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Artist Bio

I remember being mesmerized by the emotion of the images in Life and National Geographic magazines when I was a kid and I believe that is what drives me to photograph images today.   

I love the way photography enables me to capture and freeze a moment in time.  I'll see something that I think would make a great picture because of the mood it projects or the juxtaposition of objects and I'll shoot it.  Seconds later the scene is gone and I feel lucky to have been in the right place at the right time to photograph it.    

Along with pursuing my personal photography, my primary commercial business is photographing art and craftwork for area artists.

 

Exhibits & Awards
2009 “Through Women’s Eyes” Invitational, The Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2008 Sticht Gallery, Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Solo Exhibition, Wake Forest, NC
2007 

Lee Hansley Gallery, 15-Year Gallery Celebration, Invitational, Raleigh, NC
Lee Hansley Gallery, 100 under $500, Invitational, Raleigh, NC

Craven Allen, Small Works Show, Invitational, Durham, NC
2006 Green Hill Center, 2006 Winter Show, Greensboro, NC
Points of View Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
The Washington School of Photography, "Travel Afar", Bethesda, MD
Theatre Art Galleries, Solo Exhibition, High Point, NC
"Through Women's Eyes",The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2005 Louisburg College, Solo Exhibition, Louisburg, NC
Solo Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC
Page-Walker Arts Center, Solo Exhibition, Cary, NC
AIR Gallery, 6th Biennial Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Juried Show, Winston-Salem, NC
"Through Women's Eyes",The Women's Center, Juror's Choice Award, Chapel Hill, NC
Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS
2004 Lee Hansley Gallery, 100 under $500, Raleigh, NC
Mobile Museum of Art, Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Mobile, AL
Craven Allen Gallery, The Body Show, Durham, NC
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Juried Show, Winston-Salem, NC
Craven Allen Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Durham, NC
Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Annual Dog Days Show, Washington, DC
The Washington School of Photography, "The Female Perspective", Bethesda, MD
Emerge Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Greenville, NC
Lee Hansley Gallery, "The Best Art in the Triangle", Raleigh, NC
WomanMade Gallery, 7th International, Chicago, IL
"Through Womens' Eyes", Juror's Choice Award, The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1708 Gallery, "Critical Mass Exhibit", Juror: Peter Schjeldahl, Richmond, VA
Green Hill Center, Merry Moor Winnett Triennial Photography Exhibition, Greensboro, NC
2003 Glance Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
Green Hill Center, 2003 Winter Show, Greensboro, NC
Davidson County Community College, Solo Exhibition, Lexington, NC
Emerge Gallery, 2nd Annual Barbie Show, Greenville, NC
Art Association of Harrisburg, Solo Exhibition, Harrisburg, PA
Womanmade Gallery, 6th International, Chicago, IL
"Through Womens' Eyes", The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Gallery West, 6th National Juried Competition, Alexandria, VA
2002 Durham Art Guild, 48th Juried Art Show, Durham, NC
Southern Artists' League, Southern Style National Show, Valdosta, GA
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Photography Award, Newport News, VA
Maryland Federation of Art, Postcard Award, Annapolis, MD
Emerge Gallery, 2nd Annual Schwa Show, Greenville, NC
The Light Factory, Members' Show, Charlotte, NC
Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS
2001 Chamber of Commerce, Solo Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC
WomanMade Gallery, Cats & Dogs Exhibit, Chicago, IL
73rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Harrisburg, PA
Horace Williams House, Three Woman Exhibition, Chapel Hill, NC
"Through Womens' Eyes", The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Caldwell Arts Council Invitational Show, Lenoir, NC
2000 Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
Bristol Art Museum National Show, Bristol, RI
Westmoreland Art Nationals, Latrobe, PA
"Black and White Show", Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL
"Through Womens' Eyes", The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Wake Forest University, Solo Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC
1999 Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, Solo Exhibition, Chapel Hill, NC
Community Photography Exhibit, Honorable Mention, Carrboro, NC
1998 Triangle Aids Interfaith Network, Solo Exhibition, Durham, NC
"Through Womens' Eyes", The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1997 Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC
NC Arts Gallery, Carrboro, NC
1996 "Through Womens' Eyes", Juror's Choice Award, The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1995 "Voices", Artspace Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Raleigh, NC
Affiliations
Chatham County Arts Council Pittsboro, NC
Points of View Gallery Raleigh, NC
Two Art Chicks Greensboro, NC
Emerge Gallery Greenville, NC
ChromaZone Images Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Habitat For Humanity Durham, NC
Publications
Rambler Magazine, March 2008
Rambler Magazine, Jan 2008
See in a New Way, Lensbabies Promotional, 2007
"Arts Guild Members' Show...", Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun , June 24, 2007
“Midnight in Milan”, Louis St. Lewis, Metro Magazine, December 2006
"Artists place contemporary cultural icons in new settings, Vickie Knopfler, The High Point Enterprise, Jan 5, 2006
"Barbie and Her Friends", Tom Patterson, Winston-Salem Journal, Jan 15, 2006
American Gothic, a Biography of Grant Woods' Icon, Thomas Hoving, 2005
"Best Art in the Triangle", Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun, Jan 2, 2005
"Familiar and Inviting", Winston-Salem Journal, Oct 31, 2004
“Human Body Focus of Exhibition, Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun, Oct 22, 2004
“Photo Exhibit Uses Dolls, Historic Icons in Satire, Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun, Aug 29, 2004
“Exhibitions Show History of Art in N.C.", Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun, Feb 22, 2004
Marcel Schurman Cards, Schurman Fine Papers, 2004
500 Bowls, Suzanne J.E. Tourtillett, 2003
“Photography Gets the Edge in Juried Art Show”, Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun, Dec 15, 2002
“Photo Realism”, Max Halperen, The News and Observer, November 8, 2002
“Durham Art Guild’s Exhibit is Spotty”, Blue Greenberg, The Herald Sun, August 11, 2002
500 Teapots, Suzanne J.E. Tourtillett, 2002
Gardenwise Magazine, Winter 2001
Handbuilt Tableware by Kathy Triplett, 2001
“Pushing the Envelope”, Bridgette Lacy, The News and Observer, November 6, 2000
Hush Magazine, June 2000
Great Gardens Under 30 Minutes, 2000
General Electric Company 2000 Workforce Diversity Calendar
General Electric Company 1998 Workforce Diversity Calendar
“Through the Artists’ Eyes, Mary Cason, Chapel Hill News, January, 1997
“Women’s Work is the Focus of Annual Fund-Raising Exhibit”, Michele Natale, Chapel Hill News, February, 1996

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