Artist Statement

Why do I create?  Because an inner compulsion demands it.

Why do I fashion abstract figures? Because I am searching for the essence of what it is to be human in terms that are not individualized but universal and expressed in an artistically meaningful way.

What do I hope to say?  If I have not reached the viewer intuitively, then I have failed in my endeavor for art is not verbal and should not need to be explained.  Involved theoretical treatises by an artist explaining his creations are as stultifying to me as governmental imperatives telling an artist what message his work must convey.  Essentially, for me, each piece poses a problem in design, skill of execution, and the characteristics of the material; the expressive content flows intuitively from my psyche and my soul, and, in the end, says a great deal about the world I live in and my response to it.

Personal

Attended grade schools, Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Master of Arts: Texas Women's University, Denton, TX
Master of Arts: University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas Southwestern Graduate School,    Dallas, TX
 

Employment

1985 - 1995  University of Texas at Dallas, TX: Tech. Illustration & Graphics  1984 - 1985
                   Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX: Media Consultant
1979 - 1983  Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX: Art Instructor, Part Time,
                   Dvision Sec, Full Time
1976 - 1980  El Centro College, Dallas, TX: Art Instructor, Part Time
1965 - 1979  Contemproary Gallery, Dallas, TX: Owner with husband
1971 - 1974  Mountain View College, Dallas, TX: Art Instructor
1969 - 1971  El Centro College, Dallas, TX: Art Instructor, Part Time
1965            Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Dallas, TX: summer Ceramics Instructor
1964 - 1969  Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX: Ceramics Instructor
1957 - 1959  Maryland Art Institute, Baltimore, MD: Ceramics Instructor, evenings
1952 - 1953  Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, CA: Gallery Assistant

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Prizes and Exhibitions

1998            People's Choice Award, Texas Pottery & Sculp. Guild Show, Ft.Worth, TX
1998            Second Prize, Texas Sculpture Assoc. Show, Dallas, TX
1997            Xmas Exhibition, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, TX
1995            One-woman exhibition at The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
1994            Top Award, Jesuit Preparatpry School Arts Feastival, Dallas, TX
1990            One-woman exhibition at The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
1986            One-woman exhibition, Longview Museum & Arts Center, Longview, TX
1981             Invitational exhibition, Collectors' Choice Gallery, Dallas, TX
1977 - 1979  Vice-President, Dallas Craft Guild, Dallas, TX
1978            One-woman exhibition: Contemproary Gallery, Dallas, TX
1978            Article published in Studio Potter Magazine
1974            Top Award, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 16th Texas Crafts Comp.,
                   Dallas, TX
1973 - 1976  Listed in Who's Who in American Art
1973            One-woman exhibition at Texas Women's University, Denton, TX
1972            One-woman exhibition at The University of Texas, Arlington, TX
1971            One-woman exhibition at The Graduate Research Center, Richardson, TX
1970            One-woman exhibition at Texas Women's University, Denton, TX
1968 - 1969  First, second, third prizes at the State Fair of Texas, Dallas, TX
1969            Film made for KERA-TV featuring me and my work, Dallas, TX
1969            Juror for the State Fair of Texas, Dallas, TX
1968            Selected for the 24th Ceramic National, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
1965            One-woman exhibition at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
1964 - 1969  Invited to exhibit in the annual international exhibition "Form and Quality"
                   at the Bavarian Ministry of Culture, Munich, Germany
1962            Selected for exhibition and travel: 22nd Ceramic National, Everson
                   Museum,  Syracuse, NY
1962            One-woman exhibition at the Bavarian Ministry of Culture, Munich,
                   Germany
1958            First Prize, crafts competition at the Smithsonian Institution,
                   Washington, DC
1957            First Prize, crafts competition at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC