​Education

            Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cleveland Institute of Art

            Diana Hobsen Workshop, Cleveland OH

            Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC

Experience

            Operate a private studio since 1983

            Juror for various art shows

            Glass Instructor and Technical Assistant in Glass at the Cleveland Institute of Art

            Manager and Coordinator of Hot Glass Studio, Cedar Point, Sandusky OH

Awards & Honors

            Excellence in Contemporary Art Award, Artist of the Year, Director’s Choice, Award for Excellence in Crafts, Best of                  Show, First Place Awards, Purchase Awards, Judges Selection, Best of Show for various exhibitions

Commissions

           Dragonfly Foundation

            Heart-Brain Summit, Cleveland Clinic

            Kimco Corporation

            Three Glass Awards, Commissioned by The Dow Chemical Company

            House Sculpture, Commissioned by Gesu

            Ford Motor Company

            Divinity Lutheran Church

            Glass Sculpture, Commissioned by Calfee, Halter & Griswold

            Three Glass Awards, Commissioned by Steel Case Corporation

            Community Contributor Award, Commissioned by SDS Biotech

            Glass Sculpture, Commissioned by Steel Case Corporation

            Glass Sculpture, Commissioned by American Trucking Association

            Award of Achievement, Commissioned by Northern Ohio Live Magazine

Collections

            Lloyds TSB, Miami, FL

            Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA

            Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, Dearborn, MI

            Wustrum Museum, Racine, WI

            Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL

            Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

            Southern Progress Corp., Birmingham, AL

            McDonald's Corporation, Oakbrook, IL

            Steel Case Corporation, Cleveland, OH

            Cleveland Art Association, Cleveland, OH

            Numerous Private Collections

Workshops & Lectures

            Balt Glass Studio, Japan

            Aichi University of Education, Japan

            Niijima Glass Art Center, Japan

            University of Illinois, Champagne, IL

            University of Kansas, Lawrence KS

            Huntington Museum, Huntington, WV

            Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL

Exhibits

            Featured Artist, Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek WI

            “Orange”, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH

            “One & Only”, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan WI

            “Purple”, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH

            “Red”, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH

            “Glass:  A View Within”, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg FL

            “Yellow”, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH

            “Blue”, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH 

            “Intricate Methods”, River Gallery, Rocky River OH

            “Hallinan-Ursuline Juried Religious Art Show“, Ursuline College, Cleveland OH

            "Ohio Perspectives: Reflections in Glass", Riffe Gallery, Akron Art Museum, Akron OH

            "To Have And To Hold Containers", Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH

            “Fly Fishing”, River Gallery, Rocky River OH

            “Glass Month ‘98”, 20 North Gallery, Toledo OH

            “Glass Today”, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH

            Alumni Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH 

            “New Glass Review 17”, Corning Museum, Corning NY

            “Glass Act”, Two Man Show, Chameleon Gallery, Plymouth MI

            Group Show, Schaff Gallery, Cincinnati OH

            “Forms in Glass”, One Man Show, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland OH

            “Crystal and Lace”, 9th Street Studio, Cleveland OH

            "Explications Past and Present", One Man Show, 9th Street Studio, Cleveland OH

            "Glass Now", Japan

            International Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa, Japan

            Cleveland Glass, Ursuline College, Cleveland OH

            Sculptural Survey, Tri-C Metro Gallery, Cleveland OH

            Glass Exhibition, Chagrin Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls OH

            Exhibition 280, "Works Off Walls," Huntington Galleries, Huntington WV

            Beth El Sisterhood Show, Highland Park IL

            Bratenahl Place Invitational Art Show, Bratenahl OH

            Cleveland May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH

            Park Synagogue Invitational, Cleveland OH

            Studio Glass A Celebration, Lawton Gallery, Green Bay WI

           "Capitol Glass Invitational," The Glass Gallery, Bethesda MD

            Illinois Regional Glass Invitational, Edwardsville IL

            "Qualities of Light," 3 person show, Fiori Gallery, Cleveland OH

            Agnon Show, Agnon School, Cleveland OH

            "A New Age in Glass," Masterworks Gallery, Highland Park IL

            "Materializations," NOVA, Cleveland OH

            Gallery West, 3 person show, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland OH

            Five-Person Show, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky OH

            34th Annual Ohio Ceramic, Sculpture and Craft, Butler Institute for American Art, Youngstown OH