About
As an artist and educator for over 40 years, one of her appointed tasks has been to see and respond to what others might overlook, to magnify what others might not notice. As a painter she is attracted to common objects and the stories their visual relationships can tell.
Most recently her energies have been focused on the visual metaphor of a singular object, a simple silver bowl and the meditative qualities its attributes bring. As a source of contemplation, the act of painting has brought her to a place of intriguing calm, quiet devotion, and reflective worship.
Education
1977-1979
University of California Santa Barbara, MFA Painting
1970-1971
University of California Santa Barbara, Secondary Teaching Credential: Art
1968-1970
University of California Santa Barbara, BA Art
Professional Employment
2014
Professor of Art, Emerita, Westmont College
2009–2014
Professor of Art, Westmont College
2003–2009
Associate Professor of Art, Department Chair, Westmont College
1997–2003
Assistant Professor of Art, Westmont College
1995–1997
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, Westmont College
Exhibitions
2023
“Off the Wall-Reimagined”
Featured Artist
Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board Fundraising Gala
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Of Presence and Promise”
CPC Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
“5 x 5 Invitational”
Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
2021
“Real Women: Realist Art by American Women”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2019
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
“Wit and Whimsy”
Selections from the Collection of Michael and Nancy Gifford
County of Santa Barbara Permanent Collection
Channing Peake Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2018
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “The Cross Alone is Our Theology”
Concordia Seminary
29th Annual Theological Symposium
St. Louis, MO
“5 x 5 Invitational”
Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
2017
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2016
Invitational: “The Art of Santa Barbara”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2015
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Given to the Light”
Leigh Block Gallery, Hospice of Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2014
Invitational: “The Fine Art of Teaching”
CASA Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Juried exhibition: “Come to the Table”
CIVA Traveling Exhibit
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “Invisible Realms, Encountering the Sacred”
Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “Sacred Voices”
Canton Museum of Art
Canton, Ohio
“5 x 5 Invitational”
Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
2013
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2012
Invitational: “The Last Word”
Pacific Theatre
Hollywood, CA
Invitational: “The Fifteen”
Frame
Santa Barbara, CA
2011
“5 x 5 Invitational”
Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “One Night Stand”
Brooks Institute Gallery 27
Santa Barbara, CA
Selections From the Permanent Collection
Westmont Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
2010
Invitational: “100 Grand”
Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Confluence”
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
Juried Invitational: “Faith as Art: Art as Faith”
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
2009
Invitational Exhibition: “Collage”
Santa Barbara Tennis Club
Santa Barbara, CA
Juried Invitational: “Fanatically Yours”
New York Center for Art and Media Studies
New York, NY
2007
Juried Exhibition: “Small Images #21”
Atkinson Gallery Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
2005
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Silent Dialogue”
Delphine Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Faculty Exhibition: “The Fine Art of Education”
Westmont College Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Juried Exhibition: “Space and Spirit”
Calvin College Center Art Gallery,
Grand Rapids, MI
Juried Exhibition: “Embracing the Gift: 25 Years of Faith And Vision”
Azusa Pacific University Gallery, Azusa, CA
2004
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Bearing Witness”
Westmont College Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2003
Invitational: Santa Barbara Collage and Assemblage
Fielding Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
2002
Invitational: “Art of Devotion”
Westmont College Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
2001
Westmont Faculty Show
Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Juried Invitational: “Collage/Assemblage/USA”
New Media Gallery, Ventura College
Ventura, CA
2000
Invitational: “Room With A View II”
30 Arlington Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “The Value of Art In Education: Selected Works by Students and Teacher Mentors”
The Fielding Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
1999
Invitational: “The Apple”
Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: “Room With A View”
30 Arlington Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: "Autumn Mix"
Frame
Santa Barbara, CA
"The Paint, Pastel and Collage Of Summertime: Savage, Strasburg, and Walker"
Frame
Santa Barbara, CA
Women Beyond Borders Benefit Exhibition: "Lending A Hand"
Contemporary Arts Forum
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: "The Art of Dining"
Westmont College Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Juried Show: "Small Images #2"
Ventura City College,
Ventura, CA
1998
Juried Show: "Small Images #13"
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: "Shoe Show"
Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: "Chair-ity"
Contemporary Arts Forum
Santa Barbara, CA
1997
Juried Show: "Small Images #12"
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
Invitational: "Cup Show"
Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
1996
Juried Show: "Small Images #11"
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
1994
Juried Show: "Un Ange Passe"
Westmont College Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
Juried Show: "Small Images #9"
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
1991
Juried Show: "Un Ange Passe"
Westmont College Reynolds Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
1984
Alumni Invitational: Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California
1981
SOLO EXHIBITION
Elizabeth Fortner Gallery
Santa Barbara, CA
1979
Stewart Street Gallery *SECOND AWARD*
San Francisco, CA
MFA SOLO EXHIBITION
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
1972
Santa Barbara Art Association
Santa Barbara, CA
1970
Santa Rosa Community Artrium
Santa Rosa, CA
