AFFILIATED WITH

L.A. Artcore Gallery
Los Angeles, CA

Launch L.A.
Los Angeles, CA

P Fine Art
Atlanta, GA

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”

Beanie in Tokyo: Pursuit of Beauty, 2017
Beanie in Tokyo: Pursuit of Beauty, 2017

SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

GROUP

Open Art Code BarcelonaRoyal Circle of Fine Arts, Barcelona, Spain

2023

GROUP

EpilogueShatto Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Beloved PlanetThe 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 PerspectiveRange 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 ExhibitionRedondo Beach Historic Library, Redondo Beach, CA

American Artists: Expressions with Diverse Materials, Gallery Nekogameya, Osaka, Japan

International Exchange 2023: Restart – from ChaosmosFirst Gallery,  Busan Metropolitan City, Busan, South Korea

Ancestral ConnectionsAvenue 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 WithinAtlanta, 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

2020

GROUP

Winter Juried Exhibition realArt Gallery, Agoura, CA

She Votes Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts [Online]

10×10 Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts [Online]

Tarfest 2020 Transition LaunchLA, Los Angeles, CA 

Pulse of LA in the Time of Protest  Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts [Online]

Art Capitol Open Art Code, Salon des Independents, Grand Palais, Paris, France

calm, centered, calm Chaffey Community Museum of Art,  Ontario, CA

Layering L.A. Artcore Union Center, Los Angeles, CA

2019

GROUP

New Life Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA

#Enough Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Los Angeles, CA

In Pursuit of Beauty 2019 South Bay Contemporary Art, SoLA, Los Angeles, CA

Exhibición de Arte Internacional OAXACA Museum La Casa de La Cuidad, Oaxaca, Mexico

Korea’s March 1 Movement Proxy Place Art Gallery, Chatsworth, CA

Open Art Code: 2019 Studio Art Unlimited, Geneva, Switzerland

2018

GROUP

Interplay South Bay Contemporary Art, SoLA, Los Angeles, CA

Art Core X SBC SoLA South Bay Contemporary Art, SoLA, Los Angeles, CA

L.A. Artcore 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition L.A. Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA

Open Art Code Salone di Donatello, Basilica di San Lorenzo, FlorenceItaly

In Pursuit of Beauty 2018 South Bay Contemporary Art, SoLA, Los Angeles, CA

Colors Within: Los Angeles Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA

2017

GROUP

ETHNO” 10th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures Lithuanian Artists’ Association’s Art Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

In Pursuit of Beauty 2017 3331 Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 

Song Zhuang Art Center, Tongzhou qu, Bejing, China

Partners L.A. Artcore, Los Angeles, CA

Faces Within South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA

Open Art Code: 2017 Salon des Independents, Grand Palais, Paris, France

2016

SOLO

South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA

GROUP

Traveling Companions Gallery Western, Los Angeles, CA

Colors WithinSeoul Bookchon, Seoul, South Korea

Exchange Exhibition Gang Dong Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

Park Fine Art International Tour Show Albuquerque, NM & Galerie am Park, Frankfurt, Germany

Colors Within: 2016 South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA

What is Fiber? Janina Monkute-Marks Museum, Kedainiai, Lithuania

Jubilation Lee & Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Open Art Code2016 Palazzo Franchetti, Venice, Italy

Gaon Gallery, Incheon National University, Seoul, South Korea

2015

GROUP

Los Angeles Art Now IBOX Gallery, Chengdu, China 

Los Angeles Art Now Blue Roof Museum, Chengdu, China

Exchange Exhibition Ashiya Gallery, Ashiya, Japan

Japan-U.S. Artists ExchangeKitakyushu Kitakyushu City Museum, Japan

Japan-U.S. Artists Exchange Show: Kyoto Kyoto City International Foundation, Kyoto, Japan

Line FM Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Colors Within: 2015 Park Fine Art, Albuquerque, NM

Couples and CollaborationRed Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2014

SOLO

SyncopationL.A. Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

South Bay Contemporary Art, Palos Verdes, CA

2013

GROUP

Unexpected Juxtapositions Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Gwanghwamun International Art Festival Seoul, South Korea

2012

GROUP

Exchange Exhibition: South Korea Gang Dong Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea 

Exchange Exhibition: Japan Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

Common Ground Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Visible Light PS Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes, CA

GwangHwaMun International Art Festival Seoul, South Korea 

International Art Exchange; Thailand-USA Chiang Mai University, Chaing Mai, Thailand

2011

SOLO

ImprovisationsGrimson Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Artcore Union Center For The Arts, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP

Where Imagination Takes Flight Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA

Come Together PS Zask Gallery, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

18 Days Center For Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2010

GROUP

Human, Colour, Music Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece

Lost But Profound PS Zask Gallery, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

2009

SOLO

PSZask Gallery, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

GROUP

CrossCurrent Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo International Exchange Show Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA

Love In The Abstract Jandreau Art, Taos, NM

2008

SOLO

Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angles, CA

GROUP

Healing and Contemplation New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM

2007

GROUP

Art Show with a Cause New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM

2006

GROUP

Collect: Inside 8 2006 Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

New Mexico Artists New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM

2005

GROUP

Collect: Inside 8 2005 Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

Matt Anzak & Beanie Kaman Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2004

GROUP

Works on Paper Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

Summer Group Show Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, Nm

Grand Opening Exhibit Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 

Wish You Were Here II Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, Las Cruses, NM 

Alumni Show Renbrook School, Hartford, CT

National Small Works Show Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2001

GROUP

FOCA Exhibition LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2000

SOLO

Civano Gallery, Tucson, AZ

GROUP

Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA

1999

GROUP

Civano Gallery, AZ

Thirteenth Annual Monothon SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1998

GROUP

4th Annual Group Show Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1997

GROUP

C.A.S. Collects New Mexico Anderson Contemporary Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Eleventh Annual Monothon SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

Smallest Show on Earth Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Maximum Drawings The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

Tenth Annual Monothon SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1995

GROUP

Drawing Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Essential Marks Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

C.A.F.E. Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT

1994

SOLO

C.A.F.E. Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

GROUP

Reviews and Previews C.A.F.E. Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Hidden Treasures Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

1993

SOLO

C.A.F.E. Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

GROUP

Cloud Cliff Artspace, Santa Fe, NM

Face to Face Invitational, Cloud Cliff Artspace, Santa Fe, NM

The Cross as a Symbol Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

1992

GROUP

Sena West Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1990

SOLO

Art: Landscape from Los Angeles Heartland Gallery, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan

GROUP

Soul Minus Zero Gallery, Torrance, CA

Images and Origins, Reflections of Women Artists Los Angeles City Hall Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Message from Los Angeles Artists Ginza Gallery, Nakazawa, Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan

L.A. Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1989

GROUP

Den Japanese Art Salon, Los Angeles, CA

Mail Art From Los Angeles Ginza Gallery, Nakazawa, Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan

1988

GROUP

L.A. Artcore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1987

GROUP

Mazza e Podbielski, Milano, Italy

Los Angeles Exchange Exhibition Art Cosmos Center, Seoul, South Korea

1985

GROUP

Taos Roark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

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