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Resume


Education

University of Illinois, Navy Pier Chicago Branch (Architecture)
Drisi Academy Glenwood, Illinois (Oil Portraiture)
Pastel Workshops Here and in Europe

Museums
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum Chicago, Illinois

Galleries
George Burr Gallery Ephraim - Door County, Wisconsin
Mullaly's 128 Studio and Gallery Elk Rapids, Michigan

Awards
Honorable Mention Elmhurst Artists' Guild Spring Members Show 09
Jack Richeson Award Chicago Pastel Painters 1st Biennial National Show 07
1st, 2nd & 3rd places Town and Country Art League 07 – 08
Best of Show LaGrange Art Gallery 06, 07, 08
Third Place Hinsdale Arts Festival 07
Purchase Award River Walk 05
Best of Show Orland Park 05
Purchase Award Buffalo Grove Invitational Art Fair 04
Third Place Western Suburban Fine Art Alliance 04
Third Place Downers Grove Artists Guild 03
First Place Elmhurst Artist Guild Fall Members Show 03
Merit Award West End Art Fair: LaGrange, IL 03 04
First Place River Walk: Naperville, IL 02
Third Place Westend Art Festival: LaGrange, IL 02
Merit Award Port Clinton Art Festival: Highland Park, IL 02
First Place Spring Show 2002 Downers Grove Artist Guild 02
Accepted painting (Certificate Award) Great Lakes Pastel Society Members Show 01
First Place Oakbrook Invitational Fine Art Exhibition 01
Merit Award Port Clinton Art Festival: Highland Park, IL 01
Merit Award Fountain Square: Evanston, IL 01
Second Place Homewood Fine Arts Fair: Homewood, IL 01
Finalist 2nd Annual Pastel 100 Competition: Pastel Journal Magazine 01
Purchase Award Crete Public Library: Crete, IL 00
Purchase Award Crete Women's Club: P. Hoffman/J. Sarros Crete, IL 00
Best of Shows, First, Second & Third Places LaGrange, IL 99-06
Third Place Fountain Square: Evanston, IL 00
Honorable Mention Homewood, Illinois 99
Honorable Mention Naperville Women's Club Art Fair 99

Organizations
Chicago Pastel Painters Chicago, Illinois
DuPage Art League Wheaton, Illinois
Downers Grove Artist Guild Downers Grove, Illinois
Elmhurst Artist Guild Elmhurst, Illinois
LaGrange Art League LaGrange, Illinois
Naperville Fine Arts League Naperville, Illinois
Pastel Society of America (Associate Member) New York, New York

Acknowledgements
American Artist Magazine April 2009
Doings Newspaper Southwest Edition 2008
Daily Southtown Southwest Edition August 2005
Daily Southtown Southwest Edition July 2005 for Best of Show Orland Park
Suburban Life Newspaper Western Suburbs Arts Section May 2002
Chicago Reader Suburban issue West & Northern Surburban Areas 2002
WGN Morning News Spot Hinsdale Art Festival June 2001
The Star Newspaper South Suburbs April 1999, March 2000, & May 2002
Suburban Life Newspaper Western Suburbs Arts Section April 1999
Southtown Newspaper South Suburbs Living Section September 1999, May 2002
CBS Sunday Morning - "The Art of War" Nationally Televised Program 11/8/1998

One Person Shows
Group Show Deer Path Lake Forest Nov 2008
Elmhurst Art Guild Exhibition Hall Oct - Nov 2007
Hinsdale Art Center Group Show Nov - Dec 2006
Hinsdale Public Library May - July 2005
Edward Hospital: Naperville, Illinois July - September 2003, March 2006, June 2006
New Buffalo Gallery Walk Demo: New Buffalo, Michigan June 2002, April 2003 and Aug 2006
LaGrange Art Gallery: LaGrange, Illinois April - May 1999 and May 2002
Lemont Public Library: Lemont, Illinois February - March 2002
Downers Grove Public Library: Downers Grove, Illinois May 2001
Rush Presbyterian - St. Luke's Hospital August 2000
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum April - May 2000