Recent Exhibitions

2005

Bookish, The Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota Watercolor Society Juried Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN

New Beginnings, Como Conservatory Education Building, St. Paul, MN

Juried Faculty Art Show, Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN

Food as Inspiration, The Undercroft Gallery, St. Paul, MN

2004

Everything for the Garden, The Good Life Gallery, Wayzata, MN

Multiplicity for Millions, The Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Faculty Exhibition, Gage Family Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN

2003

Juried Holiday Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN

Friends of Dard Hunter Landmark Show, St. Paul, MN

Annual Minnesota State Fair Juried Exhibition, St. Paul, MN

The Figure Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN

Toys and Games, The Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

2002

solo exhibition: Traveling Light, Christiensen Center Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Friends of Dard Hunter: Watercolors on Handmade Paper, Portland, OR

3M Language Society Fall Festival, Medical Division, St. Paul, MN

Food, The Undercroft Gallery, St. Paul, MN

Arts of the Garden, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN

Valley Floral, The Grand Garage, Stillwater, MN

solo exhibition: New Watercolors, Minneapolis Alliance Française, Minneapolis, MN

The Members Juried Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN

Celebration of Community, The Undercroft Gallery, St. Paul, MN

Art of the Table, Alumni Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN

2001

Alumni Juried Exhibition and Sale, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

solo exhibition: Watercolors from French Travels, The Undercroft Gallery, St. Paul, MN

Annual Minnesota State Fair Juried Exhibition, St. Paul, MN

French Impressions, Minneapolis Alliance Française, Minneapolis, MN

Provence to Paris: the Artist's Book, Gage Family Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN

Professional Experience

Fine Artist and Assistant Professor of Art, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, 1992-present

Instructor, Como Conservatory Botanical Art & Illustration Program, St. Paul, MN, 2004-present

Owner, principal designer, Wild Card Studio, 2001-present

Owner, principal designer, Fruitful Results Design, 1988-2001

Adjunct Lecturer, University of St. Thomas, Journalism, St. Paul, MN, 1989-94.

Art Director, Mpls.-St. Paul Magazine, Minneapolis, MN, 1984-88.

Organizations

Alliance Française; Friends of Dard Hunter Hand Papermaking Guild; National Watercolor Society; Transparent Watercolor Society of America; Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Minnesota Watercolor Society; Minnetonka Center for the Arts.

Awards and Activities

2005

Juror, Members Show, Phipps Center for the Arts

Merit Award, Food as Inspiration, Undercroft Gallery, St. Paul MN

Workshop, “Hand papermaking and Books.” Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN

Workshop, “Binding a Book by Hand.”Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN

2003

Workshop, “Portable Paper Studio.” Friends of Dard Hunter Conference, Minneapolis, MN

2002

Presentation, “Sizing for Watercolor Paper.” Friends of Dard Hunter Conference, Portland, OR

1999

Guest artist, “Portfolio Design.” University of Minnesota, Department of Design, St. Paul, MN

1998

Guest artist, “Turning the Page.” Gage Family Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Workshop, “Seed-embedded Paper.”,Friends of Dard Hunter Conference, Burlington, VT

1997

Award of Excellence, Minnesota Association of Government Communications

Award, Minnesota Environmental Initiative, handmade, seed-embedded paper

Bush Grant. “The Celebration Tree.” Multi-media installation exhibit, collaboration with St. Paul public schools and the Minnesota Children’s Museum, St. Paul, MN

Guest artist. “Map Twister.” Floor game design, National Consortium of Children’s Museums’ exhibit, Geo-Zoooom, national traveling exhibition