ARTIST STATEMENT
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Artist Statement -



I am an artist because I have always been driven to work with my hands - driven to create objects of art, utility, culinary delight or botanical beauty. I am happiest when I am creating and embellishing life.

My artwork is an exploration of themes in history, symbolism, music, dance, spirituality, feminism and self. Each piece becomes a fusion of what I feel, think, read and experience transformed into the tangible.




Artist Exhibitions



2010

Monster Mash Art Bash; Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO

2008

Halloweird; Art Co-Op; St. Louis, MO

Jack the Ripper's Halloween Art Show and Party; Koken Art Factory; St. Louis, MO

Fall Guy; Art Co-Op; St. Louis, MO

Sprung; Art Co-Op; St. Louis, MO

No Envy; Art Co-Op; St. Louis, MO

Colors; Art Co-Op; St. Louis, MO

2003

Images of the Divine; St. Louis Pagan Pride Day; St. Louis, MO

Body Series: art work by Laura Schoonover; Salvato's Cafe; St. Louis, MO

Open Ended; Mississippi Mud Gallery; Alton, IL

2002

Backwards; Mississippi Mud Gallery; Alton, IL

2001

Textures; Grimm & Gorly Florist; Belleville, IL

Makin’ Change; Mississippi Mud Gallery; Alton, IL

2000

Mixed Bag; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Shakin’ It; Mississippi Mud Gallery; Alton IL

1999

Solo Exhibit; Art St. Louis / Off the Eaten Path; St. Louis, MO

Group Exhibit; Art St. Louis / St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association; St. Louis, MO

Fiber Focus '99; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

New Media '99 "Photocopier Art: an Exploration"; Gordon Library, WPI; Worcester, MA

New Media '99 "Photocopier Art: an Exploration"; Frank Center for the
Creative Arts Gallery; Shepherdstown, WV

1998

Women: In The Broader Sense; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO

State of the Arts '98; Florence Events Center; Florence, OR; 2nd Place Award

Citylights Artist Market, Taproots School Of The Arts; St. Louis, MO

Art & Soul 98: Art St. Louis 97-98 Retrospective Exhibit & Postcards From Home Exhibit; St. Louis, MO

The 12 of Us; Bournstein-Locke Art Exchange; Ladue, MO

Solo Exhibit; Salon Artiste; Chesterfield, MO

Bead Dreams, Future Visions; The Goldstein Gallery; St. Paul, MN

Pulp Art: Investigations Into Slurry; K.E. Nash Gallery; Minneapolis, MN

Solo Exhibit; Mangia Italiano Restaurant; St. Louis, MO

1997

Art St. Louis XIII, The Exhibition; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO; Purchase Award

Nexus II: Common Threads; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO; Honorable Mention

Fiber Focus '97; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

All Things Considered; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO

Grand Opening; CaDa Fine Arts; St. Louis, MO

Sculpture & Fine Crafts Exhibition; St. Louis Artists' Guild;St. Louis, MO

Conversations; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Solo Exhibit; Salon Artiste; Chesterfield, MO

Herstory: Celebrating Women in History; Midtown Arts Center Gallery / St. Louis Women's Caucus for Art; St. Louis, MO

Solo Exhibit; Aesop's Coffee House; St. Louis, MO

1996

Membership Exhibition; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO

Members Exhibition; Commerce Bank / St. Louis Women's Caucus for Art; University City, MO

Art St. Louis XII, The Exhibition; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Silk Purse II; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO

Art Section Exhibition; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO

Solo Exhibit; Art St. Louis / Hot Locust Cantina; St. Louis, MO

Words II; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Women's Art Works 6; Center at High Falls; Rochester, NY

Five by Five; St. Louis Women's Caucus for Art / Windows On Washington; St. Louis, MO

Women and Information Technology; Artemisia Gallery / The World's Women On-Line!; Chicago, IL

Beyond...2 Dimensions; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Autobiography; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Sculpture & Fine Crafts Exhibition; St. Louis Artists' Guild; St. Louis, MO

1995

Art St. Louis XI, The Exhibition; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO; Award of Excellence

Solo Exhibit; Sunshine Inn; St. Louis, MO

The World’s Women On-Line: Video/Internet Gallery Installation; The 4th World Conference on Women; Beijing, China

The World’s Women On-Line: Video/Internet Gallery Installation; Computing Commons Gallery, ASU; Tempe, AZ

Threads; Catskill Gallery; Catskill, NY

Gender Gaze; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Fiber Focus '95; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Self-Portrait: Beyond the Surface; St. Louis Women's Caucus for Art; Lindenwood College; St. Charles, MO

Solo Exhibit; MoKaBe's Coffee House; St. Louis, MO

17th Annual Vahki Exhibition; Galeria Mesa-Mesa Arts Center; Mesa, AZ

1994

Small Works; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Quilts=Art=Quilts; Schweinfurth Art Center; Auburn, NY

Art St. Louis X, The Exhibition; Art St. Louis; St. Louis, MO

Loop Fete 2; Componere Gallery Of Art And Fashion; St. Louis, MO

Summer Arts Festival; New Wagner Art Gallery; Edwardsville, IL

Solo BFA Exhibit; Mississippi Mud Gallery; Alton, IL

Fiber at the End of the Century; Corvallis Arts Center; Corvallis, OR

1993

6th Annual Fiber Arts Exhibition; Creative Arts Guild; Dalton, GA

Space Within: Contemporary Basketry in the Midwest; Waterloo Museum of Art; Waterloo, IA

Fourth Wearable Art Event; Collinsville Convention Center; Collinsville, IL

1992

Winter Spice; Elliot Smith Contemporary Art Gallery / Food Outreach; St. Louis, MO

S.I.U.E. Art And Craft Show; Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Edwardsville, IL

Fiber & Metal Invitational; The Goshen Gallery; Edwardsville, IL

1991

Women's Art Show; Second Floor Gallery; Kirksville, MO

1990

Women's Art Show; Second Floor Gallery; Kirksville, MO

1988

XXXI Annual International Salon; Sister Cities: St. Louis/Lyon; Lyon, France
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Artist Collections



Numerous private, corporate, museum, gallery and government collections detailed information coming soon.

Artist Favorites