EDUCATION

International Center of Photography
New York University
Master of Arts, May 1991

Cleveland Institute of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1988
Major: Photography; Minor: Drawing

Alliance Of Independent Colleges of Arts
New York Studio Program
Fall 1986 to Summer 1987

EXHIBITIONS

2000

• “Untitled,” Beck Center Gallery, Lakewood, Ohio

1999

• “Emergence,” Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

1998

• “New Photography,” The Mixed Grill Gallery”, Jersey City, New Jersey

1997

• “Untitled,” GO MODERN, Tremont Art Walk, Cleveland, Ohio
• “Agnon XXIV,” Agnon Fine Art Exhibition, Beachwood, Ohio
• “Revisions,” Jersey City Art Walk, Jersey City, New Jersey
• “Artseen,” Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio.

1995

• “In Person: Ourselves,” Hammond Gallery, Lancaster, Ohio
• “Beyond the Surface of Perception,” Fawick Art Gallery, Berea, Ohio
• “Solo,” Cleveland School of the Arts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.

1994

• “Transferring Cincinnati,” Gallery 48, Cincinnati, Ohio
• “Group Exhibition,” Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, Troy, Ohio

1993

• “Faculty Exhibition,” Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

1992

• “Odd Angles,” Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio. “Windows,” Avante Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
• “27th Annual Photography Show,” The Jewish Community Center, Cleveland, Ohio

1991

• “Untitled, Light boxes,” Washington Square Gallery, New York City

1990

• “Group,” Loeb Center Gallery, New York City

1988

• “Prints and Drawings,” Fiori Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
• “Summer Exhibition,” Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

1987

• “Photos From Elsewhere: An Exhibition of Works by Four Students on Leave,” Fall Photo Festival curated by Akron Art Museum, at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
• “Photo Exhibition of Student Work,” Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
• “The Young and Impressionable View,” Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio
• “Studio Exhibition,” A.I.C.A. Studio Gallery, New York City
• “New New York,” Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

PUBLICATIONS

1999-2000

• In Good Company, A Women’s Journal For Spiritual Reflection, The Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, Ohio

1998

• In Good Company, A Woman’s Journal For Spiritual Reflection, The Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, Ohio
• Loving Changes, A Journal For Mothers in Times of Transition, The Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, Ohio

GRANTS

1996

• Professional Development Assistance Award, Ohio Arts Council

HONORS AND COMMITTEES

1999-2000

• Committee Member, Visiting Artist Committee, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• Co-Chair, Childrens Area, City Faire Committee, Akron, Ohio
• Committee Member, Holocaust Committee, Akron, Ohio
• Pre-Screening Committee, Cleveland Film Society, Cleveland, Ohio
• Filmslam Educational Committee, Cleveland Film Society, Cleveland, Ohio

1997-PRESENT

• Board Member, Spaces Art Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

1997

• Juror, Westmorelands Arts and Heritage Festival, Latrobe, Pennsylvania

1991

• The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Examples of my work were donated, as per the Museum’s request, for inclusion in their slide archive on women artist.

EXPERIENCE

1999-PRESENT

• Associate Educator, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio. This full-time position involves coordinating events for family programing, preparing interpretive materials, developing new programs, supervising volunteers, and budgeting

1996-1999

• Art Therapist-ATC, Positive Education Program, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio. This full-time position involves developing and executing therapeutic art activities for SBH children and adolescents

1996

• Consultant, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Education and Public Programing. This consulting position included developing a learning center, workshops and gallery talks for the “Legacy of Light Exhibition”
• Production Coordinator, Cleveland Museum of Art, Summer Festival. Cleveland, Ohio. This three month summer position involved working with Nancy McAfee and her staff in running the thirteen week Summer Music Festival Program.

1995

• Adjunct, Hiram Collage, Hiram, Ohio. This thirteen week class for art/photography majors and non majors focused on the history and criticism of Photography
• Coordinator, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio. This project involved bringing two groups of children together, one group from the inner city, the other from the suburban west side. The project was based on the theme of “home” which the children worked together on along with the help of visiting artists

1994-1998

• Lecturer, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Education and Public Programing Department. This position involves directing young adult’s tours of the Museum’s collection, both introductory and specialized in scope

1994

• Teacher, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Adult Continuing Education : “Alternative Processes.” This eight-week class for advanced students explored the alternative processes to image making
• Teacher, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio Adult Continuing Education : “The Personal Project.” This eight-week class for advanced students focused on developing a personal language through image making

1993

• Teacher, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio Education Department. This eleven-week class was designed to teach future instructors a variety of art mediums suitable for preschool children. Curriculum planning and guidance was taught in a lecture/workshop setting
• Teacher, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Adult Continuing Education Class: “Polaroid Transfers.” This eight-week Photography class for advance student focused on beginning and intermediated methods in polaroid transferring in 3-1/4” x 4-1/4”4” x 5” and 8”x 10” formats
• Teacher, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Adult Continuing Education Class: “Self Discovery.” This eight-week photography class for advance students focused on developing a personal visual language through self-portraits, incorporating critical theories

1991-1998

• Teacher, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Young Peoples Program, Education and Public Programing Department. This part-time position includes planning studio classes for children, interpreting the collection, and inducing learning within the museum environment

1991-1993

• Teacher, Lakewood Board of Education, Lakewood, Ohio. This part-time position entailed developing and teaching a program of art to children

1991

• Studio Manager, Julie Gang and Jim Huibregtse Studio, New York City. This full-time position involved all managerial and administrative duties, and the supervision and coordination of all aspects of production

1988-1991

• Photography Assistant, Joyce Tenneson, New York City. This position included the preparation of shoots and on set assisting, copy work in both 4” x 5”, and 8” x 10” formats, and general studio management

Freelance

• Photography Assistant: Ellen Carey
• B/W Printer: Michael Heizer
• Photography Assistant: Sandi Fellman
• Gallery Attendant, DIA Art Foundation, New York City

1987-1988

• Photography Assistant, Beth Segal Photography, Cleveland, Ohio. This part-time position entailed assisting in the operation of shoots and general studio management

1987-1988

• Teacher, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Young Peoples Program
• Teacher’s Assistant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Adult Education Classes: Nancy McEntee-instructor

1985-1986

• Teacher’s Assistant, Saturday Photography Classes, Clevel and Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Associate Professor: Dennis Buck-Instructor

1982-1986

• Teacher, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

INTERNSHIPS

1986-1987

• Internship, Polaroid 20x24 Studio, New York City. This full-time position entailed assisting the operation of the 20x24 Polaroid Camera, as well as 8” x 10” and 4” x 5” format cameras, lighting of shoots and general studio management

RESIDENCIES

1996

• Shaker Lakes Regional GREEN Project. The Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center, Shaker Heights, Ohio. This eight week Saturday workshop brought together students from three neighboring school districts to create an oversize map following the development of the Doan Brook through their neighborhoods

1995

• Ohio Arts Council, Cleveland School of the Arts, Cleveland, Ohio. This sixteen-week residency working with ninth and tenth graders focused on the idea of the time-line. Using photography, we examined the history of art, music, theater and literature creating a number of collages which were then placed into boxes along with objects of that time period

1994

• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Robert H. Jamison Computech, Cleveland,Ohio. This eight-week residency with third and fourth graders combined the basics fundamentals of darkroom techniques along with computer generated images
• Ohio Arts Council, Troy Junior High School, Troy, Ohio. This two-week residency for eleven through thirteen year-old was devoted to photographic light-box construction

1994

• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Robert H. Jamison Computech, Cleveland, Ohio. This eight-week residency taught fourth and fifth graders various photographic techniques to create work dealing with the theme of scientific inventions

1993

• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Kensington Intermediate School, Rocky River, Ohio. This eight-week residency working with third through fifth graders focused on using photography to explore nature and science themes
• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Garfield- Computech, Cleveland, Ohio. This eight-week residency working with eight and ten year-old children focused on teaching the basic fundamentals of darkroom techniques

1992-1999

• Ohio Arts Council, Artist in Education Program

WORKSHOPS

1998-1999

• Baldwin Wallace Collage, Berea, Ohio. This two week long workshop for talented and gifted high school students, focused on the use of photography and computers to create a finished piece of art

1997

• Baldwin Wallace Collage, Berea, Ohio. This week long workshop for talented and gifted high school students, focused on photography and computers as the theme for the duration of the workshop

1996

• Baldwin Wallace Collage, Berea, Ohio. This week long workshop for talented and gifted high school students, focused on photography as the theme for the duration of the workshop

1995

• Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. This week long workshop for talented and gifted high school students, focused on combining dance, music, and art to create a happening on the last day

1994

• Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio. This two-day workshop focused on the history and technique of polarization.
• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Parade in the Circle Event. This one-day workshop dealt with the making of masks in conjunction with the parade
• Rocky River Junior High School, Rocky River, Ohio. This four-day workshop focused on the history of photography and the making of the pinhole camera

1993

• Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Teacher Resource Center, Education and Public Programing Department. This three-day workshop focused on the history, construction, and use of the pinhole camera
• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Parade in the Circle Event. This one-day workshop dealt with the making of mobiles in conjunction with the parade
• Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Summer Scholars Program. This week-long workshop dealt with the fundamentals of bookmaking
• Kensington Intermediate School, Rocky River, Ohio. This one-day workshop for fifth graders was devoted to cyanotype printing
• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio. Westlake Friends of the Gifted Program: This one day workshop focused on interpreting the Ellen Brooks Exhibition

1992

• Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. This one-day workshop involved teaching non-silver monotype printing to eight through ten years-old and their parents. The ultimate goal was to create a finished framed images
• Fairfax Elementary School, Cleveland Hts., Ohio. This week-long art festival involved teaching various photographic techniques
  

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