EDUCATION:
- 1999 to Present coursework in botanical illustration
- 2007-2011 Botanical Art Certificate Program, Filoli
- 1975 – 1978 UC Davis, BS, Environmental Planning & Management/Landscape Architecture
- 1973 – 1975 Principia College, Studio Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- 2011 to Present, Instructor of botanical art for groups and individuals
- 2007 to Present, Founding President of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists; Exhibits Coordinator for member shows including Alcatraz Florilegium
- 1980 – 1982, Landscape Designer; City of Berkeley, Parks Design Department
- 1979 – 1981, Landscape Designer; California Department of Water Resources
- 1976 – 1979, Landscape Designer, Royston, Hanamoto, Beck & Abey, Landscape Architecture
EXHIBITS:
- Alcatraz Florilegium, admitted in 2013
- Helen Crocker Russell Library, Juried Member show, Strybing Arboretum, 2013
- Collector Art Shop, Berkeley, 2012
- Thoreau Center for Sustainability, SF Presidio, 2012
- Plants Illustrated Exhibit, Botanical Gardens at UC Berkeley, 2010-2014
- Filoli Botanical Art Exhibit, 2001 to 2014, excluding 2010
- Montclair Gallery, Oakland: Botanical Artists, 2005
- Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, “Exotica: Plant Portraits from Around the World”, 2003
- California Oak Foundations “The Art of Saving Oaks” Exhibit, Marin County, 2002
- Monterey Museum of Art: Artist’s miniatures, 2002
- Privately held shows with fellow botanical artists have been held annually since 2001
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
- Board member of the American Society of Botanical Artists
- Filoli Florilegium Artist
- Founding President of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists
- Member, Friends of Filoli, Woodside, California
MASTER CLASSES with:
- 2013: John Pastoriza-Piñol, Margaret Best, Carol Woodin
- 2012, 2013: Margaret Best, Intensive study in Morocco
- 2010: Hilary Parker
- 2004, 2012: Jenny Phillips
- 2005: Lizzie Sanders
- 1999 to 2007: Catherine Watters
- 1999, 2002: Anne-Marie Evans