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About

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A 1978 alumnus of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, I relocated from Maryland to West Virginia in 1978. I experience the joy of creating objects of beauty that others also appreciate. Over the course of 25 years, I dedicated myself to crafting sets and costumes for the annual drama performances of the local elementary schools. I also collaborated with graduates from local schools for Ars Creo dramatic performances. My artistic endeavors primarily involve sculpting, utilizing oil-based clay, and casting in plaster or bronze. I have also created puzzles that depict the Earth’s surface, revealing layers beneath. These puzzles have been exhibited in various locations throughout the United States and internationally. ​

Education

Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1978

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Concord University, 2004

Awards

Best of Show, Morgantown Art Association, 1990

Governor's Award of Excellence, West Virginia Juried Exhibition, 1991

Merit Award, Morgantown Art Association, 1992

Merit Award, Allied Artists of West Virginia, 1994

Merit Award, Tri-State Art Association, 1994

Exhibitions

  • Toys Designed by Artists, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 1985, 1986

  • West Virginia State College Sculptors Invitational, Institute, WV, 1986

  • Folk Toy Exhibition, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL, 1986

  • Sculpture to Touch, Capitol Children's Museum, Washington, DC, 1987

  • One-Person Show, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV, 1987

  • The Paintbox, Beckley, WV, 1987

  • Artspace Gallery, Charleston, WV, 1986-1988

  • One-Person Show, Bluefield Art Center, Bluefield, WV, 1989

  • Morgantown Art Association Annual, Morgantown, WV, 1990-1992

  • One-Person Show, Grandview Gallery, WVU, Morgantown, WV, 1991

  • O Olhar Do Tato, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Brazil, 1991

  • West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Charleston, WV, 1991

  • Celebration of West Virginia Women in the Arts, Y.W.C.A., Wheeling, WV, 1992

  • Exhibition 280: Works off Walls, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, 1993

  • 95th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Collegeville, PA, 1993

  • Realism '93, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV, 1993

  • CROSSCURRENTS 1993, Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1993

  • Allied Artists of West Virginia, 59th Juried Exhibition, Charleston, WV, 1994

  • Tri-State Arts Association Juried Exhibition, Huntington Museum of Art, WV, 1994

  • Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Alumni Juried Exhibition, Virtual, 2023

  • Allied Artists of West Virginia, 79th Juried Exhibition, Parkersburg, WV, 2024

Works on Permanent Display

  • National Park Service: "Life in the New River", New River Gorge Visitors Center; "New River Geology", Grandview Visitors Center

  • Marshall University: Portrait Bust of Ken Hechler, Marshall University Library

  • Hinton, WV: "Boy", Webster County Library

  • State of West Virginia: "Seneca Rocks", Permanent Collection

  • Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia: "Mountain River, Ocean", Beckley, WV

  • Talcott Elementary School: "Hinton, West Virginia", Talcott, WV

  • Citizen Action Group Headquarters: "Charleston, West Virginia", Charleston, WV

Additional Works

Artist-In-Residence

  • The Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia, 1985

  • Summers County Elementary Schools, WV, 1987-1988

  • Mercer County Elementary Schools, WV, 1989

Stage Sets and Costumes

  • Summers County Kids in Dramatic Studies, 1998-2020

  • Ars Creo, Summers County, WV, 2009-2019

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