Education

Diploma, Worcester Academy, 1997 (art major), 1 post-graduate year
BA, University of Rochester, 1982 (double major - art and history), held Harrison Memorial Scholarship for 4 years
MFA, James Madison University, 1985 (painting and drawing), held graduate TA for 3 years)

European Experience

Independent study, Escola de Belars Artes, Oporto, Spring 1984
Assistant Director of James Madison University's art program abroad, Florence, Italy (Spring, 1986)

Teaching Experience

Summer 2001 Workshop, "Interpreting the Landscape", Ashton House, Stauton, VA
1998 Beginniing Drawing, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
1992-1995 Painting/Pastel, Beverly St. Studio School, Stauton, VA
Spring 1988 Beginning Drawing, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
Spring 1988 Advanced Painting, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
Spring 1988 Seminar, Visionary Art of the 20th Century, Maryland Hall

Residencies

Summer 1989, '93, '95 Resident fellow, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA
Summer 1994 Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT (Critiques with Grace Hartigan)
Summer 1989 Artist-in-Residence/Lecturer, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA
Lecturing at Blue RidgeCommunity College and other educational sites)
Spring 1989 Wolf Kahn Workshop, Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA

One And Two-Person Shows

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. September 2001, September 1998
Beverly Street, Studio School, Staunton, VA. June 2001
Studio 11, Lexington, VA. October 2000
Morris Gallery, Columbia, SC. October 1999
Lexington Art Gallery, Lexington, VA. April 1999 (with Agnes Carbrey)
Staunton Augusta Fine Arts Center, Staunton, VA. June 1997 (with Arch Miller)

Invitational Group Shows

Hodges/Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Summer 2001, December 1991
Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN. December 2000
Callen McJunkin Gallery, Charleston, WV. October 2000, October 1991
"Still Life Paintings", Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. February, 1999
Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Summer, 1997, Summer 1995

Juried Shows

Art In The Park, Staunton, VA. July, 1996 (Best In Show)
Bath County Regional, Hot Springs, VA. July, 1995 (Best In Show)
Art On The Green, Lexington, VA. October, 1994 (Purchase Award)

Publications

The Virginia Landscape: A Cultural History, art catalaog, J. Kelly & W. Rasmussen, 2000, p. 44
"At Home In The Landscape", Southern Accents, Sept./Oct. 2000, p. 116, 118, 120
Cover, Shenandoah Literary Review, Fall 2000
The News-Gazette, Lifestyle Section, December 15, 1999
Free Times, Art Review "Ryan Russell" Columbia, SC, October 1999
The Artist & The American Landscape, John Driscoll, p. 72, 75