Exhibit opened in November 2003: Produced 52 paintings and drawings, had them framed and installed them in the three-floor atrium of Saks Fifth Avenue in Garden City, NY.
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Produced and posted title boards, printed price lists, and composed and dry-mounted a statement acknowledging all supporters.
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Designed and had printed announcements of the exhibit and mailed them to list of collectors and patrons.
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Hosted the opening and hired sales personnel for the event.
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Owner and operator of Bayview Gallery, 1991 - 1993'
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Curated and installed monthly exhibits
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Printed and mailed invitations and press notices
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Printed price lists and title boards
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Staffed the gallery: Friday evenings, Saturdays & Sundays
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Held an opening reception the first Sunday of each show.
Composed ongoing workshop series of invited participants, who were paying professional artists and art teachers
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Developed each 10-week workshop series, including hiring models for nude or portrait work with month-long contracts; providing space and easels; coordinating and monitoring the workshop.
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1979: Curated "Six at Northport," a group show exhibiting the workshop\'s product. The show was featured in an article in the SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES
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Teaching experience
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Tutor, Studio Art, SUNY Empire State College, Old Westbury, NY, 2003 - 2005 and 1990 - 1992'
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Developed "learning contracts" with each student in painting and/or portraiture
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Held class in my studio and/or Old Westbury Campus
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Wrote performance evaluations
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Studio painting classes, diverse levels, 1978 - 1994'
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1990 - 1994: Private lessons in academic/classical painting technique for the advanced painter
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1976 - 1986: Basic through advanced painting classes for adults, using models and still life.
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1983 - 1987: Introductory course in painting and drawing at Huntington Township Art League
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1978 - 1982: General academic foundation in painting and drawing, for high school students afternoons and evenings
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Freelance illustration and commissioned portraiture (selected)
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Many portrait commissions from life and/or photography, 1980 - present, including'
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NEWSDAY\'s (a major daily newspaper of Long Island and metro NY) Chief Executive Editor, Anthony Marra
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Numerous courtroom illustrations, published in major broadcast and print media, 1980 - 1986, including'
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CBS TV NEWS: Courtroom illustration in pastel pencil, including John Gotti, Sr., during Mafia Boss trial, Federal Court Building, Brooklyn, NY, August 1986
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NEWSDAY: Courtroom illustration in pen and ink, including Trial in Federal Court, Uniondale, NY, of GOP Boss Joseph Margiotta.
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My illustration of the "jury deadlock" appeared on front page of SUNDAY NEWSDAY, April 26, 1981
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Speaking engagements (selected)
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Georgetown University Women\'s Center, Washington, DC, 1993'
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"Issues": Slide presentation and discussion about my body of work
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C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY, 1989 - 1992'
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Guest speaker on professionalism in art to graduating art majors, spring semesters
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Professional service & volunteer work (selected)
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Huntington Township Art League Monthly Newsletter, 1983 - 1986'
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Co-editor and feature writer of monthly newsletter
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Huntington Township Art League Annual Juried Exhibit at the Heckscher Museum of Art, 1990 - 1991'
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Chairperson responsible for transitional format - the judging over 600 actual works of art to judging the same number of slides.
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Oversaw all aspects and committees of the juried exhibit
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1978 - 1990'
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Committee chair/member each year, with diverse responsibilities, including recruiting volunteers
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Education
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BA, 1984, SUNY Empire State College, Old Westbury, NY. Two Majors : Fine Art and Psychology'
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Toward the BA, also took courses in printmaking at SUNY Stony Brook, 1982 - 84
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Private professional artist\'s ateliers'
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1972 - 1974 Art Students League, New York City
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1967 - 1970 and 1954 - 1956: Studied painting and drawing in private lessons and small-group classes, Centerport and Northport, NY
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List of Exhibits, Collections and Reviews
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SOLO EXHIBITS (selected)'
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2011 Artrium, "Long Island Passions", Melville, NY
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2003 SAKS Fifth Avenue, Garden City, NY
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2000 "The Spiritual in Art", Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
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2000 Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
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2000 Gallery Emanuel, Great Neck, NY
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1997 "Women Painters", Gallery North, Setauket, NY
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1997 The Heckscher Museum at Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY
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1997 World Fine Art, 591 Broadway, New York, NY
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1994 Bayview Gallery, Northport, NY
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1993 Northport Community Gallery, Northport, NY
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1991, 85, 83, 81, 80 - Le Nid Gallery, Northport, NY
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1990 "New Era/New World", Gallery Emanuel, Great Neck, NY
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1989 "Value Sense", Anthony Giordano Gallery, Oakdale, NY
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GROUP SHOWS and INVITATIONALS (selected)'
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2011 Art League, "55th Long Island Artists", Huntington, NY
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2009 Guild Hall Members exhibit, East Hampton, NY
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2009 "A Brilliant Disguise", Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY
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2008 Open, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Garden City, NY
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2003,\'02,\'01 "Local Color", Gallery North, Setauket, NY
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1999 "94 Days of Summer", Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY
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1997 "By The Light of The Silvery Moon", Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
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1996 "Landscapes", Gallery Delphine-Fine Art, Santa Barbara, CA
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1996 Parrish Art Museum Annual, Jobs Lane, Southampton, NY
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1995 "Whose Body Is It Anyway", Mills Pond House, Smithtown, NY
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1995 Heckscher Museum - HTAL Annual, Huntington, NY
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1994 Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY
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1993 Nassau County Museum, Roslyn Harbor, NY
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1993 BJ Spoke Gallery, "Artists Invite Artists", Huntington, NY
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1991 Faculty Invitational, SUNY Empire State College, Old Westbury, NY
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1990 The National Academy of Design Annual, New York, NY
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1989 Hutchins Gallery, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
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COLLECTIONS (selected)'
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The Levis Collection, Manchester, VT
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The Women\'s Center, Georgetown University, Georgetown, D.C.
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SUNY Empire State College, Old Westbury, NY
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Federal Courts Building, Uniondale, NY
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The Torrlube Company, Santa Barbara, CA
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United States Patent Office, Arlington, VA
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St Johnland Nursing Home, Smithtown, NY
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Milso, Inc. Brooklyn, NY
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Many private collections
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COMMISSIONS (selected)'
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Federal Courts, Uniondale, NY
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New York Newsday, Melville, NY
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CBS Television, New York, NY
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Nolan & Taylor-Howe, F.H., Inc.
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Many private portraits
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REVIEWS & FEATURE ARTICLES (selected)'
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Helen A Harrison. "Local Color". THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, September 12, 2004. LI Section, page 9
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Helen A Harrison. "Pamela Nolan/Lorraine Baron". THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, December 31, 2000. LI Section, page 10
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Helen A Harrison. "The Spiritual in Art". THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, November 5, 2000. LI Section, page 15
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Helen A Harrison. "Local Color". THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, August 13, 2000. LI Section, page 7
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Helen A Harrison. "Women Painters". THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, March 30, 1997. LI Section, page 8
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Irvin Molotsky. "The Five Foot Painting Had To Stay Home". THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, May 6, 1979