Education

Master of Fine Arts from UC San Diego, 1998

Bachelor of Arts from UC San Diego, 1989

Associate of Arts from Franklin College, 1985

Teaching

Group and Private classes in Tum Tum Arts Studio, 2014-present

The Art Department on Ray Street San Diego, 2010-2014

UCSD, Department of Theatre 1995-1998

UCLA, Department of Theatre and Film 1993-1995

Memberships

Member, Spanish Village Art Center since 2017

Board Member, Silk Painters International 2014 - 2019

Board Member, San Diego Silk Guild since 2013

Textile Study Guild of San Diego

Silk Artists of Orange County

Association D’Art et de Soie, Paris, France

Artist Member at Visions Art Museum, San Diego

Exhibitions

Expositions Sud Côte Chalonnaise- Office de Tourisme- Buxy, France- 2021

San Diego Silk Guild Art- Gallery 21- San Diego, CA- 2019

Route de La Soie- Chemin de soi (e) -Studios de Montmartre,- Paris , France- 2017

Top 100- Southwestern Artists’ Association, Gallery 23- San Diego, CA - 2016

Silk in Transition- Sandra J. Blain Galleries- Gatlinburg, TN- 2016

Visions of Paradise Gallery 21- San Diego, CA- 2016

RED- Ashton Gallery – San Diego, CA- 2016

Anne & Loren Kieve Gallery- Santa Fe, NM- 2015

Sensational Silks- Gallery 21- San Diego, CA- 2015

The Art Department- San Diego, CA- 2013-2015

Awards

Master Silk Painter designation from Silk Painters International, 2018

People’s Choice Award, Silk Painter’s International 2016

Signature Artwork Award, SPIN Festival 2016

Special Events, Rising Star Award, 2013

NYT Award, 2009

Billie Award, 2003

Prix des Arts, 1998