Artist and Teacher – Painting and Sculpting, Certified Art Teacher for NYS
Biography

  -June 2007 - group exhibit at El Museo Gallery, Allen Street, Buffalo, NY
  -April 12 - May 11 2007 - Solo exhibit at the Burchfield Nature and Art Center, West Seneca, NY
  -February - March 2007 - Solo art show at the Unity Church Gallery, Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY
  -December 2006 - received M.A. from Buffalo State College, summa cum laude.
  -December 2006 - Solo exhibit at College Street Gallery, Allen Street, Buffalo, NY. Paintings and sculpture
with a theme on environment.
   -Summer and Fall 2006 - temporary Adjunct professor at Buffalo State College teaching Drawing 101.
   -March to December 2006 - Solo show of watercolor paintings at Alternative Spaces, 200 E. 36 Street, NYC
   -March 2006 - Instructor/Chaperon for 30 AP Art students at Hamburg High school in the Olympics of Visual
Arts in Saratoga Springs, NY. Illustration group placed First over all.
   -April 2006 - Wrote and received a grant from the Hamburg School Foundation for Hamburg Art students to
          participate in a bronze pour at Buffalo State College. Students created their own bronze mold with my
instructions and they were bused to the college to witness the process of a bronze pour.
   -January to May 2006 - Internship at the Buffalo Arts Commission, reorganized files and restoration records
of new and historic city owned artwork
   -February 2006 - Co-Curator and exhibitor in the Annual Art Education students' show, Upton Gallery
   -February 2006 - Watercolor Presentation to North Tonawanda High School
   -September 2005 to present - Substitute Art teacher for Hamburg, Frontier and West Seneca school districts
   -September 2005 to present - Committee Member for the restoration of a WPA Mural at Union Pleasant
School in Hamburg
   -August 2005 to present- Instructor for Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo for drawing, welding and plasma cutting at Griffis Sculpture Park, Ashford Hollow, NY and Essex Street Studio in Buffalo
   -July 2005 - Internship at Griffis Sculpture Park, Ashford Hollow, NY. Instructed the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Buffalo in drawing, welding and plasma cutting metal for sculpture.
   -June 2005 - Participated in the International Sculpture Symposium in Pirkkla, Finland
Received Purchase Award sponsored by Kiilto Oy of Tampere, Finland
A three-week symposium for Iron pour casting. Work was created on the premises with
an International juried exhibit. Credits received towards Masters Degree at Buffalo State.
   -June 2005 - Participated in the Stone Sculpture Symposium in Luganuse, Estonia
          A weeklong symposium to create stone sculptures from aerated cement blocks 4’x2’x2’.
          Artists' works are on permanent exhibition in the town of Luganuse
   -May 14, 2005 - Graduated from Buffalo State College, B.S. Art Education, summa cum laude,
Received Dean’s Award in Art Education
   -January 2005 - Presentation to The Centennial Art Center of Hamburg on painting in Siena, Italy
   -February 2005 - Fine Arts Exhibition, Upton Gallery, Buffalo State College
   -October 2004 - Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery 234, Upton Hall, Buffalo State College, curator and participant
   -September 2004 - Buffalo Historical Society, Fine Art Exhibit
   -Spring 2004 attended student exchange program in Siena, Italy through Buffalo State College
          Concentration in Painting and ceramics with Italian Art History and Italian language study.
          Group Exhibit at Institut da Duccio Buoninsegna in Siena.
   -1990 to present - participated in numerous outdoor art shows including, East Aurora, Elmwood Art Festival,
Hamburg and Colden
   -2004 - Centennial Art Center Exhibit, (Every year since 1991, 4 Best of Show, 3 First prize)
   -2002 - Albright Knox Members Rental and Sales Gallery Group Exhibit (Every year since 1995)
   -2002 - Art Dialogue, Buffalo New York, Western New York Artists Group Exhibit
   -1999 - 2003 - Instructed art classes for adults and teens, at the Centennial Art Center, plus
Editor of publications for the center and curate art shows
   -1998 - Key Bank, Solo exhibit
   -1996 - Roswell Park Hospital Group Exhibit
   -1995 - Erie Community College, Women in the Arts, Group Exhibit
   -1991 - M. Walligur-Doering Gallery, Wildlife Exhibit to benefit Hawk Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
          Received Best of Show
   -1977 - 2002 - Graphic Artist for Buffalo Thermograph Service, a high quality printing firm.
          Responsible for all graphic artwork from concept to pre-press layouts of brochures,
Letterheads, newsletters, invitations and business cards for national and international
companies.
   -1975 - Graduated from Mohawk Valley C.C. - majored in Advertising & Design Production.