Education
1997
MFA Painting & Printmaking, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
1995
BFA Painting & Drawing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Awards/Grants
2024
Individual Artist Fellowship, Jersey City Arts Council, Jersey City, NJ
Elevation Advanced Artist Grant, Jersey City Arts Council, Jersey City, NJ
2021
Philip Johnston Award for Excellence in Teaching, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
2020
ACCT (Association of Community College Trustees) Northeast Regional Faculty Member Award, Washington D.C.
2011
Individual Artist Fellowship, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton, NJ
2002
Individual Artist Fellowship, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton, NJ
1997
Ely Harwood Schless Memorial Prize, Highest Achievement in Painting, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
1995
Creative Achievement Award, Highest Achievement in Visual Arts, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1994
Margaret Giffen-Schoenfeld Award, Achievement in Painting,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Eternal Bloom, Dineen-Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
Eternal Bloom, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, State University of New York at Old Westbury, Long Island, NY
2016
Floral Galore, Van Vleck House and Gardens, Montclair, NJ
2011
Whisper and Scurry of Small Lives, Hamilton Square, Jersey City, NJ
2010
In Bloom, Windows on Columbus, Jersey City, NJ
2008
The Hanging Garden, Space B Gallery, New York, NY
2002
Recent Paintings, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2001
Recent Paintings, Moreau Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
2000
Gardens of Delight – Recent Paintings, Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023-27
Art in Embassies, United States Department of State, US Embassy, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa
2024
Botanica, Galerie Lucida, Red Bank, NJ
2023
Extraordinary Still Life, The Visual Arts Gallery, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
2020
Spring Break Art Show, General Store, Curated by Chris Bors, Atlantic Production Center, New York, NY
Hudson County Community College Faculty Exhibition, Dineen-Hull Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Art Fair 14C, New Jersey Artist Exhibition, Jersey City, NJ
2018
Approaching Vibrancy, Gallery 14, Morristown, NJ
Past, Present, Future: Visual Arts Faculty, Gallery Bergen, Bergen Community College, Curated by Chris Bors, Paramus, NJ
2017
The Expanding Matrix, Curated by Fred Fleisher, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, State University of New York at Old Westbury, Long Island, NY
The Four Seasons, Village West Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Maximum Overdrive, Curated by Fred Fleisher, Dineen-Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
2016
La Storia, Jen Mazza, Laurie Riccadonna, Michelle Vitale, Center for the Arts at Casa Columbo, Italian Educational and Cultural Center, Jersey City, NJ
2015
Prime Matter, Techningmuseet (The Museum of Drawings), Laholm, Sweden
2014
Prime Matter, Senaspace, New York, NY
The Big Small Painting Show, The Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
Multiple Visions, Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ
2012
Naturally, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
2009
The Air is Thick, Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008
212 Gallery Group Exhibition, 212 Gallery, Aspen, CO
2007
Group Exhibition, Space B Gallery, New York, NY
Patterns, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ
Declaration of Independents, Space B Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Flora, South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, IN
Marking Time, City Without Walls, Curated by Joe Ford, Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, NJ
2003
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Recipients Exhibition, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Montclair State University Exchange Exhibition, Wonkwang University, South Korea
2002
Jersey City Museum Benefit Art Auction, New Jersey State Council on the Arts Grant Recipients, Jersey City, NJ
2001
Look: Paint, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Flat-File Show, Bellwether Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2000
sva2000, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
1998
Faculty Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University Zoller Gallery University Park, PA
1997
New Work, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Yale University School of Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
College Art Association M.F.A. Exhibition, Yale University School of Art Painting Representative, Hunter College, New York, NY
Visiting Artist Lectures/Presentations/Critiques
2022
Visiting Artist Lecture, Extraordinary Still Life, The Visual Arts Gallery, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
2021
Visiting Artist Lecture, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, State University of New York at Old Westbury, Long Island, NY
Hudson Presents Conversations with Contemporary Artists, Conversation with Michael Lee, Hudson County Community College
2014
Visiting Artist Lecture & Student Critiques, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2013
Lecture, New York Artist Lecture Series, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Lecture, Get Your Kids Excited About Contemporary Art, Little Collector.com, Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
Artist Residencies
2024
Collage Artist Residency Scotland, Kolaj Institute, Sanquhar, Scotland
Padula Art Center, Padula, Italy
2021
Creative Imperative, The Creative Impulse, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2004
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Full Fellowship, Amherst, VA
2003
Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Almeria, Spain
2002
Vermont Studio Center, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Full Fellowship, Johnson, Vermont
Women’s Studio Workshop, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Full Fellowship, Rosendale, NY
Exhibitions Curated
2024
Curator, Transcendent Grounds, Dineen-Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
2016
Curator, Contemporary Hudson County, Dineen-Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
2014
Co-Curator, Meredith Lippman, Eileen Ferara, Sustainable Jersey City +ART at the Drawing Rooms, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
2002
Guest Curator, Student Art Exhibition, List Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI