SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007     Cathedral Center for the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona
2006     Transformation, Troon Mt. Health, Scottsdale, Arizona
2005     Shemer Art Center Front Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
2004     Troon Country Club, Scottsdale, Arizona
              Organic Geometrics, Northern Trust Bank–Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale
2003     New Paintings & Metal, Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
              LUX, Phoenix, Arizona
              The Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
2002     New Paintings, Borders at the Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006     Heavy Metal, 2-person show, Tempe Public Library, Tempe, Arizona
              Big Works (juried), Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix, Arizona
2005/06/07   Sculpture in the Streets (juried), Mesa, Arizona
2004/05/06     Willow Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
2005/06    Sunday at Shemer (juried), Phoenix, Arizona
2006     Hidden Memories (juried), Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix, Arizona
              In the Game–Women Artists on Sports (juried), @ Central Gallery,
              Phoenix, Arizona                       
2005     Artlink 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Phoenix City Hall,
              Phoenix, Arizona                       
2004/05/06      Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour, Carefree, Arizona           
2005     Az Designer Craftsmen (juried), Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, Arizona
              Light and Shadow (juried), Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix, Arizona
2005/06     Loon Song Gallery, Blue Hill, Maine
2003/04/05/06     Art Detour, Phoenix, Arizona
2001/03/04     Dia de los Muertos Juried Exhibition, @Central Gallery,
              Phoenix, Arizona           
2004     Juried Exhibition, Shemer Art Center, Scottsdale, Arizona           
2003     Herding Cats, First Fridays Group Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona
              Contrasting Connections Juried Exhibition, Artisimo Artspace,
              Scottsdale, Arizona
              Juried Exhibition, Three Artists, ASU Gammage Auditorium,
              Tempe Arizona           
2002     Artlink 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Phoenix City Hall,
              Phoenix, Arizona                       
1997/99     Invitational: Resident Artists and Guests, Howard County Center
              for the Arts, Maryland
1984/85     Resident Artists Exhibitions, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, Maryland

AWARDS
2006     Artist Career Development Grant, Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
2006     Purchase Award, City of Mesa Permanent Sculpture Collection
2005     Artist Career Advancement Grant, Arizona Commission on the Arts
2005     Semi-finalist in Phoenix Temporary Public Art Initiative

EDUCATION
1981    Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
              BFA in Fine Arts, summa cum laude

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2006     Garden Mural Commission, Copper Sun Child Dev. Center—The Art of Growing, 9 x 42 foot painted mural creating a large desert/forest/garden in community room.  POAC grant funding.
2006     Outdoor Sculpture Commission, Mesa Community College—Sentinels to the East, 10 x 5 x 5 foot welded steel outdoor sculpture near the southeast campus entrance. 
2005      Sculpture on Campus—Spot, a 4 x 5 foot welded steel sculpture selected for long-term exhibition at Pima Community College East, Tucson, Arizona.
2004      Burton Barr Central Library Mural Commission—Alight in the Garden, a 5.5 x 16 foot mural integrating welded steel elements and large acrylic canvases, for the Assistive Technology Center.
2001      DrawnTogether.org      A nationwide artist anti-terrorist project co-developed with Cynthia Greening, in response to the Sept. 11 tragedy.  This conceptual/public art installation was available on line, and the drawings were created by individuals around the country in parks and schools. 

RELATED EXPERIENCE
2007     Guest Curator, Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery, exhibitions:  Drawing Energy, Layers of Meaning, Worlds in Common, First Editions
2006     Board of Directors, Women’s Metropolitan Art Council of Phoenix Art Museum
2006     Shemer Artist Cafes—Critique panelist and Photographing Artwork speaker
2006     Fine art judge, Arizona State Fair
2003     Organized, publicized and exhibited in group show Herding Cats, First Fridays mystery gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
2002     Juror, Student Art Show, Glendale Community College           
1983 – 1985     Studio Artist, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Selected for independent artist studio space in city-sponsored program for emerging artists.

PUBLICATIONS
Ironwork: Dynamic Details, by Dona Z. Meilach,
              p 150, Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2007
Ironwork Today: Inside & Out, by Dona Z. Meilach.
             p 131, Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2006
Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, Guest Artist Profile: Material Girl,
              pp 112-117, May 2007
New TImes, Metal of Honor: A woman’s place is in the foundry by Wynter Holden,
              p 37, Dec. 7, 2007
The Peak, Here and There in Art by Minell Sefelt, May 2005
Southwest Style, Artist Profile, p 54, 2005 edition
Artlink Letter, For the Growth in All of U”, by Joshua Darland, p 2, June 2005
Phoenix Downtown, Studio Visit and Cover art, by Forrest Martin, Feb. 2005
Arizona Republic, Art Notes: Az Room 3, by John Villani, Jan. 1, 2004
Scottsdale Republic, Studio Tours Create Collector Opportunity, by
             Roberta Burnett, p 9, Dec. 26, 2003
Arizona Republic, Arts in Phoenix: Herding Cats, by Ernest McIntyre,
             Dec. 12, 2003
Arizona Republic, Artist Parts with Paper, Cuts to Metal, by John Villani,
             June 8, 2003

COLLECTIONS           
Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix Arizona
The City of Mesa, permanent sculpture collection
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Copper Sun Child Development Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Northern Trust Bank–Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona
Nigel Travis, CEO, Papa John’s Pizza  
James Larson Associates Architects
Advocates for Survivors of Trauma and Torture, Baltimore, Maryland
Numerous private collections and commissions

GALLERIES
Loon Song Gallery,  Blue Hill, Maine