EDUCATION
2004-06
Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA creative writing
1990-92
Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
1976-78
Feminist Studio Workshop, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles
1976
Banff School of Art
1972-73
Ostra Grevie Folk High School, Ostra Grevie, Sweden
1970-74
Kirkland College, Clinton, NY, BA, art
GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
1994
John Anson Kittridge Fund, travel and research grant
2002
The Mesa Refuge, writing residency
2016
The Puffin Foundation, project grant
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Professional Development Grant
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2017
White Privilege Conference 18, Kansas City, MO, April 2017
2016
Whiteness History Month, Portland Community College, April 2016
Race Talks, Northwest Contributors of What Does It Mean to be White in America? Breaking the White Code of Silence: A Collection of Personal Narratives, July 12, 2016
Race Talks, September 13, 2016, I Am My White Ancestors slideshow and talk
Panelist at the 2016 Collins Lecture "Redeeming the Soul of America: Race, Justice, and Reconciliation," Concordia University, Portland, OR
EXHIBITIONS
2020
I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Healing Images, Miss Zumstein’s Bakery and Coffee shop, Portland, OR
2019
I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, Newport Center for Visual Arts, Newport, OR
2017
I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, Rhodes Art Center Gallery, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Gill, MA
2016
I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, Alexander Gallery, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
2015
Mounds and Stones, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR
Looking In, group show, Eastside Exchange, Portland, OR
Winter Juried Show, Cannon Beach Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
2014
3-Person show at Lower Columbia College Gallery, Longview, WA
From Avebury to Penwith Peninsula, Stonehenge Studio, Portland, OR
Recycled Rain Project, Olympic Mills, Portland, OR
Ancient Landscapes: The Spirit of Place, HIghfield Hall, Falmouth, MA
The Male Form, group show at Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
2013
Mounds and Stones, Walters Cultural Art Center, Hillsboro, OR
The Farm group show, Lane Gallery, Portland, OR
The Spirit of Place, 2-person show, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR
Family Landscapes, Eastbank Commerce Center, Portland, OR
Then and Now, Siren Nation Group show, Albina Press, Portland, OR
Invitational show, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA
2012
The Magic of Fruit, Mountain Park New Seasons, Lake Oswego
My Father’s Stones, Beaumont Health Clinic
My Father’s Stones, The Ugly Mug
2nd Annual Winter Wax Exhibition, Milepost 5
Annual Harvest Show, West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Mounds and Stones series, Wildflower Gallery, Portland Waldorf School
Exquisite Wax, group show at Newport Visual Art Center, Newport, OR
Extracto Coffeehouse, Portland
2011
Siren Nation Visual Art show, Portland
Encaustic Masters: Inspirational Voices, Columbia River Gallery, Troutdale
2010
Siren Nation Visual Art show, Portland
2000
Seven by Seven, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
1997
Strong Hearts, Inspired Minds traveling exhibit, Huntington Beach Art Center, CA
1996
Strong Hearts, Inspired Minds exhibit, Archer Gallery, Clark College
1993
Littman Gallery Woman’s Show 93, Portland State University
1992
Artists Book Exhibition, Saratoga Community Library, Saratoga, CA
The Book as Art, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR
Juried Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
1991
Wilder Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
Juried Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
1989
Women’s History Month Exhibit, City Hall, Los Angeles, CA
1987
Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibit, Alligator, San Francisco, CA
Women and Their Work, Los Angeles City Hall
1980
The Sum of the Parts, The Woman’s Building, LA
1977
Feminist Studio Workshop Group Show, The Woman’s Building, LA
SELECTED PERFORMANCES AND INSTALLATIONS
1991
Peace Installation, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
1990
Mom, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
1989
Mouth Piece aired on Public Access Cable Network, Los Angele
1988
Mother Tongue, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
1987
Mouth Piece, Lhasa Club, Fringe Festival/Los Angeles
Western Gateway, Santa Monica Mountains
Luna, Luna, Luna, Lhasa Club, Los Angeles
1981
The Last Waltz, White Room, Los Angeles
1980
Gathering of the Mermaids, The First International Festival of Women Artists, Copenhagen
Venus on the Half Shell and other poses, Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions, part of Public Spirit/Live Art L.A. Performance Series,
Interaction Arts Foundation NYC, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia.
Do Mermaids Really Have More Fun?, IDEA, Santa Monica
1979
The Ballerina and the Snake: Stones for Grandmother, Echo Park Community Art Center, Los Angeles
The Ballerina and the Snake: a triptych, Loeb Center, NYU
Ghostdances of Rosebud Hall, Pasadena, CA
1978
Anna Mavlova Goes to the Airport, San Francisco International Airport
Laurie Jean, Tap Dancer Extraordinaire, College Art Association Conference, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles
SELECTED PERFORMANCES WITH THE WAITRESSES
1983
The Waitresses’ Easy Three-Step Guide to Food Preparation in the Event of Nuclear Attack, Fallout
Fashion Show at the Improv, Hollywood, La Mamelle, San Francisco, Target L.A.: The Art of Survival
1982
One Planet, One Plate, Sushi Gallery, UCSD, Espace DBD, Los Angeles, The Woman’s Building,
Wing Café, San Diego
1980
The Waitresses Salute Eleanor Roosevelt, UC Irvine and Jett’s Café and Art Haus, Los Angeles