Artist's Statement

For me art is about being open to new solutions.
Rather than break the rules, I seek to stretch them.
I embrace the unpredictable and find beauty in the ordinary.

I view the world as a miraculous place.
And I work to translate my sense of wonder into the visual. My creativity is nourished by the flexibility and freedom of working in multiple media. Often I use my work to comment on ethics and choices in the 21st century.

The patterns and layers I see in the world are conveyed in my artwork.
The joy and playfulness of producing art makes it richer.

Artist Resume

Education:

• 1985 BFA Visual Arts- Rutgers University- Mason Gross School Of the Arts- New Brunswick, NJ
• 1986 Surface Design- Fashion Institute of Technology-NYC
• 1987 Textile Design- Parsons School Of Design-NYC
• 1984 Art Education Consortium- Montclair State University
• 1983 Contemporary Critical Studies- Boston University
• 1983 Photography- Boston Museum School of Fine Arts

Selected Exhibitions:

Solo:

• 2010 Recent Paintings: Westfield Memorial Library, Westfield NJ
• 2009 Handmade Artist Books: A Retrospective. Westfield Memorial Library, Westfield, NJ
• 2009 Art in Bloom Scanography, Westfield Memorial Library, Westfield, NJ
• 2008 Art in Bloom, Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ
• 2008 Printmaking and Painting, Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ
• 2006 Printmaking and Painting, Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ

Awards:

• 2008 Honorable Mention Watchung Arts Center Members Exhibition, Watchung, NJ
• 2007 Promise Award - Honorable Mention Visual Art Center of NJ Member's Show Summit, NJ

Juried:

• 2008 Ninth Annual Gaelen Juried Art Show JCC, Whippany, NJ
• 2007 The Merck 2007 Juried Union County Art Show Rahway Arts Guild, NJ
• 2007 Union County Office of Cultural of Heritage Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
• 2007 33rd Annual Juried Members Show Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
• 2007 US Headquarters of Ortho Biotech Prod., Bridgewater, NJ
• 2006 32nd Annual Juried Members Show Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
• 2006 US Headquarters of Ortho Biotech Prod., Bridgewater, NJ
• 2006 Celebrating Excellence, The Merck 2006 Juried Union County Art Show Rahway Arts Guild, Rahway,NJ

Invitational:

• 2010 The Dura Europos Project, The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
• 2009 Art Strings NJ Symphony Orchestra, Newark, NJ
• 2007 "Mini Mania 2" Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway NJ

Group:

• 2010 Katrina +5: An X-Code Exhibition, Southern Spaces, southernspaces.org
• 2010 Bet Midrash Luminality Exhibition, The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El, New York, NY
• 2010 “Booked 7” The BAR Exhibition The Baird, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
• 2010 Book Arts Round Table Exhibition, Gaelen Gallery The JCC Metrowest, Whippany, NJ
• 2009 Unique Visions Photography Exhibitions, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
• 2009 “Booked 6” The BAR Exhibition The Baird, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
• 2009 NJSO Art Strings Violin Exhibition, Artist Framer, Cranford, NJ
• 2009 Members Exhibition Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit, NJ
• 2008 “Booked 5” The BAR Exhibition The Baird, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
• 2008 Unique Visions Photography Exhibitions, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
• 2008 Home Show Pages From Our Lives Book Arts Roundtable 1978 Gallery, Maplewood, NJ

• 2007 Unique Visions Photography Exhibitions, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
• 2007 Miniature Book Society Competition Annual Conclave and Traveling Exhibition
• 2007 "Booked 4" The BAR Exhibition The Baird, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
• 2007 Contemporary Arts Group Selected Members Exhibition Morristown Community Theatre, Morristown, NJ
• 2007 CAG Exhibition Cultural and Heritage Gallery Somerset County, Somerville, NJ
• 2006 Contemporary Arts Group Members Exhibition Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
• 2006 Contemporary Arts Group Members Exhibition Les Malamut Gallery, Union, NJ
• 2006 Contemporary Arts Group Exhibition at Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ
• 2006 Klay Gallery, Nyack NY
• 2006 Members exhibition Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit, NJ
• 2006 Group Exhibition, US Headquarters of Ortho Biotech Prod., Bridgewater, NJ
• 2006 "Common Threads" Printmaking Council of NJ, Somerville, NJ
• 2001- present Continual Exhibition of recent work, Artist Framer Gallery, Cranford, NJ
• 1994 Silk Painting- Riverdale YMHA, Riverdale, NY
• 1985 BFA Thesis Exhibition- Photographic Silkscreen-
• Johnson & Johnson International Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ

Membership:

• Visual Arts Center of NJ- Summit, NJ
• Printmaking Council of NJ- Somerville, NJ
• Bookarts Round Table- South Orange, NJ
• Contemporary Art Group of Watchung Art Center- Watchung, NJ
• Artist Guild of Rahway- Rahway, NJ
• Unique Visions Photography of the Watchung Arts Center- Watchung, NJ
• Jewish Art Salon, NYC

Collections:

• 2009 Newark Public Library Permanent Collection Newark, NJ

Continuing Education:

• Visual Arts Center of NJ
• Newark Museum
• Montclair Art Museum

Professional Experience:

• 1989-91 Associate Director- AJ Lederman Fine Art Gallery, Hoboken, NJ
• 1990-92 Art Educator- grades K-6 - Oradell, NJ
• 1989-90 Art Educator- grades 7-12- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
• 1987-89 Art Educator-grades K-12 Manville, NJ

Freelance Surface Design:

• Swimwear, junior and women's textile, home furnishing, giftwrap, handbags, toy & juvenile products