Resume and Recognition
Residency Award
2002: John T. Scott Master Artist Residency: Dance Steps New Orleans
Artist in Residence
2002-2020: Bayou Woods Elementary School (Slidell, LA)
Education
2018-2020: Art Business Academy (online)
2003: Getty Institute for Arts Education (Chattanooga, TN)
1992-1995: University of New Orleans (graduate studies)
1988-1992: University of New Orleans (B.A. in Fine Arts/Painting)
1967-1968: Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
1965-1966: University of California at Berkeley
Public Art Commissions
2013: Pelicans on Parade (Slidell, LA)
2012: Paws on Parade (New Orleans, LA)
2009: Mosaic Mural (Olde Towne Slidell, LA) Sponsor: Slidell Commisssion on the Arts
2008: A Streetcar Named Inspire (New Orleans, LA) Sponsor: City Business
2007: Fleur De Lis Project (New Orleans, LA)
2003: Art in the Park (Painted Benches in Abita Springs & Covington, LA)
2000: Festival of Fins (New Orleans, LA) Sponsor: Pan-American Life
2000: Festival of Fins (New Orleans, LA) Sponsor: Universal Technical Services
Curator
2007: Games People Play (Hammond, LA)
2003-2019: Annual Hot Art in a Cool Space (Lacombe, LA)
Juror and Judge
2011: Three Rivers Art Festival (Covington, LA)
Selected Juried Shows
2019: La Femme – Artists of St. Tammany (Covington, LA) juried by Don Marshall
2017: Mixed Media Show (Slidell Commisssion on the Arts, LA)
2015: Mixed Media Show (Slidell Commisssion on the Arts, LA)
2013-2019: Olde Towne Arts Center (Slidell, LA)
2011-2019: Fine Arts Showcase (Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA)
2003-2012: Bayou Lacombe Annual Juried Art Show (Lacombe, LA), jurors included John Bullard, Dennis Siporski, Shirley Rabe' Masinter, Sam Urrate, Robert Warrens, Gail Hood, Lisa Rotondo-McCord
2006: Art for Arts Sake (New Orleans, LA)
2004: “Swamped” (Hammond, LA), juried by Joseph France
2001: Slidell Art League (Slidell, LA), juried by Alexander Stolin
1999: White Linen Night (New Orleans, LA)
1999: No Dead Artists (New Orleans, LA), juried by Doug McCash
1998: Art for Arts Sake (New Orleans, LA)
1997: Abstraction (Covington, LA), juried by Don Marshall
1997: Slidell Art League Spring Show (Slidell, LA), juried by Emery Clark
1996: George E. Ohr Fall Festival (Biloxi, MS)
1996: FanFare, SLU (Hammond, LA)
1995: Jumbo Art Show (New Orleans, LA), juried by Naomi Marshall
1995: Northern Exposure, SLU (Hammond, LA), juried by Don Marshall
1995: Slidell Art League Spring Show (Slidell, LA), juried by Patricia Whitty
1994: St. Tammany Art Association (Slidell, LA), juried by Ted Potter
1994: Jumbo Art Show (New Orleans, LA), juried by Doug McCash
1993: Tom Peyton Memorial Show (Alexandria, LA), juried by Lynda Benglis
1991: Slidell Art League Spring Show (Slidell, LA), juried by Mark Grote
Selected Solo and Group Shows
2016-2018: Fine Artists of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)
2015: Rosa Keller Library (New Orleans, LA)
2015-2016: Broadmoor Improvement Association (New Orleans, LA)
2014-2016: Women's Caucus for Art, (New Orleans, LA)
2014-2015: Mid-City Theatre Gallery, (New Orleans, LA)
2012-2015: Christopher's on Carey (Slidell, LA)
2008: Jammin' on Julia (New Orleans, LA)
2005: Gina Campo Gallery (New Orleans, LA)
2004 & 2006: B.R.O.A.D.S. (Hammond, LA)
2003: Hot August Nights (Hammond, LA)
2002-2005: All in the Frame Gallery (Slidell, LA)
2001: West Valley Gallery (Chatsworth, CA)
2000: Borders Gallery (Metairie, LA)
1999: Recent Paintings (New Orleans, LA)
1998: Brunner Gallery (Covington, LA)
1998: Crescent City Brewhouse (N.O., LA)
1998: Patout’s (New Orleans, LA)
1997: Horaist Gallery (Slidell, LA)
1996: Berkano Gallery(New Orleans, LA)
1995: Patio Gallery (Covington, LA)
1994: Gallery & Co. (New Orleans, LA)
1993: Uptown Gallery (New Orleans, LA)
1993: NOSAC (New Orleans, LA)
Awards Received
2019: Olde Towne Arts Center (Slidell, LA) Received Best in Show Award
2017: Mixed Media Show (Slidell Commisssion on the Arts, LA) Received 1st Place and Honorable Mention
2015: Mixed Media Show (Slidell Commisssion on the Arts, LA) Recieved Purchase Award
2001: Slidell Art League (Slidell, LA), juried by Alexander Stolin; Received 2nd place
1993: Tom Peyton Memorial Show (Alexandria, LA), juried by Lynda Benglis; awarded Honorable Mention
Selected Corporate and Private Collections
St. Tammany Parish Commission on Cultural Affairs, Covington, LA
Slidell Commission on the Arts, Slidell, LA
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Atlanta, GA
University of New Orleans Health Services
Louisiana Heart Hospital , Lacombe, LA
Dr. Patrick St. John, Sacramento, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Laxson, Atlanta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martwick, Burbank, CA
Lee Duncan, Indiannapolis, IN
Cynthia Stewart-Nall, Mobile, AL
Gwen Wood, Lacombe, LA
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kaplan, Walnut Creek, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cantwell, Palo Alto, CA
Tamara Murray, Covington, LA
Vincent Ciolino, Abita Springs, LA
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Thibodeaux, Cape Coral, FL
Kathy Grove, Valencia, CA
Leslie Runnels, New Orleans, LA
Shana Walton, New Orleans, LA
Patrick Mackin, Slidell, LA
Mary Ann Godshall, New Orleans, LA
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Slifer, Abita Springs, LA
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kunkle, Lacombe, LA
Patricia Hedges, Slidell, LA
Judith Rushton, Slidell, LA
Susie Andres, Slidell, LA
Michael Gagliafoni, Covington, LA