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Biography  

My journey as an artist has taken a winding path, each twist and
turn connected by my commitment to the arts.

As a student at the Rhode Island School of Design I learned to approach life as an empty canvas, full of latent possibilities. After RISD I began to explore these opportunities in New York, achieving success as a children’s book illustrator. Later, while raising a family I developed innovative art programs for children. The success of these programs inspired me to pursue a career in the arts in therapy. Over the years I have developed a wide spectrum of clinical specialties including the treatment of trauma through art, psychodrama and advanced practices of visualization. Currently, I offer professional training programs in art therapy and psychodrama and workshops on enhancing creativity.

As I return to studio art with new vigor and vitality, a rich cross-fertilization occurs between each of my professional roles. My images and artistic decisions are informed and enriched by the depth of my work as a healer, while my skills as a therapist are enhanced by my creative development. The path has come full circle.


Artist’s Statement

As an artist I am familiar with the paradoxical nature of the creative process. My work reflects the ambiguity that exists between what is known and resolved and what is mysterious and open ended. I am challenged as an artist to reconcile the interface between the visible world and the realms of the psyche and soul. My fascination between these two worlds is reflected in my exploration of the dualities of timelessness and immediacy, permanence and transience, certainty and doubt.

Combining the elements of design, color, texture, line and form I approach a clean canvas or paper as an explorer. I want to discover the outer limits of the materials, stretching and molding each element and combining them to discover unexpected results. To this I add a basic trust in my own intuitiveness, spontaneity and belief in my own unique vision to record what I know and care about. My work is like an internal landscape of the human experience, having the power to disturb as well as to heal – seen through the lens of the soul.

  
 

Selected Juried Exhibitions

  • Art to Go , Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA, 2006, invitational
  • Essex Art Center, Thirteenth Annual Juried Show, Lawrence, MA, 2006, honorable mention
  • Monoprint Guild of New England, Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA, 2006
  • The Brush Art Gallery, Members Show, Lowell, MA, 2006
  • Abstractions , Arts League of Lowell, Lowell, MA, 2006
  • Whistler House Museum of Art, Members Show, Lowell, MA, 2005, 2006
  • Cambridge Art Association, Members Show, Cambridge, MA, 2005

Invitational Exhibits