Education:
BA  -English and Psychology, University of Rhode Island
Course work in studio art, art methods and art history at:
Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island College, Danforth Museum School, Corcoran Museum
Independent study with:
Betty Lou Schlemm, Alex Powers, Charles Reid, Catherine Chang Lui, Tom Sgourus, Irving Greenberg, Skip Lawrence, George James, Barbara Nechis, 
John Salminen           

Group Affiliations: 19 on Paper, Art League of Rhode Island, Wickford Art Association, Mystic Art Association, CT, Newport Art Association, RI
North Shore Art Association, MA, Providence Art Club, RI, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, South County Art Association, RI
Wickford Art Association, RI

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007  American Watercolor Society, 140th Annual Exhibition -CFS MEDAL
         Wickford Art Association, First Place Member Show, Wickford, RI
         Wickford Art Association, ”Interiors”, (juried), Wickford, RI
         Newport Art Museum, Annual Juried Exhibition, Newport, RI
         Rhode Island Watercolor Society, E. Meyersahm Memorial Award 
         Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Juried National Show, Second Place
2006  Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Juried National Show
         National Watercolor Society, Jury Acceptance
         Art League of Rhode Island, Elected Artist Member 
         Newport Art Museum, Annual Juried Exhibition, Newport, RI
         Rhode Island Watercolor Society, C and E. Knight Memorial Award
         South County Art Association, Jury Acceptance, Kingston, RI
         Rhode Island Open, Warwick Museum -Painting Award
         South County Art Assoc. Open Jury Exhibition, Kingston, RI
2005  One Person Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, University of Rhode Island  Library, Kingston, RI
         Group Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, University of Rhode Island
        American Watercolor Society, 138th Annual Exhibition, Edgar Whitney Memorial Award
         Newport Art Museum, Annual Juried Exhibition, Newport, RI
         Wickford Art Association, First Place Member’s Show, Wickford, RI
         Rocky Mountain Watercolor Society. National Watermedia Exhibition
         North East Watercolor Society, Annual International Exhibition
2004  South County Art Association, Florence B. Kane Award
         Wickford Art Association, Art of the Ocean State, Third Priz
         Mystic Art Association, Fragments, Open Juried Exhibition, Mystic, CT
         Mystic Art Association, 48th Regional Juried Exhibition, Mystic, CT
         Spring Bull Gallery, Fall Spectacular, Open Juried Exhibition
         North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, MA
         Wickford Art Association, 'Avant Garde', First Prize, Wickford, RI
2003  Rhode Island Watercolor Society, 'Bon Appetit', Open Juried Exhibition
         South County Art Association, Open Juried Exhibition
         South County Art Association, Anne Lewis Parker Award, Best in Watercolor
2002  Providence Art Club, Open Juried Exhibition, Providence, RI
         Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Open Juried Exhibition, Third Prize
2001  Newport Art Museum, Member Show, Newport, RI
         South County Art Association, Invitational Exhibition, Kingston, RI
         Wickford Art Association, Open Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Wickford, RI
         North East Watercolor Society, Merit Award
         Greater Fall River Art Association, Group Exhibition
2000  North East Watercolor Society, National Juried Show
         Rocky Mountain Watercolor Society, National Juried Watermedia
         South County Art Association, Open Juried Exhibition
         Narragansett Art Festival, Second Place
1999  Cape Cod Art Association, New England Open Juried Exhibition
         Rhode Island Watercolor Society, People’s Choice Award
         South County Art Association, Open Juried Exhibition
         Providence Art Club, Fidelity Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Providence, RI
         South County Art Association, ‘RI Revisited’, Third Place
1998  Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Member Show, Third Place
         Providence Art Club, 2x1 Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Providence, RI
         Narragansett Art Festival, First Place, Narragansett, RI
         Rhode Island Watercolor Society, People’s Choice Award
         South County Art Association, Open Juried Exhibition, Kingston, RI
1997  Narragansett Art Festiva, First Place Watercolor
1996  Cape Cod Art Association, New England Open Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention
         Providence Art Club, ‘H2O Exhibition’, Honorable Mention, Providence, RI

Teaching Background:
1979-Present  Watercolor and Drawing Classes in Artist's Studio

Watercolor, Painting and Drawing Demonstrations / Workshops in:
Mansfield MA, Foxboro MA, RIWS, the Berkshires MA, Lead painting and Art History Excursion to Italy, Lead painting and Art History Excursion to France, ACI  Medium Security Prison (population art classes),
Watercolor, Painting and Drawing Demonstrations / Workshops at:
Newport Artist Guild, RI Watercolor Society, South County Art Association, Wickford Art Association, Mystic Art Association, Bryant College RI, Taunton Art Association MA, South Coast Learning Network-New Bedford, MA, East Greenwich Art Club RI, Handicraft Club RI,

Collections:
Many works in private, public and corporate collections in the US, Europe, Africa, Australia and Japan