I am a retired nurse and have worked in psychiatric settings for 40 years. During my nursing career I began studying art, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois in 1993. I continued classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1998.
Selected Exhibitions
GROUP SHOWS
January 1995: Blue Moon Studio and Gallery, Skokie, Illinois
June 1995: Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, Illinois
June 1997: Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois
February 1998: TLD Design Center and Gallery, Westmont, Illinois
December 2002, October 2003 and December 2004: Lee Tracy Studio, Chicago, Illinois
March 2003: Five person show, Frick Center, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois
November 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014: Accelerator Gallery, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois
August 2004: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Galter Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
September 2004 and 2008: Later Impressions, Renaissance Court, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
October 2005 and 2006: Chicago Art Open, Chicago, Illinois
August 2005 to March 2006: Member Open Door Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; Participating in five shows
October 2006: Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
March 2007: Rosalind Franklin University, five artist show, North Chicago, Illinois
March 2008: National Art Premier 2008, Elmhurst Artist Guild Gallery, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois
April 2010: Member artist Marion Street Gallery, two person show, Oak Park, Illinois
October 2013: Oak Park Public Library, Literary Explorations, Oak Park, Illinois
February 2013: Women's Art Exhibit, Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois
February 2014: Women's Caucus for the Arts: Water: A Universal Right, Robert Morris College, Chicago, Illinois
February 2014: Women's Caucus for the Arts: Best of 2014 Show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Fall 2021: Evanston Made Studio Tour, Art Makers Outpost: Evanston, Illinois
January 2022: CAVA Winter Exhibition, Oak Brook, Illinois
ONE PERSON SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS
January 2002: One person show, Theosophical Society in America, Olcott Gallery, Wheaton, Illinois
January 2002: One person show, Ferguson Art Gallery, Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois
August 2003: Duo show, Competition sponsored by the Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois
February 2004 and March 2005: One person show, Transitions Bookplace, Chicago, Illinois
July 2004: Best of show, Nadine's Festival of the Arts, LaGrange Park, Illinois
November 2006: Best of show-Alumni Exhibit, Accelerator Gallery, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois
February 2010: Special Recognition Award, group show, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois
September 2010: One person show, Harrison Street, Birdlife, Oak Park, Illinois
September 2012: One person show, Hanover Park Park District Gallery, Hanover Park, Illinois
August 2014: One person show, Munch Café, Oak Park, Illinois
May 2015: One person show, Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, Illinois
January 2016: One person show, Wishbone Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois
February 2017: One person show, Renaissance Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois