Tennessee Arts Academy, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, summer 2022
Teaching has always been interwoven with and complementary to my studio practice. I love exploring the technical, formal and aesthetic aspects of the creative process with others on the path. I feel that we are traveling together towards deeper understanding of how, by engaging with the making of images, we can explore our creative ideas with curiosity, discernment and self reflection. In the process, we move towards what is truly meaningful to us in our work. Forty years of making, looking at and teaching art have given me a breadth of knowledge that I enjoy sharing with others. Deep respect for the integrity of your process and a commitment to making the joy of art accessible to all are at the heart of my teaching.
Currently, I teach in the Smith College Art Department and at Zea Mays Printmaking in Florence, MA. I offer workshops locally out of my Leverett studio, nationally and occasionally abroad.
Please contact me if you are interested in learning together, either virtually or in person.
Arts in Education
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current:
Lecturer, Studio Art, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Faculty, Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA
2019-2022:
Guest artist, Tennessee Arts Acadamy, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Assistant Professor, Art Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Program Supervisor, Art Education, Mt. Holyoke College
Visiting Artist, Emory University
Instructor, Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA
2001-2018
ART EDUCATOR, Wildwood School, Amherst, MA
2006-2007
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Drawing and Painting, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CT
GUEST LECTURER, Long Island University, Art Education Department
1995 to 2001
ART EDUCATOR, Goosehill Primary School, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
1987 – 1995
ARTIST/ INSTRUCTOR, P.S. 321, Brooklyn, NY
Established studio program with teacher-training component
1986 – 1987
ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Studio In A School Association, NY
Supervised 31 artists-in-residence studio sites, conducted staff
development and teacher training workshops, designed arts curriculum
1981 – 1985
ARTIST/ INSTRUCTOR, Studio In A School Association, NY
ARTIST/INSTRUCTOR, Lincoln Center Institute
1984 – 1986
INSTRUCTOR, Drawing and Painting, New York State Summer School for the Arts,
State University College, Fredonia, NY