AFFILIATED WITH
Shatto Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
Studio Abba
Florence, Italy
EDUCATION
Hartford Art School
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
1972-1973
Otis/Parsons Institute of Art
Los Angeles, CA
1980-1981
New England School of Art & Design
Boston, MA
Graduated with Highest Honors
1973-1976
AWARDS
1991: NEA Fellowship (WESTAF) for “Works on Paper”
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
GROUP
Out of The Ashes, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Open Art Code:London, Gallery OXO, London, England
2024
GROUP
Art Within Reach, Ace Tiger Gallery, Torrance, CA
Beyond L.A., Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Jeonju Paper Festival, Korea Traditional Culture Center, Jeonju, S. Korea
Power of Empathy, Busan Metropolitan City Hall- First Gallery, Busan, S. Korea
A Woman’s Voice In A Pivotal Time, The Makery, Los Angeles, CA
Annual Show Shakeup, Rod Briggs Gallery, Long Beach, CA
70th Okawa City Art Festival, 3 person exhibition, Okawa City, Kyushu, Japan
Without Borders, Sofia International Paper Art Biennial, National Palace of Culture,
Sofia, Bulgaria
Amateras Annual Paper Art Exhibition, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Open Art Code Barcelona, Royal Circle of Fine Arts, Barcelona, Spain
Honoring the Feminine-6000 Circle Project, Range Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Threads of Life: Weaving Our Stories, Face A Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
GROUP
Epilogue, Shatto Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Beloved Planet, The Makery, Los Angeles, CA
You & I ‘Recycle’ , Seorak International Art Festival, Seorak, S. Korea
Baum Art Gallery, Seoul, S. Korea
A Keen Eye: The Artist’s Perspective, Range Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Seeing Red, Shelley Heffler Contemporary Art, Cathedral City, CA
Contemporary Expressions, Seiriki Art Museum, Okawa, Japan
Open Art Code Gaeta, Pinacoteca Gallery, Gaeta, Italy
2023 International Tour Show, P Fine Art, Suwanee, GA & Espacio Gallery, London, UK
The Last CA 101 Art Exhibition, Redondo Beach Historic Library, Redondo Beach, CA
American Artists: Expressions with Diverse Materials, Gallery Nekogameya, Osaka, Japan
International Exchange 2023: Restart – from Chaosmos, First Gallery, Busan Metropolitan City, Busan, South Korea
Ancestral Connections, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2022
GROUP
Good Times, Shatto Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Alone Together, Gallery 169, Santa Monica, CA
With Us, 2022 The Loft Gallery, San Pedro, CA
Joy At The Center, Launch LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Dazzling Sights, International Exchange Exhibition 2022 Busan Yeonje Cultural Center, Busan, S. Korea
What’s Next? Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA
REMIX, Shatto Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Embrace: KAWAA Annual Exhibition, The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
2021
SOLO
Four Seasons, SoLA Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP
The Colors Within: Atlanta, P. Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
A Lovely Day Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts
Spring Show realArt Gallery, Agoura, CA
New Life – Rediscovered Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA
Lydia Takeshita Legacy Exhibit Series: 2 LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
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