something about me...
I am a studio and environmental installation artist in Boston & Wellfleet, Massachusetts, with works in collections throughout the United States and worldwide.
Currently I am a member of (and represented by) the Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA; and represented by Hutson Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
With strong interests in light and reflection studies, I have successfully tested and documented my capacity to introduce reflective elements into already highly lit, reflective, and colorful natural environments to create original, organically intriguing installation pieces. Documentation of some of these pieces, are posted on this site... one piece is posted on the homepage.
The piece mounted at LeCount’s Hollow Beach (July 26, 2010, Maguire Landing, Wellfleet, MA) on the Cook’s Camp Dune involved 150+ feet of 18 inch wide aluminum foil installed into the side of the dune vertically from the top to the beach. With utmost respect for the fragility of the outer cape’s dunes, I carefully guided and placed the material in the sand. Juxataposed several feet away from, and alongside a “dune ladder” intended for human traffic, the foil not only reflected light, color, and elements of the shore (including sky, sea, sand, foliage, birds & animals), but discouraged traffic while attracting much attention. Most observers’ initial confused and protective reactions gave way to eventual responses of curiosity, support & admiration. Please refer to the accompanying photographs of the project. One youngster created a “miniature” re-creation of the scene in the sand (see photos in “Installations” album.) More photo and video documentary of this and previous projects, as well as access to press releases and interview, is available, please contact me through email. Another summer installation in Drummer Cove, So. Wellfleet (August 3 - 8, 2010) is also documented here (see “Installations” on the “art” link of this website.)
Please come see my work November 2 - 27, 2011 at the Kingston Gallery.
As a member of the Kingston Gallery, 450 Harrison Ave., Boston I’ve had large solo exhibitions of my paintings, works on paper and video projections, a Members’ gallery sketchbook exhibition, and inclusion in many group shows. I open my studio to participate yearly in the South End Open Studios (Boston,) and am a member of several artist organizations including the United South End Artists, Mission Hill Artist Collective, & the Provincetown Art Association & Museum, exhibiting regularly in group, competition, invitational, and community shows including Gallery XIV, MassArt, Oni Gallery, JP Art Market, Taylor House, Gallery52, Boston Public Library, Boston City Hall, and the Massachusetts State House. (see Lu’s info.)
I am Communication Design Studio Manager at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Faculty at UMass/Boston’s Critical & Creative Thinking Graduate & China Programs, and an independent curator/art consultant.
Curating credits include exhibitions at:
Gallery XIV, MassArt, Oni Gallery, JP Art Market, Hutson Gallery, Gallery52, Boston Public Library, Boston City Hall, and the Massachusetts State House.
Other credits include:
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•Founder/Director: Efka Project, program for emerging artists pursuing further/formal experience and education in art career/exhibition, engaging them in the process of selection, installation, communication, promotion, gallery day-to-day working, and selling of artwork.
•Basic Training: a (w)holistic approach to Artist Survival/Thrival -courses & workshops in the holistic approach to the studio experience,‘artist career, and lifestyle.
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•Studio Management Development and Vision Plan: Painting Studios and Communication & Environmental Design Studios; co-author/editor campus Health & Safety Manual and Sustainability Plan Development, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Memberships include:
Kingston Gallery, United South End Artists, Provincetown Art Association, Mission Hill Artists Collective, Community Alliance of Mission Hill
Represented by: Kingston Gallery, Boston; Hutson Gallery, Provincetown; Creiger-Dane Gallery, Boston; J.P. Art Market Gallery, Boston; PAAM, Provincetown
M.A. Critical & Creative Thinking, University of Massachusetts/Boston
B.F.A. Art History & Fine Arts/Printmaking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)/Boston
Special & Art Education, Lesley University/Cambridge
Workshops: Provincetown Art Association; Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown; Art New England, Bennington,VT; Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle, ME; Harvard University Museums.
I show regularly with the Provincetown Art Association, United South End Artists, Mission Hill Artists Collective, and other groups. My works are in collections throughout the United States and worldwide.
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all images contained within this website and all linked pages are copyrighted material