Bio

Art Studies

Colorado Women’s College, bachelor’s degree Adams State College, graduate study Taos Institute of Arts Numerous classes and workshops including those of Barbara Zaring, Fran Larson, Steve Quiller, Kim English, Tim Deibler, Leigh Gusterson and Ann Templeton

Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions

Nomadas Del Arte, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, Texas, 2009

Nomadas Del Arte Exhibit, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2008

High Plains Plein Air Festival Exhibit, Denver, Colorado, 2007

Plein Air Artists Colorado Winter Miniature Show, Gallery 821, Denver, Colorado, 2007

Impact 20, Art Students League, Denver, Colorado, 2007

Rockledge Ranch Exhibit, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2007

Views of Pikes Peak, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO, 2006

Plein Air Artists Colorado, Angler Art Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007, 2006

Highlighted Artists, Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO, 2008, 2006, 2005

Windows to the Divine, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO, 2007, 2005

American Academy of Women Artists, Patron’s Gallery, Denver, CO, 2003

Gypsy Fever, Galleria EliasInez, Ranchos de Taos, NM, 2003

Lydia's Annual Holiday Show & Christmas Stocking Benefit, Galleria EliasInez, Ranchos de Taos, NM, 2003

Holiday Art Mart, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, 2007 – 1995

American Academy of Women Artists, Contemporary Southwest Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2002

Gateway to the Rockies, Aurora History Museum, Aurora, CO, 2004, 2002

American Academy of Women Artists, Merrill Johnson Gallery, Denver, CO, 2001

Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, 2001

Watermedia Xll International, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO, 2001, 1998

2D Perspective, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO, 2001

Artists of Colorado, Denver Botanic Gardens, CO, 2001, 2000, 1995

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Selected Honors

Selected as Limited Edition Print Artist for Highlighted Collection, Rocky Mountain Public Television, 2008

3rd Place, Rock Ledge Ranch Exhibit, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2007

Poster Artist, Art for Life Benefit, Denver, CO, 2003

Cover Artist, Out Front Colorado, August 2003

Best of Show, Gateway to the Rockies, Aurora History Museum, Aurora, CO., 2002; 3rd Place, Honorable Mention, 2004

2nd Place, 2D Perspective, Longmont, CO, 2001

1st Place, Oils, Colorado Artists’ Guild Annual Contest, Denver, CO, 2001

Cover artist for invitations and programs, Mayor’s State of the City Dinner, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, 1998

Honorable Mention, Colorado Visions, Westminster, CO, 1998

Winsor & Newton Award, Colorado History Museum, Denver, CO, 1997

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Publications and Reviews

Southwest Art Magazine, February, 2006, July, 2004

Luxe Magazine, Summer, 2006

ART-TALK, January, 2005

Frontier Airlines Onboard Magazine, July, August, 2004

Westword, September 25, 2003

La Voz, September 24, 2003

Out Front Colorado, August 27, 2003

Taos News, Tempo, June 5, 2003

Colorado Homes and Lifestyles, May, 2003

Taos Horsefly, May 15, 2003

5280 Magazine, December 2002

Rocky Mountain News, February 26, 2002

Colorado Springs Independent, March 22, 2001

American Artist Watercolor Magazine, Summer, 1998

Colorado Women News, March 2001

Get Up and Go, June, 1998

Denver Post, May 11, 1999, December 11, 1998, May 9, 1998, April 18, 1997

Colorado Springs Gazette, January 23, 1998

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Memberships

Gypsy Painters

Foothills Art Center

Park Hill Art Club

Plein Air Artists Colorado, Signature Membership

Art Students League of Denver

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Galleries

Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado

Foothills Gallery Shop, Golden, Colorado

Corporate and private collections in Europe, Asia, and the United States

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