EDUCATION
Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Landscape Architecture, 1977-78.
Graduate School of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Special student in painting with Neil Welliver, 1971-73
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1966-67
University of Pennsylvania, BA
Assistant Dean at the University of Pennsylvania while pursuing studio work (1978-2007)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS / MAJOR EXHIBITOR / PRIZES
2011 One – Person Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 One-Person Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY October 2010
2009 Watercolor Achievement Prize, LBI Foundation, Loveladies, NJ
2008 “Transformations”, six artists at Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY
2008 Achievement Award, Mixed Media on Paper, LBI Foundation, Loveladies, NJ
2007 One-Person Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY, September 2007
2006 Prize in Mixed Media, Group Show 08/06, LBI Foundation, Loveladies, NJ
2005 Prize in Watercolor, Group Show 8/05, LBI Foundation, Loveladies, N.J.
2004 One Person Exhibit, Veiherte Gallery, Riga, Latvia
2003 Prize in Oil Painting, LBI Foundation, Loveladies, NJ- 8/03
2001 Invitational Exhibition, Susquehanna Museum, Harrisburg, Pa.
1999 Invitational Exhibition, LBI- Foundation, Loveladies, N. J.
1997 One Person Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1996 Invitational Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
1995 Invitational Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Still Life Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1993 Watercolor Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1991 One Person Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1989 One Person Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1987 Philadelphia Watercolor Club Juried Exhibition, First Prize
1987 Regional Juried Watercolor Exhibit, Abington Art Center, Pa. Second Prize
1984 One Person Exhibition, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1984 One Person Exhibit, University of Pennsylvania, Burrison Gallery
1976 Major Exhibitor in Watercolor Invitational, West Chester University, West Chester, Pa.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Phoenix Gallery-March 2008. Gallery, NY, NY; Phoenix Gallery –Jan. 2007. GrossMcleaf, Phila., Pa. Summer Exhibition- 2001, 2002. LBI Foundation, Loveladies, NJ - 2001,2002.Juried World- Wide Exhibit, Riga Museum, Riga , Latvia 1998: Beverly Arts Center , Chicago, IL.; University of Indiana Works on Paper Invitational 1987; Woodmere Art Museum -1995, Art in City Hall, Phila, Pa. Civic Center Museum, Phila., Pa. Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, Pa.; Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pa.; John Herron Museum and numerous other area galleries.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Museum, Riga, Latvia
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Phila., Pa.
Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Phila., Pa.
Schnader, Harrison, Segal &Lewis, Phila., Pa.
TEACHING
1979-86 Lecturer in Fine Arts, CGS. University of Pennsylvania. Taught weekly, six-hour watercolor studio.
1977-79 Instructor in watercolor painting, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, Pa.
ART RELATED ACTIVITIES
PAFA, Committee for the School, Philadelphia. Pa. (1998 to present)
PLMS – Board Member, 2008
ALMA - President, 2009, 2010
ALMA – Executive vice- president 2002 - 2009
TILTS – Committee Chair for Arts, 2003 to the present
Committee for the Art Collection, New School University, NY (as of 11/2005)
External Chair for Board of Examiners for MFA Graduates, Academy of Fine Arts, Riga, Latvia 8/2004
Int. Nordic Watercolor Symposium, Latvia-invited participant 8/2003
Board of Directors, The Kitchen, New York, N. Y. (1996-2000)
Honorary Council, Philadelphia Print Center (1997 to present)
Board of Directors, Philadelphia Print Center (1993-97)
Juror, Regional Fine Arts Show at CCA, Yorkline, Delaware, 1989
Juror, Delaware Valley Watercolor Association. Annual Exhibit, 1986
Board of Directors, Philadelphia Art Alliance (former)
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