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September 1 - December 1, 2018 online
2001 MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, NY
1998 BFA from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX summa cum laude
SOLO EXHIBITION
Hillyer Art Space, Washington D.C., Summer 2016, “The Emoji Project
GROUP SHOW CLICK_BAIT | Quarterly Exhibition & Publication September 1 - December 1, 2018
New Britain Museum of Contemporary Art “Nor’Easter” Summer 2018
Location 1980 “Celebrating Women”
Mystic Art Association juried Competition Summer 2018 Winner best Contemporary Art
New Directions 2017 at the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY Fall 2017
2017 National Juried Painting Exhibition at the University of Southern Mississippi September 2017
Five Points Gallery Juried Biennial Competition Torrington, CT August 2017
“Figures and Faces” at Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA August-September 2017
Nasty Women of Boston in the Fall 2017
ARTPRIZE NINE in Grand Rapids Fall 2017 at the Richard App Gallery
2017 LA Artcore 3rd Annual Art Competition and Exhibition August 2017 Los Angeles, CA
Platform Art Fair “60 Americans” Brooklyn, NY September and October 2017
Artspace exhibit during the Rose Arts Festival in
Norwich, CT July 1, 2017
“Real - A Diverse Grouping of Realist Painters” at The Whitney Center for the Arts, April 2017
“Nasty Woman of New Castle” in New Castle, England April 2017
“The Figure: Interpreted Through Contemporary Mediums” at SITE-Brooklyn in January and February in Brooklyn, NY “Clothes-pinned Nude”
45th International Art Show at The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art March 2017
“Hope in the Dark” at Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, January and February, Jamestown, NY “The Great Steve Smith and his Source of Hope, Chie”
Expo 36 at B.J. Spoke Gallery in March in Huntington, NY. Drawings of NFL Heros
“Arts in Harmony” in January and February in Minneapolis, MN “Henry age 3”
“Threads” at the Artist’s Pool in March - May 2017 in London, England. 2 Emoji self-portraits
Currently - “60 Americans” at the Makeshift Museum in Los Angeles, CA then touring to NYC by May 2017 “Charlie in Training”
Fall 2016 National Society of Artists Annual Show in Galveston, TX “Papa’s Two Headed Cow”
Fall 2016 “Advocacy Speaks” at The Spinning Plate Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA “The Great Matt Blair”
Summer 2016 Bowery Gallery National Competition
New York City, NY “Emoji- Life Saver”
uBe Art Space, May and June 2016 “In My Absence” Berkeley, CA “Marguerite”
WCA-CO May and June 2016 “State of Unions” Denver, CO. “Expectant Elephant Rider”
September 2015
GOVERNORS ISLAND ART FAIR where I exhibited the entire “Emoji Project”
Juried Exhibition in New York City
Summer 2015 First Street Gallery
National Juried Competition in New York City
Summer 2015 Washington Art Association National Juried Competition
Juror William Bailey in Washington, CT
Spring 2015 Hygienic Art
“Crossing the Bridge” Juried Exhibition New London, CT
Spring 2015 New Haven Paint and Clay Club Juried Competition New Haven, CT
Spring 2015 Texas National 2015 at
The Cole Art Center Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 2 “Emojis”
April 2015 Connecticut Women Artists Juried Show Hartford, CT “Hot Busy People”
Winter 2015 Hygienic Art Salon des Independants in New London, CT
Fall 2014 34th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show in Stamford, CT
Juror Richard Klein
Fall 2014 Art Prize in Grand Rapids, MI At the Local Epicurian
Fall 2014 “Color of Community” at Life Stream in Allendale, MI
Summer 2014 57th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art
Juror Jerry Salz
Spring 2014 The Mystic Arts Center “'Blue” in Mystic, CT
Spring 2014 Hygienic Art “The Crossing” In New London, CT
January 25, 2014 Maple and Main Gallery of Fine Art Winter Exhibit in Chester, CT
January 25, 2014 Hygienic Art Salon des Independants XXXV in New London, CT
January – March 2014 Mystic Arts Center Annual Members Exhibit
August 8 - September 28th “Real People 2013” at the Old Court House Arts Center in
Woodstock, IL AWARD 2nd Place for “Hot Busy People”
April - May 2013 102nd Annual Juried Exhibition at the Mystic Arts Center for the
Connecticut Academy of Fine Art
August 2013 Flow Art Space “For Family” Minneapolis, MN
February 23rd - March 22nd 2013 Mercurial Gallery “The Melt” Danbury, CT
October to November 2012 “Sexuality in Contemporary Society” Provenance Art Center in New London, CT
October to December 2012 Lore Degenstein Gallery 4th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition
September to October 2012 Buchanan Center for the Arts
64 Arts National Juried Expedition Juror Eric Fischl
February 2011 Lincoln Portrait reproduction competition in Norwich, CT - Finalist
August - September 2006 Compare and Contrast - Kristi Ryba and Candice Flewharty at Lese Corrigan Gallery in Charleston, SC
June - July 2006 49th Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition
Galleries of CCVA Chautauqua, NY Juried by Louis Grachos
April 2005 GTMO Art Exhibition Bayview Club Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
March 2005 20th Annual International Exhibition Meadows Gallery
University of Texas in Tyler, TX
November 2004 Night of 1,000 Drawings Artists Space New York City, NY
May 2004 - May 2006 New American Talent 19 Arthouse at the Jones Center in Austin, TX
& Touring Texas Galleries and Museums Juror Jerry Salz
Feb 2004 - March 2004 EnGendering the Future SCA Gallery
Pamona, CA in LA County Project by Judy Chicago & Donald Woodman
November 7, 2003 Night of 1,000 Drawings Artists Space New York City, NY
July 24 – August 2, 2003 Unframed First Look Lehmann Maupin Gallery
New York City, NY
January 2001 Selections Part 1 SVA Gallery New York City, NY
December 2001 AMail Kunst Gallerie Hof, Germany
August 2000 Women: Mythical and Real School of Visual Arts Gallery New York City
November 1999 Protesting Rudy Protesting Richard Anderson Fine Art New York City
February 1999 Early Works Exhibition Gallery Lombardi Austin, TX
May 1998 Gathering The McGehee Gallery in San Marcos, TX
March 1998 Collecting Austin Laughing at the Sun Gallery in Austin, TX
Residencies
May 2003 Dorland Mountain Arts Colony Temecula, CA
Awards and Accomplishments
Fall 2014 Children’s Ministry Award and the Judges Choice for “Most Joyful” at the Colors of Community Show in Allendale, MI
August 8 - September 28th “Real People 2013” at the Old Court House Arts Center in Woodstock, IL
AWARD 2nd Place for “Hot Busy People”
August 2003 Lehmann Maupin Gallery “Unframed First Look” "
"Honorable mention
School of Visual Arts
Fall 2000 – Spring 2000 MFA Academic Scholarship
Southwest Texas State University
1998 Art Department Student of the Year
1997 Mittie Scholarship for Academic Achievement
1997 Louise E. McGehee Endowed Scholarship for distinguished
achievement in the visual arts
1997 Texas Educational Theater Association Undergraduate Award
for Technical Portfolio
1997-1998 School of Fine Arts Council of Scholars
1997-1998 Alpha Chi Omega Honors fraternity
1996 Chelsie Ross Scholarship and Theater Alumni Scholarship