CV/Bio
Education :
2011 New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH, BFA, Summa Cum Laude
Workshops, Study:
2017 Burton Silverman Figure Painting Workshop
2015 Studio Incamminati Workshops
2013 Steven Assael Workshop
2011 Anthony Ryder Workshop
2007 Firenze Arti Visive - Summer Study in Florence, Italy
Group Exhibitions and Awards:
2018 Newburyport Art Asso., 2018 Spring Members Open, Apr. 6-28
2018 Cambridge Art Asso., Lost & Found, Kathryn Schultze Gallery, Cambridge Ma, Apr. 3-May 3
2017 Whistler House Museum of Art, Fall Juried Members Exhibit, Nov. 18 - Jan. 27, 2018
2017 The Center for the Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, New London, NH, Nov.3 - Jan. 27, 2018
2017 Cambridge Art Association, "Scapes", July 6 - Aug. 31
2017 Jersey Shore Arts Center, This Great Earth, Ocean Grove NJ, by invitation, June 4- Sept. 8
2017 Newburyport Art Asso., 20th Annual Juried Show, Newburyport MA, May 5 - June 3
2017 Manhattan Arts International, HERStory 2017, Juried online exhibition, May - July
2017 Francesca Anderson Fine Art/ Portraits North, 32nd Annual Portrait Show, Lexington MA, April 20- May 27
2017 New Hampshire Art Asso., 31st Lassonde Juried Exhibition: Live Free or Die, Portsmouth NH, April 5-29
2017 Cambridge Art Asso., 2017 Members Prize Show, Cambridge MA, Feb 7 - March 25 2017,
(juried by Randi Hopkins, Director of Visual Arts at the Boston Center of the Arts)
2016 National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, International Fall Online Exhibition, finalist
2016 Newburyport Art Asso., 19th Annual Juried Show, Newburyport MA, May - June
2016 CAA, 50 Church Street Exhibition Space, solo exhibit, Cambridge MA, March - April
2015 The Artist's Magazine 32nd Annual Artist Competition. 3rd place winner Portrait/Figure. December issue
2015 The Center for the Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, New London Inn Gallery, New London NH, Nov. - Dec.
(Best of Show Award)
2015 American Art Awards, online contest, First Place (Realism - Human) for Monique Sakellarios, Painter. And
Sixth place (Realism - Human) for Kim Hart, Storyteller, October - November posted on their website and
Hollywood Highlights magazine
2015 Loading Dock Gallery, Annual Juried Art Exhibition Summertime Blues, Lowell MA, August
2015 Cape Cod Art Asso., online exhibit and contest, Easel Art, August
(Honorable Mention Award)
2015 Newburyport Art Asso., 18th Annual Juried Show, Newburyport MA, May 1 - June 6
(Honorable Mention Award)
2015 Cambridge Art Asso., 70 Years of Award Winning Art, Cambridge MA, April 22 - May 8
2015 NHIA, Minumental 2015, Jan - Feb
2014 National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, 2014 International Fall On-line Exhibit, juried
2014 Portrait Society of America, Members' Only Competition, awarded 8th Honorable Mention
2014 Cambridge Art Asso., Platinum, Cambridge MA
juror, Alise Upitis, assistant curator, MIT LIST Visual Art Center
2014 The Center for the Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, New London Inn Gallery, NH
(Second Place Award)
2014 NHIA Alumni Show, Kimball Jenkins Estate / School of Art, Concord, NH, juror Pam Tarbell, gallery owner
2014 The 12th Annual Blanche Ames National Art Exhibition, N. Easton MA
(Honorable Mention Award)
2014 Visions of Healing, Azure Rising Gallery, Wolfboro NH
2014 Cambridge Art Asso., 14th National Prize Show, Cambridge MA
juror, James Welu, Director Emeritus of Worcester Art Museum in Worcester MA
2014 Newburyport Art Asso., 17th Annual Juried Show, Newburyport MA
juror, Bruce Brown, Curator Emeritus, Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport ME
2014 New Hampshire Art Asso., 28th Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition
juror, Ron Crusan, Executive Director ad curator for the Ogunquit Museum of Art, Maine
2014 Cambridge Art Asso., Pretty / Ugly, Cambridge MA, juror Camilo Alvarez of Samson Gallery, Boston MA
2014 McGowan Fine Art, Love, Lust & Desire, Concord NH
2014 Prince Street Gallery, The Sixth National Juried Exhibition, New York NY, juror Lois Dodd, artist
2014 New Hampshire Institute of Art, Alumni Exhibition, Manchester NH
2013 Cambridge Art Asso., 69th Members Prize Show, Cambridge MA
juror Kate McNamara, director & chief curator, Boston University Art Gallery
2013 The 11th Annual Blanche Ames National Art Exhibition, N. Easton MA
juror David Wells, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2013 Cambridge Art Asso., Fall Salon, Cambridge MA
2013 Newburyport Art Asso, 16th Regional Juried Show, Newburyport MA
2013 North River Arts Society, Focus on Figure, Marshfield MA, juror Diane Rappisi
(Honorable Mention award)
2013 Rochester MFA, Biennial 2013, Farmington NH
2013 Cambridge Art Asso., Face to Face, Cambridge MA, juror Arlette Kayafas
2012 Whistler House Museum, Annual Juried Members Exhibit, Lowell MA
2012 Soo Rye Gallery, juried Winter Salon, Rye NH
2012 New Hampshire Art Asso. 13th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Memorial Open Juried Exhibition, Portsmouth NH
juror Patrick McCay, Dean, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2012 Cambridge Art Asso., The 68th Members Prize Show, Cambridge MA,
juror Nick Capasso, Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs, deCordova - Sculpture Park & Museum
2012 Gallery 6 of the Childrens Museum of NH, Discovering Beauty, Dover NH
2012 Cambridge Art Asso., The Art Harvest, University Place Gallery, Cambridge MA
2012 Cambridge Art Asso., New Members Show, Cambridge MA
2012 Newburyport Art Asso. 15th Annual Regional Juried Show, Newburyport MA
2012 Faces of Winter 2012- A Daniel Greene Festival, juror Steven Assael, UConn Stamford Gallery, Stamford CT
2011 Cambridge Art Asso., Red, Cambridge MA., juror Howard Yezerski (Best in Show Award)
2011 9th Annual Blanche Ames National Art Exhibition, N. Easton MA. juror David Lang
2011 Cambridge Art Asso. Fall Salon, Cambridge MA
2011 Senior Exhibition, NHIA, Manchester NH
Collections:
New Hampshire Institute of Art
Affiliations:
Cambridge Art Association, Juried Artist member
Francesca Anderson Fine Art / Portraits North, Lexington MA
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Associate member
Newburyport Art Association, Artist member
Oil Painters of America, Juried Associate member
Portrait Society of America, Associate member
Whistler House Museum of Art, Artist member
Experience:
Eighteen years teaching art classes in my Nashua, NH studio