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Catalogue Essays
Artifice
World Within Worlds
Bliss of Growth
Eye to Eye
1967, New York, NY
M.F.A. Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2000
B.F.A. Painting and Printmaking, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 1991
Earlham College, Richmond, IN 1985–1986
Visiting Artist, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 2008
Janet & Stan Angelo Award for Excellence, Abington Art Center 2006
Second Round Finalist, Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia PA 2004
Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Grant recipient 2004
Abington Art Center Print Commission 2004
Leeway Foundation Window of Opportunity Award 2003
Wayne Art Center, National Spring Exhibition, Newman Award 2001
Graduate Rep., Search Committee for Fine Arts Faculty, Univ.of Pennsylvania 2000
Wayne Art Center, National Spring Exhibition, Jurors Award 2000
College of General Studies Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania 1999
Pouch Cove Foundation, Artist in Residence, Newfoundland 1998
Kansas City Art Institute, Merit Scholarship 1991
Vermont Studio Center, Summer Scholarship 1990
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship, Kurume, Japan 1985
“Artifice” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2008
“Urban Camouflage” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, New Hope, PA 2006
"Worlds Within Worlds" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2006
"The Bliss of Growth" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2003
“Out of This World”, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005
“Dreams & Memories”, Vita Gallery, Portland, OR 1997
Vita Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1996
“Landscapes Lost”, Vita Gallery, Portland, OR 1995
The Painting Center, New York 2012
C2 Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL 2011
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Faculty Exhibition 2011
“Summer Faculty Show”, UPENN 2011
Alter School of Business, Temple University permanent collection 2010
“Summer Faculty Show”, UPENN 2010
“Back on my Feet”, Bridgette Mayer Gallery 2010
“Process…”, Faculty show, UPENN 2009
“Summer Faculty Show”, UPENN 2009
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Faculty Exhibition 2009
“Back on my Feet”, Bridgette Mayer Gallery 2009
Fox Chase Business Center, Tyler University, PA 2009
“Forever Young”, Abington Art Center 2009
“Painting Pink Pajamas”, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, IL 2008
UPENN Faculty Exhibition, Addams Gallery 2008
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Faculty Exhibition 2008
“Magical Realism”, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 2007
“New Works” Bridgette Mayer Gallery 2007
Eye to Eye: A Drawing Collaborative, Bridgette Mayer Gallery 2007
Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, Delaware 2007
“Annual Juried Competition”, Abington Art Center, Jenkinstown, PA 2006
“Red” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia 2006
“Works on Paper/Faculty Exhibition” Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania 2006
AAF - Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY 2005
“What Planet are You From,” Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago IL 2006
“In Depth II,” Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA 2005
“Visible Spectrum,” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2004
“Wayne Art Center Faculty Show,” Bill Scott curator, Philadelphia, PA 2003
“Circle Show,” Philadelphia Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA 2003
“Works on Paper: 8th Biennial Exhibition” Abington Arts Center, Jenkintown, PA 2003
“Abstraction 2003” Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY 2003
“Drawing As Drawing, Drawing in Painting” Olmsted Gallery, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA 2003
Gallery Artist Group Exhibition, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2002
Penn Folio, Korean National University of the Arts, Seoul, Korea 2002
“National Juried Exhibition” Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY 2002
“Summer Group Exhibition” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2002
“Young & Fun: On Paper” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2002
“Penn Folio Printmaking Exhibition” Burrison Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001
“Small Print Show” Penny Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2001
“National Spring Open Juried Exhibition” Wayne Art Center, Sam Huntor, Juror 2001
Kelly Writers House, Poet and Painters Series, Philadelphia, PA 2000
Group Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA Claudia Gould, Curator 2000
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA Barbara Grossman, juror 2000
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Meyerson Gallery, University of Penn, Philadelphia, PA 2000
MFA Exhibition, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1999
Bowery Gallery, New York City, NY Bernard Chaet, Juror 1999
“Small Print Show” Penny Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1999
MFA Exhibition, Blauhaus Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1998
James Baird Gallery, St. John's Newfoundland, 1998
“Vault Series” New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA 1998
Prisma Gallery, Verona, Italy. Catalog 1997
Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR 1997
Children's Museum, Portland, OR 1997
“Transitions Project” Portand, OR 1996
Vita Gallery, Portland, OR 1996
Children's Museum, Portland, OR 1996
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Juror 1995
Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, OR. Paul Misal, Juror 1994
Gallery 76', Wenatchee, Washington, Faye Jones, Juror 1993
“Pocket Full of Posies” Installation, Portland, OR 1993
Bibelot Gallery, Portland, OR 1992
Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Fine Arts Department 2000–2011
Lecturer, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Summer 2007–2011
Exhibitions Coordinator, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania 2000–2004
"Visual Thrill Ride", Peoria Journal Star November 2, 2008
Amorosi, A.D., “Art If Ice,” Art Matters March 2008
Fallon, Roberta, “Time Frame,” fallonandrosof.blogspot.com May 5, 2007
New American Paintings: Mid-Atlantic, Volume #69, Stephen Bennett Phillips Curator May 2007
Rosof, Libby, “Abington's Annual Holds Some Surprises,” fallonandroso.fblogspot.com Jan 21, 2007
Victoria Donahoe, Philadelphia Inquirer December 27, 2006
Newhall, Edith. “A New Approach,” Philadelphia Inquirer Decemeber 10, 2005
Strauss, R.B., A First Friday, The Weekly Press January 5, 2005
Strauss, R.B., Mayer and Highwire Galleries, aroundphilly.com January 7, 2005
New American Paintings: Mid-Atlantic May 2004
Oncologist September 2003
Matthew Freedman, catalogue essay “Bliss of Growth” June 2003
R.B. Strauss, “A Shining Talent in a solo debut,” Daily Local News July 15, 2003
Roberta Fallon, “Murphy's Law,” The Philadelphia Weekly July 16–22, 2003
Lori Hill, “First Friday Focus,” City Paper June 6, 2003
Edward Sozanski, “Patterns of Delight,” Philadelphia Inquirer June 27, 2003
Victoria Donahoe, “At Area Art Centers, Array of Fresh Works,” Philadelphia Inquirer May 4, 2003