bio
Art teacher in WV, Ohio, La. Pa.
Lives near & works in Pittsburgh, Pa.
My interest has been focused on metal smithing for 17 years.
A studio in my home allows me to explore enamel in a kiln.
Weekly I share a larger studio and use the metalsmithing equipment at the Appalachian Rock Shop.
The foundation of my art experience is built upon twenty-five years of creating and teaching art in four different states. Moving to the Pittsburgh area from Baton Rouge, Louisiana has helped me to make connections with people and materials for my glass on metal pieces.
Retiring from teaching art in the Seneca Valley School District has provided a wider focus and energy to create and exhibit.
education
BFA-Art Education 1-12;Minor Social Studies, Art History, West Virginia Wesleyan College
MFA equivalency in continuing Art education; W.V.U and L.S.U.
Impacting studies include; sumie watercolors, EFL tour sponsor to Paris, Greece, China. Silver smith and metals workshops from many East Carolina professors at the Contemporary Craft Museum; Pa. Teachers Governors Schools in Art and Technology.
memberships
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Society of Artists, and Cranberry Artist Network of which I am a board member.
Please visit the Hoyt Museum Gift Shop in New Castle, Firebox Gallery in Carnegie, Pa. and Appalachian Rock Shop, or online.
exhibitions
2019 International Statement Pieces, Sweetwater, Sewickley Pa, Juror: Kate Lydon Contemporary Craft
Small Works Show, Ketchup City Gallery Sharpsburg, Pa.,
Martinis and Monet Cranberry Township, juror; Director of Hoyt Fine Arts Museum.
2018 Pittsburgh Society of Artist Annual,Third St. Gallery, Carnegie, Pa. juror;
Martinis and Monet, Cranberry Artist Network,Juror:Christine Swann
Mother, Percolate Gallery, Pittsburgh, Juror:Carolyn Pierotti
Drip,Drizzle,Splash,Cranberry Artist Network, Juror:Cultural Trust Leah Price,award
2017 Just Says Show, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh,Bottleworks,Juror:Jill Larson
22nd Regional Southern Allegheny Museum Council of the Arts Annual
Show, Ligonier, Juror:Alison Helm
Woman In Art,Seton Hall University,Greensburg,Juror,Carol Brode
2016 Martinis with Monet,Cranberry Artists Network ,Cranberry Township
Juror: Patricia Barefoot,Carnegie Mellon, award for Buffalo Tooth and coin
Girls Rock,Pittsburgh,Pa., Percolate Gallery Trenton Ave. Pittsburgh,Juror Carolyn Pierotti
da burgh,Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Juror: Linda Price-Sneddon
From Dark to Light,Cranberry Artists Network
Cranberry Township Municipal Building, Cranberry Township PA
Juror: Dr. Louis A Zona, Butler Museum of Art
Hoyt Regional,Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle PA
Juror: Kim Beck, Rhode Island School of Design
North Hills Gallery Summer Show, Babcock Blvd. Pittsburgh,PA
award
2015 Pittsburgh Society of Artists 51st Annual,Harlan Gallery, Greensburg
Juror: Carol R Brode,Seton Hill
The Merrick Masters,Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton PA
Juror: Katherine Mickle,Slippery Rock University, award
Martinis and Monet, Cranberry Artist Network, Cranberry Municipal Center
Juror: Dr.Louis A Zona, Butler Museum of Art
2014 Isn’t it Romantic,Cranberry Artists Network ,Cranberry Township,
Juror: Patricia Zona
Guild Collective,Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jurors:Patricia Mautides and Petra Fallaux
Wild Thing Show, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, Pa.
Juror:Cynthia Shaffer
2013 Pittsburgh Society of Artist 49th Annual, Panza Gallery Millvale,Pa.
Juror: Paul Rosenblatt, Art Editor Post Gazette
East Side Gallery, 4240 Greensburg Pike,Pittsburgh, PA
a Group of 4 : online gallery
Small Works Pittsburgh Society of Artists,Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery,
Juror: Jason Sauer
Hoyt Regional,Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle PA
Juror: Dr. Louis A Zona