Education

M.F.A. Wayne State University           

B.A. University of Michigan

 

Selected Individual Exhibitions

2007 Generator Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Goldstein Gallery, Chatham, NY
Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
2006 Galeria de Fotografico, San Miguel de Allende, MX
Fotonoviembre, Merida, Mexico
Casa Diana, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2002 Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, New York
Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Galeria de Fotografico, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
“The Transferred Image”, Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2000 Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
1999 ARC, Chicago, IL
1997 Charach Museum, West Bloomfield, MI

 

Selected Recent Exhibitions

2008 Southern Graphics Council, Richmond, VA
2007 Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
H2O (Waterworks), Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2006 Michigan Women: Invitational, Saginaw State College, MI
2005 “Digitally Speaking”, Padzieki Gallery, Dearborn, Mi
“Six”, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2004 “Femme Detroit”, Ceres Gallery, New York
2003 “Digitally Speaking”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Women’s Work”, Invitational Portfolio, Wellesley College, MA
“Digital Alchemists”, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
“Faces”, Kirkland Art Museum, Clinton, NY
2002 “Blurred Vision”, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
“The Female Perspective”, Cortland, Ithaca, NY
Invitational, Charach Museum, West Bloomfield, MI
Curator, DEVELOP STOP FIX, mixed-media photography, Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Center
2001 “8 1/2 x 11”, Detroit Contemporary, Detroit, MI
“Twenty-four Eyes”, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
2000 The Big Show, Charach Museum, West Bloomfield, MI
Faculty Exhibit, Wayne State University
Detroit Area Artists Collective, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Ann Arbor Print Competition, Ann Arbor, MI
1999 National Book Invitational, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
“Body and Soul”, Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Alma College Print Competition, Touring for 2000
Michigan Fine Arts, Nancy Mitchnick, juror
1998 Book Arts Invitational, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
“Gagged and Bound”, Cranbrook Museum of Art
Michigan Fine Arts, Larry Rivers, juror
1997 National Book Invitational, Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C.
National Photo Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, OH; Kenda North, juror
Michigan Fine Arts, John Walker, juror
“Extending the Photograph”, Albuquerque, NM
New Visions, Ann Arbor Art Center, MI
1996 Start Gallery, Birmingham, MI
“Quintessential Quilts”, Charach Museum, West Bloomfield, MI
Michigan Fine Arts, Jane Hammond, juror
“Light Let Loose“, alternative photography, curated by Bea Nettles,
Columbia College, Center Book & Paper, Chicago, IL
1995 Pyramid Atlantic, National Book Invitational
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1994 “Beyond Words”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

Awards and Publications

2007 Artist Residency, Ford Plantation, Savannah, GA
2006 Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, Jewish Women in the Arts Award, MI 2004 Invited International Artist, FotoNoviembre, Merida, Mexico
2004 Artist Residency, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
Juror, Exposures 2004, Photography Exhibit, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2002-2003 Recipient, “Artist in the Schools” Grant, Jewish Federation Alliance for
Jewish Education
“Generation to Generation: Personal Stories of the Holocaust”
bookmaking project
2002 Presenter, “Community Identity”, Symposium, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Presenter, Midwest Society for Photographic Education, Grand Rapids, MI
2001 Presenter, Northwest Society for Photographic Education, Pt. Townsend, WA
2000 U.S. Dept. of Education Grant, “Arts in the Neighborhood”,
Project supervisor in Photography, Wayne State University
1999 Presenter, Midwest Society for Photographic Education, Valparaiso, Indiana
Award winner, Alma College Print Competition
Residency, Vermont Studio Center
Award winner, Michigan Fine Arts
U.S. Department of Education Grant, “Arts in the Neighborhood”
1998 Excellence in Teaching, Wayne State University, Dept. of Art
1997 Best of Show, National Photo Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art
1996 Achievement Award, Michigan Fine Arts
Creating with Polymer Clay by Ford and Dierks
1995 Achievement Award, Michigan Fine Arts

 

Experience

2001-2006 Adjunct Professor of Photography, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2002 Adjunct Professor of Photography, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2001-2007 Visiting Artist: Bellas Artes, San Miguel, MX; University of Yucutan, Merida, MX; University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Oregon School of Art, Portland, OR; Arte de Fotografico, San Miguel, MX; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice,Italy; Vermont Center for Photography, Brattelboro, VT;
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario; Ford Plantation, Savannah, GA
1998-present Photo Transfer Workshops, Hollanders, Ann Arbor, MI
1972-present Instructor, Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2000-2004 Adjunct Professor of Photography, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
1997-2000 Adjunct Professor of Photography, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1999 Women’s Studio Workshop, NY; instructor: “Photo Transfers”
Visiting Artist, Sienna Heights University, Adrian, MI, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
1985-96 Instructor, Mercury Paint Company, Detroit, MI
Faux finish techniques, Seminars on painting techniques: Armaly Products, Tru-Test
Atlanta, GA, St. Louis, MO, Toledo, OH
1995-96 Artist-in-Residence, Kimball High School, Royal Oak, MI
Artist-in-Residence, Detroit Country Day School, Scotch Elementary, West Bloomfield, MI