| Education:
BA degree in Humanities (minor in Visual Arts) from Northwestern College,
Orange City, IA (1977).
Continuing Education:
Taught Sketching Seminar/Michigan City Art League, Michigan City, IN (2008).
Cityscapes Pastel workshop with Alan Flattmann, South Bend, IN (2008).
Pastel Still Life workshop with Ron Monsma, Chesterton, IN (2008).
Plein Air pastel workshop with Richard McDaniel, South Bend, IN (2008).
Teach Art Business classes at Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN (2008 to
present).
Two-day plein air workshop with Mark VanderVinne, Chesterton Art Center,
Chesterton, IN (Sept. 2007).
'Color of Light' workshop with Sally Strand, Scottsdale Artists School,
Scottsdale, AZ (Feb. 2007).
Teach beginning pastels/Chesterton Art Center (fall 2006 to present).
Still Life/Pastel Techniques workshop with Ron Monsma (May 2006).
Plein Air/Landscape workshop with Larry Blovits (Oct. 2005).
Portrait/Figure workshop with Larry Blovits (Aug. 2004).
Portrait lessons with Susan Rosso (Spring 2004).
Color theory workshop with Larry Blovits, Grand Rapids, MI (April 2003).
Teach beginning and intermediate drawing to children and adults at
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN (summer 2002 to present).
Taught beginning drawing workshop at Westchester Intermediate School,
Chesterton, IN (Spring 2002).
Took “The Business of Art” workshops at Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton,
IN and Long Beach Community Center, Michigan City, IN (March 9 and April 13,
2002).
Workshop and lessons with Robert Hoffman (Nov. 2001 and Fall 2002).
Taught Calligraphy at Medieval Times Reading Celebration at Brummitt
Elementary School, Chesterton, IN (Winter 2001).
Art lessons with Gerrie Govert (2000-2001).
Drawing lessons with Larry Zywica (Fall 1999).
Calligraphy lessons with Rebecca Miller at Lady & the Stamp, Chesterton, IN
(Fall, 1999).
Teacher-aide for Marsha Demkovich’s preschool art classes at Chesterton Art
Center (Fall 1998-1999).
Classical method art lessons with Julia Van Kley, South Holland, IL (1966-
1970).
Disciplines:
Charcoal, graphite, pastel
Gallery Representation:
Cowley Fine Arts,
New Buffalo, MI
Gaia Artist Cooperative
Chesterton Art Center,
Chesterton, IN
Memberships:
Pastel Society of America, (Juried) Associate Member-2007
Northern Indiana Pastel Society
Great Lakes Pastel Society
Gaia Artist Cooperative
Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL (2005-06)
Tall Grass Gallery, Park Forest, IL
18 Artists (Online) Gallery (2003-07)
Southern Shore Art Association, Michigan City, IN (2005-2007)
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
Awards, Honors:
Glenn L. Firme Merit Award/'Art Comp' Juried Exhibit, Chesterton Art Center,
Chesterton, IN (2008).
Purchase Award & Honorable Mention/'Visions II' Juried SSAA Exhibit,
Michigan City, IN (2008).
Merit Award/Women's Club Show, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN (June,
2008).
'Best Pastel' Award/Michiana Annual Juried Art Competition, Box Factory for
the Arts, St. Joseph, MI (May, 2008).
Artwork hanging in Lt. Governor Becky Skillman's office, Indiana Statehouse,
Indianapolis, IN (Mar, 2008).
Cover artwork/Great Lakes Pastel Society online newsletter (Sept/Oct. 2007).
Inclusion in 'The Best Art of 2005 & 2006'/F & W Publications, Inc (2007).
Jurors' Award/'Visions' Juried SSAA Exhibit, Michigan City, IN (2007).
'Best of Show'/Women's Club Show, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
(2007).
Phillips Merit Award/Art Barn Juried Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN (May, 2007).
Purchase Award/Michiana Annual Art Competition, Box Factory For the Arts,
St. Joseph, MI (May, 2007).
Featured Artist/Great Lakes Pastel Society newsletter (May/June 2007).
Juried Artists-in-Residence applicants for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
(Mar. 2007).
Juror's Choice Award/Heartland Artists Juried Exhibit, Plymouth, IN (Oct.
2006).
(Co-chairman) Art Comp 2006, a juried art competition at Chesterton Art
Center (Sept. 2006).
Honorable Mention/Chesterton Women's Club Art Show (June 2006).
Honorable Mention/Still Life category, Pastel Journal magazine (April 2006).
Juried Chesterton Art Fair applicants (Apr. 2005).
Juried Artist-in-Residence applicants for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
(Apr. 2005).
Judged Sunflower Festival Art Show, La Porte, IN (Sept. 2004).
(Co-chairman) Art Comp 2004, a juried art competition at Chesterton Art
Center (summer 2004).
Juried Artist-in-Residence applicants for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
(Mar. 2004).
Appointed to Board of Directors, Chesterton Art Center (Feb. 2004).
Judged Sunflower Festival Art Show, La Porte, IN (Sept. 2003).
'Best of Show'/Chesterton Women’s Club 52nd Art Show (June 2003).
Judged Portage,IN High School’s Spring Art Show (May 2003).
Exhibitions:
'Art Comp' Juried Exhibit, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN (Aug, 2008).
'Visions II' Juried Exhibit, SSAA Gallery, Michigan City, IN (July, 2008).
Indiana Dunes State Park Gatehouse Exhibit, Chesterton, IN (July 2008).
Chesterton Women's Club Art Show, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
(June, 2008).
'Pastel, Not Chalk', NIPS Juried Members Exhibit, South Bend Regional Museum
of Art, South Bend, IN (June, 2008).
Michiana Annual Juried Art Competition, Box Factory for the Arts, St.
Joseph, MI (May, 2008).
Art Barn Annual Juried Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN (May, 2008).
'Art Attack', Gaia Gallery, New Buffalo, MI (May, 2008).
'Celebration of Hoosier Women Artists', Lt. Governor Becky Skillman
(sponsor), Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, IN (Mar, 2008).
'Changing Seasons', Clark Gallery at Fernwood Botanical Gardens, Niles, MI
(Feb-Mar, 2008).
'Face To Face--People, Faces, & Personalities' Juried Art Exhibit, Symphony
Center & Gallery, LaPorte, IN (Jan. 2008)
Holiday Art Show, Curves Fitness Center, Munster, IN (Oct, 2007).
'The Best & Brightest Juried Fine Art Show', Scottsdale Artists School,
Scottsdale, AZ (Oct, 2007).
Illiana Artists Juried Exhibition, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
(Aug, 2007).
Ship & Shore Festival, Gaia Gallery, New Buffalo, MI (Aug, 2007).
Vickers Theatre, Gaia Gallery, Three Oaks, MI (July, 2007).
'Visions' Juried Exhibit, SSAA Gallery, Michigan City, IN (July, 2007).
Chesterton Women's Club Art Show, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
(June, 2007).
Art Barn Annual Juried Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN (May, 2007).
Michiana Annual Juried Arts Competition, Box Factory For the Arts, St.
Joseph, MI (May, 2007).
'Art Attack', Gaia Gallery, New Buffalo, MI (Apr. 2007).
Southern Shore Art Association Winter Show, SSAA Gallery, Michigan City, IN
(Feb. 2007).
Artists & Teachers: The Work of CAC Instructors, Chesterton Art Center,
Chesterton, IN (Jan. 2007).
Artist's Holiday Gift Show, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN (Dec. 2006)
Heartland Artists Juried Exhibit, Plymouth, IN (Oct. 2006).
"Beyond the Web", 18Artists.com Exhibit, SSAA Gallery, Michigan City, IN
(Oct. 2006).
South Shore Arts Juried Salon Show, Center for Visual & Performing Arts,
Munster, IN. (Sept. 2006).
"Art Comp 2006" Juried Exhibit, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN.
(Sept. 2006).
Chicago Art Open Edition, Ai Gallery, Chicago, IL (July, 2006).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. Chesterton Women's Club 55th Art Show
(June, 2006).
Student-Faculty Art Show, Studio Arts Center, South Bend, IN (June, 2006).
Michiana Juried Arts Competition, Box Factory For the Arts, St. Joseph, MI
(May, 2006).
Art Barn Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN (May 2006).
"Pastel in Michiana" Pastel Exhibition, Studio Arts Center, South Bend, IN
(Mar. 2006).
Illiana Artists Regional Juried Exhibition, Center For Visual & Performing
Arts, Munster, IN (Mar. 2006).
Pastel 100 National competition, Pastel Journal magazine (Mar/Apr 2006).
'Grand Opening II', Southern Shore Art Association Members Show, Michigan
City, IN (Feb. 2006).
"Places & Faces" Solo Exhibit, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN (Nov.
2005).
Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL (Oct. 2005).
NIAA 62nd Annual Juried Salon Show, Center For Visual & Performing Arts,
Munster, IN (Sept. 2005).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. Chesterton Women's Club 54th Art Show
(June 2005).
Art Barn Juried Art Exhibition, Valparaiso, IN (June 2005).
Michiana Juried Arts Competition, Box Factory For the Arts, St. Joseph, MI
(May 2005).
"Spirituality & Religion in a Modern World", National Juried Exhibition,
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL (Mar. 2005).
Artist Place Eatery & Pub (at Aberdeen), Valparaiso, IN. Guest premier
artist (Mar. 2005).
Lubeznik Center For the Arts, Michigan City, IN. Guest slide/lecturer (Feb.
2005).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. "Figurative Exhibit" (January, 2005).
"Kaleidoscope 2004" Indoor Juried Holiday Art Fair, Tall Grass Gallery, Park
Forest, IL (Nov, 2004).
"Heart of Art" LaPorte County Studio & Gallery Tour (Oct, 2004).
"In the Window, On the Wall" Solo Exhibit, Smith Insurance Agency, Hobart,
IN (Oct, 2004).
Lafayette, IN. "Animal Enchantment" Juried Art Exhibit sponsored by Friends
of Columbian Park Zoo (Sept, 2004).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. "Art Comp 2004" Juried Art Show
(Sept, 2004).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. Chesterton Women's Club 53rd Art Show
(June, 2004).
Gallery Northwest, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN. Regional Juried
Exhibition (May 2004).
Valparaiso Art Academy and Gallery, Valparaiso, IN., “Flowers and Showers”
Juried Exhibition (April 2004).
Purdue Master Gardeners Exposition, Valparaiso, IN., representing Artists
Network (Feb. 11, 2004).
Valparaiso Art Academy and Gallery, Valparaiso, IN. “From Here To There”
Juried Exhibition (Jan. 2004).
Valparaiso Art Academy and Gallery, Valparaiso, IN. Juried “Autumn
Exhibition” (Oct. 2003).
“Journey” Solo Exhibit, 18 Artists Gallery, Chesterton, IN (Sept. 2003).
Inclusion in "Artists’ Book of Artists’ Work," sold at Chesterton Art Fair,
Porter, IN (Aug. 2003).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. Chesterton Women’s Club 52nd Art
Show
(June 2003).
Art Barn, Valparaiso, IN. “Celebration of the Sun” Juried Art Exhibition
(Oct. 2002).
Peace Christian Reformed Church, South Holland, IL. “Seeds To Harvest” Art
Fair (Sept. 28, 2002).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. “Art Comp 2002” Juried Art Show
(Sept. 2002).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. Chesterton Women’s Club 51st Art
Show
(June 2002).
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN. Chesterton Women’s Club 50th Art
Show
(June 2001).
Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. “Cathedral of the Heart”
Chicago Women’s Conference (June 2, 2001).
Art Barn, Valparaiso, IN. Juried Art Exhibition (April 2001).
Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. “God’s Faithfulness” Chicago
Women’s Conference (May 22, 1999).
Corporate Collections:
Old Country Schoolhouse Soybean Candles, Chesterton, IN. Purchaser: Lynn
Bukur.
New Leaf Resources Counseling Center, Lansing, IL. Purchaser: Mrs. Kass
Cooper.
Faith Reformed Church, South Holland, IL.
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