RÉSUMÉ

 

SUMMARY – DRAWING AND PAINTING

Pastel landscape and figurative painting 

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

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Gallery CERO, Longwood, Florida

Gallery 500, Daytona Beach, Florida

DeGallery, College Station, Texas

 

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

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Apr 2023 Best in Show, Southeastern Pastel Society Juried Member Exhibition, Quinlan, GA

Jan 2023 People’s Choice Award, The Florida Painters Annual Exhibit, Casselberry, FL

Nov 2022 First Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida, Leesburg FL

Nov 2022 First Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida, Leu Gardens Exhibitions, Orlando, FL

Oct 2022 Third Place Award,  Pines and Palms Quick Draw, Thomasville, GA

Oct 2022 Banner Artist Southeast Pastel Society “All About Pastel” Exhibition

Oct 2021 Winter Park Juried Paint Out Poster artist

Sep 2021 Suffolk Invitational Plein Air Festival, Best of Show

Jun 2021 Best of Show, 2021 Pastel Society of Central Florida Living Waters Member Exhibition

May 2021 Havana Plein Air Painting In The Shade Third Place Award (Havana FL)

Apr 2021 Bill Creevy Memorial Award, 2021 SPS Southeastern Pastel Society 

Jun 2020 Third Place Award, Quick Draw, Nehrling Gardens

Jun 2020 Second Place award, Pastel Society of Central Florida, Exhibit, Casselberry Art House, FL

Nov 2019 Third Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida, Exhibit, Leesburg Florida

Nov 2019 Second Place , and Featured and Cover Artist, Mount Dora Paint Out, Mount Dora, FL

Feb 2019 Third Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida, Living Waters Exhibit

Nov 2018 Judges’ Choice Award, Mt Dora Paint Out

May 2018 Third Place Award, St Augustine Plein Air and Exhibit, Where Art Meets History

Apr 2018 First Place Award, Winter Park Quick Draw

Mar 2018 Third Place Award, Wekiva Island Quick Draw

Dec 2017 First Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida exhibit, MDCA

Nov 2017 First Place Award, Mt Dora Quick Draw

Sep 2017 First Place Award, Southeastern Pastel Society online member show

Sep 2017 First Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida member show

May 2017 First Place Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida member show

Mar 2017 Second Place Award, Wekiva Island Quick Draw

Nov 2015 Best of show Award, Pastel Society of Central Florida Annual Member Show

Jan 2015 Featured in ProfessionalArtistMagazine.com Artist Spotlight

Jan 2015 Finalist in competition for Professional Artist Magazine artist feature 

Jan 2013 Studio Artist, Crealdé School of Art Painting and Drawing Department

Jan 2012 Recipient of the 2012 United Arts of Central Florida Artist Development Grant

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

Sep 2021 “Pastels Inside and Out”, University Club, Winter Park, FL

May 2019 Timucua Arts Foundation Artist Residency and Exhibit, Orlando, FL

Mar 2018 “Painterly Neighborhoods”, plein air landscape, University Club, Winter Park, FL

Aug 2014 “Figured”, Pastel Figurative Exhibit, Maxine’s, Orlando, Florida.

May 2011 “Figured”, Charcoal and Pastel drawings, [Blank Space], Orlando, Florida

Sep 2010 Florida Hospital East, Women’s Health Pavilion, Orlando, Florida

 

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

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Apr 2023 Southeastern Pastel Society “All About Pastel” Juried National Exhibition, Quinlan GA, Best in Show

Oct 2022 Southeastern Pastel Society “All About Pastel” Juried National Exhibition

Apr 2022 Southeastern Pastel Society “Make Your Mark” Juried Virtual International Exhibition

Apr 2021 American Impressionist Society 2021 Juried Associate Member Online Exhibition

Apr 2021 Southeastern Pastel Society International Juried Exhibition, Gainesville, GA

Jan 2021 Figurative National Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary

Oct 2020 IAPS, International Association of Pastel Societies 37th Juried Exhibition 2020 Webshow 

Oct 2020 American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Allume Gallery, St George, UT

Sept 2020 American Impressionist Society 1st Online Juried Exhibit

May 2020 The Great American Paint-In, Gallery Cero, online exhibit, Cero Gallery, Casselberry, FL

May 2020 Southeastern Pastel Society, International Juried Exhibition, online exhibit

Nov 2019 IAPS, International Association of Pastel Societies 35th Juried Exhibition 2019 Webshow

Jun 2019 Southeastern Pastel Society, National Juried Exhibition, Gainesville, GA

Feb 2019 Nude Nite, Orlando FL (Juried in and exhibited annually since  Feb 2011)

Nov 2018 IAPS, International Association of Pastel Societies 33rd Juried Exhibition 2018 Webshow

Aug 2018 Mills Gallery Summer Exhibition, Orlando, FL

Aug 2018 Aqua Miami Finalist Selection Preview Exhibit, Avalon Gallery, Orlando, FL

Jul 2018 Lighter Museum, Anniversary Exhibit and Competition, St. Augustine, FL

Jun 2018 Honors Show, Invitational, St. Augustine Art Association award winning artists

May 2018 Southeastern Pastel Society, Int. Juried Exhibit, Oglethorpe University Museum, GA

Dec 2017 Small Things Considered, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna, FL

Apr 2017 Southeastern Pastel Society, Member Juried Exhibition, Stone Mt., GA

Oct 2016 Southeastern Pastel Society Member Online Showcase, First Place Award

May 2016 Southeastern Pastel Society - 17th Int. Exhibition, Oglethorpe University Museum, GA

Nov 2015 Pastel Society of Central Florida Annual Member Show, Mt. Dora, FL, Best of Show

Sep 2015 Pastel Society of America Annual Exhibition, Enduring Brilliance, New York, NY

Aug 2014 Small Works Show, Selected Cnrl. Florida Artist, Invitational, Valencia Community College

Jan 2013 The Best and The Brightest Juried Art Show, Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

May 2022 Fabulous Florals, Gallery CERO, Longwood, FL

Apr 2022 The Beauty of Birds, Gallery CERO, Longwood, FL

Jun 2021 Pastel Society of Central Florida, member show, Casselberry Art House, Casselberry, FL

Jul 2020 Iconic Winter Park, Passport Fine Art  Gallery, Winter Park FL

Feb 2020 Exhibit at Art Deco Museum, Miami with selected Urban Sketchers 

Jan 2020 Florida Fields and Trees, group exhibit at the Hope Barton Gallery, Clermont, FL

Nov 2019 Around the Bend: Plein Air Paintings from the Collection of Kevin Miller and Hal Stringer, Museum of Art and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Florida

Jan 2019 The Florida Painters, Fresh Perspective in Landscape Painting, Casselberry Art House, FL

May 2018 The Florida Painters Group Show, University Club of Winter Park, FL

Jan 2018 Pastel Society of Central Florida, “A Blast from the Pastel”, Inverness FL

Dec 2017 Pastel Society of Central Florida, “Red, Green Pastel? Yes!” Mount Dora, FL

Sep 2017 Southeastern Pastel Society Online Member exhibition, first place award

Sep 2017 Pastel Society of Central Florida Fall Exhibit

Mar 2017 Pastel Society of Central Florida Spring Exhibit

Oct 2016 The Florida Painters annual group show at The Casselberry Art House, FL (2015, 2014 & 2013)

Jun 2016 The Florida Painters Return to Crealde, Showalter Hughes Gallery, Winter Park, FL

Nov 2015 Pastel Society of Central Florida Annual Member Show, Leesburg FL, Best of Show award

Jun 2014 Crealdé Studio Artist Exhibition, Showalter Hughes Community Gallery, Winter Park, FL

Sep 2011 The Art of Fellowship, Crealdé School of Art Painting & Drawing Fellows’ show, Showalter

Community Gallery, Winter Park, FL

 

PAINT OUTS & QUICK DRAWS

 

Oct 2023 New Smyrna Beach Paint Out, FL

Oct 2023 High Cotton Plein Air, Thomasville, GA

June 2023 Gloucester Plein Air Festival Invitational, VA

May 2023 Havana Plein Air Painting In the Shade, FL Featured Artist

Apr 2023 Coastal VA Plein Air, Invitational, Norfolk VA

Apr 2023 Degallery Plein Air,  Invitational, Bryan TX

Feb 2023 Wekiva Paint Out, Invitational, Longwood FL

Oct 2022 High Cotton Plein Air, Thomasville GA

Sep 2022 Virginia Highland Plein Air Festival, Atlanta, GA

Sep 2022 Suffolk Plein Air Festival

Aug 2022 Floyd Plein Air, VA

May 2022 Havana Plein Air Painting In The Shade, FL

Apr 2022 Winter Park Paint Out, FL

Apr 2022 Coastal VA Plein Air Festival, VA

Apr 2022 Degallery Paint Out, Invitational, Bryant TX

Mar 2021 Lighthouse Art Center Plein Air Festival, Tequesta, FL

Feb 2022 Wekiva Paint Out, FL

Nov 2021 Naples Quick Draw, FL, Invitational

Oct 2021 New Smyrna Paint Out, FL, Invitational 

Oct 2021 Winter Park Juried Paint Out, Poster Artist, FL

Sep 2021 Suffolk Juried Paint Out, VA - Best of Show

May 2021 Havana Plein Air Painting In The Shade, FL - third place award

May 2021 St. George Island Invitational Paint Out, FL

Apr 2021 Lake Mary Invitational Paint Out, FL

Feb 2021 Wekiva Paint Out, Invitational, Longwood, FL

Oct 2020 American Impressionist Society Paint Out, St. George UT

Jul 2020 Nehrling Gardens Quick Draw, Gotha, FL - third place award

Apr 2020 Winter Park Juried Paint Out – Virtual

Mar 2020 Wekiva Paint Out, Invitational, Longwood, FL

Nov 2019 Mount Dora Paint Out, FL, Featured Artist and second place award

Oct 2019 New Smyrna Beach Invitational Paint Out, FL

Apr 2019 Winter Park Juried Paint Out, FL

Dec 2019 New Smyrna Beach Invitational Paint Out, FL

Nov 2018 Mount Dora Paint Out, jurors’ choice award

Apr 2018 Winter Park Quick Draw, FL, first place award

Apr 2018 St Augustine Paint Out, FL, third place award

Mar 2018 Wekiva Quick Draw, FL, third place award

Nov 2017 Mount Dora Paint Out, FL,  quick draw first place award

Mar 2017 Wekiva Springs quick draw, FL, second place award

 

ART FESTIVALS

 

Winter Park autumn Art Festival, 2018, 2019 and 2021

Maitland Art Festival 2021
 

TEACHING
 

Oct 2023       High Cotton Plein Air, Thomasville,  GA, Pastels En Plein Air

Feb 2023       St George Island, FL, Pastel Sunsets

Feb 2023      Lanza Gallery, 2-day pastel workshop, High Springs, FL

Nov 2022     Southwest Pastel Society, plein air demonstration Naples FL,

Aug 2022      Weekly class, 6 sessions, Orlando Florida

Jun, Jul 2022  Southeastern Pastel Society, Online tutorials for member Facebook Group

Jun 2022       First Coast Pastel Society, FL, Pastels En Plein Air

Jun 2022       First Coast Pastel Society, FL, Pastel Workshop, Studio Pastel Painting

May 2022    St George Island, FL Pastel Workshop, Painting Birds

Apr 2022     Bryan TX, Pastel Workshop

Mar 2022    St George Island, FL, Pastel Workshop, The Landscape

May 2021   St George Island, FL, Pastel Workshop

 

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

 

Pastel Society of America, Associate Member; Southeastern Pastel Society, Member of Excellence, Publicity Co-Chair; Pastel Society of Central Florida, Member; American Impressionist Society, Associate Member

The Florida Painters, Signature Member

 

SELECTED PRESS

 

2022 Orlando Voyager Magazine

2021 Winter Park Magazine cover and article, 2021 Baldwin Park Magazine cover and article

2020 J-Life Magazine, Orlando, article 2010 Orlando Arts article

 

ART EDUCATION

 

2009-2014 Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, FL

Painting and Drawing, Fellowship, Studio Artist

Figurative, portrait and landscape drawing and painting courses with instructors: Marie Orban, Don Sondag, Berto Ortega, Stacy Barter, Dennis Schmalstig, David Hunter

1996-2000 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN

Bachelor of Science, Interior Design

Art instruction includes: drawing, color theory, perspective drawing and architectural rendering 

1994-1995 Tel Aviv Center of Arts, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Abstract Oil Painting

1990-1991 Rishon LeZion Art Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel

Drawing and Painting, Oil Pastel, Instructor: Arieh Lamdan

 

Selected Workshops

Michelle Held, Lana Ballot, Karen Margulies, Lyn Asselta, Nancie King-Mertz, Antwan Ramar, Morgan Samuel Price, Robert Carsten, Hai-Ou Hou, Lynn Asselta, Aline Ordman, Desmond O’Hagan, Terri Ford, Gregg Kreutz, 

Nancy Seamons Crookston, Henry Yan, Margaret Dyer, Stacy Barter, Ken Austin, Berto Ortega, Larry Moore