My garden inspired me to learn about color and how to see. Love of color and texture powers my work. My paintings have many layers buried beneath the surface. Adding and subtracting paint, using stamps, sanding, and adding elements of collage are how my paintings evolve. As pieces evolve, they take on a life of their own.
Art is a form of communication and through familiar imagery I "speak" a common visual language with the viewer. Symbols that represent the common threads and relationships of life are prevalent in my paintings. My current work combines the ancient art of printmaking with cutting edge technology.
My art is in numerous corporate and private collections world wide. Some corporate commissions include the Marriott Marquis Hotel at Times Square in New York City, the Princess Cruise Lines, Florida, and the Crown Plaza Hotel in White Plains, New York.
| Co-Curator Galleria, Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks, CA | | 2008-2021 |
| Judge, Thousand Oaks Arts Festival, Thousand Oaks, California | | 2014 |
| Judge, Ventura County Govt. Center, Collaborations, Ventura, CA | | 2013 |
| Westlake Village Art Guild Demonstration Speaker | | 2015, 2009 |
| After School Cultural Enrichment Program, Director CVUSD, Thousand Oaks, CA | | 1985-1988 |
| Women Painters West: A Century of California Women Artists | | 2021 |
| Brand Library and Art Gallery, Glendale, California |
| Westlake Village Art Guild Open Juried Show, Westlake Village, California | | 2021-2023 |
| First Place Member Show | | 2022 |
| Honorable Mention-Mixed Media | | 2021 | |
| Crocker Art Museum's Big Names, Small Art Auction, Sacramento, California | | 2021 |
| UBS Show, Westlake Village, California | | 2011-2021 |
| Schomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, California | | 2011 |
| Arts Council Conejo Valley Exhibit, Featured Artist, Thousand Oaks, California | | 2008 |
| Women Painters West at Encino Terrace, Encino, California | | 2009 |
| Women Painters West at The Finegood Gallery, Woodland Hills, California | | 2008 |
| Women Painters West at The Brewery, Los Angeles, California | | 2008 | |
| Women Painters West at Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, California | | 2012-2015 |
| UBS Show, Westlake Village, California | | 2011-2021 |
| Women Painters West at Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California | | 2008 | |
| Ventura County Government Center Juried Show | | 2007-2008 | |
| Honorable Mention | | 2008 | |
| Cal State Channel Islands Juried Show | | 2006 | |
| Thousand Oaks Art Assn Juried Show | | 1995-2023 | |
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3rd Place Mixed Media, Juror Rich Gallego | | 2023 | |
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2nd Place Mixed Media, Juror Michael Pearce | | 2019 | |
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2nd Place Mixed Media, Juror Daggi Wallace | | 2018 | |
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1st Place Mixed Media, Juror Dave Zaboski | | 2017 | |
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2nd Place Mixed Media | | 2014 | |
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1st Place Mixed Media | | 2013 | |
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3rd Place Mixed Media, Juror Katherine Chang Liu | | 2012 | |
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1st Place Mixed Media | | 2009 | |
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1st Place Mixed Media | | 2007 | |
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Best of Show and People's Choice Award | | 2004 | |
| City of Thousand Oaks Annual Juried Show | | 2000-2009 | |
| 1st Place Mixed Media | | 2007 | |
| 2nd Place Mixed Media | | 2005 | |
| Plaza Art, San Juan Capistrano, California | | | 2019-2021 |
| Westervelt Fine Arts, Laguna Niguel, California | | | 2010-2018 |
| Fox Fine Jewelry, Ventura, California
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| El Portal Theater, North Hollywood, California
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| Fred Kavli Theater, Thousand Oaks, California
| | | 2017 |
| American Jewish University, Los Angeles, California
| | | 2015 |
| Abra Gallery, Westlake Village, California
| | | 2013-2014 |
| Schomburg Gallery, Santa Monica, California | | | 2011 |
| Gallery at Four Seasons Westlake Village, California | | | 2009 |
| Winn Devon Art Group Ltd, Richmond, British Columbia | | | 2000-2013 |
| Kevin Barry Fine Art, Los Angeles, California | | | 2004-2012 |
| Princess Cruise Lines, Los Angeles, California | | | 2000-2010 |
| Artagrafix, Westlake Village, California | | | 2001-2006 |
| Art Connection, Los Angeles, California | | | 2001-2005 |