BORN - 1965 - Logan, Utah, Raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. Home base - Orcas island, Washington.
EDUCATION
2019-2021 Society of Botanical Art, UK Diploma Distance Learning Program London, England
2014-current Terry L. Johnson, Prof., Mentorship in Painting, Orcas Island, WA
2001-2020 Printmaking, Drawing, Painting courses Gage Academy of Art Seattle, WA
1990-1995 Bachelor of Science Degree sought / Biology, University of Minnesota St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
1983-1987 Bachelor of Science - Apparel Design, University of Minnesota St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
SOLO SHOWS
2023 September Featured Artist, The Orcas Island Artworks Cooperative Art Gallery, Olga, WA
2022 Botanicals, Crow Valley Art Gallery, Eastsound, WA
2022 May Featured Artist, The Orcas Island Artworks Cooperative Art Gallery, Olga, WA
2020 Featured Artist, The Orcas Island Artworks Cooperative Art Gallery, Olga, WA
2015 Featured Artist, The Orcas Island Artworks Cooperative Art Gallery, Olga, WA
1996 Companions, Islander’s Bank, Eastsound WA
SELECTED JURIED & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Orcas Island Artist Tour Gallery Show - Orcas Island Center, Eastsound, WA
2019 Twelfth Annual CVG Show - Juried, Collective Visions Gallery” Bremerton, WA
2018 FIERCE and FRAIL: Of Beings, Beasts, & Seed - Juried, Verum Ultimum Gallery,Portland, OR
2016 -2018 Art on the Wall -Terry Johnson Student Exhibit - Juried, Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA
2018 The Crow Show 2018 - Juried, The Studio Door San Diego, CA
2017 The Crow Show 2017 - Juried, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2016 The Crow Show 2016 - Juried, The Studio Door, San Diego, CA
2016 Raining Cats and Dogs 2016 - Juried, The Dairy Arts Center & the Humane Society, Boulder, CO
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Featured Artist - Orcas island Chamber Music Festival Brochure
2021 Source Paper E-magazine, Issue I - Earth + Fire - “Consider This”
2005 Cover Art - Journal of American Vetrinarian Association / JAVMA
2003 Featured Artist - Emily Reid’s Guide to the San Juan Islands
HONORS & AWARDS
2012 Sea Kayak Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, Canada with Leon Somme
2009 British Canoeing UKCC Coach Level 5 Aspirant
2007 Sea Kayak Circumnavigation Haida Gwaii with Leon Somme and Justine Curgenven
2005 First woman in the USA to gain the British Canoeing 5 Star Sea Award
2006 British Canoeing Assessor Level 4, FSRT Provider, 4 Star Provider, 4 Star Surf, 2 Star Canoe
2003 First woman to circumnavigate Iceland by sea kayak Chris Duff and Leon Somme
GALLERY PARTICIPATION
1996-2022 Orcas Island Artworks Cooperative Art Gallery, Olga, Washington
2020-2022 Crow Valley Art Gallery, Eastsound, Washington
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-2019 President and Co-Owner Body Boat Blade International, Eastsound, WA
1996-1998 Production Assistant, RozWear Designs, Eastsound, WA
1994-1996 Field Researcher, Rocky Guttierez, PHD, Humboldt State University, CA
1994 (6 mos.) Field Researcher, Bethany Woodward, Guanica National Forest, Puerto Rico
1990-1991 Work abroad in London, UK with various Fashion Designers & retail appointments
1987-1989 Production Assistant, Hodder Video Production Studio, Minneapolis, MN
1986-1987 Minnesota TV & Movie Production Board Intern, Minneapolis, MN
1985-1987 Retail Creative Assistant, PolkaDots & Moonbeams Minneapolis, MN