artist's statement
Intuitive line drawings are foundational to the development
of my work. As simple sketches evolve into more complex
forms, I explore and uncover my unconscious world.
Themes develop. Shapes communicate and are broken or
rearranged in search of place. Intersecting lines reveal
hidden content, patterns, and possibilities for positive and
negative space.
I tell stories that are not necessarily in a known language;
often they appear to me as a puzzle or mystery to be
unveiled. Through the use of contrasting elements that
project a combination of whimsy and dis-ease, I integrate
conflicts of both my inner and outer world. While the
iconography is personal, the resulting images tap into a
collective unconscious.
Key to my vision and compositions are palette restriction,
layering, and the creation of transparency within forms.
Carbon pencil and pastel on paper allow me to emphasize
linear marks ranging from bold to barely visible and to build
a rich surface of texture and shading.
As each drawing goes through a series of transformations,
I seek to maintain the impulse of the initial sketch by
retaining much of its primitive line--the ancestral source.
A constant underlying theme in my work is the expression
of a synergistic feminism with inclusivity at its core: the
creation of wholeness out of diversity. Thus each final piece
reflects my journey; blending representational elements with
abstraction, finding unity and harmony in the chaos of
fragments.
of my work. As simple sketches evolve into more complex
forms, I explore and uncover my unconscious world.
Themes develop. Shapes communicate and are broken or
rearranged in search of place. Intersecting lines reveal
hidden content, patterns, and possibilities for positive and
negative space.
I tell stories that are not necessarily in a known language;
often they appear to me as a puzzle or mystery to be
unveiled. Through the use of contrasting elements that
project a combination of whimsy and dis-ease, I integrate
conflicts of both my inner and outer world. While the
iconography is personal, the resulting images tap into a
collective unconscious.
Key to my vision and compositions are palette restriction,
layering, and the creation of transparency within forms.
Carbon pencil and pastel on paper allow me to emphasize
linear marks ranging from bold to barely visible and to build
a rich surface of texture and shading.
As each drawing goes through a series of transformations,
I seek to maintain the impulse of the initial sketch by
retaining much of its primitive line--the ancestral source.
A constant underlying theme in my work is the expression
of a synergistic feminism with inclusivity at its core: the
creation of wholeness out of diversity. Thus each final piece
reflects my journey; blending representational elements with
abstraction, finding unity and harmony in the chaos of
fragments.
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EDUCATON:
Milwaukee School of the Arts 1978-1980
EXIBITION LIST:
(Juried group and solo shows)
2018
15th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition -Freeport Art Museum, Freeport IL.
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
Solo show,Beloit Art Center,Beloit WI.
Rockford Midwestern Biennial. Rockford Art Museum, Rockford,IL.
61rst Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.People's Choice Award.
Solo show -DeSantis Gallery-Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
2017
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI. Solo Show Award
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau,WI. Walworth County Arts Council Award for “March Melancholy”.
60th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI. Honorable mention award.
Solo Exhibition -Hedberg Public Library ,Janesville, WI
2016
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -UW Madison. Catherine Hundt Art Award for “Survivor and Child”.
Solo Exhibition - Carbon Color and Calligraphy: Uncovering the Unconscious. Art Upstairs Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
29th Annual Women’s Works Exhibition -Woodstock, IL.
2015
12th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition -Freeport Art Museum, Freeport IL.
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -UW Madison. Walworth County Arts Council Award for “Too Many Cars for a Cat”.
The Base Line: An Exhibition of Drawing -ARC Gallery, Chicago IL.
58th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Beloit Fine Arts Incubator. State award for “Fashion Dilemma”.
18th International Exhibition -Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -UW Madison. State award for “Too Many Cars for a Cat”.
2014
11th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition -Freeport Art Museum, Freeport IL.
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Waukesha Creative Arts League Award for “Notes”.
57th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Beloit Fine Arts Incubator. State award for “Notes”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Praire Du Sac. State award for “Touille’s Perch”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Whitewater Art Alliance. State award for “Backyard Bunny”.
2013
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -UW Madison. Rural Rembrandt Art Club Founders Award 2-D for “The Street I Live on Looked Back at Me”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Beloit Fine Arts Incubator. State award for “The Street I Live on Looked Back at Me”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Praire Du Sac. State award for “Morning Light”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Whitewater Art Alliance. State award fo “Self-Portrait in Blue”
EDUCATON:
Milwaukee School of the Arts 1978-1980
EXIBITION LIST:
(Juried group and solo shows)
2018
15th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition -Freeport Art Museum, Freeport IL.
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
Solo show,Beloit Art Center,Beloit WI.
Rockford Midwestern Biennial. Rockford Art Museum, Rockford,IL.
61rst Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.People's Choice Award.
Solo show -DeSantis Gallery-Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
2017
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI. Solo Show Award
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau,WI. Walworth County Arts Council Award for “March Melancholy”.
60th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI. Honorable mention award.
Solo Exhibition -Hedberg Public Library ,Janesville, WI
2016
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -UW Madison. Catherine Hundt Art Award for “Survivor and Child”.
Solo Exhibition - Carbon Color and Calligraphy: Uncovering the Unconscious. Art Upstairs Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
29th Annual Women’s Works Exhibition -Woodstock, IL.
2015
12th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition -Freeport Art Museum, Freeport IL.
Annual Winter Juried Exhibition -Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -UW Madison. Walworth County Arts Council Award for “Too Many Cars for a Cat”.
The Base Line: An Exhibition of Drawing -ARC Gallery, Chicago IL.
58th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Beloit Fine Arts Incubator. State award for “Fashion Dilemma”.
18th International Exhibition -Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -UW Madison. State award for “Too Many Cars for a Cat”.
2014
11th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition -Freeport Art Museum, Freeport IL.
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Waukesha Creative Arts League Award for “Notes”.
57th Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Beloit Fine Arts Incubator. State award for “Notes”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Praire Du Sac. State award for “Touille’s Perch”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Whitewater Art Alliance. State award for “Backyard Bunny”.
2013
Wisconsin Regional Artist’s Association (WRAA) State Exhibition -UW Madison. Rural Rembrandt Art Club Founders Award 2-D for “The Street I Live on Looked Back at Me”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Beloit Fine Arts Incubator. State award for “The Street I Live on Looked Back at Me”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Praire Du Sac. State award for “Morning Light”.
Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) Exhibit -Whitewater Art Alliance. State award fo “Self-Portrait in Blue”