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education

  • Master of Fine Arts: Ceramics, 1975

    • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

  • Bachelor of Arts: Emphasis in Ceramics, 1972

    • Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Il

Selected
Exhibitions

2020            

  • Small Favors. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Juror: Leila Cartier

2018            

  • Clay on the Wall, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX; Juror: Glen R. Brown

2017            

  • Strictly Functional Pottery National. Lancaster, PA; Juror: Linda Sikora

2016            

  • Mountain Standard Clay. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO; Juror: Peter Held

  • Small Favors. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Juror: Jennifer Zwilling

  • Twin Cups. Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO; Juror: Bede Clarke

  • delecTABLE. Art Students League of Denver. Denver, CO; Juror: Peter Beasecker

  • History of the Visual Arts in Boulder. Boulder, CO; Juror: Jennifer Heath

2014

  • Colorado Clay. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO; Juror: Doug Casebeer

2014

  • Transit of Venus: Four Decades, Front Range Women in the Visual Arts, RedLine Gallery, Denver, CO

2012

  • Flashpoint: International Wood Fire Exhibition, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO

2005

  • In Honor of Betty Woodman.  Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO

2000

  • Colorado Clay. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

1991

  • Colorado Clay. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

  • Nature…Artists Respond. Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO

1990

  • Fifth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo Museum, San Angelo, TX

  • Art Erotique. Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO

1989

  • Books in Mind. Invitational, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO

  • Spectaculum Botanica. Invitational, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO

1988

  • Chicago New Art Forms Exposition. Navy Pier, Chicago, Il

  • Significant 20th Century Women Artists. Washington Women's Art Center, Washington, DC

  • Beyond the Self: Reflecting Form. Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO

1987

  • Through the Looking Glass. Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO

  • Small Works. University of Denver Invitational. University of Denver, Denver, CO

  • Arts-'87. Statewide juried, all-media exhibition. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

1986

  • Ceramic Invitational Swen Parson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Il

  • Communication '86. Mountain Bell Foundation, Denver, CO

  • Clay Works.

  • (Solo) The Gallery Within, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Arts, Boulder, CO

1984

  • Colorado Clay Invitational. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

  • Colorado Craftsman Annual Exhibition. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Arts, Boulder, CO

  • Emerging Talent. Martha Schneider Gallery, Highland Park, Il

  • Crafts '84. Colorado Springs Crafts Biennial, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

1983

  • Colorado '83. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

  • National Cup and Saucer Invitational. By Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1980

  • All-Colorado Show. Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

1978

  • Ceramics Invitational. St. Charles on Wazee Gallery, Denver, CO

1976

  • Faculty Show. Red Rocks Community College, Denver,  CO

  • Marietta Ceramic Invitational. Marietta College, Marietta, OH

1975

  • All-Colorado Show. Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

1972

  • Colorado Crafts. Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

RESIDENCIES

1990

  • Kohler Arts Industry Program,  Sheboygan, WI

1988

  • Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY

Grants &
Awards

1991

  • Colorado Clay. Juror's Award. Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

1990  

  • OYO Five-state, all-media exhibition. Juror's Award. Sangre de Christo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

1989

  • Neodata Endowment for the Arts and Humanities. Grant. Boulder, CO

1988

  • Emerging Talent Panel/Slide Presentation. Honorarium. National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Kansas City, MO

1987

  • Arts-'87. Juror's Award. Statewide, all-media exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

1986

  • State of Colorado, Art in Public Places Program. Purchase Award.

1974

  • Teaching Assistantship, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

1972-74

  • Graduate Assistantship, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

RECENT
PUBLICATIONS

2014

  • Throwing Off-Center with Mr. Strawn, Studio Potter, Winter/Spring

  • Exhibition Catalogue, Transit of Venus: Four Decades, Front Range Women in the Visual Arts. RedLine Gallery, Denver, CO

COLLECTIONS:
PUBLIC

  • John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI

  • Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY

  • Mesa College, Department of Higher Education, Grand Junction, CO

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
PRIVATE

  • Michele Barale, Amherst, MA

  • Cheri Belz, Washington, D.C.

  • Gail Goldman, Granby, CA

  • Purnee McCourt, Golden, CO

  • Nancy McIllvain, Chicago, Il

  • Joan Robey, Santa Monica, CA

  • Simon Zalkind, Denver, CO

TEACHING

Adults

2003

  • Handbuilding with Clay Molds. City of Boulder Pottery Lab, Boulder, CO

1989

  • The Clay Mold. Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO

1985

  • Primitive Pottery. Denver Historical Society, Denver, CO

1982-84

  • Sewall Academic Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

1976-77

  • Primitive Pottery. Colorado Women's College, Denver, CO

1975-76

  • Handbuilding. Red Rocks Community College, Denver, CO

Children

2003-05

  • City of Boulder Pottery Lab, Boulder, CO

1982-84

  • Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO

1973-79

  • City of Boulder Pottery Lab, Boulder, CO

TEACHING
RESIDENCIES

Artist-in-Residence Program, Colorado Council for the Arts and Humanities

1988

  • Ben Franklin Elementary School, Littleton, CO

  • Sedalia Elementary School, Sedalia, CO

1986

  • Mission Viejo Elementary School, Aurora, CO

1984

  • Sunset Park Elementary School, Pueblo, CO