EDUCATION:
1992 MFA Brooklyn College, NY
1978 B.Ed., Special Art Diploma, St. Patrick's College, N.U.I.
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2005 George Billis Gallery, NYC
2003 George Billis Gallery, NYC
2003 Painting the Brooklyn Waterfront, Marrymount College Gallery, NYC
2003 Paintings, Art Gallery, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD
2002 Stover Mill Gallery, Bucks County, PA
2001 George Billis Gallery, NYC
2000 George Billis Gallery, NYC
1997 Irish Arts Center, NYC
1997 Station Master's House, Kiltimagh, Mayo, Ireland
1996 Elsbeth Woody Gallery, CAC, Portchester, NY
1996 Irish Arts Center, NYC
1995 Big Red Barn, UCROSS Foundation, Clearmont, WY
1994 Irish Arts Center, NYC
1991 First New York Bank For Business, NYC
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2002 List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Philadelpha, Pa, with Lois Dodd
2000 Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
1999 The Painting Center, Greene St. NYC
1996 Jay County Center for the Arts, Indiana
1995 West Cork Arts Center, Skibbereen, Ireland
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
- Good Night Sun, Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Fluid Fields, Painting Center, New York, NY
Ragdale 30th Anniversary Show, Chicago, IL
Out Looking In; In Looking Out, Painting Center, NY
American Artists in Rural Ireland: The Ballinglen Experience, Concord, Mass
Radgale Benefit, Lake Forest, IL
Royal Hibernian Academy, 177th Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
2006
- In the City, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Landscaping, Lohin Geduld, New York, NY
Watercurrents, Lori Bookstein, New York,NY
Royal Hibernian Academy, 176th Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
Kentler International Drawing Space, Benefit Show, Brooklyn, NY
Undercover, Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, CT - Curator: Gia Gunthel
2005
- New Jersey: A Sense of Place, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
fresh stART, Arena 1, Gallery at the Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, CA
The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
Benefit Exhibition for A Window Between Worlds, and My Friend*s Place
“ A Sense of Place: New Jersey
Kentler Int*l Drawing Space, Benefit Show, Brooklyn, NY
Blue Ocean Institute, Benefit Show, Solomon Projects, Atlanta
Watercurrents, Kouros Gallery, NYC
2004
- Artists Talk: Five Years, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy,CT
Where the Island Begins, Artists of Long Island*s Western Shore,
Lowenfeld Exhibition Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Royal Hibernian Academy 174th Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
Albright Knox Curator*s Choice, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
Peppercanister Gallery, Summer Show, Dublin, Ireland
George Nick Selects, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
Wayne Art Center*s 2004, National Spring Open Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA
Industrial Beauty, George Billis Gallery, Summer Show, 511 West 25th St., NY
Kentler Int*l Drawing Space, Benefit, *04
2003
- Affordable Art Fair, Pier 92, George Billis Gallery, NYC
Curator's Choice, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Peppercanister Summer Show, Dublin, Ireland
Kentler International Drawing Space Benefit Show, Brooklyn, NY
Inaugural Show, George Billis Gallery, NYC
Art New York, Javits Center, George Billis Gallery, NYC
- Affordable Art Fair, Pier 92, George Billis Gallery, NYC
Gallery MAC, NYC
Home & Away, Irish Contemporary Art, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Wilwaukee, Wisonsin
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Foresight, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY
Curator’s Choice, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
- Museum of the City of Trenton, Ellarslie Open XIX
Fellows of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, The Lavit Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Winter Show, Taylor Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Ragdale Benefit Show, Chicago, Illinois
Offspring, Artists Benefit the Child, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY
2000
- Curator's Choice, Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
Women's View, Two Generations of Women Artists from NYC,
Haverford College, PA. Curator: Ying Li
National Academy of Design, NYC, 175th Annual Exhibition
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland Annual Exhibition Eigse, Carlow, Ireland
Taylor Gallery Summer Show, Kildare St. Dublin, Ireland
Pale Dog Gallery, Chernobyl Benefit, Main St., Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
Offspring, Artists Benefit the Child, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY
Heritage Week by Duchas, Ceide Fields Visitor Center, Mayo, Ireland
NYC Fire Museum, Silent Art Auction, 278 Spring St., NYC
1999
- U.S. Artists in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Industry's Architecture, Pfizer, Brooklyn, NY Curator: Meredith McNeal, Assoc.
Director, The Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton St. Brooklyn, NY
RHA Annual Exhibition, 15 Ely Place, Dublin, Ireland
A-Way to Ireland, New Hampshire Institute of Art, NH
New Jersey Landscapes, Rider Univ. Art Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ, Curator: Lois Dodd
Iontas Tenth Annual Small Works Show, Sligo, Ireland
Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
Eigse, Carlow, Ireland
Landscape & Inspiration: The Ballinglen Experience
Glucksman Ireland House, Washington Mews, NYC
1998
- Winter Show, The Painting Center, Greene St. NYC
Prince St. Artists Invite..., Prince St. Gallery, NYC
Winterland, Deutsche Bank, NYC
Iontas Ninth Annual Small Works Show, Sligo Ireland
Sligo Art Gallery, Dublin, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast Juror: Peter Murray, Crawford Museum, Cork
Ballinglen Group Show, Curator: John Smalley, Tasis School, London
Taylor Gallery Summer Show, Dublin, Ireland
Eigse, Carlow, Ireland, Juried Show
Contemporary Paintings of New Jersey, Firehouse Gallery, N.J. Curated by Lois Dodd
1997
- Group Show, Taylor Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
New Members ShowÅá Åá, Trenton City Museum, N.J.
TAWA, Members Annual ShowÅá Åá, Trenton City Museum, N.J.
Iontas National Small Works Show: Jurors: Shiela Hourahane and Ruairi O Cuiv
RHA Gallery, Dublin, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
West Cork Arts Center, Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland
1996
- Mindscapes: 9 Painters, Salena Gallery, L.I.U., NY
10th Annual Small Works Show, New York University Juror: Edward Thorp of Edward Thorp Gallery
TAWA at Johnson & Johnson, Corporate Art Gallery One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, N.J.
TAWA at Janssen Pharmaceutical, N.J.
Holy Ghost School Benefit, N.Y.
Eigse, Juror:Gwen O'Dowd, Carlow, Ireland
1995
- 60th Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown, N.Y.
Juror: Holland Cotter, Critic, N.Y. Times
National Small Works, Schoharie County Arts Council, Juror: Jon Ippolito, Curator: Guggenheim
Eigse, Carlow, Ireland. Juror: Trevor Geoghegan
BWAC, Pier Show 111, Brooklyn, NYC
Friends of Ragdale, Ragdale Foundation, Illinois
1994
- Small Works Show, BACA Downtown Gallery, Brooklyn
Mass Exposure, Tribeca 148 Gallery, NYC
1994 National Small Oil Painting Exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Juror: Charles Movalli
Faculty Show, Logan Gallery, Chautauqua, NY
National Juried Exhibition, Bowery Gallery, NY, Juror: Natalie Charkow
MFA Alumni ExhibitionÅá Åá, La Guardia Gallery, NY, Curated by Lois Dodd
1993
- Wall to Wall, Art Initiatives, Galerie 148, NY
Art at Tara, King's College Library, Briarcliff, NY
MFA Thesis Show, Westbeth Gallery, NY
1992
- Group Show, La Guardia Hall, Brooklyn College, NY
B.W.S.Annual, Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY
B.W.S. Annual Show, Brooklyn Union Gas, Brooklyn NY
1989-92
- B.W.S. Show, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, Pan Am Building, NY
Artists at Waterside, Waterside Plaza, NY
1989
- 31st Annual Juried Show, Suburban Art League, Oyster Bay, LI, NY
AWARDS:
1997 Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Ireland
1996 Coillte Mach, Visual Artist's Residence, Ireland
1995 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant
1995 Ragdale Foundation, Visual Artist's Residence, ILL
1994 UCROSS Foundation, Visual Artist's Residence, WY
1993 Vermont Studio Center, Visual Artist's Residence, VT
1992 Graduate Fellowship, Brooklyn College
1991 Charles G. Shaw Award for painting, Brooklyn College
REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS:
- The New York Sun, Arts & Letters, Art in Brief, June 28, ’07, John Goodrich
Watercolor, Feature Article, Summer ’07, Lynne Moss Perricelli
The New York Sun, Arts & Letters, July 20, ’06, Maureen Mullarkey
The New York Sun, Arts & Letters, June 29, ’06, Maureen Mullarkey
New York Times, L.I. Edition, Reviews, Aug 15, *04, Helen Harrison
The New York Sun, Arts & Letters, July 29, *04, Maureen Mullarkey
Art News, Feb, *04, Megan Heuer
The New York Sun, Weekend Edition, Nov 24 * 26, *03, David Cohen
Brooklyn Free Press, Vol 1 # 47 Nov 14 * 20, 2003, Jennifer Needleman
Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov 17, *02, Victoria Donohoe
The New York Sun, Weekend Edition, Calendar, Oct 24-26, *04
New American Painting, #44 Open Studios Press, Boston
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 9, *02, James Auer, Journal Sentinel Art Critic
Art in America, Oct. *02, Gerrit Henry
New Art World Order:Shepherd Express, Ireland Goes Global at the Haggerty,
June 20th, *02, Nathan Guequierre
Irish Connections, March/April, 2001, Elizabeth Martin, contributing editor
Brooklyn Heights Press, Feb 2001, Carl Blumenthal
Phoenix, Brooklyn Heights Press, Nov. 2000, Abigail H. Regier
American Artist, Sept. 2000, Stephen M. Doherty, editor-in-chief
Irish Connections, July/Aug. 2000, Elizabeth Martin, contributing editor
New York Times, Feb. 25th, 2000, Ken Johnson
Irish Times, April 1995, June 17, 1999
Cork Examiner, April 1995 __ _
COLLECTIONS:
U. S. State Dept. Washington D.C.
Office of Public Works, Ireland
Apache Oil, Corporate Headquarters, Wyoming, U.S.
U.S.A.A. Insurance Co., San Antonio, Texas
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Pfizer, NYC
PenMed Consultants
Deloitte and Touche, NYC
Deutsche Bank, NYC
Sprint, Kansas
Time Warner, NYC
COLLECTIONS:
- U. S. State Dept. Washington D.C.
Office of Public Works, Ireland
Apache Oil, Corporate Headquarters, Wyoming, U.S.
U.S.A.A. Insurance Co., San Antonio, Texas
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Pfizer, NYC
PenMed Consultants
Deloitte and Touche, NYC
Deutsche Bank, NYC
Sprint, Kansas
Time Warner, NYC
TEACHING/WORK EXPERIENCE:
- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINE ART, School of Fine Arts
2002
- National Academy School of Design, School of Fine Art, NYC
- Alfred University, NY, Burren School of Art, Summer Program
1998-01
- Parsons School of Design, 13th St. New York:
Foundation Dept.: Drawing Fundamentals
1998
- Pre-College Drawing
Art Workshop International, Assissi, Italy
1995-98
- New School for Social Research, 12th St. New York:
Drawing & Painting New York On-Site
1996
- Creative Drawing & Painting
1995-96
- Studio Manager, Studio Art Program,
1995-96
- Brooklyn College: Watercolor Painting
1994
- Chautauqua School of Art: High School Drawing
VISITING ARTIST:
2007
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Sylva, NC
2006
- COLBY COLLEGE, Waterville, ME
2004
- SUFFOCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Philadelphia, PA
2002
- TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, Ireland
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Philadelphia, PA
2001
- TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, Ireland
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Philadelphia, PA
BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Graduate Program, Brooklyn NY
2000
- OLD LYME ACADEMY, Connecticut
1996
- BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Graduate Program, Brooklyn, NY
1994
- SHERIDAN COLLEGE, Sheridan College, WY __ _
TEACHING/WORK EXPERIENCE:
2004/5
- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINE ART, School of Fine Arts
2002
- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINE ART, School of Fine Arts
2001
- ALFRED UNIVERSITY, NY, Burren School of Art, Summer Program
1998- *01
- PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Foundation Dept.: Drawing Fundamentals
1998
- PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Pre-College Drawing
2000
- ART WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL, Assissi, Italy
1995- *98
- NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, 12th St. New York:
Drawing & Painting New York On-Site
1996
- Creative Drawing & Painting
1995 -'96
- STUDIO MANAGER, Studio Art Program,
1995 **96
- BROOKLYN COLLEGE: Watercolor Painting
1994
- CHAUTAUQUA SCHOOL OF ART: High School Drawing _
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
2003
- Kentler International Drawing Space, Van Brunt St. Brooklyn, Board Member
2004
- Kentler International Drawing Space, Van Brunt St. Brooklyn, Chair
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