About the Artist
About the Artist: Experience
Instructor, AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon NH. September 2016-present.
Instructor, League of NH Craftsmen, Hanover NH. July 2014-2016.
Art Teacher, Hanover High School, Hanover NH, SAU 70, 9-12. 1998-2016. My students have been Scholastic Art Awards winners and received recognition for their work in local art competitions.
K – 12 Arts Curriculum Coordinator, Dresden School District, Hanover NH. 2009-2012
Art Teacher, Warren Village School: 1997 New Hampshire Regional School of Excellence, Warren, NH, SAU 23, K-6. 1996-1998
Art Teacher, Mt. Lebanon Elementary School, Lebanon, NH, SAU 32, Vershire Elementary School, Vershire VT,. 1997-1998
Art Teacher, Fairlee Elementary School. Fairlee VT, Orange East Supervisory Union, K-8. 1996-1997
Art Teacher, Lyme Summer Art Camp. Lyme, NH. Summer1996
Owner and operator of Peaked Mt. Studio, a graphic design and illustration studio using computer-based and traditional techniques, Piermont NH, 1982-95
Designer, Condon Stained Glass Studio, Cambridge MA, 1981-82
Owner and operator of Peaked Mt. Stained Glass Studio, Piermont NH, 1979-81
Artist, Keyworth Graphics, Plymouth NH, 1979
Artist-in-residence, Full year residency: Camden-Frontier School, Camden MI. Granting agency: the Michigan Council for the Arts, 1977-78
Co-owner of 16 Hands Craft Gallery, Ann Arbor MI, 1976
Art Teacher, Ann Arbor Art Association, Adult art education, Ann Arbor MI, 1975 -1976
Art Director, Impact magazine, Educational Research Information Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1974
About the Artist: Representation
Long River Gallery, White River Junction VT, 2014 – Present
Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild, St. Johnsbury VT, September 2023 – Present
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Bank Street Gallery, Lebanon NH, 2022 – Present
About the Artist: Education
Course work and seminars leading to certification to teach art, K-12 in NH, Upper Valley Teacher Training Program, Lebanon NH, 1995-96
BFA cum laude, College of Architecture and Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, 1970-74
Study abroad, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1972-73
Awards and Grants:
Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, June 27 – July 4, 2009
Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Artist-in-residence, Full year residency: Camden-Frontier School,
Camden MI. Funded by a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts
Residencies:
Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency, Johnson VT, August 1997
About the Artist: Exhibitions
UPCOMING:
Landscape Small Group Show, May 23 – June 28, 2025, Clifford B. West Gallery, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
PAST:
Selected solo exhibitions:
New Works: Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, July 13 – August 21, 2024, Backroom Gallery, Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild, Saint Johnsbury, VT
Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, March 20 – April 23, 2023, Court Street Arts Gallery at Alumni Hall, Haverhill, NH
Rooted: Encaustic Paintings, Featured Artist, May 27 – July 1, 2022, Bank Street Gallery, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Making Connections, Two person pop-up exhibition, May 18 & 19, 2019, Towle Hill Studio, Corinth, VT
Root and Branch: Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, November 2 – December 5, 2018, Gallery @ The Space on Main, Bradford, VT
The Springs Project, Solo exhibition, November 1 – December 30, 2018, Piermont Public Library, Piermont, NH
Recent work: Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, June 1 – August 31, 2018, Long River Gallery, White River Junction, VT
Close to Home: Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, September 8 – November 10, 2017, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
180 Degrees: Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, June 3 – August 2, 2017, Ledyard Gallery, Howe Library, Hanover, NH
Encaustic Paintings, Solo exhibition, May – August 2014, Piermont Public Library, Piermont, NH
Mixed Messages: Recent Works in Mixed Media, January 2010, Solo exhibition, Ledyard Gallery, Hanover, NH
Shadows: Digital collages and oil paintings, Solo exhibition, January –February 2005, Lyme Library, Lyme, NH
Zeros and ones: Digital images, Solo exhibition, February-March 2003, Lyme Library, Lyme, NH
Landscape Paintings: Solo exhibition, March 2002, Dowd’s Inn, Lyme, NH
Recent Paintings: Solo exhibition, February 2001, Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, VT
1000 Miles: Landscapes from New England to the Midwest, Solo exhibition, March-April 1999, Lyme Library, Lyme, NH
Landscapes: Solo exhibition, November 1997-January 1998, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Recent Paintings: Solo exhibition, October 4 – November 2, 1996, AVA Gallery & Art Center, Lebanon, NH
Selected group exhibitions:
Between water and sun, Juried Exhibition, August 24, 2024 – October 5, 2024, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Ice cream castles in the air, Juried Exhibition, June 2023 – August 2023, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
2022 Juried Exhibition: As we tilt toward the sun, June – July 2022, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Sixth Annual Arts Connect Juried Exhibition, December 2021 – April 2022, Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, VT. Juror’s Award: Honorable Mention
Looking UP Juried Exhibition, July – August 2021, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Tethered by Light Juried Exhibition, April – June 2021, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Winter Wonderland Invitational Exhibition, December 2020 – February 2021, Long River Gallery, White River Junction, VT
Fifth Annual Arts Connect Juried Exhibition, November 2019 – January 2020, Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, VT. Juror’s Award: Honorable Mention
Messages for the Future: Juried Summer Exhibition, July – August 2019, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Scorched, National juried group exhibition, July 10 – August 24, 2018, Studio Place Arts Gallery, Barre VT
Doors & Windows: Open & Closed, Juried group exhibition, October 13 – November 10, 2017, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Local Color, Juried group exhibition, September 22 – October 21, 2017, Artistree Gallery, South Pomfret, VT
Seeing the forest for the trees, National juried group exhibition, April – May 2017, Studio Place Arts Gallery, Barre VT
The Art of the line, Group invitational exhibition, March – May 2017, Court Street Arts, Haverhill NH
Practice What You Teach, Juried group exhibition, March – April 2015, Manchester Institute of Art, NH
AVA Gallery and Art Center Juried Summer Exhibition, July-August 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012 & 2013, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
Body Language, National juried exhibition, October-December 2010, South Shore Arts Center, Weymouth, MA
ART teaching ART, Group invitational exhibition, November – December 2007, Mugar Art Gallery, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH
Opening Exhibition, June – July 2005, Alumni Hall, Haverhill, NH
Contemporary Visions, July-August 2004, Four person exhibition, Library Arts Center Gallery, Newport, NH
Eldon Murray Photographic Competition, March 2004, Howe Library, Hanover, NH. Winner: Murray award for outstanding photograph by a first time entrant. 2nd place: black and white category. Honorable mention: photo enhancements category
Juried Regional Exhibition, June-July 2003, Library Arts Center Gallery, Newport, NH. Juror’s Award: Selections winner
Tech Art, National juried exhibition, April-May 2003, South Shore Arts Center, Weymouth, MA
Vision, Group show, May-June 2000, the Artpost, Orford, NH