photography
Museum School of Boston; art history; sculpture
Art Institute of Boston; interior design
Mass College of Art graduate study; industrial & graphic design
Aspen Design Conferences, Aspen, CO
Affiliations:
Artist in Residence, Cataumet Center for the Arts, Bourne, MA
Faculty, Cape Cod Art Association
Faculty, Falmouth Artists Guild
Gallery Artist, BFW Gallery, Cape Cod, MA (2002 - 2005)
Gallery Artist, Thomas R. Dunlay Gallery at Mashpee Commons, MA (2002 - 2002)
Gallery Artist, The Studio at Day Hill Gallery (2001 - 2003)
Memberships & Appointments :
Pastel Society of America
Pastel Society of Cape Cod
Cataumet Arts Center, Resident Artist
Cape Cod Art Association, Artist Member
Falmouth Artists Guild
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
Copley Society of Boston
Lyme Art Association
Bourne Cultural Council ~ appointed 2006
Cape Cod Art Association ~ Board of Directors (2000-2002)
Participating Artist in Fundraiser Art Exhibitions For:
2007 |
WGBH Channel 2 Fine Art Auction |
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Featured Artist, BFW Gallery, Mashpee, MA; May/June ’05
Solo Show, Starbucks Coffee, Mashpee, MA; June & December ’05, ’04, ’03, ‘02
Members Exhibition, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA; Sept. ‘05
Featured Artist, Bourne Community Center; Buzzards Bay, MA ‘04-‘05
Members Exhibition, South Shore Arts Center, Cohasset, MA; June '04
Solo Show, Giving Tree Gallery, E. Sandwich, MA; August ’03
“Art of New England ‘02”, Regional Exhibition, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT
“New England Exhibition ’02, ‘01”, Regional Exhibitions, Cape Cod Art Assn., Barnstable, MA
“Pastel Society of Cape Cod Members’ Exhibition, ’02, ‘01”, Cape Cod, MA
“All Cape Cod Art Show ’02, ‘01”, Local Exhibitions, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
Les Peintures de Provence, ’02, Guyer Barn, Hyannis, MA
Invitational, Falmouth Artists Guild ~ Cape Cod Art Assn. Board of Directors ’02
Award of Merit ‘02, International Exhibition, Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod
Girault Award ‘01, National Exhibition, Pastel Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod
1st Place Pastel ‘01, Members’ Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Assn., Barnstable, MA
2nd Place Pastel ‘01, Members’ Exhibitions, Creative Arts Center & CC Art Assoc., Cape Cod
1979-1989 |
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