BORN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 
EDUCATION

M.S., 1985, Boston University, Boston, MA, Mass Communications
B.A., 1975, Thiel College, Greenville, PA, Sociology

 

Studio Courses Completed
Monotype – New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Life Drawing – Leo Neufeld, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Drawing – Elen Feinberg, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Watercolor – D. Lawrey Vorhees, Albuquerque, NM
Pottery – Ron Pivovar, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Silk-Screen – Ron Pivovar, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Crafts – Ron Pivovar, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Oil Painting – Alvin Dunkle, Thiel College, Greenville, PA

  Museum Docent Classes Completed
Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
 
  Art History Classes Completed
Orientation to Art Theory – Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Pre-Columbian Art History – Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Renaissance Art History – Thiel College, Greenville, PA
 
ART-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Operations Assistant (Visitor Services) and Docent

Cape Ann Historical Museum, Gloucester, MA
Assistant Administrator and Tour Guide
 
SELECTED SOLO AND INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS Deja Vu (Group Invitational)
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2007

Maravilla 2007 Gala
(Group Invitational)
Sponsored by the National Hispanic Cultural Center
Sandia Resort and Casino, Albuquerque, NM

The Feminine Touch (Group Invitational)
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2007

A Starry Night (Group Invitational)
Sponsored by Escuela del Sol Montessori & the Harwood Art Center
Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM

Awakenings (Group Invitational)
Works on Paper Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2007

Printmaking Perceptions (Group Invitational)
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2006

Lasting Impressions (Group Invitational)
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2005

Waking Life: Monotypes by Barbara van Buskirk (Solo Exhibit)
Café Riviera, Albuquerque, NM, 2004

Emerging Artists (Group Invitational)
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2003

Monothon 17, Monothon 16, Monothon 15
College of Santa Fe Printmaking Center, Santa Fe, NM, 2003, 2002, 2001

New Work by New Grounds’ Artists New Grounds
Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, 2002, 2001, 2000
 
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS Professional Fine Arts Exhibit
EXPO New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2007, 2005, 2004

Imprints
Albuquerque Arts Alliance, Albuquerque, NM, 2005

Hand Prints
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, Los Alamos, NM, 2005

Imprinted: Contemporary Printmaking (International Juried)
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, 2005

First Annual Go Figure Exhibition
Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD, 2004
Juror: Wilford W. Scott, Department Head of Adult Programs,
Education Division, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Euro-Estampe 2003, 5th Biennale Europeenne de Gravure
(International Juried), Lorient, France

Professional Fine Arts Exhibit

The New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico  
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Berkeley, California
Colorado (Anonymous Collector)
New Haven, Connecticut
Harvard, Massachusetts
New Mexico (Multiple Collectors)
Medina, New York
Fort Worth, Texas
Pennsylvania (Multiple Collectors)

 
 


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