Education: 

 

BA Psychology University of Colorado, Boulder

Watercolor Classes: Marie Ungemah, Tanis Bula, Chuck Danford

Watercolor Workshops: Michael Atkinson, Frank Francese, Janet Nunn, Sterling Edwards

Pastel Workshops: Cindy Haase, June Davis, Jane Christie, Norbert Nagel

 

Employment:

 

DDRC (Developmental Disability Resource Center) Volunteer Art Mentor. February 2006 to 2020.

City of Lakewood Art Instructor. January 2013 to present.

Lakewood Arts Council Workshop Instructor: April 2013 to present

Lakewood Arts Council Board Member. 2013

Lakewood Arts Council Co-op Member 2009 to present

Ken Caryl Art Guild Board Member. 2004 to 2013. 2015

Ken Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District Art Instructor, October 2015.

 

Donated Works:

 

Denver Hospice Mask Project. February 2011

Keys to the City Painted Piano. May 2011

Cat Care Society Tails of the Painted Cats. February 2012

Barrels of Love. June 2012

Lakewood Arts Council Painted Chair Project. November 2012

Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Painted Violin. September 2013

Denver Hospice Mask Project. February 2014

Alzheimers Association Memories in the Making. May 2015

Alzheimers Association Memories in the Making. May 2016

Alzheimers Association Memories in the Making. May 2017

CASA for children. September 2017

NAMLO. November 2017

Alzheimers Association Memories in the Making. May 2018

Cat Care Society Tails of the Painted Cats. March 2019

Alzheimers Association Memories in the Making May 2019

 

Awards and Juried Exhibits:

 

Lakewood Arts Council, Best of Jeffco. October 2008. Merit Award

Tenn St. Coffee and Books, Red-Handed Show. July 2010

Knoll Gallery, Gone to the Dogs. October 2010

Lakewood Arts Council, Colorado's Best. March 2011

40West Fall Arts Festival. November 2012. Award of Excellence

40 West Vivid Color Exhibit. July 2013. Award of Excellence

Lakewood Arts Council, Invitational. July 2013. Merit Award

Glenwood Springs Fall Art Fest. September 2013. First Place Advanced Floral, Purchase Patron Award Miniature

40West, Invitational Award Winners Exhibit. December 2013

40West, Farm to Table. November 2014

Valkarie Gallery, Pulse Exhibit. January 2015

40West, Wonders of Nature. July 2015

Curtis Arts & Humanities, All Colorado Show. July 2015

Littleton Art Depot, All Colorado Show. July 2015

Lakewood Arts Council, Colorado Best Exhibit, August 2015

Colorado Creative Industries, Capitol Building Exhibit, August 2015

Lone Tree Art Expo, October 2015

40West, Vines Exhibit, Award of Excellence, October 2015

40West, Black & White Exhibit, November 2015

Lakewood Arts, Artist Choice, May 2016. Merit Award

40West, Drip Exhibit, June 2016

Curtis Arts & Humanities, All Colorado Show. June 2016

Arapaho Community College, Kaleidoscope Exhibit. July 2016. Honorable Mention and display in College Presidents Office

Littleton Fine Art Guild, Out of the Box Exhibit. October 2016 Honorable Mention

Evergreen Main St. Gallery, All Colorado Show. October 2016

Lakewood Arts Council, Colorado Best Exhibit. October 2016

Stanton Gallery. February-March, 2017

Featured in Lakewood Bravo Magazine. May-August 2017

Lakewood Arts Council, Artists Choice. June 2017. Second Place

Littleton Fine Art Guild, Summer Show. July 2017. Honorable Mention

Arapaho Community College, Kaleidoscope Exhibit. July 2017

Littleton Fine Art Guild, All Colorado Show. August 2017

Littleton Fine Art Guild, Joy of Color Exhibit. October 2017. First Place

Lakewood Arts Council, Colorado's Best Exhibit. October 2017. Merit Award

Lakewood Arts Council, Artist Choice Exhibit, May 2018. Third Place Award

40West, Drawing the Line Exhibit. June 2018

Arapaho Community College, Kaleidoscope Exhibit. July 2018. Selected for display in Administrative Offices.

Littleton Fine Art Guild, All Colorado Show. August 2018.

Lakewood Arts Council, Visions in Abstract Show. October 2018. Merit Award

Mountainside Art Guild, asked to present program. January 2019

Arapaho Community College, Kaleidoscope Exhibit. August 2019 Merit Award. Selected for display in Administrative Offices and purchased by ACC President.

Lakewood Arts Council, Artists Choice. October 2020 Third Place

Ken Caryl Art Guild, virtual exhibit. October 2020 Honorable Mention

40West, Life & Death Exhibit. November 2020 Award of Excellence

Lakewood Arts, Citizens of the World Exhibit. August 2022. Merit Award

Colorado Mycological Society, feature in CMS Newsletter, August 2022. Artwork as Newsletter header, 2023.

40West, Texture Exhibit, December 2022 Award of Excellence

Lakewood Arts, Castles in the Sky Exhibit, June 2023 3rd Place.