Grants and Awards
2019 – Art of the Book, Honorable Mention, Rochester Public Library
2014 – Best in Show, Mixed Media, Artists Row, Rochester Public Market
2012 – Honorable Mention, National Women's Exhibition, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2008 – Honorable Mention, Marin MoCa, Marin County, California
2008 – Best in Show, Mixed Media, Artists Row, Rochester Public Market
2001 – Ida Abrams Louis Award, 58th Fingerlakes Exhibition, Rochester, NY
1997 – Photography Grant, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca NY
Residencies
2013 – Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, Wyoming
Exhibitions
2023
Alternate Paths, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Living with Books, Richard Margolis Gallery, Rochester, NY
Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
Exit Stage Left (solo show), Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Saints Preserve Us, The Yards Collective, Rochester, NY
2022
The Crow Show, Arts Illiana Gallery, Terre Haute, IN
Strange Paradise, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, Solomons, MD
Fountain Street Gallery, Beyond Words, Boston, MA
(re)bound - South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI
Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
Saints Preserve Us, The Yards Collective, Rochester, NY
2021
Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
34th Women's Works, Rochester, Old Courthouse Arts Center, Chicago, IL
Tiny Monster, Fe Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Saints Preserve Us, The Yards Collective, Rochester, NY
Strange Figurations, The Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2020
Arena Group Anniversary Exhibition, MuCC Gallery, Rochester, NY
2019
Art of the Book – Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
Place Setting – The Yards Collective, Rochester, NY
Camera Phone Colloquy – Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
2018
Hey Diddle, Diddle – Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver CO
Hat Matters – A Different Path Gallery, Brockport, NY
Swipe Right, Swipe Left – Cat Clay, Rochester, NY
2017
Destiny – iGallery Kathy Clem – Rochester, NY
After Dark – Greg Moon Gallery – Taos, NM
Alters – MuCC Gallery, Rochester, NY
2016
3rd Annual Juried Artists Book Exhibition – WoCa, Fort Worth, TX
Lost Footprint – Mount Dora Center for the Arts – Mount Dora, FL
Collaborations, Arena Art Group – Patricia O'Keefe Ross Gallery, Rochester, NY
2015
Arena Art Group – Williams Gallery, Rochester, NY
Arena at the Movies – Little Theater Gallery, Rochester, NY
2014
Degenerate Revival – Dichotomy Gallery, Rochester, NY
2013
Faces – Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
Connections – R.I.T. University Gallery, Rochester, NY
2012
Sands of Time – A Different Path Gallery, Brockport, NY
National Women's Exhibition - Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Anything Goes – Black Radish Gallery, Rochester, NY
Scripts and Systems – Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2011
Inner Dialogues – Art and Music Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Xtravagant Lies – North Bank Gallery, Vancouver, WA
Diverse Approaches – Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Whimsical Art – Rubino's Gallery, Rochester, NY
Another Man's Treasure – A Different Path Gallery, Brockport, NY
2010
Pandora's Box, – Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Women & Books: Uncovered – A Decade Later, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
2009
Assume Nothing – Union Street Gallery, Chicago Hts, IL
Cabinets of Curiosities, Solo Exhibition – Crocus Clay Works, Rochester, NY
Peter's Picks – Image City Gallery, Rochester, NY
2008
2008 Women's National Exhibition – Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Realities and Illusions – Marin MoCa, Marin County, CA
Urban Artifacts – Guest Artist, Image City Gallery, Rochester, NYExhibitions 2007
The Kaaren, Ann and Martha Show – Williams Gallery, Rochester, NY
The Game Show – Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Women's National Exhibition – Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2006
Aha! Epiphanies & Breakthroughs – Union Street Gallery, Chicago Hts., IL
Arena Group Show – Dyer Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Holiday Exhibition – Image City Gallery, Rochester, NY
2005
Paper Trail – Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Women, Words and Images – Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY
2004
The Seven Deadly Sins – New Century Artist's Inc., NY, NY
Women's History Month National Exhibit – Boise State University, Boise ID
Spatially Inspired – Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
The Ties That Bind – Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY
Islands in the Stream – Union Street Gallery, Chicago Hts., IL
2002
Motherhood – Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
Artists' Books 2002 – Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
The Low End Theory – University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR
Threads of Tradition – Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY
Illuminance 2002 – Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX
Book Explorations 2002 – Kingston, MA
2001
Women and Books: Uncovered – Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Women's Works, 2001 – Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL
58th Rochester Fingerlakes Exhibition – Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Book Explorations 2001 – Kingston, MA
2000
Book Explorations 2000 – Kingston, MA
3D in the 2nd Millennium, Arena Group Show –1570 Gallery, Rochester, NY
Arena Group Show – Creative Workshop, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
1999
Book Explorations '99 – Kingston, MA
My Point of View – Schweinfurth Gallery, Auburn, NY
1998
As a Matter of Fact – Solo Exhibition, Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY
Saltonstall Award Recipient's Exhibition – State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY
Then & Now – Center at High Falls Gallery, Rochester, NY
1997
Arena Group Show – Adams Gallery, Dunkirk, NY
Books, Boxes And Altars – Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
Dream to Reality – Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY
Exhibitions 1996
Women in the Visual Arts 1996 – Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
1995
Visual Journals: Handmade Books as Art – Visual Arts Center of
North West Florida, Panama City, FL
National Women's Exhibit – Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Handmade Artists' Books – Cell Gallery, Writers & Books, Rochester, NY
The 19th Amendment “Aftereffects” – 468 W. Main St. Gallery, Rochester, NY
1994
Art as Healing – Pyramid Art Center, Rochester, NY
National Women's Exhibit – Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
The Artists' Breakfast Group Show – Harley School, Rochester, NY
Editions
2008 – “Things I've Lost,” hand bound, letterpress, edition size 100
2005 – “Scenes from the Love Café,” hand bound, edition size 100
1998 – “Cold Hard Facts,” spiral bound, offset, edition size 200
1995 – "(No),” hand bound, edition size 100
1994 – “Reincarnation,” hand bound, edition size 100
Books and Art Works in Private Collections
“Scrap Book,” Sylvia Kleindinst
“The History of Art,” Dirmuid MacDonald
“20/20,” Cathy Smith
“Kitties in Jail,” Lorraine and Andy MacGowan
“del estacy el oror”, John Kosboth
“The Digestive Tract; A Brief Overview,” Tammy Brackett
“Zoe at Six,” Christine Christopher
Untitled Prints from Sally/Ophelia Series, The Saltonstall Foundation
Untitled Prints from Sally/Ophelia Series, Connie Valentine
“Walt Whitman Poetry Sampler,” Shelby Lee Adams
Wall of Faith and Grace, Kaaren Anderson
Education
Bachelor of Science in Book Arts, SUNY Empire State College, 2008
Graphic Arts Certificate Program, Graphic Careers, 1990
Teaching and Workshops
Artist-in-Residence, Fairport High School (2008-2024) – Japanese stab binding, screw post albums, edition copier books and altered books
Holland Elementary School - Pop-Up Books
Churchville–Chili High School – altered books
Wilson Middle School Photo Club thru The Community Darkroom – crossed ribbon albums, spiral albums and altered books
Mercy High School – Simple Books
Carter Rec Center – Simple Books
The Art Store – album binding, altered books
A Different Path Gallery – altered books, album binding
Genesee Valley Center for the Arts – simple books and albums, altered books
Monroe County Library workshops and demos – altered books, simple sewn books
Associations
Artists in Cellophane (Art-O-Mat)
Artist's Statement
The book form is a vehicle for my emotions and witness to my personal identity. I find a catharsis in the synthesis of word, image, and material within the realms of the Artists Book that escapes me in any single medium.