exhibitions
2012* "Grew-some Creatures," Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
"Ways of Making," Governors State University, Governors State University, IL
* "Grew-some," Gallery 175, curated by Sarah Krepp, Chicago, IL
"Figurism," Illinois State Museum, Springfield, curated by Douglas Stapleton, Springfield, IL
"Facemask," 33 Contemporary Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
3-D 12 Sculptors, Phantom Gallery, Chicago, IL
"6x6x6," Chicago Sculpture International Booth, Art Expo, Chicago, IL
"Some Dialogue," sponsored by Illinois State Museum, Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011"Call and Response- From Artemisia To Frida," Koehnline Museum, Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL
"From Where It Comes," 3-D 12 Sculptor Group , Space 900, Chicago, IL
"Inspired Art," Halsted Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
68th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Merit Award, David Klamen juror, Munster, Indiana
"Eccentric Portraits," Kleinert Art Gallery, Woodstock, New York
"Art On Paper," Maryland Federation of Art
"Pop up," 3-D 12 Sculptors, Space 900 Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"One Night Stand," 3-D 12 Sculptors, Art on Armitage, Chicago, Illinois
"Our Neighbors Our Friends, " John Almquist Gallery, Winnetka, Illinois
"Womens' Nature," Ceres Gallery, New York, New York
Art Chicago, '6"x6"x6",' Chicago Sculpture International Booth
"Angels and Death," ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Affordable Art Fair, Ceres Gallery, New York, New York
2010Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, Wisconsin
"Caffeine IV," Murphy Hill Gallery
3-D 12 Sculptors, Birmingham Art Center, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
"Pathways and Portals: Art, Nature and Science," Lockport Gallery, Illinois State Museum, Lockport
"New Noyes," Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, Illinois
"Pathways and Portals," Illinois State Museum Gallery, Chicago Illinois
"Transformations," 3-D 12 Sculptors, Aurora Public Art Commission , Aurora, Illinois
"Reality and Beyond," Bloomingdale Park District Museum, Bloomingdale, Illinois
2009Collaboration, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Viridian Artists Gallery, presentation, jurors choice, Elizabeth Sussman, juror New York, New York
3-D 12 Sculptors, South Haven Art Center, South Haven, Michigan
"Lincoln Lives," Office of Maria Pappas, Treasurer, Chicago, Illinois
"Spiezer Collection," Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
"Lincoln Portraits," Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, Illinois
2008August House Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Old Town Triangle Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Attainable Art," Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago , Illinois
"Sculpted Paintings," 3 person, The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
"Caffeine II," Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago , Illinois
"Chicago Society of Artists," North Central College, Chicago , Illinois
Upstream Online Portraits, merit award
2007"Dialogue," Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, Illinois
"Caffeine I," Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago , Illinois
2006"Above the Noyes," Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston Illinois
2004"Florence Biennale," Florence, Italy
2001"Suite Home Chicago," sponsored by Joel Oppenheimer Inc., Chicago, Illinois
"Celebrity Chair Auction," Chicago, Illinois
2000"Adam and Eve," Mars Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1999* Di Falco Gallery, Chicago , Illinois
* "Stuart Court Installation," De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois
1995"Sacred and Profane," Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
"Sacred and Profane," Joliet Art Center, Joliet, Illinois
1994"Family of Artists," King College, Chicago, Illinois
1993S.A.I.C., Miniature Art, Chicago, Illinois
1991* Daley College, Chicago, Illinois
1990* University Illinois Medical Center Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1989* "People," Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
* Space 900, Franklin Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Nature Bench," Public Art Commission, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1988North Lakeside Cultural Center &S.A.I.C , Chicago, Illinois
L’Aire Du Verseau,Gallery, two person show, Paris France
1987L’Aire Du Verseau,Gallery, group show, Paris France
"Art-A-Go_Go," Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
"15th ULC Competion and Exibition," Union League, Chicago, Illinois
Artemisia Gallery Chicago, Illinois
"Transform Wabash Building," Group Installation Chicago, Illinois
1986"Contemporary Works on Paper," Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
* "Sculpture and Relief ," Struve Gallery,Chicago Illinois
"Fetish Art," Rockford Museum, Rockford Illinois
Chicago International Art Exposition, Frumkin Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1985New Gallery Artists, Frumkin Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Figure, Form, Function," Frumkin Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Contemporary Works on Paper, Struve Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"The Shadow," Name Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
* "More Figures," Nancy Lurie Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1984"Fans," Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
1983"They Cannot Rest Anymore," Nancy Lurie Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1982"Figures Around" Nancy Lurie, Chicago Illinois
* "A Day at the Beach," Artemisia, Gallery Chicago
* Outdoor Couple, Northern Illinois University,DeKalb, Illinois
"The Big Pitcher, 20 yrs of Abstracted Figure in Chicago," Chicago IL
"Chicago Now," Brentwood Gallery, St Louis , Mo
1981Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
* denotes one-person show
Education
1976 B.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Professional
1998-current: Art Encounter, Chicago, Workshop Director and Instructor
1982-2002: School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Instructor
in Painting and Drawing, Continuing Studies Program
1975-1988: Rush Medical Center, Chicago, Art Therapist
1975-1988: Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Facilitator, Art
Appreciation