Current and Upcoming Shows
-Cerulean Art Salon Group Show, Fusion, April 2025.
-Corrales Bosque Gallery, Corrales, NM.
-Placitas Studio Tour every year, Mother's Day weekend, Fri-Sun.
-Make an appointment to see my work in my studio in Placitas, NM.
In Print and Film
-Two paintings rented by an upcoming film "A Place in Hell," spring 2025.
-Four paintings rented by the Amazon Prime limited series, "The Better Sister," filmed in New York in summer 2024 and airing to begin May 29, 2025.
-14 paintings rented and 4 commissioned for use in the upcoming movie "Miss You, Love You," starring Allison Janney and filmed in Placitas, February 2024. One commission was used for Allison Janney to paint on at the end of the film
-The August-September 2021 issue of Southwest Art Magazine , "Ten Artists to Watch."
Art Resume
Art Shows
March 2025 Juried artist, Rio Grande Art Association show at Weems Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
Sept-Oct 2024 "New Beginnings," 2-person show at the Art Mozaik Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM.
Nov. 2024 Juried artist, "Encantada," RGAA annual show, Albuquerque, NM.
Oct-Nov 2024 Invited artist, "Faces and Places, Eula Mae Edwards Museum, Clovis, NM.
Sept 2024 Juried artist, NM State Fair. 3 paintings.
August 2024 "Five Friends" show at the Placitas Presbyterian Church, Placitas, NM
May 2024 Participating artist, "Collaborations" show by the PALs group (Plein Air Landscapers) at the Harwood Center for Art, Albuquerque, NM.
May 2024 Participating artist, Placitas Studio Tour, May 11-12, 2024
May 2024 Juried artist, Corrales Studio Tour, May 4-5, 2024.
April 2024 Participating artist, Cerulean Group Show, Gallery ABQ, Albuquerque, NM.
Spring 2024 Invited Artist, "Movers and Shakers: Artists who Teach, Lead, and Inspire," NM Cancer Center Gallery with a Cause, Albuquerque, NM. Feb. 19-May 17, 2024.
Jan. 2024 Juried artist, "Exuberance" Art Show, Art Mozaik Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Dec 2023 Juried artist, Placitas Artist Series, Placitas Presbyterian Church, Placitas, NM.
Nov. 2023 Juried artist, "Vivid" Art Show, Art Mozaik Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Oct. 2023 Juried artist, "2nd Annual Taos Abstract Artist Collective Exhibition," Stables Gallery, Taos, NM.
Sept. 2023 Participating artist, "About Women," Placitas Community Library, Placitas, NM.
Sept. 2023 State Fair of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Four juried paintings. Sept. 7-17, 2023.
Fall 2023 Participating artist and show coordinator, "Rural-Urban Interface," PALs group show,
Gutierrez-Hubbell House, Albuquerque, NM. Aug-Sept., 2023.
Aug. 2023 Participating artist, "Chasing the Light on the Sandias," PALs (Plein Air Landscapers) group
show, Wild Hearts Gallery, Placitas, NM.
May 2023 Invited artist, Plein air show at the Placitas Artist Series, Placitas Presbyterian Church, Placitas. NM
May 2023 Participating artist, Placitas Studio Tour
April 2023 Selected artist, 2-person show, Jemez Fine Art Gallery, Jemez, NM.
March 2023 Participating artist, 2 paintings, "New Mexico: Sense of Place," Placitas Community Library, Placitas, NM.
Jan-Apr 2023 Show organizer and participating artist, "Open Space, Open Minds," PALs group show,
Albuquerque Open Space Visitors Center, Albuquerque, NM
Nov 2022 Invited artist, 10 paintings, Mountainside Arts Show, Cedar Crest, NM.
Oct-Nov 2022 Invited artist, Art Mozaik Gallery , Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM.
Sept 2022 Participating artist, "Georgia on My Mind" Show at Corrales Fine Art Gallery, with the
Southwest Artist Collective.
Sept 2022 Juried artist, RGAA Encantada Show.
Summer 2022 Participating artist, two paintings, "Shades of Red" show at the Placitas Community Library.
April 2022 Participating artist, Placitas Studio Tour/Placitas Artist Series joint show.
March 2022 Juried artist, Masterworks of NM. 1 painting accepted from 227 entries and 47 acceptances. My painting
"Embudo Trail" won the Wilson Hurley Enchantment Award.
April 2022 Invited 1-person show, Jemez Fine Art Gallery, Jemez, NM. 28 plein air and studio landscape paintings.
July 2021 Juried artist, RGAA Summer Fine Art Show. 2 paintings.
Oct 2021 Participating artist, Small works, Encantada show, Albuquerque, NM.
Sept 2021 Juried artist, Placitas Artist Series
July 2021 Participating artist, Placitas Library Gracie Lee Community Room grand opening. One painting.
July 2021 Juried Artist, Rio Grande Art Association Summer Fine Art Show, Corrales, NM. Two paintings.
June 2021 Juried artist, NM Art League show “In Bloom." Three paintings.
April 2021 Participating artist, joint Placitas Studio Tour and Placitas Artist Series virtual show, Placitas, NM. One painting.
April 2021 Participating artist and show organizer, PALS Group Show, Gallery ABQ Albuquerque, NM.
Spring 2021 Invited artist, “The Art of Quarantine” show, NM Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM. 20 paintings.
Fall 2020 Participating artist, “Off the Wall” show, Placitas Library. One painting
Nov-Feb 2020 Juried artist, River Oaks Square Arts Center 5th Annual “5x5x5” National Competition,
Alexandria, LA. Two paintings from 292 entries and 96 applicants. 75 pieces in the show.
October 2020 Juried artist, ArtsThrive, Albuquerque Museum annual fundraiser, Albuquerque, NM. Three
paintings.
March 2020 Participating artist, “Women’s Visions and Ventures,” The Gallery ABQ, Albuquerque, NM.
Three paintings.
March 2020 Juried artist, “Women’s Work” 2020 show, Ghostwolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Two paintings
selected from 173 pieces submitted and 33 paintings accepted.
Dec 2019 Invited artist, “The Art of Healing,” Cancer Center Show. 23 paintings.
Fall 2019 Juried artist, two monoprints, NM State Fair, Albuquerque, NM.
Fall 2019 Participating artist, Gutierrez-Hubbell House South Valley Show, organized by the PALS
Tuesday plein air group, Albuquerque, NM. Seven paintings.
Fall 2019 Juried artist, Encantada Show, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM. One painting.
Fall 2019 Invited plein air artist, Placitas Garden Tour, Placitas, NM. Six paintings hung at Placitas Library, Placitas, NM.
Summer 2019 Participating artist, “Dog Days” show, Placitas Library, Placitas, NM. One painting.
Spring 2019 Participating artist, “Abstract & Surreal” show, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Albuquerque, NM.
Two paintings.
Spring 2019 Participating artist, “Abstract” show, Placitas Library. Two paintings.
May 2019 Participating artist, Placitas Studio Tour, Placitas, NM
Oct 2018 Juried artist, Encantada Show, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM. Two paintings.
June 2018 Invited artist, One-person show, Aa Gallery, Las Cruces, NM. 21 paintings.
May 2018 Participating artist, Placitas Studio Tour.
Feb 2018 Juried artist, Placitas Artist Series, Placitas, NM.
Oct 2017 Juried artist, Placitas Artist Series.
Oct 2016 Invited artist, “North and South” show, Artifacts Gallery, Farmington, NM.
June 2013 Invited artist at the Blue Gate Gallery, North Valley Studio Loop Tour, Las Cruces, NM.
Plein Air Painting
Summer 2018-
current Member, Plein Air Landscapers (PALS), Tuesday plein air group,
Summer 2019 Participating artist, Wild Rivers Plein Air Festival, non-juried, Questa, NM
Spring 2019 Participating artist, Jemez Springs Non-juried Paintout & Show, Jemez, NM
Fall 2018 Participating artist, Escalante Canyons Art Festival, non-juried, Escalante, UT
Fall 2016 Participating artist, Escalante Canyons Art Festival, non-juried, Escalante, UT
Painting Group Memberships
Cerulean Art Salon, 2023- Current
Rio Grande Art Association, 2019-current
Plein Air Painters of NM, 2019, 2022-current
PALS (Plein Air Landscapers), 2018-current
Southwest Art Collective, 2022
Women Painters West, 2022
University Art Classes
Fall 2013 Two classes of painting, focusing on color and light, and the figure, with Craig Cully
SP ‘12- SP ’13 3 semesters of self-directed painting with Craig Cully
2004 - 2011 Drawing 1 -2, and Painting 1 - 2, Medium Format Camera, NMSU
Art Workshops attended
2024 Experimental Mixed Media and Collage, Lea Anderson, NM Art League, Albuquerque, NM
2024 Plein air painting, Amery Bohling, Scottsdale School of Art, Gold Canyon, AZ
2023 Biomorphia 7, Lea Anderson, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2023 Cold Wax Painting, Kari Bell, Artisans, Albuquerque, NM.
2023 Cold Wax Painting and Mixed Media, Rose Marie Prins, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2022 Gel Plate Printing for Beginners, Terry Garrett, Remarque Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM.
2021 Working with Resins, Janet O'Neal, Remarque Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM. Resins and
mold making.
2020 Improvisational Printmaking: Color, Shape and Layering, Jessica Krichels, Remarque Print
Workshop. Monoprint, trace monotype, collagraph, stencil.
2020 Explorations in Image Transfer Methods Printmaking workshop, Janet O’Neal, Remarque Print
Workshop. Gel photo transfers, drypoint, collagraph
2019 Paul Murray, oil painting workshop in conjunction with the RGAA Encantada show
2019 Painting cattle portraits, Karen Whitmore, Artisans, Santa Fe, NM
2019 Monoprinting & pastels, Dawn Emerson, The NM Art League, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Painting chicken portraits, Karen Witmore, Artisans, Santa Fe, NM
2018 Landscape painting, Bill Gallen, Santa Fe, NM
2018 Plein air painting, Michelle Chrisman, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Painting the figure in the landscape, Kyle Ragsdale, Artifacts Gallery, Farmington, NM
2010-2013 Various workshops with Bonnie Mandoe, Las Cruces, NM
Service
2024 Volunteered to help organize the Placitas Artist Series visual arts program.
2023 Applied for and organized the PALs group show, "Open Space, Open Minds," at the Albuquerque
Open Space Visitors' Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2021 Organized the hanging system for the RGAA Summer Fine Art Show in an old adobe building in
Corrales, NM.
2021 Encantada File Master.
2021 Mentored new file master for the RGAA Summer Fine Arts Show
2021 Organized PALS group show at the Gallery ABQ
2019-2020 Invited twice by the Center for Biological Diversity to critique the agricultural economics
components of two rounds of US Bureau of Reclamation proposals to divert the Gila River, a
proposal ultimately turned down by the Interstate Stream Commission in June, 2020.
2020 Mask maker and co-organizer, Sandoval Mask Makers. Our group of 50 volunteers sewed and
donated more than 10,000 cloth masks and another 5,000 pre-cut masks for others to sew.
2019-2021 Treasurer, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM
2020-2021 Membership Chair, RGAA
2019 Encantada Show File Master, RGAA. Selected a new website platform to modernize membership management. Helped redesign new website. Transferred membership to new online database.
1982-1985 Peace Corps Volunteer, Honduras, Central America. Worked as a small business advisor.
Educational Background
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
M.B.A., Business Administration, OSU
B.A., English, OSU
Academic Career
1988-2013 Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University. Research and teaching programs focused on sustainable and organic production, agricultural marketing, agribusiness management, world food problems, sustainable development, financial feasibility analysis, agricultural diversification, and small farm economics. Last two years prior to retirement, served as the first recipient of the M. Eugene Sundt Honors chair, and taught two senior Honors College seminars, one on climate change and one on sustainable development in Nicaragua.