Professional Artist and Art Instructor
Greater Denver Area
Professional Artist and Art Instructor
Greater Denver Area
While my Bachelors degree is in Sculptural Ceramics, with a minor in Art History, I have extensive training and experience in painting, sculpture, drawing, fiber arts, printmaking, graphic design, and web design. Currently, I enjoy working as an artist and art instructor, a web designer, and the founder and manager of an online international artists cooperative. Within the next year, I will begin work on my Masters in Art Therapy.
My professional background includes art instruction (painting, ceramics, and sculpture), graphic design, web design, pre-press service bureau operations, business management, and accounting.
Ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, fiber arts, graphic & web design, business management, teaching, writing & editing, organizing, problem solving, listening, and motivating.
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Teaching art and cultural diversity to young minds.
(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Fine Art industry)
February 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)
A collection of professional and emerging artists, art educators, curators, and art industry professionals from around the globe.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Fine Art industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 7 months)
Mixed media artist and art instructor, graphic designer and web designer.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 2008 — January 2009 (9 months)
Helping independent seniors to continue to lead fulfilling and active lives.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Printing industry)
January 1990 — December 1998 (9 years)
Owner, graphic & web designer, and business manager.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 1986 — December 1990 (4 years 7 months)
Business Manager & Accounting Manager.
Psychology 2007 — 2007
Bachelor , Sculptural Ceramics, Minor in Art History (summa cum laude) , 2002 — 2004
Featured in The Daily Mason Gazette: "Excavating the Artist Within" 2004, graduated summa cum laude.
Fine Art and Art History 1999 — 2001
Watercolor 1994 — 1995
Hiking, travel, international cuisine, cooking, foriegn films, non-fiction literature, art history, anthropology, archaeology, workshops & classes, photography, geology, astronomy, art therapy, fine art, snorkeling, organic gardening, home improvement, interior design, music, meditation, museums of all kinds, and pets.
Yellow House Associates International Artists Cooperative, MoveOn.org, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Association, Heiffer International, Zion Natural History Org, The Cradle Project., Worldwide Women Artists Online - WWAO
Published: The Cradle Project (2008, Firelight Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA), Who's Who Among American Women 2004-2008, The Margaret Dellert Scholarship 2002, Honorable Mention (Betula Nigra, sculpture) 2002, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society 1999-2002, Who's Who Among Students in America's Junior Colleges 2001, Juror's Award 1st Place (A Fly on the Wall, painting) 2001, Honorable Mention (Grandpa's Time Machine, sculpture) 2001.