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    • Costa Rica, 2013
    • Cortona, Italia 2012
    • Provincetown, MA
    • Newport, RI
    • Arizona 2009
    • Otis, MA
    • Sicilia, Italia 2006
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Drawing is the foundation of all my art. Drawing from life, whether figures or landscapes inspires my imagery. I scrutinize over form and then subtract the static. Images that were once complicated become calmer and the static is no longer necessary.

Travel plein air sketches and figure studies are my greatest inspiration but only the initial step in the process. The translation of line from these studies into linoleum or wood blocks is when my images become finished works. The immediacy and physicality of carving the blocks is the heart of the process and one that I am pursuing as its own entity. I am now creating and showing the blocks as finished works rather than only using them as a tool for creating prints. They have always been an integral part of the process but were rarely seen.

My prints have become a combination of plein air sketches, doodles, and composition studies. In seeing places and people that have inspired others, I conjure up different stories, simultaneously getting to know a place or object while creating a new destiny for it. My goal is to create strong simple imagery with a little wiggle room for interpretation by the viewer. I want my images relatable, and yet to hold a smidge of mystery or untold story. I enjoy creating visually uncomplicated versions of things while having another layer of meaning running in the back of my mind. I include symbols placed into landscapes, ie. Criers, Ladders, GlowGlobes. These enhance composition, and the meaning within the arrangement. Whether blatant or not, emotion runs through all my images, some simply playful, others vengeful, dark, some longing for an escape, and others optimistically filled with pleasant surprise.

In developing my GlowGlobes, I doodled a simple design that is both organic and structured. At its most elementary form, they are dots and lines. The blocks can be placed together to fit a large space, shown with only a few, or singularly in an intimate setting. The imagery appears everywhere in the environment to me now – the San Diego tree line, the human form, nails scathing into a piece of wood, raindrops splashing and dripping down a windshield, wildflowers on the side of the road, rhythmic notes dancing on a page. They can be interpreted differently depending on mood, presentation, form, and surrounding. They are my ultimate example of interpreting nature into art. In print form, the different colors convey very different feelings – loneliness, solitude under electric globe stars,  playfulness, energy, growth, light – life!    
 
I earned my BFA from the Hartford Art School in West Hartford CT  in Printmaking and a double minor in Illustration and Art History, 2007.


"Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed:
I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated.
I was happy. I was sad. I was in love. 
I was afraid. I was hopeful. 
I had an idea and I had a good purpose and that's why I made works of art."

-Felix Gonzalez Torres

Exhibitions etc.

2016             Phoenix, Solo Exhibition, HermitThrush Brewery, Brattleboro VT
                    3rd Annual Open Juried Show, Gallery A3, Amherst MA
                    
Spring Gala & Benefit Auction, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro VT
                    
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
                   "Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue" 
Fundraising Auction, Acworth NH
                    
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2016

2015             Ebb &, Solo Exhibition, Hermit Thrush Brewery, Brattleboro VT
                    Pop-Up Brattleboro, Cotton Mill Open Studios, Brattleboro VT
                    
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2015
                    
Wet Paint Live!, Springfield VT   
                    Focus Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT

                                 1st Prize Mixed Media
                                 Exhibition Chair

                   6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
                   Juror: 30th Annual Fine Craft Festival, Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT
                   Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
                   Mamaroneck Artists Guild 11th Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
                   CT+6, West Hartford Art League, Clubhouse Gallery, West Hartford CT
                               Chartpak Award                    
                   A Celebration of Trees, G&B Cultural Center, Wilton CT

                   Wilton Arts Council Focus '15 Photo Exhibit, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
                   Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee MA
            Beyond Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                               3rd Place - Print Category
                   26th Annual Spectrum: Elemental Energies, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT

                   Ebb, Solo Exhibition, Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Gallery,  Hamden CT
                   Inspirations Juried Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                   Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2015


2014            The Gift of Art: A Small Works Holiday Art Show, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield CT
                   Holiday Gift Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT

                   Holiday Show and Fundraiser Sale, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                   Vendor, Extended Gift Shop, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan CT
                   New Member's Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                   2014 Small Works! Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                   Pequot Library's 17th Annual Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT

                   Wings Inspired to Fly, The 224, Hartford CT 
                   37th Annual Members' Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT

                   Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                   Unwanted Necessities II, Splash, Fairfield CT
                   The Makings, A Process Exhibit, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly RI
                   Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                  Honorable Mention, Watercolor

                   Thank You, CT!, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Stamford CT
                   Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                   
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2014, Wilton CT

                   The Print Exchange 2014 Exhibition, 7 Dunham Gallery, Brooklyn NY
                   Marine & Coastal Art, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                 Honorable Mention - Mixed Media, Prints, Pastels
                   Focus Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                                 1st Place - Drawing, Mixed Media, Prints

                   Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
                   Let This Be a Sign… Print Exchange 2014, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
                   Twenty Second Annual Art Show, Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, Burr Homestead, Fairfield CT
                   Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee MA
                   35th Community Awards - All Media Exhibit, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                   Spectrum/Sustainable Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                   Give & Take, LA Printmaking Society @ the LA Print Space, Los Angeles, CA
                   Wilton Arts Council Focus '14 Photo Exhibit, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
                   Beyond Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT

                   Inspiration, Juried Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                   T-Shirt Design, Smart Cycles Norwalk CT

                   2014 Annual Members Art Show, Easton Public Library, Easton CT

                   Unwanted Necessities, Solo Exhibition, Valencia Luncheria, Norwalk CT

2013             Featured Artist (December 2013 - March 2014), Gallery Twelve24, Hamden CT 
                    The Art Pop Up Shop, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                    Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2014, Wilton CT
                    Holiday Show/Small Treasures, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                    Annual Holiday Show & Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                    COMING OF AGE: Artists in the North East Under 30, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough NH

                                  Honorable Mention Award Recipient
            Face to Face: Community Portraits: Project Gallery Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah NY
                    Hartford Art School Juried Alumni Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT
                    
Living with Art: Creating Conversations, 16th Annual Juried Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
                    Rev'eil.le, City Wide Open Studios: Erector Square, New Haven CT 
                    Rev'eil.le Central Exhibition, Artspace, New Haven CT
                    The Barn and Beyond, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT

                    In the Pink, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                    36th Annual Member's Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                    Thirty Under 30, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                    The Drive Home: Print Exchange Exhibition, Robert Blackburn Printshop, New York NY
                    Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT

                    The Drive Home: Print Exchange Exhibition, Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco CA
                    Artistic Wanderings Juried Exhibition, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT

                    A Gathering of Friends: NAC Members Show, Norwich Arts Center Artists Cooperative, Norwich CT
                    SOLSTICE Summer Exhibition, Nest Arts Factory Gallery, Bridgeport CT

                    Secret Norwalk Juried Art Exhibition, Mill Hill Historic Park Town House Museum, Norwalk CT
                    Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2013, Wilton CT
                    
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Ninth Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
                    22nd International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
            40 Under 40 Juried Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                    Nature's Art Juried Exhibition, Bartlett Arboretum Silver Education Gallery, Stamford CT
                    New Haven Paint & Clay Club 112th Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition 2013, John Slade Ely House Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven CT
                    The Drive Home: Print Exchange 2013, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn NY

                    4x6 Exchange, Art House Co-op Brooklyn NY
                    in 5 minutes, Art House Co-op Brooklyn NY
                    Nude Attitude, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria IL
                    Through the Artist's Eye: Fine Art Friends 9th Annual Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA

                    The Meal 2013: Documenting a Global Snack 2/22/13, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn NY

2012            
 NAC Annual Holiday Show, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT 
                    Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                    Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education Winter/Spring Catalog 2013, Wilton CT

                    Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                    Inside Out/Outside In: Sourcing Inspiration, 15th Annual Juried Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
                    In the Pink, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                    Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                    Artistic Wanderings Juried Exhibition, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
                                 Honorable Mention Award Recipient
                   
The Self-Portrait Project: 4x4, Art House Co-Op; Exhibit - Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY

                    15th Annual National Juried Small Works, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring MD
                    Rough Around the Edges, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
               Mamaroneck Artists Guild Eight Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
                     Honorable Mention Award Recipient
                    40 Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
                    The Norwich Arts Center's Artists Cooperative Exhibition, La Grua Center, Stonington CT
                    Natures Images/ 8th Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA 
                    e, Solo Exhibition, Euphoria, New Haven CT
                    100 Points of View, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT


2011              Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser; Silvermine School of Art; New Canaan CT
                     Signed, Sealed, & Delivered, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                     New Haven City Wide Open Studios, Erector Square, New Haven CT

                     Festival Exhibition, ArtSpace, New Haven CT
                     Hartford Art School Juried Alumni Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
                     Twenty at $20, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
                     Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT

                     Wet Paint, Newport Art Museum, Newport RI
                     Carved, Solo Exhibition, Silo Gallery, Henderson Cultural Center, New Milford CT 
 
                    Faculty and Student Showcase, Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY 
                     21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT 

                     Mamaroneck Artists Guild Seventh Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
                     Spring, Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee, MA
                     Peep Show, Factory Underground, Norwalk CT

2010              Craft-tastic, Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY
                     Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art New Canaan CT
                     Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                     Past, Present, Future Silo Gallery Artists, Henderson Cultural Center, New Milford CT
                                 "Future Artist/Presenter"
                     The Wilton Tree Art Juried Exhibition, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
                                  Honorable Mention Award Recipient
                     Hot Off The..., Hartford Art School Alumni Show, West Hartford CT 
                     Vendor, Silvermine Galleries Gift Shop, New Canaan CT
                     Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                     20th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                     Mamaroneck Artists Guild Sixth Annual Open Juried Small Works  Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY 
                     Sixth Annual Chicopee Library Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA
                                  Second Place: Graphics Category Award Recipient

2009               Print Americas: Print Triennial National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT 
                      Annual Holiday Show & Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Cannan CT
                      Work it! Measure it! 120,  Hartford Art School Alumni Show, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
                      Signed, Sealed, and Delivered Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
                      Annual  Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art,  New Canaan CT
                      19th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
                      A Voice of Their Own, Brass Monkey Gallery, Waterbury CT 
                      Fifth Annual Chicopee Library Fine Art Friends, Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA

2008               Annual Holiday Show and Sale, Silvermine Guild Arts Center                      
                      Size is Relative: A Small Works Alumni Show, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT 
                     18th Annual Juried Student Exhibition,  Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT 
                      Third Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
                                       "Best in Graphics" Award Recipient
                      Co-Chair and participant: "Amelia Park Children's Museum Auction" Westifeld MA
                      Donated print to the Fundraiser for the Westfield Animal Shelter, Westfield MA 
                      Copper Angel Restaurant Exhibition, Irving MA
                      Participant in Easthampton Art Walk, Easthampton MA, February 2008
                      Created show flyer for "Reach Out Booking!" Concert
                      Three of a Kind (A Three Person Show) at the Saddle River Cultural Center in Upper Saddle River New Jersey 
                      Representation: Green Trees Gallery, Northfield, MA; November 2007 -  January 2008 

2007               14th Annual Juried Show , Essex Art Center, Lawrence MA
                      Creative Books Exhibition, Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA
                      Travels: Selections from Hartford Art School Study Abroad Courses  Silpe Gallery - University of Hartford
                      Valedictorian, Hartford Art School, Class of 2007                      
                      Ink.(ed)- BFA Printmaking Senior Thesis Group Show - Silpe Gallery,  Hartford Art School
                      Senior Regent's Honor Award Recipient - University of Hartford
                      Southwick Cultural Council's Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Southwick MA
                      Second Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA

                                     "Best in Graphics" Award Recipient
                       Duncaster Gallery Juried Show, Bloomfield CT
                      Co-Organized and exhibited in Sobriety: A Senior Collective, Silpe Gallery - Hartford Art School - University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                      Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School - University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
                    
2006               Presented to Board of Regents about Travel Abroad Program, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                      Teacher's Assistant to Fred Wessel's Introduction to Lithography class, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
                      Junior Regent's Honor Award Recipient, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                      Awarded the Elizabeth Capen Scholarship, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                     "Down and Dirty" Trustee Auction, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                     Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA 

                                      "Best in Printmaking" Award Recipient
                      Volunteer "Does it itch?" Senior Show Opening 
                      Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society Connecticut Beta Chapter Inductee, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                      Boston University Art Exhibit, Boston MA
                      The Vagina Monologues Silent Auction, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                     "Alter Ego" Sophomore/Junior Show, Silpe Gallery -University of Hartford 2003-2005     
                      Representation: Piece of My Art Gallery - Westfield MA

 2004              Vendor, Westfield Arts on the Green, Westfield MA
                      Initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
                      Design: Program Council Door, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT

2003 - 2007     Dean's List & President's List Scholar



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