Vivid color is prominent in all of my work
whether in watercolor, oil or acrylic. My paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions and are in many public, private, and corporate collections. My formal training includes a Masters of Fine Arts degree in painting from Northern Illinois University. Currently I teach faculty development art courses for School District 47 in Crystal Lake, IL. I also teach privately in my Crystal Lake studio at the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park.
About Me
Solo Exhibitions
Raue Center for the Arts
Crystal Lake, IL
“You Can Go Home” (2007)
Charlene’s Gallery Ten
Door County, WI
“You Can Go Home” (2006)
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL
“You Can Go Home” (2005)
Ole Dalby Farm
Black Earth, WI
“A Daughters' Tribute to Her
Father” (2004)
Charlene’s Gallery Ten
Door County
Gills Rock, WI (1999)
McHenry Country Club
McHenry, IL (1997)
Constance Lindholm Fine Art Gallery
Milwaukee, WI (1996)
Barrington Area Arts Council Gallery
Barrington, IL (1996)
Jack Olsen Gallery
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL (1992)
2909 Group Exhibitions (2001-2008)
The Framery, Crystal Lake, IL
La Quatrieme Soiree (2007)
Corkscrew Point, McHenry, IL
Three-Person Exhibition (2007)
Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
"Every Blooming Thing" (2006-2008)
"Suddenly Summer" (2004)
“How Do Our Gardens Grow” (1997-2002)
"Two-Women Exhibition" (1993)
Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
“Watercolor” (1996-2000, 2005-2008)
“Art Seen” (1998)
“Invitational” (1993, 1995)
Vicinity Exhibition (1990, 1992)
Kathleen’s Gallery, Sun Prairie, WI (2000)
Charlene’s GalleryTen, Door County, WI
(1997-1999, 2006)
Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, IL
"Two-Women Exhibition" (1998)
Art Independent Gallery, Lake Geneva, IL
(1997-1998)
Barrington Area Arts Council, Barrington, IL
"Three-Women Exhibition" (1997)
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Figurative Abstraction” (1996)
Northwest Area Arts Council Members Show
(1990-2007)
1st Place Award (1990, 1991, 2007)
2nd Place Award (1992)
3rd Place Award (1993)
Women’s Works, Women in the Arts
(1989-90, 92-94 & 96)
Honorable Mention (1993)
Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL (1993)
Aurora University, Aurora, IL
“1995 Area Invitational”
ARC, Chicago, IL
“Women & A Few Men” (1994)
Hinsdale Center for the Arts, Hinsdale, IL
Chicago Women’s Caucus for the Arts (1994)
Contemporary Artcenter, Arlington Heights, IL
“Portraits Inside and Out” (1993)
McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL
“Exhibit ‘93, Juried Art Competition”
Kane County Art Center, Geneva, IL
“Collective Works” Three-Women Exhibition (1991)
Juried and Group Exhibitions
Gallery Affiliations
Charlene’s Gallery Ten Old Courthouse Arts Center Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Gills Rock, WI Woodstock, IL Crystal Lake, IL
A&K, Inc., Madison, WI
AlterNet, Bradenton, FL
Althoff Industries, Crystal Lake, IL
CIMTronics Corporation, Huntley, IL
Clix Photography and Savables, Crystal Lake, IL
Continental Dataforms, Elgin, IL
Excelsior Mfg. Co., Itasca, IL
Fox Valley Framing & Gallery, Woodstock, IL
Hallie Golf Course, Eau Claire, WI
Hansmann Reality, Huntley, IL
Kane County Judicial Center, Geneva, IL
McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL
McHenry County Government Center, Woodstock, IL
Midwest Trane, Naperville, IL
Mt. Horeb Area School District, Mt. Horeb, WI
Mt. Horeb Public Library, Mt. Horeb, WI
North Junior High School, Crystal Lake, IL
Woodland Day Spa, Algonquin, IL
Public and Corporate Collections
