Artists Registry

EDUCATION
Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music and the Arts, New Haven, Connecticut, 1993
MA, Religion and the Visual Arts with focus on iconography and symbolism
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986-1987
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984-1986
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1978
BA, Art History and American Studies (with honors)

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
December 2007, Group Show, Gallery G, Baltimore, Maryland
October 2007, Solo Show, “On The Horizon”, Gallery G, Baltimore, Maryland
September 2007, Group Show, South Wharf Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts
June 2007, Solo Show to benefit Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, Maryland
August 2006, Gallery Showing, South Wharf Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Past exhibitions in Paros, Greece, Florence, Carrara and Pistoia, Italy, New York, New Haven, VT

PAINTING AND MUSIC COLLABORATIONS WITH COMPOSER, ROBERT SIROTA
TRIPTYCH, a commemoration to the victims of 9/11, 2002
• Three oil on panels (48" x 96" total dimensions
• Corresponding music for string quartet by composer Robert Sirota
• Performances of work by the Chiara Quartet and string quartets throughout USA
• CD available on amazon.com and cdbaby.com
THE PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST: A VISUAL ORATORIO, 1997
• Eight (72" x 36") oil paintings depicting a complex and highly symbolic narrative
• Extensive score of music for 3 solo voices, 20-voice choir, organ, piano and percussion
• Performed annually in Baltimore/Washington area, 1997-2002

AWARDS
Soros Open Society Community Fellowship, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007-2009
Artist-in-Residence, painting, I-Park Art Colony, East Haddam, Connecticut, 2002
Artist-in-Residence, painting, Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music and the Arts, 1993-1994
Teacher's assistantship and scholarship based on merit, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
First Prize, Beginning Painting, Fleisher Art Memorial, 1985

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF ARTblocks
Sustainable art neighborhoods envisioned, designed and created by residents in collaboration with
local artists and organizations. Composed of positive public spaces reflecting each neighborhood’s
unique identity and addressing its identified needs, ARTblocks are a means to unifying cities
through the spirit of community, collaboration and creativity.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
International Film Festival Committee, Maryland Sister States, 2008-2009
Co-Chair, Maryland Sister States International Film Festival, 2006-2008
Lodz, Poland - Maryland Sister States Committee Member, 2003-2009
Co-Owner, Italian Gusto, Art, Cooking & Wine Tours of Italy, 1999-2009