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I was born in Chicago and grew up in
the northern suburb of Glenview. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art and art education from Clarke College
in Dubuque, IA. After teaching elementary art for 3 years, I earned my Masters of Art degree in painting and drawing.
Afterwards, I relocated to Council Bluffs, IA, where I've lived and worked ever since. Those who have watched my work develop
over the years have noticed I've employed a growing and varied range of media and techniques, both abstract and representational.
My artwork has included sculpture, painting and drawing. Far from being disparate experiments, working in different
art disciplines has enriched my work by interweaving it thematically and formally, leading me to new insights and discoveries. My artwork has been
exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the country. It is represented in many corporate, public, and
private collections, including the Omaha Children's Museum, the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, University
of Nebraska, Kearney, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, Peed Corporation, Lincoln, NE, and EMC Insurance Companies,
DesMoines, IA. "Missouri River Transit", a glass mosaic, is part of the Icon Interpretive Sculpture Project
for the Lewis and Clark Voyage of Discovery Bicentennial and is located at Dodge Riverside Golf Club in Council Bluffs, IA.
Tara Heights Elementary School in Papillion, Nebraska displays my relief mosaic above their butterfly garden, and
Phoenix House Women's Shelter in Council Bluffs features my relief sculpture commission in its lobby. Some of my
stained glass window designs can be seen at Queen of Apostles Church, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Alegent Hospital,
St. Xavier's chapel of St. Albert Schools, and Abstract Guaranty Co. in Council Bluffs. I've also taught numerous
art workshops and residencies to people of all ages, many through both the Iowa and Nebraska Arts Councils' Artists
in Schools and Communities programs.
Bursting through "BIGEMINAL"
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