Exhibits & Awards
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 learning new techniques and making art.
Art Exhibitions & Awards:
January 15 – March 3, 2024
Winter Exhibition
Zhou B Art Center
1029 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Fame!
January 8, 2024 – May 30 2024
Donna Pope Gallery
183 N. York Street, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Ride of Your Life – Mixed Media
November 7, 2023 – January 8, 2024
Later Impressions 2023 – Juried
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Hand of Fate
November 17, 2023 – December 15, 2023
POP! Show - Juried
Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Not That Bad! – Mixed Media Collage
October 21, 2023 – December 2, 2023
Blue Show
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
150 Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Birth of Spring – Encaustic Mixed Media
Honorable Mention
August 30, 2023 – December 15, 2023
Donna Pope Gallery
183 N. York Street, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Unknown Horizons – Mixed Media
Summer Breeze – Mixed Media
August 30 – October 28, 2023
Member Show – CAVA (Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists)
Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Into The Woods – Mixed Media Collage
July 2023 – November 2023
The New Gallery - Golden Glow
181 N Main Street, Galena, IL
Artworks:
Alien Landscape – Encaustic
Awakening – Encaustic
Born of Water – Encaustic
From Within – Encaustic – Sold
Isolation 2020 – Mixed Media Collage
Rusted Dreams – Mixed Media Collage
The Coming Light – Encaustic - Sold
July 12, 2023 – August 26, 2023
Happiness Show – Juried
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Portal Garden – Encaustic Mixed Media
June 17, 2023 – July 29, 2023
Inspired by Warhol – Juried
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Smile, Caroline – Encaustic Photo Transfer
April 29, 2023 – May 13, 2023
Monochromatic Show
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W. Hubbard, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Rusted Dreams – Tryptic – Mixed Media Collage
April 5, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Donna Pope Gallery
183 N. York Street, Elmhurst, IL
Artworks:
Birth of Spring – Encaustic Collage
Sanctuary – Encaustic
Dance of Light - Encaustic
December 10, 2022 – February 11, 2023
Members Show
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild
150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Dawn’s Light – Encaustic Collage
Honorable Mention
November 11 – December 18, 2022
Tiny Works - Juried
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W. Hubbard, Chicago, IL
Artworks:
Life Tracks – Encaustic Collage - Sole
Nightfall – Encaustic Collage
Depths – Encaustic Collage
Crimson Sky – Encaustic Collage
October 1 – October 30, 2022
Carnival – Member Show
La Grange Art League
122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Ride of Your Life – Mixed Media
September 7 – October 27, 2022
CAVA Members Show – Juried
Berger Park Gunder Mansion
6219 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Transformation – Encaustic Collage
July 30 – August 21, 2022
What We Do – Member Show
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W. Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Origins – Encaustic Collage
Searching for You – Collage
Limits – Encaustic Collage - Sold
July 8 – July 25, 2022
Four Artists / Four Walls
Fulton Street Collective
1821 W. Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork:
Twenty-five pieces including Ceramic, Mixed Media, Collage and Encaustic
Four Sold
June 24 – July 29, 2022
Member Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Court, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Adrift
May 15 – June 1, 2022
Beyond the Surface – Juried
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods
21850 N Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL
Artwork:
Limits – Encaustic Collage
Midnight Sun – Encaustic Collage
Looking Back – Encaustic Colage
April 22 – June 4, 2022
Collective Awakenings – Juried
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W 111th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Connections - 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
March 7 – April 29, 2022
Small Wonders Show – Juried
North Shore Senior Center
161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL
Artwork: Midnight Sun – Encaustic Mixed Media
February 25 – March 25, 2022
The Secret Garden Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Court, La Grange, IL
Artwork:
Mystical Garden – Encaustic Mixed Media
Forest Leaves – Encaustic Mixed Media - Sold
February 6 – March 19, 2022
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Member Show
150 Cottage Hill Ave., Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Guardian – Ceramic Totem
Honorable Mention
January 3 – February 26, 2022
CAVA Members Show – Juried
Mayslake Peabody Estates, Oak Brook, IL
Artwork: Breathe In, Exhale – Encaustic Collage
November 19 – January 3, 2022
The Thin Line Show – National Juried Show
Highland Park Art Center
1957 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL
Artwork:
What Lies Within – Mixed Media Collage
Prelude – Mixed Media Collage
October 30 – December 29, 2021
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Member Show
150 S. Cottage Hill
Artwork: Solar Flare – Encaustic Collage
Sold
October 29 – December 29, 2021
La Grange Art League
122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Limits – Encaustic Collage
September 25- October 29, 2021
La Grange Art League
122 Calendar Avenue, La Grange, IL
Artwork: Breathe In, Exhale – Encaustic Collage
September 3 – October 23, 2021
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Member Show
150 S. Cottage Hill Drive, Elmhurst IL
Artwork: Orbiting Dreams – Encaustic Collage
Third Place - Sold
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 Collage
August 30 – October 23, 2021
Later Impressions 2021 Show – Juried Show
Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: What Lies Within – Mixed Media Collage
Honorable Mention
August 28 – September 25, 2021
Member Show
La Grange Art League, 122 Calendar Av., La Grange, IL
Artwork: Just Begin – Mixed Media Colalge
3rd Place and Sold
July 31 – September 12, 2021
SOS Planet Earth – National Juried Show
Stola Contemporary Art
3738 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL
Artwork: All Mixed Media Collage
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
July 10 – August 28, 2021
Engaging Frida – Juried Show
Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery
50 S. Cottage Hill Drive, Elmhurst, IL
Artwork: Memories of You – Encaustic 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
April 30 – May 23, 2021
Later Impressions 2021 Show – Juried Show
Edgewater Art Space, 1101 West Granville Avenue, Chicago
Artwork: Collision Course – Mixed Media Collage
November 1 – December 18, 2020
Later Impressions 2020 – Juried Show
Leslie Wolf Gallery
Old Town Triangle Association, 1763 North Park Avenue, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Locke in Time -Mixed Media Collage
October 1 – November 30, 202
LaGrange Art League, 122 Calendar Avenue, LaGrange, IL
Artwork: Pull of the Sea – Mixed Media Collage
Honorable Mention
October 4 – November 30, 202
Solo Show
Munch Café, 104 N. Marion Street, Oak Park, IL
Artwork: Twenty-four Pieces (5 sold)
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 Medkia Collage
September 18 – November 6, 2020
Where’s the Revolution – National Juried Show
Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL
Artwork: Prelude – Mixed Media Collage