Biography
Awards
2011 (for book, Opening the Gates of the Heart: A Journey of Healing)
- Best Fine Art Photography Book, by the Bay Area Independent Publisher’s Association
- Finalist in Inspiration category in the Global ebook Awards by Dan Poytner
2010 (for book listed above)
- First Prize, Poetry, by the Do-It-Yourself Book Festival
- Honorable Mention, Spirituality, by the New York Book Festival
- Honorable Mention, Photography/Art, by the San Francisco Book Festival
2007 (for abstract photography)
- First Prize, Down the Straightaway, online juried show and contest: 2007 International Art Show: Part Two – Abstracts, www.guestsgallewry.com
- Second Place, Green Dot, online juried show: Abstracts, www.emergingartistsgroup.com
- Curator’s Choice Award, Color Burst, www.photosandart.com
- Back cover of book, Abstracts 2007-Volume Two, for image Color Burst, www.photosandart.com
- Semi-finalist, Bridge to Sanity, online contest: String Art Competition by The Violin Case (yes, I am a violinist)
Publications
2010
- Opening the Gates of the Heart: A Journey of Healing, by Gate Lady Publishing (me), October 8, 2010
2007 (for gate and abstract photographs)
- The Bay Area Women’s Journal, Nov/Dec issue, Be Inspired photo, Circle of Giving
- Photos That Inspire: Photo Workshop, www.photoworkshop.com, Blue Lava
- Abstracts: 2007 – Volume Two, www.photosandart.com, Color Burst
Solo Exhibitions (for gate and abstract photographs)
2011
- Worldwide Chiropractic, San Bruno, CA, gate collections
2008
- Ruth Stroup Insurance Agency, Oakland, CA, gate and abstract collections
- Larkspur Public Library, Larkspur, CA, gate collections
- Laurel Valley Optometry, Oakland, CA, gate collections
2007
- Thompson Hall Gallery, Sausalito, CA, Dancing With Light, abstract collection
- Mill Valley Public Library, Mill Valley, CA, gate collections
- San Anselmo Public Library, San Anselmo, CA, gate collections
Juried, Group Exhibitions (for gate and abstract photographs)
2008
- Mad River Post, San Francisco, CA, gate and abstract collections
- The Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO, Macro
- Expressions Gallery, Berkeley, CA, Lines, Patterns, and Textures
2007
- Rackable Systems, Fremont, CA, gate collections
- California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA, Art on the Walls
- O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA, Art That Speaks: Blending Word and Image
- Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA, California Wine Country
- O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA, Wabi-Sabi Exhibition
- Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA, Abstractions, Color, and Texture
- www.photoworkshop.com, online exhibit, Abstracts
2006
- Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, The Edge of Abstraction
- www.upstreampeoplegallery.com, online juried exhibition
- www.photosandart.com, online juried exhibition, Abstracts 2007
Education
- Kent State University School of Nursing, Bachelor of Science Degree awarded June, 1974
- self-taught photographer, augmented with classes and private instruction
