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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • 2005 Park Ave. Club, Florham Park, NJ
  • 2002 Encaustics Paintings, Arts Guild of Rahway, NJ
  • 2001 From Paraffin to Beeswax, Les Malamut Gallery, Union, NJ
  • 2000 New Works in Wax, Donald Palmer Museum, Springfield, NJ
  • 1999 The Gallery at Franklin Lakes,NJ
  • 1998 The Palmyra Gallery, Bound Brook,NJ

THREE AND FOUR PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • 2004 Face in the Mirror, Arts Guild of Rahway,NJ
  • 2003 Salute to Women, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NYC
  • 2002 Black and White, Jersey City Studio Tour
  • 2001 Small Works, the Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • 2000 Projects Room, Lindenberg Gallery, NY, NY
  • 2000 Local Color, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pa.
  • 1998 More Artistic License, Nabisco Gallery, East Hanover, NJ

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2004 Living with Art, Main Line Gallery, Haverford, Pa.
  • 2004 Monmouth Festival of the Arts, Lincroft, NJ
  • 2003,05 Biennial, A.I.R. Gallery, NY, NY
  • 2003 Wax, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
  • 2003 New Jersey Arts Annual, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
  • 2000 Collage, ISE Foundation, NY, NY
  • 2001,04 *Annual Juried Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
  • 2000 *Abstraction, Banana Factory, Bethlehem, Pa. Featured Artist: catalog cover
  • 2001,04 *Celebrating Excellence, Arts Guild of Rahway, NJ
  • 1999 New Jersey Arts Annual, NJ State Museum, Trenton, NJ
  • 1999 Currents, 101 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
  • 1998 *26th Annual Exhibition, Pastel Society of America, NY, NY
  • 1998 Uncommon Threads, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
  • 1998,99 **NAWA Annual Exhibition, New World Art Center, NY,NY
  • 1997,99, 2002 **Annual State Exhibition, Monmouth Art Alliance, Red Bank, NJ

GRANTS AND AWARDS *

  • 2001,02 HEART Grant
  • 2001 FIRST PLACE, Mixed Media, Art on the Oval, Livingston, NJ
  • 2001 ARTISTIC ACHIEVMENT, Millburn Art Show, NJ
  • 2001 HONORABLE MENTION, Annual Juried Exhibition, Monmouth Museum
  • 2001 FEATURED ARTIST, Discover New Jersey Arts, www.jerseyarts.com
  • 2001,04 FIRST PLACE, Celebrating Excellence, Arts Guild of Rahway
  • 1999 BEST IN SHOW, Annual State Show, Monmouth Art Alliance
  • 1998 PURCHASE AWARD, Pastel Society of America 26th Exhibition

EDUCATION

Kean University, Union, NJ, BFA Studio Art

Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY AAS Design

NJ Center of Visual Arts, Summit, NJ

BIBLIOGRAPHY

“Artists in Pairs: Two Ways of Seeing” by William Zimmer, NY Times, NJ Sec. p.9, July 28, 2002.

“Those Who Can…” by Dan Bischoff, Newark Star Ledger, Sec.4,p.1, June 24, 2001

“Acclaimed Westfield Artist Revives an Ancient Process” by Michaelangelo Conte, Newark Star Ledger, Sec.1 p.36, Oct. 2, 2000.

“County Artist Waxes Artistic in Exploration of New Medium” by Joe Lugara, Mountainside Echo, p. B4, July 13, 2000.

“Artistic Collaboration Links Students with Mentors” by Dan Bischoff, Newark Star Ledger, Sec.4 p.1, July 2,2000.

“Mentoring Experience is Reciprocal for Azzara and Arlington” by Michele Lepoidevin, Westfield Leader, p.22, June 22, 2000.

“Pluralism of LV Arts is Clear and Uplifting ‘Local Color’ “ by Tim Higgins, The Morning Call, p. F1, June 25, 2000.

“Sights of Summer” by Pat Summers, US1, Preview, p.19, August 11,1999.

“Artist ‘Waxes Eloquent on an Ancient Technique” by Chris Junior, Courier News, C-6, January 25, 1999.

“Palmyra…an Experience” by Ralph Bellatoni, Courier News, D-10, April 9, 1998.

On The Go Section, Cover Page, Home Tribune, April 3, 1998.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Lectures and teaches encaustic painting through out the tri-state area.

Annually mentors arts students as part of the Art Reach Program for City Without Walls, a non-profit gallery, in Newark NJ.

Susan Ahlstrom | Francesca Azzara | Joan Dreyer | Jim Fuess | Mindy Lighthipe | Thom Lynch | Nancy Ori | Paul Pinkman

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