Education
- Portland State University - Graduate classes, 1990
- Bowling Green State University - Masters of Fine Arts (MFA), Major - Painting, Minor - Art History and Sculpture, 1976
- Bowling Green State University - Masters of Arts Degree, (MA), Major - Painting and Art History, Minor - Sculpture, 1975
- Kent Blossom Summer Arts Program, Kent State University - Scholarship, 1973
- University of Hawaii, Honolulu Hawaii - Chinese Painting and Eastern Traditional Water Color Techniques
- University of Toledo, School of Design Toledo Museum of Art - Bachelors of Art Education, 1971
- Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina - Printmaking, Glass Blowing, Foundry, Sculptures, 1970
Vocation
- Professional Artist/Painter - 1973 to Present
- Public School Art Teacher - 1973 to 2013, Retired
Awards, Endowments, Grants and Scholarships
- Global Indiana, Partnership to China - USA, 2010
- Fulbright Hayes Summer Seminar - India, 2009
- Eli Lilly Fellows Grant - Travel to Egypt, study Art Expressed in World Religions, 2009
- Bloomington, Indiana Regional Arts Council - Outstanding Artist of the Year Award, 2006
- Fulbright-Hayes Summer Seminar to Australia - June 2006
- JFMF, Japanese Fulbright Memorial Grant Recipient - November 2005
- NEH, National Endowment of the Humanities - Seminar Grant to Vienna, Austria to design an Interdisciplinary Unit of Study, 4 weeks Summer, 2005
- TEA, Teachers of Excellence National Grant with The American Council of International Education, Russia to teach about the USA, in Russia, 2005
- Indiana State Department of Education, Interdisciplinary/ Cross Curricular Grant Recipient - Summer 2004
- Bloomington Regional Art Council, Individual Artist Grant - 2005
- Brown County Leadership Program - Represented the Brown County Schools
- Eli Lilly Creativity Grants - 1992 and 2002
- NEH, National Endowment for the Humanities - 1993 Artist and Research Grant
- Art Interest Scholarship, Toledo Museum of Art - 1973
- Kent Blossom Summer Arts Scholarship, Kent State University - 1973
- Walbridge Sinclair Scholarship, Toledo Museum of Art - 1970
Permanent Museum and Corporate Collections
- Permanent Collection of the Civil Rights Museum, Birmingham, AL - 2001 and 2002. Paintings depicting A Woman's Perspective of War. Series entitled The Madonna of Kosovo - 7 paintings
- Acquisition by the Indiana State Museum - Permanent Collection, 1999 & 2006 - 2 paintings
- The Fort Wayne Museum of Art - Acquisition Permanent Collection, 1974 - 1 painting
- Eli Lily Collections - Acquisition Permanent Collection, Corp. Indianapolis, IN - various paintings
- Indiana University, Kelly School of Business Collection - Acquisition, Bloomington, IN, Permanent Collection, 2008
Juried and Prize Winning Art Shows - Highlights
- Hoosier Salon Best Landscape, 2020
- Hoosier Salon, Indiana History Center - Outstanding Landscape Award 2014 and 2015, numerous shows and merit awards
- Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), Indiana Artist Club - First Place 2012, numerous shows and awards
- Midwest National Abstract Painting Competition - Second Place, 2011
- Heartland Art Show, Indiana State Museum - Featured artist, May 2010 - February 2011
- Curators Choice, chosen works from the Indiana State Museum Permanent Collection, - September –November 2006
- Whispers to Shouts Indiana Women Who Create Art, Indiana State Museum - Invitational Show, 2005
- Best of America National Juried Art Show, National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society - 2004-2005
- South Side Art League Regional Competition - Prizes and purchase awards including 2003 Best of Show, participant 1996-2013
- Indiana Heritage Arts - Numerous prizes and purchase awards, 1995-2014, Most Outstanding Oil or Acrylic
- Hoosier Salon - Numerous prizes and purchase awards, 1994-2014
- Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum - Merit Award 1983-2003
- Indiana Artist Club Art Competition, Indianapolis Art Museum - Numerous prizes and purchase awards, 1994-2014, including Outstanding Impressionistic Landscape 1997
- The National Exhibition, Akron Ohio - 1996
- National Art League Spring Exhibition, New York, NY - 1996
- Bowling Green State University Juried Alumna Show - 1996
- Fort Wayne Art Museum - One Person Show, 1974
Publications and Books
Featured articles
- Appreciation of the Arts, An Integral Part of Curriculum, 2002, article published by the Indiana Department of Education
Featured paintings
- Hoosier Painters of the 21st Century by Mark Butterfield, published in 2005
- Mayer’s International Art Sales, Vol. 3, 2003, 6 paintings
Service and Professional Memberships
Local, Regional, State and National Organizations
- Brown County Community Foundation - Board of Trustees, 2010-2011
- Brown County Community Foundation - Grants committee, 2010-Present
- Swope Art Museum - Demonstrator and lecturer, 2008
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site - Artist in Residence, demonstrator and lecturer, 2007
- Brown County Career Resource Center - Fund Raising Committee 2010-Present
- National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS) - 2004-Present
Judge for numerous art competitions including:
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site Paint-Out - 1991-Present
- Indiana Artist Club - 1996-Present
- Hoosier Salon - 1996-Present
- Indiana Heritage Arts - 1995-Present
- Bloomington Area Arts Council - Grant reader and facilitator, 1999-Present
- Brown County Art Guild - Member and Board of Directors, 1995-Present
- Art Alliance Brown County - Member, 2001- Present
- Brown County Arts Commission – Past board member and founding member, 2002-2005
Presenter | Speaker | Demonstrator | Juror
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site and Museum, Belmont, Indiana - Presenter, July 2010
- TAH, Teaching American History Seminars
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site Museum, Belmont, Indiana - Painting demonstrator, September 2007
- Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana - Demonstrator and presenter, April 2008
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site and Museum, Belmont, Indiana - Juror for numerous Paint-Outs for over 15 years