Education
University of Colorado, BFA
Tyler School of Art, Rome Italy
Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America
Greenwich Art Society
Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada
Rowayton Art Center Member
Connecticut Pastel Society Member
Silvermine Guild of Artists Member
Art2Life CVP 2021 Member
Westport Artist Collective Member
Awards and Selected Group Exhibitions
Seven -time Tommy Award Winner of Home Textile Industry
IFDA Circle of Excellence Award Nominee
Winner of Hometex Award
Winner of Cotton Inc. Design Excellence Award
Central Massachusetts Pastel Society Marks of Distinction 2023 Awarded Most Innovative Pastel
2024
Westport Artist Collective Pop Up Show
2023
Achieved Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America
Achieved Signature Status in the Connecticut Pastel Society
Bruce S. Kershner Gallery " Moon Dance" Exhibition
International Pastel Society Fall 2023 43rd Open Web Show
Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance Show
2022
Pastel Society of America- Juried to be an Associate Member
Pastel Society of America 2022 Juried Web Show
Rowayton Art Center Member Show, JUROR: Kimberly Heriksen
Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance Show, JURORS: Sandra Burshell, Maria Marino,
Tara Will
Rowayton Autumn Community Sponsored Show, JUROE: Felicity Kostakis
Carriage Barn Members Show, JUROR: Hilary Whitman
Rowayton Autumn Juried Show, JUROR: Kimberly Henrikson
2021
Rowayton Spring Juried Show, JUROR: Cybele Maylone
Carriage Barn Spectrum Color Show, JUROR: Lori Weitzner
Red Rock Pastel Society Web Show- JURR: Tony Allain
Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance Show
Silvermine Guild Summer Salon Show, JUROR: Roger Mudre
2020
Art Annex CT Solo Art Show, Rowayton, CT
Rowayton Art Center Fall Juried Show, JUROR: Kristen Petersen Edwards
Rowayton Art Center Marine & Coastal Show, JUROR: Brechin Morgan
2019
Rowayton Arts Center Fall Juried Show, JUROR: Katrina Lan Franco, Rowayton, CT
Renaissance in Pastel 26th Annual national Show, Connecticut Pastel Society of America, Norwich, CT The Maryland Pastel Society Award
Faber Birren National Color Show, JUROR: Dr. Meredith A. Brown, Senior Curatorial Assoc. Dept. Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Stamford, CT
Carriage Barn Juried Fall Member Show, Carriage barn, New Canaan, CT
Silvermine Guild Memebers Summer Salon Show, New Canaan, CT
Rowayton Art Center Marine & Coastal Juried Art Show JUROR: Jon De MartinHonorable Mention
Rowayton Art Center At the Table Juried Art Show Honorable Mention
Bendheim Gallery Annual Exhibit, Greenwich Art Society 102ndAnnual Juried Exhibition, JUROR: Megan Fontanella, Curator Guggenheim Museum, NYC, Greenwich, CT
Rowayton Art Center Spring Juried Members Show, Rowayton, CT
Connecticut Pastel Society Members Show, SOCCA, Southern Community of Cultural Arts, Southington, CT Honorable Mention
2018
Flinn Gallery, Parallel Visions, greenwich Art Society, JUROR: Jenny Harris, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Greenwich, CT A.I. Freidman Award
The Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich Art Society 101thAnnual Juried Exhibiton, JUDGE: Randall R. Griffey, Curator Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Faber Birren 38th Annual National Color Award Show, JUDGE: Administrator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Stamford, CT Winning Prize
Carriage Barn Juried Member Show, Carriage Barb, New Canaan, CT
Renaissance in Pastel 25thAnnual National Show, Connecticut Pastel Society of America, Stamford, CT
2017
Bendheim Gallery Annual Exhibit, Greenwich Art Society 100th Annual Juried Exhibition, JUDGE: Kelly Baum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Greenwich, CT
Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Art Society Flinn Show, JUDGE: Tamar Magalit, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Greenwich, CT Winning Prize
Faber Birren national Color Show, JUROR: Devon Zimmerman, Assistant at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Stamford, CT
2016
Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Art Society Flinn Show, JUDGE: Margaret Kross, Assistant Curator Whitney Museum
Workshops for Professional Development
Lorianne Signori 2022 Zoom
Marcia Holmes 2020 New York, NY
Jen Evenhaus, 2019 Saco Beach, ME.
Vickie Marsango 2019 Westerly MA.
Vickie Marsango 2019 Rowayton Art Center, Rowayton, CT
Marcia Holmes 2019 Pastel Society of America, NYC, NY
Karen Israel 2018, Manchester Art Association, CT
Karen Israel 2018, Montclair, NJ
Lynn Asselta 2018, Whethersfield, CT
Deborah Stewart 2017, New Jersey