Galleries

Artemis Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME

Nepenthe Gallery, Alexandria, VA

Arches Gallery, Lorton, VA 

Van Landingham Gallery, Alexandria, VA

Gallery 75, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA

 

Professional Memberships and Residencies

Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association Juried Member

Artist is Residence, Palette 22 Washington, DC (2024-2025)

Signature Juried Member, National Association of Women Artists

Union of Maine Visual Artists

Center for Maine Contemporary Art Member

ArtWaves MDI Artist Member

Women's Caucus for the Arts

Creative Ground, New England

 

Curatorial and Juror Experience

June 2024-present: Identify and support  jurors for VanLandingham Gallery monthly shows and serve on jury committee for new gallery members; manage social media

Jan 5-27, 2024: Curator: “Visions of Resilience: Art for Climate Justice,” Delray Artisans

May, Sept. 2023: Juror for the Capitol Hill Arts League monthly challenges

 

Teaching Experience and Presentations

July 2025: Schoodic Arts For All Festival Workshop Instructor

July 14, 2024: Artist-In-Action, 868 Estate Vineyards, Harper’s Ferry, VA

March 23, 2024: “Collage City Spires and Skylines” Delray Artisans, Delray, VA

Jan 13, 2024:  “EcoArt: Collage Landscapes for Climate Awareness” Delray Artisans

2024-present: 4-H Environmental Action Club Leader: Exceptional Leader Award

Sep 2007-June 2017: Master Gardener: led environmental education; consulted with FCPS  and Fairfax, VA Parks on establishing pollinator and vegetable garden

 

Exhibits 

2026 Solo Exhibition

Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Lorton VA

 

2025 Solo Exhibitions

February 1-March 1, 2025: Ten Moir Gallery Solo Exhibition (internationally juried award for excellence in art)

June 1-30: “EcoArt for Climate Awareness,” Hunters Woods Gallery, Reston, VA

June 1-30: MDI Hospital, ArtWaves MDI, Mount Desert Island, ME

July 1-31: Mount Desert Island Municipal Building, ME

 

2025 Juried Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs

Aug. 2025: Women Artists of DC area wide juried art show

July 15-Aug. 9: Viridian Gallery 33rd Annual International Juried Art Show, Chelsea, NYC

July 26: Coastal Fine Art Alliance Of Maine Festival, Southwest Harbor, ME

May, 2025: Invited to participate in Tephra ICA Festival, Reston, VA

May 3-June 5: Art League of Alexandria open exhibit, Torpedo Factory Art Center

May-June VanLandingham Gallery “May Moments” Exhibit (2nd place for “Perspective”)

April-May: VanLandingham Gallery “Art In Bloom,” (2nd Place for “Kili’Ohu”)

May5-June8: Art League of Alexandria open exhibit

Mar. 3-Apr. 5: Art League of Alexandria open exhibit

Mar. 1 -Apr. 1: "March Into Color," VanLandingham Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center

Feb. 1 - April 1:  "Asymmetry," Arches Gallery, The Lorton Workhouse Arts Center

Feb. 1-28: “Heart to Heart,” VanLandingham Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center (Honorable Mention for “Tides of Change”)

Jan 1-21: "Winter Reflections," VanLandingham Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center

Jan 23 - Feb 23: “Winter Solstice” Exhibit, Nepenthe Gallery, Alexandria, VA

Jan. 21-March 21: Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences Virtual Winter exhibit

 

2024 Solo Exhibitions

October 14-December 2: "Roots and Rhythms,” Bodzin Gallery,  Fairfax, VA

July 5- July 28:  “Earth Awakened: An Artistic Exploration of Ecological Consciousness,” Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo, MD

June 23-Oct 6: “Wild Harmony,” 868 Estate Vineyard (artist demo July 9)

April - May:   “Flora and Fauna,” Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA

March 27-June 30: Potomac Falls Health Center Solo Exhibit

March 11-21: “Earth Echoes”, Dumbarton Concert Series Featured Artist Solo Show

 

2024 Juried Group Shows

2024 Art League of Alexandria, Torpedo Factory Art Center (Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct)

Gallery 75 Juried Member shows, year round

11/6/24-1/5/25: Cornerstones Benefit HeART Exhibit, JoAnn Rose Gallery, Reston, VA

11/23-11/29: Maryland Art Place Under $2500 Virtual Benefit and Sale

11/15-Jan. 5, 2025: Glen Echo Holiday Show Invitational Exhibit

11/1-12/1: Sims Contemporary “The Mind of an Artist” Exhibit, Chelsea, NY

9/5-8: Glen Echo Juried Labor Day Art Show

2024 Van Landingham Gallery monthly shows, Torpedo Factory Art Center: Best In Show for “Motherhood”; Honorable mention:“Sultry Afternoon”; 2nd Place: “Approaching Emerald Lake”

McLean Art Society Spring Thing show, juried honorable mention: “Potomac Bluebells”

May 7:  Sept 5: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital CHAL Juried exhibit

April 27-June 30 Alexandria Party4TheArts

Spring and Fall Art At The Mill Regional Juried Exhibits

Mar 12 – Apr 12 “Destinations,” The Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, MD 

Jan 12 - Feb 19: Touchstone Gallery Virtual Figures Exhibit, Washington, DC

Jan  8-May 4: Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital Regional Juried Exhibit, DC 

Nov 18-Jan 7: Glen Echo Holiday Art Show and Sale, Glen Echo, MD

2023 Select Juried Group Shows

Dec 2-3: Occoquan Regional Holiday Fair, juried fine art vendor 

Dec 17 -  Jan 8: Gifts from the HeART Fundraiser for Cornerstones, Reston, VA

Jan-Dec Capitol Hill Arts Workshop:  “Environmental Chaos” (Honorable Mention) 

Sept 1-4: Glen Echo Labor Day Art Show

Jul 30-Aug 7: “People and The Planet” Touchstone Gallery International Exhibit 

Art League of Alexandria, TFAC: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May,  Aug, Sept, Nov (Honorable Mention  for “Requiem for Winter,” “Tomorrow is Another Day,” and “Still Standing”)

Oct 1: Mclean Project for the Arts Mid-Atlantic Art Fest 

Apr 27: Britepaths' Artful Living  Fundraiser, Fairfax, VA (First Place Award)

April (“Discord”) and August  (“It’s Only Natural”) Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Monthly Challenges:  First Place 

Del Ray Artisans Gallery:  “The Unseen,” (Honorable Mention) “Fun With One,” “A Tale of Two Studios,” “American Patchwork,” Alcove Gift Shop, and Spring Art Market 

March: League of Reston Artists Founders Show Juried Awards (Honorable Mention)

 

Media

June/July 2025: Sunshine Artist Profile/Interview

April 2025: Maine Arts Journal, Spring: In Times Like These, UMVA Showcase

February 2025: Reviews of Nepenthe Gallery Winter Solstice exhibit in Zebra Press, Alexandria Gazette, and Mount Vernon Gazette

January 2025: Canvas Rebel Interview

January 2025: U. Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences, featured artwork/artist profile

September 2024: Xanadu Gallery Catalog feature

August 2024: Bold Journeys Magazine  feature

July 2024: Sanctuary Magazine Feature

April 9, 2024: Canvas Rebel magazine feature

Dec 2023 “Visions of Resilience” exhibit featured on WTOP news and VA Dogwood News

Nov 2023: Sketchbook Revival Featured Artist

Nov 2023: International “It’s Liquid Contest”, Honorable Mention and Featured Interview

Oct 2023: Artsy Shark Featured Artist

July 2023: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop “Mind of the Artist” Feature

 

Education 

2006-present: Art League School  of Alexandria; Lorton Workhouse Art Center; Golden Certified Artists; Winslow Art Center; Penn Studio School of Art

American University, M.A. International Development, public health

Muhlenberg College, B.A. English and International Studies; coursework in ceramics and painting