EDUCATION:

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, MFA, Painting, May 1999

Hollins University, Roanoke, VA, BA, Studio Art with concentration in painting and drawing, May 1997

University of Georgia, Cortona, ITALY, Completed 9 credit hours of study in painting, printmaking, and 20th c. Italian art history, June-August 1996

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Founder & Director, Camp Monkey Muffin, Los Angeles, CA 2007-present

Art Teacher, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA, 2001-present

Faculty, Brentwood Art Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2001-2007

Art Associate and Extended Day Supervisor, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA, 2000-2001

Mural Painting Instructor, Robert Fulton Middle School, Van Nuys, CA, 2000

Assistant Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1998-1999

OTHER  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

DailyServing.com, International Forum for the Contemporary Visual Arts

Contribute to DailyServing’s on-line content featuring emerging contemporary artists, 2009

Kurti-Pellerini Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Completed paintings for Disney’s Special Edition DVD, “The Lion King,” 2003

Jody Mann Productions, Los Angeles, CA

Designed and produced a black-light poster used on television set, 2000

Mardine Davis Art Consulting, Los Angeles, CA

Loaned paintings to television and film sets, including for CBS series, “Judging Amy,” 2000

Edward Goldman Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA

Assisted LA art critic, Edward Goldman, with the preparation of his KCRW radio show, “Art Talk,” 1999

Beverly Hills Antiques, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA

Completed commissioned paintings for art collector, Georges Marciano, 1999

Hollins College, Roanoke, VA

Student work-study, art department; work involved installing exhibitions, research for slide library, general office work, interviewing artists for alumnae news letter, 1994-95

AWARDS:

Faculty Enrichment Grant to attend Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp, Brentwood School, 2007

Faculty Enrichment Grant to explore Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, Brentwood School, 2005

Study Abroad Fellowship for study in Florence, Italy, Indiana University, 1998

Honorable Mention, Spartanburg Artists’ Guild, 24th Annual Exhibition, 1998

Frances Neiderer Scholarship for Achievement in Fine Arts, Hollins University, 1997

EXHIBITIONS:

2009:      Brentwood School Annual Art Show, Los Angeles, CA

2007:     Women Painters West Juried Membership Competition, Los    

                  Angeles, CA

2003:     Brentwood Art Center Annual Faculty Show, Los Angeles, CA

      Brentwood School Annual Art Show, Los Angeles, CA 

                 Group Exhibition, BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica,

                  CA

2002:    Brentwood Art Center Annual Faculty Show, Los Angeles, CA

     Brentwood School Annual Art Show, Los Angeles, CA

2001:     Brentwood Art Center Annual Faculty Show, Los Angeles, CA

                Brentwood School Annual Art Show, Los Angeles, CA

2000:    What is Drawing Now?, Webber State University, Ogden, UT

      Charlotte County Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL

1999:         Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI

         MFA Thesis Exhibition, School of Fine Arts Gallery,

         Bloomington,IN

         Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL

         The National Society of Arts and Letters, Bloomington Arts

                    Center, Bloomington, IN

         Art on Paper, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

1998:             Spartanburg Artists’ Guild 24th Annual Exhibit, Spartanburg

                        Arts Center, Spartanburg, SC 

             National All-Media Competition, Ridge Art Association, FL

             The National Society of Arts and Letters, Bloomington Arts

                        Center,Bloomington, IN

1997:           BA Thesis Exhibition, Hollins College, Roanoke, VA

           University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1996:           University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy

           Spartanburg Artists’ Guild Exhibit, Spartanburg Arts Center,

                      Spartanburg, SC 

           Women’s Colleges of the Southeast, Meredith College,

                       Raleigh,NC