Artist's Statement
This quote by Rachael Carson hangs in my studio, “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Within my artwork I strive toward this ideal. Sometimes this manifests itself through visual images and sometimes through a feeling. Exploring human behavior, relationships between men and woman, environmental issues, and relationships between humans and other animals are all sources of inspiration for me. In looking at traditional woman’s crafts and the societal role it plays I have found great inspiration in materials and meaning. Much of my recent artwork utilizes embroidery, printing on fabrics, and stitching.
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Selected Exhibitions
Education
1983 Parsons School of Design, MFA painting program studied one semester, New York, NY
1979/83 Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri BFA -- graduated with honors
1982 Queens College summer Landscape painting at Caumsett, New York
1981 Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, Maryland--mobility program
1978 Minneapolis College of Art and Design, summer school, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Selected Solo and collaborative Exhibitions
2006 Anima Mundi, collaborative two person show, The Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA
2005 The Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA, solo show
2005 Crockett Contemporary Art, Crockett, CA, two person show
2002 Atelier 31 Gallery, two person show, Kirkland, WA
2000 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, three-person show, San Francisco, CA
1988 Introductions 1988; S.F. Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, California
1987 Chlouber/Donovan; InterArt Gallery, two person show, San Francisco, California
Selected group Exhibitions
2009 Black Bird/Yellow Line, The Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA
2007 Allegory, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2004 Contemporary Fine Arts, Group show "Good Enough to Eat", San Anselmo, CA
2002 Gallery Rt. One Annual Juried show, Pt. Reyes, CA
2001 Face to Face, Contemporary Portraits, California State University Chico, CA
2001 Olive Hyde Art Guild, Special Juried Exhibition, honorable mention
2001 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Reflections, Forms, Patterns
2001 Myths Legends and Dreams, Danvile Fine Arts Gallery
2000 California Small works; SONOMA Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA, Jurors award
1998 19th Annual Bay Arts Exhibition; juried by David Ross, Belmont, CA
1995 Visionary Liaisons; Couples who make art, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 Dream Riddle, Images from the Unconscious; Bedford Gallery/Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
1994 Ars Longa Vita Brevis; Time, Mortality, Melancholy, Weir Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1994 A Surreal Summer Show; Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992 1.5, At Crossword Puzzle Project; New York, NY
1989 Landscape: A Travelogue painted from memory, imagination or reality; Ruth Siegal Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Thirteenth annual small works exhibition; New York University, New York, NY -- juror Allen Frumkin,
1988 Narrative or Not; traveling exhibition, Cal State Stanislaus, and California State University, curator Charles Shere
1988 Annual Exhibition 1988; Berkeley Art Center, jurors Rolando Castellon,Therese Heyman, and Allan Stone
1988 The Figure in Context; Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
1988 Art in the