2012 to present: Own and share Harper printmaking studio with Central Florida community. Teach relief printmaking techniques to the public.
Open Press group has been operating since 2013. Weekly meetings and workshops are ongoing.
Exhibitions:
August 6--27, 2022. Endless Summer, group exhibit at Arts on Douglas.
3 pieces entered, 'Nurdle Soup du Jour', 'Solar Power, Once' and 'Joy of Hiking'.
March 11--April 30, 2022. Coming and Going, solo exhibit for Mount Dora Center for the Arts
October 2021--Awagami AIMPE mini print exhibition,
The Queen's Maple and From the Platform
October 2021--Canary in the Coal mine project, Zea Mays Printmaking, 'Piping Plover'
June 2021--Center for Contemporary Printmaking, CCP 13th Annual Miniature Print exhibition, Norwalk, Connecticut, 'Share'
February 2021--Mount Dora Art Festival Poster Artist and exhibitor, 'Nine Planks'
March 2020-- Womanmade, Tri-City exhibit, Mount Dora, Tavares, Leesburg.
A piece in each city
September 2019--Pressing Limits, an exhibit of prints made by our Little/big steamroller event during the Leesburg Art Festival March of 2019
September 2019--Carving out Ideas, solo artist at McKay Gallery in the HUB at New Smyrna Beach
February 2019-- National Print Invitational, curated by Bill Fick and Judy Jones.
'Too Much Information' and 'The Embroiderer's Myth'
October 2017-- Big Ink, Atlanta Georgia. 'Chick Selfie'
2013 --2019 Off the Beaten Path Florida Arts Tour. Hosting studio, with Open Press members demonstrating the press. Covid 19 stopped 2020 and 2021, hope to resume 2022.
2017--Little/BIG Print origination in Eustis, Florida at the Lake Eustis Museum of Art.
We did a scaled down version of steamroller printing for our local printmaking community.
Other relevant experience:
2015—Present-- Hold workshops at HPS and at the Hub in New Smyrna
2005—2008--Art teacher, AIAN International School, Ningbo China.
1988—2005--Book designer and Illustrator
1981--BFA in drawing, University of Florida