Education     University of North Texas   Denton, TX
                     MFA  Sculpture
                       University of Texas at Dallas   Richardson, TX
                      BA Visual Arts
                       Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts   Philadelphia, PA
                      Painting and Sculpture
                       Washington University   St Louis, MO
                      Painting and Drawing
Honors
and Awards    Floating Sculpture Festival Award
                      Listed in Notable Women of Texas 1984-85
                      National Dean’s List for Academic Excellence
                      Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Professional
Experience     Freelance Scenic sculptor and painter   1992 -Present
                             Worked with: Montage Imagers, Mecca, T W Design, DS Arts, Design Solutions, IART, and others
                         Art Director                   6/1997 - Present                      IART              Mesquite, TX
                                 Created theming and signage  for their entertainment facilities.
                                 Designed all brochures, ads and support graphics.
                                 Created presentation materials for new facility proposals.  Designed and supervised all scenic work.
                                 Facilities include: The Wild Zone, Canada, The Next Millenium, Louisiana, KnightStar, Denton ,TX,
                                 Funworks, Mesquite, TX
                        3D Director                7/1995 -4/1997                      T W Design                 Dallas, TX
                                 Developed their sculpture department, hired and supervised sculptors and painters.
                                 Experimented with materials  and methods for expansion of their services.
                                 Created promotional material including brochures, ads and flyers.
                                 Clients included :  Larc ( Park City Silvermine Museum Displays) ,
                                 Fiesta Texas ( Superheros Spectacular), Mattel Toys, toy fairs and retail displays,
                                 Yes Toys, Ertl Toys,  Design Solutions (Christmas displays for Tandy Center and Mobile Oil),
                                 Circuit City (City Kids Display) Virtuality, Abilene Ballet
                                 (flying sleigh and horses for ivision The Nutcracker Ballet) and many others
                            Art Director              2/ 1994-5/1995             Innovative Funworks Inc.             Dallas, TX
                                  Created  theming for entertainment facilities and original games developed by IFI
                                  including  Starquest .  Created game surround theming for existing games including
                                  T-Mek for TimeWarner .  Supervised  all scenic work.
                            Instructor                         1992                Cooke County College                  Gainesville, TX
                                  Sculpture I and II
                             Teaching Fellow                1989-1991        University of North Texas           Denton, TX
                                  Figure Drawing I and II, Basic Drawing, Design I and  II
                           Fine Artist                            All the time                   Dallas, TX
                                   Created, exhibited and mused about Sculpture and Paintings in Wood, Bronze, Acrylics and other Mixed Media

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