Painter
Painter
Born in upstate New York, the artist moved to Florida with her family in 1968. The artist’s paintings have evolved from realistic oils to her present media using acrylic on canvas. The artist is interested in expressing the relationship between the artist and her environment through paintings inspired by nature.
The artist received a B.S. degree from the Florida State University in 1975. In 1982 the artist began studying with numerous teachers including Roseann Gandy Samuelson, a Ringling School of Art and Design graduate, and her husband, Fred Samuelson, who taught the Masters program at Instituto Allende-San Miguel de Allende GTO, Mexico.
Recently, the artist was accepted into the following juried fine art shows: International Society of Experimental Artists 2025 – First Place, FLAG Everglow Symposium, Stuart FL 2026, Fifth Avenue Gallery – Eau Gallie FL, 2019, FL Museum Biennial, Deland, FL, Red Clay Survey 2007, Huntsville, AL, Fifth Avenue Gallery 2006, Melbourne, FL, Lo Pressionism Gallery – Invitational 2006, Melbourne, FL, Black Dog Gallery Invitational 2006 Cocoa FL, Lake Wales Juried National Show 2005, Henegar Center Vision Juried Show 2008, Melbourne FL.
The artist has participated in an Invitational show in 1998 through 2001 at Temple Beth El in St. Petersburg Florida. The artist has had two person shows at the Harris House in New Smyrna Florida, Black Dog Gallery in Cocoa, FL, Daytona Beach Art Center, Daytona FL and Lo Pressionism Gallery in Melbourne FL. In September 2001 the artist won best of show in Eustis, Florida juried fine art show. The artist was selected for the juried Deland Museum of Art show in September 2001. In 2007, the artist won the Bronze Award at the Henegar Center for the Arts juried show in Melbourne, FL.
The artist’s work is in the permanent collections in the following public locations:
2017 City of Cocoa – public transportation department
1999 Gulf Coast Art Center in St. Petersburg, FL
1998 Central Florida Community College in Ocala FL
1997 Vero Beach Art Museum, Vero Beach, FL
1997 Lake Wales Art Center, Lake Wales, FL
1997 St. Vincent’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL
1996 Maitland Art Center, Maitland FL
1996 Radisson Hotel, Port Canaveral FL
The artist has work is in numerous private collections throughout Florida and is recently participated in Art in Public Places program and had two paintings purchased by the City of Cocoa. The artist has also exhibited in four Brevard County galleries and worked as an artist in residence in the Brevard County School System in addition to teaching at risk youth and disabled adults in various art media. She currently is represented by Harbor City Arts, Eau Gallie, FL.