I am an honorary member of the Irgang family. I have loved these people since I first met them through their artistically gifted daughter Lisa, back in the 1970's when we were both going to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Exhibitions

2020-2021 Ongoing Exhibition and Auction, Outlaw Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Six Senses Collaborative Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Moravian Tile and Pottery Works Festival
2013 Six Senses Collaborative Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Timmons Gallery, Doylestown, PA
2012 Prints and Pots, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2010 Juried Group Show, Arts in the Park, Elkins Park, PA
2009 Group Show, Decorative Arts Holiday Show, Allen’s Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

Solo Exhibitions
2014 Gratz College Kramer Gallery, Melrose Park, PA
1998 Gallery Zone One, Philadelphia, PA

Study in Sculpture and Ceramics
2007-2010: Open Studio, Cornelia Kietzman, Allen’s Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003-2005: Independent Studio, Jim Lloyd, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA

Education
1989: Tyler School of Art, Temple University, M. Ed.
1987: Thomas Edison College, B.A.
1982: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: 4-year completion certificate

Awards/Study Abroad
1988: Bertha Anolic Art Award travel scholarship to Israel
1978-1982: St. Petersburg, Russia, Independent Study

Private Collections
Aerie Webb Anderson
Joshua Brett Curtiss
Benjamin Laden
Harris and Melissa Lewin
Nancy Thornton
Jillian van Horn

References Available Upon Request

Artist Statement

I am a full-time studio artist, creating work in ceramics, paint, pastel and colored pencil on clay, canvas and paper. My formal education took place at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Temple University Tyler School of Art. I studied Russian art and culture independently in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the Soviet era.

My artwork reflects day-to-day living, education, and experiences at home and abroad. Aesthetic influences range from Russian fine art and folk art, Persian and Indian Miniature painting, Egyptian tomb frescos, ancient Japanese pottery, Bauhaus theory and design, abstract expressionism and Mid-Century Modern design elements drawn from the architecture and art of the 20th century and beyond.

Recent work, in the midst of this global pandemic, expresses the trauma, isolation, and loss of the past year, while embracing hope for better days and a joyful rediscovery of purpose where I have always found it - in my studio!

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