Paintings, Sculpture/Assemblages, Fabric/Fiber Creations
Life has taken me in many different directions but I always circle back to the arts and the joy of creating. Constantly composing all I see that surrounds me into elements of design, is exciting, grounding and has been my survival.
I don't plan or sketch out a route that a new painting will take, but rather let the first stroke of color or collage fragment lead the way. Falling into the process sets the whole thing into motion and with each addition the piece takes on a life of its own. The viewer is invited to have their own experience and interpretation.
'Standing Guard' - Acrylic paint, photo transfers, graphite, pastel, conte on canvas.
20"X16"
'Sunflowers at Sunrise' - Acrylic paint, photo transfers, graphite, pastel, conte on canvas.
20"X16"
‘Trelliswork’ - Mixed media on paper
10"x8"
'In the Air' - Mixed Media on paper.
28"x20"
'Death by Strangulation; - Bittersweet vines, old iron chair, farm table drawer, discarded paint samples.
72"x32"x32"
'Pick-Up Sticks' Machine pieced and quilted cotton fabrics.
34"x34"
2025
Stitch, Fiber and Fabric, (juried show) Aug 11 – Oct 24, Menino Arts Center, Boston MA
Recycled - Trash and Treasure Rediscovered, (juried show) May 28 - July 25, Menino Arts Center, Boston MA
IMAGES, Then Words, (juried show) Jan 6-Feb 14, Menino Arts Center, Boston MA
2024
34th Annual Scollay Square Exhibition, Sept 23-Nov 1, Boston City Hall,
Boston MA
Open Studios 2024, April 21, Menino Arts Center, Boston MA
Portraits and Figures, (juried show) March 14-March 25, Menino Arts Center, Boston MA
2023
Fall Juried Show, Nov 17-Dec 16, James Library and Center for the Arts, Norwell MA
Fenway Fever! May 7-June 18, (juried show) Fenway Gallery at Fenway Studios, 30 Ipswich St, Boston MA
Spring Juried Show, March 24-April 29, James Library and Center for the Arts, Norwell MA
2022
The Arts Festival at Westinghouse, Sept 10, 1 Westinghouse Plaza, Boston, MA
33rd Annual Scollay Square Exhibition, April 19-May 12, Boston City Hall,
Boston MA
2021
Contemporary Quilts (juried show), Oct 25-Dec 23, Menino Arts Center, 26 Central Ave Boston, MA
32nd Annual HPAA Members Exibition - Awarded 1st place - Painting, April 19-June 14, Menino Arts Center, Boston MA
2019
New England Collective X - (juried show) Galatea Fine Arts , July 31–Sept 1, 460B Harrison Ave., #B-6, Boston MA
Through the Surface - (juried show) 6 Bridges Gallery, July 9 through Aug 17, 77 Main St, Maynard, MA
Scollay Square Exhibition- Awarded 1st place - Other Media. April 27-May 31, Boston City Hall
The Earth Speaks V - (juried show)Pocono Arts Council April 7 – May 27,
Dunning Gallery, Tannersville, PA
Pushing Paint (Oil & Acrylic), (juried show) National Association of Women Artists , April 3 - April 25, NAWA Gallery, 315 West 39th Street, Suite 508, New York, NY 10018
Spring Juried Exhibition - The James Library & Center for the Arts, March 8- April 13, 24 West Street, Norwell, MA
Imagined Observations, (Solo Show) Karina Mattei Jeweler, (Shop and Gallery) Dec 15, 2018-Feb 15, 2019. The Arcade, 318 Harvard St, Suite 11, Brookline, MA
2017- 2019 - Motherbrook Arts, 123 High Street, Dedham, MA
- Open Studios Exibit, Dec 1, 2017 -Jan 24, 2018, Nov 2018-Jan 7 2019
- 5th Anniversary Exhibit , May 14 - June 18, 2018
- Late Winter Mix, March 4 - May 11, 2018