Teaching Experience
2001-Present, Department Chair in Art, Studio Art Professor, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA
Education
2001, MFA, Painting, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA
1998, Teaching Certificate, Parsons School of Design, NY, NY
1997, BFA, Painting, Cooper Union For the Advancement for Art and Science, NY, NY
1993, Ruth Asawa, S.O.T.A, School of the Art High School, San Francisco, CA
Residencies
2027, July, Casa Posidonia, Oliva, Spain
2009, April-June, Centrum Art Residency, Port Townsend, WA
Galleries
M Stark Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
American Painting Gallery Fine Art, Washington D.C.
Press and Publications
2026, January, The New York Review of Books, American Painting Fine Art Gallery
2023, October-December, Fall 50th Anniversary Issue, American Art Review Magazine
2023, March: American Art Collector Magazine, Issue 209, Florals and Botanicals
2022, Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine, 8th Issue
2021, Oct/Nov, International Artist Magazine Issue 141, Florals and Gardens
Solo and Upcoming Gallery Exhibitions
2028, 1/8-2/14/28, M Stark Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
2024, In Bloom, Solo Art Exhibition, Administration Building Gallery, Foothill College, CA
Selected Gallery Group Exhibitions
2026, Farm, Fish, Flowers, M Stark Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
2026, Summer Open Juried Exhibition, West Portal Gallery, San Francisco
2026, Fine Art for Living, American Painting Fine Art, Washington D.C.
2026, Passionate Palettes, San Francisco Women's Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2026- 2022, Small Treasures Exhibition, American Painting Fine Art Gallery, Washington D.C.
2025, San Mateo County's 19th Annual Women View 2025 Art, Belmont, CA
2022, 3rd Annual Creative Women's Show, Gallery MAR Carmel, Carmel, CA.
Art Fairs
2026, San Francisco Art Fair, booth 27, Terevarna Gallery, Fort Mason Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
2023-22, New York Art Expo (Invited), New York City, NY
2022. Artavita, Spectrum- Red Dot Miami Art Fair during Art Basel Week in Miami, FL, USA
Selected Awards
2025, 10th Flower, International Juried Art Competition, Honorable Mention Award, Teravarna Art Gallery
2024, Women Artists Making their Mark, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Jurors Donna Seager and Priscilla Otani, Mill Valley, CA
2024, All Media 2024: Anything Goes, Coastal Art League Gallery, Honorable Mention, Half Moon Bay, CA
2024, CFA Circle Foundation Artist of the Year Award, Honorable Mention, International Juried Competition
2023, 6th Flower International Juried Art Competition,Talent Award Prize, Teravarna
Talks
2024, "Women Artists Making their Mark, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2024, Artist Talk, at the reception for "In Bloom", a solo show, Foothill College
Scholarships, Fellowships & Grants
2006, Teacher Grant, The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1998-2001, Pelzer-Lynch Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1999-2001, Studio Arts Teaching Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1993-1997, Full Merit Scholarship, Cooper Union, New York City, NY
1993, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Fellowship Winner, San Francisco, CA
1991 & 1992, Figure Drawing Scholarship, SFAI, San Francisco, CA
1991 & 1992, San Francisco County National Congressional Art Winner
1990 & 1991, Ruth Asawa S.O.T.A Scholarship,C.S.S.S.A, Mills College, CA
Workshop
2026, 2025 & 2024, April, Figure Drawing Marathon, Foothill College Community Ed., Los Altos, CA
2026, Paint Water and Sky: Plein Air Landscapes Workshop, San Carlos, CA
2024, Hidden Villa Outdoor Plein Air Painting Workshop, Hidden Villa, Los Altos CA
Memberships
Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA
Collections
Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation, Berkeley, CA,
CORA San Mateo, CA
University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, NY, NY
