Co-owner/Interior Designer & Graphic Artist: Designed original offices and remodeled several of them in Bellevue, Seattle, Everett, Kent and Puyallup, Washington. 1988-Present
Produced brochures and other graphic art needed for company from 1988-1995
Self-Employed Graphic Artist, Redmond, WA, 1984-2008: Produced brochures, mailers, business logos and auction materials for schools in and around the Seattle area.
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 1997 - Present
Docent Laureate - lecturing and leading discussions to adult and student visitors while touring special exhibitions and the permanent collections of the museum. Supervised student art activities in the galleries. Also participated in Outreach Programs at area schools in the early 1990s. Held numerous positions on the SAM Docent Executive Committee including the Docent Chair in 2012 - 2013
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA, 1991 - 2006
Emeritus Docent - lecturing and leading discussions to adult and student visitors while touring their exhibitions, supervised student art studio activities, participated in Outreach Programs at area schools. As a BAM docent representative was asked to judge several art competitions at local schools as well as supervise children’s art activities at the annual Bellevue Arts Fair.
Held several positions on the BAM Docent Council.
Recent Exhibits/Venues:
Reflections, Juried by Donna Lindeman Porter, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, May 5 – June 27, 2020.
Telling Stories, Solo Exhibit, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, June 25-August 23, 2019.
Best of Kirkland 2019, Juried by J. Gordon, Sandra Farmer, Che Lopez, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, May 7 – June 15, 2019.
Best of Kirkland 2018, Juried by Carol Gouthro, Karen Klee-Atlin, J. Gordon, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA. May 8– July 7, 2018.
Re:Acclimating, Juried by J. Gordon, Won the People’s Choice Award, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Jan. 9, 2018 – Feb. 17, 2018.
Put a Bird on It, Juried by Donna Gelinas & Carol Ross, ArtEAST, Issaquah, WA., August 13- October 1, 2017.
Instructor’s Exhibition, Kirkland Arts Center, WA. Sept.– Dec. 2014
Wondrous Stories: A Narrative Art Exhibition, Juried by Leslie Stein Moon, ArtEAST/Upfront Gallery, Issaquah, WA., September 13-October 19, 2013
Member's Exhibition, Juried by Gunnar Nordstrom, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA. July 13 - August 20, 2012.
Do My Eyes Deceive Me? The Art of Surprise, Juried by Yvonne Grimes, ArtEAST/Up Front Gallery, Issaquah, WA. July 20 - September 1, 2012.
Abstract Juried Show, Seattle Design Center, Eastside Association of Fine Arts (EAFA) Seattle, WA, January 10, 2012 - February 24, 2012.
Nordstrom Invitational Juried Exhibit for NCECA, Feet of Clay, Juried by Liz Duarte and Sandra Farmer, Downtown Flagship Store, Seattle, WA, March 1 - April, 2012.
Perceptions of the Natural World, Juried by Gallery, Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA. August 2 – October 2, 2011.
Local Color, Juried by Gallery, Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA. March - April, 2011.
Member’s Exhibition, Juried by Gunnar Nordstrom, Gallery Owner, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA. August - September 2010.
Member’s Exhibition, Juried by Stefano Catalani, Curator at the Bellevue Arts Museum, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, August – September, 2009.