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Artist Statement
My work comments on and analyzes suburban figurative
and architectural themes. I convey the familiar interplay between
commonplace scenes and indistinct, yet emotional, figures. Simultaneously,
I have been exploring scenes that expose modern architectural interiors
within the cultural landscape of suburbia. The painting's nondescript
figures ask for self-reflective interpretations of their emotional
state. This expression allows the viewer to form a relationship
between the work and their own human experience. The essence of
the subject and place is conveyed through light and visually intriguing
shapes and colors in a style she calls painterly realism. My paintings
communicate a vision of American cultural norms and ideals while
also questioning identity and conformity in modern society.
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Education
| 1999 |
M.F.A. Classes University of Connecticut |
| 1998 |
B.F.A. Lyme Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1995 |
B.F.A. Classes Massachusetts College of Art |
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Solo Exhibitions
| 2003 |
"Suburban Identity" Hang
Art Gallery, Palo Alto, CA |
| 2001 |
"Familiar Places" Art's Council,
New Haven, CT |
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Group Exhibitions
| 2006 |
Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT "Real
Party", Fundraiser |
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Artspace, Hartford, CT "Gravity",
Group Exhibition |
| 2005 |
Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, CT "56th
Annual Art of the Northeast Competition" Juror: Elizabeth
Smith, Curator Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art |
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Diane Birdsall Gallery, Old Lyme, CT |
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Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT "Juried
Show" Juror: Ulla Surland, Gallery 11 |
| 2003 |
Hang Art Gallery, Palo Alto, CA and San Francisco,
CA |
| 2001 |
ArtSpace, New Haven, CT |
| 1999 |
Bennett Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ |
| 1998 |
Copley Society, Boston, MA |
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Lyme Street Gallery, Old Lyme, CT |
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Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT |
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Awards
| 2005 |
Silvermine Board of Trustees Award
"56th Annual Art of Northeast Competition" |
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