Exhibits & Awards
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July 2019 – I took a collage class with Laura Lein-Svencner. The first art class I’d taken since my undergraduate days at Illinois State University. Since that time, I haven’t stopped making art.
Art Exhibitions & Awards:
September 18 – November 6, 2020
Where’s the Revolution – National Juried Show
Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Prelude - mixed media collage
October 2 – October 28, 2020
Abstract Only! 10th Anniversary Exhibition - National Juried Show
Wailoa Center, 200 Piopio Street, Hilo, Hawaii
Artwork: Return to Nowhere – mixed media collage
October 4 – November 30, 2020
Solo Show - Art hung in Café
Munch,104 N Marion Street, Oak Park, IL
Artwork: twenty four collages pieces / 5 sold
October 1 – November 30, 2020
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Pull of the Sea – mixed media collage - honorable mention award
November 1 – December 18, 2020
Later Impressions 2020 – Juried Show
Leslie Wolfe Gallery, Old Town Triangle Association,1763 N North Park Avenue Chicago, IL
Artwork: Locked in Time – mixed media collage
November 15 – December 31, 2020
Linnea Jewelry, 23 South Ashland, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Six pieces displayed in conjunction with La Grange Art League and the La Grange Business Association
April 30 – May 23, 2021
Later Impressions 2020 Show – Juried Show
Edgewater Art Space, 1101 West Granville Avenue, Chicago
Artwork: Collision Course - Collage
July 1 – July 30, 2021
A Moment of Zen – Juried Show
North Shore Art League
620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, IL
Artwork: Call of the Beach - Encaustic
July 10 – August 28, 2021
Engaging Frida – Juried Show
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery
50 S Cottage Hills Drive, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Memories of You, Encaustic Collage
June 16 – August 11, 2021
Art of Gallery, 747 S Western Avenue, Chicago, IL
Fundraiser/Silent Auction for Maxwell Street Gardens
Artwork: Displayed 15 / sold 12
July 31 – September 12, 2021
SOS Planet Earth – National Juried Show
Stola Contemporary Art, 3738 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago
Artwork:
And Man Said, ‘Let there be plastic!’ – catalog and on-line
Heatwave – catalog and on-line
Midsummer Nightmare – Gallery, catalog, and on-line
Yearning to Breathe Free – Gallery, catalog, and on-line
All are mixed media collages
August 28 – September 25, 2021
Member Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Just Begin – mixed media collage 3rd Place (SOLD)
August 30 – October 23, 2021
Later Impressions 2021Show – Juried Show
Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: What Lies Within, a mixed media collage Honorable Mention
September 2 – October 9, 2021
Small Wonders – National Juried Show
The Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 337W570 Bolcum Road, St. Charles, IL
Artwork: Escape – Encaustic
September 3 – October 23, 2021
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
150 S Cottage Hills Drive, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Orbiting Dreams - encaustic – 3rd Place (SOLD)
September 25 – October 29, 2021
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Breathe In, Exhale – encaustic collage
October 29 – December 29, 2021
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Limits – encaustic collage
October 30 – December 29, 2021
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
150 S Cottage Hills Drive, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Solar Flare – encaustic collage (SOLD)
November 19 – January 3, 2022
The Thin Line Show – Juried National Show
Highland Park Art Center, 1957 Sheridan Road
Artwork:
What Lies Within– mixed media collage
Prelude – mixed media collage
January 3 – February 26, 2022
Winter CAVA Members Show – Juried Local
Mayslake Peabody Estates – Oak Brook, IL
Artwork: Breathe In, Exhale – encaustic collage
February 6 – March 19, 2022
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Members Show
150 Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Guardian – Ceramic totem
February 25 - March 25, 2022
The Secret Garden – Member Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Court, La Grange, IL
Artworks:
Mystical Garden - Encaustic collage
Forest Leaves - Encaustic collage (SOLD)
March 7 – April 29, 2022
Small Wonders Show – Juried Local
North Shore Senior Center, !61 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL
Artwork: Midnight Sun – Encaustic collage
March 25 – April 29, 2022
Portrait of a Lady – Member Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Court, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Interlude – Encaustic
April 14 – May 26, 2022
SOLO SHOW
Birch Road Cellars, 1113 W Armitage, Chicago, IL
Artworks:
Summer Breeze - Mixed Media on wood panel
Divisions - Mixed Media on wood panel
Adrift - Mixed Media on wood panel
Unknown Horizons - Mixed Media on wood panel
Eternally Linked - Mixed Media on wood panel (SOLD)
Water Dance - Mixed Media on wood panel (SOLD)
April 22 – June 4, 2022
Collective Awakenings – Juried Local
Beverly Arts Center, 2407 West 111 Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Connections – collage
May 15 – June 1, 2022
Beyond the Surface – Juried Local
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, 21850 N Riverwoods Rd, Riverwoods, IL
Artworks:
Limits - Encaustic Collage
Midnight Sun - Encaustic Collage
Looking Back - Encaustic Collage
June 24 – July 29, 2022
La Grange Art League – Member Show
Artwork: Adrift
July 8 – July 25, 2022
Four Artists / Four Walls
Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard St., Chicago,
Artworks:
Encaustic collages:
Autumn’s Gift, Day Dreams (SOLD), Interlude, Looking Back, Midnight Sun, Moments, Morning Light, Grand Delusion, He Didn’t Speak, Untold Stories, Origins
Collage Mixed Media:
Broken Dreams, City Blues, City Lights, Descendants, Hope, Isolation: 2020, Return to Nowhere, Rusted Dreams, Trying to Fit In (SOLD), What Lies Within
Mixed Media Acrylic Paintings:
Divisions, Ying and Yang Threw a Party, Unknown Horizons
Ceramic: Guardian
July 30 – August 21, 2022
What We Do – Member Show
Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL
Artwork:
Origins - Encaustic Collage
Searching for You - Collage
Limits - Encaustic Collage (SOLD)
September 7 – October 26, 2022
Members’ Show - Juried Local
Berger Park/Gunder Mansion, 6219 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Transformations – Encaustic collage
October 1 – October 30, 2022
Carnival – Member Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Court, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Ride of Your Life – Mixed media acrylic painting on wood
November 11 – December 18, 2022
Tiny Works – Juried - Local
Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL
Artworks:
Life Tracks - Encaustic Collage (SOLD)
Nightfall - Encaustic Collage
Depths - Encaustic Collage
Crimson Sky - Encaustic Collage
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December 1, 2022 –December 1, 2023
Art Walls – Juried
Fulton Street Collective –Displayed at Workbox locations in the Chicago loop (4 locations/ 3 months at each location)
Artworks:
Summer Breeze, Divisions - Mixed Media on wood panel
Ying and Yang Threw a Party - Mixed Media on wood panel
Unknown Horizons - Mixed Media on wood panel
Adrift - Mixed Media on wood panel
Ride of Your Life - Mixed Media on wood panel
Divisions - Mixed Media on wood panel
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December 10, 2022 – February 11, 2023
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Members Show, 150 Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Dawn’s Light – Encaustic collage (Honorable Mention)
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April 5, 2023 - May 30, 2023
Donna Pope Gallery, 183 N York Street, Elmhurst, IL
Artworks:
Birth of Spring - Encaustic with Porcelain
Sanctuary - Encaustic
Dance of Light - Encaustic
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April 29, 2023 - May 13, 2023
Fulton Street Collective, 1821 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL
Monochromatic Show
Artwork: Rusted Dreams - Tryptic Mixed Media Collage
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June 17, 2023 - July 29, 2023
Elmhurst Artists' Guild, 150 Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst, IL
Inspired by Warhol Show - Open Call, Juried Selection
Artwork: Smile, Caroline - Encaustic with photo transfer
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July 12, 2023 - August 26, 2023
Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists at Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL
Happiness Show - Open Call, Juried Selection
Artwork: Portal Garden - Encaustic with porcelain and plaster
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July 13, 2023 - on going
The New Gallery, 181 N Main, Galena, IL
Artworks:
Alien Landscape - Encaustic
Awakening - Encaustic
Born of Water - Encaustic
From Within - Encaustic
Isolation 2020 - Mixed Media Collage
Rusted Dreams - Mixed Media Collage
The Coming Light - Encaustic
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