AWARDS

2021- Oregon Arts Commission and Ford Foundation

2019 - Mosaic "Great American" was purchased by the Regional Art and Culture Council and included in the portable collection of public art in the state of Oregon

- Mosaic "Moon" was purchased by Seattle Arts and Culture and included in public

art collection in the state of Washington

 

EXHIBITIONS

2020 - Art in Embassies AIE, mosaic Planets curated into an exhibit in American Embassy in Palau

2018 - University Club of Portland finalist of a year-long Artist-in-Residence program, solo exhibit

 

2017 - Art Scientifique, a juried show at the University of California Fresno, Department of Science and Mathematics - "Great American"

 

2014 - Ashland Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit, exhibit at the winery - "Passion"

 

2013 - Sequoia Gallery, Hillsboro

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020 - Led and designed a community-building project of a 9,5'x6' glass mosaic tree with a Veterans community in Sherwood, OR

 

2019 - Led and designed a community-building project for a 7'x7' mosaic with

76 members of a Czech minority group in Portland, OR - "Linden Tree"

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2017 - Led and designed a 6'x9' community-building project of a glass mosaic tree with 74 participants with the Rosewood Initiative in SE Portland, OR - "Rosewood Tree"

- Led and designed a 3'x5' mosaic mural for St. Aidan Episcopal Church in Portland, OR - "Lupins"

 

2016 - Private commission of a 2'x3' mosaic mural in Portland, OR - "Fibonacci"

 

2015 - Taught a year-long free community class for the public through Meetup in Portland, OR

- Private commission of 3 mosaic murals for Portland Traditional Acupuncture

 

2014 - Private commission of a 2'x4' mosaic in Nehalem, OR - "Hearth for Fireplace"

 

2013 - Community-building project for Ainsworth Elementary School

- Private commission of a 5'x7' walkway in Nehalem, OR

 

OTHER DEGREES

2001 - MA in Acupuncture from Tai-Sophia Institute, Laurel, MD

 

1989 - MA in Russian language and literature from Palacky University, Czech Republic 

 

1989 - MA in History from Palacky University, Czech Republic

 

CONTINUING MOSAIC EDUCATION

2020 -2022 Koko Mosaico, Ravenna Italy

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2017 - Laurel True, Material-Inspired Mosaic

- Carol Shelkin, Tempered Glass Mosaic

 

2016 - Susan Gianotti, Value and Andamento

- Jolino Bassera, Community Mosaic Mural, hands-on, SAMA Conference

 

2014 - Kelly Knickerbocker, Fundamento

- Laurel True, Large Scale Murals

- Jennifer Kuhns, Glass on Glass Mosaic

 

2013 - Lynn Adamo, Smalti

 

2011 - Shelly Label, The Mosaic Stepping Stone

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

SAMA - Society of American Mosaic Artists

CMA - Contemporary Mosaic Artist