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Port Orchard, Washington 98366

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Corner Deli, Port Orchard, 2005 – 2008
Sandpiper Gallery, Tacoma, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2007
City of Enumclaw Gallery, March 2005
Gilmartin Gallery, Seattle, 2001
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, 1992
Woody’s Restaurant, Middlebury, Vermont, 1989
Fireplace Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, 1986
Chrysalis Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, 1986
Handforth Gallery, Tacoma Public Library, 1984

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
New Members Exhibition, Gallery 110, Seattle, 2010
Evergreen, Gallery 110, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, 2010
Food for Soul, Gallery 110, Seattle, 2010
Momentum Studio, Seattle, 2005
Base Camp, City of Enumclaw, 2005
Mount Rainier Centennial, Kittredge Gallery, Tacoma, 1999
Marking Time, Kittredge Gallery, Tacoma, 1996
Mark E. Reed Gallery, Shelton, 1996
Merrill Place Gallery, Seattle, 1990
Ed Essex and Meredith Essex; Father/Daughter, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, 1990
Landscape Escape Invitational, Mercer Island Center, Seattle, 1989
New Artists, New Work, Louise Matzke Gallery, Seattle, 1985
Bachelor of Arts Exhibition, University of Puget Sound, 1981
Northwest Artists, The Alternative Gallery, Tacoma, 1980
Tacoma University Student/Faculty, Tacoma Art Museum, 1980, 1979
Safeco Corporate Collection, purchase, January, 2000

JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Base Camp, City of Enumclaw Juried Art Exhibit, 2005 award, 2006
Women in Art, YWCA Women in Art Award, Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, 1992
Women in Art, Honorable Mention, Tacoma, 1990
Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, 1988
Painting and Sculpture, Tacoma Art Museum, 1985
Western Washington State Fair, Honorable Mention, Puyallup, 1984
Bellevue Fine Arts Competition, 1979

GRANTS, AWARDS
Washington Art Educators Association Distinguished Service Award, 1999
Excellence in the Arts, Pierce County Arts Commission, 1995
Excellence in the Arts, Tacoma Arts Commission, 1994
Artist Residency Grant, Vermont Studio Colony, 1988
Trustee Academic Scholarship, 1977-1981
Helen Buchanan Art Scholarship, 1981
Arthur Gunderson Art Scholarship, 1980

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Washington State Arts Commission Teaching Artist 1990-1993, 1995-1997, 2001-Present
San Juan Community Theatre, Friday Harbor, Stage Designer,
The Merry Firebird, Fall, 2009
Tacoma School District, 1989-Present
Tacoma Art Museum, 1992-1998

INSTRUCTOR
Masters in the Art of Teaching Graduate Program,
University of Puget Sound, 2008-Present
Lead Visual Artist Mentor for Arts Impact,
Puget Sound Educational Service District, 2000-Present
Teaching Artist Trainer, PTartscape, Port Townsend, 2002-Present
Teaching Artist Trainer, Methow Arts Alliance, 2007, 2008
Teaching Artist Trainer, Idaho Commission on the Arts, 2006, 2007, 2008
Visual Art Instructor, K-5, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma 1996-2001

CURRICULUM DESIGNER/CONSULTANT
South Kitsap School District, 2006-Present
Port Townsend Community Arts Education Consortium, 2002-Present
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, 2001- 09
Washington State History Museum, 2006-2007
Lake Washington School District, 2001-2003
Tacoma School District, 1998-2002

Art Preparator, Administrator
Grant Writer, Arts4learning, South Kitsap School District,
WSAC Community Consortia grant Award, 2010-2011
Grant Writer, Ed Essex: A Sixty Year Print Retrospective,
King County 4Culture Individual Artist Project Award, 2009

Program Coordinator, Art on Saturdays, Tacoma Art Museum, 1997-1998
Archival Framer; Collections and Exhibitions, Tacoma Art Museum, 1989-1995
Acting Registrar, Tacoma Art Museum, Spring 1992 and Fall 1995.
Manager of Framing Shop, American Art Company, Tacoma, 1985-1987

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts: Art History and Studio Art Majors
University of Puget Sound, 1981