Education

Studied at Otis Parsons Institute: Los Angeles, California

Graduate of Nicholls State University: Thibodaux, Louisiana

Workshops:  Franklyn Leigel, Jeffery O’Connell, Loraine Veeck, Carol Bishop, Gerald Brommer, Experimental Workshops with LAEA; etc.

Gallery Credits

Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA; Otis Parson’s Gallery, Los Angles, CA; Dino Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA; Touchware Art Gallery, Orlando, FL; Gallery Fontainu, Sinjuku, Japan;  Hatshepsut Gallery, St Louis, MO; Galeria Museo, San Francisco, CA; LACE, Los Angeles, CA; Arthouse Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Academy of Figurative Art Gallery, Van Nuys, CA; Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA;VIVA Gallery, North Hollywood, CA; Classic Artforms Framing and Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA; Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, CA; Classic Art Forms, West Los Angeles, CA; Arthouse Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Orlando Gallery, Reseda, CA, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA; Voca Gallery, Venice, CA; Atrium Gallery, Ventura County Government Center, Ventura, CA; Terrell Moore Galler, Los Angeles, CA.; Orlando Gallery, Reseda, CA; La Galaria Gitana, San Fernando, CA; Arena I Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Brand Library Gallery, Glendale, CA; Schomburg Gallery: Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA; DSG Framing & Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Mission Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Museum Credits

Sinjuku Museum, Sinjuku, Japan

Solo & Private Exhibits

Le Cafe, Encino, CA; Cobalt Blue, Los Angeles, CA; Planet Blue, Hollywood, CA; Dino Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA; Alley Grill, Sherman Oaks; Bancock Grill, Sherman Oaks, CA; Tribecca, Beverly Hills, CA; Hollywood Moguls, Hollywood, CA; Dahill Salon Toluca Lake, CA; St Marks Club, Venice Beach, CA; Hatshesput Gallery, St. Louis, MO; Tabu Bistro, Encino, CA; Fin’s Restaurant, Westlake, CA (2008 & 2010); Canoga Park Youth Center: Material World (sponsored by LA Cultural Affairs),  Canoga Park, CA, Abuelita’s Gallery & Resturant, Topanga Canyon, CA; La Galeria Gitana’ San Fernando, CA; Atrium Gallery, Ventura County Government Center, Ventura, CA; 5 in the Mix: Deconstruction/Reconstruction, Creative Arts Center, Burbank

        Best of Show Awards:

Women Painter’s West: Women Painter’s West Award, 2010

Fine Arts Federation: Brand Library Award, 2010

Collage Artists of America: 1^st Place Award, 2009

Valley Artists Guild: 1^st Place 2004

Valley Artists Guild Gold Medal Exhibition:  1^st Place 2003

Other Awards:

Valley Artists Guild: 3^rd Place 2010

Collage Artists of America: Honorable Mention 2010

Women Painters West: Honorable Mention 2009

Valley Artists Guild: Continental Art Supplies Merchandise Award 2009

Valley Artists Guild: 3^rd Place 2008

VIVA All Member Exhibition: Merchandise Award 2007

Fine Arts Federation: Curators Choice Award 2007

        Valley Artists Guild: Honorable Mention 2006

San Fernando Arts Fall Festival: Honorable Mention 2005

Valley Artists Guild: 2^nd Place

San Fernando Arts Fall Festival: Honorable Mention 2004

San Fernando Arts Fall Festival: Honorable Mention  2003

Fine Arts Federation: Peoples Choice Award  1992

Fine Arts Guild of Houma: 2^nd Place 1988

Publications

Le Café Newsletter January/February 1993 Issue

Siggraph 98: electronic art and animation catalog

VAG Newsletter: April 2004 Issue

Society Social Magazine:  March/April 2004 Issue & July/August Issue OCCCA catalog: Global Warming Artists Speak, September 2007

Daily news.com: September 30 2008, Valley Art Exhibit Installed

Southwest Art Magazine Collector’s Issue: Valley Artists Guild, October 2008 Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Journey Out of Darkness (2009), City of Glendale Southwest Art Magazine: Women Painters West, October 2009

Affiliations

Collage Artists of America; DCA Slide Registry; Valley Artist Guild; Women Painters West