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Artist statement

I am a self-taught photographer and began my involvement in the visual arts when I became the partner in my husband’s art career in 1985. At that time I grew into the roles of framer, shipper, and business manager for our art company. Three years later the demand for my husband’s artwork took us into the world of printmaking and I taught myself stone lithography. We had much success with our lithographs, but we wanted to return our focus back to the watercolor and charcoal drawings and being able to have multiple images of that particular technique. Fortunately, modern technology afforded the opportunity to work with the digital imagery and gicleé printing. Soon I found that with the background that I had developed over the years of exposure to various techniques through, exhibits, outdoor festivals, gallery receptions, books and manuals, etc. there were images in my mind that I wanted to capture to express what I felt as “my art”. The digital camera is the perfect instrument for me. It is a forgiving tool with my style of photography and lets me maintain an open mind. I love coming upon ordinary objects in unusual settings and I rarely rearrange a scene. The instant gratification and being able to have my darkroom in my computer meshes well with my attitude and temperament toward a final image.

Exhibitions

2009

2/27 - 3/20	"Black and White in Color", two person, juried, Steckline Gallery, Newman University, Wichita, KS
3/20 - 3/22	4th Avenue 2009 Spring Street Fair, juried, Tucson, AZ
6/26 - 6/28	Des Moines Arts Festival, juried, Des Moines Iowa
February	PhotoFest, group, SoOh Gallery/Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, NE

2008

	Art Benefit Sale, Two Person, Personalized Family Dental Care, P.A./Douglas County Dental Clinic, Lawrence, KS
	"Welcomings" The Exhibit, group, 75th Street Gallery, Prairie Village, KS
	Hidden Glen Arts Festival, juried, Olathe, KS
	Omaha Summer Arts Festival, juried, Omaha, NE
	"Small Works Exhibition", juried, The Western New York Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
	Wichita Art & Book Fair, juried, Wichita, KS
	"New Works", group, Pachamamas Restaurant, Fields Fine Art, Lawrence, KS

2007

	"Beyond Mimesis", Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
	"2007 Lawrence Art Auction", group, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
	"11th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition", juried/award, Langdon Cultural and Education Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX
	"Metro Arts Two Rivers EXPO", juried, Des Moines, Iowa

2006

	"New Work", solo exhibition, SoOh Fine Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
	"2006 Lawrence Art Auction", group, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS

2005

***	"Small Works Exhibition", juried/Juror's Award, The Western New York Artists Group, Buffalo, NY
***	"9th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition", juried/award, Langdon Cultural and Education Center, Tarleton State University, Granbury, TX
	“New Work”, solo, Brick's, Wichita , KS
	"Beyond the Obvious: The Esoteric Photograph", juried, Impromptu Gallery, Huntington, NY
	“Take Me to the River”, juried, Inside Out Gallery, Minneapolis , MN
	“Black and White”, group, Unity Gallery, Lawrence , KS
	“2005 Lawrence Art Auction”, group, Lawrence Arts Center , Lawrence , KS

***Awards

Corporate Collections

Emprise Bank, Wichita, KS

Personalized Family Dental Care, P.A., Lawrence, KS

Great Plains Construction, Lawrence, KS

Sola Salons, Overland Park, KS

Mooberry Financial Services, Lawrence , KS

Galleries

75th Street Gallery, Prairie Village, KS

SoOh Gallery, Lincoln, NE

Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS

Education

Self-taught

Born

July 21, 1953 in Colorado Springs , CO