EDUCATION
1991 B.F.A. in Sculpture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Present - 1991 Creating sculpture, specialty properties and creatures
Including: NBC, Levi Strauss, Steppenwolf & Shakespeare Theatre
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
2008 Volvox Colony - Blain Elementary School, Chicago, IL.
- sponsored by Lincoln Park Community Art Incentive & The Chicago Cubs
2007 Cool Globes - Self Reflection, Installed at The Fields Museum, Chicago, IL.
- purchased by The Aon Corporation, Chicago, IL.
2007 Connectors - LPCAI, Lincoln Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
2007 Connectors - Mount Union College, Alliance, OH.
2006 Calm Before the Storm - 15 piece Installation at “Grounds for Sculpture”
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
2004 Ark - The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL.
-purchased 2005 for private collection
2001 Sweet Suite - Suite Home Chicago, Install at Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, IL.
- sponsored by The Sara Lee Foundation
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 Exercising the Demons (Carpal Tunnel), Anatomy in the Gallery
International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL.
2001 Putting the Pieces Together, MaxtrixArts, Sacramento, CA.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Cedarhurst Finalist Maquette Exhibit, for outdoor commissions, Mt. Vernon, IL.
2007 World Environmental Exhibit, United Nations Headquarters, New York, N.Y.
2007 Peace Tower, Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
07/06 Hunt & Gather, Spring Benefit Shows, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
2005 Riverbend Finalist Sculpture Exhibit, maquette show for outdoor commissions
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY.
05/03 Animal Art, The Anti-cruelty Society & Historical Center, Chicago, IL.
The Chicago Solution Show, Gallery on the Lake & Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL.
04/02/00 Chicago Art Open, National Vietnam Veteran’s Art Museum, SAIC Gallery 2
2004 Artoberfest, Private Loft - Sulzen Studio & Chicago Cultural Center
2003 Brave Destiny-Surrealism, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
Brooklyn, New York
2002/00 15 & 16 Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
02/00/99 12/13/15 Annual Women’s Work Exhibition, NAAC, Woodstock, IL.
2001 Fifth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Nexus Gallery, New York, NY.
National Small Works Exhibition, Bloomingdale Park District Museum, IL.
2000 In Dreams: The New Surrealist, Altamira Galleries, Raleigh, NC.
Texas Nationals, SFA State University Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX.
Science/Fiction - Scientific Elements, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL.
AWARDS
2008/04 Illinois Arts Council: Special Assistant Grant
06/00/98 Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs: CAAP Grant
1999 Roger W. Muterspaugh Business Award: Women's Work Exhibition
1999 Vermont Studio Center : Fellowship Residency
INTERVIEWS/SELECTED ARTICLES
2007 Sculpture Magazine, International Sculpture Center, March p.13, photo
2007 Book, Hot Ideals for a Cooler Planet, Imagination Publishing, pgs. 20-21,25
2006 Chicago Sun-Times, Gallery Glance, Weekend, July 7, p.12, photo
2006 Chicago Sun-Times, Out and About, Weekend, June 9, p.15, photo
2006 New City, A Random Walk, June 1, p. 22
2006 Critters USA Magazine, Volume 12 2007 Annual, p.110, p.122
2004 Chicago Tribune, Treehouses, Metro, April 15, p.5, photos
2004 Chicago Sun-times, Treehouses, Metro, March 25, p.10
2003 Chicago Reader: Section 2, Center Gallery, Nov. 7, p.34, photo
2003 Chicago Sun-Times, Museum Pieces, WeekendPlus/Exhibits, Nov. 7, p.18
2001 Interview-Fox TV 32 Special News, Taste of Chicago, July 4th
2001 Chicago Tribune, The Making of a Suite, sec. 17, July 22, p.12, photos
2000 Interview-Chicago Cable TV, Muse, Independent Arts & Entertainment
