“Hearing, and acting on the needs of our arts community is the most important step to understanding my role in the arts world. I can’t remember a time where I have not been inspired or influenced by the skill, drive and community that my artist colleagues possess.”
I am a Community Curator, Project Manager and Installer. By connecting fellow artists with cultural and artistic resources, I creates visual and placemaking experiences, bridging the gap between regional barriers and predetermined ideas of what an artist is or should be. I am a strong supporter of the networking strength within the arts community and fosters connections that result in visual stories through exciting exhibitions and public art installations.
My goal has always been to advocate for support and equitable opportunities on behalf of established, emerging, and non-traditional artists. I have curated, directed, programmed, and installed over 75 exhibits within the past 10+ years, building programs in partnerships with organizations such as The New York State Council on the Arts, Congressman Tonko’s Office and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
I also serves as a board member of The Hyde Collection and the Saratoga Springs Arts Commission. I am the Director of Spring Street Gallery, a Founding Member of On Deck Saratoga and runs and manages TheArtSheet.com. I recognize the importance of regional arts institutions and operates on the principle of helping promote growth and recognition of Capital Region, North Country and upper Hudson Valley artists.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Empire State College and continues to educate myself through panel discussions, workshops, and artist talks.
I welcome creative curatorial and installation endeavors through collaborating, sharing, and enjoying the arts with fellow artists and curators.
Exhibition Curation & Installation
2023
Near and Far, Anne Diggory, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Evidence of Things Unseen, Royal Brown, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Nature of Perseverance, Kendra Farstad, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2022
Remembered Geometries, Victoria van der Laan, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Landing New Light, Francelise Dawkins, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Between Heaven and Earth, Linda Motzkin, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Esme’s Wish: Make a Wish, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Screenbathing, Adam Tinkle, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Congressional Art Competition, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Rensselaer Polytech Institute Graduate Student Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Troy City School District Competition, Group Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Surfacing, Gina Occhiogrosso, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2021
Formerly Invisible, Marcus Kwame Anderson, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Reveal, Group Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
120 Intercollegiate Regional, Group Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Congressional Art Competition, The Arts Center of the Capital Region /Virtual, Troy, NY
The Sketchbook Project, Group Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region /Virtual, Troy, NY
Warenfetischismus: Commodity, Jamie Rodriguez, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
No Eraser Needed, Community Art Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2020
Did You See That, Matt Chinian, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Reflections of Preservation, Takeyce Walter, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Rensselaer Polytech Institute Graduate Student Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Fence Membership Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region/Virtual, Troy, NY
Fence Select Membership Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region/Virtual, Troy, NY
Congressional Art Competition, The Arts Center of the Capital Region /Virtual, Troy, NY
Cocoon, The Arts Center of the Capital Region/Virtual, Troy, NY
Drawing On Experience, Mary Sherwood, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Culture Consumed, Niki Haynes, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Music Infused, Francelise Dawkins, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
‘PS’Photo Show: HVCC Group Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
“1000 Words and Beyond in our Pictures!”: The Center for Disabilities Services, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2019
Configurations, Anne Francey, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Fence Membership Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Fence Select Membership Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Hueletic Code, Michelle Bowen, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
In Ply, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
All Is Safely Gathered In: Pitney Meadows Community Farm, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Congressional Art Competition, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Rensselaer Polytech Institute Graduate Student Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Frederick E. Marcus Solo Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Hudson Valley Community College Student Photo Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
The Cairns, Rhea Nowak, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Painting Inspiration: FOR CHILDREN TO THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE: Emma Willard Student School Exhibit w/Hyeyeon Stella Rim, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Non-Objective, Zack Harrington, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
There may be “Chaos”, but still “I Am”: The Center for Disabilities Services, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
From NY to LA: Landscapes of the Hudson Valley and California Desert, Tom Nelson, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Inviting Color, Caroline Justice, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Work $hop, Skidmore College Entrepreneurial Student Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
In Search of Imagination, Yaqarah, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2018
Sliver, Anthony Cafritz, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
So It Would Seem, Laura Christensen, Robert Guille, Steve Rein, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Protest Show – Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Fence Membership Exhibit, Member Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Fence Select Membership Exhibit, Member Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Congressional Art Competition, Group Show, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Elements of Nature, Center for Disabilities, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Small Thoughts, Katherine Tholl, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Nancy Steckel Solo Exhibition, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
120 Intercollegiate Regional, Group Exhibit, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Place, Sara Pruiksma, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Please Exit, The Doors are Closing, Tatiana Kellner, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Something Familiar, Roger Bisbing, James A. Van Duyne, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2017
Drilling for Hope, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2016
Faces of Ethiopia: Drilling for Hope, Emma Dodge Hanson, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Emergence, Skidmore College Entrepreneurial Student Exhibit, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Light the Night: Artsfest Friday, Adam Frelin, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Darkness/Light: Shelters of Saratoga Benefit Show, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2015
Art+Work: Creativity in the Workplace, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Born and Raised, Zack Lobdell, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Faces of Madagascar: Drilling for Hope, Emma Dodge Hanson, Spring Street Gallery, NY
Shared Spaces: 10th Street Artists, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2014
Fair Wage: Drawings By A Working Artist, David Greenberger, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Where Are You From: Three Foreign-Born Artists Reflect on a Persistent Question, Caroline Blake, Francelise Dawkins, Anne Francey, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Regenerate: ON Deck Saratoga, Group Show, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Art of Play, Jennifer Maher, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Sacred Spaces, Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Every Day: A Month of Paintings, Kate Edwards, Takeyce Walter, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Faces of Rowanda: Drilling for Hope, Emma Dodge Hanson, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2013
Treeaction:Sustainable Saratoga, Anne Diggory, Anne Francey, Tim Greer, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Plan Photography Exhibit, Saratoga Plan, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Faces of Nepal: Drilling For Hope, Emma Dodge Hanson, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Prom King Class Of 1992: A retrospective exhibition of screen prints, Jeremy Fish, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2012
ON DECK Saratoga, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Unobtrusive Observation, Christopher Butler, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Under the Microscope: Biology and Art, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
20 take 30, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
A Thousand Fibers: Saratoga Plan, Spring Street Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Public Art
2023
Troy Art Block, Group Mural Project, Troy, NY
2021
The Uniting Line, Jade Warrick, Mural Project, Troy, NY
From Troy to Troy, Group Mural Project, Troy, NY
2020
Franklin Alley Pedestrian Walkway, Joe Iurato, Troy, NY
Protest Art, Group Project, Troy, NY
Community Windows, Danielle “D” Colin and Angela Cuozzo, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Talks, Panels, Guest Lecturer
2022
Hyde Summer Luncheon
Skidmore College Entrepreneurial Program Lecturer
“You Are A Brand”, Skidmore College Entrepreneurial Program
‘Freelancing and Consulting in the Arts’, Arts Admin @Work, Skidmore College
2021
Skidmore College Entrepreneurial Program
“Paths Less Traveled”, Virtual Studio Chats, The Hyde Collection
2020
Mid-Atlantic Arts, Regional Resilience Panel
Saratoga Springs Arts Town Hall: Public Art, Saratoga Springs Arts Commission & Skidmore College
Exploring Museum Careers, Skidmore College
State of the Arts: Saratoga Springs Arts Spaces Support Local Artists and Community, Saratoga Arts Commision & Tang Museum
2019
Entrepreneurial Artist Workshop, The Arts Administration Program and the Entrepreneurial Artist Initiative, Skidmore College
2018
Entrepreneurial Artist Workshop, The Arts Administration Program and the Entrepreneurial Artist Initiative, Skidmore College
Juror
2019
53rd Annual Spring Show, Bethlehem Art Association
Colonie Art League
Committee
2019
Advisory Committee, Siena College Curatorial Art Collection
2018
Advisory Committee, Siena College Curatorial Art Collection
Board Membership: Past & Present
2022-present, The Hyde Collection
2017-present, The Saratoga Springs Arts Commission
2019 – 2021, Salem Art Works