Biography

Born in Pittsfield, MA
Lives and works in Philadelphia, PA

Education

1980
M.F.A., Queens College, City University of New York, NY

1977
B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

1973
Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA

Solo Exhibitions

2007
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2002-03
History Lesson, Morris Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1997
Window On Broad, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1989
Sharpe Gallery, New York, NY

1987
Sharpe Gallery, New York, NY

1985
Sharpe Gallery, New York, NY

1984
Sharpe Gallery, New York, NY
Kling Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1982
University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA

1981
Fells Point Gallery, Baltimore, MD

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007
This Place is Ours! Recent Acquisitions at the Academy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Beholder's Eye, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
The Gun Show, Shore Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
Finding a Form: Influences in Figurative Painting, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Deep End, Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY

2006
Fete, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Selections 6, The Galleries at Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Vernacular Spectacular, Meyerson Galleries, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Color 6, Liz F. Spungen Fine Art, 231 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Posture and Expression, University of the Arts, Gallery 817, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Operation Rapid American Withdrawal, 1970–2005 , Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Faux Show, Esther Klein Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2003
The Other Tradition: Philadelphia Imagists, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Lil Buddy, A group show about Pet Love, Project Room, Philadelphia, PA

2002
15E: Contemporary Art and the New Jersey Turnpike, Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers, Newark, NJ

2001
Flight, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Snapshot, Beaver College Art Gallery, Glenside, PA

2000
Conceptual Realism, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Treasure Island: Eight Philadelphia Artists, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1997
Painting for Walls, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
An Extended View: Landscapes by Philadelphia Artists, The Galleries at Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Holiday Show, Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

1995
Objects and Souvenirs: Artist’s Multiples, Rosenwald- Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Flowers, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia PA

1991
The Other Landscape, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
Small Works, 20th Anniversary, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC

1989
Landscape, Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL

1988
Romance is Back, Lintas Worldwide Corporation, New York, NY
The Art of Sport, Bronx Museum Satellite Gallery at Krasdale Foods, Bronx, NY

1987
Diamonds are Forever, Artists and Writers on the National Pastime, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
Utopian Vision, American Express Gallery, New York, NY

1986
Romanticism and Cynicism in Contemporary Art, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Marquette, IL
Focus New York, Moosart Gallery, Miami, FL
NYC, New York, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Group Show, Eugene Binder Gallery, Dallas, TX
Inaugural Show, Robin Lockett Gallery, Chicago, IL
Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA

1985
An Inside Place, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NY
Urban Landscapes, Semaphore East, New York, NY
Selections: 1974-1984, Freeport McMoran Inc., Art Advisory Service, MOMA, New York, NY

1984
Exquisite Objects, Sharpe Gallery, New York, NY
Made in Philadelphia 6, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA

1983
Apfelschnitt, Baechler, Irish, Kapp Drawings, Olsen Gallery, New York, NY

Grants/Fellowships

2007
Philagrafika Portfolio Invitational

2006
Nominee, Tiffany Foundation

2005
Finalist, Leeway Foundation Transformation Award

2004
Nominee, Tiffany Foundation

1984
Painting Fellowship, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

1982
Painting Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
Painting Fellowship, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

1981
Artist Fellowship, Creative Artists Program Service

1976
Fellowship, Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Norfolk, CT

Public Collections

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Women’s Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls, NY