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ARTIST
STATEMENT

I am an expressive painter drawn to the alchemy of materials, to the quiet revelations of process, and to the unexpected gestures that emerge when chance takes hold. My work is an intuitive exploration of the self—its longing for peace, freedom, and growth—and of the deep, perplexing questions we inherit along the way.
 
Atmosphere and landscape become my language, serving as metaphors through which inner and outer worlds meet. Through sustained engagement with surfaces, scale, and form, I surrender to the play of material and natural forces—gravity, water, texture, and color —allowing them to guide the work. In this dialogue, uncertainty becomes a doorway, and discovery unfolds in delicate, surprising ways.
 

It is my hope that my work resonates with the shared currents of human experience, offering viewers a place to see, feel, and think, and to connect with the subtle, intricate patterns through which we come to know ourselves and the world around us.
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CV

​Education:
2022   MFA Painting, Summa Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
2013   BFA 2-Dimensional Media, Cum Laude, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
1996   BS Mass Communications, Advertising, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
1996   Graphic Design Minor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
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Solo Exhibitions:
2025   Recent Works, Jule's Bistro, St. Cloud, MN
2025   Recent Works, St. Cloud Hospital Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
2025   Recent Works, CentraCare Plaza Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
2024   The Nature of Things, Hutchinson Art Gallery, Hutchinson, MN
2024   The Nature of Things, Ridgewater Fine Arts Gallery, Willmar, MN
2022   My Flat Gardens, MFA Exhibition, Regency Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
2021   Fall Preview, Regency Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
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Group Exhibitions:
2025   Ebb & Flow, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2024   Fine Arts Juried Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
2023   Artist Showcase, McKnight Foundation/Central MN Arts Board, St. Cloud, MN
2020   Foot in the Door 5: Virtual Exhibition, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2018   Fabric, Gallery St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN
2017   Through My Eyes, Juried Exhibition, Paramount Lobby Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
2017   Bos Taurus, Gallery St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN
2016   1st Annual SCSU Art Alumni Exhibition, Gallery St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN
2016   Artist Guild of Central Minnesota Presents, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
2016   Elements, Gallery St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN
2015   Essential Art, Annual Juried Exhibition, Paramount Lobby Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
2015   Artist Guild of Central Minnesota, St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, MN
2015   Artist Guild of Central Minnesota, Great River Arts Gallery, Little Falls, MN
2014   Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
           Essential Art, Annual Juried Exhibition, Paramount Lobby Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
           Summertime, Juried Exhibition, Paramount Lobby Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
           Bones, Artist Guild of Central Minnesota, Gallery Saint Germain, St. Cloud, MN
2013   Essential Art, Annual Juried Exhibition, Paramount Lobby Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
           Alumni Art Show, St. Cloud State University Visitor Center, St. Cloud, MN
           Paper, G10 Gallery Kiehle, St. Cloud, MN
           Abject Objects, Gallery Vault, St. Cloud, MN
2012   SCSU Student Art Exhibition Grand Opening, Gallery Vault, St. Cloud, MN
           Essential Art, Annual Juried Exhibition, Paramount Lobby Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
           Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Kiehle Gallery, St. Cloud, MN
           Summer, Juried Art Show, Atwood Gallery, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
           Fine Arts Juried Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
           Dialogue, G10 Gallery Kiehle, St. Cloud, MN
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Awards & Honors:
2025   Savannah College of Art & Design, Featured Alumni Artist in July, Atlanta, GA
2024   Individual Artist Award Grant Recipient, Central MN Arts Board, Foley, MN
2020   Savannah College of Art & Design, Artistic Honors Scholarship in Painting, Savannah, GA
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Permanent Collections:
Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta, Ga & La Coste, France 
2024  The Immersion 
2024   I'll Bee in the Garden
2024   Vida
2023   Flowers for the Brokenhearted
2023   The View from Above
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​Private Collections:

2025  
Late Season Ice, St. Cloud, MN
2025   Fruit Bowl, St. Cloud, MN
2023   The Fond Recollection of Lapis Lazuli, Mahtomedi, MN
2020   Vivid Reflections, Sartell, MN

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