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Education:
2006-2008 Continuing Ed, Chadds Ford fine Arts Academy, Eo Omwake instructor
1987 BFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, cum laude graduate
1986 January-May, Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy
Select Juried Exhibitions:
2007-2010 Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival, Wayne, PA
2008 Sabine Rose Gallery Plein Air Festival, Doylestown, PA
1995-2008 The Yellow Springs Art Show, Chester Springs, PA
1995-2000, 07 The Philadelphia Water Color Society Anniversary Exhibition of Works on Paper
1999-2006 The Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA
2000-2006 An Evening of Art, Hardcastle Gallery, Wilmington, DE
1999-2004 Ronald McDonald House of Delaware Artfest, Wilmington, DE
1999-2000 Members’ Exhibition, The Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
1999 The Pastel Society of America 27th Annual Exhibition of Pastels Only, New York, NY
1999 The Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists Open Juried Landscape Exhibition, PA
Select Curated Exhibitions
2010 Almost Abstract, Oxford Art Alliance, Oxford, PA
2004-2010 Heron Studios Annual Holiday Show and Sale, Heron Studios, Aston, PA
2008 Brandywine Plein Air, Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
2005 Pure Pigment: A Pastel Invitational, Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
2002, 03, 05 Living With Art, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
1999-2003 Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2002 Plein Air: Three Artists, Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
2000-2002 Arts and Antiques, DFVA at Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE
2000 Different Strokes; An Exhibition of Pastels, Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
1999 Location, Location, Location: Seven Artists Working En Plein Air, Wallingford, PA
1998 Pastels in Bloom, The Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA
1997 The Bianco Gallery Invitational Exhibition, Buckingham, PA
1997 Great Works in Series, Meriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Awards:
2010 Honorable Mention, Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival, Wayne, PA
2008 Merrit Award, Sabine Rose Gallery Plein Air Festival, Doylestown, PA
2005 Viewer’s Choice Award, Faculty Exhibition, Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
2001-2005 Bayard T. Berndt Award of Excellence, An Evening of Art, Hardcastle Gallery, DE
1999-2002 Second Prize, Drawings/Pastels, Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Third Prize, The Art League of Delaware County Annual Juried Exhibition, PA
2000 Second Prize, An Evening of Art, Hardcastle Gallery, Wilmington, DE
1999 The Pastel Society of North Florida Award, The Pastel Society of America 27th Annual Exhibition of Pastels Only, New York, NY
1999 First Prize, Drawings/Pastels, Greater Norristown Art League Open Juried Exhibition, PA
1999 Best of Show, First Prize Drawings/Pastels, Community Arts Center Members Show, PA
1999 Best of Show (Grumbacher Award), The Art League of Delaware County Annual Juried Exhibition, PA
1999 Second Prize, Drawings/Pastels, The Spirit of Art Show, Wilmington, DE
1998 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine Art Annual Competition
1997 The Byers Choice Award, The Bianco Gallery Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition, PA
1997-1996 Second Prize, Drawings/Pastels, The Community Arts center Members Show, PA
1996 The Graphic Arts Inc. Award for Drawings, The Philadelphia Water Color Society Anniversary Exhibition, PA
Solo Exhibitions:
2007 “ Further Afield,” Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
2005 “A Touch of Class-Donna and Her Invited Students,” Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
2003 “A Full Palette,” The Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA
2003 “Fertile Ground; Recent Pastels,” Hardcastle Gallery. Centreville, DE
2001 “Color and Connections; Works in Series,” Hardcastle Gallery, Centerville, DE
1998 Darlington Fine Arts Center, Wawa, PA
Represented By:
Strodes Mill Gallery, 1000 Lenape Road, West Chester, PA 19382, 610-429-9093, www.strodesmill.com
Features/Publications:
Best of America, Pastels, Kennedy Publishing
Art Matters Magazine
Best of Pastel Books I and II, Rockport Publishers
Chester County Town and Country Living
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Kennett Paper
Permanent Collections:
Astra Zeneca, Wilmington, DE
Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Greenville Country Club, Greenville, DE
Christiana Care Hospital, Wilmington, DE
Penncrest High School, Media, PA
Teaching and Professional Employment:
2010-Present Adjunct Instructor, Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, DE
1997-2007 Adjunct Instructor, Wallingford Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA
2005-Present Instructor, Private Studio, Aston, PA
2006-2008 Instructor, Brandywine Plein Air, West Grove, PA
1987-Present Fine Artist/Illustrator, Private Studio, Aston, PA
2000-2009 Gallery Assistant, Hardcastle Gallery, Centreville, DE
1998-2000 Adjunct Instructor, Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA
Fall 1996 Tour Docent, Brandywine River Museum, N.C. Wyeth Studio, Chadds Ford, PA
Visiting Demonstrator/Lecturer:
2011 Greater Norristown Art League
2008-2010 Mount Cuba Center, Greenville, DE
1997, 2006 Philadelphia Water Color Society, Media, PA
2002, 06 Center for Lifelong Learning, University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
1999, 01, 06 The Art League of Delaware County, Springfield, PA
2006, 2008 The Delaware County Artists' Guild, Springfield, PA
2005 Rose tree Media School District, Media, PA
2002 Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA
2002 Pierce Middle School Eighth Grade Art Class, West Chester, PA
1998, 00, 02 Howard Pyle Studio Group, Wilmington, DE
2001 The Artists' Circle, Malvern, PA
2000 Delaware Foundation for the Visual Arts, Wilmington, DE
Juror of Awards:
2011 The Art League of Delaware County, Penn Medical Center, Radnor, PA
2007 Center for Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE, Members' Exhibition
2006 The Art League of Delaware County, Wayne, PA
2001 Greater Norristown Art League, Norristown, PA, Members' Exhibition