Galleries & Exhibitions
Expressions Gallery, Goodyear, AZ - 2005 - Present
Avondale Art Gallery - Nov. 2011 to Jan. 2012 - Juried Show - First Place Award for "Almost Dusk I" Acrylic Painting
AAA Gallery at Talking Stick, Scottsdale - 2011
Juried into "Wild at Art" Exhibition, by West Valley Art Council - Sept. 2010
SW Chamber of Commerce Exhibit – Nov. 2008
Art at the Chamber – Feb. 2009
Avondale City Hall Exhibit – Juried Acceptance - May 2009
Avondale City Hall Exhibit – Juried Acceptance (3 paintings) May, June 2010
Peoria Home & Garden Show – May 2009
Litchfield Park Annual Art Festival – Nov. 2009
PebbleCreek Arts Festival – 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Glendale Adult Center Private Exhibition – Juried Acceptance (3 paintings) April, May 2010
Awards & Achievements 2005 – 2014
2011 through 2014 - Commissioner, City of Goodyear Arts & Culture Commission
President, Art League West - 2009 -2010
3/2009– Artist of the Month – PC Art Club
11/2009 – Artist of the Month – Art League West
5/2008 – Artist of the Month – Art League West
3/2009 – Artist of the Month – PC Art Club
Awarded coveted “Juried” status by Arizona Art Alliance in May 2008
Instructor – Pen & Ink/Colored Pencil Combination Class – April 2009
Publicity Chair – PebbleCreek Fall Arts Festival - October 2008
Member - Scottsdale Artist League, WHAM, Art League West, PC Art Club, West Valley Arts Council
News
Feb. 5, 2010 West Valley View: "West Valley arts group gives 3 paintings to Avondale center".
Feb. 5, 2010 SW Edition, The Arizona Republic – “Colorful art on the walls of a facility such as Care1st silently communicates a warm message of caring and welcome to clients . . .” said Linda Strauss-Lewis, President of Art League West.
April 21, 2010 SW Edition, The Arizona Republic, David Madrid, Reporter – “Western Avenue Art Walk strongly supported by Art League West,” says President Linda Strauss-Lewis.
Oct. 2010, PC Post, Vicki Hamilton, Reporter - "Creative Arts Festival Spotlights Resident Artists" - I was one of three artists spotlighted.
Links
Arizona Art Alliance: www.azartalliance.com/
Art League West: www.artleaguewest.com/
West Valley Arts Council: www.westvalleyarts.org/
PC Art Club: www.pcartclubaz.com/
Please visit my favorite photographers' websites:
Marcy Delgadillo (flower close-ups, weddings, portraits, events) www.marcydphoto.com
Ellen Thane (travel, historic, southwest) www.photosbythane.com
Louis Kravitz (on-site photos of India and her people) www.louiskravitz.com
