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Biography

EDUCATION

1965 THE CORCORAN SCHOOL OF ART
WASHINGTON, D.C.

1966 SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

1968 MARYLAND ART INSTITUTE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

1975 PRIVATE STUDY WITH FRENCH ARTIST, VOLANG
PARIS, FRANCE

1980 THE NEW SCHOOL
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

EMPLOYMENT

1966 FILMEDIA STUDIO -ILLUSTRATOR
WASHINGTON, D.C.

1968 BRITTS DEPARTMENT STORE -DISPLAY
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

1969-Present SELF-EMPLOYED ARTIST

AWARDS

1965 D.A.R. ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND

1975 HONORABLE MENTION -LA PREMIER
SALON DU CHEVAL, MARSEILLE, FRANCE

1990 BEST IN SHOW -ARTS COUNCIL OF MOORE
COUNTY, SOUTHERN PINES, N C.

1991 FIRST PLACE, FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
SOUTHERN PINES, NC

1991 BEST IN SHOW -THE ART GUILD OF
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N .C.

1993 PURCHASE AWARD , FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
SOUTHERN PINES, NC.

1994 JURORS' CHOICE AWARD -THE WOMEN'S CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF NC. CHAPEL HILL

1996 THE ARTIST'S MAGAZINE HONORS AWARD

1996 FIRST PLACE, OIL CATEGORY AND PEOPLES CHOICE
FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, SOUTHERN PINES, NC.

1999 THE ARTIST'S MAGAZINE ART COMPETITION FINALIST

2002 FIRST PLACE, THE MARSHALL GALLERY, GREENSBORO, NC

2002 FIRST PLACE, OIL CATEGORY AND BEST IN SHOW, FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, SOUTHERN PINES, NC.

2003  PURCHASE AWARD, DIMENSIONS 2003, WINSTON-SALEM, NC.

2004 JUROR'S CHOICE AWARD, THE WOMEN'S CENTER, UNC
CHAPEL HILL, NC

 

GRANTS

1996 REGIONAL ARTIST PROJECT GRANT
NORTH CAROLINA ARTS COUNCIL

1999 VERMONT STUDIO CENTER RESIDENCY
FELLOWSHIP SPONSORED BY WOLF KAHN

1999-2000 REGIONAL ARTIST PROJECT GRANT, NC ARTS COUNCIL

2000-2005 MR & MRS WARNER L ATKINS, THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION GRANT TO THE VERMONT STUDIO CENTER


SHOWS

Maryland Federation of Art
Annapolis, Md.

Annapolis Fine Arts Festival 
Annapolis, Md.

Washington Gallery of Art 
Washington, D.C.

Agra Gallery 
Palm Beach, fL.

The Jockey Club 
Miami, Fl.

The Uncommon Market 
Lexington, Ky

Dominique Vaucher Saint-M'Leux Le Cheval dans L'Art 
Paris, France

La Premier Salon du Cheval 
Marseille, France

SCAF 
Sharon, Ct.

Kent Gallery 
Kent, Ct.

Saratoga Gallery 
Saratoga Springs, NY.

ACMC Fine Arts Festival 
Southern Pines, NC.

The Weymouth Center 
Southern Pines, NC.

McMillan and Wife Gallery 
Southern Pines, NC.

Scotland County Artsperience 
Lumberton, NC.

Tattersall Gallery Aiken, SC.

Greensboro Artist League
Greensboro, NC.

Ward-Nasse Gallery 
New York, NY.

Windy Morehead Gallery 
New Orleans, La.

The Center Street Gallery 
Winter Park, Fl.

Wilmington Art Association 
Wilmington, NC.

Henley Southeastern Spectrum 
Winston-Salem,NC.

The Birch Tree Gallery 
Middleburg, Va.

The Women's Center 
UNC Chapel Hill, NC.

Fayetteville Arts Council 
Fayetteville, NC.

MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER
wASHINGTON, DC.

MARSHALL GALLERY
GREENSBORO, NC

DIMENSIONS 2002
WINSTON-SALEM, NC

DIMENSIONS 2003
WINSTON-SALEM, NC

FAYETTEVILLE MUSEUM OF ART
FAYETTEVILLE, NC

AAS JULY NATIONAL SHOW
SOUTHPORT, NC