About
For over 20 years I have been a photographer and writer. My projects are varied in content and style from images of Egypt to collages of mental illness. I tend to look for beauty in the overlooked, and the quiet story in the everyday.
Currently I am working on a few projects including a photo book of the Worcester Insane Asylum, a collection of poetry, and portraits of heroes in recovery, as well as a photo compilation of street memorials. I have self-published a children’s book called Julian’s Dream Friend and have more books in the works written and illustrated with photographs including The Sheep Cloud, Poochie and the All Star Dog Show, and Serena the Can-Do Kid.
For the past several years I have been managing editor and contributor for Green Pages, the newspaper of the Green Party of the United States. Before that, I was a freelance journalist and photographer covering issues for local newspapers and wire services for ten years. In media, I also worked as a video editor, film researcher and handled all communications for the regional NAACP. In other areas, I was the director of a non-for- profit organization, organizer for residents in low-income housing and an environmental legal researcher. For many years I have worked as a counselor and advocate for refugees, the mentally ill, and the homeless. My work history also includes secretarial, construction work, and sheep farming. Most importantly, I am a mother of two children in Troy, New York.
Awards & Achievements
2023
Chosen to exhibit in The Arts Center of the Capital Region Fence Show Select, Troy, NY
2022
Online Group Photography Show - Edward A. Dixon Gallery
2021
Selected poetry in The Trolley Literary Journal, NYS Writers Institute
Selected photography in Davis Orton Gallery 7th Annual Group Show by Paula Tognarelli of the Griffin Museum of Photography
2023
Poetry award recipient, Hudson Valley Writer’s Guild
2018
Photo Exhibition at Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, New York
Chosen to exhibit in The Arts Center of the Capital Region Fence Show Select, Troy, NY
Solo Photo Show at Living Outpost Gallery, Manhattan, New York
2016, 2017
Award winner with StoriestoArt and chosen as a featured artist.
Photography published in the NYU publication Minetta Review.
Exhibited at the Greg Moon Gallery in Taos, New Mexico.
Short story "Inviting Mabel to Dinner," was awarded third place by the Hudson Valley Writer's Guild.
1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2014
Capital District’s Photo Regional Award Recipient every time submitted.
2012, 2013, 2018, 2023
Photos selected and sold for the juried Fence Show Select of the Arts Center of the Capital Region every time submitted.
2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023
Exhibited at the Photography Center of the Capital Region
2005
Featured Artist for Mohawk-Hudson Artist Regional at the Albany Institute of History and Art
Featured Artist at the Saratoga County Council for the Arts.
2001
Fine Art Award by the Saratoga County Council for the Arts
1997
Solo exhibition at the Fulton Street Gallery.
Portfolio recommendations from Elizabeth Avedon, Julie Grahame, and Mary Goodwin.