I make my mark, using color as emotion, creating a space that invites contemplation.  Exploring the richness of color and playing with the vibrancy of life, I search beyond what the eye sees to find the inner celebration.  From bold backlit profiles and deep shadows to ethereal shifting assumptions, I am continually intrigued with nature's dual aspects of fragility and strength.

Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2020 uni*verse, one song, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI (juried)
The Edge of Familiar Redux, 1666 Coffman, Falcon Heights, MN
2019 The Edge of Familiar Redux, Art Loft at boréal, St Paul, MN
The Edge of Familiar, Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro, MN (juried)
Great Place Grant installation, Cook County YMCA, Grand Marais, MN
2018  Enriching Arts Program, Croixdale, Bayport, MN (juried)
Healing Arts Program, Hudson Hospital Specialty Clinic, Hudson, WI (juried)
Healing Arts Program, Westfields Hospital & Clinic, New Richmond, WI (juried)
Fika Coffee, Lutsen, MN
2017  Future Heirloom, MidModMen+friends, St Paul, MN
          Industrious Minneapolis Downtown, Minneapolis, MN
          Unity Church – Unitarian, St Paul, MN (juried)
2015  Contours, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI (with George Moore, juried)
          Fairview Ridges Hospital Community Gallery, Burnsville, MN
          Minnesota Women’s Consortium Donors Meeting, St Paul, MN
          Healing Arts Program, Hudson Hospital & Clinics, Hudson, WI (juried)
2014  Enriching Arts Program, Croixdale, Bayport, MN (juried)
2013  Rebirth, River Junctions Arts Council Gallery, Wabasha, MN (juried)
          Enriching Arts Program, Croixdale, Bayport, MN (juried)
          Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN (with Michelle Combs)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Flightlines: Exploring Birds Through Art, Hanifl Nature Center, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN (juried)
Hygge-The Warmth of Winter, NSAL, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
2023 Rooted, Hanifl Nature Center Inaugural Exhibit, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN (juried)
Art Along the Lake: Fall Studio Tour, Grand Marais, MN
Yesterday.Today.Tomorrow., 30th Anniversary Group Exhibit, Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro, MN (juried)
Living on the Edge, North Shore Artists League, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI (juried)
Spirit of the Arts, North Shore Artists League, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
Deep Winter Dreaming, Community, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
2022 Art Along the Lake: Fall Studio Tour, Grand Marais, MN
Before the Light, North Shore Artists League, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
2021 Mini-sota, Banfil-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN (juried)
The Best of the Best, boreal.life, St Paul, MN (invited)
Art of Healing, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
2020 The Beauty of Nature, the Wonder of Fantasy, Lake Country Pastel Society, Lakeville City Hall, MN
Small Works 2020, Studio Pintura, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN (juried)
Third Annual Studio Pintura Floral Art Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN (juried)
Bold North, NordHaus Tiny Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (juried)
2019 Summer Celebration, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN Third Place winner
Blended, Not Blurred, Your Art’s Desire Gallery, Minnetonka, MN (invited)
Pantene’s Living Coral Exhibition, Art Force, Minneapolis, MN (juried)
SweetArt, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
2018  WARM Roots & Fruits, Catherine G Murphy Gallery, St Catherine University, St Paul, MN
100x100, Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN
Local Currents: Art & Music to support WaterLegacy, Black Dog Cafe, St Paul, MN
Art Along the Lake, Yellow Bird Fine Art & Kahneetah Gallery, North Shore MN
5th Avenue Lofts, Minneapolis, MN. Curated by Tricia Heuring, Public Functionary
          Lake Country Pastel Society Invitational, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
        23rd Arts in Harmony 2018 International Juried Show - The North Show, Hopkins, MN
        Poet Artist Collaboration XVII, Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN (juried)
          District Spotlight Gallery, St Paul Art Crawl Spring, Dow Gallery, St Paul, MN
          Dialogue and Exchange, Grand Marais Art Colony Member Show, Grand Marais, MN
        Art-A-Whirl 2018, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
2017  Divergent Offerings, WARM Show, The Show Gallery Lowertown, St Paul, MN
          Do The Dow, Dow Art Gallery, St Paul, MN
        St Paul Art Crawl Fall, Dow Gallery, St Paul, MN
        ArtAttack 2017, Studio LRB, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
        AutumNE, NEMAA Member Show, Solar Arts Building, Minneapolis, MN
        District Spotlight Gallery, St Paul Art Crawl Spring, Dow Gallery, St Paul, MN
        Art-A-Whirl 2017, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
         Lake Country Pastel Society, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN (juried)
          Wintertide, NEMAA biennial, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN (juried)
          Currents of Change, Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro, MN (invited)
          Fire & Ice, St Paul Winter Carnival, AZ Gallery, St. Paul, MN
         Zoetic, WARM Member Show, Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
2016  ArtAttack 2016, Studio LRB, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
         Member Show, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
         Ode to the Ordinary, Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN
          Member Show, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
          NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show, Solar Arts Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
          TRUE BLUE WORK, Art Works Underground, Grand Marais, MN
          Minnesota 2016 State Fair Fine Arts, St Paul, MN (juried)
          Lake Country Pastel Society, Stillwater Art Guild, Stillwater, MN
          In the Moonlight, Lanesboro Arts Center, Lanesboro, MN (juried)
          Soft Touch, Your Art’s Desire Gallery, Minnetonka, MN
          Art-A-Whirl 2016, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN             
          Where Are They Now, Bethesda Hospital, St Paul, MN
          Power of Pastel, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
2015  Fall Transformations, Bethesda Hospital, St Paul, MN
          Member Show, White Bear Ctr for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
          Member Show, Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN
          Grand Marais Plein Air 2015, Johnson Heritage Post Gallery, Grand Marais, MN (juried)
          ArtAttack 2015, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
          Lake Country Pastel Society, Red Wing Depot, Red Wing, MN
          Open Road, Lanesboro Arts Center, Lanesboro, MN (juried)
          Art-A-Whirl 2015, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
          NEMAA 2015 Art-A-Whirl Silent Auction, Minneapolis, MN
          UNFORESEEN Art & Poetry, GALLERY ONE Tractorworks, Minneapolis, MN
           Art4Shelter, Minneapolis, MN
           Seeing God, St. Paul’s Monastery, Maplewood, MN (juried)
2014   ArtAttack 2014, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
           Beyond the Surface, WARM Mentor Program, Minneapolis, MN
           Member Show, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
           Summer Dreams, Lanesboro Arts Center, Lanesboro, MN (juried)
           Small Works, Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
           Art-A-Whirl 2014, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
           Northern Lights 40th Annual Exhibit, White Bear Center for the Arts, MN (juried)
           Our Earth, FLOW Artspace, St. Paul, MN (juried)
2013   ArtAttack 2013, Northrup King Bldg, Minneapolis, MN
           Celebrating Women, College of St Benedict, St. Joseph, MN (juried)
           OpenHouse: Artists in Residence PopUp Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
           Member Show, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
           Make Your Mark, Artistry, Bloomington, MN
           Unity Church – Unitarian (with Michele Combs), Saint Paul, MN
           Enriching Arts Program, Croixdale, Bayport, MN
           Undercroft Gallery, St. Paul, MN
           WARM @40, Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN (juried)
2012   WARM Pop-Up Gallery, St. Paul, MN

Commissions & Collections

Fairview Health System
Private collections nationwide
Private collection, Finland
Private collection, Japan

Current Gallery Representation

Lanesboro Arts Center, Lanesboro, MM
Yellow Bird Fine Art Gallery, Grand Marais, MN
North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN
Johnson Heritage Post Sales Gallery, Grand Marais, MN

Publications

507 Magazine, Rochester Post-Bulletin, August 22, 2019
KTTC-TV interview, Rochester, MN, August 16, 2019
Park Bugle, December 2017, Page 9
Minnesota Women’s Consortium Capitol Bulletin, Spring 2015
City Pages, A-List, April 8-14, 2015,  Volume 35 Number 1792
Beyond the Surface:  WARM Mentor Program Exhibition, October 2014
Morgan Stanley Nerland-Cummings Group newsletter, October 2014 Volume 6 Issue 2
‘Vivid Landscapes and Trusting the Process’, The Suction Cup blog interview by Kate Renee, May 2013

Affiliated Organizations

Pastel Society of America (PSA)
Lake Country Pastel Society
North Shore Artists League
Lanesboro Arts Center
Grand Marais Art Colony