| EDUCATION: | MFA, Painting, graduated with honors, University of IL-Chicago (1985) |
| | BA, Fine Arts, graduated with honors, Columbia College, Chicago (1979) |
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| EXPERIENCE: | |
| 2/02 | Guest lecturer on The Mound Builders, Skokie Art Guild, Skokie, IL |
| 1/ 01 | Guest lecturer on Burmese Art, Skokie Art Guild, Skokie, IL |
| 9/97 | Guest lecturer on Indian Art, Emeritus Program. Oakton College, Skokie, IL |
| 2/97 | Guest lecturer on Japanese Art, Humanities Dept. Harper College, Palatine, IL |
| 8/96-5/07 | Classroom volunteer, St. Athanasius elementary & middle school, Evanston, IL |
| 1/95-present | Art History Instructor, Oakton College, Skokie IL. |
| 9/95-1/96 | Art History Instructor, Columbia College, Chicago, IL |
| 2/91 & 3/92 | Visiting Artist, Belleville Area College, Granite City, IL |
| 2/91 | Visiting Artist, St. Louis Community College, at Meramec, Kirkwood MO
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| 4/88 - 5/96 | Studio Arts and Art History Instructor, National-Louis University, Chicago IL,
and 9/03-present teaching African and European art. |
| 1/86 - 12/95 | Instructor in Studio Arts , Art History & Humanities, William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL. |
| 9/85 - 6/90 | Volunteer Tutor, Alternatives, a community program for elementary school children, Chicago, IL. |
| 1990 | Art Instructor, Project '90, for gifted adolescents from Chicago & suburbs, National-Louis University &The N. Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, IL. |
| 1990 | Project '89 Follow Up, Nat.-Louis University and N. Shore Country Day School. |
| 1989 | Guest Lecturer on Balinese Art and Religion, Philosophy Dept. Harper College. |
| 1984 - 1985 | Awarded Teaching Assistantship at UIC, teaching Basic Drawing. |
| 1979 | Awarded Teaching Assistantship Scholarship, Columbia College. |
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| SHOWS AND AWARDS | |
| 2007 | Group Show, Northwestern University Settlement's CCT Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 2003 | One person show, C.G.Jung Institute of Chicago, Evanston, Il |
| One person show scheduled at Artemesia Gallery, Chicago. |
| One person show, Studio 34, Glenview, IL |
| 2002 | Soul Food Exhibition, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL. |
| One person show at The Lincoln Park Branch of The Chicago Public Library 10/02 |
| Selected works represented by The Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL. |
| 2001-2005 | Changing display, Cancer Wellness Center, Northbrook IL. |
| 2001-2005 | Changing display, Gilda's Club, Chicago, IL. (Cancer Wellness Center) |
| 1994 | "The Art of National-Louis University", West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI. |
| 1991 | One person show, "Landscape Paintings", MJF Arts, St. Louis MO. |
| | "Statements: Small Format Work", Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| 1990 | Awarded Community Arts Assistance grant, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council Access Program. |
| | One person show, The Hidden Gallery, Melrose Park, IL. |
| | Joint show with Wesley Kramer, "Drawings, Paintings, and Prints", Harper College, Palatine, IL. |
| | "Around the Coyote '90", Chicago, IL. |
| | "Spiritual Visions; A Liturgical Exhibition", Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN. |
| | "Women Healing the Planet", Boulevard Arts Center, Chicago, IL. |
| 1989 | "Alice and Arthur Baer Art Competition and Exhibition", Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL. |
| | "Rockford Invitational: Community College Art Faculty", Rockford College Gallery, Rockford, IL. |
| | Joint show with Wesley Kramer, "American Landscapes, Asian Landscapes, Ancient Landscapes", at Jasper Community Arts Commission, Jasper, IN. |
| | "The Women's Room", Edge Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| | "Galex National Competition", Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL. |
| 1988 | Received Honorable Mention in "Landscapes", Countryside Art Center, Arlington Heights , IL. |
| | "Outstanding Young Women of America Award." |
| 1987 | Photograph printed on back cover of Art in America's Guide to Art Expo. |
| 1986 | "Elgin College Annual Drawing Show", Elgin, IL. |
| | "Museum of Contemporary Art T-Shirt Show"; Chicago, IL. |
| 1985 | "University of Illinois Fine Arts Competition Winners", A. Montgomery Ward Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| | One person show at A. Montgomery Ward Gallery, Chicago. |
| | "The Artist Chooses", The Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL. |
| 1984 | "6/6, 10th Annual Juried Exhibition of Illinois Artists", Artemesia Gallery, Chicago. |
| | Won "Eighth Annual Student Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit", |
| | A. Montgomery Ward Gallery, Chicago. |
| | "The Right Stuff", The 400 Gallery, Chicago. |
| 1983 | Awarded one of fifteen $5000 Fellowships from UIC for Graduate Study. |
| 1982 | "Illinois State Fair Fine Arts Show", Springfield. |
| | Received Honorable Mention in the "Sixth Annual Student Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit", A. Montgomery Ward Gallery, Chicago. |
| | One person show at Mt. Greenwood Library, Chicago. |
| | Quilt piece on International Tour with "Judy Chicago's Dinner Party" |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY: | |
| 1989 | The Jasper Herald, Jasper, IN |
| 1984 | The Reader, Chicago. |
| 1985 | Chicago Magazine. |
| 1983 | Chicago Sun Times. |
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| OTHER EXPERIENCE: | |
| 2006-present | Public Relations and performer for iPAC, (Indonesian Performing Arts Chicago) |
| 1994-present | Study, perform, and teach Balinese dance and study Indonesian language |
| 1981-present | Travelled to 31 countries on 5 continents. |
| 1986 | On Board Service Attendant on Amtrak Trains. |
| 1984 | Lived on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. |
| 1981 | Studied at The Alliance Francaise, Paris. |