Education

2000-present    various workshops and art classes at:

  • the Art Student League, New York, NY

  • the National Academy of Design, New, NY

  • Hudson River Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY

  • The Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.

  • The Corcoran, Washington, D.C.

  • The Art League School, Alexandria, VA

1988    M.Ed. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

1985    M.Sc.  M.I.T., Cambridge, MA

1975    B.Sc.   C.N.A.A., London, England

                                                                                             

Solo Shows

May 2006                     "Scents & Senses” ,  Mmisshimou Gallery, Limmasol, Cyprus,                 

October 2004             "Figures  in Flux”, Tagine  Gallery, New York,  NY

September 2003       "Paintings and Drawings” , Spence School Gallery, New York, NY 

Two Person show

September/October 2017          "Space Re-imagined",  Yellow  Barn Gallery, Glenn Echo, Maryland  

Selected Juried Shows                  

November 2018 “2018 National Juried Show”, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA

October 2018  "Self Portrait", The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 

October 2018      "Scapes",  Falls Church Arts, VA

August 2018               "Value", The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA,  

June-July 2018           "29th International Juried Exhibition", Viridian Artist Gallery, New York, NY

June-Sep 2018           "Resist and Recover", Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA   

March-April 2018      "Passion of Remembrance",  Falls Church Arts, VA

Dec 17 - Jan 18           "Interlude, Unfinished Works", Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA

                            "Honeymoon", my entry to this show was featured in the Washington Post's  Arts and Style section, Sunday Jan 7th edition.            

October 2017             "Abstract  Expressions",  Falls Church Arts, VA                    

October 2017             "Open" ,The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 

September 2017        "Mark",  The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA,  Juror :  Charles Jean-Pierre

August- Sept 17          "Playing with Perspective", East End Gallery,  Riverhead, NY                                                                                                                                                                                           my entry, "Stepping Up", received "Honorable mention" award

March/ April/May/July  2017        Four  monthly "Open"  exhibits at The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA

May-June 2017           " Element of Surprise", The Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY

Feb /March, 17             "Blue" and "Thread" exhibits,   Falls Church Arts, VA                                                                                                    

January  2017               "Habits' , The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA,  Juror:   Rebecca Chaperon                                                                                                                                                            my entry "Room" received "Honorable mention" award                                                                    

June 2016                      "Line upon Line",  Falls Church Arts, VA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    my entry received "First Place" award  in its category.                                                                                                      

 July-Dec 2015,             "Art in City Hall",  Alexandria City Hall, Alexandria, VA                                

October 2015                "Skeletons, Exploring under the Surface", Del Ray Gallery, Alexandria, VA

2014-2016                       Various monthly shows at the Art League, and Falls Church galleries.

December 2003             "Aura", Gallery OneTwentyEight, New York, NY

 

Other Shows

December 2018           "Intervals", Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA 

December 2018           "Inch by Inch", Spotlight Show, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC

September 2018          "The Color of WOW",  Yellow  Barn Gallery, Glenn Echo, Maryland  

March 2017                                     Artomatic 2017, Arlington, VA     

March 2015, 2017                       "March 150 Fundraiser" ,  Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA               

February 2015/16/17/18          "The Patron Show Fundraiser" The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA                                                                                                                                              

Memberships

The Art League Gallery

Gallery 75

Falls Church Arts

Washington Project for the Arts

Women's Caucus for the Arts

Yellow Barn

Artists Evolving

 

Art Residencies

Aug-Nov 2005                      Can Serrat International Art Residency, Barcelona, Spain

Nov 2005-Jan 2006            Global Arts Village, New Delhi, India

Feb-May 2006                      The Limassol Studios, CyprusCollege of Arts,  Limassol, Cyprus

 

Collections

Guitty Roustai, Wayne, NJ

Alwan For The Arts, New York, NY

Evey Benjamin, New York, NY

Dina Shahrokhi, Washington, D.C.

Deborah Mahr, Oak Bluffs, MA

Gardi Fiske, Easton, MA

David Hoppe, Dallas, TX

Amy Richards, Hillsborough, CA

Amira & Mazen Abdin, Dubai, UAE

May & Hossein Shahrokhi, Houston, TX

Suzie Petchek, New York, NY

Eleanor Schwartz, New York, NY

Ingeard Fehr, Aspen, CO

Summayah Samaha, New York, NY

Celines Pimentel, New York, NY

Linda Thomas, Vienna, VA

The Nelson Family, Falls Church, VA