Vita
 
EDUCATION
* Primarily a Self-Taught Artist.
* Studied Figure Drawing, Basic Sketching and Still Life.
* Marymount College, Degree: B.A., 1978.
* Watercolors at New York Botanical Garden, Spring 2000.
* Fordham University, M.A. (1980) & Ph.D. (1986) Degrees. Doctoral
Dissertation: on Creativity and Metaphorical Thinking.
ART SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS
* Charcoal and Graphite Drawings at Marymount College, 1980.
* Watercolor and Pastel Paintings, Opening Reception of New
Library, St. Lucy's School, May 2003.
* 1st One-Woman Solo Exhibition, Watercolors & Pastels at The
Starving Artist Cafe & Art Gallery, City Island, New York,
August 2005.
* 2nd Solo Exhibition, Watercolors & Pastels at The Starving
Artist Cafe & Art Gallery, City Island, New York, September
2006.
* 3rd One-Woman Watercolor Art Exhibit at The Starving Artist Cafe &
Gallery, City Island, N. Y., August 4, 2007.
* Exhibited watercolor paintings at Joy's Corner Art Gallery
and Studio, Patchogue, New York, December 2005.
* Holiday Art Show (with other artists), The Starving Artist
Cafe & Gallery, October through November 2006.
* 4th One-Woman "Small Works" Art Exhibit at The Starving Artist Cafe
& Gallery, City Island, N. Y., August 2, 2008.
CURATED SHOWS
* Curated First Art Show for Saint Lucy's Parish Soup Kitchen,
"Acrylic Landscapes of Senior Artist Jean Cauch", August 2005.
ART COMPETITIONS
* Won Cover Art Competition with watercolor painting entitled:
"Dancing Daffodil" for Fordham University's Literary Arts
Journal, The Ampersand, Spring 2005 Issue.
* Won "Artist Corner" with Pastel painting: "Brandy" in the
ASPCA Spring 2006 issue of "The ASPCA Action Magazine".
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
* Started the "Young Artist Studio: A Children's Art Program"
which offers a world of art just for kids, ages 9 through 12.
Private Art Instructor. Programmatic art education lessons
include: Watercolor, Pastel, Colored Pencils, Drawing,
Sketching, Mix-Media, Design and Composition.
DESIGNING EXPERIENCE
* Designed logos for my "Divine Brushstrokes Fine Art Studio"
(logos appear below resume).
* Creatively designed the Saint Lucy's 50th Anniversary
Journal for Gala Celebration held at Maestro's Caterers,
Bronx, New York, May 2006.
* Designed Kindergarten Graduation Program (June 2008) for St.
Lucy's Early Childhood Center.
* Designed CD Cover for 2008 Advent Choral Concert CD for
St. Lucy's Adult Choir, St. Lucy's Church, January 2009
MURALS
* Painted 1st mural for the Kindergarten classroom at St. Lucy School's Early Childhood Cente, from August 2008 - January 2009. Mural theme: "Tropical Rain Forest".
STAGE-SETS
* Painted the stage-set for Spring 2008 show at St. Lucy's School "GodSpell Junior", Stage-set consisted of 5 acrylic canvas panels.
* Currently painting the stage set for our upcoming Spring 2009 show entitled: "Seussical the Musical" at St. Lucy's School.
PUBLISHED ARTWORK
* Published pastel painting entitled: "Brandy" in the ASPCA
Action Magazine, February 2006 Issue.
* Sacred Art postcard distribution campaign at St. Lucy's
Parish. Distributed parish-wide and globally, over 8,000
sacred art images of 4 paintings entitled: Jesus, The Death of Christ,
The Virgin Mary, Jesus and Mary, Jesus, and Do You Love Me?
IN THE NEWS
* THE BRONX TIMES REPORTER, "Saint Lucy's Teacher
Paints Her Passion." July 8, 2004.
* THE BRONX TIMES REPORTER, "Saint Lucy's Soup
Kitchen Organizes Small Art Show to Delight Visitors."
November 3, 2005.
* ART WORLD NEWS, City Island Summer Art show photo
appeared in "Gallery Lights" section, April 2007 issue.
* ART WORLD NEWS, City Island's "Starving Artist" art
show photo appeared in "Gallery Lights" section, February
2006 issue.
* ART BUSINESS NEWS, "Starving Artist" gallery photo
appeared in "Picture Gallery" section, May 2006 issue.
MEMBERSHIPS
* BCA, Bronx Council of the Arts.
* CPSA, Colored Pencil Society of America
* CIVA, Christians in the Visual Arts
* IMAGO DEI: Friends of Christianity and the Arts
* TWS, Transparent Watercolor Society
* PAC, Pelham Arts Center
* WAC, Westchester Arts Council
* Founder, Museum of Biblical Art
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