Past & Present Accomplishments
Selected List of Awards
Jay Folger Memorial Still Life Award
Artist of the Year – Eden Institute, Princeton, New Jersey
Featured Artist of the Year – St. Mary’s Foundation, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Connecticut Women Artists- Honorable mention
Stamford Art Association – Off the Wall – Honorable Mention
Stamford Art Association – Spring into Spring – First Place Watercolor
Stamford Art Association – Second Place Watercolor
Stamford Art Association – Spring Show – Best in Watercolor
Rowayton Art Center, Annual Juried Watercolor – Honorable Mention
Rowayton Art Center, Miniatures, Prints, Pastels & Drawings – Best in Show
Rowayton Art Center, Walter Brooks Memorial Watercolor Show – Honorable Mention
Rowayton Art Association Community Show – Commendation for Excellence
Lambertville Annual, First Place Watercolor
Lambertville Annual, Honorable Mention
Madison Art Society, Honorable mention Middletown Guild of Art-Most Creative and The Durham Dental award
National League of American Pen Women, First Place Watercolor
National League of American Pen Women, Merit Watercolor
National League of American Pen Women, Second Place Watercolor
National League of American Pen Women State Show, Award of Excellence
National Miniature Art Society of NJ, Second Place Watercolor
Stony Brook Watershed Theme Show – Juror’s Choice
Tri County Art Association, Mixed Media
Tri County Art Association, Second Place Watercolor
Stamford Art Association Winners Circle, Stamford Historical Society
Keystone National Art – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention
Middletown Art Guild – Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut
Clinton Art Society – Helen Houpert Art Appreciation Award , Top prize
Guilford Art Society – First Place in Water Color
Connecticut Women Artist 2013 – Honorable Mention
Selected Exhibitions- Juried
Keystone National Art – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Madison Art Society – Madison, Connecticut award 2012 & 2013
Lyme Art Association - Lyme, Connecticut
Sylvan Gallery-Clinton - Connecticut
Mystic Art Association - Mystic Connecticut
Connecticut Women Artist - Mystic and New Haven
Philadelphia Water Color Society – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Silvermine – New Canaan, Connecticut
Ridgefield Guild of Artists – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Rowayton Arts Center – Rowayton, Connecticut
Stamford Art Association – Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford Historical Society – Stamford, Connecticut
Mark Twain Anniversary Art Show – Redding, Connecticut
Annual Stanley & Vivian Reed Marine Art Show – Stamford, Connecticut
National League of American Pen Women – New York, New York
New Canaan Society for the Arts, Spectrum – New Canaan, Connecticut
Burr Homestead – Fairfield, Connecticut
Mark Twain Art Show – Redding, Connecticut
Carnegie Center – Princeton, New Jersey
Carrier Clinic – Belle Mead, New Jersey
Central Jersey Art Association – South Windsor, New Jersey
Coryell Gallery – Annual Art Exhibit
Fair Lawn Art Association – Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Gallery – Mercer County Community College
Garden State Watercolor Society – Princeton, New Jersey
Hunterdon Art Association – Clinton, New Jersey
Jane Law – Annual Miniature Exhibitions –Long Beach island, New Jersey
Lambertville Annual – Lambertville, New Jersey
Mercer County Community College – Plainsboro, New Jersey
Miniature Art Society of New Jersey – National Shows
New Jersey Watercolor Society – Monmouth Museum
New Jersey Watercolor Society – Nabisco Brands USA
Pennington School – Pennington, New Jersey
Phillips Mill Annual Exhibitions – New Hope, Pennsylvania
Princeton Art Association – Princeton, New Jersey
Stony Brook Gallery – Hopewell, New Jersey
Trenton State College – Trenton, New Jersey
The Studio Gallery – Cranbury, New Jersey
Tri County Art Association – Hightstown, New Jersey
Yardley Art Association – Yardley, Pennsylvania
National League of American Pen Women – New Jersey & Connecticut
Clinton Art Society- Clinton, Connecticut
Connecticut Watercolor Society, Norwich, Connecticut
One Woman Shows
The Gilded Edge- Salem , Connecticut
Wood Memorial Library – South Windsor, Connecticut
Cendant Mobility – Danbury, Connecticut
Chancellor Park at Laurelwood – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Wilton Library – Wilton, Connecticut
Sacco – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Town Hall – Ridgefield, Connecticut
The Town Players of New Canaan – New Canaan, Connecticut
AT&T – Hopewell, New Jersey
D&D - Hopewell, New Jersey
Dow Jones – Princeton, New Jersey
Hahn Gallery – Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Merrill Lynch and Company, Inc – Princeton, New Jersey
Studio Gallery – Hopewell, New Jersey
Western Electric – Hopewell, New Jersey
Waters Edge, Westbook, Connecticut
Museums
Philadelphia Museum of Art – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Slater Museum of Norwich Connecticut
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut
Galleries
The Fresh Ayer Gallery-Old Lyme, Connecticut
Artisans Harbor- Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Maple and Main- Chester, Connecticut
T. Bennet - Ridgefield, Connecticut
The Guilded Edge - Salem, Connecticut
Private and Corporate Collections
Her works are included in private and corporate collections throughout the world including:
Merrill Lynch
American Re-Insurance
Eden Institute
Saint Mary’s Foundation
University of Connecticut
Published
Conversations in Paint – Charles Dunn
Who’s Who Worldwide
Who’s Who in American Women
Featured Artist – Educational Videos
Who’s Who in American Art
The Artistic Touch 6
Prior Professional Experience
President – Garden State Watercolor Society
Watercolor Instructor – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Oil Instructor – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Treasurer – National League of American Pen Women, Princeton Branch
Childrens Art Classes – Pennington, New Jersey
Instructor of Beginning, Intermediate & Master classes in watercolor
Watercolor Instructor – Triangle Art Center, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Watercolor Teacher – Montgomery Adult School, Montgomery, New Jersey
Assistant to Grumbacher Demonstrator
Board Member – Artworks, Trenton, New Jersey
Art Instructor - New Jersey & Connecticut
Affiliations
Philadelphia Watercolor Society – Signature member
National League of American Pen Women- Signature member
Clinton Art Society, Clinton, Connecticut- Signature Member
Connecticut Women Artists- Signature member
Connecticut Watercolor Society
Essex Art Association_ Signature Member
Lyme Art Association
Madison Art Association – Signature member
Middletown Art Association-Signature member
Mystic Art Association
Garden State Watercolor Society – Signature member
Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Silvermine Guild of Artists
Rowayton Arts Center
Stamford Art Association
Education
B.A. Elmira College, Elmira, New York
M.A. Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
Studied with Charles Reid, Ed Whitney, John Pike, Zygmund Janchowski, Rex Brandt and Charlie Dunn
Louis Bonamarte, Katherine Simmons, Katherine Anderson and Don Keene
Jay Folger Memorial Still Life Award
Artist of the Year – Eden Institute, Princeton, New Jersey
Featured Artist of the Year – St. Mary’s Foundation, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Connecticut Women Artists- Honorable mention
Stamford Art Association – Off the Wall – Honorable Mention
Stamford Art Association – Spring into Spring – First Place Watercolor
Stamford Art Association – Second Place Watercolor
Stamford Art Association – Spring Show – Best in Watercolor
Rowayton Art Center, Annual Juried Watercolor – Honorable Mention
Rowayton Art Center, Miniatures, Prints, Pastels & Drawings – Best in Show
Rowayton Art Center, Walter Brooks Memorial Watercolor Show – Honorable Mention
Rowayton Art Association Community Show – Commendation for Excellence
Lambertville Annual, First Place Watercolor
Lambertville Annual, Honorable Mention
Madison Art Society, Honorable mention Middletown Guild of Art-Most Creative and The Durham Dental award
National League of American Pen Women, First Place Watercolor
National League of American Pen Women, Merit Watercolor
National League of American Pen Women, Second Place Watercolor
National League of American Pen Women State Show, Award of Excellence
National Miniature Art Society of NJ, Second Place Watercolor
Stony Brook Watershed Theme Show – Juror’s Choice
Tri County Art Association, Mixed Media
Tri County Art Association, Second Place Watercolor
Stamford Art Association Winners Circle, Stamford Historical Society
Keystone National Art – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention
Middletown Art Guild – Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut
Clinton Art Society – Helen Houpert Art Appreciation Award , Top prize
Guilford Art Society – First Place in Water Color
Connecticut Women Artist 2013 – Honorable Mention
Selected Exhibitions- Juried
Keystone National Art – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Madison Art Society – Madison, Connecticut award 2012 & 2013
Lyme Art Association - Lyme, Connecticut
Sylvan Gallery-Clinton - Connecticut
Mystic Art Association - Mystic Connecticut
Connecticut Women Artist - Mystic and New Haven
Philadelphia Water Color Society – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Silvermine – New Canaan, Connecticut
Ridgefield Guild of Artists – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Rowayton Arts Center – Rowayton, Connecticut
Stamford Art Association – Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford Historical Society – Stamford, Connecticut
Mark Twain Anniversary Art Show – Redding, Connecticut
Annual Stanley & Vivian Reed Marine Art Show – Stamford, Connecticut
National League of American Pen Women – New York, New York
New Canaan Society for the Arts, Spectrum – New Canaan, Connecticut
Burr Homestead – Fairfield, Connecticut
Mark Twain Art Show – Redding, Connecticut
Carnegie Center – Princeton, New Jersey
Carrier Clinic – Belle Mead, New Jersey
Central Jersey Art Association – South Windsor, New Jersey
Coryell Gallery – Annual Art Exhibit
Fair Lawn Art Association – Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Gallery – Mercer County Community College
Garden State Watercolor Society – Princeton, New Jersey
Hunterdon Art Association – Clinton, New Jersey
Jane Law – Annual Miniature Exhibitions –Long Beach island, New Jersey
Lambertville Annual – Lambertville, New Jersey
Mercer County Community College – Plainsboro, New Jersey
Miniature Art Society of New Jersey – National Shows
New Jersey Watercolor Society – Monmouth Museum
New Jersey Watercolor Society – Nabisco Brands USA
Pennington School – Pennington, New Jersey
Phillips Mill Annual Exhibitions – New Hope, Pennsylvania
Princeton Art Association – Princeton, New Jersey
Stony Brook Gallery – Hopewell, New Jersey
Trenton State College – Trenton, New Jersey
The Studio Gallery – Cranbury, New Jersey
Tri County Art Association – Hightstown, New Jersey
Yardley Art Association – Yardley, Pennsylvania
National League of American Pen Women – New Jersey & Connecticut
Clinton Art Society- Clinton, Connecticut
Connecticut Watercolor Society, Norwich, Connecticut
One Woman Shows
The Gilded Edge- Salem , Connecticut
Wood Memorial Library – South Windsor, Connecticut
Cendant Mobility – Danbury, Connecticut
Chancellor Park at Laurelwood – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Wilton Library – Wilton, Connecticut
Sacco – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Town Hall – Ridgefield, Connecticut
The Town Players of New Canaan – New Canaan, Connecticut
AT&T – Hopewell, New Jersey
D&D - Hopewell, New Jersey
Dow Jones – Princeton, New Jersey
Hahn Gallery – Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Merrill Lynch and Company, Inc – Princeton, New Jersey
Studio Gallery – Hopewell, New Jersey
Western Electric – Hopewell, New Jersey
Waters Edge, Westbook, Connecticut
Museums
Philadelphia Museum of Art – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Slater Museum of Norwich Connecticut
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, Connecticut
Galleries
The Fresh Ayer Gallery-Old Lyme, Connecticut
Artisans Harbor- Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Maple and Main- Chester, Connecticut
T. Bennet - Ridgefield, Connecticut
The Guilded Edge - Salem, Connecticut
Private and Corporate Collections
Her works are included in private and corporate collections throughout the world including:
Merrill Lynch
American Re-Insurance
Eden Institute
Saint Mary’s Foundation
University of Connecticut
Published
Conversations in Paint – Charles Dunn
Who’s Who Worldwide
Who’s Who in American Women
Featured Artist – Educational Videos
Who’s Who in American Art
The Artistic Touch 6
Prior Professional Experience
President – Garden State Watercolor Society
Watercolor Instructor – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Oil Instructor – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Treasurer – National League of American Pen Women, Princeton Branch
Childrens Art Classes – Pennington, New Jersey
Instructor of Beginning, Intermediate & Master classes in watercolor
Watercolor Instructor – Triangle Art Center, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Watercolor Teacher – Montgomery Adult School, Montgomery, New Jersey
Assistant to Grumbacher Demonstrator
Board Member – Artworks, Trenton, New Jersey
Art Instructor - New Jersey & Connecticut
Affiliations
Philadelphia Watercolor Society – Signature member
National League of American Pen Women- Signature member
Clinton Art Society, Clinton, Connecticut- Signature Member
Connecticut Women Artists- Signature member
Connecticut Watercolor Society
Essex Art Association_ Signature Member
Lyme Art Association
Madison Art Association – Signature member
Middletown Art Association-Signature member
Mystic Art Association
Garden State Watercolor Society – Signature member
Ridgefield Guild of Artists
Silvermine Guild of Artists
Rowayton Arts Center
Stamford Art Association
Education
B.A. Elmira College, Elmira, New York
M.A. Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
Studied with Charles Reid, Ed Whitney, John Pike, Zygmund Janchowski, Rex Brandt and Charlie Dunn
Louis Bonamarte, Katherine Simmons, Katherine Anderson and Don Keene