Resume
FORMAL EDUCATION
M.F.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Theater Arts: Scenic Painting, Set Design; May 1996
B.F.A. and B. Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; May 1992
Architecture coursework, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; September 1985 – May 1987
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
Somerville Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship Grant; January 2007
Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant; May 2000
Conner Fellowship Grant, (For travel to the Black Sea International Theater Festival, Sevastopol, Ukraine); July 1994
EXHIBITIONS
(* indicates SOLO show)
2008
Lynn Arts, Time Warner Gallery, Lynn, MA; Works on Paper
2007
Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA; December Salon
13FOREST Gallery, Medford, MA; Fall07
Gallery Penumbra, Gloucester, MA; summer exhibition, 2007
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA; Tufts Fourth Annual Juried Summer Exhibition
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Imagining Somerville
Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA; The Green Line
Massachusetts Convention Center, Boston, MA; Summer Street Solstice III
*Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MAShapes of the City: Paintings and Silhouette-Void Compositions
2006
Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA; Art House 3
Lynn Arts, Time Warner Gallery, Lynn, MA; Paint, (Award Recipient)
Creekside Drive, Altadena, CA; Art For the Holidays
LA-Con World Science Fiction Society Art Show; Anaheim, CA
2005
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Artist Choice Somerville Open Studios Participants
Arisia Speculative Media Conference Art Show; Boston, MA (Award Recipient)
2004
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA; Faculty Show
Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA; Alumni and Faculty Art Show
2003
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Artist Choice Somerville Open Studios Participants
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Alumni Show and Sale
*U.S.S. Constitution Museum, Charlestown, MA; Barbary Coast, commissioned mural painting
Diesel Café, Somerville, MA; Grocery Carts and other Liminal Murmurs, with Mathieu LeCorre
Boskone Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Show; Boston, MA
2002
Au Bon Pain,Somerville, MA; Somerville Arts Council, Windows Art Project, site specific installation
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA; Somerville Open Studios Participants
2001
*The Gallery at Innovative Moves, Jamaica Plain, MA; Sketches and Projects: Mural Work of Deeper Blue Design
Diesel Café, Somerville, MA; Summer New Work from Washington Street Art Center Members
Diesel Café, Somerville, MA; Winter New Work from Washington Street Art Center Members
2000 and earlier
Someday Café, Somerville, MA; Somerville Arts Council, Windows Art Project, site specific installation; 2000
Carberry's Bakery, Somerville, MA; Winter Holiday Window Display Project, site specific installation; 1999
*Cambridge Center For Adult Education, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA; Color and Line; 1999
*U.S.S. Constitution Museum, Charlestown, MA; The Great Chase, commissioned mural painting; 1999
*Renee's Café, Teele Square, Somerville, MA; Travelogue, a Painted Record; 1998
REVIEWS/MEDIA
Cate McQuaid, Shadow and misty tones dance in intimate landscapes, Boston Globe, July 12, 2007, p. D1.
Pam Rosenblatt, A Busy Summer For Somerville Artist, Somerville News, July 5, 2007, p. 18.
Bistable Precept, Documentary Film by Amy Mertl with Cambridge Community Television. March 2007.
Be Live: Community Artists, Host: Francis Cheykin, CCTV TV, Boston. 5 May 2006.
It's All About Arts, Host: Glenn Williams, BNN TV, Boston. 1 May 2006.
Louis Porter, Davis Square Becomes Art Mecca For a Month, Boston Globe, July 21, 2000, p. D1.
Anne Weeks, Rachel Mello, Weekly Dig, July 19-26, 2000, p. 28.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC
Faculty, Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA;
Graduate & Undergraduate students; Serving as sole Academic Faculty Representative with voting privileges to Curriculum Committee;
Selected Courses: Foundation Design Studio; Freehand Drawing,
Orthogonal Drawing, Color Theory, Portfolio Design; September 2002 – present
Staff Instructor, Emerson College, Boston, MA;
Charge Scenic Artist, Performing Arts Department; August 2003 – May 2004
Guest Lecturer, Emerson College, Boston, MA; Mask Making; Fall 2003, Spring 2004
Instructor, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA;
Faux Finishing; 1998, 1999, & 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THEATER AND MURAL ARTS
Owner/Artist, Deeper Blue Design, Mural Artists, Somerville, MA;
Commercial and Residential clients; January 1997 – 2005
Selected Clients: U.S.S. Constitution Museum; City of Boston, Park Arts; Creativity Museum, Southborough, England
Charge Scenic Artist Freelance, Wooden Kiwi Production, Allston, MA; August 2002 – 2005
Selected Clients: New Repertory Theater; Jose Mateo Dance Company; Lyric Stage
Artist Assistant, Architectural Murals, Arlington, MA; under Joshua Winer; April 2002
Freelance Scenic Artist, theater and industrial paint work; 1993 – 2005
Selected Clients: American Repertory Theater, Camb., MA; WGBH Television, Bos., MA;
VDA Event Design Group, Somerville, MA; Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC;
Goodspeed Opera Co., East Haddam, CT; Centre Stage, Baltimore, MD
Staff Scenic Artist, Arena Stage, Washington, DC; September 1996-September 1997
Charge Scenic Artist, Connecticut Repertory Theater, Storrs, CT; Summers 1995 & 1996
Staff Scenic Artist, Arena Stage, Washington, DC; September 1996 – September 1997
Charge Scenic Artist, Connecticut Repertory Theater, Storrs, CT; Summers 1995 & 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURE
Model Builder, Museum Design Associates, Cambridge, MA; Fall 1998
Entry-Level Architect, Financial Concepts Inc., Framingham, MA; Fall 1992
Entry-Level Architect, The Bourne Group, San Francisco, CA; Summer 1991
Model Builder, Sasaki Associates, Watertown, MA; 1988
PUBLICATIONS
Next in Line, wrote bi-weekly cultural events column, Editorial Humor; October 2000-April 2001
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Somerville Arts Council, Somerville, MA
Volunteer: ArtBeat Festival; Summer 2000 – present, annually
Volunteer: Spice of Life Festival; September 2001
Washington Street Art Center, Somerville MA
Chair: Membership Committee; Spring 2000 – Fall 2003
Member: Gallery Committee; Spring 2000 – Fall 2003
CONFERENCES/LECTURES
Arisia Speculative Media Conference, Boston, MA
Panel Chair: Attitude or Income? What Makes a Professional Artist?; January 2004
Panel Chair: Working on Commissioned Art; January 2004
Juror: Student Science Fiction Art Show; January 2004
Panel Chair: Working on Commission; January 2003
Cambridge Center For Adult Education, Cambridge, MA; January 2003
Lecture: Murals in Interior Design, A Cultural Overview