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Education

Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Majors in English (1979) and Fine Arts (1986).   

Teaching Experience

Art Instructor:  

Oil Painting and Figure Drawing, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana, 1992-1999.

St. Charles Summer Institute, Bloomington, Indiana, 1995, 1996.

Brown County Creative Learning Center, Nashville, Indiana, 1994-1995, 2000.

Guest Teacher: 

Fine arts and other subjects, kindergarten through twelfth grade:

Brown County School Corporation, Nashville, Indiana, 1988-1989, 1992, 1994-1996.

Muncie Community School Corporation, Muncie, Indiana, 1981.

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno, California, 1980.  

Artist in Residence

McCutcheon High School, Lafayette, Indiana, 2002.

Wilson Middle School, Muncie, Indiana, 2000. 

Lecturer

Slide lectures open to the students and public in conjunction with a solo exhibit, Marian College, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2005.

Presentation, Culture Club, Columbus, Indiana, 2002.

Presentation, Brown County Rotary Club, Nashville, Indiana,  2000.

Panelist, "Women Artists and Social Causes:  Awareness and Assistance," Women in the Visual Arts in Indiana, a symposium organized by the Indiana Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Indianapolis Art Center, 1999.

Panelist, "The Balancing Act for Women Artists," Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1998., 

Helmsburg Elementary School, sponsored by the Indianapolis Museum of Art/Columbus, Nashville, Indiana, 1997.

Panelist,  "What is Art?" Area Arts T.V., Bloomington, Indiana, 1996.

Indianapolis Museum of Art, Columbus, Indiana, 1996.

Brown County Craft Guild, Nashville, Indiana, 1996.

Columbus Art League, Columbus, Indiana, 1996.

Indiana Federation of Art Clubs, Plainfield, Indiana, 1995.

Brown Bag Lecture Series, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1995.

Indiana Artists-Craftsmen, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1995.

Bloomington Spinners and Weavers Guild, Bloomington, Indiana, 1995.

Panelist, "Critic's Choice," Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1994.   

Juror

Awards judge, Ethos Art Show, Franklin Parks and Rec Department, Franklin, Indiana, 2006.

Judge, Gifted and Talented Art Program, The County School Corporation of Brown County, Nashville, Indiana, 1988, 2003, 2006. 

Awards judge, Brown County Fair, Fine Arts Division, Nashville, Indiana, 2004.

Awards judge, Indiana Federation Art Clubs, Plainfield, Indiana, 1995.

Awards judge, Fourth Street Festival of the Art, Bloomington, Indiana, 1994.

Affiliations

• Indiana Artists Club (statewide, juried), 1998-present.
• Brown County Art Guild, 2008-present.
• Brown County Humane Society, 1995-present.  Chair, Silent Auction Fundraiser, 2011, 2012.  Chocolate Chocolate! fundraiser committee, 2010-present.
• Brown County Arts and Cultural Commission, member of the Board of Directors, 2004-2008. Chair, Community Development Committee, 2005-2008.
• Brown County Art Gallery Artists Association, juried, 2005-2007
• Brown County Art Gallery Foundation, Board of Directors, 2006-2007.
• Hoosier Salon, 2005-2007.
• Indiana Heritage Arts, Inc., 1998-2007.
• Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, 2005-2007.
• Oil Painters of America (nationwide, juried), 2006.
• Brown County Arts Alliance, Secretary, 2002 - 2003, member, 2001- 2005.
• Brown County Studio Tour, Inc., (juried), Secretary, 2003-2004, member, 2001-2004, 2010.
• Fiber Artists Collective (national, juried), 2005.