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Artist Painter, Web
Design
Biography
Originally from
Massachusetts educated as a Language Teacher and Art
Historian has been working as an
Artist , painter exhibiting extensively in USA and
Europe, Lived in Tennessee where she graduated from
Vanderbilt University (French and German), lived in Sweden
and took a degree in Art History (Phil. Cand.) at Lund’s
University Lund Sweden ,
a teaching degree in Modern Language from Miami University
Lived in
:Florida, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and Denmark,, teaching Art,
Language , computer, doing Translations and Web
Design , Tourist Guide in Spain, speaks 8 languages
Art includes Paintings from Faroe Islands ,
Iceland, Denmark, Florida ,Spain ,Italy
favorite motives are the Sea, Nature,
Birds. Known for paintings with the "Playing Puffins"
Style
Whimsical, colorful, joyous , spontaneous , a
celebration of life , imaginative with primitive charm
Education
· B.A
.Degree, Modern Language German-French,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee USA
· Teaching
Degree Modern Language, Miami
University USA
· Phil.
Cand. Art History
Lund University, Sweden
· Ærø Kunsthøhjskole(Art School) Denmark ,Art
School Denmark
· Samsø
Art School, kunsthojskole .Denmark
Artist Statement:
My work is mainly influenced by the beauty I find in "Nature" mainly
from "the Sea" also plants and animals. It is a celebration of life in
joyous colors,
Artwork
Working in mainly in acrylic and watercolors, but also egg tempera,
collages graphics, and painting on silk, some large wall hangings and
wall murals.
Paintings
Are whimsical, colorful, spontaneous, Joyful, a celebration of
life, humoristic,narrative,reflecting joy in nature, plants and
animals, especially the Sea and Seaside, narrative .humoristic.
Member of :
Women in the Visual Arts. Boca Raton, Lake Worth Art League
Florida,Caravan Artist Group Copenhagen
Grants Received
"The Paul Becket Art Fund"(Spain)1998
"The Hasselund Art Fund ,1998,1999,2000,2001",2006 (Denmark)1998,99,00
Prizes Won
· "The
Judges Recognition" The Jeannette Hara Gallery show, Palm Beach
Artist Guild Spring Show ,2004
"The Judges Recognition" The Armory Museum
"The Cultural Award" from The American Women's Club of Copenhagen
"Excellence in Watercolors" 1st prize" Artists Guild Falmouth, Mass.
Annual Juried Exhibition
"Peoples Choice Award ,Ist Prize" Barnstable County with Silk painting
"The Surfer" which was hung in The City Hall
Received the honor award of" Judges Recognition" at The Armory Museum
West Palm Beach
Some Exhibitions
Soho Gallery , West Palm Beach Florida
Gallery 101 Ft. Lauderdale Florida
The Village Studio Gallery Delray Beach
Gallery Europa Rungsted kyst, Denmark
Carlsberg 1Museum Copenhagen
Sugar Sands Park Community Center
American Embassy Denmark
Denmark's Aquarium, Charlottenlund
Kirsten Kjaers Museum Denmark
Shaknow Museum Fort Lauderdale
Armory Museum Palm Beach Florida
Coral Springs Museum Florida
Cornell Museum Delray Beach Florida
The Crest Theatre Delray Beach
101 Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach
David Rosen Gallery Museum Boca Raton Florida
The Orchid Society Boca Raton Florida
Bonnet House Museum Fort Lauderdale
Sugar Sands Park Community Center, Boca
Raton Florida
The Jeannette Hare Gallery
Northwood University
West Palm Beach Fl
Art Serve Gallery Fort Lauderdale
"Cape Cod Art Association" ,Mass. USA
"The Artists Guild", Falmouth Mass. USA
"Creations Gallery", Osterville MA USA
"Woods Hole Gallery", Woods Hole MA USA
"The Barn" Gallery, Hyannis MA USA
Selfoss Museum Iceland
Kirsten Kjær´s Museum, Frøstrup, Jutland Denmark
Gallery Smedjan Faroe Islands
Nottingham University England
Hotel Oceania , Brest France
Italian Cultural Center -Embassy Denmark
Icelandic Culture house Copenhagen
Astel Gallery , Copenhagen
Carlsberg Museum Copenhagen
Nordenshus, Faroe Islands
Herkules Pavilion, Copenhagen, The kings Garden
Sjællands Sparekassen Bank, Frederiksund,Denmark
Pilegaarden Medborgerhus, Brønshøj Denmark
Nord Atlantens Brygge,Nordic center, Copenhagen
Denmark
Vedbaek Cultural Center, Denmark
"Gallery Europa",Rungstedkyst, Denmark
Fyglsanghus,Hørsholdm, Denmark
"Villa Bournonville ",Fredensborg, Denmark
"Smedjan Gallery",Faroe Islands,
"Gallery Gammelstrand", Copenhagen
Gallery LB Copenhagen
"Gallery Shambala", Copenhagen
"Haderslev Bio,Gallery",Denamrk
Hotel Oceania, Brest, France
The Jeannette Hare Gallery Northwood University West
Palm Beach Florida, 2004,Received award" The Judges
Honorable Mention" )
The Art Serve Gallery, Sunset Boulevard, Fort
Lauderdale Florida,
Coral Springs Art guild, group
the Armory MUSEUM West Palm Beach Florida
Delray open Air Art Show, Veterans Park, Delray Art
League,
"Gators Galore" project ,fundraising for Boys and
Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County ,Florida creating the
alligator statue placed in Lake Worth, Florida, April 2004
open Air Show, Lake Worth Art League
Cafe Le Chat Noir, Copenhagen ,solo
"Gallery LB", Copenhagen
Gallery Witva ,Pinapple Grove Delray Beach Florida,
group
Lake Worth Art League Gallery,
Delray Beach City Hall
Lake Worth Art League Gallery
Helligandshus, Copenhagen Solo and
Group
Slagelse Music Hus",Denmark
"Birkerød Musikhus "MantziusGård"
"Slagelse Theatre", Denmark
"Mostingshus" Frederiksberg ,Copenhagen
"Brøndsalen,Copenhagen
Jyllands Post Gallery",Copenhagen
Miljø Ministery ,Copenhagen
Ringsted,kuntforeing",Copenhagen
Hillerod kunstforening" Art Club
,Denmark and others
Strand Hotel", Dragor, Denmark
Paradis Cafe, Restaurant",Hornbaek,Copenhagen 0
Energy Ministery ,Copenhagen and others
2010 Cafe Restaurant ,Suhrs Svanemøller
Gallery Shanbala,Copenhagen
Print Station Store kongensgade2010
Humlen Kunstforening 2010
Gallery Blaa ,Roskilde Nov 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012
Gallery Nybro Copenhagen
North Zealands Embassy Gallery
Humlen Kunstforening, Hedehusene October 2007
Ringsted, Kunstforening,
Kunst Smedjen Roskilde
Musicon Roskilde '
Novo Nordic,
Otikon
Amerian Embassy
Illums Bolighus
Islands Brygge Nordens
Hus
Gallery Smedjen Faroe Islands
Price and Watergate,
Oticon,Siemans,
Notingham
University Gallery England
Energy Ministery,Miljo Ministry etc
Kunst I byen , Kongens Nytorv (Art in the City)Copenhagen
American Embassy, Copenhagen
Horsholm Sygehuset august 2007
Rigshospital,Copenhagen
Teachers Seminary,Ribe
Haderslev"Slots Bio"Gallery
Cafe Paradiso ,Hornbaek
Cafe "Le Chat Noir" ,Copenhagen
Cafe "Bla Time",Copenhagen
The Italian Cultural Institute Copenhagen
The Faroese Cultural House Copenhagen
The Embassy Gallery ,Copenhagen
Various Art Clubs in Companies,"Kunstforeningar",
"Tinghus Gallery" Fredensborg 2008,2009,2010
Cafe Stranden Charlottenlund
Havne Galleriet Dragor Denmark
Humlen kunstforening afterars
Udstilling Hedehusene
siste week end october Group
Wonder Work Gallery ,Fredensborg
Denmark in Store Kro
with Kunst Group "Caravan 6"
Present Exhibition in
Det Gamle Posthus Gillelei
til may 6
Stationsvej6 Gilleleje
etc etc many more !! |