Virginia, United States
I guess you could say I was born an artist! My intrinsic artistic abilities appeared around the age of 1½ years old when I began scribbling colorful imagery on my bedroom walls, later carving designs and cryptic messages on my parent’s fine furniture. Over the years, I have continued my artistic endeavors working as a monotype printmaker, painter, mixed media artist, and jewelry maker.

2023-24 Art Shows

•2024 Art Shows: more details and dates coming soon! 

*Expressions - Piedmont Artists, Martinsville, VA. June 1-July 26, 2024

*Open Studios Roanoke-April 27-28, 2024, Guest Elaine Fleck, Lois Bisese

*Virginia Watercolor Society Juried Show-Lynchburg, Va -May 5, 2024

*Earth First Juried Show -Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA., April 20-June 1, 2024

*12th Annual National Juried Show, Bower Center of the Arts, Bedford, Va., May 7th-June 15th, 2024

*Lynchburg Art Show September 21, 2024

*Market Gallery-Featured Artist October 2024

*Studio School Instructors Show- Arts Depot, Abington, VA Aug. 7-Sept. 21.

•2023 Art Shows: 

* Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Hollins University Aug. 31st-Dec.14th 2024, Humanistic Geography: Uncovering A Sense of Place

*Market Gallery-Featured Artist March 2023

* Lynchburg Art show, Lynchburg, VA September 9th

* Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, July, Oblique Intersections, charcoal and gouache landscapes

*Open Studios Roanoke-April 29-30, Guests Lois Bisese and John Wiercioch

*Radford Juried Show, May-August, Tyler Art Gallery, Radford, VA. 

*9th Edna Curry/John Bower Juried Exhibition, Bower Center, Bedford, VA.,Jane Winders Frank, juror-February-April 2023 

*11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Bower Center, Bedford, VA.,Ray Kass, juror-May-August 2023                                        

*3rd *Biennial National Fiber Arts Exhibition, Bower Center, Bedford, Va. Elsabe' Dixon, juror

*Lynchburg Art Show September 17th, 2023

*Bath County Art Show, July  15-23, 2023

*One Woman Show- 'Oblique Intersections'-Academy of Fine Arts-Lynchburg July-August 2023

*One Woman ShowHumanistic Geography:Uncovering A Sense Of Place, Richard Wetherill Gallery, Hollins University August -December 2023.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             *Steven Francis Fine Arts, Forest, Va. Guest artist, October 2023

*Voices Of Fire-Encaustic Comprehensive Show-Multiple Artists from across the nation-Alexander Heath Gallery, Roanoke, Va., November  2023                                                                                                                                         

 

•2022 Art Shows

*Lynchburg Art Show September 17th, 2022

*Bath County Art Show, July 2022

*EAI Members Juried Show, Santa Fe, NM, Ruth Maude, Juror, June-July 2022

*Expressions 2022, Piedmont Arts Assn, Martinsville, VA. Gerry Banan, Juror, June 2022

*Convergence-International Encaustic Artists Juried Show- Morro Bay, CA.  juror, Pamela Smith-Hudson, May 2022

*Academy of Fine Arts 2019 National Juried Show, April 2022, Juror, Janly Jaggard

*Gathering the Elements Allegheny Arts and Crafts Center, Clifton Forge, VA Jan-Feb 2022 with Susan Egbert 

*Market Gallery, Featured Artist April 2022, All new works!                                                                                     

*Lynchburg Art Club, Photography:An Alternative Vision, Lynchburg, VA - Altered Photographic collages, March 2022

 

•2021 Art Shows: more details and dates coming soon!

*New River Juried BiennialRadford, VA Oct. - Nov. 2021   

*Jacksonville Center of the Arts Juried Exhibition, August-September 2021, Z.L. Feng, Juror                                                     

 *BowerCenter of the Arts 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Ron Boehmer-juror, 2 encaustic selections May 18-June 30, 2021

*Lynchburg Art Show, E C Glass Grounds, September 18, 2021

*Open Studios Roanoke April 24th-online or by appointment

*Market Gallery, Featured Artist May 2021, All new works!

*Lynchburg Art Club, Photography:An Alternative Vision, Lynchburg, VA February-March 2021, Cyanotypes

*Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Show, April 2021, Encaustic, Joseph Krakoa-juror

•2020 Art Shows:

*Collabrative Show with Christine Kosiba, Copper Fox Gallery, Franklin, TN, TBA

*Open Studios Roanoke April 25th and 26th, at my home studio

•2019 Art Shows: 

*Studio School Faculty and Student Art Show February 2019

*Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Show, April 2019

*Open Studios Roanoke April 28th and 29th, at my home studio; Guest artist: David Eakin 

*McGuffey Center, Charlottesville, VA. May 2019-more info soon. 

*Published in Encaustic Arts Magazine, June 2019 Edition

*Encaustic Arts Institute, 200 Artists from 50 States Encaustic Show, Santa Fe, NM July 2019 

*Featured Artist, Market Galley Roanoke, VA. August 2019

*Showcase Show, League of Roanoke Artists, Jefferson Center, September-November 2019

*Solo Show,*Art On Fire, Allegheny Highlands Arts And Crats Center, September 24- Oct. 11, 2019                                                               

* Lynchburg Art Show, September 2019,

*Encaustic Arts Institute, Global Warming Encaustic Juried Show, Santa Fe, NM September-October 2019

*School Faculty and Student Art Show, North Cross Living Gallery, October-November 2019                                                                       * Riverviews Juried Show, Lynchburg, VA. November 2019                                                                                                              *Collaborative Show with Christine Koshiba-December 2019 @ TROIKA GALLERY 

•2018 Art Shows:

*Encaustic Art Institute, International Juried Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 2018

*Morpho Gallery Juried Show, Chicago, IL. September 2018

*Market Gallery, Roanoke, Va. Featured Artist July 2018

*Bower Center National Juried Show,  May 2018, Bedford, VA, 

*Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Show,  February 2018, Lynchburg, VA,

*Studio School Faculty and Student Art Show March-April 2018                                                                                       

*New Works Show with Peter Buchanan, Opening February 2 and March 2, Rivermont Gallery, Lynchburg, VA (John Morgan)

*Open Studios Roanoke April 28th and 29th, at my home studio; Guest artists: John Morgan and Aggie Zed  

•2017 Art Shows:

*January-February 2017 The Market Gallery, Roanoke, VA featured artist (encaustic and cold wax)

*March 2017 Scott Kitts Salon Gallery Roanoke, VA

*April 28-29 Open Studio Tours, Louthian-Stanley Studio, Roanoke, VA

*September 2017, Lynchburg Art Show
'As the Crow Flies' Brevard, NC with Christine Kosiba , Kirsten Stingle, Shannon Wentworth, Hayley Davidson, and Karen Newgard.


2016 Art Shows:

*Showcase of the Arts Show October 2016

*Market Gallery, Roanoke, VA Featured Artist, October 2016

*Encaustic Juried Show, Encaustic Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico September 2016

*Encaustic Juried Show Making Your Mark, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, ILL. August 2016

*Collaboration with Mary Beth Lee at the Fleda Ring Artworks Gallery, 16 W. Church St. SW., Roanoke, VA 

  Opening June 3rd, Art By Night

*Neighbors, Neighborhoods, Current and Past, WIA Foundation, Citicorp Long Island City, NY

*Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Show, April 2016
*Doing the Math-Women in the Arts Juried Show, New York Public Library, Amsterdam Avenue, NY, NY, January-February 2016
*Open Studios Roanoke April 30th-May 1st, at my home studio, with guest John Morgan
*Little Gallery, Smith Mountain Lake, Encaustic April 2016, Reception April 15th. 
*Aurora Gallery, March 2016 
*Lynchburg Art show  September 2016


•2015 Art Shows:
*New River Art Juried Show, Pulaski, VA. October 2015 (*award of Merit)
*Open Studios Botetourt, guest of Bill White October 25-26, 2015
*Lynchburg Art show  September 2015
*Showcase of the Arts Show October 2015 (won first place, other media-encaustic)
*Olin Hall Biennial Show Roanoke College (won honorable mention)

*Nelson Gallery New Works Show (a solo show!) May 2015, Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA. 

*Hot and Cold (wax) 310 Gallery, Asheville, NC June 2015

*25th Anniversary Studio School Show, Piedmont Art Gallery, Martinsville, VA  2-2015

*Signature 9 Member Show, January 2015-February 2015
*Nature as the Muse:Steamboats Springs Juried Art Show, Littleton, Colorado January 2015, February 2015(encaustics)
*April 26-27 Open Studios Tour of Roanoke w/ Dreama Kattenbraker and Vera Dickerson as guests!
*Hot and Cold (wax) 310 Gallery, Asheville, NC April 2015
*The Studio School Show, North Cross TBA