BFA: San Jose State University, 1966 (Painting), Graduated in top ten Art Students 1966
EXHIBITIONS:
2010 "Rembrant's Attic", group exhibition, Grand Forks Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
2010 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2009 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2008 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2007 "30th Annual Art Auction", group exhibition, Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Pentiction, B.C.
2007 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2006 "Summer Program", group exhibition, Kootenay Lake Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2006 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2005 "Summer Program", group exibition, Kootenay Lake Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2005 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2004 "Rembrant's Attic", group exhibition, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
2004 "Langham 30th Anniversary Show", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2004 "Kootenay Images", themed group exhibition of West Kootenay Chapter FCA, Juried by Federation of Canadian Artists (Vancouver), Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar, B.C.
2004 "A rose is a rose is a rose", juried group exhibition, Grand Forks Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
2004 "Summer Program", group exhibition, Kootenay Lake Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2004 "Selected Artists", group exhibition, Jewelry by Gerold Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
2004 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2003 "Artwalk Castlegar", group exhibition, Motel 8, Castlegar, B.C.
2003 "Artwalk Nelson", group exhibition, Redfish Grill, Nelson, B.C.
2003 "Quick Draw", group show, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
2003 "Summer Program", group exhibition, Kootenay Lake Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2003 "West Kootenay Chapter FCA", group exhibition, Jewelry by Gerold Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
2003 "Artwalk Kaslo", group exhibition, Kootenay Lake Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2003 "Langham Art Rental & Sales", group exhibition, Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo, B.C.
2003 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2003 "West Kootenay Chapter Juried Show", group exhibition, Juried by Federation of Canadian Artists (Vancouver), VISAC Gallery, Trail, B.C.
2002 "Holiday Season Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2002 "Human Figure Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2002 "West Kootenay Chapter Juried Show", group exhibition, Juried by Federation of Canadian Artists (Vancouver), Capitol Theater, Nelson, B.C.
2002 "Wild Woman", solo exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2002 "Wild Woman", solo exhibition, Kootenay Gallery of Art History & Science, Castlegar, B.C.
2002 "Wild Woman", solo exhibition, Grand Forks Art Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
2002 "We 'FIGURED' it out!", group life drawing exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2002 "Summer Program", group exhibition, Kootenay Lake Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2002 "All Chapters Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2002 "Winter Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2002 "First Show", group exhibition (non juried), West Kootenay Chapter of Federation of Canadian Artists, Capital Theatre, Nelson, B.C.
2002 "The New Year Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2002 "Salon of Art", group exhibition, PeopleÕs Choice Award, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2002 "First Show", group exhibition, West Kootenay Chapter of Federation of Canadian Artists, VISAC Gallery, Trail B.C.
2001 "Black and White Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2001 "First Show", group exhibition, West Kootenay Chapter of Federation of Canadian Artists, Castlegar Library, Castlegar, B.C.
2001 "First Show", group exhibition, West Kootenay Chapter of Federation of Canadian Artists, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2001 "Fall Juried Show", group exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2001 "Artropolis Self Portrait Exhibition", group exhibition, The A.T. Eight Artropolis Society, Vancouver, B.C.
2001 "Summer Program", Kootenay Lake Gallery, group exhibition, Kaslo, B.C.
2001 "Kaslo Artwalk-At the Toe of the Mountain", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Kaslo, B.C.
2001 "Salon of Arts", group exhibition, North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council, Kaslo, B.C.
2001 Gained "Active" status, jury process, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, B.C.
2000 "Humor in Art", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2000 "Kootenay Lake", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
2000 "Summer Program", Kootenay Lake Gallery, group exhibition, Kaslo, B.C.
2000 "21st Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Exhibit", group exhibition, Castlegar, B.C.
1999 "The Millennium Exhibition", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
1999 "It Figures", group life drawing exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
1999 "A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose", jury selected group exhibition, Grand Forks Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
1999 "20th Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Exhibit", group exhibition, Nakusp, B.C.
1999 "GAIA", 3 artists group exhibition, VISAC, Trail, B.C.
1999 "GAIA", solo exhibition, Sandman Inn, Castlegar, B.C.
1998 "GAIA", solo exhibition, Mildred Erb Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
1998 "GAIA", solo exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
1998 "6th Annual Valley Best and Beyond", group exhibition, Silverton Gallery, Silverton, B.C.
1998 "Troubled Earth", group exhibition, Grand Forks Gallery, Grand Forks, B.C.
1998 "Window Exhibitions", group installation, Nelson Centennial Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
1997-99 "samm iz dat!" Private Gallery Salon, group exhibitions, Nelson, B.C.
1997 "Kaslo & Area Artists", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
1997 "Some of Samm", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B.C.
1997 "100 Artists for 100 Years", jury selected group exhibition, Nelson Centennial Gallery, Nelson, B.C.
1997 "18th Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Exhibit", group exhibition, Silverton, B. C.
1996 "17th Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Exhibit", group exhibition, Grand Forks, B.C.
1995 "The Kaslo Group", Salmon Arm Public Art Gallery, group exhibition, Salmon Arm, B.C.
1995 "What Tangled Webs We Weave", solo exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B. C.
1994 "Up and Coming Artists", group exhibition, Langham Gallery, Kaslo, B. C.
1993 "Images and Objects", juried group exhibition, Trail, B. C.
1993 "14th Kootenay Boundary Juried Art Exhibition", group exhibition, jury selected piece, Castlegar, B.C.
"Kootenay Carnival", July 2006, page 18-19
"Kaslo Artwalk-At the Toe of the Mountain", brochure revised map design, North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council, Kaslo, B.C.
"Art Avenues", March/April, page 14.
"Art Avenues", January/February, page 18.
"Art Avenues", November/December, page 11.
"Kaslo Artwalk-At the Toe of the Mountain", poster and brochure cover and map design, North Kootenay Lake Arts & Heritage Council, Kaslo, B.C.
INTERESTS:
Computer studies-Selkirk College, walking, reading, swimming, psychology, Arts Organizations (Langham Cultural Society, Secretary 2001-2002, North Kootenay Lake Arts and Heritage Council, Director at Large 2001-2002), community volunteering
CURRENT OCCUPATION: ARTIST
PREVIOUS JOBS: camp cook's helper, secretary, waitress, artists model, children's art teacher, mother, smallholding owner/operator, cone picker, potato sorter, elementary school secretary and library technician, resort owner/operator, community volunteer.