Rhythm of the Stage featured Gallery at the Attucks artist through October 16, 2026

“AS AN ARTIST, I AM DRAWN TO SUBJECTS THAT REFECT LIVED EXPERIENCE, PERSONAL CONNECTION, AND MY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BROADER WORLD. MUCH OF MY WORK RESPONDS TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CRISES, PARTICULARLY THE CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY WAR, DISPLACEMENT, AND MIGRATION. I EXPLORE THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF THESE GLOBAL REALITIES THROUGH A DEEPLY PERSONAL LENS – EXAMINING THEMES OF RESILIENCE, MEMORY, AND COLLECTIVE STRENGTH. MY DRAWINGS AIM TO CREATE A SPACE FOR EMPATHY, REFECTION, AND RECOGNITION OF THE HUMAN STORIES OFTEN LEFT UNSEEN.”

EDUCATION:
Arts Students League, NYC
B.F.A. Syracuse University,
M.F.A. Graduate Fellowship, University of Massachusetts,
S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Study with Harvey Breverman,
California State University, Fresno, Study with Terry Allen,

COLLECTIONS:
ATLANTIC SHORES CORPORATION
CAPITAL ONE
CENTRAL FIDELITY BANK,
CHARLES H. TAYLOR ARTS CENTER, HAMPTON VA
CHOWAN UNIVERSITY, MURFREESBORO, NC
CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER OF VIRGINIA
CTN MEDIA GROUP, NEW YORK, NY
DALLAS WYNDOM HOTEL
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, WASHINGTON, DC
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING
GREAT BASIN STATE BANK. ELKO, NV

LYNCHBURG COLLEGE, LYNCHBURG, VA
HOUSTON MARRIOTT MARQUIS
JOHN WARNER, US SENATE OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC
MARRIOTT HOTEL, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
NORFOLK ACADEMY, NORFOLK, VA
OMNI HOTEL, TULSA, OK
SALAMANDER RESORT AND SPA, MIDDLEBURG, VA
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC , OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, NORFOLK, VA

W STARWOOD HOTEL, SEATTLE, WA
TASTE UNLIMITED, BAYVILLE FARMS, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

TUCAON EL CONQUISTADOR HILTON GST &CASITAS. TUCSON, ARIZONA

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS PERMANENT COLLECTION,
ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

US STATE DEPARTMENT ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM: https://art.state.gov.SIERRA LEONE 2024

PUBLICATIONS:
COUNTRY HOME February 2007
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST, August-September 2005
ART BUSINESS NEWS, October 2000
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS OPEN STUDIOS PRESS, APRIL 1998
CREATIVE COLORED PENCIL, ROCK PORT PUBLISHERS, 1995
1995 COLOR PENCIL 2 ROCK PORT PUBLISHERS, 1994
ARTISTS’ MAGAZINE MAY 1994

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Ellen Moore Gallery
Carter Burden Gallery
National Association of Women Artists

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