EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Ceramic Sculpture 1986 Louisiana State University,Baton Rouge,La.
M.A. Ceramics 1984 Purdue University,West Lafayette,Indiana
B.F.A. Textile Design 1981 Moore College of Art ,Philadelphia,Pa.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
• Visiting Artist/Educator,"Teen Lounge", Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia , Pa. March 2009
• Mosaic Instructor, Fairmount Art Center, Philadelphia , Pa. Summer 2007 , Spring 2009
• Mural Artist/Educator, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia , Pa. July 2006
• Fine Arts Coordinator, Upper and Middle School Art Teacher, Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Sept. 1995-June 1996; Sept. 1997-present.
• Visiting Artist, Purdue University,West Lafayette, Indiana October 2000
• Organizing Committee Member,The Visual Fringe, Philadelphia,Pa. 1999
• Instructor,YAW, Moore College of Art, Summer Session 1999
• Ceramics Instructor,Main Line Art Center,Haverford,Pa. May 1996-July 2000.
• Co-Curator,Mid-Atlantic Contemporary Tile Exhibition,Philadelphia,Pa. Fall 1998
• Production Supervisor, Karen Singer Architectural Ceramics,Philadelphia, Pa. Nov.1996-August 1997
• Mould-maker,Product designer,Creative Industries,Philadelphia,Pa. Fall 1996
• Artist-in-Residence,Franklin and Marshall College,Lancaster,Pa.Aug. 1992- May 1995
• Adjunct Instructor,Ceramic Design and Three-Dimensional Design ,Franklin and Marshall College,Lancaster,Pa. Summer 1994 & 1995, Fall 1995
• Head of Art Dept. & Upper School Art Teacher,Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster , Pa. September 1987- June 1992.
• Instructor,Art History,Penn State University,York,Pa. January 1988- December 1990
• Artist-in-Residence,Millersville University,Millersville,Pa. Fall 1986
• Instructor/ Teaching Assistant/Lab Technician,LSU.August 1984- May 1986
• Instructor/Lab Technician,Purdue University.August 1982- May 1984
• Ceramics Instructor,Sun Valley Art Center,Sun Valley,Idaho.Summer 1983

AWARDS:
• Nora Levin Educators Award , Spring 2006
• VAST ,”Learning Through Looking”, Philadelphia Museum of Art , Summer 2003
• Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art, “Visual and Cultural Studies” School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Summer 2001
• Violette de Mazia Trust Fellowship for graduate studies in “Theoretical and Critical Studies of the Fine Arts”,
Barnes Foundation, Merion , Pa. October 1999-April 2001; October 2005 -May 2006
• Art Fellow,Summer Six Program,Skidmore College,Saratoga Springs,N.Y.1989-1991
• Scholarship,Banff Center,Banff,Alberta,Canada.Summer 1984
• Scholarship,Peters Valley Craft Center,Layton,New Jersey. Summer 1981


AFFILIATIONS / COMMISSIONS / EXHIBITIONS :
Proprietor: Sculptural Designs, established 1993 . Bas reilef ceramic, flat glass and cast glass tile installations and tabletop product design.
Ongoing projects:Focus primarily on works & installations accomplished independently and in coordination with architects, interior and/ or kitchen designers.
• Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Bryn Mawr, Pa. "Akiba Remembrances" , permanent installation, ceramic and glass mural . August 2009
• Louisiana State University Museum of Art, permanent installation ,20 vase forms, Baton Rouge, La. Summer 2001
• “Four Tile Artists” Cheltenham Art Center,Cheltenham,Pa. Fall 1998
• “Mid-Atlantic Contemporary Tile Exhibition”,Philadelphia,Pa. Fall 1998
• Metaphor Bronze Tileworks,Trenton,New Jersey.”Cubist” ,”Textures”, “Gothic Floral”, "Tin Ceiling" tile design collections . 1998 -present
• Sculpture Installation,Sculpture-in-the-Park,Sponsored by Mayfair,Inc. Cedar Beach Park ,Allentown,Pa. May 1995
• Wilton Armetale,Mt.Joy,Pa. “Clouds” ,5 piece tabletop collection. Spring 1995
• Painted Mural,”Selections From a Central Perspective”, Franklin and Marshall College Campus,Lancaster,Pa. April 1995.
• Ceramic Wall Mural ,Wavelengths Salon,Lancaster,Pa. January 1995
• Hibiscus Gallery,Lancaster,Pa.,1994-1997.
• “Retrievals”,Faculty show,Franklin and Marshall College,Sept.1994
• An American Craftsman,New York City,Winter 1993.
• Henri Bendel,New York City and Chicago.Spring 1994.
• Wilton Armetale,Mt.Joy,Pa.”Lynea”,8 piece tabletop collection.Spring 1992.
• “An Extra Dimension”,Purdue University,West Lafayette,Indiana.October 1989.
• “Cups,Saucers and Platters”,LSU,Baton Rouge,La.Thesis exhibit.April 1986
• “First Annual Monarch Tile Show”,San Angelo Museum,San Angelo,Texas.April 1986.
• “Every Day is Halloween”,Purdue University,Thesis exhibit.April 1984