After a long and successful career as an art director and designer in the fields of graphics, products, and user interface, my focus is once again on fine art.
My work is driven by the often felt absurdity of living. One has to have a bit of a sense of humor in order to survive a life
that can be overwhelming and includes that consciousness of the fates that await us. My depictions of human and animals
are usually one in the same and my paintings portray characters as friends and friends as characters.
Important in my work is my design sense in appreciating shapes and forms of living beings as well as inanimate objects
such as trains or hats. My influences include contemporary or historical cultural references ranging from ancient military insurrections to childhood memories of being enamored by Universal Studios films of classic monsters.
EDUCATION
BFA University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
"Friends Of The Jean Paul Slusser Gallery" High Vote-All Media Award
"Richard Wilt Memorial Fund" Painting Undergraduate Award
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “The de Young Open 2023”, The de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2023 “Dreams and Nightmares", Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
2023 “Spring Art Show”, San Geronimo Community Center, San Geronimo, CA
2022 “Fresh Art”, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
2021 “Through the Lens”, (virtual) Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
2021 “Icons 2021”, (virtual) Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 “Crossing the Divide”, Gallery Route One, Pt Reyes Station, CA
1991 “Fur Feather and Fin”, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1989 “31st Annual Mid Michigan Exhibition”, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland MI
1988 “30th Annual Mid Michigan Exhibition”, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland MI
1988 “All Area Exhibition”, The Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw MI
1988 “Seventh Annual All Media Show” (Award Winner), Left Bank Gallery, Flint MI
1988 “Celebrate Michigan Artists” Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
1987 “Fifth Annual Women’s Work Art Exhibit” (Award Winner), Midland MI
1987 “Annual Area Award Show”, Studio 23 Art Center, Bay City MI
1987 “Area Artists Show”, Mt Pleasant Art Association, Mt Pleasant MI
1987 “All Area Exhibition” (Award Winner), The Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw MI
1987 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition”, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham MI
1987 “Michigan Drawing”, Ford Gallery, Ypsilanti MI
1987 “Sixth Annual All Media Show”, Left Bank Gallery, Flint MI
1986 “All Area Exhibition”, The Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw MI