Visual Artist Background
Work History – Group Affiliations – Education – Workshops – Visiting Artist/Juror
Work History
1989-present
Professional Artist
2014-2015
Bismarck State College, Professor of Visual Art
2006-2014
Bismarck State College – Associate Professor of Visual Art
2004-2014
Department Chair of Arts and Communication, Bismarck State College, ND
2000-2006
Bismarck State College – Assistant Professor of Visual Art
1991-2000
Bismarck State College Adjunct visual art instructor
1987-1989
Art Educator (grades 1-8)/St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette, IL and St. Athanasius, Evanston, IL
1985-1987
Teacher’s Assistant/University of New Orleans, Louisiana-Fine Art Department: assisted instructor in Printmaking classes, intaglio and relief.
Art Instructor/New Orleans Public Schools, K-6 (after school program)
Group Affiliations
2019-present High Desert Art League, OR
1994-present National Association of Women Artists
2016-present Red Chair Gallery, Bend, OR
2022-present Elipse Theatre Community
Education
2000
University of North Dakota/MFA
1992
University of North Dakota/MS in Educational Administration
1989
Northeastern University, Chicago, IL/graduate level education classes
1986
University of New Orleans, Louisiana/BA Visual Art
1985
University of Mary/undergraduate classes in education
1984
Bismarck State College/AA Liberal Arts
Workshops
2021
Atelier 6000 – Bookmaking with Roberta Lavadour
2018
Atelier6000/Bend Art Center – Julie Winter
Atelier6000/Bend Art Center – Marie Thibeault
Atelier6000/Bend Art Center – Pat Clark
Atleir6000/Bend Art Center – Tracy Leagjeld
2014
PEARS workshop/North Dakota State University – Eva Isaksen
2004
PEARS workshop/North Dakota State University – Lynwood Kreneck
Visiting Artist and/or Juror
2012 & 2013
Juror – First Presbyterian Community Fine Arts Festival
2009
Visiting Artist and juror – Annual Student Art Exhibition at Minot State University, ND
2006
Artist workshop Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2005
Juror – Pekin Days Art Show, Pekin, ND
2004
Juror – Arts & Humanities Summit Student Art Exhibition, Minot State University
Juror – Dickinson State University Student Art Exhibition
2002
Juror – Badlands Art Association Annual Exhibition “Faces of Art”, Dickinson, ND
Visiting Artist and juror – Minot State University Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Minot, ND
Visiting Artist and juror – North Dakota State University Student Art Exhibition Juror & Art
Department/PEARS program, Fargo, ND
Visiting Artist – Dickinson State University/Visual Art Department, Dickinson, ND
2001
Juror – Mandan Art Association Annual Exhibition, Mandan, ND
1998
Visiting Artist – Valley City State University/Visual Art Department, Valley City, ND