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AS AN ASSEMBLAGE ARTIST and PAINTER

Group Exhibitions:

 

10/2013 - 11/12/2013

Santa Monica Art Studios, Hangar South Gallery, “CHILD’Z PLAY” Series, Santa Monica, CA

 

9/7/2013 - 9/21/2013

Santa Monica Art Studios, Arena 1 Gallery, Abstracts & Assemblage, Santa Monica, CA 

 

2007 to 2014 

Kline Academy of Fine Art, Group Exhibitions, Oil Portraits & Landscapes, Los Angeles, CA 

 

2006 Brentwood Art Center, Painting, Drawing & Mixed Media Group Show, Los Angeles, CA

AS AN ENTREPRENEUR

 

1988 – 2014   

Established new Food Frontiers, Inc. and in 2009, nFF Inventions, LLC in partnership with inventor husband Geoff.

 

1999 -  2001   

Launched Learning Tank, Inc. to create games, K-6 curricula & cause-related marketing for corporate web sites.

 

AS AN EDUCATOR AND / OR ADMINSTRATOR

 

1997-1999      

1st Grade teacher - Willows Community School, Culver City, CA.

 

1996-1997      

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND, 3rd–5th grade G.A.T.E. Gifted & Talented, Canyon Charter School,

Santa Monica, CA

    

1996-1997

Kindergarten - 1st Grade Teacher - Menorah Academy, Venice, CA

 

1995 - 1996

Taught Kindergarten thru 4th Grade to 18 highly motivated youngsters a truly unique learning environment at Menorah Academy, Venice, CA   

 

1993-1995      

Pre-K / K teacher -  Sunshine Pre-School in Los Angeles, CA.

 

1982               

Created & directed LIVING IN LAUSANNE, a 5-part orientation series which thus far has helped more than 1,500 English-speaking participants adapt to life in Switzerland.  Also edited its first book.

 

1975-1976      

Designed & directed after-school & summer enrichment program PENNYPACKER LABORATORY, Marysville,OH.

 

1971-1972      

Science & Math Resource Teacher for 8 schools, 90 classrooms K – 4, Brookline Public Schools, Brookline, MA. 

 

1969-1971      

1st Grade teacher – Brookline Public Schools, Brookline, MA..

 

AS A TOY AND GAME DESIGNER

 

1991-1993      

New Products Developer for Educational Insights, Inc. (Carson, CA)

 

1984-1986      

Authored feasibility study for creating a children’s museum for Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

1975-1976     

Designed & co-supervised construction of an adventure playground for infants & preschoolers in Marysville, Ohio.

 

Education

 

2007 - present

Kline Academy Of Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

Classical Portrait Painting with portrait artist/master teacher Cheryl Kline

Classical Study & Drawing, plus Portrait workshop with Maureen Hyde & Abstract workshop with Carol Slade

 

2006 Brentwood Art Center School of Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA  Abstract & Landscape classes

 

1973  M-Ed., Boston University, Boston, MA, 

 

1968  B.S. Tufts University, (Elliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development), Medford, MA 

2010 - present

2010 - present

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