Inspirations and Education
- Grew up playing in the woods and waters of South Florida's Indian River Lagoon, one of the most bio-diverse estuaries in the world
- Struggled with academics, finding refuge and recoginition in creating art
- BFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design
- EcoArt Treasure Coast apprentice, mentored by pioneering water EcoArtist, Betsy Damon and activist/art historian, Dr. Mary Jo Aagerstoun
- Assistant to pioneering wildlife EcoArtist, Lynne Hull
Innovations and Collaborations
- 2015- Founding member of Artists for Climate Action
- 2013- Founding member and exhibitor at the Love the Everglades Movement Summer Symposium
- 2013-16 EcoArtist in residence, City of Stuart Storm water Management
- 2012-13 Character Designer for GlobHammer Studios, Bushwick, NYC
- 2012- Founding member, organizer and artist for River Justice League
- 2009-14 Martin County Advisory Board member of EcoArt South Florida
- 2009-11 Partnered with Audubon Society ornithologists to construct experimental bird and insect habitats
- 2009-17 Artist in residence at Florida Oceanographic Society Coastal Center
Instructional Experience
- Over 15 years as an Art Educator in Montessori, K-12 Public and Adult Ed
- 2015-16 Director of Storm Drain Mural Artist and Youth Intervention for the HighWaterLine project, Delray Beach2011-12 Mentored High School AP art students in EcoArt theory and practice culminating in a public exhibition
- 2011-13 Teaching Artist with the Center for Creative Education, Palm Beach County
- 2010-13 Facilitated EcoArt workshops with Boys and Girls Clubs of Martin County
- 2009- Director of EcoArt projects in Palm Beach and Martin County
Recognitions
- 2013 Recipient of the Arts and Healing Network Honoring the Next Generation Award
- 2011-12 Women Supporting the Arts Grant Winner
- 1999 SCAD Portfolio Scholarship
Exhibtions
- 2017 SIXTH, “Never too Late” digital collage series, Bridge red Studios, North Miami, FL
- 2016 Artists of the Art Solon, "Inspiration" ceramic, Amory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
- 2016 New American Patriot, Installation and storm drain mural, The Box Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
- 2016 Art of Sustainability Symposium, Habitat Sculpture, Eastern Florida State College, Palm Bay, FL
- 2015 Blued Trees, Collaborative project with EcoArtist, Aviva Rihmani, Indian River Lagoon, FL
- 2014 What’s the Buzz About, Exhibition of Bee Habitat Sculpture designs, Art on Park, Lake Park, FL
- 2013 The Lounge Series (New Paintings) Martin County Arts Council, Stuart, FL
- 2012 EcoArt Works! Artigras, Jupiter, FL
- 2011 New Works, Cristina de la Vega Gallery, Stuart, FL
- 2010 Living on the Edge, Treasure Coast EcoArt capstone exhibition, Arts Council, Stuart, FL
- 2003 Senior Show, "Never Paint again" college series, Alexander Hall, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Speaking Engagements
- 2018 Visiting lecturer for Florida International University's Environmental Art Department, Miami, FL
- 2014 Love the Everglades Summer Symposium, "It takes a village to save our river", Everglades, FL
- 2013 EcoArt in South Florida, Armory Art Salon Series, West Palm Beach, FL
- 2012 Keynote speaker on EcoArt and Social Practice in the Chautauqua South lecture series, Martin County Library, Stuart, FL