Education

1989 - Present
Broward College, Davie, FL. Concentration: Ceramics

1965 - 1969
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Bachelor of Science Degree. Art Education, Fine Art Major, Biology Minor

Work / Teaching Experience

2012
Artist in Residence, "Imagine Florida", Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL.

2012
Lead Artist and Coordinator, Coral Springs Water Tower Project, Coral Springs, FL.

2010
Workshop Presenter, "Creating Relief Ceramic Tiles", Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL.

2000 - Present
Teacher, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL.

2008
Workshop Presenter, "Design and Create Ceramic Tiles", "Slip Decoration", Broward College, Davie, FL. and Sticks & Stones Studio, Plantation, FL.

2004 - Present
Workshop Presenter, "Creating Handbuilt Dinnerware", Coral Springs Museum of Art. Coral Springs, FL. and Sticks & Stones Studio, Plantation, FL.

2003 - 2004
Artist in Residence, "the Everglades", Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Fl.

2002 - 2010
Ceramics Assistant, Broward College, Davie, FL.

1999 - 2002
Gallery Assistant, Broward College, Davie, FL.

1995 - Present
Ceramic Instructor, Sticks & Stones Studio, Plantation, FL.

1989 - 1999
Owner/Operator of The Wallpaper Lady, an Interior Design Business, Pembroke Pines, FL.

1986 - 1989
Craft Teacher, Pines Middle Community School, Pembroke Pines, FL.

1980 - 1986
Craft Designer, The Parsley Pot, Pembroke Pines, FL.

1975 - 1979
Teacher, Elementary and Middle School, Livonia School District, Livonia, MI and the Garden City School District, Garden City, MI.

1969 - 1970
Art Teacher, Mt Pleasant School District, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Selected Exhibitions

2012
"By Artists for Collectors", Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL.

2012
Clay Art South Florida, Featured Artist, Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, FL.

2012
Broward Potters Guild Invitational, Broward College, Davie, FL. Honorable Mention

2011
Broward Art Guild, "Wild Florida", Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Judges Recognition

2011
World and Eye Gallery, Fat Village Art Walk, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

2011
Traveling Exhibition, "Rotation", collaborative Works, Galleria Via Larga, Florence, Italy
Kunstverein Otterbrunn, Munich, Germany
Vonderau Museum, Fulda, Germany
Kapitelsaal Museum Bad Hersfeld, Bad Hershfeld, Germany

2011
Nancy Markoe Gallery, "The Shoulders We Stand On", St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

2010
Coral Springs Museum of Art, "Inspired by Nature/Beyond Function", Coral Springs, FL.

2010
The Armory Art Center, "New Art", West Palm Beach, FL.

2010
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, 1st Place, Davie, FL.

2009
Gallery 3324, "Objects and Images", Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

2008
ArtFlorida '08, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 1st Place Sculpture

2008
Coral Springs Museum of Art, "Instructors Exhibition", Coral Springs, FL.

2007
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, Third Place, Davie, FL.

2006
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, Best of Show, Davie, FL.

2006
Florida Craftsman South East Region Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

2005
Work Published, "Making & Installing Handmade Tiles", Lark Books

2005
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, 1st Place Award, Davie, FL.

2005
A. Houberbocken, Inc, "On the Road Again", 16th Annual Teapot Show, Cudahy, WI.

2005
Guilford Handicraft Center, "Biennial Exhibition of North American Clay", Guilford, CT.

2005
Broward Art Guild, "Abstractions", Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

2005
Hood College Ceramics Program, "In Flux", Jack Troy Judges Choice Award, Fredrick, MD.

2005
Broward Art Guild, "Small Works", Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Judges Recognition

2004
permanent installation, Coral Springs Museum of Art , "The Everglades", Coral Springs, FL.

2004
Boca Raton Art in Public Places, Sugar Sand Park, "Nature Redefined", Boca Raton, FL.

2004
44th Annual Hortt Competition, juried exhibition, Delray, FL.

2003
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, 1st Place Award, Davie Fl.

2002
picture published in Clay Times, "Intriguing Uses of Commercial Glazes", March/April

2001 - 2011
Coral Springs Museum of Art, "Great Art Affair", Coral Springs, FL.

2000
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, 3rd Place Award, Davie, FL.

2000
Broward College, "Library Art Exhibition", Davie, FL.

1995 - 1999
Harrison Street Clay Studio, full time exhibitor, Hollywood, FL.

1998
Ester Grossman Women's Resource Center, "Three Woman Show", Hollywood FL.

1997
Broward Potters Guild Invitational Exhibition, Award of Merit, Davie, FL.

1996
Art Space, "Florida Craftsman Exhibition", Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

1995
Clay Space, "Selected New Artists, an Exhibition", Miami Beach, FL.

1995
Hollywood Art and Culture Center, "Exhibit of Local Artists", Hollywood, FL.

1995
Harrison Street Clay Studio, "A Show of Hands", Three Woman Show, Hollywood, FL.