I received my MFA in 1985 from Arizona State University and since that time have been living and working in rural Wisconsin surrounded by forty acres of woods and fields. This location inspires my nature-based imagery, and allows for lots of focused studio time. Minneapolis and St. Paul are close enough to provide an urban art scene, which I appreciate as well.
Travel outside the Midwest is also an important source of information, inspiration and energy in my work. In 2001 I was a resident at the Centre D’Art I Natura in Catalonia, Spain. This residency, in a remote medieval stone village in the Pyrenees, marked a turning point towards the abstraction of my current body of work. Painting on small sized pieces of paper that I could easily transport home eventually led to the idea of multiple panel paintings, and spending time in the homeland of Gaudi, Miro and Tapies worked a subtle influence on my perceptions and approach to abstraction. I returned to the art center in Spain in the fall of 2008 for three weeks, this time exploring water-based mixed media on paper. Other trips to England, Costa Rica and New Mexico have all provided insights and ideas.

My work is exhibited regularly both regionally and nationally, and is included in hundreds of public, private and corporate collections. I offer workshops in cold wax technique and other topics, and have also taught college level courses and filled a variety of visiting artist and lecture slots at various campuses. I am represented by Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe; Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Telluride, CO; Circa Gallery, Minneapolis; Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; Grace Chosy Gallery in Madison, WI and Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor (Door Co.)WI.




artist statement
curator's statement on abstraction
influences
mental work
creativity and spirituality
working methods
looking at gee's bend quilts
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EDUCATION
1985 MFA in Painting, Arizona State University
1982 BFA in Painting, University of Wisconsin

SOLO & 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2010 (upcoming)Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  Leenhoots Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2009 Jackson Hollow Gallery, Ithaca, NY
  Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
  Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Polderland Gallery, Milwuakee, WI
2006 Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2005 University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley,   Appleton, WI
2004 Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  Eau Claire Public Library, Eau Claire

JURIED, INVITATIONAL and GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Group Show, Perlow-Stenvens Gallery,   Columbia, MO
2008 Interpreting the Abstract, Wilde Meyer   Gallery, Scotsdale, AZ
2006 Mixed Bag of Mixed Media, Wilde Meyer   Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  Visiting Abstraction, Eau Claire, WI Public Library
  Midtown West Art Associates, NY, NY
  Visible Signs of Inner Grace,
  UU Church of White Bear Lake, MN

RECENT AWARDS AND GRANTS
2004 Wisconsin Arts Board Percent for Art Purchases
2003 Featured Artist on portalwisconsin.org

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2008 Residency, Centre D’Art I Natura,
  Catalunya, Spain
2006 Curator, Visiting Abstraction, Eau
  Claire Public Library, Eau Claire, WI
2001 Residency, Centre D’Art I Natura,
  Catalunya, Spain
Visiting artist lecture, U-M, Morris, MN

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Jayson Lander & Assoc,, West Hollywood, CA
Centre D’Art I Natura, Catalunya, Spain
Scottsdale (AZ) Waterfront Residencies
Winona State University, Winona, MN
Ceridean Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
TRIA Orthopaedic Center, Minneapolis
Tapemark Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Fabyanske, Westra and Heart, Minneapolis, MN
Robert Hill and Associates, Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Midwest Banking Center, St. Louis, MO
Reinsurance Group of America, St. Louis, MO
Solomon Brothers Developers, St. Louis, MO
Boone County Bank, Columbia, MO
Enterprise Bank, Clayton, MO
Williams Venker and Sanders, St. Louis, MO
Solebury School, New Hope, PA
Dollar General Corporate Headquarters,Nashville, TN
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Luther Hospital, Eau Claire, WI
Northwoods, Inc., Eau Claire, WI

REPRESENTATION
Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Telluride, CO
Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI