ARTIST STATEMENT
 

In our daily rush we often fail to see the world around us. I seek the extraordinary in ordinary places, for things often overlooked. Using available light and wide-angle lenses, I work close to my subjects; inviting the viewer in and encouraging them to come close to my photographs. In documenting the commonplace, I seek archetypal American images.

 

CV

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Education

2020          Towson University, Master of Fine Arts candidate, Photography

2018          Southern New Hampshire University, Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Digital                               Photography

2011          Carroll Community College, Certificate, Entrepreneurship in the Arts

1983 to      University of Pittsburgh, Economics                                                                              1986         

 

Teaching Experience

2018        Adjunct Faculty, Towson University, Towson, MD                                                                             Course: ART 217, Digital Concepts: Images and Surfaces 

2011 to    Adjunct Faculty, Continuing Education, Carroll Community College, Westminster MD Present    Courses: Available Light Photography                                                                                                          Crafting the Photograph                                                                                                                Digital Black-and-White Photography                                                                                              Night Photography                                                                                                                        Nikon DSLR Foundation                                                                                                                Nikon DSLR Advanced                                                                                                                  Operating Your Digital Camera

2017        Integrace Fairhaven, Senior Living Facility, Sykesville MD                                                                 Course: The Art and Craft of Digital Photography

 

Grants

2017        Aroha Philanthropies, Seeding Vitality Arts U.S., Cultivating Creativity,                                             Integrace Fairhaven, Sykesville, MD

 

Solo Exhibitions

2014        American Temples, Jonal Gallery, Columbia PA

2013 to    Centennial Churches, Mission Center of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, United        Present    Methodist Church, Fulton MD — rotating exhibition, prints changed every two months


Juried Exhibitions

2018       Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                        Council, Columbia MD

2017       Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                        Council, Columbia MD

2016       Maryland Artist Registry Juried Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore MD (Juror:                          Gamynne Guillotte, Baltimore Museum of Art)

              Carroll County Arts Council Juried Exhibit, Tevis Gallery, Carroll County Arts Council,                          Westminster MD (Juror: Gavin Glakas, Principle Gallery, Alexandria VA and Charleston SC)

              Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                        Council, Columbia MD

2015       Art Howard County 2015, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts Council,                Ellicott City MD (Juror: Paula L. Phillips, Maryland Institute College of Art)

              Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                        Council, Columbia MD

              14th Annual Members’ Exhibition, The Saville Gallery, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland                  MD

              Langdon Family Art Gallery, Carroll Community College, Westminster MD (Juror: Margaret                  Ball, Director of Art, Scott Center Gallery, Carroll Community College)

2014       The Bridges of Antietam Creek, Washington County Arts Council, Hagerstown MD

              The Wills Creek Survey, The Saville Gallery, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland MD (Juror:                Ksenya Gurshtein, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC)

              Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                        Council, Columbia MD

              13th Annual Members’ Exhibition, The Saville Gallery, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland                  MD

              Photography Faculty Exhibition, The Babylon Great Hall, Carroll Community College,                          Westminster MD (Juror: Margaret Ball, Director of Art, Scott Center Gallery, Carroll                            Community College)

2013      Images of the Civil War, Tevis Gallery, Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster MD

             Art Howard County 2013, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts                             Council, Ellicott City MD (Juror: Fahimeh Vahdat, Chair of Visual Arts, Howard Community                 College)

             Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                         Council, Columbia MD

             12th Annual Members’ Exhibition, The Saville Gallery, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland                   MD

2012      Art MD 2012, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City               MD (Juror: Philippa Hughes, Creative Contrarian, The Pink Line Project)

             Exhibition of Digital Printmaking, Langdon Family Gallery, Carroll Community College,                       Westminster MD (Juror: Margaret Ball, Director of Art, Scott Center Gallery, Carroll                           Community College)

             Be the Light, Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church, Fulton MD

             Celebration of the Arts, The Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, Howard County Arts                         Council, Columbia MD

             11th Annual Members’ Exhibition, The Saville Gallery, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland                   MD (Juror: Susan Williamson, Visual Arts Coordinator, Carroll County Arts Council)

 

Group Exhibitions

2017      15th Annual Members’ Show, Tevis Gallery, Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster MD

             Howard County Open 2017, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts                         Council, Ellicott City MD

2016      14th Annual Members’ Show, Tevis Gallery, Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster MD

             Howard County Open 2016, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts                         Council, Ellicott City MD

2015      13h Annual Members’ Show, Tevis Gallery, Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster MD

             Howard County Open 2015, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts                         Council, Ellicott City MD

2014      Photography Faculty Exhibition, The Babylon Great Hall, Carroll Community College,                         Westminster MD

             12th Annual Members’ Show, Tevis Gallery, Carroll County Arts Council, Westminster MD

             Howard County Open 2014, Howard County Center for the Arts, Howard County Arts                         Council, Ellicott City MD

 

Installations

2017      Darwin D. Martin House, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, NY                          to 2020  this 10.5' wide x 12.5' high photograph of this Frank Lloyd Wright designed house is                         installed in the main terminal of the airport through 2019.

 

Professional Affiliations

Lifetime Arts

Nikon Professional Services

Professional Photographers of America

Society for Photographic Education