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Graphic Design

experienced, computer based, graphic design professional
specializing in document design, production and typography
excellent customer service and troubleshooting skills
fine art digital photographer, color, black and white

1981–present: Freelance Graphic Designer
Executed all phases of book design and production from design stage to print, including document preparation, illustrations, rough and final design comps, typography, proofs, cover/jacket design, paper specification and printing. Designed and produced dictionaries, poetry books, textbooks, graphic design books, craft books, non-fiction and scholarly texts. Designed and produced brochures, newsletters, booklets, ads, posters and business stationary.

Clients include: Hearst Publications, Harper Collins, Watson-Guptil, F&W Publications, C&T Publishing, Dimensional Illustrators, Gibbs Smith Publishers, Sage Publications, Pine Forge Press, American Association of University Women, University of Southern California, Columbia University Press, New York University Press and Wesleyan University Press.

1996–1999: Hespenheide Design and Infographix Design Studio, Thousand Oaks, California
Assisted in all phases of design and production in these two design studios. Produced initial comps, revisions and final designs for a variety of books, catalogs, newsletters, brochures and other print advertising products and clients.

1992–1998: Kinko’s, Thousand Oaks, California
1992–1996  Worked exclusively in Design Department for Kinko’s corporate customers.
1996–1998  Computer Trainer. Wrote manuals and taught computer skills in private classes. Taught Mac and PC System classes in addition to QuarkXPress, PageMaker, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Responsible for advertising posters and brochures.

1979–1981: Columbia University Press, NYC
Responsible for all phases of book design from manuscript to bound book. CUP is a scholarly book publisher, publishing approximately 125 titles per year.

1976–1979: Judd & Detweiler, NYC
Responsible for customer service in the New York sales office. J&D is a high quality, 4/color magazine and catalog printer.

1974–1976: Varityper, Hanover, NJ
Designed and produced type fonts for one of the first phototype production facilities. Responsible for the entire alphabet; upper and lower case, small caps, punctuation, ligatures, accents, alternate characters and numbers for each font.


Digital Photography

Exhibitions

2011
Miniatures Juried Group Show, October, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
Seeing through the eyes of the Mona Lisa September, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Black & White Juried Group Show, September, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
Chain Letter 2011 July/August, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Is This How I Look? Juried Group Show, August/September, tbellphotographic studio|gallery, Denver, CO
The Print Event Juried Group Show, March/April, Open Press Ltd., Denver, CO
It Happened Here Juried Group Show, March/April, Artwork Network, Denver, CO
Rejected 2nd Place, Juried Group Show, March/April, Wazee Union, Denver, CO

2009
Elusive Reality Photographs on Silk, Invitational, Solo Show, July/August, Shambhala Center Gallery, Boulder, CO

2008
Relate to Surrounding Areas for Color MorYork Gallery, Two-Person Show, August, Los Angeles, CA
Captured Moment Juried Group Show, March, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
Urban Landscape
Juried Group Show, February, Photographers’ Gallery, Denver, CO

2007
Compositions Invitational, Solo Show, June/July, Shambhala Center Gallery, Boulder, CO
Distance and Time
Invitational, April, Mercury Framing, Boulder, CO
Geometry Juried Group Show, February/March, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO

2006
Mask: A Portrait Show Juried Group Show, November/December, Flash Gallery, Lakewood, CO
Skewed Solo Show, July/August, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO
Invitational Juried Show, Unspoken Word Art Auction, Boulder, CO
XY/XX The Gender Show Juried Group Show, March/April, Flash Gallery, Denver, CO

2005
Winter Show Invitational Group Show, November/December, Marpa House, Boulder, CO
Trading Voices Juried Group Show, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
Invitational Boulder Museum of Contemporary Arts’ Art Auction 2002, 2003, 2005, Boulder, CO

2004
Poetry Concrete Two-Person Show, June/July, The Dairy Center, Boulder, CO
Science Fair Invitational, Group Show, Video Installation, February/March, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO
Summer Show Juried Group Show, Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO


Traditional Photography

Exhibitions
2003

SelfExposure: Ordinary Portraits Reflecting Extraordinary Women Solo Show, November, Meadows Gallery, Boulder, CO

2001
Annual Juried Show Group Show, February, Sparks Gallery, Denver, CO

2000
Photo Documentary Black and White Photo Documentary on 3 years in the life of a high school varsity girls waterpolo team. Photos featured on major international waterpolo website, waterpolo-world.com

1999
Ten For Ten Invitational, Group Show, Larry Janss Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
Point of Departure Group Show, February, Gallery 9, Thousand Oaks, CA

1998
Masters in Our Midst—A Classic Competition First Place, Juried Group Show, October, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
Define Art Group Show, February, Gallery 9, Thousand Oaks, CA

Awards and Grants
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA. First place award for Photography 1998
American Association of University Women, Named Gift Honoree 1996
Grant awarded to group to publish 3 Volume Set: Profiles of Women Past & Present, Women’s History Monologues for Group Presentations, 8.5 x 11", 96 pages. 1993-2003

Selected Collections
Shambhala Center, Boulder, CO
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
Private Collections: California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

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