Bio / Resume
born 1975 - Franklin, Pa.
10 month pregnancy, delivered via cesarean - 11 lbs.
Awards & Grants
2006
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Artist Fellowship
Bethesda Painting Awards Finalist
Cummings MFA grant
2005
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Young Artists Program Grant
Bethesda Painting Awards Finalist
2004
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Young Artists Program Grant
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts: Painting
2002
Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Painting Award
Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Fellowship nominee
2000
Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Fellowship
Selected Exhibitions
2008
Get Me Off This Rock! & other new works (Solo) Rodger Lapelle Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
Color Invitations (Group) R Street Gallery, Washington, DC
Curator: F. Lennox Campello
2007
Strictly Painting 6: Color Field Remix (Juried) McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Curator: Kristen Hileman, Assistant Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Zapp! Comic Books and the Arts (Group) VisArts, Rockville, MD
Does Gender Still Matter? (Group) Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue, IL
Curator: Elizabeth Mix
Narrative Paintings (Group) The Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Celebrating CSM Faculty (Group) Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery, La Plata, MD
Fraser Gallery Summer Group Exhibit (Group) The Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
9x10 : WPA\C Member Show (Group) WWP Gallery, Washington, DC
Artomatic (Group) Arlington, VA
2006
PEACE (Group) Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Curator: Molly Ruppert
DCCAH Artist Fellowship Applicant Show (Group) MOCA-DC, Washington, DC
Coulrophobia and Other New Paintings (Solo) Old Dominion University Gallery, Norfolk, VA
Bethesda Painting Awards (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Celebrating CSM Faculty (Group) Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD
Persephone & other paintings (Solo) Rodger Lapelle Galleries, Philadelphia, PA
INTERFACE: Art & Technology (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2005
New and Revisited Paintings (Solo) Tony Hungerford Memorial Gallery, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MDSequences;
Lucha Libre! (Solo) Fraser Gallery, Washington DC
Where is the PEACE? (Group) Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Curator: Molly Ruppert
SEVEN (Group) Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
Curator: Art Critic F. Lennox Campello
Summer Group Show (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Bethesda Painting Awards (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
What's So Terrible about Being Beautiful (Group) Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, DC
Curator: Peter Photicoke
Art on Paper International Competition (Juried) Gallery International, Baltimore, MD
Juror:
Pamela Wilson, Executive Director, Maryland Federation of Art2004
Anonymous Returns (Group) Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Washington, DC
All Media and Competition Show (Juried) Gallery International, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Art Critic F. Lennox Campello
Summer Group Show (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Figurative Work (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2003
100th Exhibit (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Summer Group Show (Group) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Recent Paintings (Solo) Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2002
Self Portraits (Juried) MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
Juror: Carolyn Carr, Deputy Director & Chief Curator, The National Portrait Gallery
Failure (Group) Catalogue Exhibition
Organizer: Sarah Hromack
MFA Thesis Show (Group) Myerhoff Gallery,
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Six Degrees in Cold Storage: CAA MFA Exhibition (Group) Philadelphia, PA
Healing Art / Arts that Heal (Group) Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Contemporary Realism (Group) The Atheneum, Alexandria, VA
Curator: F. Lennox Campello
2001
The Real Future (Group) Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
MFA 2002 (Group) Fox 3 Gallery,
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2000
Hoffberger School of Painting (Group) Fox 3 Gallery
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Curator: Grace Hartigan
It’s Too Darn Hot! (Juried) Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
Juror: Britta Konau, Assistant Curator, National Museum of Women in the Arts
Still Life with Food (Juried) Best in Show Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, DC
Juror: Ken Kipperman, postage stamp and picture engraver, U.S. Bureau of Engraving
Mirror Images - Portrait of an Artist (Juried) Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, DC
Juror: Artemis Zenetou, Curator - Manager, World Bank Art Program
How I’m Getting to Graduate School (Solo) Peppers Gallery, Washington, DC
Favorites from the 20th Century (Juried) Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, DC
Juror: Debra Pincus, independent scholar & guest curator, National Gallery of Art
1999
Scary Art (Group) Eyeclopes Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
5th Annual Exhibition (Juried) Mattawoman Creek Art Center, Indian Head, MD
Juror: William de Louper; curator emeritus, Phillips Collection
1996
Identity Crisis (Solo) Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Publications
Rousseau, Claudia. “Comic Books are Culture at Visarts”, Gazette.net, October 17, 2007; reproduction
Schwartzman, Paul. “D.C. Adds Local Art to Downtown Palette”, Washington Post, November 16, 2006; DZ11; reproduction
Dijulio, Betsy. “Clowning Around”, Portfolio Weekly, August 15, 2006; 30; reproduction
Stauss, R.B. "A Stunning Debut at Rodger LaPelle", The Kennett Paper, February 16-22, 2006, A-13; reproduction
Strauss, R.B. "February's First Friday is full of firsts", The Weekly Press, February 1, 2006, 12
Cudlin, Jeffry. "Talking Pictures", Washington City Paper, November 4, 2005; 42; reproduction
Taylor, Sara. "Sound off on local artist's shows", Maryland Independent, October 28, 2005; C-2; reproduction
Berger, Arion. "Talking Back to Art", Washington Post Express, October 20, 2005; E14; reproduction
Jacobson, Louis. "Summer Group Exhibition - City Lights", Washington City Paper, August 19, 2005
Mason, Angie. "Bringing the Art studio to school", Maryland Independent, March 2, 2005; C-4; reproduction
Rousseau, Claudia. "Painting the ominous: Masks, nudes, fairies and more", Gazette.net, February 24, 2004; reproduction
Massey, Bob. "Go, Figure", Washington Post Express, February 12, 2004, 13; reproduction
Saunders, Gwyenth. "High Five Shows Off Teen Talent", Southern Maryland Weekend, January 12, 2004, 1/16; reproduction
Howard, Nate (interviewer). "Artworks This Week", Maryland Public Television, April 9, 2003
Dawson, Jessica. "Two Bids for Greatness Result in a Cry for Help", The Washington Post, April 24, 2003, 5 (C); reproduction
Shaw-Eagle, Joanna. "Galleries: Pagan Gods and Patriarchs", The Washington Times, April 22, 2003; reproduction
Ungar, Nancy. "Artists Getting Real in Bethesda at Fraser Gallery". Gazette.net, August 15, 2002
Longaker, Mark. "Art Works; Students Show at the Fraser", The Georgetowner, August 30, 2001, 30; reproduction
Public Collections
Government of the District of Columbia
Education
2002
Master of Fine Art
Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, MD
Hoffberger School of Painting
1997
Bachelor of Science in Art Education
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; Edinboro, PA
Summa Cum Laude, Honors Program
Juror
2007
Festival Judge. Gosport Arts Festival, Porstmouth, VA
2006-07
Festival Judge. ArtFest at Anne Marie Gardens, Solomons Island, MD
2004
Festival Judge. 21st Annual Stockley Garden Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
Travel and Study Abroad
2001
EF Educational Tours Group Leader, Bella Italia; Italy – lead tour of 12 students for 10 days through Venice, Florence, Rome, and Pompeii
2000
EF Educational Tours Group Leader, A Capital Connection; Paris, France and London, England – lead tour of 10 students for 10 days through Paris and London
1996
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Honor Scholarship in Vienna, Austria; Concentration in work of architect Otto Wagner
1996
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Study Abroad at Oxford, England; Exeter College Concentration in English Literature and Life
Personality Type
ENTJ - Extravert, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging
ENTJ's represent approximately 5% of the American Population
Potential Strengths
ENTJs are friendly, energetic people who like to be in charge and make things happen. They are strong willed decision makers who are good at seeing the logical consequences of their choices. They tend to be organized and logical in their approach to all situations, readily seeing and correcting flaws in organizations and systems. ENTJs love challenges and face problems head on. They strive to be more competent in all they do and enjoy learning new things and adding to their impressive store of knowledge.
Good leaders and communicators, ENTJs command respect from those around them and are able to express their long range vision to others. They value honesty, so they are truthful and direct. ENTJs often know a lot of people and enjoy making connections between unrelated parties to bring about change and improvement in their communities.
Potential Weaknesses
Given their strong and authoritative style, ENTJs can easily over run others and take charge of situations that are not theirs to direct. They can be harsh and blunt in their criticism. They sometimes don't listen or finish other people's sentences when they erroneously assume they know what was going to be said. ENTJs run the risk of being all-business and not spending adequate time and energy on their personal lives.
In their eagerness to move ahead with new challenges, ENTJs sometimes make decision too quickly, especially missing important practical information or considering how their decisions may affect other people. While they pride themselves on their ability and intellect, ENTJs sometimes do not invite the input or suggestions of other people and can unknowingly communicate a superior attitude that may offend others.
ENTJs are good at...
Working towards a goal and marshalling available resources
Grappling with complex problems and seeing possible solutions
Making tough and logical decisions
Being productive and organized in work
Looking beyond what is already known
Long range planning; considering many, unrelated variables
ENTJs have a tendency to...
Consider only creative or unusual approaches to problems
Be critical and demanding of others
Forget to appreciate others or express encouragement
Lose sight of the personal side of life while chasing ambitions
Not think things through in enough depth to see all sides
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The Personality Type Tool Kit
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