Education

Ed.S., Clinical Mental Health, 2005. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
M.Ed., Clinical Mental Health, 2005. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
B.F.A., Cum Laude, With Distinction, and Phi Kappa Phi, Studio Art, Painting and Drawing, 2000. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Solo Exhibitions

2011, January. I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THIS IS THE YEAR LILY TOMLIN FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME, Dialog, Roanoke, Virginia.

2008, July. THESE ARE NOT THE GOOD PAINTINGS, Park Group, Richmond, Virginia.

2007, July. MY MOTHER WON'T LET ME USE THE GOOD TITLE, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville Virginia.

2005, October. DENNIS BIGELOW, THEATRE DIRECTOR, 52, DIES/NEW PAINTINGS, Mudhouse, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2004, November. FINGERPAINTINGS/NOVEMBER, Mountain Air Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2004, June. FINGERPAINTINGS/JUNE,
Mountain Air Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2004, September. UNTITLED, Jabberwocky, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2003, June. NEW WORK, Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, Virginia.

2000, January. WOMEN + MEN, Zirkle House Art Gallery, Harrsionburg, Virginia.

Group Exhibitions

2011, March - April. CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITURE, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, Virginia.

2010, January. WOMEN'S STUDIES GROUP SHOW, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

2008, July. PARK GABLES ART EXHIBITION. VMRC Park Gables Gallery, Bridgewater, Virginia.

2006, July. SUMMER ART SHOW, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2006, July. VMRC 3RD ANNUAL JURIED MULTIMEDIA ART EXHIBITION,
VMRC Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

2006, April. DETAIL. OPENING. Detail Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

2006, February. NEW MEMBERS SHOW, McGuffey Art Association, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2005, February. TWO PERSON SHOW, Miller-Weitzel Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.

2004, October. NATIONAL FIGURE EXHIBITION, Red Dot Fine Art,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2003, December. NEW PAINTINGS/ TWO PERSON SHOW, Mountain Air Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2002-1999, Monthly. GROUP SHOW, Bozart Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia.

2000, April. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW,
Sawhill Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

1999, May. FEMINISM; AN ART EXHIBITION, Zirkle House Gallery,
Harrisonburg, Virginia.

1999, April. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW,
Sawhill Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

1999, September. FUNKHOUSE ANNUAL PARLOR SHOW, Funkhouse,
Harrisonburg, Virginia.

1998, April. JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW,
Sawhill Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

1998, August. ANAFTA SUMMER EXHIBITION, Amherst-Nelson Alliance for the Arts, Amherst, Virginia.

1998, May. PHOTOGRAPHY OF WOMEN BY WOMEN, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

1998, December. LYNCHBURG FINE ARTS CENTER WINTER EXHIBITION,
Lynchburg, Virginia.

Awards

2006. Honorable Mention, VRMC Juried Group Show, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
2000. The Art Achievement Award, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
1999. Best in Show Award, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
1998. Best in Show Award, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
1996. Best in Show Award, Lynchburg Kaleidoscope Festival, Lynchburg, Virginia.
1996. Amherst-Nelson Alliance for the Arts Award, Amherst, Virginia.

Publications

2005. Cover and inside art, Meridian: The Semi-Annual from the University of Virginia, Issue 15, Fall/Winter, 2005.
2003. Essay on expressionism in photography published in art history
textbook. Responding to Art; form, content, and context, by
Robert Bersson, Ph.D.,McGraw-Hill, 2003.
2003. Photograph published in art history textbook. Responding to Art; form, content, and context, by Robert Bersson, Ph.D., McGraw-Hill, 2003.
2000. Thesis, Contextualizing the Formal: a body of work influenced by opposing esthetician and artist’s looks at contextual and formal pieces of art,
James Madison University.
1999. Summaries of review for applicants receiving national teaching awards published in the National 1999 Educator Awards for Advancing Special Education Through the Arts booklet, The P. Buckley Moss Foundation.
1999. Conference summaries of artist presentations published in a booklet entitled
The Creative Mind: Special Arts for Special Needs, the P. Buckley Moss Foundation.

Reviews and Articles

2007, September. Albemarle Magazine, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review of paintings.
2007, August. The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review of paintings.
2007, July. The Hook, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review of paintings.
2007, July. C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review of paintings.
2006, January. Charlottesville Arts and Entertainment, Charlottesville, Virginia, Interview.
2006, January 17-23. C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review of group show.
2005, October 2-10. C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville, Virginia. Review of solo show.

Collections

Maria McVarish Design Services, San Francisco, California.
The University of Virginia Library System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Women's Studies Department,
Richmond, Virginia.
Various private collections throughout the United States, France, and Germany.

Gallery Membership/Representation

McGuffey Art Association, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Detail, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.