Education:
- B.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) – BFA in Painting/Illustration
- University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy (2001)
Founder & Owner of Natural Earth Paint (www.naturalearthpaint.com)
2011 – present
Professional Fine Artist
2000 – 2021
Selected Solo & Group Exhibits:
2017-2021
- Ashland Art Center & Gallery
- Interiors at the Livery Stable Showroom (Medford, OR)
- Wellspring Center for Body Balance Gallery / People’s Choice Acupuncture Gallery
- 200 Commissioned portraits & murals completed for private collectors
2016
- Ashland Art Center & Gallery (Ashland, OR) featured artist
- March-May Edenvale Enoteca (Ashland, OR) featured artist
2011-2015
- Featured Artist at the Ashland Art Center Gallery
- 29Design Showroom (Medford, OR) featured artist
- Link Gallery (Cheyenne, WY)
2010
- March-April Rogue Gallery & Art Center (Medford, OR) one- woman solo show
- April-June Francesca Anderson Gallery (Massachusetts) Annual Portrait Show
2009
- Dec.- Jan. 2010 Bohemia Gallery (Ashland, OR)
- August – Nov. The Creator’s Gallery (Jacksonville, OR) Grand Opening Exhibit
- June – September- Inward Bound Gallery (Ashland, OR) solo exhibit
2008
- Nov.-Jan.- The Muse Gallerie “Moods” Invitational Exhibit (Denver, CO)
- Nov.- Ashland Artisan Gallery– Featured Artist (Ashland, OR)
- Sept.- Liquid Assets – Featured Artist (Ashland, OR)
- Sept. – 29 Design Portrait Exhibition & Talk (Medford, OR)
- April- Nuwandart Gallery Solo Exhibit (Ashland, OR)
2007
- Sept./Oct.- Firehouse Art Center Solo Exhibit “Flight from the Square” (Longmont, CO)
- Aug./Dec.- JEGA Gallery (Ashland, OR)
- Jan.-Dec. – Schiesser Gallery representation (Steamboat Springs, CO)
- March/ April- Tri Lakes Center for the Arts “Invitational Spring Salon” (Palmer Lake, CO)
2006
- Nov. – Dairy Center for the Arts “Nuts & Bolts” invitational (Boulder, CO)
- Nov. – Barefoot Radio (Denver, CO) solo show and radio interview
- Aug. – Denver Modernism Show, Capsule Art Center (Denver, CO)
- Jan.-Dec. – Schiesser Gallery representation (Steamboat Springs, CO)
- Aug. — Boulder Public Library “Word Play” (Boulder, CO)
- March – Core New Art Space “Dance of Life” (Denver, CO)
2005
- Dec. – Denver Center for Performing Arts (Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom)
- Sept./Oct. – Unspoken Word “The Journey” 4 person show (Boulder, CO)
- Aug./Sept. – Old Firehouse Art Center “Push/Pull” juried group show (Longmont, CO)
- June-July – The Dairy Center for the Arts “The Color Muse” 3 person show (Boulder)
- March-May – Gallery 703 representation (Longmont, CO)
- Jan. – Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art “The Drawing Show”
2004
- Nov. ’04-’05 – Walker Fine Art Gallery (Denver, CO)
- Aug. – Solo exhibit @ Luna Vista Gallery (Denver, CO)
- April-May – “Music & Me” & “The Designer’s Show” @ Neo Art Gallery (Denver, CO)
2003
- Aug. – Solo exhibit @ C&O Gallery (Charlottesville, VA)
- June – Solo exhibit @ Feast Gallery (Charlottesville, VA)
- May – Group exhibit @ Gallery Neo (Charlottesville, VA)
- Feb. – Group exhibit @ Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)
2000-2002
- Sept. ’02 –Solo show @ Virginia Center for Creative Arts (Sweetbriar, VA)
- May ‘01–Solo exhibit @ Chela Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
- May ‘01– Group exhibit @ Meyerhoff Gallery (Baltimore, MD)
- Summer ’02 & ’00 –Juried Group Exhibits McGuffy Arts Center (C’ville, VA)
Commissioned Work:
- Portraits – over 500 portraits commissioned by private collectors (1996-present)
- Murals – over 30 murals commissioned by private businesses & individuals
- Public Art – Commissions from the Mayor of Baltimore for an outdoor mural (120’ x 30’), and from the University of Colorado at Boulder for two abstract paintings.
- Illustration – Editorial & Book (including 35 illustrations in the book “All of the Above” by Richard Cook)
Teaching:
- Casey Middle School (Boulder, CO) Painting for 6th, 7th & 8th grades
- Whittier Elementary School (Boulder, CO) “Watercolor” for 4th grade
- Lyons Fine Arts Camp – painting & dance for 2-4 yr. olds (Lyons, CO)
- Private & group painting lessons for adults & children (2002 – present)
- Shotoku Children’s Center (Waldorf) teacher (Red Feather Lakes, CO)
Education:
- Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) BFA in Painting/Illustration
- University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy (2001)
Awards:
Living Artists –Annual publication National Contest Winner 2007 (2nd place- back cover)
Studio Visit Magazine National juried competition (4/08)
Jerry’s Artarama Cover Contest Winner Spring 2007
Jentel Artist Residency (Wyoming) 1 month residency and stipend award (3/03)
Dorland Mountain Arts Colony (Temecula, CA) 2 month residency (11-12/02)
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts – Fellowship (Sweetbriar, VA) 3 wk. Residency -9/02
Society of Illustrators L.A. – Merit Award (’03); American Illustration Award (’02)
MICA Grants & Achievement Award , MD Educational Asst. Grant, Illustration Scholarship
Publications & Media:
“Artists & Illustrators”, feature article “Non-toxic Painting” – May 2012
Resurgence Magazine, “Earth Art” article in May/ June 2011
New Connexion Magazine “Dirty Art” July/August 2013
Rogue TV– “Southern Oregon Art World” Mondays at 5:30 (or on www.rogueTV.org)
Connexions – “Art from the Earth”- July/Aug. 2010
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR)- “Painting from the Earth” feature article- March 2010
FitYoga Magazine– 4 page Feature Article “The Sun Inside”- June 2008
New Connexions Magazine- – Front Page Feature Article “Painting the Chakras”- May/June 2008
Television– Rogue TV– “Southern Oregon Artists” Weekly Program- Featured Artist ’08-‘09
Channel 10 News – March 27, 2010 – Interview at “Painting from the Earth” Opening
Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR) – “Chakra Art Lights Up Gallery” Article on Solo Exhibit @ Newandart Gallery”
Living Artists –Annual publication (15th Edition) National Contest Winner 2007 (2nd place)
Studio Visit Magazine -National juried competition for inclusion in the publication-(1/08)
Jerry’s Artarama Cover Contest Winner Spring 2007
Daily Camera (Boulder, CO)- “Tarred & Colored” -Exhibit Review- June 26, 2005
Daily Camera (Boulder, CO)- Exhibit at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art- Jan. 28, 2005
The Hook Magazine (Charlottesville, VA)- Exhibit Review- August 2003
C’ville Weekly Publication (Charlottesville, VA)- Exhibit Review- August 2003
Liberal Arts Review Magazine (Baltimore, MD)- Published Illustration – 2003
The Californian Newspaper- Resident Artist for Dorland Arts Colony Article- Nov. 17, 2002