Education:

Master of Fine Arts, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

Selected Exhibitions:

Two-Person Show, September 2008, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
Works on Paper, July 2007, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Beneath the Surface, February-March 2007, University of Illinois-Chicago, Union Gallery, Chicago, IL
3-Person Show 2007, January 2007, Utrecht Art Supply, Chicago, IL
Vicinity 2006,  $500 Award Winner, October 2006, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
Featured Artist, March 2005, Anam Art Gallery, Naperville, IL
Connections, March 2004, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Faculty Salon, February 2004, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Beneath the Surface: Spirit, Self, and Psyche, 3-Person Show, Sept. 2003, Rockford College, Rockford, IL
Stream of Consciousness, March-April 2003, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
Second Annual Juried Exhibition, April 2003, Lemon Street Gallery, Kenosha, WI
Faculty Exhibition, October 2002, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Fifth Annual Chicago ART Open, October 2002, Chicago Artists' Coalition
Beneath the Surface: Spirit, Self, and Psyche, 3-Person Show, August 2002, Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL
Pastel National 2002, Wichita Center for the Arts, Juror: Wolf Kahn, March 2002, Wichita, KS
Fourth Annual Chicago ART Open, October 2001, Chicago Artists' Coalition
Indiana University Northwest, Invitational Exhibition, Curator: Ann Fritz, October 2001, Gary, IN
MFA Group Show, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Chicago Gallery, June 2001
Ars Nova Juried Exhibition, Juror: Michael Balka, Art Critic, Art in America and New Art Examiner, April2001, Northern Illinois University
Harper College Small Works Juried Exhibition, Juror: Wendy Woon, Director of Education, The
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, April 2001, Harper College, Palatine, IL
DeKalb Area Women's Center, Group Exhibition, March 2001, DeKalb, IL
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Solo Exhibition, February 2001, The Graduate Gallery,
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Emerging Women Artists, Invitational Group Exhibition, August-October 2000, The Springfield Art
Association, Springfield, IL
Quad-State Juried Exhibition, Juror: Mary Ann Wilkinson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Detroit Institute
of Art, Spring 2000, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Women's Acts, Group Exhibition, Spring 2000, DeKalb Area Women's Center, DeKalb, IL
School of Art Graduate Group Show, Fall 1999, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
NIU Art Museum, Artists' Market, December 1997-1998, DeKalb, IL
Circa Gallery Group Show, 1994, Minneapolis, MN
Art of the Eye, Juried National Touring Exhibition, 1986-1994, Minnesota Museum of Art and Forecast
Public Artworks, Minneapolis, MN
Philbrook Museum of Art Invitational Show, 1991, Tulsa, OK


Honors:

• Artemisia Mentorship Program Recipient 2003, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
• MFA Merit Award 2001, Juror: Michael Lash, Director, City of Chicago Public Arts Program
• Teaching Fellowship 2001-02, School of Art, Northern Illinois University
• NIU Outstanding Women Students Award, 2001
• Honorable Mention, Ars Nova Group Show, NIU, 2001
• Named one of The State of Illinois' Emerging Women Artists, 2000, The Springfield Art Association
• Invited by Mayor George Latimer to serve as a grant-making panelist for the Minneapolis A.R.T. Exchange
• Art of the Eye Purchase Prize, The Gund Foundation
• Grant Award, Art of the Eye, Forecast Public Artworks

Bibliography:

Chicago Artists' Coalition. Chicago Art Open 2001-2002, Chicago: Chicago Artists' Coalition, 2001.
Harper College. Small Works National Juried Exhibition 2001. Schaumburg: Harper College, 2001.
Forecast Public Artspace Productions. Art of the Eye: An Exhibition on Vision. Minneapolis: Forecast, 1986.
The Eye Institute Foundation. Reflections of the Eye. Tulsa: The Eye Institute Foundation, 1991.

Corporate Collections:

Delta Gamma Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Heritage Insurance, Sheboygan, WI
Lexington Insurance, Los Angeles, CA
Great American Insurance, Orlando, FL
Skyline Displays, Minneapolis, MN


Private Collections:

My work appears in private collections in the United States and Europe.                 

Teaching:

Art 100, Beginning Drawing I, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001-Present, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Art 101, Beginning Drawing II, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001-Present, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Art 101, Beginning Drawing II, Instructor of Record/Teaching Assistant, Spring 2001, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Art 100, Beginning Drawing I, Instructor of Record/Teaching Assistant, Fall 2000, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Teaching Art at the College Level Intern, Advanced Drawing class, Fall 1999, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Beginning Drawing, Extension Program, Fall 1983, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI
Private Instructor, Children's Summer Art Classes, 1979-82, Milwaukee, WI


Selected Judging, Jurying, & Lectures:

Judge, Prairie Center for the Arts Art Show, 2007, Schaumburg, IL
Judge, Bartlett Art Show, 2006, Bartlett, IL
Judge, Prairie Center for the Arts Art Show, 2006, Schaumburg, IL
Lecture, LaGrange Art League, 2006, LaGrange, IL
Lecture, Beneath the Surface exhibition, Rockford College, 2003, Rockford, IL