I was raised in Alaska, and successfully mined gold with my family from 1973- 1978. I moved to Colorado in 1978 and lived in Fort Collins for 26 years, where I started a family and achieved a Bachelor degree in Fine Art. I traveled to Italy in 2000 and fell in love with the countryside, art and architecture. I moved to Taos, New Mexico in 2006. I paint landscapes, architecture, Tlingit designs, a
nd portraits of native American children. The mediums I use are acrylics, watercolors, pastels, gold leaf, lithography and etching. I paint on paper, canvas, wooden vessels and furniture. I create functional art by using old or discarded wood furniture, painting scenes on them, which I call “FurnArture.” I also make Tlingit button blankets and robes out of trade wool and shell buttons. I hope to cultivate my career as an artist here in New Mexico where I am inspired by the culture, landscape, light, architecture and many talented artists who have also made “the land of enchantment” their home. Exhibitions:
Pine Street Gallery, Fort Collins, CO 1999
Colorado State University Mini Gallery 2000
Lincoln Center fort Collins, CO 2001
Greeley Civic Center, Greeley, CO 2001
Duhesa Native American Art Gallery 2000, 2007, 2008
Trimble Court Artisans, Old Town Fort Collins, CO 2002-2003
Trading Post Cafe, Taos NM Summer 2010
Lovelace Hospital, Rio Rancho, NM 2011
Artisan of Santa Fe 2013-present
Donations:
Shared Table, Taos, NM 2008
Taos Stary Hearts Animal Shelter Gallery 2009
Curator:
Duhesa Native American Art Gallery Spring 2010
Duhesa Native American Art Gallery Spring 2011
