Associations		Pastel Society of America, New York, New York Jury selection required Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jury selection required
Education	M.F.A.	American University, Washington, D.C. (painting/drawing)
	B.F.A.	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.(painting/drawing) studied with Neil Welliver and Rackstraw Downes
	B.A.	Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. (painting/drawing) studied with Ingolf Qually (BFA,MFA,Yale) Ingolf Qually (MFA, BFA Yale) Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh, additional summer studios
Teaching		Carnegie Museum of Art,(one studio class per session 2000-2007) Figure drawing and painting Carnegie Mellon University, pre-college program; Advanced Drawing/Anatomy, Drawing, Figure Painting, (2003-07) Figure Workshops for Art Teachers through the Carnegie Museum of Art, 2007
Exhibitions
	2008	Frank L. Melega Art Museum, Solo Exhibit, Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
	2007	Katzen Gallery - American University Museum, Washington, D.C., Group Juried Exhibit. The Mendelson Gallery, Solo Exhibit, "Our Image," Shadyside, Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh; Conney M. Kimbo Art Gallery, solo, invitational. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Juried Anniversary Group Exhibit, Oakland, Pennsylvania. Carnegie Museum of Art, Instructor Exhibit, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Art Loft, Juried Group Exhibit, Mt.Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
	2006	The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Museum, Olean, New York, Chief Curator Ruta Marino, Solo Exhibit, “A Sum of the Parts.” St. Bonaventure University. The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Juried Group Exhibit. Juror, Susan Fisher Sterling, Chief Curator of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Dimensions 2006, Winston-Salem, NC. National Juried Exhibit. Juror, Brooke Davis Anderson the Director and Curator of the American Folk Art Museum. First Place/Best of Show. Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Juried Group Exhibit, Juror, Virginia Mecklenburg, Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Carnegie Museum of Art, Juried Group Exhibit (Associated Artists of Pittsburgh). Juror, Douglas Fogle, Curator at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier, PA. Juried Group Exhibition. Juror, William Mammarella, MFA. Rutgers University.
	2005	Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier, PA, Juried Group Exhibition First Place/Best of Show. Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, Solo Exhibition - Invitational. "United". Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA, Juried AAP group exhibit. BoxHeart Gallery, International juried group exhibition, Bloomfield, PA. Carnegie Museum of Art, group instructor’s exhibit. Carlow College, Invitational, Dr. George D’Angelo and Fr. Tom Bonacci, Interfaith Center. Studio K, Lawrenceville, PA, Invitational UPMC, Hermitage, PA, invitational, juror/curator, Elena Hiatt Houlihan. Sewickley Gallery and Frame, Solo Exhibit, Sewickley, PA Framery, Invitational Opening Exhibit, Lawrenceville, PA.
	2004	Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Solo Exhibition, "A Portrait of Us." Juror; Liz Thomas, assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA, group juried exhibition, Juror; Kurt Shaw, Art Critic, Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Juror; Renee Stout. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Annual Open Juried group exhibit. Touchstone, Farmington, PA, Instructors Exhibit. Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, Instructors Exhibit. Undercroft Gallery, Oakland, PA, Solo Exhibition - “America the Flavorful.” Boxheart Gallery, Bloomfield, PA, Group Exhibition, Invitational. Third Street Gallery, Carnegie, PA, Group Exhibition. Invitational.
	2003	Ceres Gallery, Group exhibition, New York, NY. Carnegie Museum of Art, Studio Instructors group exhibition Pittsburgh, PA. Northlight Gallery, group exhibition, Kennebunkport, Maine University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh, AAP Juried Exhibition-open, Juror; Liz Thomas, assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Carnegie Museum of Art. Kroiz Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. MFA Group Exhibition.
	2002	Ceres Gallery, National Juried Art Exhibition, (NYC), Juror; Charlotta Kotik, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Chairperson of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. La Fond Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA ­ October
	2001	Carnegie Museum of Art, Open juried group exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, Juror; David Carrier, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Gallerie 214, National Juried Exhibition; Curious Journey, Montclair, New Jersey. Juror; Sid Sachs, Director, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. La Fond Gallery, National Juried Pastel Competition, Pittsburgh, PA, Juror Doug Dawson, PSA (New York) St. Vincent College Gallery, Ancient Images, Modern Expressions, Latrobe, PA, Juror; Dr. Frima Fox Hofrichter, Art Historian Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
	2000	Gallerie Alexie, National Juried Exhibition; Skyscapes and Landscapes. Juror: Gail Stavitsky, ChiefCurator, The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey. Gallerie 214, National Juried Exhibition; Skyscapes and Landscapes. Juror; Gail Stavitsky, Chief Curator, The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey La Fond Gallery, National Juried Pastel Competition, Pittsburgh, PA. Third Street Gallery, group exhibition, Carnegie, PA.
	1999	American Institute of Architecture Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. (Invitational, Gloria Fitz Art Competition.)
	1998	Nemacolin Invitational Exhibit, Farmington, PA. National Arts Club Gallery, National Juried Exhibition, Pastel Society of America, Gramercy Square, New York City, NY. Carnegie Museum of Art , Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Annual open Juried Exhibition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Juror; Carrie Przybilla, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia Studio Z Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Southside, Pittsburgh, PA.
Publications	2006	ArtMatters, The Philadelphia Regions Magazine of the Arts Mt.Lebanon Magazine, Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
	2004	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mary Thomas, art critic, on “A Portrait of us” at The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
	2003	The Pennsylvania Gazette, May/June 2003, (University of Pennsylvania), photo “America the Flavorful”
	2002	Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Kurt Shaw, on “America the Flavorful.”
	2001	Mt.Lebanon Magazine, March, feature article, Artist's at Work; "Four Women, Four Creative Passions." Local Publication written by Elaine Wertheim, winner of the Golden Quill Award for this article
	2000	Décor Magazine (National), September 2000, press release and photos of "Breaking Up," from New York City Solo Exhibition Picture Framing Magazine (National), October 2000, press release and photos of "Out of the Picture" from NYC solo exhibition. Art Business News (National), August 2000, supplemented edition with press release and photos of "Breaking Up" and "Rolling In" from New York City Solo Exhibition
Awards	2006	First Place (Best of Show), Dimensions 2006, Winston-Salem, NC.. National Juried Exhibit. Juror, Brooke Davis Anderson,Director and Curator of the American Folk Art Museum.
	2005	First Place (Best of Show), Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts.
	2002	Accepted in Pool for the Special Offer Stipend Fund, Pennsylvania Council for the Arts
	2000	Honorable Mention, National Pastel Competition, La Fond Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
	1999	Greater Pittsburgh Commission for Women, one of three Gloria Fitz Competition Winners. Citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Artistic Achievement
Juror	2006	South Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.
	2005	Mt. Lebanon Art Exhibit, Open Group Exhibit, Mt.Lebanon, PA,
	2004	Pittsburgh Society of Artists (PSA), Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA. Monroeville Arts Festival, Monroeville, PA. Whitehall Art League, Galleria, Mt.Lebanon PA. Penn Art Association, Community College, Boyce Campus, Monroeville, PA.