My art is a chaotic blend of chance and careful planning which is an apt metaphor for life. Each painting or pastel drawing is a map leading to an adventure of color, mark, and space. The making of the mark whether expressive, aggressive, lyrical or exuberant is crucial. There are references to nature but my primary interest is in capturing the feeling. I embrace the unpredictable interferences as interruptions to the luscious color and controlled lines. Taking risks as part of my creative process energizes my work and keeps it fresh and exciting.

EDUCATION:

MCAT 1976 - Hahnemann Medical College

BFA 1974 - Tyler School of Art 

GRANTS AND AWARDS:

2015 - Art in the Wilderness, Aspen, CO

2012 - Vermont Studio Center Residency

2009 - Vermont Studio Center Residency

1994 - Award for Excellence in Drawing, Artists Equity Triennial, Philadelphia

1992 - Bravo Television Competiton, National Arts Club, New York, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2022 - Unexpected Interference - Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2021 - Southern Allegheny Museum of Art

2019 - Color Works, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2017 - Making A Mark, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2015 - Hues and Gestures, West Branch Gallery, VT

2015 - Earth, Air Color, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2014 - Griesing Law, Philadelphia, PA

2013 - Acrylic on Aluminum and Pastel Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2011 - Recent Paintings and Drawings, Windsor Whip Works, Binghampton, NY

2011 - Extravagant Color, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT

2010 - Acrylic on Metal and Pastel Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007 - Recent Work, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2005 - Recent Work, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2002 - New Pastel Abstractions, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

2000 - Recent Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1998 - Mixed Media Monoprints, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington

1997 - Mixed Media Monoprints, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

1995 - Pastel Drawings, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

1994 - Pavilion Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ 

1994 - Kirkbride Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

1992 - New Paintings, Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1989 - New Work, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1998 - Recent Work, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

1988 - Pastel Abstractions, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1987 - New Work, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1986 - Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ 

1982 - Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

1982 - Temple University, Sugarloaf Conference Center, Philadelphia, PA

1981 - New Paintings Scherer Gallery, Marlboro, NJ 

1980 - Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2021 - Short & Sweet - Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 - Abstract Gallery Artists, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2018 - Fragile, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT

2018 - The Physicality of Paint, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA

2017 - Solid and Real Things, Gross McCLeaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2016 - On Paper, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2015 - Affordable Art Fair, NYC, NY

2014 - Outer Limits, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia 

2014 - Jewels and Treasures, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA 

2014 - Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia 

2013 - Wayne Art Center Abstact Invitational Show 

2013 - Louisa Gould Gallery, Martha's Vineyard, MA 

2013 - Art of the State: Pennsylvania ’13, the State Museum of Pennsylvania

2011 - C3: Create. Connect. Collect, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA

2010 - Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia

2009 - Landscape Revisited, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT 

2009 - Small Works Show, Rosenfeld Gallery Small Works, Philadelphia

2008 - Red Dot Art Fair, New York, NY 

2005 - Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ

2005 - Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA 

2004 - West Branch Gallery, Stow, VT

2004 - The Philadelphia Foundation

1998 - Pastel Invitational, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA 

1996 - Art of the State: Pennsylvania ’96, The State Museum of Pennsylvania 

1994 - Award for Excellence in Drawing, Artists Equity Triennial, Philadelphia

1994 - Cheltenham Art Center Annual Awards Exhibition

1992 - Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY 

1992 - Bravo Television Competition, National Arts Club, New York, NY 

1992 - Members Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art 

1988 - Philadelphia Drawing Competition 

1988 - Works on Paper, Beaver College, Philadelphia

COLLECTIONS: 

 • The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

 • Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

 • Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia

 • American Telephone and Telegraph

 • United Pacific Life Insurance

 • Schnader, Harrison, Segal and Lewis, Philadelphia

 • Yasuda Corporation, New York 

 • Arco Chemical Corporation

 • Community College of Philadelphia

 • Barrack, Rodos, and Bacine, Philadelphia

 • MasterCard International Headquarters; Purchase, NY

 • The Vanguard Group World Headquarters; Valley Forge, PA

 • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank; Rockefeller Center, NY

 • Zuckerman Honickman Corporation, Philadelphia, PA

 • Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Len Lear, Chestnut Hill Local, March, 2017

City Suburban News, February, 2017

Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, Holiday Group Show, Longview Gallery, Jan, 2016

Victoria Donohoe, Project Shows How Art is Made,Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2011

Margaret Guthrie, Main Line Art Center Connects, Flying Kite, January, 2011

Marc Awodey, Hue for Two, Seven Days, February, 2011

Victoria Donohoe, Color at Rosenfeld, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September, 2010

Linda Dormont, Steel Gardens, Art Matters, April, 2007

Edward J. Sozanski, Memorable Encores, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January, 2005

Ruth Rovner, Exercising Her Artistic Imagination, Main Line Times, January, 2005

Wanda Walls, Inside the Spectrum of Color, Art Matters, January, 2005

Edward J. Sozanski, Pastels at Rosenfeld, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February, 2002

Robert H. Sadler, The Artist As Athlete, The Jewish Exponent, October, 1995

A Women's Personal Journal, Running Press 1992 

Artsbreak, Bravo National Television Network1992

CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION:

Gross McCLeaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA