Education:
• BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY
Workshops:
• Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Ron Pokrasso, Monotype Printing 2004, 2005
• Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Jonathan Talbot, Collage, 2005
• Art Students League, Woodblock Printing, 1974
Solo Exhibitions:
2011: Shelters, Caves and More, Pound Ridge Library, Pound Ridge, NY
2010: Recent Works Inspired by the Old Leather Man, LAA Gallery, Stamford CT
2008: Journeys: A Closer Look, The Flow of Art Gallery, Norwalk CT
2008: Recent Work, Evergreen Woods Gallery, North Branford, CT
2006: New Works on Paper, Mayor’s Gallery, Stamford Government Center, Stamford, CT. Curator: Lina Morielli
1986: Soul Catcher, New Stone Age Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions:
2011: Daybooks: Artists’ Daily Reflections, Prairie Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2011: Elements, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2011: LAA Draws III, An Examined Life, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2010: LAA Draws II, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2010: Stamford Barns, Mayor’s Gallery, Stamford Government Center, Stamford, CT
2009: Bits & Pieces, BID Gallery, New Rochelle, NY. Curator: Jonathan Talbot
2009: Loft Artists at the Mansion, Lockwood Mathews Mansion, Norwalk, CT
2009: Far Away Places and Spaces, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2009: LAA Draws!, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2009: Change of Space, Wilton Library, Wilton, CT
2008: small work / BIG ART!, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2008: unConventional Self, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2008: Great Dames, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2008: Art Moved, Loft Artists Association Gallery, Stamford, CT
2007: land*marks, 22 Haviland Gallery, Norwalk, CT
2005: Monothon 2005, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2004: Monothon 2004, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2000: Past and Present, University of Connecticut , Art Gallery, Stamford Campus, Stamford CT
1990: Connecticut Art Gallery, Marlborough, CT
1990: THE CUTTING EDGE, Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
1990: Open Studios, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1990: Painted Doors, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1990: The Wall 1990, Visual Arts Gallery, SUNY Purchase, NY
1989: Woman in her Place, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT. Juror: Faith Ringgold
1989: Connecticut/Collage, Art at 100 Pearl, Hartford, CT. Curator: Jonathan Talbot
1989: Open Studios, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1989: Pink Tent Festival of the Arts, Stamford CT
1989: The Wall, Mill River Park, Stamford CT
1988: Connecticut Annual Art Competition, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT. Juror: Ann Smith, Director of the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, Award
1988: Three LAA Artists, Ferguson Library, Stamford CT
1988: Four Winners: Selected from the 1988 Connecticut Art Annual Competition
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT
1988: Open Studios, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1988: 39th Annual Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Art Guild, New Canaan, CT. Juror: Lowry Sims, Associate Curator, Dept of 20th Century Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
1988: Open Studios, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1987: Stamford Community Arts Council, Members Show, Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
1987: Hearts and Bones, New Stone Age Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987: Darien Community Art Exhibit, Darien, CT, Juror, David Burt, Award
1987: Stamford Artists, Inaugural Exhibit, Mayor’s Gallery, Stamford Government Center, Stamford, CT. Curator: Dorothy Mayall, Director, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT.
1987: Open Studios, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT “28 Windows”, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1986: Souvenirs of LA, New Stone Age Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1986: Open Studios, Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT
1985: 36th Annual Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Art Guild, New Canaan, CT. Juror: Carolyn Lanchner, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, NYC
1978: Multi-Cultural Art Exhibition, Museum of Science & Industry, Los Angeles, CA
Reviews:
1990:
• Stamford Lifestyles. “An Invitation to a Loft”. October 1990. p37.
• Darien News-Review. “Painted Doors Help Shelter Homeless”. June 21, 1990. pB7. Felicity Hoffecker
1989:
• Stamford Advocate. “Loft Artists Celebrate Nakian”. October 6, 1989 pW1. Seth Amgott
• Stamford Advocate. “Loft Artists Show Off Creations”. October 8, 1989. pA1. Gilbert Seldes
• Stamford Advocate. “?The Wall? A Visible Try to Help Homeless”. September 12, 1989. pA3. Larry Hartstein
• Stamford Advocate. “Helping Homeless Brick by Brick”. pA1. June 24, 1989. Nwandi N. Lawson
• Stamford Advocate. “Pink Tent Gets Jazzy Start”. June 23, 1989. Nwandi N. Lawson
1988:
• NY Times. “Artist Stamford Museum shows Winners and Collectors”. September 4, 1988. p26 CN. Vivian Raynor
• Stamford Advocate. “Stamford Museum Casts Large Net with Diverse Connecticut Artworks”. February 21, 1988. pD5. Philip Eliasoph
• Stamford Advocate, “Three Artists and a Show”, February 21, 1988. pD1. Suzanne Dumont
1987:
• Stamford Advocate. “Artist Charges Censorship after Work is Removed”. November 9, 1987. pA1. Christina Eliopoulos
• Stamford Advocate. “Stamford Museum Show Helps New Faces Get Ahead”, February 15, 1987. pD5. Philip Eliasoph
• NY Times. “A Blithe Mix in Stamford”, February 8, 1987. p31 CN. William Zimmer
Awards:
• April 1987, Third Prize, Darien Community Art Exhibit, Darien, CT, Juror, David Burt
• January 1988, “Four Winners”, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT, Juror, Ann Smith, Director of the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
Professional Affiliations:
• Divabetic® – Board Member 2004 – Present
• Obie Harrington-Howes Foundation, Darien CT – Board Member 1997-2003
• Institute for Visual Artists, Silvermine Arts Guild, New Canaan CT – President 1999-2001
• Loft Artists Association, Stamford, CT – Member 1985-1991; 2007- Present
• Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT – Member 2003 – Present