Resume

EDUCATION

2004
Master of Arts in Teaching, Dominican University, IL
2001
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, Augustana College, IL

EXHIBITION HISTORY

Solo Exhibitions

2026
Oswego Library Montgomery Branch Gallery, IL

2024
Open to Inspiration, Downers Grove Public Library, IL
Painting Schweikher House, Schaumburg Public Library, IL

2023
en Plein Air at Schweikher House, Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL

2022
St. Charles Public Library Gallery, IL
Floral Impressions, Gallery 200, West Chicago, IL
A Garden of Paintings, Batavia Fine Arts Centre, Batavia, IL
The Beauty of Winter, Flyleaf Bakery Cafe, Batavia, IL

2021
Thick Paint, Woodstock Opera House, IL

2019
Land:Sky, La Grange Art League Gallery, IL
Solo Exhibit, Geneva Public Library, IL

2018
small but mighty: expressive landscapes, Downers Grove Public Library, IL

2017
Inspired: Paintings from the Albright Residency, Warrenville Historical Museum and Art Gallery, IL

2016
West Chicago / Meeting Place, Gallery 200, West Chicago, IL

2015
Hadley Valley: A Year in Seasons, Forest Preserve District of Will County, IL

Selected Jury Group Exhibitions

2025
Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Illiart 2025, Gallery Seven, Lockport, IL
Process & Practice, Crooked Tree Arts, Petoskey, MI
81st Wabash Valley Exhibit, Yang Family Gallery, Terre Haute, IL
Vicinity 2025, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
rhythmic vibes, ARC Gallery, St. Charles, IL
Sculpture at the Kavanagh, Fine Line Creative Arts, St. Charles, IL
Food for Thought, McCord Gallery, Palos Heights, IL

2024
80th Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Vicinity 2024, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
Seeing Each Other: Portraits in Time and Place, NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
Telling Her Story, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
Nature’s Ambiguities, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL

2023
BIG little Art Show, Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI
IlliArt, Gallery Seven, Lockport, IL
Solar, Pour-d Gallery, Rockford, MI
Rare Glimpse, Oesterle Library, North Central College, Naperville, IL
Zephyr, Pour-d Gallery, Rockford, MI
This Time, This Place, Geneva Center for the Arts, Geneva, IL
Embracing Texture, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL

2022
Wonder, Pour-d Gallery, Rockford, MI
BIG little Art Show, Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI
Vicinity 2022, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
13th Anniversary Show, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
Visions of the American Landscape, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, MO

2021
77th Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Illiart, Gallery Seven, Lockport, IL
Small Wonders, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Saint Charles, IL
Engaging Frida, EAG Gallery at Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

2020
76th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Winter Show of Miniatures and Small Works, Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA
Create in Place, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
Voices of the Midwest, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Saint Charles, IL
17th Annual Juried Exhibition, Park Gables Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
Drawn to Water, McCord Gallery, Palos Heights, IL
41st Fine Arts Exhibition, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
25th Arts North International, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
Visual Harmony, Norris Cultural Arts Center Gallery, Saint Charles, IL

2019
The Art of Illinois, Gallery Seven, Lockport, IL
Plein Air Painters Chicago, EAG Gallery - Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
75th Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Prairie Plein Air, Herb Aigner Gallery, Schaumburg, IL
Home, West Chicago City Museum, West Chicago, IL
Celebrating the Emerald Isle, McCord Gallery, Palos Heights, IL
Best of the Best, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL
Up Close and Personal, Norris Cultural Arts Center Gallery, Saint Charles, IL

2018
Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, New York
Paint the Town, Northbrook, IL
Visual Ensembles, The TreeHouse, Downers Grove, IL
74th Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Real People, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
unLOCK at IL State Museum Lockport Gallery
rePORT: Introducing the Artists of unLOCK, Gaylord Building, Lockport, IL
out side in, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook, IL

2017
Plein Air 17 - The Results Show, IL State Museum Lockport Gallery
41st Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Paint the Town, Northbrook, ILPrairie Plein Air, Schaumburg, IL

Public Collections

Batavia Fine Arts Centre, Illinois
City of Taufkirchen (Vils), Germany
Lockport Township High School East Campus, Illinois
Warrenville Historical Museum and Art Gallery, Illinois
West Chicago City Museum, Illinois

Selected Awards and Recognition

2025
Award of Merit, Sculpture at the Kavanagh, Fine Line Creative Arts Center

2024
Honorable Mention, Vicinity 2024, Norris Cultural Arts Center Gallery
Honorable Mention, Nature’s Ambiguities, Mayslake Peabody Estate

2023
Best of Show, This Time, This Place, Geneva Center for the Arts
Second Place, La Grange Art League Gallery

2022
Best of Show, La Grange Art League Gallery
Honorable Mention, Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery
Best of Show, La Grange Art League Gallery
Outstanding Achievement in Painting, Wheaton Art Walk

2021
Second Place, La Grange Art League Gallery
First Place, Illiart Exhibit, Gallery Seven

2020
Best in Show, Voices of the Midwest Regional Exhibit, Fine Line
Award of Excellence, Visual Harmony, Norris Cultural Arts Center Gallery

2019
Best of Show, The Art of Illinois, Gallery Seven
Purchase Award, 75th Wabash Valley Exhibit, Swope Art Museum
Honorable Mention, Norris Cultural Arts Center Gallery

Artist Residencies

2018
unLOCK: Merging Art and Industry in Downtown Lockport, Illinois

2016-2017
Albright-Inspired AIR, Warrenville Historical Museum and Art Gallery

Grants

2025
IL Arts Council, Creative Accelerator Fund Award

2023
IL Arts Council Agency, Individual Artist Support

2019
IL Arts Council Agency, Individual Artist Support

2018
unLOCK: Merging Art and Industry in Downtown Lockport, A National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” Grant program

2015
IL Arts Council Agency, Individual Artist Support

2013
IL Arts Council Agency, Individual Artist Support

Collaborations

2022
Rendezvous Arts Series, April Featured Artist

Curatorial Projects

2019
Co-Curator, Paint the 'Ville, Warrenville Historical Museum and Art Gallery