Education
| MFA | Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, MFA (Painting) |
| BFA | Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BFA (Painting) Temple University Abroad, Rome, Italy Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine |
Exhibitions - One Person
| 2010 | "Madhubani" photographs, Madden Library, CSU Fresno March 2010 | 2010 | "Fields", Warnors Center for Performing Arts, CCAC, January & February 2010 |
| 2009 | Featured Artist, KJWL Gallery featured artist, Fresno, CA, November 2009 |
| 2008 | Saroyan Theater, "India" September |
| 2008 | Fresno City Hall, "India", August |
| 2008 | Gallery 25, "India" Feb/March |
| 2007 Sept/Oct | Presidents Gallery, Thomas Administration Bldg., CSU Fresno, CA |
| 2007 | Photographs, WARNERS, Fresno CA, April |
| 2005 | Presidents Gallery, Thomas Administration Bldg., CSU Fresno, CA |
| 2003/04 | Presidents Gallery, Thomas Administration Bldg., CSU Fresno, CA |
| 1997 | Caprofil Trading AG, Baarerstrasse 2, 6304 Zug, Switzerland |
| 1992 | Philadelphia Wall, Moore College of Art & Design |
| 1990 | Philadelphia Wall, Moore College of Art & Design |
| 1989 | Haas Gallery, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA |
| 1988 | DePauw University Art Centre Gallery, Greencastle, IN |
| 1987 | Moore College of Art & Design |
| 1986 | Painted Bride Art Centre, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1986 | Kathryn D. Markley School, Malvern, PA |
| 1985 | Denison University, Burke Hall Gallery, Granville, Ohio |
| 1984 | Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio |
| 1984 | Write State College, Dayton, Ohio |
| 1984/85 | Mackenzie Gallery, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio |
| 1981 | Bedford Theatre, Bedford, IN |
Juried
| 2009 | (5)Art, Florida exchange exhibition, September 2009 |
| 2009 | Gallery 25 group exhibition, Fresno City Hall, July 2009 |
| 2009 | "A Vision Unfolds: 60 Years of Art", Fresno Art Museum, Jan/Feb 2009 |
| 2008 | Small Treasures: Artist Miniatures at the Fresno Art Museum opening, November 21, 2008 through December 18, 2008 |
| 2007 | "Pink", Sorenson Studio, Oct. 4 – Oct 20th |
| 2007 | "Equinox" Sorenson Gallery, February & March |
| 2005 | "Wallworks", LA Artcore Annex, May/June |
| 2005, '06, '07, '08 | "Reveiller", Quady Winery, Annual Exhibit, Madera, CA |
| 2004 | Topanga Canyon Gallery, Open show (Award: Honorable Mention), CA |
| 2003 | "Celebration of Angels", Chapel of the Light, Fresno, CA |
| 2001/02 | "Day or Night", Gallery 214, 214 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, NJ |
| 1993 | Juried Art Exhibition, The William Penn Charter School, 3000 W. School House Lane, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1992 | North Mountain Art League, Haas Gallery, Bloomsburg U., Bloomsburg, PA |
| 1992 | Main Line Art Center, Ardmore, PA |
| 1987 | Greater Harrisburg Arts Festival, State Museum, Harrisburg, PA |
| 1987 | Philadelphia Sketch Club, Small Paintings Exhibition |
| 1987 | Bald Eagle Art Association Regional Show, Williamsport, PA |
| 1983 | All Ohio, Canton Art Institute, Canton, OH |
| 1983 | The 15th Washington and Jefferson National Painting Show, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA |
| 1983 | 69th Annual Indiana Artists Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1983 | Parkersburg National Painting Show, Parkersburg Art Centre |
| 1982 | Great Lakes Regional Exhibition of Painting and SculptureGrover M. Hermann Fine Arts Center, Marietta, OH |
| 1982 | The 14th Washington and Jefferson National Painting Show, Olin Fine Arts Center Gallery, Washington, PA |
| 1981 | 68th Annual Indiana Artists Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN |
Group Exhibitions
| 2008 October | "Faculty" Art & Design faculty show, Phebe Conley Art Gallery CSUF, CA |
| 2008 October | "Archop", Broadway Studios, Fresno, CA |
| 2008 September | "Alchemy", Gallery 25, Fresno, CA |
| 2008 August | Fresno City Hall, CA |
| 2008 Feb. 9-10 | "Reveiller", Quady Winery, 8th Annual Exhibit of Regional Artists, Madera, CA |
| 2008 | Phebe Conley Gallery, CSU Fresno, CA |
| 2007 Dec. 16 | Snapshots, Gallery 25, November 30 through |
| 2007 October | Pink, Sorensen Gallery |
| 2007 October | Clovis d’Elegance Art Exhibition |
| 2007 July 5-29 | "Armenian Exchange", Gallery 25, Gyumri, Aremenia |
| 2007 June | Gallery 25, group exhibition, Fresno, CA |
| 2007 Feb. & Mar. | Blue Moon Gallery, Fresno CA |
| 2007 Mar. 1-10 | "Paint Peace" |
| 2007 Feb. 10-11 | "Reveiller" Quady Winery, Madera, CA |
| 2007 Feb. & Mar. | "Equinox" Sorenson Gallery |
| 2006-07 Dec. to Jan. | Arte Americas Museum, Fresno, CA |
| 2006 Mar. to May | University of California Center, Fresno CA |
| 2006 Jan. to Feb. | "Contemporain I", Contemporary Trends Gallery, Fresno Art Museum, CA |
| 2005 Dec. 1-18 | "Snapshots", International open, Gallery 25, Fresno CA |
| 2005 Nov. 3-27 | "Resonance", exhibition of Paintings, Photographs, Poverello Mural |
| 2005 Oct. 9-30 | "The Edge of Drawing", faculty drawing exhibition Conley Gallery |
| 2005 May 22-29 | "Wallworks", 2005: Juried, state exhibition |
| 2005 Jan. to Feb. | Faculty Exhibition, Phoebe Conley Gallery |
| 2004 December | Gallery 25 Group Show |
| 2004 Nov. to Dec. | Fresno Magazine Nov. to Dec. 764 P Street, Suite E, Fresno CA |
| 2004 September | 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery 25, Fresno, CA |
| 2004 August | "Be-Tween", Absolute Art Gallery, 2326 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA |
| 2004 August | "New Members", Gallery 25, Fresno, CA |
| 2004 February | "Glass", Phoebe Conley Gallery, CSU Fresno, CA |
| 2003 | Gallery Artists "Small Works" Exhibition, Gallery 25, Fresno, CA |
| 2000, '01, '02 | Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Mariboe Gallery, Swig Arts Center, The Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ |
| 1998 | "New Beginnings", Gelb Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA |
| 1997 | "Elemente Elementares", Altes Kunsthalle, Zug, Switzerland |
| 1996 | "Gallerie am See", Unterägeri, Canton Zug, Switzerland |
| 1993 | Faculty Exhibition, Moore College of Art and Design, Goldie Paley Gallery and Levy Gallery for the Arts in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1991 | Paley Design Centre, Philadelphia College of Textiles & Design |
| 1989 | Moore College of Art & Design, Levy Gallery |
| 1988 | "Outside of the Inside", Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ |
| 1982 | Traditional Alternatives: Still Life, Churchman-Feldman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1981 | Thesis Show, Center Court Gallery, Indiana Univeristy Art Museum |
| 1979-80 | Graduate group show, Arbutus Gallery, Bloomington, IN |
| 1980 | Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1979 | Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1978 | Main Gallery, Lungo Tevere Arnaldo da Brescia, Rome, Italy |
Professional Activities
| 2009 | SPE West annual conference, Oakhurst, CA Workshop: "Lightroom 2" workshop with Patti Russotti Workshop: "Of a Personal Nature" with Sant Khalsa |
| 2003 - present | Associate Professor, Studio Art, Department of Art & Design, CSU Fresno |
| 2009 | FCASH, Creating Critical Mass, October 2 & 3, 2009 Session: "Fresno State's Engagement and Partnership in Strengthening the Cultural Arts Sector of the New California", Public Art and Mural Powerpoint presentation, Poverello Mural, Fresno Co. Childrens Mental Health Outpatient Clinic Mural and Warnors Window Project. |
| 2009 | Powerpoint, Photography: Presidency College, Kolkatta, India, January 2009 |
| 2009 | Powerpoint, Painting, Vishwa Bharti University, Shantiniketan, India, January 2009 |
| 2007 | The Fresno Cultural Arts Conference, Connecting Community, FCASH - Science and History, Fresno, CA, Oct. 4 |
| 2006 | ISC Cincinnati Ohio, June |
| 2005 | Fate Conference (national), Columbus Ohio, March |
| 2004, 2007 | College Art Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA |
| 2003 | Multimedia Program, A program of CETL, AIC and Digital campus, Cohort, CSU Fresno, CA, workshops attended: PHOTOSHOP, IMOVIE, VR WORX, DREAMWEAVER, Fall |
| 2002-03 | New York museum field trip coordinator |
| 2002 | NJAIS conference, “Teaching For Learning: The Brain Matters” |
| 1993 | Cultivating Intercultural Communication competence, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1983 | Coordinator, 20th Century Photography; The Social and Political Context, The College of Wooster, in conjunction with the Margaret Bourke White Exhibition |
| 1983-85 | Campus representative, GLCA New York Arts Program, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691 |
| 1981 | Design assistant to Chris T. Martens for major public art work in Salem, OR |
Honors and Awards
| 2010 | Assigned Time (release time), awarded for book preparation on 18th century astronimical observatories. CSU Fresno |
| 2009 | Sabbatical awarded for Spring 2009, Madhubani, India research, CSU Fresno |
| 2008 | Fresno Board of Supervisors, recognized for community service mural projects, Feb. |
| 2004 | Golda Foundation, Painting Award & Exhibition, Fresno Art Museum, CA |
| 2004-05 | Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award |
| 2003 | Honorable Mention, Open National Juried Show, Topanga Canyon Gallery, juror, M.Zakian |
| 1990 | Price Waterhouse, Paintings purchased for collection |
| 1987 | Juror, NAACP sponsored, Painting and Drawing Cultural Olympics - High School Students, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1983 | Purchase Price, 15th Washington and Jefferson National Painting Show, Phila., PA |
| 1983 | Faculty Enrichment Grant, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH |
| 1981 | Painting purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN |
| 1980 | Ford Foundation, Doctoral Grant-in-Aid, Indiana University |
| 1980 | Scholarship, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, awarded by Indiana University |
| 1979 | Award, "Outstanding Painter" Edith Weil Hecht, selected by the Tyler School of Art, Temple University |
Selected Collection
- Price Waterhouse Collection, Philadelphia
- Indianapolis Museum of Art, permanent collection
- Caprofil AG, Zug, Switzerland
- Rene Senn, Baar, Switzerland, Private Collection
- Klazar family, Litomysl, Czech Republic, Private Collection
- Chris T. Martens, Champagne, Illinois, Private Collection
- Kishan Goenka, Oberaegeri, Switzerland, Private Collection
- Lowell, Massachusetts Private Collection
- Osman Unsal, Ankara, Turkey, Private Collection
- Dr. Vijayendra Pratap, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Marylin and Robert Latiak, Malvern, Pennsylvania
- Dorothy Ashman, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
- Peggi Vaughen-Dotta, Fresno CA, Private Collection
- Robert & Ellen Hirth, Fresno CA, Private Collection
- Polly Victor, Fresno, CA, Private Collection
- Dr. Karen Coxhead, Portland, Oregon, Private Collection