About
For 37 years, I practiced the art of clinical medicine and clinical research in the pediatric subspecialty of neonatology. Since my retirement in 2013, I have nurtured my creativity through visual arts and photography.
The following is a summary of my involvment with the Newton arts community and of my visual art/photography experiences. For more details: Art and Photography Experience and Professional Summary.
Offices, Advisory Boards, Committees:
I am an active contributor to the Newton, MA arts community. I was president of the Newton Camera Club (2016-2019) and served on the Board of Governors of the New Art Center (2017-2019). Since 2018, I have served on the advisory board of the Newton Art Association, and currently, am NAA co-president. Through the NAA, I am involved in the Newton Cultural Alliance and Newton Festival of the Arts.
Visual Arts
Education: Since 2014, I have studied at the New Art Center, Newton, MA. My primary area of study is post-modern abstract painting (John Murray, instructor). I have also studied monotype printing, mixed-media/collage/assemblage, ceramics, watercolor, and drawing. In Provincetown, MA, I studied painting through workshops at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and Cape Cod School of Art (2013-2014, 2019). My education through the Newton Art Association is ongoing though critiques, art demonstrations, and workshops.
Exhibits: Over the past six years I have exhibited in numerous shows through Provincetown Art Association and Museum (15 exhibits, 2 juried), the Newton Art Association (22 exhibits, 4 juried), and the New Art Center (4 exhibits).
Awards:
2019 New TV, Winter: A Small Works Show, Newton, MA
Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, photography, Honorable Mention
2019 Morse Institute Library Show, Natick, MA
Contemplation, acrylic on canvas, Second Place
2017 Mother Brook Art Center
Meditation in Yellow & Red, acrylic on canvas, Honorable Mention
2017 Newton Free Library 68th Annual Awards Show
Still Life, Solitude, and Sunset, acrylic on canvas, First Place
Photography
Education: Since 2013, I studied photography through educational programs in the Newton Camera Club, and through photography tours (Oregon, Maine, Cape Cod, and Delaware Bay) and workshops (15).
Exhibits: I have participated in 16 Newton Camera Club exhibits (4 juried) and in Members Exhibit at Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA.
Awards:
Tri-Club Photography Competition (Newton, Boston, South Shore Camera Clubs)
2015 Advance category: Decay, Third place
2015 Advance category: Light painting/Night Photography, First place
2014 Regular category: Still Life, Third place
Newton Camera Club
2014-2015 Advanced category, Award for 2014-2015 Season, 3rd place
2013-2014 Regular category, Award for 2013-2014 Season, 2nd place