About
I began drawing and painting at a very young age. Later, inspired by concert posters, album covers and Pop Art, I studied Advertising Design and Illustration at Northern Arizona University and Art Center. After college I pursued a 30+ year career in San Francisco as an art director/creative director. In 2011, a week long art workshop at Esalen reignited my first love of making art. My studio is located in the Industrial Center Art Building in Sausalito.
Statement
The two primary components of my art are autobiographical and observational. I source imagery from various aspects of my history such as cross-cultural encounters and past travels, both real and imagined. I also incorporate impressions from daily life; random details, natural phenomena and things momentarily noticed in passing. My process is one of experimentation and discovery while navigating the tension between risk-taking, chance, and intuition. Using acrylic, ink, graphite and collage elements, I hope that my abstract, layered compositions will engage people’s imagination and hint at mysteries to be revealed over time.
Exhibitions
2023 Healdsburg Center for the Arts “Rhythm”
Unanimously juried into the Santa Fe Gallery Association’s 2023 Artist Catalog
2023 Sausalito Center for the Arts “Spotlight”
2023 Sausalito Center for the Arts “Small Wonders”
2023 Marin Open Studios
2022 ICB Winter Open Studios
2022 Marin Masters Show
2022 UC Hastings Law “Ripples”
2022 Marin Open Studios
2021 ICB Winter Open Studios
2021 Las Lagunas Art Gallery “Purely Abstract”
2021 The Artist Alliance Show “Imaginary Travel”
2021 The Artist Alliance Show “Terrain”
2020 The de Young Open
2020 ICB Winter Open Studios
2019 Jen Tough Gallery “Wild Things”
2019 O’Hanlon Center for the Arts “Something About Lines”
2019 Marin Open Studios
2019 ICB Winter Open Studios
2017 ICB Winter Open Studios
2016 Toad Fish Gallery, Sausalito
2015 Sausalito Library Summer Show
2015 Locals Tasting Room, Geyserville, CA
2015 ICB Winter Open Studios
2014 ICB Winter Open Studios
2013 ICB Winter Open Studios