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EDUCATION
1995 Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
M.F.A. Degree in Painting and Printmaking, 1995
1991-1993 New York Studio School, New York, NY
1988 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
B.A. Magna Cum Laude with Highest Honors
WORK EXPERIENCE
2011 to present Crossroads Elementary School, Santa Monica CA
Head of Elementary School Art Program. Grades K-5
2010 Artstarcamp, Los Angeles CA
Founder and teacher. Fine arts education for children ages 6-12
2010 IKAR Preschool, Los Angeles CA
Preschool’s Art Teacher and Art Consultant
2011 Hands On 3rd, Los Angeles CA
Teacher of adult art classes
2009-2010 Larchmont Charter School, Los Angeles, CA
Part-time Art Teacher for grades 2nd- 5th and teacher of after-school classes
2004- 2006 Santa Monica College, Los Angeles, CA
Instructor in Drawing and Painting
2000 Pratt School of Art and Design, Department of Education, Brooklyn, NY
Visiting Assistant Professor
2000 NYU Department of Art, New York, NY
Instructor in Painting
1999- 2000 92nd Street Y Art Center, New York, NY
Instructor in Painting and Drawing
1997-2000 Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
Lecturer in Painting/Printmaking
1996 - 1997 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Artist-in-Residence
1995-96 Learning Through Expanded Arts Program (L.E.A.P.), New York, NY
Teaching consultant for art workshops designed to enrich curriculum in
public schools in New York City
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 Los Angeles Artists Association (LAAA)/Gallery 825: Admission by juried
screening process. LAAA is a non-profit organization that exhibits emerging artists.
1998 Vermont Studio Center, Yale School of Art Fellowship: Full scholarship for
residence at the Center
1995 Alice Kimball English Travelling Fellowship: Funds awarded to study tribal
painting in village India, Yale University School of Art
1994 Arnold Bittleman Memorial Prize: Outstanding first-year student in drawing,
Yale University School of Art
1994 Prize for Overall Excellence and Distinction in Painting, New York Studio
School
1992 The Vera List Scholarship, funds to study at New York Studio School
1988 The George P. Gardner Travelling Fellowship: Funds awarded to study
Islamic calligraphy and miniature painting in Egypt, Harvard University
EXHIBITIONS
2020 “We Are Here/Here We Are,” Durden and Ray, city-wide show of art displayed in public places during COVID-19 lockdown, Los Angeles, CA
2020 “Exalted One” and “Seclusion,” online art shows, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Solo Show: “Children & Ancestors,” Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2018 “Hear Our Voices,” Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
2017 “Cryin’ Out Loud: Women’s Voices as Expressed In Art About Politics,
Activism, and Emotion, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2017 “Make America,” Gallery 825, Hollywood, CA
2016 “Countenance Divine,” Gallery 825, Hollywood, CA
2016 “Cognitive Faculties,” Faculty Show, Crossroads School, Santa Monica CA
2016 “Exposed,” West Hollywood Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
2014 “Moonlighting: Exhibition of Work by Crossroads Teaching Artists,
Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA
2013 Solo Show: “Family Totems,” Space Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2013 “Them,” Surrogate Gallery Projects. Show Curated by Holly Boruck.
Pasadena, CA
2011 Solo Show: “Day By Day”, Indie Collective Gallery, Culver City CA
2011 Solo Show: “Imaginary Homelands”, Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA
2011 “Paper Trail,”Happy Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2010 “This Is My Education,” Art in General Gallery, New York, NY
2010,2009 “Gem,” Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA
2009 “My New Country”: Curated by Rita Gonzales
Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA
2009, 2008,2007 Solo Shows: “House Work,” “A Girl’s Work Book,” “Play and Prophecy,”
Indie Collective Gallery, Culver City, CA
2007 “Second Nature,” Tinlark Gallery, Hollywood CA
2006,2008 Capital Group, Artwork represented in collection, Los Angeles, CA
2005 “Portraits” Show, L Street Fine Art, San Diego, CA
2003 Lendrum Fine Art: Represented by consulting group, Los Angeles, CA
2009, 2005, 2003 “Fresh Start”: Group Show, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Los Angeles
2003 Solo Show: Axel Raben Gallery, New York, NY
2002 “Fantasyland”: D’Amelio Terras Gallery New York, NY
2002 “Abundant Sugar,” Brewery Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
2001 “Alternative Photographic Processes,” The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
2001 “Spitting Image: Myth and Creation of Feminine Identity”
Art Gallery at Stamford, University of Connecticut, Stanford, CT
2000 “Flat File,”Bellwether Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2001 “Bridges,” Waqas Wajahat, Curator, DUMBO Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
2000 ArtAdvocate.com. Artwork featured on website
1999 "Size Matters," Mike Weiss, Curator, GAle GAtes et al., Brooklyn, NY
1999 "National Competition," Graham Nickson, Juror, First Street Gallery, New York
1999 "National Competition," Lisa Dennison, Juror, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
1998 "What's in a Dress," Laurie Seeman Gallery, W. Nyack, NY
1997 "Winter Show," Cecile Kahn, Curator Painting Center, New York, NY
1997 Group Show, William Bailey, Juror, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
1997 "Color Schemes," Anne McKeown, Curator, Axis Gallery, Philadelphia,PA
1996 “Pet Paintings,” Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston MA
1996 Works on Paper, Jonathan Shimony, Curator, Z Space, Paris, France
1994 "A Change of Perception," Elizabeth Hazan, Curator, New York Studio
School, New York, NY
1991, 92 McGuffey Art Center, Solo Painting Shows, Charlottesville, VA