2013 MFA Candidate, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graduated High Honors,
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2010 Daniel MacMorris Scholarship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
2011 Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
2007 Nominee, Mellon Foundation Grant, Boston, Massachusetts.
2004 Finalist, Artist’s Advancement Grant,
Greater Seacoast Community Foundation, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
2002 Ilene F. Elowitch Endowed Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2001 Charles E. Culpeper Endowed Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2001 Juried Exhibition 2000-2002 Catalog, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2000 Summer Grant, chosen to work with Michael Mazur,
Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
2000 Beatrice Gilmore Foundation Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
1999 Bachelors of Fines Arts Juried Exhibit,
Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine.
1999 Geary Brewing Label Scholarship,
Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine.
Publications
2011 New American Paintings MFA Edition, Boston, Massachusetts.
Exhibitions & Gallery Representation
2011 Converging Identities, Spencer Museum of Art,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
2011 Visual Territory, Sherry Leedy Curator,
Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh, Kansas.
2011 Contemporary Native Exhibition, Ava Gallery,
Dartmouth College, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
2010 Visible/Invisible, University of New Hampshire Galleries,
Durham, New Hampshire.
2010 Woman Made Gallery, International Group Exhibition,
Chicago, Illinois.
2010 Living Among Us II, Mill Brook Gallery,
Concord, New Hampshire.
2010 Native American’s Northeast, Curated by George C. Longfish, Maine.
2003 - ‘10 Pierogi Flat Files, Pierogi Gallery, Williamsburg, New York.
2002- '11 Maine Cottage Furniture,
Yarmouth, Maine, Charlotte, North Carolina, and West Palm
Beach, Florida.
2009 First People of the Northeast, Concord, New Hampshire.
2009 Above and Below, Greenhut Gallery, Portland, Maine.
2009 Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
2006 - '08 George Marshall Gallery, gallery representation, York, Maine.
2006 - ‘07 Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
2007 Fusion: Encaustic Exhibition, Greenhut Gallery, Portland, Maine.
2007 Women and Wax, Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, Montana.
2007 The Enormous Tiny Art Show, Nahcotta, Portsmouth, NH.
2005 First Fine Arts Invitational, Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center,
Mashantucket, Connecticut.
2005 Momentum, George Marshall Gallery, York, Maine.
2005 Threads, Gina Adams & Shiao Ping Wang, Salmon Falls Village Gallery,
Rollinsford, New Hampshire.
2004 Two Person Show, Painting and Glass, Filament Gallery, Portland, Maine.
2004 Solo Exhibit, Pump House Arts Exhibition Center, Lacrosse, Wisconsin.
2003 Alumni/ae Exhibit, Curated by William Pope L., Institute of Contemporary Art,
Portland, Maine.
2003 Accord V, George Marshall Gallery, York Harbor, Maine.
2002 Solo Exhibit, University of New England Gallery, Biddeford Pool, Maine.
2002 PAINTING'S EDGE, Parks Exhibitions Center, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, California.
Related Work Experience2011 Visiting Artist, October, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire.
2011 Visiting Guest Artist, Speaking to Undergraduates in Arts Principles and Practices,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.
2011 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Painting I-IV, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.
2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Painting I-IV, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.
2010 Artist in Residence, Saint Edwards School,
Vero Beach, Florida.
2005-Present Teaching Faculty, R and F Encaustics, four locations,
Atlanta, Chicago, Texas and New York Workshop Studios.
2006-‘09 Member of Board of Trustees, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2007 Panelist with Joanne Mattera on the importance of Encaustic Painting,
in conjunction with “Fusion” two encaustic exhibitions
at
Greenhut Gallery and the June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, Maine.
2007 3rd Annual Alumni Print Session, Host and creator, with visiting artist,
Barbara Rita Jenny. A group of 10 juried
alumni printmakers gathering
to make a suite of prints for Meca’s annual fund,
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2007 Guest Lecturer, Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation, Boerne, Texas.
2005-Present Teaching Faculty, R and F Encaustics, four locations,
Atlanta, Chicago, Texas and New York Workshop Studios.
2005-‘06 Alumni Representative, Fundraising & Auction Committees,
Board of Trustees, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2006 2nd Annual Alumni Print Session, with visiting artist,
and Guggenheim fellow, Eric Hongisto. A group of 10
juried alumni printmakers
gathering to make a suite of prints for Meca’s annual fund,
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2003-‘07 Teaching Position, Encaustic Painting Workshops, Continuing Studies,
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2005 1st Annual Alumni Challenge, Because of my efforts,
the alumni participation in the Annual Fund was raised by 81%
in one academic year,
Fundraising & Auction Committees,
Board of Trustees, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2005 Founder of 1st Annual Alumni Print Session, with visiting artist Laurie Lundquist.
A group of 10 juried alumni printmakers
gathering to make a suite of prints for
Meca’s annual fund, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2004-‘06 Founder and Events Coordinator, Two Annual Open Studios Events,
Salmon Falls Artists Mill, Rollinsford, New Hampshire.
2003-‘05 Curator, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine.
2004 Artist’s Path Panel Speaker, Alumni Weekend,
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2004 Alumni Representative, Board of Trustees,
Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2004 Guest Speaker on “The Spiritual in Abstract Art”, WIGOUT International,
Holiday Inn, Portland, Maine.
2004 Visiting Artist, Printmaking Department, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2003 Visiting Critic, Painting Department, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2002 Co-Curator, Enough Twist, Maine Fiber Arts Festival, Clapp House, Portland, Maine.
2002 Curator, Faculty Exhibit, York Public Library, York, Maine.
2001 Curator, Maine College of Art Summer Show, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
2000 Student representative to the Board of Trustees, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
Residencies and Travel Research
2011 Art and Photography in Europe, Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam, travel with Mary Anne
and Luke Jordan, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.
2008-2010 Travel Research through the Southwest United States, Anasazi Sites.
2006 Ojibwa Language Immersion, Turtle Creek Reservation, North Dakota.
2006 Research Work on location with the Maori of New Zealand and the Australian Aboriginals
2002 Painting’s Edge, Selected by Claremont’s Roland Reiss, Idyllwild, California.
2000 Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Monoprint intensive with Michael Mazur,
Provincetown, Massachusetts.