Artist’s Statement
After leaving my former career as a textile designer and C.E.O. of my own global design company in New York City, I am now pursuing full time my joy of painting.
I’ve always loved working with color, design, and texture, deriving inspiration from the colors and patterns in nature. I work in oils because I love the sensual physical quality of the medium. For me they are a vehicle for pure expression. Drawing inspiration from the techniques of the 17th Century Dutch Master Artists and the incredible depth and luminosity achieved in their paintings through as many as 40 layers of glazing, I approach my painting in the same classic manner.
 
I work exclusively from my own photographs, and travel extensively to botanical gardens to find my subject.  The rose garden, as well every other garden, at the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC, Canada remains my absolute favorite place to photograph. I look to capture my subject in just the right light, convey all its character, its fragility, its voluptuousness, and preserve the beauty that I see through my painting.  My goal is to share that beauty with the viewer and bring never ending joy to the collector

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EDUCATION:

1969 AAS Fashion Institute of Technology, New York , NY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1981 - 98 Owner / CEO of Creative Print Center, Inc., Textile Design Studio, New York, NY
1975 - 80 Adjunct Professor, Advanced Textile Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
1974 - 76 Panel Member, Blue Ribbon Panel of Judges, National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences
1969 - 80 Textile Designer / Fabric Stylist, New York, NY


SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2007 Mac Fine Art and Design, Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2006 Seredipity Fine Arts, Palm Beach, FL
Gallery on Fifth, Naples, FL
2005 Embler Art Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2004 Embler Art Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dawnlyn Fine Art, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2003 The Govenors Club of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach, FL
Adrienne Vittadini / ELLE Magazine, Coral Gables, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Seven Rings Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 Armory Art Center, Member Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL


GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2007 Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2005 "Grande" - Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
"Luxe" - National Association of Women Artists, OwenLawrence Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"heART Goes Red For Women" - American Heart Association, Gallery Z, Providence, RI
"Recent Works" - National Association of Women Artists, City Hall, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2004 "Small Works" - RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery, Juno Beach, FL
Embler Art Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Palm Street Art Studios Exhibition 2004 - West Palm Beach, FL
2003 "Brave Destiny" - Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
"52nd Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition" - Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, FL
"Inspirations 2003" - Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL
"The Art of Tropical Splendor" - American Orchid Society, Delray Beach, FL
2003/02/01 Caesarea Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2002 "Freedom's Flowers" - Hibel Museum of Art, Jupiter, FL
"Artistic Expressions" - Palm Beach Gardens City Hall, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
"Flora South Florida" - Palm Beach Cultural Council, HMS Host's Destination: Culture,
Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL
"Spotlight on the Arts" - Women in the Visual Arts, Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL
2001 Grove-Timmel Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
Zephyr 2001 Exhibition, Wellington, FL
2003/02/01/00/99 Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2000 "62nd Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings" -
Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
Europa Gallery, Mt. Dora, FL
1999 Chandler Gallery, Jupiter, FL




AWARDS:

2004 Finalist, 21st Annual Artist's Magazine Competition, Still Life Catagory
2004 Finalist, 21st Annual Artist's Magazine Competition, Experimental Catagory
2003 Honorable Mention, "The Art of Tropical Splendor" - American Orchid Society, Delray Beach, FL
2002 Honorable Mention, Women in the Visual Arts - "Spotlight on the Arts" - West Palm Beach, FL
2001 Merit Award, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
1969 Textile Veterans Association Irene L. Blunt Gold Medal, New York, NY



CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

Hospice of Palm Beach County, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL


SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

Mr. & Mrs. D. Boyles, Denver, CO
Mrs. S. O'Neil, Aurora, OH
Mr. J. Redman, Washington, D.C.
Mr. & Mrs. M. Silberstein, Houston, TX
Mr. & Mrs. C. Viner, Boca Raton, FL
Mrs. J. Vogel, Palm Beach, FL
Mr. & Mrs. E. Weinstein, Towson, MD
Mr. & Mrs. J. Zensky, Boynton Beach, FL


AFFILIATIONS:

National Association of Women Artists
Art in Public Places Committee, City of West Palm Beach, Committee Chairperson
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County, Board of Directors


PUBLICATIONS:

New Art International, 2006
Art in King Size Beds, A Collector's Journal, Michael K. Corbin
Florida Design, Vol. 15 NO.4, Vol. 16, No. 1
Miami Home and Décor, Summer 2006, Fall 2006
Art of the Times, February, 2006
Palm Beach Illustrated, March, 2006
Art World News, March 2005
Artist's Magazine, December 2004
New Times, April 2004
Sun-Sentinel, February 2004
Palm Beach Post, February 2004
ELLE Magazine, August 2003
Palm Beach Post, February 2003
Palm Beach Daily News, February 2003
Desert Sun, November 2002
Art Scene, Fall/Winter 2002/03