Exhibitions and awards
2024 April. Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, St. Augustine, FL. Showing of ‘Poppy Palooza’ installation.
2024 February 4 through March 16. Expressions Art Gallery on Colbert, Palm Coast, Florida. Fiber Art- Natural Expressions by 3 Contemporary Fiber Artists.
2024 St. Johns County Cultural Council, St. Augustine, FL. William Bartram’s Travels in East Florida, 1774 - 2024
2023. St. Johns County Cultural Council, St. Augustine, FL. Threading the Margins
2023 Miniature Marvels, St. Augustine Art Association, Best in Show, ‘Log Cabin’
2021 Miniature Marvels, St. Augustine Art Association, Alice Alger Most Creative Award for ‘Search for Life’
2020 Intertwined 2020: Contemporary Southeastern Fiber Art, showing ‘Giverny’ and ‘Autumn Blossom’
2020 Contemporary Fiber in Florida, Florida Craft Art, St. Petersburg, Florida., ‘Whimsical’
2020 Miniature Marvels, St. Augustine Art Association, Alice Alger Most Creative Award for ‘Planet B’
2020 Juried Annual Members Show, Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. ‘Whimsical’ and ‘Traversal’ also selected to show in a three man show in
August 2020.
2019 18th Annual Tactile Art Show, St. Augustine Art Association, Nancy Garrard Best Fiber Award for ‘Chime In’
2018 Elegant threads, Lighthouse Artcenter, Tequesta, Florida — 1st Place for Surface Design, ‘Sunrise Shawl’
Society of Mixed Media Art (SOMMA) Member Exhibition, Jacksonville Florida — 3erd place, 'Flora Orba’
2017 Contemporary Fiber in Florida, Florida Craft Art, St. Petersburg, Florida
2016 High Fiber, A.E. Backus Museum, Fort Pierce, Florida
2015 Tactile Art Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---Best of Show
Honors Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida
Fiber Artists Network Back by Popular Demand, Butterfield Garage Art Gallery
Small Objects, (Invitational), Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra, Florida
2014 Fiber Artists Network Member's Exhibit, Florida State College, Jacksonville, Florida
Tactile Art Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---Best of Show
Cutting Edge, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida
Fabulous Florida, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida
2013 Three's Company, Butterfield Garage, St. Augustine, Florida
Cutting Edge, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---1st Place
Global Latitudes, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---2nd Place
2012 Tactile Arts, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida---3rd Place
Cutting Edge, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, Florida--- Honorable Mention
1994-1999 Longs Park Outdoor Art Show, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
MT. Gretna Art Show, Under the Trees of Old Chatauqua
1992... Raising two incredible daughters...
Employment
1985-1991 Weave Corperation, Denver, Pennsylvania
Designer of fine Jacquard Woven fabrics for upholstery sold to select furniture manufacturers worldwide. (Jacquard is form of weaving detailed designs right into the structure of the cloth).
Education
1980-1984 Bachelor of Science in Textile Design from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science.
Professional affiliations
St. Augustine of Art Association
Fiber Artists Network
Textile Arts Guild of St. Augustine
Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra Beach