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Awards________________________________________________________________________
2017 Iowa State Fair, Second Place, Adult-Pastels (Jurors: Jim Engler, Professor Emeritus, Grand View College; Nan Wilson, Briar Cliff College; Mary Jones, Grandview University) 2017 Iowa State Fair, Honorable Mention (Jurors: Jim Engler, Professor Emeritus, Grand View College; Nan Wilson, Briar Cliff College; Mary Jones, Grandview University) 2017 Iowa Pastel Society, Juried Members Show, Third Place, juried by peers, West Des Moines, IA 2016 Iowa State Fair, Third Place, Pastels (Jurors: Maggie Harlow-Vogt, Coordinator, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines; Marcia Joffe-Bouska, Brian Roberts) 2016 Iowa Pastel Society, Juried Members Show, Honorable Mention, juried by peers, Fort Dodge, IA 2015 Iowa State Fair, Merit Award (Jurors: Tilly Woodward, Curator, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, IA; Elissa Cox, Professor, Upper Iowa University; Lacy Jennings, Art Educator) 2015 Biennial Community of Artists Exhibit, Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA, Honorable Mention (Juror: Jack Wilkes, Artist and Art Educator) 2015 Octagon National Juried All-Media Exhibition, Ames, IA, Honorable Mention (Juror: Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, Dept. Chair & Prof. Of Fiber, Kansas City Art Institute) 2014 Greater Des Moines Exhibited, Heritage Gallery, Best of Show (Juror: Mark Marturello, Illustrator, Des Moines Register) 2014 Iowa Pastel Society Juried Members Show, Honorable Mention 2011 Iowa State Fair, Excellence in Pastel (Jurors: Heather Lovewell, Curator, Catich Gallery; Tilly Woodward, Curator of Community and Public Outreach, Grinnell College; Sam Chiodo, Des Moines, IA) 2004 Iowa State Fair, Two Merit Awards, (Jurors: Dennis Dake, Iowa State University, College of Art and Design; Edie Kellar Mahaney, Director, Zionsville Art Gallery, IN; Joanie Halverson, Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA) 2001 Award Winners’ Invitational, 2001, Merit Award, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair, Merit Award (Juror: Douglas Eckheart, Luther College, Decorah, IA) Exhibitions_____________________________________________________________________________ 2017 13th Annual Juried Art Show, Images Art Gallery, Overland Park, KS 2017 21st Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition, Tim Murphy Art Gallery, Merriam, KS 2000-2017 Iowa State Fair "Fine Arts Exhibit", Des Moines, IA 2002-2017 Iowa Exhibited, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2002-4, 2009, 2011, 2016-17) 2015-2017 Community of Regional Artists Biennial Exhibit, Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA 2000-2016-Greater Des Moines Exhibited VII, Art Competition, Des Moines, IA (2000-1, 2004-5, 2009, 2011-14, 2016) 2016-Solo-State Library of Iowa, "Plight of the Pollinators", Des Moines, IA 2014-2016-Iowa Pastel Society Annual Juried Members Show 2016 Solo: Deerfield Retirement Community, Retrospect Show, Urbandale, IA 2015-2016 Octagon National Juried All-Media Exhibition, Ames IA 2014 Solo: Ankeny Art Center, “Investigations into the Psychological Use of Color”, Ankeny, IA 2014 Mid-America Pastel Society Juried Members Exhibition, Topeka, KS 2004-2016 Pastel National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS (2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016) 1999-2017 Des Moines Women’s Club Annual Art Exhibition, Des Moines, IA 2013 The Pastel Society of America, 41st Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 2011 Solo: Edgewater Retirement Community, West Des Moines, Iowa 2004-2008 Solo: Annual Picturesque Garden Show, Clive, IA 2008 Exhibit at La Bonne Etoile, Fontaine-Fourches, France 2006 Exhibit at La Piano, Pesciano, Italy Art Fairs_______________________________________________________________________ 2013 Art Midwest, The Other Art Show, Iowa Varied Industries Bldg., Des Moines, IA 2010 Clear Lake Art Festival, Clear Lake, IA Affiliations______________________________________________________________________ Pastel Society of America Iowa Artists Association Iowa Arts Council Iowa Pastel Society, Signature member Mid-American Pastel Society, Signature member Collections______________________________________________________________________ Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts Law Firm, Des Moines, IA Teaching Experience______________________________________________________________ I have been teaching drawing and painting to adult students in my studio for twelve years. I also presented 10-day workshops in landscape "en plein aire" painting in Pesciano, Umbria, Italy June, 2011 and September, 2010. Previous History____________________________________________________________ 1989-1997 Senior Administrator-Government Relations, The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA - Administered corporate political action committee and board activities. Was board liaison to corporate federal lobbyist in Washington, D.C. -Developed marketing strategies for membership drives and fund-raising activities. -Coordinated the business unit’s strategic planning process and related matters. - Volunteer Docent for the corporate art collection; provided public tours Education______________________________________________________________________ 2013-present Mentorship, Jack Wilkes, Des Moines, IA 1997-2004 Ceramics, David Dahlquist, RDG-Dahlquist Art Studio, Des Moines, IA 1998-2017 Pastel/Painting: Nancy King Mertz-5-day pastel plain air painting workshop, Dubuque, IA Lorenzo Chavez-3 day pastel plein air painting workshop, West Des Moines, IA Cecile Houel, Portraiture workshop, Iowa Pastel Society, Blanden Art Museum, Ft. Dodge, IA Jack Wilkes-5-day workshop, Pierson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA Richard McKinley-5-day pastel plein air painting workshop, Bend, OR Richard McKinley-10-day pastel plein air painting workshop, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Costa Vavagiakis-10-day pastel plein air painting workshop, Beaune, France Doug Dawson-3-day pastel workshop, Pastel Society of America Studio, New York, NY Richard McKinley-pastel landscape painting, IAPPS Convention, Albuquerque, NM Maggie Price-pastel painting, IAPPS Convention, Albuquerque, NM Urania Christy Tarbet-10-day pastel workshop, Fontaine Fourches, France Ann Templeton-Four 10-day plein air painting workshops, Umbria, Italy, Ruidoso, NM, Portugal Teresa Vito-10-day plein air painting workshop, Provence, France 1991-2004 Mary Muller Studio, Des Moines, IA 1987 B.A. Des Moines Area Community College, Paralegal Certificate, Des Moines, IA 1979 B.S. Northwest Missouri State University, Office Administration/Economics, Maryville, MO Volunteer Activities_______________________________________________________________ 2004-present Liturgical Artist, Coordinate Art and Environment at Sacred Heart Church, West Des Moines, IA 2014-present Anawim Housing, Des Moines-Women Empowering Women volunteer |