Education
•University of Florida 1980 -1984
Major studies in Liberal Arts, minor in gender studies.
Independent Studies with faculty and graduate students in Fine Art and Design.
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•Saint Leo University 2012 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude – Psychology
Emphasis: research studies on art and dream therapies
•Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
Deborah Horrel, Patte de Verre. Tom Speleth, Mold Making.
Julia Harrison, wood carving.
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•Hot Glass Horizons, Corning, NY Michael Dupille, Fritography
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•Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN. Ellen Wieske, Metalsmithing.
Kari Minnick, Glass Surfaces and Layers
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•New Orleans School of Glass, Glass Blowing and Glass Casting
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Selected Exhibitions
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Art Collector Gallery, Showcase III Florida Craftsmen Invitational 1986
Thomas Center Main Gallery, Summer Showcase, Gainesville, Florida 1986
Tokyo International Craft Expo, Tokyo, Japan 1992
Via Laura Gallery, Small Works Tokyo, Japan 1993
Thomas Center Main Gallery, Florida Craftsmen Northern Spectrum Exhibition, Gainesville, FL. 1998
River Gallery, Ethereal Artistry, 2005
Santa Fe Gallery, Portray, Preserve and Prosper, Gainesville, Florida, 2008
Hippodrome Theatre, Main Gallery, The Glass Menagerie, 2009
River Gallery, Emerge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, June, 2010
Arrowmont School of Art, Summer Faculty Exhibit, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2005
Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Best of the Best, March 2014
Thornebrook Gallery, The Mob, Gainesville, FL 2014, 2015
Selected Corporate and Private Collections
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Disney Corporate Collection
Norman S. Hirschl of Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, New York
The Palley Glass Collection, Myrna and Sheldon Palley, Miami, FL
Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida
Florida Craftsmen selected for permanent collection, Saint Petersburg, FL
Kehler Associates, Reston, VA
Caton and Taylor, Oral Surgery, Gainesville, FL
Instruction
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Summer Faculty Arrowmont School of Art 2005 – 2009, 2015
John C. Campbell Folk School 2013, 2014
University of Florida Craft Center 1989 - 1994
Santa Fe College Community Education 1992 - 2000
Private Studio instruction - ongoing
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Curating / Coordinating
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Santa Fe College Fine Art Gallery: Portray, Preserve and Prosper 2008
Marion County Chamber of Commerce, Through the Lens, Photography 2008
Florida’s Eden, Evinston Paint Out, 2008
Florida’s Eden, Heart of Florida Paint Out 2009
Florida’s Eden Dudley Farm Paint Out 2010
Cedar Key Art Center Gallery, Visions for the Region 2012
Public Art Installations
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Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center Hospital, Findlay, Ohio
Selected Awards
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1991 Festival of the Masters, Lake Buena Vista, FL,Award of Merit
1992 Bluff Park Arts Festival, Birmingham, Alabama, Award of Merit
1993 Mt. Dora Festival of the Arts, Mount Dora, FL, Award of Merit
1993 Beaux Arts Festival, Miami, FL, Best in Glass
1993 Springfest, Charlotte, NC, Best in Show
1993 Hyde Park Art Festival, Tampa, FL, Second Place – 3D
1994 Uptown Art Festival, Minneapolis, MN, Award of Distinction
1995 Beaux Arts Festival, Miami,FL, Award of Excellence
1994 Manayunk Arts Festival, Manayunk, PA, First Place
1994 Art Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, Award of Excellence
1995 Mount Dora Festival of the Arts, Mount Dora, FL, Merit Award
1995 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, Award of Distinction
1996 Springfest, Charlotte, NC, Award of Merit
1997 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, Award of Excellence
1997 Festival of the Masters, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Selected for Disney Corporate Collection
1998 Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL, Award of Distinction
1999 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, Award of Merit
1999 Northern Virginia Fine Arts, Reston, VA, Award of Excellence
2000 Art Festival at Thornebrook, Gainesville, FL, Best in Show
2001 Cedar Key Arts Festival, Cedar Key, FL,Award of Distinction
2002 Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD, First Place
2008 Downtown Festival, Gainesville, FL, Award of Excellence
2008 Art Festival at Thornebrook, Gainesville, FL, Award of Distinction
2009 Spring Arts Festival, Gainesville, FL, Award of Merit
2010 Artigras, Jupiter, FL, First Place
2010 Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival, Best in 3-D
2014 Downtown Festival, Gainesville, FL, Best in Show
2015 Art Festival at Thornebrook, Gainesville, FL, Award of Distinction
2015 Judges Choice, GFAA Gallery exhibit
2016 Spring Arts Festival, Gainesville, FL, Award of Distinction
2016 Third Place GFAA Mixed Media and Collage exhibit
2017 Art Beth-el Invitational – Best in Show (Boutique)
2017 Tioga Art Festival – Best in Show
2017 Art Festival at Thornebrook, Gainesville, Florida - Best in Show
2017 Downtown Festival, Gainesville, Florida - Award of Excellence
2018 Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival - Award of Merit
2018 Art Festival at Thornebrook, Gainesville, Florida - Best in Show
2018 Ocala Fine Arts Festival, Ocala, Florida - Award of Merit
2018 Downtown Festival, Gainesville, Florida - Best in Show, 3-D