EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
BFA Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, 1982, Magna Cum Laude
Concentrated Study in Papermaking, College of Graphic Arts, RIT, 1981-82
RIT Scholar Award, College of Fine And Applied Arts, 1982
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008 Springwater Paperworks studio in Hemlock, NY (est. 1994)
2007 Paper Making Workshops in Honeoye, Pittsford, Penn Yan, and Springville School Districts
2006 Paper Making Workshops in Newark and Springville School Districts
2006 Pittsford Calkins Road School, 7th grade workshops and O’Keefe collaborative project
2006 Avon & Wayland Libraries, Paper making talks and demonstrations, GVCA grant project
2006 Wheatland Chili TJ Connors Elementary School Residency, K – 6 papermaking & collaborative
2006 Teachers’ Workshop in hand papermaking, Wheatland Chili, TJ Connors School
2006 Pittsford Schools 7th Grade Recycling Paper Projects, January & April
2005 West Irondequoit Schools Papermaking workshops
2005 Young Authors & Story Tellers Conference, BOCES, Mt. Morris, NY
2005 Pittsford Middle School, Lectures and Large Scale Paper Making Projects
2004 Livingston Art Group, papermaking workshop, Lakeville, NY
2004 Young Authors & Story Tellers, Mt Morris Central Schools Special Event, papermaking
2004 Brighton Festival of Ideas, Brighton Schools special event day, papermaking workshops
2003 Papermaking Workshop, Linwood Gardens, York, NY
2003 Pittsford Schools 7th Grade large scale collaborative project, Pittsford, NY
2003 Genesee Valley BOCES Regional Program of Excellence, papermaking workshop
2002 NYS Council on the Arts Papermaking Workshop at Linwood Gardens, York, NY
2002 Papermaking Slide Lecture and Workshops, May, Pittsford Thornell Road School
2002 Papermaking Workshop, April, Regional Program of Excellence, Genesee Valley B.O.C.E.S.
2001 Visiting Artist, Livonia High School Art Classes, Lecture and Demonstration
2001 Studio workshop, Artist members of the Centennial Art Center of Hamburg, New York
2001 New York State Council on the Arts Workshops at Linwood Gardens, Hand Papermaking workshop
2001 New York State Council on the Arts Workshop, Dundee Area Youth Center, Dundee, NY
2001 Visiting Artist, Special Class project 4th Grades, Clyde-Savannah School District
2001 Visiting Artist, Elementary Art Education, papermaking, Webster School District
2001 Visiting Artist/Residency, Large multi-class projects in handmade paper, Pittsford Middle School
2000 Visiting Artist/Residency, Papermaking/Handmade Books Pittsford Sutherland High School
2000 Papermaking Workshop, Pittsford Art Group, Rochester, NY
2000 Slide lecture, Surface Design Forum, Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
2000 Visiting Artist, Pittsford Jefferson Road School
1999 Slide lecture, Bloomfield Scientific Society, East Bloomfield, NY
1999 Slide lecture and demonstration, Rochester Suburban Art Group, Rochester, NY
1999 Papermaking workshop for artists & educators, Centennial Art Center, Hamburg, NY
1999 March and April, Visiting Artist/Residencies in Webster, Pittsford and Irondequoit School Districts
1998 Artist’s Presentation and workshop, Centennial Art Center, Hamburg, New York
1998 Artist in Residence, Irondequoit Schools, BOCES & Young Audiences, outdoor workshop
1998 Visiting Artist, Pittsford Schools, Monroe County Young Audiences Program
1998 Slide lecture and demonstration, Webster Art Club, Webster, NY
1997 Weavers’ Guild of Buffalo, presentation and workshop, Amherst Museum, Amherst, NY
1997 Newark Central School District, student & parent workshops, NYS Arts in Education
1997 Artist’s Presentation and Demonstration, Chili Art Group, Chili, NY
1997 Visiting Artist, Pittsford Schools, Monroe County Young Audiences Program
1997 Lecture, demonstration at Avon Free Library, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
1996 Graphic Design and Public Relations, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, New York (1984 -1996)
1994 New York State Foundation for the Arts, Cultural Arts Day; Victor Central Schools
1990 – 1994 – Various Hand Papermaking Demonstrations and lectures
EXHIBITIONS
2007 Featured Artist, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Members Exhibit
2005 “15 At 1570” Group Invitational Exhibit at the 1570 Gallery, Valley Manor, East Ave., Rochester, NY
2005 “Oaks of the Genesee Valley” invitational exhibit, Mount Morris Visitors’ Center, Mt. Morris, NY
2003 “Landscapes and Lifestyles” featured show, 1570 Gallery, Rochester, NY
2003 New Works in Handmade Paper, solo show, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
2003 Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Members Show, Geneseo, NY
2000 “Silence Agreed” featured exhibit, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
1999 Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Members’ Show, Lederer Gallery, SUNY Geneseo
1999 “65th Annual Regional Exhibition,” Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
1998 Village Gate Annual Arts Expo, Rochester, NY, First Place, Sculpture
1998 “Influences & Inspirations” Invitational Exhibit, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY
1998 “Natural Paths” Featured exhibit, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1997 Rochester Art Club juried exhibition, Nazareth College Arts Center, Rochester, NY
1997 Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Members’ Show, Lederer Gallery SUNY Geneseo, NY
1997 “Pulp” national juried papermaking show, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
1997 “Small Jewels” group exhibit, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1996 “Handmade From Nature, Paper and Clay” featured exhibit, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1996 Rochester Art Club Juried Exhibition, Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY, Juror’s Award
1996 “Parks and Gardens” group exhibit, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1995 “14th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Paper Art Works,” Imadate, Japan
1995 Rochester Art Club Juried Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
1995 “In, On, Above and Beyond – Artists’ Views of the Finger Lakes,” S.M.A.C., Auburn, NY
1994 “Arnot Art Museum 61st Regional Exhibition,” Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, Juror’s Award
1994 “Natural Edges,” Group Show, four papermakers, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1993 Featured Show, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1993 “Celebrating 25 Years,” anniversary group exhibit, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1993 Finger Lakes Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
1992 “(Up)State of Paper,” Wayne County Council for the Arts, Lyons, NY
1991 Featured Show, Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY
1990 Merit Award, Rochester Art Club Juried Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
1990 “Inhabited Spaces,” group show, Shoestring Gallery
1989 “After the Photo,” group show, Shoestring Gallery
1988 Featured Show, Shoestring Gallery
1988 Rochester Art Club Juried Exhibit, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
1987 Featured show, Shoestring Gallery
1979 – 1983 – Various student shows
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Rochester Renaissance Gallery, Rochester Art Club
International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists, Arlesheim, Switzerland
I.A.P.M.A. Visual Information Facility, Leopold Hoesch Museum, Duren, Germany
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Art, Chicago, IL
Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, & the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
| Alling & Cory Astra Inc. AT&T Buck & Pulleyn, Inc. Canandaigua Nat’l Bank Chemical Bank Christa Development Corp. CitiBank Coopers & Lybrand Diamond Packaging Digital Equipment Corp. Ford Research, Frontier Corp. |
Highland Hospital Howe and Rusling IBM Jewish Home of Rochester LAPP Industries Lederly – Praxis Laboratories M&T Bank Mobile Communications, Inc. National Fire Adjustment Nothnagle Realty PPI Marketing Group Rochester General Hospital |
Sage Rutty, Inc. Seneca Foods Sigma Marketing Group SUNY, Brockport Summit Federal Credit Union Town of Richmond, New York Town of Livonia, New York University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital Velmex, Inc Wyeth Vaccines Xerox |