| Biography: My family and I immigrated to the United States from Slovakia when I was very young; this dramatic change influenced my perception of the world and led me to pursue a life dedicated to the arts. I have been painting for more than twenty years and received my formal training from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. My involvement in the arts has spanned a broad spectrum: theatrical set designs, children’s museum exhibit designs and fabrication, book cover illustrations, murals, fabrication team for Nickelodeon Network “Blues Clues”, “T.V. Land” and the “Big Help Mobile” and instructor at The Art Institute of Seattle. In addition to commissioned paintings and sculptures, I exhibit my work nationally. Currently, I live in Seattle with my husband and three cats and enjoy spending my free time rock climbing, skiing and sea kayaking. Education Antioch University, Seattle, WA Master of Art in Whole Systems Design December, 2006 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Graduate Architecture Program Abroad, Rome, Italy September - November 2001 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA Certificate of Fine Arts – Sculpture May 1994 Selected Exhibitions 2009 Solo Exhibition, Bella Perla Gallery, Portland, OR Group Exhibition, Midland Arts Association 2009 Spring Juried Exhibition Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX Group Exhibition, Metropolis, Seattle, WA Group Exhibition, The Goat, Indianola, WA 2008 Solo Exhibition, Bella Perla Gallery, Portland, OR Group Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 2008 Juried Alumni Exhibition Philadelphia, PA Group Exhibition, Rome Art Coterie 6th National Juried Exhibition, Rome, GA Group Exhibition, Midland Arts Association 2008 Spring Juried Exhibition Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX Group Exhibition, The Burnley Gallery, Seattle, WA 2007 Solo Exhibition, Bella Perla Gallery, Portland, OR Group Exhibition, Spectrum: The Chakra Element, Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY Group Exhibition, 10th Annual International Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA Group Exhibition, The Burnley Gallery, Seattle, WA 2006 Solo Exhibition, Bella Perla Gallery, Portland, OR Group Exhibition, The Burnley Gallery, Seattle, WA 2005 Group Exhibition, Fish as Art, Gallery North on the Square, Bloomington, IN Group Exhibition, Rome Art Coterie 2005 National Juried Show, Rome, GA Commission, 18 Paintings for the Hotel Max, Seattle, WA Group Exhibition, The Burnley Gallery, Seattle, WA 2004 Group Exhibition, 100x100x100, Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA Group Exhibition, The Burnley Gallery, Seattle, WA |
