Education 2004    Master of Fine Arts, sculpture             The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 2000    Bachelor of Fine Arts, sculpture             West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV  (Magna cum laude)   Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions 2008   Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH 2006   Ode, Site specific installation, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 2004   Ritual Home: Memory (artifice &evidence), MFA Thesis Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,            PA (two person collaboration) 2003   Spaces: Identity, Howard Community College Art Gallery, Columbia, MD 2003   M.F.A. Two in Three, McClanahan Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University- Altoona, Altoona, PA (two-person) 2001   Photosculptures, Science Hall Gallery, Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA   Group Exhibitions 2011   Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 101st Annual Exhibition, The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2011   Fiberart International 2010, Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, Rochester, NY and San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design,            San Francisco, CA 2010   Deck the Walls II!, Gallery 707, Pittsburgh, PA 2010   Beyond City Limits: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh at IUP, The University Museum, Sutton Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2010   Books & Letters, Columbus Center for Paper and Book Arts Gallery, Columbus, OH 2010   AAP @ the Art Institute, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2010   President’s Choice: 100@100, Three Rivers Arts Festival 907 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 2010   The Westmoreland Juried Biennial, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA 2010   150 Candles: AAP + FGP, Christine Frechard Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2010   Fiberart International 2010, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2010   Art & History: Conversations on Documentation Through Art, Science Hall Gallery, Westmoreland County Community College 2009   Women in Art, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 2009   Annual National Juried Competition 2009, The Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH 2009   This Many! Celebration & Auction, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2009   Small Works, Short Films, Big Ideas, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA 2008   In the Making: 250 years, Fe gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2008   Westmoreland Museum of American Art Biennial, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA 2008   Fiber Art: Thread from Body to Soul, Borelli-Edwards Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2008   Hot!, Fein Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2007   Women in Art, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 2007   Arts & Industry: SHU+AAP, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 2007   Poser, The Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH 2006   Parallel Lives: Artist Working, Working Artist, Westmoreland County Community College Art Gallery, Youngwood, PA 2006   Westmoreland Museum of American Art Biennial, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA 2005   Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2005, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA 2004   Celebrating Community, Honoring Earth, A Window Shop Hop, downtown State College, PA 2004   Menagerie, Zoller Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 2004   18th Annual Graduate Exhibition, HUB Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 2001   Women in Art, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA 2000   B.F.A. Exhibition, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 2000   Art at the Met, The Metropolitan Theatre, Morgantown, WV 1999   Gathering of the Minds, Morgantown, WV   Grants, Awards, and Honors 2008   WCCC Education Foundation Grant recipient 2007   Women in Art discussion panelist 2007   WCCC Education Foundation Grant recipient 2006   Sculpture Space Resident, Utica, NY, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts   Bibliography 2010   fi2010 Fiberart International, Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art, exhibition catalogue, 2010 2008   Fiber Art: From Body to Soul, exhibition catalogue, 2008 2008   ­In the Making: 250 years, A Resource to Visual Artists from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, exhibition catalogue, 2008, p.86 & 279. 2007   “Harlan Gallery displays ‘Women in Art’ Exhibit.” Setonian October 31, 2007 2007   “Women in Art.” Tribune-Review October 29, 2007 2006   “Artists’ magic works on students.” Tribune-Review December 11, 2006 2006   “Artists’ diverse expressions enliven eclectic Biennial.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 4, 2006 2006   “Sculpture Space Marks 30 Years as International Art Resource, Community Asset.” Foundation Letter, The Community Foundation            of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. Spring 2006 2003   “Seeking a Wider Meaning.” The Baltimore Sun September 25, 2003 2003   “At HCC Gallery- domesticating feminist art.” The Columbia Flier October 2, 2003   Group Affliations Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Fiberarts Guild Pittsburgh

The sculptures, books, and drawings I create incorporate Victorian ornamentation, characteristics of botanical gardens, and the organic forms/spaces present in stories as well as fairytales. Through these influences my organic objects border between the familiar and the fantastical. A loose narrative is woven throughout that reflects and reinterprets my experiences, thoughts, and memories.   I am fascinated with and use Victorian-era ornamental designs because they are man-made two-dimensional patterns referencing three-dimensional natural objects. By combining a reinterpretation of these patterns with my own observations of the small, incremental, and cyclical changes within my gardens, a new imagined environment balanced loosely on the organic and man-made materializes that absorbs the balance between stasis/change as well as that between visual and actual organization/ chaos.   Stories and fairytales transform the natural world we know in order to present a new view of it and our experiences within it. I translate this idea by using familiar elements of flora yet are not based specifically on one plant, shifting scales and textures, and using text.   All of my work is mixed media. My sculptures use fabric as the main medium mainly for its tactile qualities, colors, and its characteristic for easily transforming into organic forms. I approach my works in a similar fashion to the way I organize my gardens. There is a gradual unfolding and each builds upon the one before. Each sculpture, book, or drawing is viewed separately yet together they create a new environment. I am drawn to process oriented techniques with a focus on how the tactility and juxtaposition of the media transforms the concepts and objects. My experiences and influences are incorporated into my studio practice and brought to fruition through what I create.