Educational Background

Masters of Education in Art Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1971
Bachelor of Science in Art Education Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 1966

Experience

Sole Proprietor of Small Business, Artist, 1980-to present
Adult Education Art Teacher, Community College of Allegheny Co. 1976-79,98,2002-3
Assessor, The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Certification Program (Art) 2001
High School Art Teacher, West Jefferson Hills School District 1991-2001
Elementary Art Teacher, Baldwin Whitehall School District 1966-69

Professional Affiliations

Fiberart Guild of Pittsburgh, President 2004-05, Forum Director for Fiberart International 2004, Board of Directors 2005-2006
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Exhibition Committee 2004-2007(co-chair 2007), Board of Directors 2005-2008
Surface Design Association, Northeast Representative 2006-to present

Exhibitions and Shows

The Period Gallery, 2002
- Beautiful II, Omaha, NE
The Fine Line Gallery, 2002
- Hidden Faces: An Exhibit of Masks, St. Charles, IL
12th International Surface Design Conference, 2003
- Up Close and Far Away: Textile Installation, Kansas City, MO
- Digital Delight: Banner Competition, Kansas City, MO
The Avampato Discover Museum, 2003
- 2003 Appalachian Corridors Juried Exhibit, Charleston, WV
Harlan Gallery—Seton Hill University, 2003
- Women in Art, Greensburg, PA
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, 2004
- Hidden Identity: Jane Ogren, Sewickley, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2004
- Holiday Presents—Small Works by Members of the AAP, Pittsburgh, PA
le Poire Gallery, 2004
- Holiday Gallery, Crafton, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2005
- A Way With Words—Presented by the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Pittsburgh, PA
707 Penn Avenue Gallery, A Cultural Trust Venue, 2005
- Challenge 3 Exhibition—Presented by the AAP , Pittsburgh, PA
The Andy Warhol Museum 2005
- Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 95 Annual Exhibition , Pittsburgh, PA
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, 2005
- Material Musings—Fiberart Guild of Pittsburgh Show, Sewickley, PA
The Butler Institute of American Art—Salem Branch, 2005
- AAP (Associated Artists of Pittsburgh), Membership Show, Salem, OH
le Poire Gallery, 2005
- Summer Menagerie, Crafton, PA
The Avampato Discovery Museum, 2005
- 2003 Appalachian Corridors Juried Exhibit, Charleston, WV
le Poire Gallery, 2005
- Only Human, Crafton, PA
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, 2005-2006
- 10th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Ligonier, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Parliament House in Sydney, and T.A.F.T.A. Gallery 159 in Brisbane, 2006
- Up Over Down Under (The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh collaborative exhibition with the Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association), Pittsburgh, PA, Sydney and Brisbane, Australia
Erie Art Museum, 2006
- 83rd Annual Spring Show, Erie, PA
Charleroi Art & History Center, 2006
- 2nd Annual Regional Juried Exhibit, Charleroi, PA
State Museum of Pennsylvania, 2006
- Arts of the State: Pennsylvania 2006, Harrisburg, PA
Artisans Center of Virginia, 2006
- Masks, Visages & Veils, Waynesboro, VA
707 Penn Avenue Gallery, A Cultural Trust Venue, 2006
- smallroars...—Presented by the AAP, Pittsburgh, PA
le Poire Gallery, 2006
- Boundaries, Crafton, PA
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 2006
- Juried Biennial, Greensburg, PA
The Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, 2006
- Mid Atlantic Annual Juried Art Exhibit, New Castle, PA
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, 2006-2007
- 11th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Ligonier, PA
Carnegie Museum of Art, 2006-2007
- Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 96th Annual Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 2007
- AAP Artists + Industry Pilot Project #1, Pittsburgh, PA
Sweetwater Center for the Arts, 2007
- Focus on Five, Sewickley, PA
le Poire Gallery, 2007
- Hanging by a Thread, Crafton, PA
Fein Art Gallery, 2007
- Wow! Fiber Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Brew House Gallery, 2007
- Vessels (Fiberarts Guild of Pgh.membership exhibition), Pittsburgh, PA
Planet Art Gallery, 2007
- Boomerang, Mt. Lebanon, PA
H & R Block ArtSpace, 2007
- Sum of the Parts (SDA 2007 Members' Exhibit), Kansas City, MO
Pittsburgh Technical Institute Gallery, 2007
- Influx (AAP New Member Exhibit), Pittsburgh, PA
Lancaster Museum of Art, 2007
- Fiber National 2007, Lancaster, PA
707 Penn Avenue, A Cultural Trust, 2007
- Refections: AAP Membership Show, Pittsburgh, PA
Harlan Gallery - Seton Hill University, 2007
- Women in Art, Greensburg, PA
Carnegie Museum of Art, 2006-2008
- Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 97th Annual Exhibit, Pittsburgh, PA
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, 2007-2008
- 12th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Ligonier, PA
Elk River Area Arts Alliance Arts in Harmony, 2008
- 13th Annual National Juried Art Show, Elk River, MN
Art Gallery at Eastern Michigan Univ.and the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, 2008
- New Fibers 2008: Third Biennial Show,Ypsilanti and Escanada, MI
Borilli-Edwards Gallery, 2008
- Thread from Body to Soul (Fiberarts Guild of Pgh. Membership Show), Pittsburgh, PA
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 2008
- Juried Biennial, Greensburg, PA
Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park and Arts Center, 2008
- Re.action, Solomons, MD
Sixth Street Gallery, 2008
- Fourth Annual National Fiber Arts Festival, Vancouver, WA
Gallerie Chiz, 2008
- Off-the-Wall Show and Sale, Shadyside (Pittsburgh), PA
Mendelson Gallery, 2008
- Salon des Refuse, Shadyside (Pittsburgh), PA