About
Art is a language of response. Curiosity and attention are the drivers; authenticity is the hoped-for outcome.
The artfulness of the natural world has fascinated me my entire life--the bottomless, living puzzle of it is breathtaking. And so, I was first drawn to a career as a botanical illustrator. Eventually, I landed in academic publishing where I translated complicated scientific concepts and processes into compelling visuals—this was artfulness in the service of learners.
About ten years ago, I returned full-time to the drawing and painting I had put aside. My work is the uncovering and cultivation of cues from the world. I use whatever medium and style feels most appropriate for the creation of an honest and authentic response to these cues. My subject is whatever snags my attention, compelling me to take out my tools and get to work.
Teaching
Teaching feeds the practice, which feeds the teaching. I teach studio classes and run life-drawing sessions at the Munroe Center for the Arts in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit their website to see what they offer.
Group and Solo Exhibitions
2023
24th Annual Frances Roddy Exhibit. Concord Center for the Arts
2022
‘Fish Tank’. Public art commissioned by Lexington Council for the Arts
2022
‘In a Bird’s Eye’. Solo exhibit at Gersh Gallery, Arlington, MA
2019
‘Thrive’. Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA
2016
‘Underfoot, Overhead’. Solo exhibit, Cary Library, Lexington, MA
2016-23
Lexington Art Walk, Lexington, MA. Committee member and exhibitor
2015-16
Lexington Open Studios, Lexington, MA. Participant
2013
Studio Seven Group show, Munroe Center Gallery, Lexington, MA
2013
Studio Seven Group show, Concord Public Library, Concord, MA
2012
13th Annual Frances Roddy Exhibit, Concord Center for the Arts
Education
1971 - 1975
BFA University of the Arts
(formerly Philadelphia College of Art), Philadelphia, PA
BFA in Drawing was supplemented by coursework in Botany at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Vermont, and the University of Maine