The Graduate School of Figurative Art of The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
Master of Fine Arts Degree (Painting, Drawing)
Froebel Institute, Roehampton College, London, England
The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (Drawing, Printmaking)
Atelier Neo-Medici, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Selected
Exhibitions:

2004

2003


2002

2001



2000



1999



1990


1997


1996

1995




1994

1993



1992


1991

1990

The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; 68th Annual Midyear Exhibition
The National Arts Club, New York, New York; Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 108th Annual Open Exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 85th Annual Exhibition
The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; 67th Annual Midyear Exhibition
20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio; 20 North Gallery 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Convergence
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 84th Annual Exhibition
The Art Student's League of New York, New York, New York; International Portrait Exhibition
The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; 65th Annual Midyear Exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 83rd Annual Exhibition
Kreft Center Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Kreft: Red
Tomsk Museum of Art, Tomsk, Russia; International Touring Art Exhibition
Novosobirsk Museum of Art; Novosobirsk, Russia; International Touring Art Exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 82nd Annual Exhibition
The Center for Visual Arts at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; The University of Toledo Alumnae Exhibition
Csongrad Town Hall, Csongrad Town, Hungary; International Touring Art Exhibition
Mora Ferenc Museum of Art, Szeged, Hungary; International Touring Art Exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 81st Annual Exhibition
Owens-Illinois, 1 Seagate, Toledo, Ohio; Roots of Diversity Multicultural Art Exhibition
20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio; International Drawing and Sculpture Invitational Exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 80th Annual Exhibition
Owens-Illinois, 1 Seagate, Toledo, Ohio; Roots of Diversity Multicultural Art Exhibition
New American Paintings, Open Studios' Midwest Competition, Juried Exhibitions in Print
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 79th Annual Exhibition
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Inaugural Alumni Exhibition
20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio; A Woman's View
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 78th Annual Exhibition
The Park Avenue Armory, New York, New York; New York International Art Fair
Virtuosity, An Eternal Exhibition, (juried competition), Art Communication International
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 77th Annual Exhibition
Owens-Illinois, 1 Seagate, Toledo, Ohio; Ohio Women's Caucus for Art Juried Exhibition
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Take Home a Nude
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Take Home a Nude
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 76th Annual Exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Toledo Area Artists, 75th Annual Exhibition
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Take Home a Nude
Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama-shi, Japan; The 17th Annual International Independente
Exhibition of Prints
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Take Home a Nude
The National Arts Club, New York, New York; 16th Annual Student Exhibition
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Picturing Ourselves; Self Portraits from New York
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; Recent Work
The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York; National Collegiate Exhibition in Figurative Drawing
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio; Bachelor of Fine Arts, 10th Annual Exhibition

Selected
Murals:

1998
1995

1994

St. John's Jesuit High School, Toledo, Ohio
Oliver House Development Corporation/Maumee Bay Brewing Co., Toledo, Ohio
The Catholic Club, Toledo, Ohio
An American Success Story/Harley-Davidson, Toledo, Ohio
Pfitz Studios, Toledo, Ohio

Selected
awards and
grants:

2003
2002
2001

2000
1999
1997
1996


1995
1992
1990


1989

First Place, Toledo Area Artists, 85th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Federation of Art Societies
Canaday Award for Outstanding Painting, Toledo Area Artists, 84th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Federation of Art Societies
Finalist, International Portrait Competition, American Society of Portrait Artists Foundation
Individual Artist Grant, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
Finalist, The Artist Magazine's 2000 Annual Art Competition
Special Award, 1999 Ohio State Fine Arts Exhibition
Athena Art Society Award, Toledo Area Artists, 79th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Federation of Art Societies
Individual Artist Grant, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
Sixth Place, 1996 Dream Studio Competition, The Artist's Magazine
First Place, Roots of Diversity Multicultural Art Show, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
First Award, Toledo Area Artists, 77th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Federation of Art Societies
James Amster Memorial Award, The National Arts Club
Warhol Scholarship, Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts
Grand Prize, National Collegiate Competition in Figurative Drawing, The New York Academy of Art
Award of Distinction (First Place), American Association of Museums Publication Competition, American Association of Museums
W. Sinclair Walbridge Scholarship, The Toledo Museum of Art

Selected Public
and Private
collections:

The New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Guy Stair Sainty, New York & London
Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, Perrysburg, Ohio
Eileen Guggenheim & Russell Wilkinson, New York
P. Cade Newman, New York & London
Albert Entyman, Vienna, Austria
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Germaine, Columbus, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fiorile, Columbus, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. David Steadman, Berkley, California
Private collections

Professional
Affiliations
and Honors:

Outstanding Alumna in the College of Arts & Sciences, The University of Toledo, 2003
20 Under 40 Leadership Award, 2003
Portrait Society of America
American Society of Portrait Artists Foundation
Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, The Toledo Museum of Art
Civitas Award, 2001
Athena Art Society
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Board of Trustees, Toledo Federation of Art Societies (President 1996-2001)
Art in Public Places Committee, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
Special Recognition as an Outstanding Citizen, the Senate of the 125th General Assembly of the State of Ohio
National League of American Pen Women
American Society of Classical Realism
Who's Who of American Women

Selected
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"Portrait of a Woman." The Three-minute Egg. PBS. 27 Oct 2001.
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