EDUCATION
MFA Northwestern University 1979
Teaching assistant to Ed Paschke, Jack Burnham, and
George CohenBFA Denison University 1977 cum laude
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS2024 The Artists of Main Street Gallery Old Art Building Leland, MI
2023 Water Street Gallery Douglas, MI. solo show
Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, Il group show
Midsummer Magic Water Street Gallery Douglas, MI group show
Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, Il solo show
2022 Where I Wonder Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, IL solo show
Blues & Brews Water Street Gallery Douglas, MI
2021 Along the Water Water Street Gallery Douglas, MI
2020 107th Exhibition of the Allied Artist's of America Salmagundi Club New York, NY juried show
Whispers Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, IL solo show
Revelation: Introducing New Artists Water Street Gallery Douglas, MI
2019 Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, IL
new work by gallery artists2018 The Shape of Sky Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, IL
solo show2017 Silent Spaces Vivid Art Gallery Winnetka, Il
featured artist2016 Inchworks North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL
Vivid Gallery Winnetka, IL local artist
North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL Members' Show
"Art in Motion" Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
juried showSynchronicity Gallery Glen Arbor, MI
2015 Inchworks North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL
From Nature The Art Center Highland Park, IL
juried showSynchronicity Gallery Glen Arbor, MI.
2014 Old School Gallery Glen Arbor, MI.
Glen Arbor Art Association Glen Arbor, Mi
one-person show"The Landscape Show" Honorable Mention
www.artisttableonline.com2013 "Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes" juried show
Dennos Museum Traverse City, MIArt and Vision Spex Winnetka, IL
2012 Raymond James & Assoc. Chicago, IL
Inchworks North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL.
juried show2011 North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL solo show
1980 - 2010
2007 Palete and Chisel Academy Chicago, IL.
2007 - 2010 Inchworks North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL.
Juried show
2005 - 2010 North Shore Art League Winnetka, IL. Member's show
1999 Small but Significant Katie Gingrass Gallery.
Milwaukee, WI.
1998 Almquist Gallery Winnetka, IL.
PUBLICATIONS"Old School Art in Glen Arbor". Glen Arbor Sun July 2014
Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes - Transforming Nature into Art
Leelanau Press 2013Sheridan Road April 2013
"The Forest for the Trees: Susan Jacoby""Oil and Water do Mix After All" The Winnetka Current January 2011
"North Shore Art League Hosts New Exhibit" TribLocal April 2011
ARTIST'S STATEMENTObserving and engaging with nature provides me with the language to create my own silent spaces. Surrounded by a wealth of ever-changing inspiration in northwest Michigan or suburban Chicago I am drawn to expansive vistas, shifting skyscapes, and ephemeral atmospheric conditions. Rather than a realistic depiction of a place, my paintings evoke the remembrance of a moment, combining observation with imagination.
Ultimately, I intend to do with paint what light does with nature. My paintings begin from direct observation which is then captured through photographs. I then work in many thin layers of oil paint, beginning with an all-over "sketch". This step, done in brighter colors, illuminates muted tones as more translucent layers and glazes are applied. As the process continues the colors become more diluted, the edges softened, and I begin to obstruct and reveal elements of the landscape.
While my initial inspiration is the outside world, it is merely reference material for communicating my own visceral experience of a fleeting view. I grasp what is essential, distilling the shapes, colors and images into an evocative and engaging experience. This process then opens a portal to a quiet and reflective space for mindful contemplation.
