Artist Statement: As an artist, I strive to visually capture a world that lives beyond our conventional senses. Arriving at the images that appear on my canvases is akin to a spiritual experience for me, for these images are those of morality, metaphysics and of dreams. Since childhood, I have been intrigued with the spiritual realm and as I grew, so did the urge to experience and somehow relate to these other dimensions.
There was a time when I thought through every detail in a painting. But I gradually began to try to let my subconscious take more control of the process. This led to some paintings becoming more abstract, with others still retaining a distinctly surreal feel. I'm no longer always striving for the "deep" meanings in my works. While at one time I wanted to "understand" my paintings, I now often prefer to "feel" them. We can only intellectually understand things to a limited degree, but we can feel to the depth of our souls.
Do I want others to understand my paintings? I will share my interpretations if they exist for a particular work, but each person naturally interprets a work of art according to their own personality and experiences. So I try to let my paintings "simply be". This also allows me to see a work somewhat differently each time I look at it, depending on my frame of mind or my day's experiences. With my artwork, I can hopefully understand myself and my world a little bit more, and to share it with others.
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Selected Exhibitions:
2008
Gallery Exhibits - 443gallery LLC, Philadephia PA
Group Show - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2007
Featured Artist - 443gallery LLC, Philadephia PA
Group Show - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
Works on Paper Juried Show - Mainline Art Center, Havertown PA
2006
Group Shows - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2005
Fighting the Ghosts - the Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2004
Three Person Show - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2003
Solo Show - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
2001 - 2002
Group Shows - Manayunk Art Center, Philadelphia PA
1999
Selected Works- Gallery Alexy, Philadelphia, PA
1998
Global Artists for Tibet - Gallery Alexy, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Works - Gallery Alexy, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Portraits, Gallery Alexy - Philadelphia, PA
Nudes Invitational Exhibition, Gallery Alexy - Philadelphia, PA
1996
Three Person Show - Gallery Alexy, Philadelphia PA
Contemporary Realism - Gallery Alexy, Philadelphia PA
Positive World Visions - Artforms Gallery, Philadelphia PA
1994
Free Painters & Sculptors Group Show - Loggia Gallery, London England
1993
New Work - Loggia Gallery, London England
Miscellaneous Professional: Currently represented by 443gallery in Philadelphia. I'm self-taught as an artist and have been actively showing my artwork since the mid-1980's. I have paintings in numerous private collections in both North America and Europe, including several commissioned works. I'm listed in "International Who's Who of Business and Professional Women, 9th Edition" (published by the American Biographical Institute in 2003) and in "2000 Outstanding Artists & Designers of the 20th Century", a reference publication of the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England (published 2001). Several paintings have also been used for posters for the Russek Student Achievement Day at Boston University School of Medicine. "Schizophrenia" was used as the cover art in an edition of the Veteran's Health System Journal devoted to that subject.
Personal: I'm a great animal lover and share my home with my 3 dogs. I've been a vegetarian all of my adult life for ethical reasons and my spirituality is a blend of Zen, spiritualism and paganism. I enjoy coffee shops, galleries and museums, indulging in horror and sci-fi movies, and photography. I also enjoy working in my yard, the design of which was influenced by European courtyards and Japanese gardens. I strive for personal and artistic growth and gaining a greater awareness of who I really am and what the Universe around me is really like (which is not always what the eye sees). It's not always an easy pursuit, but as the old saying goes, it's the journey that counts....
Miscellaneous Other:
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View the lion painted for the 40th Anniversary of Penn State Brandywine.
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