EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2004 to present- Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
1999- Scoula Internazionale di Graphica, Pratt in Venice, Italy
1998- Silvermine Arts Center with Clare Romano, New Canaan, CT
1997- Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Resident Printmaker
1988-1996 Studied graphics with Master Printmakers Dan Welden, Roberto De Lamonica and Mohammad Khalil
1985- Chelsea School of Art, London University, London, England
1970-1993 Studied painting with Donald Pierce, Alton Tobey, and Harriet FeBland
1964-1969- Art Students League with Sid Dickinson
1961-1963- New York University, Graduate Studies in Art History
1960- BS Columbia University

2010 "Homage To the Circle", MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY
2006- "Recent Paintings and Prints"' MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY
2003 "My Long Years Journey", Retrospective Show, Iona College,
Br. Kenneth Chapman Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
2000/1995/'92/'89- MAG Gallery, Larchmont NY
1996- Broome Street Gallery, NYC
1991- Mari Galleries, Ltd., Mamaroneck NY
1988 & 1985- The Gallery, Eastchester Library, Eastchester NY
1987 & 1986- Mussavi Gallery, NYC
1981 & 1979- Bronxville Library, Bronxville NY

FEATURE EXHIBITIONS

2009 "Homage to the Circle", Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2004/'03/'02/'01 - Annual Summer Salon at Broome Street Gallery, SOHO, NYC
2000- "A Celebration of Possibilities," 2nd Annual Summer Salon Series, Broome Street Gallery, NYC
"The Latvian Four," Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville NY
1999- Krasdale Gallery, White Plains NY
Somart Gallery, San Francisco CA
"Open Studios," Westchester Arts Council, White Plains NY
"A Celebration of Possibilities," 1st Annual Summer Salon Series, Broome Street Gallery, NYC
1998- "Grass Roots," Gallery on the Hudson, Irvington NY
1996- Marchese's Art Gallery, White Plains NY
National League of American Pen Women, Harrison Gallery, Harrison NY
Printmaker Affiliates of New Jersey, Ringwood Manor NJ
1994/'92/'87- Latvian Artists' Group of New York, D.V. Gallery, Bronx NY
1992- Corporate Art, Art Mode Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1990- "Featured Artist," Willcox Gallery, Lancaster PA

2010 "Collectors Choice", Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2009 "The Heart: Center of Life", Pfizer Corp Headquarters, NYC
2009 MAG, The Barnum Financial Group, White Plains, NY
2009 ASCA, Interchurch Center, NYC
2008 "Wrap it UP!", Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY Mount Vernon, NY
2008 "Diaspora Art Returns", Global Society for Latvian Art, Valmiera Museum In Latvia
2007- “The Female Gaze”, Open Juried, Br. Ken Chapman Gallery, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
2006- “Art of Northeast”, Annual Open Juried, Silvermine School of Art, Silvermine,CT
“Creativity : The Artist’s Journey”, ASCA Invitational, Synagogue for the Arts, NY
“The Inner Eye”, NYSWA at Art Students League, NYC
Small Works, NAWA Juried Show – - Karpeles Library Museum , Newburgh, NY
- The Port of Call Gallery, Warwick, NY
ASCA 88th Annual Award Show, Broome Street. Gallery, Soho, NY
“The Best of Watermedia”, Open Juried, Iona College Art Center, New Rochelle, NY
2005- NYSWA 80th Anniversary Exhibition, Carriage Barn Art Center, New Canaan, CT Small Works Open Juried, Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild, Larchmont, NY
2004- NLAPW Biennial Art, Charles Sumner Museum, Washington, DC
New York Society of Women Artists, Pleiades Galley, NYC
2003- NYSWA, Northern Westchester Center for the Arts, Mt, Kisco, NY
Working Artists/Westchester, Manhattan Borough Presidents's Office, NYC, Pleiades Galley, Chelsa NYC
2002- Ringwood Manor Art Association, Barn Gallery, Ringwood, NJ
NYSWA, Noho Gallery, Chelsea, NYC
NLAPW, The Pen and Brush, Gallery, NYC
ACNNY-Marcella Geltman Gallery, New Milford, NJ
MAG Gallery, 9/11 Show, Larchmont, NY
"Loosely Landscaped" Open Juried, Pelham Art Center Gallery, Pelham, NY, NYSWA, Pfizer INc. Corporate Gallery, NYC
ASCA 84th Annual Juried Members' Show, Broome Street Gallery, Soho, NYC
Bedford Art Show, Bedford, NY
2000- George Mason University Fine Arts Gallery, Arlington VA
1999- National League of American Pen Women, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
1998- Lee Scarfone Gallery, University of Florida, Tampa FL
2nd Global Latvian Artists Exhibit, National Museum, Riga, Latvia
1997- Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
1995- International Images Ltd., Pittsburgh PA
1993- Brownstone Gallery, NYC
1992- Immigrant Experience in Art, Iona College, New Rochelle NY
Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport NY (NLAPW)
Art of Northeast USA, Silvermine CT
1991- American Latvian Song Festival, Royal York Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1990- NLAPW, Concordia College Gallery, Bronxville NY
Works on Paper, Dome Gallery, NYC
Westbeth Artists and Friends, Westbeth Galleries, NYC
1989- Mari Galleries of Westchester, Mamaroneck NY
Multi-Media Works, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NYC
1988- Plateau Cirque Invitational, Bronxville NY
CAG-North Westchester Center for the Arts, Goldens Bridge NY
1987- NLAPW-NY State Open '86, Lever House, NYC
Westchester Beaux Arts Finale, Eastchester, NY
1986- MAG National Open '86, Unitarian Church, White Plains NY
1985- Ossining Art Association 40th Anniversary Open Juried, Ossining NY
1983- CAG-Pace University Gallery, Briarcliff Campus, NY
1982- The Gallery at Hastings-on-the-Hudson 29th Open Juried, NY

HONORS AND AWARDS (partial list)

2008 NYAEA - Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Award - Finalist, Broome St. Gallery, NYC
2007 ASCA 89th Annual, "The Namcy Ranson Memorial Award", Broome St. Gallery, NYC
2007- Honorable Mention in Acrylics, “The Best of Watermedia 2007”,
Br. Ken Chapman Gallery, Iona College Art Center, New Rochelle, NY
2006- Shelly Sterling Memorial Award in Graphics, NAWA 117th Annual Show, In Reading PA
1st Place in Graphics, Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild Member Awards Show, Larchmont, NY
2005- 2nd Place in Graphics, NRAA 90th Annual Open Juried Show, New Rochelle, NY 2004- Arnold Gold Memorial Award, ASCA 86th Annual Member Show, Broome St. Gallery, Soho, NY
Best In Show, MAG Juried Member Show, MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY
2003- First Prise, Graphics, Bedford, NY
Second Prize, Graphics, NRAA 88th Annual Open Juried Show, New Rochelle, NY
2002- Lindner Award for Excellence, ASCA 84th Annual Member Award Show, Broome Street Gallery, Soho, NYC
First Prize, NRAA 87th Annual Open Juried Show, New Rochelle, NY
Best in Show, Mamaroneck Artists' Annual Member Awards Show, MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY
Baber Merit Award in Graphics, NLAPW Biennial Juried Show, San Francisco, CA
2001- Honorable Mention in Graphics, MAG Annual Member Awards Show, MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY
2000- First Prize, Elizabeth Bjorlin Award in Graphics, Bedford Art Show, Bedford, NY
Third Prize, Graphics, NRAA 85th Open Juried Show, New Rochelle, NY
1999- Second Prize, Graphics, Mamaroneck Artists' Guild Annual Awards Show, MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY. Juror, David Fox.
1998- First Prize, Graphics, New Rochelle Art Association 83rd Open
Juried Show, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle NY. Juror, W. Lee Savage, National Academy of Design.
1997- First Prize, Graphics, New Rochelle Art Association 82nd Open Juried Show, New Rochelle, NY. Juror, Charles Reid, National Academy of Design.
1996- First Prize, Louise H. Renwick Graphics Award, Bedford Art Show, Bedford NY. Jurors, Ron Mineo, Nan Walsh, Rae Smith.
Award of Excellence, Graphics, American Society of Contemporary
Artists 78th Annual Juried, Broome Street Gallery, NYC
1995- Second Prize, Graphics; Honorable Mention, Graphics, New Rochelle
Art Association Open Juried Show (80th), New Rochelle NY. Juror, Francis E. Murray, National Academy of Design.
First Prize, Graphics, Mount Vernon Art Association Annual Awards Show
Best in Show, Graphics, Mount Vernon Art Association Annual Awards Show, Scarsdale Library Gallery, Scarsdale NY
1994- Third Prize, Graphics, MAG Juried Members' Show, MAG Gallery, Larchmont NY. Juror, Serge Hollerbach, National Academy of Design.
1992- Merit Award, Acrylics, Art of Northeast USA, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. Juror, Charlotta Kotik.
Honorable Mention, Acrylics, National League of American Pen Women, Suffolk Branch, Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport NY. Juror, Jack Riggio.
1986- First, Oils, Mamaroneck Women's Club-Beaux Arts, Mamaroneck NY. Juror, Sheila Kriemelman.
1983- Honorable Mention, Mixed Media/Collage, Chappaqua Artists' Guild, Pace University Gallery, Briarcliff Campus, NY. Juror, John I.H. Baur, Whitney Museum of Art, NYC.
1979-1987- Westchester Beaux Arts Exhibits with 24 varied awards.

COLLECTIONS (partial list)

2008 "Global Society for Latvian Art", Valmiera Museum, Latvia
Museum of Foreign Art, "Arsenals," Riga, Latvia
Merrill Lynch, NYC
Towers Perrin Foster & Crosby, Washington DC
Spencer Trask Securities, Inc., NYC
Genetra Affiliates, Inc. (Dani Siegel), NYC and Southampton NY
Work is in private collections: USA, Canada, Austria, Sweden, Latvia

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/REVIEWS

2008-2010 "Global Society for Latvian Art", Valmiera Museum, Catalogue, Latvia
2009 "Homage to the Circle", Review Catalogue by Amsterdam/Whitney Gallery in Chelsea, NYC
2009 "Jauna Gaita", Review by Voldemars Avens, Toronto, Canada Ed.#259
2002 ASCA 85th Annicersary Edition Catalogue, NYC
2001 "Jauna Gaita", Review by Voldemars Avens, Toronto, Canada, ED #224
2000- D. Dominik Lombardi, "Westchester: A Tribute to the Arts Council," The New York Times, February 13th.
1999 "Latvju Maksla" by Llze Konstante:
"Art Collection of Works by Latvian Exiles",
Museum Arsenals in Riga, Latvia
Art Academy of Latvia, Induction into the Academy Archives, June 2000.
"Retrospective 1965 to Present," Lecture with slides at the Gallery
"Daugava" in Riga, Latvia, sponsored by the Art Academy.
1997- Eleonora Sturma, "A Life Devoted to Art," Latvian Art, Volume 23, USA.
1996- "Latvian Art and Architecture," Encyclopedia 1995/1996, Riga, Latvia.
1992- "Abstract Expressionism: The New York School," Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia.
1989- Constance J. Sica, "They came from all over to study art and life," Southampton News, August 1989.
1986- "Group Show at Mussavi," Art News, NYC.
1976- "Who's Who of American Women."

MEMBERSHIPS/ART RELATED ACTIVITIES

New York Society of WomenArtists, Board Member
American Society of Contemporary Artists, Treasurer
Mamaroneck Artists' Guild, Advisory Board and Juror, Past Treasurer and Gallery Director
National League of American Pen Women, Past President
American Latvian Artists' Association, Board Trustee
New York Artists' Equity Association
The Working Artists of Westchester, NY

GALLERY REPRESENTATIONS

Present: The Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, Chelsea, NY
             MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY


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