Curriculum Vitae
Education
1994: M.S., Art Education, Florida International University
1980: B.A., Art Education, Florida Atlantic University
1980-2011: Broward County Art Educator, K-12, including mentoring university interns.
Professional Memberships:
Surface Design Association/ South Florida Surface Design
Fiber Art Miami
6 Hands Collaborative
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2023 Broward County Mid-Tier Artist Support Grant
2018-2022 Artist in Residence/ Teaching: Artist Bailey Contemporary Art, Pompano
2021, 2014, 2012: Broward County Artist Support Grant
2018 First Place, Clay, Glass, Metal, Stone Gallery
Third Place, Elegant Threads, Lighthouse Center for the Arts
2017 First Place, Elegant Threads, Lighthouse Center for the Arts
Honorable Mention, Fiber Art Florida, Florida CraftArt Gallery ,
2015 Third Place, Loxahatchee Visions
Judge’s Merit, National Association of Women Artists. Florida Chapter
2013 First Place, “Quick Draw” at Broward Art Guild
2012 Selected by Broward County Public Art and Design Committee for solo exhibit: at Lee Wagener Gallery.
Honorable Mention, “Made in Florida” Florida Craftsmen
2011 State Teachers Artist Residency; Florida Alliance for Arts Education; Hermitage Artist Retreat, Englewood, Florida
2001 ACE (Arts for a Complete Education) Grant, Florida Alliance for Arts Education
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Solo, Small Group and Invitational Exhibits (*solo exhibit; **served as curator)
2025 Hues, Optics and Texture Schuman Gallery, Levi JCC, Boca Raton
2023 Boundless Palace* Frank C. Otis Art Gallery, Pembroke Pines
My Backyard Eden* Sample McDougald House, Pompano
The Art of Leaving a Mark Miami Dade College Art Gallery, Hialeah
2022 Water, Water Everywhere Biscayne National Park
The Thread that Connects Us Studio 18, Pembroke Pines
Listening to the Sky* Bailey Contemporary Art
Mystic Nature Frank C. Otis Art Gallery, Pembroke Pines
2021 Stitched Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, FL
Connecting Threads* Palm Beach Gardens Art in Public Places
2020 Speaking Volumes** Gallery 21, Wilton Manors, FL
2019 Sheer Intuition* Bailey Contemporary Art
In Exchange FAT Village Project Space, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
PENTA Bailey Contemporary, Pompano Beach, FL
2018 The Bag Project** Bailey Contemporary, Pompano Beach, FL
Our Natural World and Beyond Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, FL
2016 Five by Five Boca Raton Museum of Art
The Art of Collaborative Art** Art Gallery 21, Wilton Manors, FL
2015 Faculty Exhibit Boca Raton Museum of Art
2014 Everglades National Park* Homestead, FL
National Association of Women Artists, N.A.W.A. Gallery, NYC
2013 Lee Wagener Gallery*(Art in Public Places) Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood Airport
2012 Fresh Design** Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Juried
2025 Thread Upon Thread (bookarts) Miami International Fine Arts Gallery
Ancestral Lines Fiber Art Miami Assoc., Coral Springs Museum of Art
Cape to Cosmos Cape Center, Cape Canaveral, FL
Pure Florida Fifth Avenue Gallery, Melbourne, FL
2024 All Florida Biennial MartinArts, Courthouse Cultural Center, Stuart
Awakening Earth Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
Climate Corrections Conference VOLO Foundation annual conference, Orlando, FL
2023 American Denim Miami International Fine Arts Gallery
Elegant Threads Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
Not A Doll’s House Contemporary Art Modern Project (CAMP Gallery), Miami, FL
American Pen Women Skolnik Center, Pompano Beach
Florida Printmakers 2023 Biennial University of Miami Art Gallery
2022 In Search of Dreams: the Migrant Experience; Cultural Institute of Consulate General of Mexico, Miami
2021 Environmentally Engaged Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL
Diaspora Coral Springs Museum of Art
2020 Illuminations 2020 Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
Contemporary Fiber in Florida Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2019 Art and Soul Business for the Arts, Broward
2018 Pushing the Pull FAT Village Project Space
2017 Cross Creek Rising Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2016 Piecing Together a Changing Planet Ellis Island National Monument Museum
Transgressing Traditions (SDA) Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2015 At Home with Art Broward County Convention Center
Piecing Together a Changing Planet Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT
2014 Spectrum Miami
Piecing Together a Changing Planet Biscayne National Park
100% Pure Florida 5th Ave. Gallery, Melbourne, FL
Florida in Fabric Ruth Funk Museum of Textile Art, Melbourne, FL
2012 Made in Florida Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta FL
2003 All Media Juried Biennial; Hollywood Art and Culture Center;
2002 43rd Annual Hortt Memorial, Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Teaching/Other Professional Activities
2014-2023: Boca Raton Museum of Art and School (teen and adult classes, and demos)
2012-2023: Art in the Workplace, Business for the Arts, Broward
2018-2022: Pompano Cultural Arts venues
2023 Coral Springs Museum of Art
The Frank, Pembroke Pines
Miami Dade College Hialeah Art Gallery
2022 The Frank Gallery and Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, Florida
Greater Ft. Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Summer Teen program
Art and the Florida Environment- online lecture.
Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, Florida
2021 The History of Women in Art- online lecture for Boca Yacht Club Art Guild
2018 Armory Art Center
Workshop at Studio 18, Pembroke Pines
2017 Fabric Printing, Florida CraftArt Gallery, St. Petersburg
2015 Co-chair- Invoking the Muse exhibit at Coral Springs Museum of Art
Team Building through Art, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL
Printmaking Workshop: Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida Atlantic University
2012 Co-curator:” Fresh Design, Florida Atlantic University;
1980-2011 Art Educator for Broward County Schools (elementary through H.S)
1998-2011 Clinical Educator for University Student Internships, Practicum and New Educators.
2008-2010 Human Relations Council Advisor, McArthur High School.
2006 Fine and Performing Arts Dept. Head, McArthur HS, Hollywood, Florida
2000 and 1982 Curriculum Writing Team/ Broward County Art Curriculum Guide
1996-1998 Steering Committee/ Broward County Regional Scholastic Art Exhibit.