ARTIST STATEMENT
My art work is a dialogue with the past and present where I create a new world that is big and small at the same time.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Graduated From the School of the Art Institute, BFA studied with Karl Wirsum, Ray Yoshida, Frank Piatek and Joan Flash. Worked on installation of Judy Chicagos Dinner Party in Printers Row. Founded the Bucktown Fine Arts the non profit which produces The Bucktown Arts Fest. The event is still going strong. In 2021 my capstone project for my Master in Educating Adults was The Garden as Inspiration art classes. This was in collaboration with the master gardener and Garden Club in Wicker Park. The classes have grown to include 4, 6 week sessions per year. Another outgrowth is the Wicker Park Fine Arts Fair Participated in Jackson Junge 10 X 10 Show, 2024 Designed and produced a collage workshop, “Pretend its a City” at The Artist Book House, 2025 Participated in CAVA Later Impressions at EAC, 2025 Participated in CAVA The Natural World Exhibition Mayslake Estate, 2025 Participated in Women Made Gallery, 8th Midwest Open, 2025.
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