Native of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Education
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kean College of New Jersey, Union, New Jersey
Major: Fine Arts, Cum Laude
Meramec Community College, St. Louis, Mo.
University of Minnesota, Duluth, Mn.

Galleries and Agents
Capital Gallery, Frankfort, Kentucky
COMPONERE Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1988 - present
MBL Enterprises, Maryland Heights, Missouri
Towata Gallery, Alton, Illinois
Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois
Woodwalk Gallery, Fish Creek, Wisconsin

Collections and Commissions
Aptech Software, Chesterfield, Missouri
Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, Chesterfield, Mo.
GTE, Dallas, Texas
Directions In Design, Chesterfield, Missouri
Brendan Associates, St. Louis, Missouri
Carnivale: John Simmons/Michael Moreau Productions,
Memphis, Tennessee
C.J. Thomas Insurance Company, St. Louis, Missouri
C.B. Consulting Group, St Louis, Missouri
DK Lord, Creve Coeur, Missouri
Fact Finders, Inc.
Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis, Missouri
Psychological Associates, Des Moines, Iowa
Sylvan Learning Centers, St. Louis, Missouri
Monsanto Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri
Interiors Unlimited, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cockran, Springfield, IL
Private Collections: USA, Canada, Europe, Australia & Japan

Selected Show and Awards*
Ann Arbor Street Fair 93-94
Art Affair, St. Louis, 83, 84, 85*, 87*, 88, 89, 90*, 91, 92*, 93
Art Happening, St. Louis 82-87, 88*, 90*, 90*, 91, 92*, 93
Art St. Louis 91-95*
Artist Choose Artists 94
Art St. Louis Gallery Competitions 91-95
Artists at the Station, St. Louis 90*, 91*
Columbus Festival of Art, Columbus, Ohio 89-92
Contemporary Women Artists, St. Louis, Mo. 83-85, 87*, 89
Women's Caucus for Art, St. Louis, Mo. 83-89, 94, 95
Kansas Watercolor Five State Exhibit 89, 91
Midwest Salute to the Masters,
Fairview Heights, IL 89*, 90*, 93*, 94*, 95
St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton , Mo.95
St. Louis Artist Guild, 86-96*
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Mo. 94-95

Artist's statement:
My earliest memories of artistic interest were nourished by an insatiable curiosity. Often, it was that curiosity that was the bane of my existence.. I seemed to have more than my share of bandaids and chair-sitting.
After a three year hiatus from painting, I find that old curiosity burning brighter than ever. The realization that
I can balance my time with collage and books as well as painting, has been a joy. I am not quite ready to give up any one process. I let the day decide the direction I shall take.
My early painting was experimental with color, form and abstraction and increasingly, nature had become the focus of my expression. Watercolor lends itself to this style and view. Collage represents a totally opposite mind set. Nature is universally symbolic and the iconography is clearly recognized, while collage uses a totally different language, more personal and intimate.
I hope to convey a sense of serenity with the use of organic forms. My fascination with alternative angles of vision in the negative space of my work, remains intact, perhaps even more solid. My florals were never meant to be pastoral or decorative, but my personal expression of nature and how it exists in my personal vision. I am reminded that nature is a series of transformations which give inspiration to the basis of my philosophy and faith.
As I continue to explore and experiment, I find the peace and serenity that my art gives me. It has always given me a voice for my emotions. It has been my salvation in times of stress and personal disappointment. It is not something that I do, but rather something that
I must do. It is my gift, and I am grateful.