Education

2005 Texas Woman’s University
Graduate ceramic course work  
2004 Texas Woman’s University
Bachelor of Fine Arts,Summa Cum Laude, Painting and Ceramics
2002 Greece
Art History
1985 North Lake College, Irving, TX
Continuing Education
1983 Indiana University at South Bend, IN
Nursing
Honors

2004 Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Pauline Bishop Leman Memorial Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution
2004 Outstanding Student Awards  
Positions
2004-2009 Interlochen Center for the Arts
Summer Camp
Interlochen, MI, 
Presentations and Gallery Coordinator
2005-09 Denton Independent School District, Denton, TX
Substitute teacher all levels
2007-08 Art House
Flower Mound, Southlake, Coppell, TX
Teacher of studio art classes 
2004-05 VAST (Visual Arts Society of Texas)
First Vice-President
1998-00 County Seat Antiques, Denton, TX
Artist in Residence
1991-00 Diane Dorn & Co, Coppell and Denton, TX
Hand painted fabric and stationery
Juror
2009 Region 10 North Texas Art Education Association Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE)
Public Speaking
2005-06 Interlochen Center For The Arts Summer Camp
“Preparing For And Hanging An Exhibition”
2004 Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
“More Than Meets the Eye”, Rose F. Spicola Forum in Reading
Teaching Workshops
2009 Irving Arts Center- Art Adventure Fest, Irving, TX
Encaustic demonstration and lecture
2009 IntrodutoryWorkshops, Denton, TX
Encaustic
2009 Independent Study, Denton, TX
Watercolor
2006 Texas Woman’s University,  Denton Texas
Inlay on Clay technique
2006
Empty Bowls Project, Denton, Texas
Inlay on Clay technique
Juried Fine Art Exhibits
2009 Texas Wax
ºDegreesº, M2 Gallery, Houston, TX
2009 Texas Discovery Gardens, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Global Swarming
2006 Vernon, TX
Red River Valley National Juried Art Exhibition
2003 Ardmore, OK
Goddard Center 34th Annual Art exhibit
2002-03 Denton, TX
North Texas Area Art League Annual Juried Members Exhibition
2001-05 Denton, TX
Voertman’s Student Competition
2000,02, 03 Denton, TX
North Texas Area Art League Annual Fine Arts Awards Exhibition
2002 Irving, TX
Irving Art Association: The Hippo Fantasia Wildlife Exhibition
1999 Denton, TX
Denton Art & Jazz Festival
Solo Exhibitions
2004 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Chaos and Order, Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
2003 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Grids: Hard and Soft, Gallery 010
Group Exhibitions
2010 Pfamily Arts
Wall Cloud on the Plain - from Feb 6 to Mar 26
2009 Plaza of the Americas
Dallas, TX
art4mation (four women exhibition)
2004-2009 Interlochen Center For the Arts, Interlochen, MI
Faculty and Staff Exhibition
2008

Bath House Cultureal Center,
Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX

"Some Like it Hot" touring Encaustic art exhibition
2008 Texas WAX Houston/Dallas
Collaborating Artists Mdia Project (CAMP)
2004 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Installation: “Wide Awake”
2003 Denton, TX
Dan's Silverleaf Expo
2002 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Combined Art Department Exhibition
2002 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Figure Drawing Class Exhibition
2001-02 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Delta Phi Delta Art Honor Society Exhibition
2002 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Installation: "Wide Awake"
2001 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Art Department Scholarship Recipient Exhibition
Commissions
1998
University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame Alumni Association
Published
2004 Denton, TX
Visual Art Society of Texas,
Cover of VAST, 2004 Prospectus
2003-04 Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Texas Woman’s University Times: Spring, 2003, 2004
Publication Review
2006 Interlochen Arts Camp
2006 Interlochen Arts Camp catalog, page 4
2003 Texas Woman’s University
The Lasso; January 2003, February 2003, April 2004
2003 Denton Record Chronicle
January 2003
1999 Plano Morning News
“Paint With A Purpose”, June 15
1998 The Metrocrest News
“Passion for Painting”, October
1998 Citizens Advocate
“Nurse’s Passion for Painting Leads to Notre Dame Project”,  October, 1998
Memberships
  Dallas, TX
Texas Wax
  Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio
TEXASWAX
  Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Delta Phi Delta Art Honor Society
  USA
Golden KeyInternational Society
  Dallas, TX
TVAA (Texas Visual Arts Association)
  Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
  Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
TWU Former Student Association
Past Membership
  South Bend, IN
St. Joe Valley Watercolor Society
  South Bend, IN
Northern Indiana Artists, Inc
  Denton, TX
Visual Art Society of Texas
(Vision reprints:pdf)
Public and Corporate Collections
  Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton, TX  
  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX  
  Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center -
wall mural, Plano, TX
  University of Notre Dame  Alumni Association members  

rev Oct 9, 2009