I was born in Vermont and have lived here most of my life. I've always loved animals — both wild and domesticated — and I've always loved to draw. More often than not, my subjects are furry or feathered.
I studied art and art history at the University of Vermont, and went on to work in interior design before finding my way to a rather unexpected path — freelance etchings on monuments for local granite manufacturers. It was painstaking, detailed work, and it brought me back closer to my fine arts roots. After nearly twenty years at that profession I returned to what I love most: drawing. I work primarily in graphite and colored pencil, and my work has been juried into numerous national and international exhibitions. I've been honored with several awards including two Audubon Artists Gold Medals, and am a Signature or Elected Member of a number of prestigious art organizations.
I currently live with my longtime partner and fellow artist Doug Aja and our dog Kili, in our 1850s farmhouse in Waterford, Vermont.
Honors and Awards:
2025 Academic Artists Association 75th Annual Exhibition, Douglas Gillette Memorial Award, 'A Day at the Lake'
2024 Audubon Artists 82nd Annual Exhibition, Gold Medal of Honor for Graphics, 'The Only Way to Wear a Bird'
2024 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Lester E. Yeager Foundation Award, 'The Indignity'
2023 Academic Artists Association 73rd Annual Exhibition, Excellence Award, 'Pie Birds'
2023 AAPL Spring Members Online Show, 2nd Place Graphics & Mixed Media, 'Soft White'
2022 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, David & Arlene Alexander Award, 'The Dump Cart'
2020 Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor, 'Pie Birds'
2018 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Henderson, KY, John Stanley Hoffman Memorial Award, 'Red-tailed Hawk'
2017 Academic Artists Association 67th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, Blick Art Materials Award, 'In the Spotlight'
Memberships:
Signature Member of SAA (The Society of Animal Artists)
Signature Member of Hudson Valley Art Association
Elected Member, Audubon Artists
Elected Member, American Artists Professional League
Elected Member, Academic Artists Association
Publications:
2024 American Art Collectors magazine October issue. Article "Works on Paper" ~ 'Black and White Warbler'
2023 American Art Collectors magazine September issue. 'Repose' selected for the article about AAPL's "Realism on the Hudson" show.
Current Exhibitions:
2026 93rd Annual National Juried Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association, "The Only Way to Wear a Bird", Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT. Show dates: June 5 – July 17,
2026 66th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, "You Don't Scare Me!", The Elliott Museum, Stuart, FL. Show dates: August 6 – December 11, 2026.
Past Exhibitions:
2026 Ridgewood Art Institute 46th Annual Open Juried Show, "A Day at the Lake", Ridgewood Art Institute, 12 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. Show dates: March 1–22, 2026.
2025 Holiday Art Show, MAC Center, 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT, 'Pumpkins' and 'The Felted Hat'
2025 AAPL Semi-Finalist - 97th Grand National Exhibition, online from November 26th, "You Don't Scare Me!" — https://aaplinc.org/97-gne
2025 Academic Artists Association 75th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, "A Day at the Lake", Arts Center East, Vernon, CT.
2025 65th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, "The Mother Lode", The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID.
2025 Allied Artists of America 112th Online Annual Exhibition with an Invitational Museum Show, "Soft White", invited to the physical show at the Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania.
2025 The SAA Comes to the MAC Center, "The Only Way to Wear a Bird", Monument Arts & Cultural Center, 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington, VT.
2025 AAPL Spring Members Online Show, "A Day at the Lake".
2025 Hudson Valley Art Association 92nd Annual Juried Exhibition, "Fledgling Kingbird", Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT.
2025 Richeson 75 Small Works, "The Only Way to Wear a Bird", Richeson School and Art Gallery.
2025 AAPL Realism on the Hudson, "Mountaintop Opportunist", Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY.
2024 Audubon Artists 82nd Annual Exhibition, 'The Only Way to Wear a Bird', Online Exhibit.
2024 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Preston Art Center, 2660 S. Green Street, Henderson, KY, 'A Bit Judgy' & 'The Indignity'
2024 AAPL Spring Members Online Show, "In the Spotlight"
2024 Academic Artists Association 74th Annual Show, "The Only Way to Wear a Bird", Arts Center East, Vernon, CT.
2024 64th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, "Mischief Maker", Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City, IA.
2024 AAPL Realism on the Hudson, "Winter Blue Jay", Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY.
2024 'Pencil Magic', Monument Art & Cultural Center, Bennington, VT. Show dates: February 24 – June 2. One of 6 graphite artists invited to participate.
2023 Audubon Artists 81st Annual Exhibition (online), 'The Indignity'
2023 AAPL 95th Grand National Exhibition, 'A Softer Side', The Salmagundi Club of New York.
2023 AAPL Realism on the Hudson, 'Repose', Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY.
2023 90th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association, 'The Dump Cart', Lyme Art Association Gallery, Old Lyme, CT.
2023 Academic Artists Association 73rd Annual Show, 'Pie Birds', Arts Center East, Vernon, CT.
2023 AAPL Spring Members Online Show, 'Soft White'.
2022 Audubon Artists 80th Annual Exhibition (online), 'Mountaintop Opportunist'
2022 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Preston Art Center, 2660 S. Green Street, Henderson, KY, 'The Dump Cart'
2022 Naturally New England Art Show, The Livery, 58 Main Street, Sunapee Harbor, NH, 'Fledgling Kingbird' & 'Mountaintop Opportunist'
2022 Academic Artists Association 72nd Exhibition of Traditional Realism, The Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT. 'Repose'
2022 89th Annual Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association, The Lyme Art Association Gallery, Old Lyme, CT. 'Pie Birds'
2021 Society of Animal Artists 'The Kingdom', Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI. 'In the Spotlight'
2021 Audubon Artists 79th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Ave., New York, NY. 'Foreshadow'
2021 Society of Animal Artists Animal Impressions Show, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 'Winter Blue Jay'
2021 Hudson Valley Art Association 88th Annual Exhibition, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT. 'Soft White'
2021 Academic Artists Association 71st Annual Exhibition of Traditional Realism, 'A Softer Side'
2021 American Women Artists, Lifting the Sky National Online Juried Show. 'Pie Birds'
2020 Richeson 75, Animals, Birds and Wildlife Finalist, 'Soft White'
2020 Audubon Artists 78th Annual Exhibition, Online. 'Pie Birds'
2020 American Women Artists Spring Online Juried Show, 'Soft White'
2020 Academic Artists 70th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, 'Soft White'
2019 Audubon Artists 77th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Ave., New York, NY. 'Soft White'
2019 59th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, The Briscoe Western Art Museum, El Paso, TX. 'Pie Birds'
2019 Academic Artists 69th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, Vernon, CT. 'Foreshadow'
2018 Kentucky National Wildlife Art Exhibit, Henderson, KY. "Repose" & 'Red-tailed Hawk'
2018 9th Annual Nature and Wildlife Exhibit, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL. 'Winter Blue Jay'
2018 85th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson Valley Art Association, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT. 'Foreshadow'
2018 58th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, St. Petersburg, FL. 'Soft White'
2018 Academic Artists 68th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, Vernon, CT. 'On The Edge'
2017 8th Annual Nature & Wildlife Exhibit, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL. 'In the Spotlight'
2017 42nd Annual Birds In Art Exhibition, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI. 'Foreshadow'
2017 Wildscapes, The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Winter Blue Jay'
2017 Black and White, The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Snowy Perch'
2017 Small Works, The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Fall Feast'
2017 Academic Artists 67th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, 'In the Spotlight', Vernon, CT. (Blick Art Materials Award)
2016 Pencil Art Society, International Open Juried Exhibition, Ottawa, ON. 'The Prize'
2016 Academic Artists 66th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Realism, 'Crabapple Harvest', Vernon, CT.
2016 Small Works, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Precocious Pig'
2015 Richeson 75 Animals, Birds and Wildlife International Competition: 'In the Spotlight' (finalist), 'On the Edge' (finalist), 'The Keen Observer' (finalist) and 'Splash' (meritorious)
2015 87th Grand National Exhibition, American Artists Professional League (AAPL), Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., New York, NY. 'Three's a Pear'
2015 Pencil Art Society, Online Members Juried Exhibition, 'On the Edge' and 'In the Spotlight'.
2015 Laumeister Fine Art Competition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'On the Edge' and 'In the Spotlight'.
2015 Art of the Animal Kingdom XX, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'The Eyes Have It' and 'The Prize'
2014 AAPL 86th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., New York, NY. 'Crabapple Harvest'.
2014 Pencil Art Society, International Open Juried Exhibition, The Repentigny Exhibition Center, Repentigny, Quebec. 'Black-capped Chickadee', 'Getting A Hand Out' and 'Tulip'.
2014 54th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO. 'Splash'
2014 Small Works, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Ely'
2014 Art of the Animal Kingdom XIX, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Golden Gaze'
2013 Laumeister Fine Art Competition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Crabapple Harvest'
2013 Small Works, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT. 'Splash'