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My work seeks to uncover the personal, family and historical structures that have both benefited and limited me. The goal is to increase understanding of myself and continue building empathy for others. Curiosity and courage are the two impulses that drive my practice. 

EDUCATION 

Current Candidate Master of Fine Art at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago, IL, August 2026 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Visual Arts |  UC Berkeley Extension | 2020-2023 

Art2Life Creative Visionary Program & Art2Life Academy | Nicholas Wilton | 2018-2020 

Painting |  Peralta Community Colleges | 2007-2009 

Private Painting & Art History Study  | Julie Cohn, MFA | 2005-2007 

Bachelor of Science |  University of Georgia | 1980-1984 

Cold Wax and Oil Workshop with Jerry McLaughlin | Collage Workshop & Mentoring with Carl Heyward | Painting Large with Diane Williams and Chuck Potter | Mixed Media and Figure Drawing with Mira White | Intensive Studies Seminar with Christopher Schink, Fran Larson, Skip Lawrence, Katherine Chang Liu 

EXHIBITIONS 

For The Love of Art | Invitational Group Show | Lamorinda Art Council | September 2025 Crossing Borders: We Are All Immigrants |  Westbeth New York City 2024 American Artwork Publication |  2022/23 | Tom Palmer 

Artists of the Bay Area Book | 2022  | Jen Tough Gallery 

UC Hastings School of Law Group Show  | 2022 | Esther Mallouh, Curator 

RealArt Gallery Winter Show | 2022 | Sylvia White, Curator 

Mill Valley Art Commission  | 2022 |  Tom Miller, Curator 

Solo Show ‘Open Ended’ | Lamorinda Arts Council, Wilder, CA  | 2021 

Sugar High Juried Show | 2021 |  Jen Tough Gallery Santa Fe NM 

Elemental Group Show  | 2020  | Piedmont, CA 

Juried Selection ‘APERO’ Vibrant | 2020 

Juried Show ‘Outside The Box’  | 2020 | Healdsburg Center for the Arts 

Juried Show “Bold Expressions International Annual Show’  | 2020 Northern California Center for the Arts | Jury Award Solo Show ‘Serenity’ | 2020 |  UC San Francisco Women’s Health |  Matthew McKinley Curator Juried Show ‘Something About Lines’ | 2019 | O’Hanlon Art Center Mill Valley | Katy Kuhn Curator Juried Show ‘Color Rush’  | 2019 |  Contra Costa County Arts and Culture Commission, Roger Renn Curator 

WRITING 

Catalog Copy for Crossing Borders: We Are All Immigrants 2024/25 

Ongoing Artist Profiles |  2018 to Present |  The Piedmont Exedra 

Artist Bio: Gert Mathiesen  | 2020 | Exhibit Catalog Henry Heerup Museum Denmark