Select solo exhibitions
2024 Alma Arts and Interiors, Watching You Watching Me, Chicago, Illinois
2019 One River School + Design, Chicago, Illinois
2016 Prak-Sis Contemporary, Chicago, Illinois
2010 Foundry Art Centre, Twenty Years, St. Charles, Missouri
2010 Jackson Junge Gallery, Flock – American Birds Personified, Chicago, Illinois
2009 The University Club of Chicago, Big Birds, Chicago, Illinois
2001 Eastwick Gallery, Selected paintings, Chicago, Illinois
1995 Harold Washington Library, Coffee Cups, Chicago, Illinois
Select group exhibitions
2022 Small Works Members Show, Women Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2022-2023 Alma Arts and Interiors Fall/Winter Showcase
2022 56 Milwaukee, Oliva Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2021 Paradigm, Springboard Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois
2021 Evanston vicinity biennial exhibition, Evanston, Illinois
2020 Evanston Art Center faculty exhibition, Evanston, Illinois
2019 Reinventing Feminism,Women Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2018 The Other Art Fair, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, Illinois
2018 Evanston vicinity biennial exhibition, Evanston, Illinois
2017 Biennial, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut
2017 Figure This, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, Connecticut
2016 Art Bazaar Jakarta, GACI Prak-Sis, GACI, Jakarta, Indonesia
2016 GACI Prak-sis, GACI Spring, Space 776, Buffalo, New York
2015 Webster University Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, 40@100, Saint Louis, Missouri
2015 Epic Spices, Sweet and Savory, 2 person, Chicago, Illinois
2015 Hairpin Art Center, At Home 3 person, Chicago, Illinois
2015 Woman Made Gallery, 18th International Open, Chicago, Illinois
2014 Woman Made Gallery, Contained, Chicago, Illinois
2013 The Franklin, Methodic Deconstruction,. Chicago, Illinois.
2011, 2012, 2014, Morlen Sinoway Atelier Guerilla Truck Show, Chicago, Illinois
2008 The University Club of Chicago, Big Birds, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Dankhaus German Cultural Center Germans in Mind, Chicago, Illinois
2005 Thomas Masters Gallery, The Blue Show, Chicago, Illinois
2004 Art St. Louis, New Works Nine States, Juried exhibition, St. Louis, Missouri
1999 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1999 Charlie’s Choice Top 40 Eastwick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1995 Red Trike Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1995, 1998 Flotilla, Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois
Collections/Commissions
The Garfield Park Conservatory, Rudbeckia mural, 9’ x 11’, 2018
The Cliff Dweller Club, 60 linear feet Louis Sullivan inspired bronze stencil, Chicago, IL 2013
Art and Soul Restaurant, Kidney, Northern, Pinto, 5’ x 30’ Wall of beans, Washington D.C., 2013
Jelly Belly Corp. Jelly belly mosaics for Ant Bully Movie, Fairfield, California 2006
Warner Bros., jelly belly mosaics, Sarasota, Florida 2006
John G. Shedd Aquarium, jelly belly mosaics, Chicago, Illinois 2000
John G. Shedd Aquarium, 2 Large-scale fish sculptures: Piranha and Stingray, Chicago, Illinois 1999
University of Pennsylvania, Martin Luther King Jelly Belly Mosaic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004
Harvest Manor Farms Nut Co., Nut mosaic of a one million dollar bill. Cedar Rapids, IA 2008
Several private painting commissions.
Public Art
Chrysanthemum, Painted mural 9’ x 11’, E. Garfield Park, Chicago, IL 2018
Chicago Sculpture International and the Chicago Park District-The Chicago Tree Project, Fraxinus Raptor, Olympia Park, Chicago, IL 2017
The Cliff Dwellers Club, 60 linear ft. of Louis Sullivan inspired bronze stencil graphic and design around perimeter of the dining room. Chicago, IL, 2013
Art and Soul Restaurant, Kidney, Northern, Pinto, 5’ x 30’ Wall of beans mosaic, Liaison Hotel, Washington D.C., 2013
Ronald McDonald House and the PGA fundraiser, 4’ Golf Ball sculptures, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Il, Symbiosis-Aiding the Green. Summer 2012
Ant Bully movie poster. (2)4’ x 4’, Warner Brothers, time-laps film, creating Jelly Belly mosaics. 2006
Martin Luther King Jr. Jelly Belly portrait mosaic, University of Pennsylvania, special alternative mediums art for MLK day on campus. 2003
Candy Coral Kingdom, four 3.5’x 4.5’ jelly belly mosaics of a clown fish, Sharks, Trigger fish, and Candy Coral design sign. The John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago 2001.
Amazon Rising, 8’, 3D, Red Bellied Piranha, boat top sculpture (traveled from The John G. Shedd Aquarium to Navy Pier). Also an 11’ Spotted Stingray (Sears Tower) now resides in Beaufort S.C. Summer event program featuring endangered species from the Amazon River. The John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago 2000
Cows On Parade, Rudy the Yodeling Cow, Swiss Hotel and The Tribune Cow, Chicago 1999
St. Louis Metra link station, three 14’ tall painted Tina Turners on vinyl. Attached to a helium balloons for the summer grand opening of the new station. 1993
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago-Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Webster University St. Louis, Missouri BFA Painting and Drawing
Employment
Self-employed artist – Pop up Markets, fairs, Teaching Artist, Creator of BARNacleGoods home décor line.
2018 – Teaching Artist: The Art Center of Highland Park, The Evanston Art Center, Beverly Art Center
1998-2010 – Self- employed, arts services business “Studi-O” serviced Chicago area and surrounding suburbs. murals, and custom commissions, sculpture and decorative objects.
2004-2008 Contract artist for Refined Rustic, Philip Sassano. Elmhurst, IL
Awards and Honors
2016 First Place Painting, Wells Street Art Fair
2010 Bucktown Art fest, Best of Show, Chicago
2010 Driehaus Award, Chicago Historic Bungalow Initiative, First Place, front yard landscape contest.
1998 Cultural Arts Assistance Program, (CAAP) Grant Award, Chicago
1993 Merit Scholarship and Grant Award, The Art Institute of Chicago,
1991 First Place BFA Exhibit, Webster University St. Louis, Missouri
