THE ARTIST WAS RAISED IN NEW ORLEANS AND MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY TO FINISH HER MEDICAL TRAINING. UPON COMPLETING A FELLOWSHIP IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE AT HARVARD SHE RETIRED FROM MEDICINE TO PURSUE HER TRUE PASSION - ART. AFTER STUDYING PAINTING AT THE ART STUDENTS LEAGUE IN NYC SHE HAD SUCCESSFUL SHOWS IN NY,CT,NJ,AND FL. HOWEVER IT WAS THE MOVE TO HONOLULU THAT CAUSED AN INSPIRING CHANGE AND BLOSSOMING OF HER PAINTING. HER MEDIUM IS OILS AND HER LOVE OF THE ISLANDS IS VIVIDLY CAPTURED IN HER WORKS. MOST RECENTLY A PERMANENT MOVE TO COLORADO HAS INSPIRED NEW CHANGE.
EDUCATION & TRAINING: LSU ,TULANE MEDICAL SCHOOL[MD],NYU [RADIOLOGY], HARVARD [NUCLEAR MEDICINE], NYC ART STUDENTS LEAGUE [TEACHERS-DAVID LEFFEL,HARVEY DINNERSTEIN, AND ROBERT MAIONE]
AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
1988 AAPL GRAND NATIONAL AWARD [NYC SALMAGUNDI CLUB]
1989 STAMFORD MUSEUM ART SHOW
1992-1993 HUDSON VALLEY ART SHOW
2001 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES FEATURED ARTIST AT SAN DIEGO ART SHOW
ARTIST OF HAWAII SHOWS- 2000,2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2011
JEAN CHARLOT AWARD 2000
MELUSINE AWARDS- 2001, 2005
ROSELLE DAVENPORT AWARD- 2006
79TH HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS EXHIBIT- 2007 STATE FOUNDATION PURCHASE AND HONORABLE MENTION
MISSION HOUSE PORTRAIT EXHIBITION-2007
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT COMPETITION FINALIST -2006-2007 [HUNG IN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY]
2008 “BROADSIDES” EXHIBIT AT LINEKONA
SCHAEFER PORTRAIT EXHIBITION 2009,2012, 20015
2013 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NAT’L WATERMEDIA SHOW