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SOLO EXHIBITIONS: SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO • Galeria San Francisco - February 2018 - March 2020, various dates
BOQUETE, PANAMA: • Sugar 'n Spice, January - May, 2017 • Sugar 'n Spice, January - March, 2016 • Mango Restaurante, January 1 - March 31, 2015 • Art Cafe, August - October, 2014 • Sugar 'n Spice, March - August, 2014 • Casa de Montaña Hotel, 2014 to 2018 • Mango Restaurante, November 1 - February 28, 2013
2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS: • Galeria San Francisco - December 2019 to March 2020 • "Off The Wall", Boquete Public Library, January - March, 2013
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: •. Laguna Art Gallery "Lagunaart.com" , 2024 - • 16th Annual "The HeArt of Orange County", April - May, 2024 • "Plastic Madness/Locura del Plastico": Casa Europa, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; March 2019. • "Abstracts" 2016 Art Exhibition, LightSpaceTime, (Special Recognition Award). • "THE ART OF MUSIC", Boquete Public Library in conjunction with the "Boquete Jazz Festival"; 2014, 2015, 2017 • "Art & Film", Boquete Community Theater; 2013 • Boquete Artworks' Annual Group Shows, Boquete Public Library; 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. • Boquete Artworks' Invited Group Shows, Boquete Community Theater; 2012, 2013, 2014. • "EL AMOR DEL ARTE", Boquete Public Library, Boquete's Inaugural Juried Show (Awarded 1st Place, Division 2); 2012
AWARDS: •. Honorable Mention, Contemporary Art Division, 16th Annual "The HeArt of Orange County, 2024 • Special Recognition Award, "Abstracts" 2016 Art Exhibition, LightSpaceTime. • Awarded 1st Place, Division 2, "EL AMOR DEL ARTE", Boquete Public Library, Boquete's Inaugural Juried Show, 2012
EDUCATION Formal: • Bachelor's Degree in Art from University of California, Los Angeles. Graduated Cum Laude.
Professional Development in both Encaustic and Cold Wax/Oil Mediums: • Member, Cold Wax Academy; Jerry McLaughlin and Rebecca Crowell, Instructors, 2021 to present. • "Meaningful Abstraction", Weeklong Workshop; Jerry McLaughlin and Rebecca Crowell, Instructors, San Miguel de Allende, October 2021 • "Shape, Color, Texture", Weeklong Workshop; Jerry McLaughlin, Instructor, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, October 2019 • Weeklong Workshop; Jerry McLaughlin, Instructor, San Luis Obispo, California; October 2017 • "Collage: Colors & Symbols"; Jane Dill, Instructor; Galeria San Francisco, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; 2017 • "Digging Deeper: Painting to find your Voice"; Lisa Pressman, Instructor; Rebecca Crowell, Guest Instructor; Cullowhee Mountain Arts; Weeklong School in 2015 • "Basics & Beyond"; Binnie Birstein Instructor; 1-Day Workshop in 2016 • "Lighten Up: Painting with Encaustic on Paper"; Raé Miller, Instructor; 2-Day Workshop in 2016 • International Encaustic Conference, Provincetown, MA, 2016 • Professional mentorship with Lisa Pressman, 2016 - 2017
WORK HISTORY • A multi-decade career in the Graphic Design and Marketing Communications fields in Southern California. Companies include, but are not limited to B.J. Stewart Advertising & Public Relations; M. Zuckerman Public Relations; The Irvine Company; Transpacific Development Company; Tustin Ranch Golf Club. • Marketing Director, Boquete Community Theater, 2011 - 2012 • Owner, The Coffee Gallery, Southern California, 1990 - 1997.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • BOQUETE ARTWORKS, Member 2011 - 2017 • BOQUETE ARTWORKS, President 2012 - 2014 • BOQUETE ARTWORKS, Board member 2011, 2014 • Member, International Encaustic Artists, 2015 • Attendee, International Encaustic Conference, 2016