I had my first art lesson in a studio at age 11. My dad signed me up at the Art Institute of Chicago. It was a life class. I learned so much and in the end had only one question for my dad, "why don’t the male models have to get naked?”

My art studies continued through the years with stops at the Kansas City Institute of Art and the New York Art Students League. Only in the last twelve or so years have I concentrated solely on art working with oils, acrylics and varied forms of functional art. One thing is clear…full time dedication to art has made me a far more accomplished artist and fulfilled individual. Best of all, my work sells!

AIRE MV, my plein air group, opens it’s new show August 28th at Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown. Our opening reception happens on Sunday, August 29 from 5pm to 7pm. Please join us and meet the artists. The paintings of nine island artists will be exhibited. All of our work was created this summer at beach paths, ponds, docs and gardens across the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

**COMMUNITY WORK**
I am a member of BBBS, Big Brothers Big Sisters. My ‘Little’ is a thirteen years old who sees herself as an artist. That’s why we were matched. Our favorite pastime, when we could socialize together, was painting together on the beach and in my studio.

EDUCATION:

Journalism Bachelor’s Degree/Art Minor at Northwestern University
Kansas City Institute of Art Chicago Art Institute
New York Art Students League

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

FIREWORKS. Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown MA NY
Westchester Art Show
Malibu Art Festival
La Jolla Art Exhibition
MV Artisans Festivals
Vineyard Conservation Society Art Auction
Featherstone for the Arts

GALLERIES:

Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
Gallery Gallery (my studio) West Tilbury, MA
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Affiliated Artist, Larchmont, NY
Blue Gallery / 2016-2018 Provincetown

MA PAST CAREER

News and documentary film at NBC and PBS

CONTACT INFO:

GalleryGalleryMV.com

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