Curriculum Vitae

Solo Exhibitions
2017 Indigo Blue, Teco Public Art Gallery
2012 A Swirling Mind, Kokol Gallery
1984 The Warehouse, Miami, FL

Invitational Shows
2019 Paper Centric, Toe River Arts Spruce Pine, NC
2020 Art Festival Beth El St. Petersburg, Fl

Group Exhibitions
2019 Studio Tour exhibition. Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine, NC
2018 Sinuosity, group invitational, St.Petersburg, Fl
2017- 2020 Second Saturday, Software Studio and Gallery, St.Petersburg, Fl
2017 The Bridge, Kokol Studio and Gallery, Tampa, FL
2016 Scapes, Kokol Art Studio and Gallery, Tampa, FL
2015 Light Form and Color, Kokol Art Studio and Gallery, Tampa, FL
2014 A Journey to Discover, Kokol Art Studio and Gallery, Tampa, FL

Awards and Honors
2018 Creative Capital 10 year Alumni Development Grantee
2018 Top 17 Painting and Drawing teachers in Tampa bay
2017 National Endowment for the Arts Award recipient though the Florida Division of Cultural Affair and Citizens of Florida
2017 Creative Capital Core Professional Development Grantee
2017 Top 17 Painting and Drawing teachers of Tampa bay
2016- Awarded Best Local Visual Artist, Creative Loafing- Best of the Bay

Public Works
2005- Outdoor Art Foundation, Julia, Manatee Menagerie, Tampa, FL
2004- Outdoor Art Foundation, Painted Lady, Chairs for Charity, Tampa, FL

Education
1980-84 BFA Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)  

Additional Continuing Education
2010 forward Penland School of Crafts (Bakersville, NC)
1989 Youngstown State University
1982 Florida International University

Academic/Teaching Credentials
2004- 2017 Founder, owner and principal teacher at Kokol Art Studio and Gallery-A private art school with approximately 300 students located in Tampa, FL

Juror of exhibitions
2017 Hellzapoppin, Tampa Regional Artist Center, Tampa Fl