BIO AND RESUME

I thought I loved black and white, and then I found color.  Color is the ultimate expression of creative love and of feeling and emotion.  Yes, even greys and neutrals tell a story in the way they can express a point of view, or a critical point in one’s life.  I love layering and scraping, finding the hidden treasure that lies just below the surface - from under the obvious comes the truth. I don’t claim to understand what is happening when I paint, it is intuitive, surprising, and always evolving.  Pattern, texture, and color are the tools of my creative experience.  I interpret what I see and feel on the canvas with a non literal expression of that moment in time.  I find joy in the process.  My intention is to allow the viewer to bring themselves into the work and find what it is they need, or desire, in the elements therein.  From representational to abstract, there is always the underlying connectedness to something natural; the true essence of nature appears. The subject is the least important part of the composition, more important is how that subject is expressed through color and process.  It may be unrecognizable as an object or scene, but is intricately represented in essence. Through this process, pieces may seem outwardly, uniquely different in style, but are inwardly speaking the same language. 
 

SHOWS and EXHIBITS:

Reno Tahoe International Art Show 2023

Kimball Arts Festival, Park City, Juried, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018

Salt Lake Community College, President’s Art Show, SLC, Juried, 2022

Utah Women Artists Exhibition, SLC, Juried, 2022, 2021 

Kimball Arts Festival, Park City, Juried, 2022, 2021, 2018

Summit County Winter Arts Showcase, Park City, Juried, 2022, 2019

Red Butte Gardens Spring Exhibition, SLC, Juried, 2022, 2019

PCAA Exhibition, Park City Library, 2021, 2018

In-situ/Ex-Situ Exhibition, Prospect Executive Suites, Park City, Juried, 2021

Creative Journeys, Kimball Art Center, Park City, Juried, Nov/Dec. 2019

A Collective Tapestry - Individual show with guest artist, Downtown Artist Collective, SLC, 2019

A Sense of Place - Prospect Executive Suites, Pop Up Gallery, Park City, Juried, 2019

Hidden Voices - Utah Valley University, Woodbury Art Museum, Juried, 2019

Dreamscapes - Kimball Art Center, Park City, 2018

Evolution - Downtown Artists Collective - 2 person exhibit, SLC, 2018

DAC Anniversary Exhibit, SLC, Oct. 2018, 2017

AWARDS and MEMBERSHIPS:
People's Choice Award - Cottonwood Heights Art Show 2018 and 2016
Board Member/Secretary:  Park City Professional Artists Association
Board Member and Artist - Downtown Artists Collective, SLC