Biography
EDUCATION
2007, 2004, 2001, 1995 Life Drawing Classes
2006, 1993, 1973 Pastel, Watercolor Workshops, Summer Study, Italy
1974 BS, Art Education, Edinboro University of PA
NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2022 Artists for Conservation annual exhibit
2020 Artists for Conservation annual exhibit
2019, 2020, 2022 American Women Artists Spring Online Exhibitions
2019 Artisit for Conservation annual exhibit
2019 Erie PA Art Museum Spring Show
2018 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 39th International Exhibition
2017 Artists for Conservation exhibit, Lanwan Art Museum, Qingdao City, China
2017 Artists for Conservation Foundation annual exhibit
2016 Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural Science - solo exhibit
2015 Artists for Conservation Foundation annual exhibit
2014 Artists for Conservation Foundation annual exhibit
2013 Pennsylavania Watercolor Society 34th International Exhibition
2010 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 31st International Exhibition
2009 Paint America Top 100 (National Parks-themed competition)
2008 72nd Natl Mid-year Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art
2004 68th Natl Mid-year Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art
2000 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 21st International Exhibition
1998 American Watercolorists of 1998, The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY
(Juror M. Stephen Doherty, Editor-in-Chief, American Artist Magazine)
AWARDS & HONORS
2017 Finalist, International Artists Magazine competition--Wildlife, June/July issue
2013 Merchandise award, PA WC Society's 34th International Exhibition
2004 Featured Artist, MS Lottery, Erie PA
Third Place, “Colors of Music,” Erie Art Museum & Erie Philharmonic
2003 Best of Show, Panorama, Erie Summer Festival of the Arts
1998 American Artist Magazine award, PA WC Society's 19th National Exhibition
MEMBERSHIPS
American Women Artists
Artists for Conservation Foundation
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, signature membership
Northwest Pennsylvania Artists Association
Meadville (PA)Council on the Arts
COLLECTIONS
Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
Medical Office of Frank Tursi,D.O., Erie, PA
Marquette Savings Bank, Edinboro, PA
Many private collections
Support for Conservation:
I have supported, or currently support, as a member, the following organizations:
World Wildlife Fund
Earthjustice
Greenpeace
National Parks Conservation Association
Environmental Defense Fund
The Nature Conservancy
Audubon
Rainforest Alliance Network
Friends of the Earth
The Sierra Club
Save the Frogs!
Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA)
Organic Consumers Association
The Maryland Zoo and the Erie (PA) Zoo
National Wildlife Federation
Locally, as a member of the local chapter of Audubon, the Presque Isle Audubon Society, I have donated original artwork twice for their annual fundraiser and have participated in their spring Festival of the Birds. I have donated numerous prints and original work over the years to other area conservation groups such as the French Creek Valley Conservancy, Tamarack Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Women in the Outdoors and others.
As the owner of Kelly Run Gallery in Cambridge Springs, PA, I have curated and participated in the following exhibits to benefit conservation: “From Couch to Cave: Cats of the World” with a portion of sales donated to ALTA and the Amur leopard breeding program at the Erie Zoo and “Life in the Mist: Rainforest Images” with a portion of sales donated to the Rainforest Alliance Network. Two recent solo exhibits of my work, in 2016, focused on conservation themes: "Rainforest Adventures" at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, NY (supporting their work in Central America) and "America's Shared Inspiration," celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service (with donations to the National Parks Conservation Association) at Campbell Pottery Store's Stonewall Gallery, Cambridge Springs. Upcoming in Spring 2019, I will be curating and participating in "Birds and Beasts" at Kelly Run Gallery, with a portion of sales donated to Presque Isle Audubon Society, Erie, PA.
My personal lifestyle is one of ever-increasing environmental awareness and responsibility. Along with my husband, I live on and manage 18 acres of natural habitat that includes a tributary of French Creek. With a recent acquisition of an additional 3 acres, we plan to put the property into a conservation easement. I have been a staunch supporter of organic and local farming, including our own gardens and orchards, for many years. In traveling, we have supported eco-tourism and local conservation projects in the United States and Latin America.