Curriculum Vitae
BFA Degree – Rochester Institute of Technology, Fine and Applied Arts
Related Employment:
In addition to working as a fine artist, I have had the opportunity to be employed at non-profit organizations over the past 20 years. These experiences gained me important contacts in the business and art community and allowed me significant transferable skills including arts administration, grant writing, exhibition coordination, and marketing:
- Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Relations, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, 2017-present.
- Grants Coordinator, Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY, 2013-2017; and Interim Executive Director, Norwich Campus, 2014
- Development Officer, Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the US, Sherburne, NY, 2012-2013
- Event Coordinator, Growing Health, Rural Health Network SCNY, Whitney Point, NY, 2012
- Development Officer, Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY, 2008-2011
- Executive Director, Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, Norwich, NY, 2006-2008
- Event Coordinator Consultant, Art and Soul of the Catskills, Delhi, NY, 2006-2008
- Founder, Executive Director, Gallery 210, Syracuse, NY, 1997-2001
- Visual Information Specialist and Medical Illustrator, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 1991-2000
Activities:
- Current Affiliations and Memberships: Plein Air Painters of CNY (Founding Member), Chenango Arts Council, Earlville Opera House
- Past Affiliations: Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival (Special Events Chair), International Festivals and Events Association, Onondaga County Arts Council (Arts Committee Chair), Onondaga County Art Guild (Juried Exhibitions Chair) Association of Fundraising Professionals, Grant Writers Association of America
- Speaking Engagements: Morrisville State College, Cooperstown Graduate Program, Syracuse University, and various organizations in the Syracuse, NY region
- Panelist: Community Foundation of South Central New York, Upper Catskills Community Council on the Arts, Hyde Hall, National History Day, Chenango County Council of the Arts
Solo exhibitions:
- Orazio Salati Gallery, "Rural Landscapes" Binghamton, NY, 2018-2019
- Norwich Campus, Roger Follett Hall, Norwich, NY, 2015
- Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY, 2014
- Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY, 2014
- Chenango County Council of the Arts, Norwich, NY, 2013
- NBT Bank, Corporate Headquarters, Norwich, NY, 2012
- Wells Fargo Corporate Offices, Norwich, NY, 2011-2012
- Community Foundation for South Central New York, Johnson City, NY, 2011
- Art and Antiques, Syracuse, 1998
Group exhibitions:
- Earlville Opera House, "Changing Landscapes", Earlville, NY, 2017.
- Earlville Opera House, Arts Cafe Gallery, Earlville, NY, 2014
- Earlville Opera House, Outdoors and in Drawers, Earlville, NY 2014
- Chenango County Council on the Arts, Norwich, NY, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Plein Air Painters of CNY at Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin, NY, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Made in Chenango Art Gallery, 2011
- Six on the Square, Oxford, NY, 2011
- Kakkis Everylife Foundation, Rare Artist Collection, Novato, CA, 2010-2011, 2012
- Fenimore Art Museum, Art by the Lake event, Cooperstown, NY 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, Norwich, NY 2009
- Onondaga County Civic Center, Syracuse, NY 1997, 1998
- Onondaga Art Guild, Syracuse, NY, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- University Gallery, RIT, Rochester, NY, 1985
- Public art demonstrations and display:
- 2015: “Climates of Change” Community Landscape, Morrisville, NY
- 2013: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY; Hanford Mills Museum, Hanford Mills, NY
- 2012: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY; Norwich, NY; Hanford Mills Museum, Hanford Mills, NY
- 2011: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY; Norwich, NY; Gilbertsville, NY; Bainbridge, NY; Sherburne, NY; New Berlin, NY
- 2010: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY; Sherburne, NY; New Berlin, NY
- 2009: Gilbertsville, NY; Bainbridge, NY; Sherburne, NY; New Berlin, NY
- 2008: Sherburne, NY; New Berlin, NY
- 2007: Oxford, NY; Norwich, NY; Sherburne, NY; New Berlin, NY
- 2006: Oxford, NY; Norwich, NY; Sherburne, NY; New Berlin, NY
Collections and commissions
Corporate:
- Chianis Photography; United Health Services, Vestal Parkway location, Vestal, NY
- JUICE Pharma Worldwide, New York, NY
- Healthcare News of Central NY, Syracuse, NY
- University of Buffalo Medical School, Buffalo, NY
- Kakkis Every Life Foundation, Novato, CA
- Riverbend Golf Course, New Berlin, NY
Private collector locations:
New Berlin, NY; South New Berlin, NY; Sherburne, NY; Columbus, NY; Hamilton, NY; Oxford, NY; Syracuse, NY; Youngstown, NY; Ocala, FL; Washington, DC; Tucson, AZ