Artist Statement
I tend to shoot photos intuitively, much like keeping a visual journal. When I have my camera in hand, I’m very actively engaged with my surroundings. As such, photography is my gateway for connecting to the world around me, and communicating what I feel. With that, I strive to illuminate the simple beauty that is all around us. I want to reveal an unnoticed gesture, focus on parts of the whole or draw the viewer into a world not before seen. I hope that people come away with new insights, another way to see the familiar.
A friend once told me that when she looked at my photographs, it was like looking into another world, like a peephole into a secret garden. Another said that certain images invite her in, giving her a haven from hectic times.
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I’ve always been drawn to photographing and that impulse intensified after my first photography class in junior college. I went on to majoring in photography at the University of Florida. Since then I’ve continued to show my work in local galleries and studio exhibitions, first in Florida, then the Bay Area. Currently, I am a member of Artworks Downtown in San Rafael and have been in numerous exhibitions there, as well as at Falkirk Mansion, the fine art exhibits at Marin County Fair, plus local venues. I’ve also had a number of solo shows at Mill Valley’s City Hall.
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
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Oct-Dec 2021 Aroma Cafe: Current work, San Rafael, CA
September 2021 Art on the Avenue, SA Arts Commission: Current work, San Anselmo, CA
June 2017 Elan Fitness Center: "That's How I See It-2", San Anselmo, CA
March 2017 Mill Valley City Hall: "That's How I See It", Mill Valley, CA
August-Sept. 2014 Fairfax Public Library: "Here, There & Everywhere-2" • Fairfax, CA
January 7-29, 2014 Mill Valley City Hall: "Here, There & Everywhere", Mill Valley, CA
July 3-Aug 31, 2013 Cushman & Wakefield: "Here and There", 456 Montgomery Street, SF, CA
Feb 9- April 5, 2013 Marin Coffee Roasters: Current Work, San Anselmo, CA
Sept/Oct 2011 Underground Gallery/Artworks Downtown: "You Are What You See", SR, CA
March 2011 Tyler Florence Shop: "Take a Closer Look", Mill Valley, CA
April 2007 Mill Valley City Hall: "Paris in April", Mill Valley, CA
Feb/March 2007 Lyla's Chocolates: Paris Photographs, Mill Valley, CA
Dec 2003/Aug 2004 Fairfax Bakery: "Paris in Fairfax", Fairfax, CA
November 1996 Mill Valley Public Library: "Small Wonders", Mill Valley, CA
June/Sept. 1994 San Francisco International Airport: Images of Golden Gate Park, SF, CA
April 1994Mill Valley Public Library: "Desert Views & Still Lives", Mill Valley, CA
March 1989 Visual Spectrum Gallery: San Francisco, CA
March 1987 Copa Cafe: "New York, Just Like I Pitchad It", San Rafael, CA
October 1982 Hennipen Center For The Arts: Portraits, Minneapolis, MN
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Group Shows
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July 12 - Aug 23, 2024 Artists Within - A Cedars Gallery • "Are We There Yet?" • San Anselmo, CA
July 9 - 27, 2024 Atlantic Gallery • "50th Anniversary Exhibition" • 548 W 28th St, NY
July (years 2024 - 2000+) Marin County Fair - Fine Art Division • San Rafael, CA (1999, 98, 97, 95, 89, 84)
Feb 6 - Mar 14, 2024 O'Hanlon Center for the Arts • "Dualities" • Mill Valley, CA
Nov 26, 2023-Jan 21, 2024 Art Works Downtown • "Cornucopia" • San Rafael, CA
July 13-29, 2023 Atlantic Gallery - "Connections VII Exhibition" • 548 West 28th Street, NY
April 7-May 20, 2023 Art Works Downtown - "Delicious: a feast for your eyes" • San Rafael, CA
Sept 3, 2022 Artists Within - a Cedars Gallery - "Delicious" • San Anselmo, CA
Aug 5-Sept 17, 2022 Art Works Downtown - "Photographic Essence" • San Rafael, CA
July 24-Oct 1, 2022 Marin Society of Artists’ Online Gallery Show • "All About Women", Virtual Gallery
July 12-30, 2022 Atlantic Gallery - "Connections 6 Exhibition" • 548 West 28th Street, NY
December 2021 Art Works Downtown - "Members' Holiday Exhibit" • San Rafael, CA
June 4-Aug 26, 2021 Artists Within - a Cedars Gallery - "Harmony" • San Anselmo, CA
Nov/Dec. 2018, 17, 16 Art Works Downtown - "Small Works" • San Rafael, CA
Oct 5-Dec 28, 2018 Bank of Marin - Group Show • San Rafael, CA
Aug 11-Sept 8, 2017 Art Works Downtown - "Tiny Chickens" • San Rafael, CA
2014, 13, 12, 11, 08, 05, 01 Falkirk Cultural Center - Annual Spring Juried Exhibitions • San Rafael, CA
July 12 - Aug 23, 2013 Art Works Downtown - "Transitions" • San Rafael, CA
March 1-April 30, 2012 MTC Community Art Program - "Marin Artists Invitational" • Oakland, CA
January/April 2010 Ross Valley Artists Winter Show • San Anselmo, CA
Sept/Dec 2007 Falkirk Cultural Center - "Narrative Photographs" • San Rafael, CA
September 2002 Falkirk Cultural Center - "Evocations - Five Photographers" • San Rafael, CA
November 1999, 98, 97 Town Center - Marin Arts Council Members Exhibitions • Corte Madera, CA
Sept/Oct 1998 Falkirk Cultural Center - "Inside Marin" • San Rafael, CA
March 1998 621 Gallery-"fem'-i-nie n.women collectively: womenkind" • Tallahassee, FL
Nov/Dec 1997 Falkirk Cultural Center - "Masks of Mirth and Memory" • San Rafael, CA
August 1997, June 1993 Marin Comm. Foundation - Marin Arts Council Grantees Show • Larkspur, CA
April 1997 Marin Co. Civic Center - "Marin Photographers Working Hard" • San Rafael, CA
May/Aug 1996 Metropolitan Transportation Commission - "Visions Unwrapped" • Oakland, CA
Nov/Dec 1995 Falkirk Cultural Center - "All Saints/All Souls" • San Rafael, CA
October 1995 Artisans Gallery - "Impressions of the American West" • Mill Valley, CA
February 1994 Fairfax Public Library - Portraits • Fairfax, CA
October 1993 Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Comm. Cntr - Eclectic Photos • San Rafael, CA
September 1993 The Marin Theatre Company - "Six Women" • Mill Valley, CA
September 1992, 79, 78 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival • Mill Valley, CA
July 1992 White Horse Cafe • San Anselmo, CA
June 1992 Oliver's Bookstore • San Anselmo, CA
June 1992 Cafe Nuvo 1st Annual Photography Show • San Anselmo, CA
June 1986 Bay Model - MAC Grant Recipient Award Show • Sausalito, CA
August 1985 Falkirk 10th Annual Exhibition- Portraits • San Rafael, CA
March 1983 Cafe Nuvo - "Views From The West" • San Anselmo, CA
November 1982, 80 Cirrus Gallery • Mill Valley, CA
December 1978 Hale/Van Hass Gallery - Erotic Art Show • Sausalito, CA
June 1975 Winter Park Art Festival • Winter Park, FL