Résumé

Education

Bachelors Degree - Miami University, Oxford OH - major in Marketing; minor in Art

Graduate Degrees, University of Corporate Greed & Hard Knocks New York City and San Francisco

Continuing Education

Intensives with Roy DeForest, Robert Burridge, Bob Lynch, Julia and Gail Ayers, Don Hatfield, et al. Studies have included all manner of methods from Chinese Brush Painting, Frescos, Oil Painting, Monotype Printing, Photography, Graphology, Children's Book Marketing, Arts in Education Methodology, Display and Sales Presentations, International Copyright, Nonprofit Fundraising and Grant Writing.

Bodies of Work

As Founder and Art Director for the former Papermakers, San Francisco retail stores & national mail order catalog, and as Founder and designer for merchandising company Brinker, Ink., bodies of work are:

Primarily - designs used on over 40 categories of gift products distributed in the US & Canada. Secondarily - original works sold through gallery and shows.

Shows & Collections

Provincetown Art Association Museum, Chatham Fine Arts Center, Cape Cod Cultural Center, Oakville Grocery, Murray & Gibbs, NapaNet, Markham Winery, Napa Valley Museum, Brinker Knox Galleries, Studio Arts, and Napa Valley Open Studios.

Nationally: annual shows throughout the US and Canada.

Affiliations

Provincetown Art Association Museum, Chatham Fine Arts Center, Cape Cod Cultural Center, Cape Cod Museum of Fine Art, Boston Fine Art Museum, Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, The Mayors Round Table for the Arts, Napa Valley Museum, Arts Council Napa Valley and the Napa Valley Arts and Culture Alliance (Chair 2 yrs).