Summary of Visual Arts & Photography Experience

Offices, Advisory Boards, Committees
2019 – present            Co-President, Newton Art Association
2018 – 2019                Vice President, Newton Art Association 
2017 –2019                 New Art Center, Board of Governors
2016 – 2019                President, Newton Camera Club 
2017                            Newton Festival of the Arts, Steering Committee 

Visual Arts Education
New Art Center, Newton, MA  (2014-2020)
2020                Mixed media/Collage, Joan Asquith Shrier                            
2014 – 2020    Neo-Postmodernism , John Murray
2016, 2020      Monotype Printing, Lynda Goldberg              
2019                Abstract Painting, Santiago Hernandez
2018                Assemblage, Carol Blackwell
2017                Watercolor, Michael Milburn
2016                Ceramics, Julie Fox
2016                Drawing Exploration, Chuck Holtzman
2015                Drawing, Katherine Miller
2014 – 2015    Acrylic Painting, Michael Wilson                    
2014                Mindful Art, Susan Dahl

Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
2014 –  2020   Critiques, Art Demonstrations, Workshops              

Provincetown Art Association & Museum [PAAM] Workshops, Provincetown, MA
2019                Plein Air Painting, Valerie Issacs
2015                Abstract Painting, Joerg Dressler
2013                Acrylic Painting, Jim Peters and Kathryn Carr

Provincetown Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA 
2014                Plein Air Painting, Hilda Neily

Museum Fine Arts, Boston:
2014                Acrylic Painting, William Commerford 

Exhibits (Juried Exhibits noted)
Provincetown Art Association & Museum (PAAM) Exhibits
2020                Members Exhibit: Imerge Before Emerge, acrylic and ink on canvas
2019                Members 12 x 12 Exhibit: Moroccan Alley, acrylic on canvas  
2018 – 2019    Members Small Works: Provincetown, acrylic on canvas
2018                Members Exhibit: Escape, acrylic on canvas
Members Exhibit: Joie de Motherwell
2017                Members Small Works, Venetian Clothesline, acrylic on canvas
                        Members’ Juried, Primavera, acrylic on canvas
                        Members 12” x 12” Exhibit, Marks of Spring, acrylic on canvas (sold)
                        Members Exhibit, Still Life, Solitude, & Sunset, acrylic on canvas               
2016                Members 12” x 12” Exhibit, Squall Over Provincetown Bay, digital painting
2015                Members Exhibit, Loose Ends, acrylic on canvas (sold)
                        Members 12” x 12” Exhibit, Bay View Provincetown, acrylic on canvas (sold)          
2014                Members 12” x 12” Exhibit, Java Journals, acrylic on canvas (sold)
                        Members Juried, Repercussions - Centennial Celebration, acrylic on canvas                        
Newton Art Association (NAA) Exhibits
2020                Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA (juried):
Orange and Green Emersion,  acrylic on canvas
Massachusetts State House, Office of Senator Cynthia Creem, Boston
Primavera,
 acrylic on canvas          
  Contemplation, 
acrylic canvas
Golden Energy, acrylic on canvas
2019 –  2020   Keyes Pharmacy, Newton, MA: 
                          The Wonder of Water (six photographs)
2019 – 2020    New TV, Winter: A Small Works Show, Newton, MA
  Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, photography, Honorable Mention
Fresh Frozen, photography             
2019                Mother Brook Arts and Community Center, Dedham, MA (Juried)
Everything’s in Transition, acrylic on canvas                                  
Transitions in Yellow with Black Punctuation, acrylic on canvas
  Released, acrylic pour art on canvas
2019                NAA Annual Awards Show, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
                          The Creative Process 
2019                Morse Institute Library Show, Natick, MA
                                Contemplation, acrylic on canvas, Second Place       
2018 – 2019    Keyes Pharmacy Exhibit, Newton, MA 
                                 Eleven works of paintings and assemblages
2018                NAA Annual Awards Show, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
                                 Temple of the Faithful for Deconstructing Angst 
2018                The Mosesian Center for the Arts, Juried Exhibit
                                  Tea for Klee, mixed media (tea bags and acrylic on burlap and canvas)
Favorite Pier, acrylic on canvas
  Women’s Restroom Line at MFA, acrylic on canvas (sold)
2017 – 2018    James K. Bonnar Show, Wedeman Gallery, Lasell University, Newton, MA
                                  Unseen Windows of Opportunity
2016               Newton Free Library 67th Annual Awards Show
                                  Suspended Reality
2017               Mother Brook Art Center, Juried Exhibit:
                         Meditation in Yellow & Red, acrylic on canvas, Honorable Mention
                         Monday Morning, acrylic on canvas
             Newton Free Library 68th Annual Awards Show
Still Life, Solitude, and Sunset, acrylic on canvas, First Place (sold)
James K. Bonnar Exhibit, New Art Center, Newton, MA
 Jazz                             
2016               Newton Free Library 67th Annual Awards Show
                                   Suspended Reality
                       Betty Myers Gallery, Unitarian Universalist Church, Newton, MA 
                                   Fruitful Reading
2015               Avery Crossings, Needham, MA
                                   Solo Exhibit, 30 works: digital and acrylic paintings and photography
Scandinavian Cultural Center
                                   Snow, acrylic on canvas
Common Milkweed Seeds, photography
Betty Myers Gallery
 Four Seasons, acrylic on canvas
James K. Bonnar Exhibit
    Birthday Celebration, acrylic on canvas
2014              NAA New Members’ Exhibit, Avery Crossings, Needham, MA             
Abundant Bounty
, photography
                     New Art Center Creative Process: The Andrew & Jean Dibner
Annual Student & Faculty Exhibition
2018                 The Great Divide, Diptych, Acrylic on Canvas
2017                 Primavera, acrylic on canvas
                         Primordial Soup, acrylic on canvas
2016                  Surround Sound of Silence, acrylic on canvas
                          I am Art, mixed media
2015                Wabi Sabi in Gold & Red, acrylic on canvas and mixed media

Photography Education
2015 - 2019     BlueHour Photo Ventures, Paul Nguyen (selected educational workshops).
Oregon Photography Tour
Caped Cod Mud Flats and Seals Workshop
Maine Whale Watch and Nubbles Lighthouse Workshop
Horse Shoe Crab Spawning, Delaware Bay
Flash Photography
Post processing
Black and White Photography
2014 – 2019    Acadia Adventures Workshops, Mt. Desert, ME,  Vincent Lawrence
2013 – 2019    Newton Camera Club, Educational Presentations and Critiques       
2013 – 2018    New England Camera Club Council Conference, Amherst, MA
2017                Panorama Photography, Vincent Lawrence   
2015                Night Photography, EP Levine, Waltham, MA
2015                Macro Photography, Roman Kurywczak
2014                Photographing People, Harvey Stein
2014                People/Urban photography, E.M Suarez
2013                Lighting workshop, EP Levine, Waltham, MA
2013                Museum of Fine Arts Workshops: Night, Urban, and Nature photography

Photography Exhibits (Juried exhibits noted)
2019                Newton City Hall
                                    Mini-Baguettes
                       Newton Free Library
                                    Ringed Neck Parakeet
2018               West Newton Cinema, Newton, MA Juried
                         Sunrise on Bryce Canyon, Utah (sold) 
                         Virgin River Sunset, Zion National Park, Utah
              Newton City Hall, Newton, MA
Sunrise on the Rocks, Acadia National Park
Wet Embrace, Acadia National Park
Newton Free Library, Newton, MA 
                                    Deep Freeze
2017               West Newton Cinema, Juried
 Haystack, Cannon Beach
Japanese Garden 
Jordan Pond Morning Mist
Newton City Hall, Newton, MA
Green Heron
 Hunter’s Beach
  Jordan Pond
Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
 Red Tail Hawk
2016              Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
Storm & Sunset at Wood End Lighthouse, Provincetown, MA
West Newton Cinema, Juried
Praça Ribeira, Porto (sold)
Impatiens
First Hair Cut
2015               West Newton Cinema, Newton, MA Juried
Perspective
Sensual Beauty
2015               Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
Hurdy Gurdy Man (sold)
Hurdy Gurdy
2014          Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Ageless Smile
Boston Pedicab
 Grasshopper Guitarist
Mr. Cool, Boston, North End
2014             West Newton Cinema Exhibit, Juried
                                 Milky Way with boulder [light painting]– Acadia National Park
                                 Milky Way with Pines [light painting]– Acadia National Park
2014                Newton Free Library, Newton, MA
Calla Lily                                   
2013                West Newton Cinema Exhibit, Newton, MA, Juried
Butterfly, Drumlin Farm
Grasshopper on Sunflower                                                                 

Photography Competitions and Awards
Tri-Club Photography Competition (Newton, Boston, South Shore Camera Clubs)
2015 (Advance category) Decay, Zombie Truck, Third place
2015 (Advance category) Light painting/Night Photography, First place
2014 (Regular category) Still Life, Third place
Newton Camera Club
           Award for 2014-2015 Season (Advanced category), Third place
           Award for 2013-2014 Season (Regular category),  Second place