Selected Biography

Education:
Independent study in India (sculpture and Hindi language). 1986, 1990, 1993.
BFA, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY. 1988

Selected Solo Exhibitions and Permanent Installations:
2008 die gut-gebildete Waffe/The Well-Made Weapon, performance at Hope and Glory, Berlin, Germany
2004-ongoing The House Museum, multimedia installation in Gillams, Newfoundland, exploring tourism and contemporary Newfoundland culture. Open to the public from July 1 to August 30 each year.
2003 Everyday Courage, a Percent for Art Project for the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, Jamaica, Queens, NY. Commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Percent for Art Program, NYC Department of Education and School Construction Authority.
2002 1000 Healing Flags, installation of cloth flags based on Tibetan prayer flags installed in the Veterans Memorial Garden, Queens Borough Hall, Kew Gardens, NY.
2000 Baby Pictures, permanently installed at Queens Health Network Family Medical Center, Sunnyside, NY.
1999 Memorials, a series of site-specific installations for Sunnyside and Woodside, NY.
1998 (K2tog): Knit Two Together, permanently installed at Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2008Gestures of Resistance, site-specific installation in conjunction with the CAA conference, Dallas, TX. Curated by Shannon Stratton and Judith Leeman
2007 Atlantic Basin Project, an online project developed by Rock Can Roll: www.atlanticbasin.com
2006 Thread Bare, James Kleinart Gallery, Woodstock, NY. Curated by Stella Chasteen, Heather Hutchison, Portia Munson
Salon, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY. Curated by Gregory P. Mink
Share Your Heart, West Park Chapel Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Jennifer Eve
2005 FridgeFest, installation/performance as part of FringeFest, Philadelphia, PA
Cultural Barometer RCA Visual Gallery, St. John's NL
2004 Virtuous Women: Beauty, Courage and Strength, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Jackson Heights, NY. Curated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Art Program and Queens Council on the Arts
Fiber, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Marica Widenor
Road and Pastimes, Buzzer Thirty, Astoria, NY. Curated by Amy Bay
2003 Winter, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY. Curated by Dawn Lee
Art During Wartime, IT Space, New York, NY. Organized by Dred Scott and Marc Lepson and part of the "Festival of Dissent" held in cities around the US in April/May 2003
Nature Hanging By A Thread, Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing, NY. Curated by Eva Melas and Robyn Love
DRESS, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY. Curated by Dawn Lee
Fiber Arts Fest, Alliance of Queens Artists Gallery, Bayside, NY. Curated by Denise Jaklitsch
2003 Art in General on Canal - Part II, Art in General, New York, NY. Curated by Holly Block, Elissa S. Levy and Andrea Salerno
2001 Crossing the Line, Queens Museum of Art, Flushing, NY. Site specific project at the Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam Temple in Flushing, NY. Curated by Valerie Smith
Handiworks, The Workspace Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Lesley Heller
2000Size Matters, Gale Gates/NeoImages et.al, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Mike Weiss
Funkshun, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY. Curated by Kathleen Spicer
1997 Benefit Auction, Holy Ghost School, Brooklyn, NY. Organized by Annie Herron
National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese University Gallery, Lake Charles, LA. Curated by Jerry Saltz
1996 Artist in the Marketplace, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY. Curated by Marisol Nieves and Lydia Yee
In Full Bloom, ONS Gallery, New York, NY
New England - New Talent, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
The Burning Bra and Other Bedtime Tales, Smithtown Council on the Arts, NY
Paintings & Works on Paper, Houghton Gallery, Cooper Union, New York, NY
1995 Dark Humor, Plan B Gallery, Memphis, TN
Printed at the Lower East Side Printshop, La Mama La Galleria, New York, NY
1994 Women, Artists, Society, New Gallery at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Paperworks: Prints from the Lower East Side Printshop, Rockland Community College Gallery, Nyack, NY
The Art of Healing, Bergen County Community Center, Passiac, NJ
1993 Return of the Cadavre Exquis, project with Elaine Reichek and Mimi Smith, The Drawing Center, New York, NY

Commissions and Special Projects:
2007 - ongoingFeatured writer for Artbistro 2004 Reliquary for the Unisphere, special project commissioned by the Queens Council on the Arts for the 40th anniversary of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
2003 Everyday Courage, High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, Jamaica, Queens, NY. Commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art Program, NYC Board of Education and School Construction Authority.
1999-00 Baby Pictures A project for New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Funded by the Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Memorials, A series of cozies for Sunnyside and Woodside, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs through the Queens Council on the Arts.
1997-98 (K2 tog): Knit Two Together, A public art project at Bellevue Hospital Center. Funded by The Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation.
1997 Special Project for Lion Brand Yarns, New York, NY.

Honors and Awards:
2005 Fellow, New York Foundation for the Arts (Sculpture)
2004-05 Visiting Artist, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
2001 Artist-in-Residence, Pouch Cove Foundation, Corner Brook Studio, Newfoundland
Participant, Celebration of the Arts in Queens, event sponsored by the Queens Council on the Arts
Juror, Echoes of a New Millennium exhibition, Queens Council on the Arts
Juror, Art Frenzy exhibition, Fort Tilden, Rockaway, NY
2000 Juror, Art Exhibition in the Halls of Congress for Congressman Joseph Crowley
Recipient, Queens Council on the Arts Community Arts Fund grant for Baby Pictures
1999 Recipient, Queens Council on the Arts Community Arts Fund grant (2) for Memorials
Member, Artist Certification Committee, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Juror, Art Exhibition in the Halls of Congress for Congressman Joseph Crowley
1998 Juror, Biannual National Exhibition, Staten Island Institute for Arts and Sciences
1997, 98, 99 Juror, Art in the Neighborhoods Program, Hyme Solomon Geriatric Foundation. Program curated by Margaret Mathews-Berenson
1997 Artist in Residence, James Baird Gallery, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
1995-96 Participant, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Artist in the Marketplace Program
1995 Scholarship Recipient, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

Lectures and Workshops:
2007 Panelist, NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art program
2005 Panelist for NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs in conjunction with the exhibition City Art AIA Center, NYC.
2004 Lecturer, Frank Sinatra High School for the Arts, Long Island City, NY.
2003 Lecturer, Masconment Art Festival, Topsfield, MA.
2001 Workshop Leader, Education Department (Drop-In Program), Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY.
Panelist, Cultural Blueprint for New York City, led by Kinshasha Conwill, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY.
1999 Lecturer, Artists Who Knit, Staten Island Institute for Arts and Sciences, Staten Island, NY.
1997 Panelist, Grantwriting Nuts and Bolts, Women’s Caucus for Art, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY.
1996 Panelist, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Arts for Transit Program, New York, NY.

Curatorial Projects:
2007 Step Into The Room, artist colloboration with Marlene MacCallum and seven residents of the North Shore in conjunction with The House Museum
1998 - Gallery Curator for Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing, NY. Curate four to five temporary exhibitions in two gallery spaces. Selected exhibitions include: Television/Supervision, a project by Alex Rivera (2002); Catalyst: Artists Working for Change in Latin America (2001); Seven Swans: A Site-Specific by Erika deVries and Marc Lepson (2001); View: A Site-Specific Project by Amy Bay(2000); Un*Domesticated (2000); thinking/working/thinking: The Contemplative Nature of Art (1999); Works by John Norwood (1998); Community: People and Streets, Photographs by Tony Velez (1998).
1995 The Painted Ponies of Queens, Queens Council on the Arts, Woodhaven, NY.
1993 - 94 A New Deal for Public Art: Murals From Federal Work Programs, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY. September 1993 - January 1994 (assistant curator).