Education:
B.A. (Art History), Rutgers University 1972
M.A. (Painting), Northern Illinois University 1975
M.F.A. (Painting), Northern Illinois University 1976
Current Teaching Position
Distinguished Professor of Art, Department of Art and Art History, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, 1999-present
Previous Teaching Positions
Professor of Art, Department of Art and Art History, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, August 1988 – May 1999
Associate Professor of Art, Department of Art and Art History, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, August 1982 – August 1988
Assistant Professor of Art, Department of Art and Art History, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, August 1977 – August 1982
Instructor of Art, Department of Design, School of Art, Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois, August 1976 – June 1977
Teaching Assistant (design), Department of Design, School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 1975-76
Teaching Assistant (art history), Department of Art History, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 1972-73
Teaching Courses Abroad Experience
Summer 1994 to 2003, Urbino Italy, MWC in Urbino, Courses: Drawing, Painting, Individual Study
Summer 1990, Madrid, Spain, Universidad Complutense, Courses: Individual Study in Painting, Survey of History of Spanish Art
Teaching and Related Areas of Specialization/Interest
Contemporary painting and drawing issues
Watercolor, egg tempera, oil, acrylic
Theory, history and practice of color
Signature Member, National Watercolor Society
Phi Beta Kappa
Teaching Awards and Honors
Nominee from Mary Washington College, Statewide Faculty Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, February 1987
Nominee, Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, February 1985
Grellet C. Simpson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Mary Washington College, May 1983
Exhibitions
2012 Annual International Competition, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA, Nora Atkinson, Curator, Bellevue Arts Museum (juror), February 2012
Field Maneuvers, Solo Exhibition, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA, September-November 2011
Faculty Exhibit, DuPont Gallery, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, September-October 2011
2011 Annual Exhibition (DC, VA, MD, NC), Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA, June – July 2011
2010 Annual Exhibition (DC, VA, MD, NC), Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA, May – June 2010 (award)
Group Faculty Exhibit, DuPont Gallery, University of Mary Washington, September 2009
2009 Annual Exhibition (DC,VA,MD,NC), Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA, May-June 2009
Group Faculty Exhibition, White Walls Gallery, Corcoran College of Art, Washington, DC, September 2008
Mid-Atlantic New Painting, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, University of Mary Washington, January –March 2008, Juror: John B. Ravenal, Lewis Family Curator of Modern/Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia Painters: Process Revealed, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA, January-February 2008, Juror: Leigh Anne Chambers, Executive Director, Rawls Museum Arts
Global Crossroads, Phoenix Gallery, New York, February 2003, Curator: Linda Handler
Group Faculty Exhibit, duPont Gallery, University of Mary Washington, September 2007
Solo Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, New York, January 2006
The Art of Teaching (invitational)White Canvas Gallery, Richmond, VA, April-May 2006
Faculty Exhibit, duPont Gallery, University of Mary Washington, September 2005
Group Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, New York, December 2005
Works on Paper (curated by Main Art Gallery), Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA, December 2004
Recent Paintings: Solo Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, New York, March 2004
Phoenix Gallery Artists and Their Artist Friends, Phoenix Gallery, NY, January 2004
Faculty Exhibit, Ridderhof Martin Gallery, Mary Washington College, October-December 2003
Palermitani: A Solo Exhibit, WRIC-TV Arboretum, Richmond, VA, September-November 2003
Group Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, New York, January 2003
Egg Tempera: An Enduring Tradition, International Invitational Travel Exhibit, 2002-2003, Curator: Diane Savino, curator
9/11 Remembered, Group Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, New York, September 2002
12th Annual Mid-Atlantic National Works on Paper, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA, Juror: Robert Hobbs, Professor VCU, April-June 2002
Group Exhibit, Phoenix Gallery, New York, January 2002
Small Works Invitational Exhibit, 1208 Gallery, Richmond, VA, December 2001
Faculty Exhibit, duPont Gallery, Mary Washington College, September 2001
Nineteenth Annual Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art,
Juror: Lisa Dennison, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY, June-July 2001
Solo Exhibit (first prize), Phoenix Gallery (NY) National Competition, Feresheteh Daftari, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art (NY), June-July 2001
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