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The work is at once dream and reality. Fish, birds, deer, wolves, antelope,
and winged mice are interwoven into narratives that stir the imagination. One
is transported into the night sea of death and resurrected in the realm of
the sacred. Having painted since age fourteen, I have always been fascinated by the language of symbols and the internal landscape. My journey has taken me to areas of exploration ranging from intense suffering to ecstatic joy, experiences that occur over a life well lived. This work reflects these journeys. My most recent body of work is an exploration of Tibetan sacred lands and the reclamation of this land as a metaphor for reclaiming sacred spaces within ourselves. These works should be viewed as a metaphor of inner space as well as a place in conventional reality. Animals, dancers, nomads, and clear open space, as well as the colorful motifs that exhibit the joy of this culture are present in this work. Another intention of this series is to share the depth of the view of the sacred that I have personally gained from my study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. This view has become available to Westerners only recently through the profoundly tragic diaspora of the Tibetan people. Many of the elder Lamas, such as my teacher, Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, have gladly passed on the depth of this tradition to cultures that hunger for inner peace and ritual that connects one with deep meaning. The Tibetan lands and people, in my view, are the uintessential example of a culture at risk of losing the "old ways" that are so deeply precious to a world ravaged by war, imperialism, and environmental devastation. If, through these paintings, I can make a small contribution to honoring this culture through conveying its richness in both the inner and outer realms, then my work will be well done. |
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Education |
| 1994 | Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont, M.F.A. |
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2006 2003 2003 1998 1998 1997 1997 1995 1994 1990 1987 1986 1985 1982 1980 |
Marpa House, Boulder, CO Uva Rara Gallery, Sarasota, FL Jane's, Santa Fe, NM Night Sea Journey, Grace Cathedral, San Franciso, CA Bloodline, Heartline, Tales of the Diaspora, A Shenere Velt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Night Sea Journeys, Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA Night Sea Journeys, Phoenix Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Articulate Visions, Mythos Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA, CA Sierra Mountain Gallery, Nevada City, CA Accurate Art, Sacramento, Ca Worley-Smith Gallery, Nevada City, CA Shambala Gallery, Berkeley, CA North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, Nevada City, CA University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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2006 2006 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1993 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 |
JHS Gallery, Taos, New Mexico Marpa House, Boulder, Colorado Museo Artes Cultural, Santa Fe, NM The Buddha Project, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH Santa Fe Community College Faculty Exhibit Group Exhibit on Peace, Bareiss Gallery, Taos, NM Group Exhibit, Stables Gallery, Taos, NM Traces of the Journey, Albuquerque Museum of Art, NM Santa Fe Community College Faculty Exhibit Santa Fe Community College Faculty Exhibit Long Beach City College Faculty Exhibit Long Beach City College Faculty Exhibit Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA Day of the Dead, The Folk Tree, Pasadena, CA Long Beach City College Faculty Exhibit Linda Warren Gallery, Los Angeles, CA L.A. Visions, Arroyo Arts Collective, Los Angeles, CA Contemporary Treasures, Museum of Art of Downtown Los Angeles The Inner Lives of Women, Spring Street Gallery, Los Angeles Questioning Equality, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA Angeli, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA Saints & Sinners, The Folk Tree Gallery, Pasadena, CA Imagism Now, Factory Place Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Day of the Dead, The Folk Tree Gallery, Pasadena, CA Group Gallery Exhibition, Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M. Los Angeles County Museum Employee Art Exhibit Mirror, Mirror, El Camino College, Torrance, CA Day of the Dead, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA Sticks and Stones, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach,CA The Mystery of Dreams, Viva’s Adobe Gallery, Vista, CA Sonrisa Gallery Exhbit, Los Angeles, CA Correct Art: Artis in Corrections, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA Art & the Law, West Foundation, exhibited in museums in U.S. Art & the Law, West Foundation, exhibited in museums in U.S. Nuclear Vision, Univ. of Oregon, traveling exhibit throughout U.S. |
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Work acquired by Wise Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Mn.
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2004 2003 1997 1996 1995 1994 1992 1991 1990 |
Group Exhibition, Museo Artes Cultural, Santa Fe, New Mexico Group Exhibition, Albuquerque Museum of Art, New Mexico (color catalogue) Group Exhibition, Museum of Art of Downtown Los Angeles, CA Group Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA Group Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA Solo Exhibit, Los Angeles Museum of Art Rental Gallery Group Exhibition, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA Art & the Law, traveling group exhibit to museums throughout U.S.(color catalogue) 1990 Art & the Law, traveling group exhibit to museums throughout U.S. color catalogue) |
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Teaching Experience |
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2002-Present 1994-2002 1998-2001 1990-2000 1997-2001 1997-1998 1990-1997 |
Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico Antioch University, Los Angeles, CA Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, L.A., CA Contract Artist for William James Assoc., Santa Cruz, CA Contract Artist for Artsreach, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA Contract Artist for Education Division of L.A. Co. Music Center |
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