arts4action

I look closely at the natural world for inspiration and a sense of belonging. I contemplate the interconnectedness of all living things–juxtaposing the complexities, contradictions and injustices of our world. My work deals with our collective consciousness regarding ecological health and diversity in both domestic and wild spaces to address our current environmental emergency. I use my hands, my heart, and critical thinking to make artist books, installations, mixed-media sculpture, and works on paper influenced by research, personal experience, community engagement, and a conviction that art inspires change.

Awards include International Rotary Foundation Graduate Scholarship (1991), Leo D.
Stillwell Graduate Scholarship (1996), James D. Phelan Award (1997), Artadia award
(2000), Regional Arts and Cultural Council Project Grants (2005, 2008, 2012, 2019, &
Arts 3C Grant in 2024), RACC Professional Development Grants (2009, 2014), Career
Opportunity Grant - Oregon Arts Commission/Ford Family Foundation (2010, 2015,
2020, 2024). The following Artist-In-Residency Awards: Women’s Studio Workshop
(1999), Signal Fire (2013, 2017), Kala Art Institute (1997, 2017), PLAYA (2016, 2024),
Leland Iron Works (2018 -Golden Spot Award), Pine Meadow Ranch (2019), In Cahoots
(2019), Township 10 (2024), and GLEAN (2024/5). Her prints and artist books are in
Portland Art Museum, Getty Research Institute Library, SF MOMA, de Young Museum,
Achenbach, New York Public Library, Library of Congress, among others.

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