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EDUCATION
Currently enrolled in Manhattanville MAT Program
BFA Manhattanville College (1983 Dean's List and Departmental Honors)
Manhattanville Summer in Crete Program (1983)
Reilly League of Artists (1988-1990)
Art Students League Summer (1993)
SUNY Purchase - Many Continuing Education Courses
Workshops with Daniel Greene, Charles Sovek, Ovannes Berberien

PAINTING
Successfully completed many commissioned portraits
Represented by The Paint Box in Bedford Hills, NY
Commissioned to hang paintings at opening of Lexington Square Cafe, Mt. Kisco, NY
Commissioned to paint mural for newly constructed Big Country Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor, NY
Member of Sleepy Hollow Gallery (1994-1995)
Individual show and group shows
Exhibited, and won awards, in many shows
Featured artist on episode of State of the Art, WDMC-TV
Judge of Pleasantville Women's Club Exhibition

TEACHING
Private art instruction for students of all ages Portraits by M. French (1990-present)
Prepared and implemented curriculum for Art and Photography classes for 7-12 grade Soundview
         Preparatory  School (1994-1997)
Prepared and executed an arts and crafts program for children aged 4-12 years Mt. Kisco Parks and
         Recreation  (1992-1994,1998)
Participated as an art mentor for gifted/disabled students in many Westchester schools
          Putnam/Northern  Westchester BOCES (1990-1993)
Teacher's assistant while student at Manhattanville College for advanced level drawing classes
         Manhattanville  College (1982-1983)

AWARDS
Portrait Society of America, Inc. Top portfolio award
Grumbacher Gold Medal Award
Philip Kennel Memorial Award, Ridgewood Annual Exhibition
First Place, Beaux Arts Finale, Women's Club Exhibition
First Place, Bronxville Women's Club Exhibition
First Place, Pocantico Hills Women's Club Exhibition
Dorothy Cachet Memorial Award, Ridgewood Annual Exhibition

SHOWS, JURIED EXHIBITS, AND AWARDS
Portrait Society of America, Inc. National Portrait Artists' Conference, Washington DC 5/7/2000
         Top Portfolio Award

Woman's Club of Pocantico Hills, North Tarrytown, NY 3/21/97-3/23/97 Second Place Oil

Community Arts Association National Open Exhibition, Hackensack, NJ 5/296-6/27/96
         Grumbacher Gold Medal and Merchandise Award


Woman's Club of Pocantico Hills North, Tarrytown, NY 3/23/96-3/24/96 Third Place Oil

The Ridgewood Art Institute's 15th Annual Juried Exposition & 1st Grand National Exposition,
         Paramus, NJ 2/5/95-2/19/95 Philip Kennel Memorial Award

The Woman's Club of Pleasantville Art Exhibition, Pleasantville,NY 1/7/95-1/14/95 Judge

Caramoor Casino Silent Auction Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, NY 6/11/94

48th Beaux Arts Finale, Pleasantville,NY 6/6/94-6/8/94 First Place Oil

Woman's Club of Pocantico Hills Art Exhibit, North Tarrytown, NY 3/12/94-3/13/94
         First Place Oil and First Place Portrait

Sleepy Hollow Gallery Group Exhibition, Briarcliff, NY 12/3/93-12/31/93

Sleepy Hollow Gallery Summer Garden Art Exhibition, Briarcliff, NY 8/7/93-9/9/93

Sleepy Hollow Gallery Outdoor Art Exhibition, Briarcliff, NY 6/5/93/6/6/93

47th Beaux Arts Finale, Mamaroneck,NY 6/6/93-6/11/93 Third Place Portrait

Sleepy Hollow Gallery Two Artist Show, Briarcliff, NY 3/6/93-3/26/93

Sleepy Hollow Gallery New Members Group Exhibition, Briarcliff, NY 7/10/92-7/30/92

46th Beaux Arts Finale, Mamaroneck,NY 5/31/92-6/5/92 Second Place Oil/Acrylic

The Ridgewood Art Institute 12th Regional Open Jury Show, Ridgewood, NJ 1/19/92-1/31/92
         Dorothy Cochet Memorial Award

The Ridgefield Guild of Artists 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield, CT 10/18/92-11/15/92

Woman's Club of Mamaroneck 47th Annual Exhibit, Mamaroneck, NY 10/11/92

The Ridgefield Guild of Artists 14th Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield, CT 11/10/91-12/8/91

The Beaux Arts Finale, Bronxville, NY 11/3/91-11/25/91 Honorable Mention Portrait

The 46th Annual Woman's Club of Mamaroneck Art Exhibit, Mamaroneck, NY 10/13/91
      First Place Portrait


The Hudson Valley Art Association, Inc. 61st Annual Exhibition, White Plains, NY 4/29/90-5/6/90

The Ridgewood Art Institute 10th Regional Open Jury Show, Ridgewood, NJ 1/21/90-2/3/90

Allied Artists of America, Inc., Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 12/7/89-1/1/90

The American Artists Professional League, 61st Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
       11/6/89-11/17/89

Artists View The Human Form, National Juried Exhibition, Buffalo, NY 10/14/89-11/4/89

Batavia National Exhibition, Batavia, NY 10/1/89-10/27/89

Manhattanville College, Three Artist Show, Purchase, NY 5/15/83


 

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