EDUCATION
1970 – 1971
Akademie voor Kunst en Industrie, Enschede, the Netherlands: Foundation Year.
1971 – 1974
Vakschool Schoonhoven in Schoonhoven, the Netherlands :
Gold- and Silversmith
1974 – 1975
Internship at Peter Kochuta Jewellers in Toronto, Canada.
1982 – 1983
Vrije Akademie in Venlo, Netherlands: Sculpture in Clay and Wood.
1983 – 1985
Sculpture classes with Wim Rijvers in Kessel, Netherlands:
Sculpture in Clay and Bronze.
1986 – 2004
Watercolor workshops with Z. L. Feng, Doug Walton, Polly Hammett, Pat Dews, Alex Powers.
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
The World Bank Group, Washington, DC
Dollar Tree Stores, Chesapeake, VA
Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA
EXHIBITS AND AWARDS:
September, October '08
"Family of Man"
Invitational Show at Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
Hampton, VA
May '08
"Women of the World"
Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center
Clifton Forge, VA
March '08
"Women of the World"
Ballator Gallery
Hollins University, Roanoke, Va
January '08
"Dare to Dream"
Juried exhibition
111 Gallery, Norfolk, VA
Best in Show. Juror: Chris Tompkins, Art Professor at Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University.
August '07
Feature Artist, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA
March '07
"Women of the World"
Solo Exhibition at Mosely Gallery,
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.
Princess Anne, MD
October-December ’06
Suffolk Art League 2006 Juried Exhibition, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk.
Best in Show. Juror: Rebecca Humphrey, professor emeritus of James Madison University.
August ’06
“Hampton Bay Days” Juried Exhibition at Charles H. Taylor Center for the Arts, Hampton, VA. Watercolor Award
July – August ’05 “
The Many Faces of Rieneke Leenders”
Solo Exhibition, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA
May ’05
Virginia Watercolor Society Juried Show at McGuffy Arts Center, Charlottesville, VA
May ’05
“New Waves 2005” Juried Exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA.
Honorable Mention. Jurors: Grady Turner, art critic for publications like New York Times, Art News, Art in America, curator in New York City; and Sarah Finlay, co-owner and director of Fusebox gallery in Washington, DC.
April ’05
“Women of the World” Exhibition at the World Bank, Washington, D.C.
October-December ’04
Suffolk Art League 2004 Annual Juried Exhibition, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk.
Best in Show. Juror: Susan Fecho, professor and chair Visual Arts at Barton College, Wilson, NC
September – October ’04
“Artists painting in Water Media” invitational at Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA
June – August.’04
“Women of the World” Solo Exhibition at Peninsula Fine Arts Center,
Newport News, VA
June ’04
“Korean & American Exchange Exhibition” at Daegu Culture & Arts Center, Daegu, South Korea
April – May ’04
“Mid-Atlantic” Juried Exhibition at d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
Ed Carson Award
April – May ‘04
“New Waves 2004” Juried Exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA
December – February ’04
“Cross Currents” Five artists’ take on cultural identities, Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, VA
September-November ’03
Suffolk Art League 2003 Annual Juried Exhibition, Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA .
Judy Oswald Award
May ’03
CBW Spring Show at Cape Henri Collegiate, Va. Beach, VA
Best in Show
April ’03
“New Waves 2003” Juried Exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center,
Virginia Beach, VA.
Best in Show. Juror: Annie Adjchavanich, Executive director Washington Project for the Arts, Corcoran
January ’03
TAA Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition at the Hermitage Museum in Norfolk, VA.
Best in Show
November– January ’03
TAA Annual Juried Portfolio Exhibition at the Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, VA.
Honorable Mention
June - July ’02
“Side by Side” National Watercolor Society and Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Juried Members Exhibition at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art in Collegeville, PA.
June ’02
CBW Miniature Show at the Artists Gallery, Va. Beach, VA.
Best in Show
May ’02
CBW Spring Show at Cape Henri Collegiate, Va. Beach, VA.
Second Place
May '02
“2002 Florida Invitational” at Main Street Galleries in Perry, FL.
April - May ’02
Virginia Watercolor Society 23rd Juried Exhibition at King William Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA
April – May ’02
“New Waves 2002” Juried Art Show at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA
January ’02
“Glimpses of the Past” Solo Exhibition at the Commons Gallery of the Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk, VA
November – December ’01
TAA Annual Juried Portfolio Exhibition at the Courthouse Galleries,
Portsmouth, VA.
Second Place
September - October ’01
“Indian Summer”: TAA Juried Exhibition at Taylor Center for the Arts,
Hampton, VA.
Honorable Mention
June - August ’01
VWS 22nd Juried Exhibition at the Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA.
First Union Securities Award + People’s Choice Award.
Juror: Catherine Chang Liu, artist, educator
June ’01
CBW Spring Show at the Artist’s Gallery, Va. Beach, VA.
Third Place
May ’01
9th Annual International Miniature Art Show, at Seaside Gallery,
Nags Head NC.
April - May ‘00
VWS 21st Juried Exhibition at Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA.
March ’00
NWS Members Juried Exhibition. Brand Library and Art Center,
Glendale, CA.
February ‘00
“Grand Exhibition”: International Juried Show, Sheraton Suites,
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
First Place. Juror: Michael Wolf, director of Wolf’s Fine Arts Auctioneers, Cleveland, OH
January – February ’00
“Water Works”: Exhibition with Susan Check at the Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA.
November ’99
“The Best of Hampton Roads”: Exhibit of area winners at Crestar Bank, Norfolk, VA.
October ’99
“Water Works” Exhibition of watercolors with Susan Check at the
Clarion Hotel, Norfolk, VA.
September – October ’99
Peninsula Fine Arts Center Juried Exhibition 1999, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA.
Realist Painting Award. Juror: Kinshasa Holman Conwill, director the Studio Museum, Harlem NY
May ’99
TAA Miniature Show Exchange , City Hall Gallery in Epe, Netherlands
March ’99
VWS 20th Juried Exhibition, Olin Galleries, Salem, VA.
February ’99
Artists’ Invitational “The Art of Romance” at Kane Marie Gallery,
Virginia Beach, VA.
September ’98
TAA Members Exhibition at the Suffolk Museum, Suffolk, VA.
Best in Show
May ’98
VWS 19th Juried Exhibition at the Arts Center of the Portsmouth Museums, Portsmouth, VA.
Nov. ’97
CBW Fall Show at Huff, Poole & Mahoney in Va. Beach, VA.
Best in Show
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