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
Sep-Nov 2019 “A retrospective”, Crossroads Gallery, Falls Church, VA
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, Glen Echo, Maryland
Selected Juried Shows
October 2019. “Art Night 2019” , Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC.
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,
August- Sept 17 "Playing with Perspective", East End Gallery, Riverhead, NY my entry, "Stepping Up", received "Honorable mention" award
March/ April/May/July 2017 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
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 a number of 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, 2019 “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 2015/16/17/18/19 "The Patron Show Fundraiser" The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Memberships
The Art League Gallery and Gallery 75
Falls Church Arts
Washington Project for the Arts (WPA)
Women's Caucus for the Arts
Yellow Barn
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
Alwan For The Arts, New York, NY
Guitty Roustai, Wayne, NJ
The Nelson Family, Falls Church, VA
Evey Benjamin, New York, NY
David Hoppe, Dallas, TX
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
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