Education:

1993

MFA Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

1978

B.Ed., Special Art Diploma, St. Patrick’s College, National University of Ireland, Dublin

One Person Exhibitions:

2007

George Billis Gallery, Watercolors
George Billis Gallery, Oils

2005

George Billis Gallery, 511 West 25th St., New York, NY

2003

George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, MD
Kingsborough College, Brooklyn, NY

2001

George Billis Gallery, New York, NY

2000

George Billis Gallery, New York, NY

1997

Irish Arts Center, New York, NY
Station Master’s House, Kiltimagh, Mayo, Ireland

1996

Elsbeth Woody Gallery, CAC, Portchester, NY
Irish Arts Center, New York, NY

1995

Station Master's House, Kiltimagh, Mayo, Ireland

1996

Elsbeth Woody Gallery, CAC, Portchester, NY

1996

Irish Arts Center, NYC

1995

Big Red Barn, UCROSS Foundation, Clearmont, WY

1994

Irish Arts Center, New York, NY

1991

First New York Bank for Business, New York, NY

Two Person Exhibitions:

2002

List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Philadelphia, PA

2000

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY

1999

The Painting Center, New York, NY

1996

Jay County Center for the Arts, Jay County, IN

1995

West Cork Arts Center, Skibbereen, Ireland

Awards:

1997

Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Ireland

1996

Coillte Mach, Visual Artist's Residence, Ireland

1995

Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant
Ragdale Foundation, Visual Artist's Residence, ILL

1994

UCROSS Foundation, Visual Artist's Residence, WY

1993

Vermont Studio Center, Visual Artist's Residence, VT

Reviews & Publications:

Watercolor Magazine, Feature Article, Summer Issue, 2007
The New York Observer, Currently Hanging, Dec 5, 2005, Mario Naves
The New York Sun, Arts & Letters, Nov 17, 2005, Maureen Mullarkey
New York Times, L.I. Edition, Reviews, Aug 15, 2004, Helen Harrison
The New York Sun, Arts & Letters, July 29, 2004, Maureen Mullarkey
Art News, Feb, ’04, Megan Heuer
The New York Sun, Weekend Edition, Nov 24 – 26, 2003, David Cohen
Brooklyn Free Press, Vol 1 # 47 Nov 14 – 20, 2003, Jennifer Needleman
Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov 17, 2002, Victoria Donohoe
The New York Sun, Weekend Edition, Calendar, Oct 24-26, 2004
New American Painting, #44 Open Studios Press, Boston
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 9, 2002, James Auer, Journal Sentinel Art Critic
Art in America, Oct. 2002, Gerrit Henry
New Art World Order:Shepherd Express, Ireland Goes Global at the Haggerty, June 20th, 2002, Nathan Guequierre
Irish Connections, March/April, 2001, Elizabeth Martin, contributing editor
Brooklyn Heights Press, Feb 2001, Carl Blumenthal
Phoenix, Brooklyn Heights Press, Nov. 2000, Abigail H. Regier
American Artist, Sept. 2000, Stephen M. Doherty, editor-in-chief
Irish Connections, July/Aug. 2000, Elizabeth Martin, contributing editor
New York Times, Feb. 25th, 2000, Ken Johnson
Irish Times, April 1995, June 17, 1999
Cork Examiner, April 1995

Collections:

State Dept. Washington D.C.
Office of Public Works, Ireland
Apache Oil, Corporate Headquarters, Wyoming, U.S.
U.S.A.A. Insurance Co., San Antonio, Texas
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Pfizer, NYC
Deloitte and Touche, NYC
Deutsche Bank, NYC
Sprint, NYC

Teaching/Work Experience:

2004-'06

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINE ART, School of Fine Arts

2002

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FINE ART, School of Fine Arts

2001

ALFRED UNIVERSITY, NY, Burren School of Art, Summer Program

1998-'01

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Foundation Dept.: Drawing Fundamentals

2000

ART WORKSHOP INTERNATIONAL, Assissi, Italy

1998-'01

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Foundation Dept.: Drawing Fundamentals

1998

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Pre-College Drawing

1995-'98

NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, 12th St. New York
Drawing & Painting New York On-Site

1996

Creative Drawing & Painting

1995-'96

STUDIO MANAGER, Studio Art Program

1995-'96

BROOKLYN COLLEGE: Watercolor Painting

1994

CHAUTAUQUA SCHOOL OF ART: High School Drawing

Visiting Artist:

2007

Colby College, Waterville, Maine
University of Western Carolina, Sylva, NC

2004

SUFFOCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Philadelphia, PA

2002

TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, Ireland
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Philadelphia, PA

2001

TRINITY COLLEGE, Dublin, Ireland
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Philadelphia, PA
BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Graduate Program, Brooklyn NY

2000

OLD LYME ACADEMY, Connecticut

1996

BROOKLYN COLLEGE, Graduate Program, Brooklyn, NY

1994

SHERIDAN COLLEGE, Sheridan College, WY

Board of Directors:

2004

Kentler International Drawing Space, Van Brunt St. Brooklyn, Board Member

2003

Kentler International Drawing Space, Van Brunt St. Brooklyn, Chair