I have exhibited at the Islip Art Museum, St. John's University, Goddard Riverside Art Center and other galleries around the country since receiving my M.F.A. at Hunter College in 1982. I have also curated exhibitions concerning environmental issues at Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center, Minor Injury Gallery, the Bronx River Art Center and other nonprofit spaces in New York City. I am a keyholder at the Lower East Side Printshop, and have taught traditional Japanese woodcut technique there and elsewhere. This year I received the The Japan America Women of Kansai Prize for woodcuts in a show in Kyoto, Japan.
Woodcut has a sculptural, tactile quality that no other medium has.
I am inspired by the sensitive nature images of the Japanese ukiyo-e masters Hiroshige and Hokusai. I use the same technique, though my work is contemporary and American. Since I print with pigment, the color is intense, and the registration is incredibly accurate, making it easy to layer many colors. I have been active since receiving my MFA in 1982. Besides the Japanese masters, I am inspired by American minimalism, French Impressionism, Roman art, and by the dedication of fellow artists who think making art is more important than most anything else.