Education:

MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
BA, Visual Art and Education, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Center for Photographic Studies, Louisville, Kentucky.
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California.

Relevant Experience:

1995 to present, Freelance photographer and writer. Clients include Gigantic Idea Studios, Pandemonium Audio, and Sea Kayak Italy.

1993, The Whirligig Factory, Berkeley, California
Designed, built and sold wind-animated sculptures.

1992, Skellington Productions
Animated character fabricator, Nightmare Before Christmas.
Prepared and painted puppets for feature-length stop-motion animated film in San Francisco studio for production directed by Tim Burton.

1983-1986, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California
Board member, staff, and curator. After working as gallery staff was invited to serve on the board of this community gallery. Served on the Open Studios committee and as curator for three gallery exhibitions.

1982-86, Art Critic
Wrote articles and reviews for Artweek, East Bay Express, SF Bay Guardian and art journals, including Exposee, and Cinezine.

1985, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Public relations assistant. Researched and wrote press releases, articles, and conducted publicity campaigns for upcoming events and exhibitions.

1985, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
Writer, Public Information Office. Researched and wrote press releases and related promotional material for upcoming exhibitions.

1981-83, Artwaves TV
Produced and hosted a weekly 30-minute cable TV show on visual arts. Interviewed approximately 150 California and national visual arts professionals including artists, curators, and filmmakers.

1976, John G.Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
Fabricated and sculpted synthetic coral for central coral reef exhibit.

1975, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Designed signs and brochures for exhibits department.

1972 Apeiron Photo Workshop, Millerton, New York.
General assistant.