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Born into a middle-class family in the Philadelphia suburbs to an accountant and an art teacher, my mom, being the art teacher, was an excellent draftsperson and loved painting and sculpture and generally loved making things but discouraged me from becoming a professional artist.
As a young adult, I had one thing in mind only, and that was painting. After graduating from University of the Arts in 1980, I went along my artistic way, first to San Francisco for 4 years, where I drove a cab and tried to figure out how to have a creative life. I thought, I need to find a different medium- one that I can support myself with. After experimenting with various mediums, making jewelry became my new passion. Upon coming back to the states after living in Munich, Germany for 8 years, I spent the past 30 odd years doing just that.
In 2022 the urge to paint again became so strong, it was not to be ignored. Currently, I am transitioning back to being an artist, soon to be full time. My kitchen is my painting studio. There I find common objects that pull me in, begging for me to allow them to be shown as something special, even if for just a moment. That is my new mission- through painting to help people appreciate the seemingly insignificant things, to see them as something powerful, rare and beautiful.
1952 Born in October to an art teacher and accountant in the suburbs of Philadelphia
1970 Graduated Cheltenham High School
1970 - 1972 Attended Moore College of Art majoring in Illustration
1972 - 1974 Attended Temple University majoring in Art
1974 - 1978 Bummed around, worked in restaurants, did artwork
1978 - 1980 Attended the then Philadelphia College of Art (later re-named U of Arts)
1980 Graduated Philadelphia College of Art with Bachelor of Art, Majoring in Painting
1980 - 1984 Lived in San Francisco, where I drove a cab and experimented with various mediums, started exhibiting stained glass works at various Crafts Shows, and became infatuated with jewelry making.
1984 - 1991 Lived in Munich Germany where I continued to make jewelry and paint, selling my jewelry and small paintings directly to the public and through jewelry galleries and retail shops.
1991 Returned to Philadelphia where I set up my jewelry studio and began selling to the public and through many stores and crafts galleries. Creating jewelry became my creative outlet and means of supporting myself.
2022 The need to paint again became a priority. I started slowly with oil pastels and then began to re-learn how to paint. Years of photographing the pieces was beneficial in developing my visual prowess in understanding how to create depth and tension in a 2D composition.
2023 2/1 - 2/29/2023
Las Laguna Gallery, Las Laguna, CA
Took part in their 2024-Still Life Exhibition with 2 works
2024 3/26-4/28
Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Took part in Explorations in Monochromatic Art with 2 works
2025
2/7 - 2/28/2025
CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA
Took part in Small Works exhibit with 3 works
2/7 - 2/28
Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
Taking part in UArts Alumni exhibit, Hang in There exhibition
