Professional info
Skills
I am a visual artist, museum director/curator and outdoor educator with a diverse background and many current interests… My studies have included U.S. & world history, mythology, literature, art history, poetry, American Indian studies, studio art, graphic design, and outdoor education. I truly enjoy research, which I consistently delve into in my work.
My creative pursuits have recently focused on woodblock printing and drawing… I also love writing, decoupage, painting, photography, creating environmental sculpture, textile arts, sculpting in clay, and exhibit design… I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every media I’ve ever tried. Lately I have become very involved in my community through Mountain Lake PBS, The National Park Service Heritage Area, Rotary International and Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance.
My primary focus currently is to create a series of woodblock prints from my drawings and photographs. The portfolio is focusing on our National Parks. I have been an art teacher for youth groups, adults and private citizens for many years. I enjoy teaching drawing, crafts, and especially woodblock printing to children and adults.
Photoshop
Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Quark XPress
Word, Excel, Powerpoint
PastPerfect
Writing
Graphic Design
Brand Design
Custom Artwork
2010 - present
Residencies Awarded
Homestead National Monument of America
2015
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
2015
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
2016
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
2016
Petrified Forest National Park
2016
Exhibits, Lectures, Demonstrations and Illustration Commissions
2010 - present
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First exhibit – library in Contra Costa County, CA ca. 1980 – drawing chosen as catalog cover
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Art by U – Undergraduate Juried Art Show San Francisco State University – 1993
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Black & White – Juried Exhibit Lake Placid Center for the Arts – 1996
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Solo Exhibit Peru Free Library, Peru, NY – 1998
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Special Opportunity Stipend grant from NYS Council on the Arts to fund a solo exhibition at Blue Moon Café, Saranac Lake, NY – 2001
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Three juried group exhibits including “Arms & Legs Auction” North Country Cultural Center for the Arts – 1999-2008
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Numerous exhibits of my drawings and prints at our Studio/Gallery, Sale of silk-screened shirts featuring my designs @ The Oasis, Plattsburgh NY – 2000-2009
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Two-person exhibit of Drawings, Prints, Photographs Tip Top Frame, Plattsburgh, NY – 2010
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Two-person exhibit of Drawings, Prints, Photographs, Blue Moon Café, Saranac Lake – 2011
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24 illustrations for Miner Activity Book, plus book design and layout, 2014
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Book design and layout for Battle of Plattsburgh and Agriculture Activity Books, 2014
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‘Art Away From Home’ presentation and demo, Homestead National Monument – 2015
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‘Find Your Park Through Art’ workshops and demonstrations of woodblock printing Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana/Wyoming – 2015
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‘Find Your Park Through Art’ woodblock print demonstration for Zion Natural History Association, Springdale, UT – 2015
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‘Find Your Park Through Art’ Lecture and Relief printing workshop Zion Natural History Association, Zion National Park – Nov., 2016
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Four original illustrations included in Yellowstone National Park and Yellowstone Association’s “Yellowstone: Color It Wild”
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Art exhibited for sale at: Jay Craft Center, Jay, NY, Cedar Run, Keene, NY, Tip Top Frame, Plattsburgh, NY, Lakeside Coffee, Rouses Point, NY
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Woodblock prints in collections at Homestead National Monument and Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Work experience
The Alice T. Miner Museum
Director/Curator
2006 - 2014
The Alice T. Miner Museum
Director/Curator
2006 - 2014
- Implemented long range plans for a museum with holdings of over 6,000 objects, including – preparing and adhering to a yearly budget; hiring and managing staff and contractors; recruiting and training docents; designing and directing research; curating exhibits; designing and overseeing the museum website, blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook accounts; planning and implementing events; encouraging broad participation of the community in museum activities; ensuring security of the buildings and collections; designing all museum publicity and graphics; seeking and applying for grants; preparing and presenting board reports; developing and implementing long range plans for conservation of the museum collection; conceiving and directing education programs for schools and the public; serving as the public face of the museum to the community, etc.
- Created a brand for The Alice including new logo, museum promo, letterhead, products, and an original lecture series called Half & Half with it's own unique logo.
- Established a web presence for The Alice including pages on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, a unique blog written monthly, and an email list of over 900 addresses linked with our other web accounts. Created a new website for the museum including an online exhibit of Civil War letters.
Oasis Designs
Owner/Exhibit Designer/Graphic Designer
2000 - present
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Graphic Design/Exhibit Design – creating permanent exhibits for businesses and municipalities including archival quality framing, lasting exhibit panels, and object exhibits.
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Archivist – preservation of objects, documents and photographic negatives on glass and acetate. High quality scanning and preparing historic negatives, documents and objects for long-time storage. Miner Institute – completed a three-year project stabilizing, scanning, cataloging and storing over 6,000 historical images that had been improperly cared for and stored for over 90 years.
- Design – custom graphics, signs & banners, business cards, logos, and imagery for numerous clients, companies and municipalities.
Spirit of the Southwest Tours
Guide/Owner/Operator
1993 - present
Planning, marketing, and leading intimate tours for paying clients in the southwestern United States. The tours are tailored to each group and focus on photography, hiking, and/or archeology. They are private tours customized for the individual for which we plan every detail of the itinerary, food, transportation, and sights for trips lasting from five to ten days.
Education
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts in Art; Emphasis in Printmaking. Supplemented by extensive additional Art History, sculpture, drawing & painting courses as well as American Indian Studies.
Internship
Art Department: Mother Jones Magazine
Apprenticeship
Etching/Lithography: Hine Editions/Limestone Press