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ORGANIZATIONS:
  • Signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America
  • Member of the Buffalo Society of Artists
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society
  • Associate member of the American Watercolor Society
  • Associate member of the National Watercolor Society

    SELECTED JURIED SHOWS AND AWARDS:

2014

  • National Watercolor Society of America, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha WI
  • National Watercolor Society, San Pedro CA

2013

  • 2013 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Spring Exhibit: Honorable mention.

2012

  • National Watercolor Society Members Exhibit, San Pedro, CA
  • The Artists Among Us: Burchfield Penney Art Center.

2010

  • 114th Annual Catalog Exhibition, Buffalo Society of Artists-Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University
  • Industrial Strength Artists-Buffalo, Nw York
  • Buffalo Society of Artists, Lewiston, NY

2009

  • Buffalo Society of Artists Exhibition-Partners in Art Award for Excellence in Painting.
  • 150 Years of Fine Art at Dana Tillou Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2008

  • The Artists Among us at the Burchfield Penney Art Center

2006

  • 2006 110th BSA Exhibit-Anderson Gallery,University of Buffalo

2004

  • 2004: "Wet and Fresh" Invitational at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY

2003

  • "Places and Spaces" two person exhibit at the Jewish Community Center, Getzville, NY
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National-Grumbacher Gold Medal. Juror and judge-Cheng-Kee Chee

2002

  • Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors-Smith Packing Co. Award. Selected for traveling show
  • Western New York regional Exhibition-First Place Award. Judge, Douglas Schultz, Director of the Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY

2000

  • Buffalo society of Artists Catalog Show-Watercolor Award
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor society-Award of Excellence

1999

  • Buffalo Society of Artists-Silver Medal
  • Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors-Selected for traveling Exhibition
  • Batavia National-Eunice Hare Murphy Memorial Award
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Fall Exhibit-First Place
  • Buffalo Society of Artists Invitational-Castellani Museum-Third Place

1998

  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National Exhibition-Da Vinci Paint Co. Award
  • Buffalo Society of Artists-Watercolor Award

1997

  • Midwest Watercolor Society National
  • Adirondack National Exhibition of
  • American Watercolors-(Travel Exhibit)
  • Batavia National Exhibition (Holbein award of Excellence) 1996
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National, 96 (NFWS Award)
  • Allied Artists of America 82nd Exhibition

1995

  • Adirondack Nat'l Exhibition of American Watercolors, 1995
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Exhibit-third place
  • Buffalo Society of Artists-watercolor Award

1994

  • 127th International American Watercolor Society Exhibition (NYC)
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National 1994 (Award of Merit)

1993

  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Exhibition (Best of Show)

1992

  • Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National, 1992 (Grumbacher Gold Medal)

1991

  • Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors (travel Exhibit)
  • Allied Artists 78th National Exhibition-National Arts Club (NYC)
  • Knickerbocker Artists 41st National-Salmagundi Club (NYC)

1990

  • 43rd Western New York Exhibition-Albright-Knox Art Gallery
  • Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2
  •  Allied Artists of America 77th National Exhibition-National Arts Club (NYC)

1989

  • Art at the Site Exhibit (two awards of Excellence)
  • Midwest Watercolor Society National (Travel Exhibit)
  • Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors (Travel Exhibit)
  • National League of American penwomen NYS Exhibit (Award of Excellence)
  • Allied Artists of America 76th National Exhibition-National Arts Club (NYC)

1988

  • National League of American Penwomen National-Washington DC (Merit Award)
  • Midwest Watercolor Society National
  • Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National

1987

  • Midwest Watercolor Society National (Award of Excellence)
  • National League of American Penwomen (New York State Award)

1986

  • Midwest Watercolor Society National
  • Batavia National Exhibition
  • Artists Magazine National Floral Competition (semi-finalist)

 

EXHIBITS:

2013: 3 person exhibition: Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, New York.

2010: Industrial Strength Artists, Impact Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2010: Buffalo Society of Artists at Art Park, lewiston, NY

2009: 150 Years of Fine Art-Dana Tillou Fine Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
"What were you thinking?" The Creative Process in Art. Art Park Gallery , Lewiston, NY

2005: Music is Art- University of Buffalo Center for the Arts

2002: Five Artist Exhibition-Art Association of Harrisburg Galleries, Harrisburg, PA

2001: Watercolor invitational- D'Youville College, Buffalo NY

2001: "The Art of Illusion" - Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA

2001: "Nature" Chatauqua Institute Gallery, Chatauqua, NY

1998: "The Five"-Carnegie Gallery

1995: Jay Arts Council Invitational-Portland Indiana
"Into Spring" Art Dialogue Gallery

1993 Invitational;"Watercolors by Western New York Artists"-Albright-Knox

1992: 2 person Exhibit-Art Dialogue Gallery

1991 Explorations in Color and Light" -Kenan Gallery

1990 Solo Exhibit-Unique Gallery

1989 "Floral 89'"-Niagara Power Vista Gallery

1988 Solo Exhibit-Art Dialogue

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York
  • Lawley Services Inc.
  • Citicorp
  • Yellow Freight Inc.
  • Hospice
  • Val-Kro Inc.
  • Voice-Powered Technology
  • Federal Reserve Bank
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  • Lockport Savings Bank

 REPRESENTED BY:

  • Art Dialogue Ltd.
  • The Sales Rental Gallery of the Albright-Knox

 PUBLICATIONS:

  • WATERCOLOR - SPRING, 2004-publisher-American Artist
  • COLLECTED BEST OF WATERCOLOR - Rockport Publishers 2002
  • BEST OF WATERCOLOR 3-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1999
  • WATERCOLOR EXPRESSIONS-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS,1999
  • WATERCOLOR-WINTER, 2000-AMERICAN ARTIST PUBLISHER,1999
  • BEST OF FLOWER PAINTING-NORTH LIGHT PUBLISHERS, 1997
  • IN WATERCOLOR:TEXTURE-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1997
  • THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR 2-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1997
  • FLORAL INSPIRATIONS-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1997
  • IN WATERCOLOR; FLOWERS-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1996
  • THE BEST OF WATERCOLOR-ROCKPORT PUBLISHERS, 1995

Artist in Residence-Workshop Instructor-Kent State University-1992

Instructor-Niagara Community College; workshop instructor;demonstrator.

Judge, Allentown Art Festival, Buffalo NY - 2001

1998-Who's Who in the East

1999-Who's Who

2000-Who's Who of American Women

2009-Who's Who of American Women

 


Favorite links:

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Transparent Watercolor
Society of America
(formerly Midwest Watercolor Society)

Niagra Frontier
Watercolor Society

Burchfield Penney Art Center

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