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     Education:

University of Maine at Machias, ME; 2002, BA in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts,  with a concentration on Visual Arts, summa cum laude.
WCVTI, Eastport, ME; Two-Year Course of Study in Boatbuilding; 1979 – 1981         
Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD

     Other:

Plein-air Painting with Colin Page; 2009
Painting the Landscape en plein air, oil, with Sharon Yates; 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
Acrylic techniques with Alexandra Flood; 2001    
Raku Pottery with Peter Thomas; 2000
Watercolor, landscapes, with Barry Coombs; 1995, 1996
Watercolor with Allyn Storer; 1995, 1996
Pastel, landscapes, with Susan Dowley; 1990, 1995
Mixed Media, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; 1992

     Exhibitions and Shows:

        Tunk Mountain Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Cherryfield, ME; 2010
        Arts in the Park, 15 annual juried show, Belfast,ME; 2010

        by Design Bangor, ME "Down East Sails Uptown", Bangor, ME; 2010
        Equinox Petroglyph Project; Winter Harbor, ME; Hudson Museum, Orono, ME; 2010                    
        Biddeford Savings Bank, Scarborough,ME; 2010  
        Machias Bay Chamber Concerts, Machias, ME; 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010
        Coastal Fine Arts Alliance of Maine, Southwest Harbor,ME; 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009,2010
        Unobskey School, University College at Calais, ME; 2000, 2009
        Unobskey School, Calais, ME "BOATS and WATER; Beyond the Scenic Route", 2010
        Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, ME; Oct. 2009   
        Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Show, Bar Harbor, ME; 2002, 2003,2004,2009               
       Tides Institute, Eastport, ME; Petroglyph Project, Sept. 2009             
        Blaine House, Augusta, ME; Petroglyph Project, May 2009                
        Woodwind Gallery, Machias, ME;2003-2011                                   
        Schoodic Arts for All, Hammond Hall Art Show; Winter Harbor, ME; 2006, 2008
        Gray Wolf Gallery, Addison, ME; 2008-10    
       Abbe Museum Bar Harbor, ME; Petroglyph Project 2008             
       42nd Annual WCSH6 Sidewalk Art Festival, Portland, ME; August 2007    
       Thistles Restaurant, Bangor, ME; Feb.-Mar. 2007    
       Anderson Gallery, Winterport Winery, Winterport, ME; 2006, 2007       
       Milbridge Historical Society, Milbridge, ME; August 12- Sept. 3rd 2006
       Milbridge Historical Society Milbridge, ME; "My Maine Blue"; Aug - Sept. 2010  
       University
of Maine at Machias, Machias, ME; May 24 – June 30, 2006 
       White
Art Gallery, Husson College, Bangor, ME; 2006 
       John Edwards Market Inc., Ellsworth, ME; 2005             
       Bangor
Arts Society Annual Open Juried Show, Bangor Public Library, Bangor, ME: 2003,        2005, 2006, 2010  
       Calais
Free Library, Calais, ME; 1991, 2005      
       S
choodic Arts for All, Prospect Harbor, ME; 2000, 2001, 2004  
       Coastal Fine Arts Alliance of Maine, COA, Bar Harbor, ME; 2004      
       Maine
Arts Commission, Shining on the Sunrise County, Blaine House, Augusta, ME; 2004       
       Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec, ME; 2003, 2007      
       Gateway Fine Arts Gallery, Calais, ME; 2003  
       Washington
County Business and Expo, Calais, ME; 2003
       The Summer Gallery, McKinney Books, Machias, ME; 2000 
       Artist’s Café, Machias, ME; 1998, 1999     

     Participation:

Paint Addison Day; 2010
The Next Step DV Project Silent Auction, Machias; 2010
Rotary in Machias, auction; 2009
Paint Jonesport Day, August 12, 2009                                                                          
MPBN Great TV Auction Juried Show; 2009
MPBN Great TV Auction; 2008, 2009
West Quoddy Lighthouse silent auction, Lubec, ME;  2008
Artful Treasures-Made in Maine, Hancock, ME; 2008
“Art in the Library” Peabody Memorial Library, Jonesport, ME; 2007-ongoing
Unique Possibilities, Machias, ME; 2006-2009
“Hold Everything!” Maine Discovery Museum, Bangor, ME; 2006
Artist Studio Tour, “Meet The Artist”; Jonesport, ME; August, 2006, 2009
Bangor Art Society Holiday Art Auction; Bangor, ME; 2005
The Ste. Croix Valley Artisans, “An Art Affaire”, Calais, ME; 2005
Lubec Landmarks, Inc. “Arts & Things”, Lubec, ME; 2005
UMM Homecoming Fine Art Show, Machias, ME; 2004
Machias Bay Chamber of Commerce July 4th celebration; 2004
Paint Eastport Days/Art Auction, Eastport, ME; 1999, 2000-2004, 2006, 2007,2009
Washington County Cultural Directory, ME; 2003        
The Grand Auditorium Auction, Ellsworth, ME; 2000
Washington County Children’s Program Silent Auction; 2001

     Award:

Second Place in painting, Bar Harbor Art by the Sea 2009











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