Education
Boston University - Master of Fine Art, 1993 Major: Painting, studied with John Moore, Graham Nickson, and John Walker
Art Institute of Boston - Diploma, 1985 Major: Painting
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Bachelor of Fine Art, 1981 Major: Painting
Selected exhibitions:
Solo
2009 December, SbarraJones gallery, Salem, MA
2008 December, SbarraJones Gallery, Salem, MA
2008 September, SbarraJones Gallery, Salem MA
2007 June, SbarraJonesGallery, Salem, MA
2006 Aberjona River Gallery, Winchester, MA
2003 C. W. White Gallery, Portland, ME
1998 dress, Kougeas Gallery, Boston, MA
1997 Women in Focus, Kougeas Gallery, Boston, MA
Group
2009 Drawing as Encounter, Barrington Center for the Arts Gallery, Gordon College, Wenham, MA
2006 Aura, Mark Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Stiches, New England School of Art and Design Co-curated by Charles Giuliano and Arthur Birkland
2003 Francis N. Roddy Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA.
Juror: John Moore: Artist
Warm, ADM Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001 The National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Juror: Maxwell L. Anderson, Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
Texas National 2001, SFA Gallery, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Juror: Donald Sultan, Artist
The Meaning in Landscape, Frances N. Roddy Memorial Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
Juror: Nick Capasso, Curator DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
1999 National Small Works, Schoharie Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY
Juror: Frances Barth, Artist, Senior Critic of Painting, Yale University
National Small Works,Gallery on the Green, Canton, CT.
Juror: Scott Prior: Artist
1998 Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
Juror: William Bailey, Artist
1997 Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
Juror: Gabriel Laderman, Artist
1996 Texas National 96, SFA Gallery, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Juror: Faith Ringgold, Artist
1995 Painting Today, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
Juror: William Bailey, Artist
Boston University Visual Arts Alumni Drawing Exhibition, Boston University Gallery, Boston, MA
Juror: Clifford Ackley, Curator of Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1994 Cheekwood National, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN
Jurors: Kenneth Noland, Artist, and Jennifer Wells, Curator of the Paine Webber Collection
Hoyt National, Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
Juror: Judy Chicago, Artist
Point of View - a Woman’s World, Women’s Caucus for Art (PA/NJ/DE), Owen Patrick Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Dr. Ofelia Garcia, President of Rosemont College, PA
Sixth Annual National Art Competition, Northeast Missouri State University
Juror: Susan Krane, Curator of 20th Century Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
1993 New Directions ’93, National Juried Exhibition, Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY
Juror: Alan Weinberg, Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
New Art ’93, National Juried Exhibition, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
Juror: Tom Grabosky, Curator, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boston University Gallery, Boston, MA
Awards
1999 National Small Works Merit Award
1997 Kougeas Gallery Juror’s Exhibition Award
1995 Painting Today Merit Award
1994 Cheekwood National Merit Award – 2nd Prize Painting
1993 Nan Award, Travel Grant awarded by Boston University
1992 Liquitex Excellence in Art Cash Grant
Bibliography
McQuaid, Cate. “Fall exhibits offer a feast ...,” The Boston Globe [Sept. 3, 1998, p. E5] with image of painting.
Bitetti, Kathleen. “Destination: East Boston,” artsMEDIA [July-Aug. 1998, p. 21] image only.
Manderson, Lynn. Article on Sbarra “Winthrop artist featured at Kougeas,” East Boston Sun Transcript
September 10, 1997, page 2] one image.“Green Light,”
The Boston Sunday Globe [Sept. 7, 1997 City section] image
Teaching
2009-present Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2009 Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2004 - present Gordon College, Wenham, MA
2003 Boston College, Boston, MA
2002 – present New England School of Art & Design, , Boston, MA
1998 – 2009 Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA2002- present