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SUNHEE KIM JUNG

 

WWW.SUNHEEKIMJUNG.COM

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EDUCATION

 

2004-2006      MFA, Painting, American University, Washington, DC

                        Studied with Dom Kimes, Deborah Kahn, Luis Silva, Tim Doud, Zoe Charleton, Jennifer Nuss, Bob Bordo, Heidi Johnson, Ivan Witnestein, Diana Cooper,

                        Iona Brown, Michael Ray Charles, Donald Moffet, Dorothea Rockborn, and William Pope.L

1991-1994      BFA, Painting, George Washington University, Washington, DC

                        Formerly known as the Corcoran College of Art + Design

                        Studied with Janis Goodman, Kendall Buster, Lee Haner, Jeff Spaulding, William Christianberry, Bob Devers, Tom Green and Georgia Deal

1989-1990      Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

                        Studied Drawing and Painting with John Winslow

                        Studied 2D Design with Tom Nakashima

 

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2022                Haven for the soul; MC3, Maryland Conference and Culture Center,

                        Annapolis, MD

                        Boundaries; Paris Koh Fine Arts, Fort Lee, NJ

2021                Born Heroes; Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

2019                Camouflage; Carroll Museum, Baltimore, MD

                        The One; Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA

                        Sanctuary; Aurora Hills Community Center/Library, Arlington, VA

2018                The New Homeland; Annapolis City Hall, Annapolis, MD

                        Tong Lau Space Artist Residency Project, Hong Kong: love it! (Two-person); Tong Lau Space Artist Residence Hall, Hong Kong

2016                The Interaction of Color 2; Holley Gallery at Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD

                        A Secret Code; Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Martino Gallery, Annapolis, MD

2015                The Interaction of Color; MK Gallery, Vienna, VA

2013                Survival; Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY

2012                Camouflage; Elga Wimmer PCC, New York, NY

2009                The Paintings in My Memories; Office of Consular Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington D.C.

                        Home Coming; Kainos Gallery, COEX- Intercontinental Hotel, Seoul, South Korea

2008                All Together!; Georgetown Art Gallery, Georgetown, Washington D.C.

2007                Harmony Within Lives; Rockville Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

 

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2022                Lowe House Office Building, Regional Juried Exhibition, Annapolis, MD

2021-2022       Arts in the New Normal; Han-Mee Artists Group Exhibition; Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD

2021                Contemporary Korean Artists Group Exhibition; Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ

                        Infinite Spectrum, Han-Mee Artists Group Exhibition; Riverside Gallery, Hackensack, NJ

2019                2019 Incheon Washington Hawaii Art Exchange Exhibition; Incheon, Korea

                        The Shape of my Heart; Maryland Hall for the Creative Art, Annapolis, MD

                        Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency Group Exhibition; Cuttyhunk, MA

                        Bright Colors of Spring, What’s up? Media 8th Exhibit; Annapolis, MD

                        Intricate Layers; Motor House, Baltimore, MD

                        MFA 4th Annual Lowe House Gallery, Fine Art at the Maryland House of Delegates, Annapolis, MD

                        To Be a Woman: 45 Korean Artists Commemorate International Women’s Day; Korean Cultural Center, Washington D.C.

2018                Salon Exhibition; The Peale Museum, Baltimore, MD

                        4 International Person’s Emotions; ArtBox Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

                        Asia in Maryland; Towson University, Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson, MD

                        Memory; Hospice of the Chesapeake’s Gallery 90, Annapolis, MD

                        The 25th Korea Art International Grand Exhibition; Soul, South Korea

                        A Breath of Fresh Air; Maryland Hall for the Creative Art, Annapolis, MD

                        Maryland Hall Artist-In-Residence Past and Current, Annapolis, MD

                        Verizon Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA

                        Maryland Federation Arts 3rd Lowe House Gallery Juried Exhibition; Annapolis, MD

2017                East Meets West; Ocean City Center for the Arts, Ocean City, MD

                        Arrivals; BWI Marshall International Airport, International Gallery, Baltimore, MD

                        The 24th Korea Art International Exhibition; Yongsan Art Hall Center, Seoul, South Korea

                        Island of Misfit Art; Korean Cultural Center of Chicago, Chicago, MI

                        45th International Show, Juried by Cesar Martinez, Angel Cabrales, Annie Move; Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX

                        Spring Sonata; Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, MD

                        One Step Up, LA-DC Exchange Exhibition; Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2016                Transcending System; Maryland Hall, Chaney Gallery, Annapolis, MD

                        Common Roots; Cade Gallery at Cade Center for the Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        Same Way, Different Path, La-DC Exchange Exhibition; Korean Cultural Center, Washington D.C.

                        WPA Auction Gala 2016; Washington Project for the Arts, Washington D.C.

2015                Korean Pop Art in America; Art Space Herndon, Herndon, VA

                        Illustrating Passion & Freedom in Union; The Korea Cultural Center, Washington D.C.

2014                Navigation Puzzle, 2014 Members’ Juried exhibition, Juried by Bridgette Mayer; Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

                        Shades of Time: An Exhibition from the Archive of Korean-American Artists,

                        Part Two 1989-2001. Queens Museum of Art: Partnership Gallery (June-July 2014) and Korean Cultural Service of New York (April -May 2014)

                        Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA

2013                Viva 2013; Office of Counselor Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington D.C.

                        The Korean Wave of 2013; The Korea Cultural Center, Washington D.C.

2012                Green Life: Korean Washingtonian, Female Artists; Rockville Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

                        Blurring Boundaries, Han-Mee Artists Association; The Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton, Lorton, VA

                        Beautiful Sea of Korea-DokDo; Dokdo Museum, Ulleung Island, South Korea

2011                Bio Art: Encounter of Art & Science; The Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD

                        Dok Do, Curated by ArTrio and Sponsored by JGBLI & Cogent Biotechnology, Inc.; Korean Culture Center, Washington D.C.

                        16th Annual Juried International Exhibition with Juror Dean

                        Daderko; Soho 20 Gallery Chelsea, New York, NY

 

                        Strokes of Genius, A Fine Art National Competition, Juried by Daniel Shay; MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD

                        The Quartet of May, Selected four people show, Curated by Mia Kim; MK Gallery, McClean, VA

                        Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall, Airport, Baltimore, MD

                        Natural Wonders, Juried by Anne Arundel; County Arts Council, MD

                        Costa Rica National Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica

                        Colores De Los Artisas Coreano-Americanos, Sponsored by Ambassador, TaeMyon Kwon Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Organized by       

                        Sunhee Kim Jung; The Historical Society of Washington, Washington D.C.

                        Cherry Blossoms, 21+21, Han-Mee Artists Association, Invited Group Exhibition; Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD

2010                Faculty Show; Cade Center for the Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        United States Florence Biennale Artists; Broadway Gallery, New York, NY

                        Three Generations, Celebrating Family Month, Organized by Sunhee Kim Jung;

                        Korus House, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington D.C.

                        Image & Imagination, Anne Arundel Countu Juried exhibition, Juried by Gail Watkins; Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD

                        Seeding Celebrating 36 years of the Han-Mee Artists Association; Korus House, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington, D.C.

                        Mind, Body, and Spirit, Celebrating Regional Women Artists, Curated by Harriet

                        Mcnamee & Robert Donovan; University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

                        The Third Perspective, By Han-Mee Artists Association, Curated Ock-Kyung Lee and Harriet Mcnamee; Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD

 2009               Florence Biennale (Seventh Edition) at the Fortezza da Basso; Florence, Italy

                        Alumni Exhibition, Juried by George Hemphill; Corcoran Gallery 31, Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, D.C.

                        The 4th DAF, The Ringing of the golden plain, Selected Group Exhibition; DANYA International Art Fair; Gimje, South Korea

                        Yongsan Art International Exhibition; Sook Myung Woman University, Seoul, South Korea

                        Korea Art International Exhibition, Selected Group, International Show; Gallery Qualia, HaiTai Confectionery & Foods Co, Ltd., Seoul, South Korea

                        RENDEZVOUS II, by Han-Mee Artists Association; City Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii

                        Create: 30 years of Artists-in-Residence; Chaney Gallery, Maryland Hall for the Creative Art, Annapolis, MD

                        Selected Group Exhibition; Eduard Vilde Museum, Tallin, Estonia

                        Art Connects People and Countries, The Inauguration of the International Art Exhibition, Sponsored by Consul and Counselor, Harald Ulbrich,

                        Embassy of Austria; JMA Gallery in Vienna, Austria

                        Voices of the Morning Calm, curated by Anna Mish, by HMAA; Manassas Center of the Art, Manassas, VA

                        Korean International Exchange Art Show, organized by Sunhee K. Jung; Cade Center for the Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        The Dragon Awakes, selected 7 people’s exhibition, curated by Susan Williamson; Carroll County Arts Council Gallery, Westminister, MD

2008                Special project by 6 AACC visual art faculty, curated by Chris Mona; Cade Center for the Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        JMA Gallery, Vienna, Austria

                        Myths and Symbols, by 6 contemporary Korean artists, curated Oak-Kyung Lee; Asian Art Center, Towson University, Towson, MD

                        Preliminaries and Process, Fall 08 Faculty Art Show; Cade Center for the Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        The Office of Consular Affairs, Embassy of Korea, Selected Group by KAAA; Rockville Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

                        Image and Imagination, Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition, Juried by

                        Phillip Steven; The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD

                        AKTUELL National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Carol Kukitsh; Cade Center for the Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        Another Beginning; Korea Monitor Gallery, Annandale, VA

2007                Sang Sang Gallery, Beijing, China

                        Space & Place 1&2, AACC Visual Arts Faculty Show; Cade Center for the Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        20th September Competition Exhibition, curated by Peter Jone; Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana

                        Alumni exhibition, juried by Luciano Penay and Jack Rasmussen; Katzan Art Center, American University

                        Rendezvous: Hawaii and Washington, curated by Christina Manucci; Maryland Hall for the Creative Art, Annapolis, MD

                        First National Juried Show, Selected by Philip Pearlstein; Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY

                        15th Friendly Relation Anniversary and Exchanging Art-Culture between China and Korea by Korea Art International Exchange Association; HaiTai

                        Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

                        Heliotrope Bouquet 9; Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        A New Beginning; Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD

2006                Drawn to the Walls 2, Charcoal murals by 10 artists, curated by Chris Mona; Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College,

                        Arnold, MD

                        REMIX: East West Currents in Contemporary Art, Curated by Claudia de Monte,

                        Debra Diamond, Carol Lekitsch; Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, MD

                        Yongsan International Art Festival; Sook Myung Woman University, Seoul, Korea

                        Korea-America Art International Exchange Exhibition; Arlington Campus Art Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax Virginia

                        Heliotrope Bouquet 8”; Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                        MFA Thesis Exhibition; Katzan Art Center, American University, Washington, D.C.

                        The Rotunda Show; American University, Washington, D.C.

2005-2006      The Art Romp 18; The Ware House, Washington, D.C.

2005                Seventeen Artists, Curated by William Pope L; American University, Washington, D.C.

                        Dream, curated by Tim Doud; Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

 

 

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

2007-Current  Lecturer III, Art Department, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

           Courses taught: Color, 2D Design, Drawing 1, Drawing 2, and Drawing 3

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

US Department of State’s Art in Embassy Program

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2016-2018       Selected artist for the US Department of State’s Art in Embassy program

                         US Embassy in Rangoon, Burma

2010-2012       Selected artist for the US Department of State’s Art in Embassy program

                         US Embassy in Port of Spain, Trinidad

2006-2008      Selected artist for the US Department of State’s Art in Embassy program

                         US Embassy in Rangoon, Burma

 

Residency Program

2019                Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency Workshop with Suzanne Brooker, MA

2018                Tong Lau Space Artist Residency in Hong Kong

2008-2009      Resident Artists at Maryland Hall for the Creative Art, Annapolis, MD

 

Memberships

2016-Present   Member of the Board of Director, Anne Arundel County Arts Council, MD

2017-2020        Member of the Board of Director, Han-Mee Artist Association, Washington DC

2013-2016        Advisory member, Han-Mee Artists Association, Washington, DC

2011- Present  Member of Washington project for the Arts, Washington, DC

2007- Present  Instructor, Lecturer, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

                           Teaching Drawing, Color Theory, 2 D- Design

2009- Present  Member of Advisory Committee, U.S.-Korea Art Foundation, Washington D.C.

2004-2006        President of Korean American Artists Association, Washington, DC

 

Community Service

2022                Mural Project (40 Feet outside of building and 30 feet inside of community building) in Thailand for Non-Profit Organization, Life Impact International

                         that houses rescued human trafficked children.

2021                Juror, Baltimore Watercolor Society, A Juried Exhibit, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD

2021                Juror, Outside the Paintbox, A Juried Exhibit, The Gallery at MC3, Maryland Conference & Culture Center, Annapolis, MD

2020                Artist & Creative Director, Mural Project, Life Impact International, Thailand, Postponed to 2022 (COVID 19).

2017-Present  Juror, Exhibition Committee Chair at Art Council of Anne Arundel County Jury Exhibitions at Baltimore Washington International Airport, What’s up

                         Media building and Anne Arundel Medical Center Exhibition, Juried 3 major exhibitions quarterly in a year.

2017                Juror, Fairfax County Park Authority Student Art Exhibit, Fairfax VA

2012-Present Vice President, U.S.- Korea Arts Foundation, Washington, DC. Worked as a director for the USKAF Internship program for 5 years. (2012-2017)   

                         Organized group tour program to introduce Korean Culture and Arts to America by working with the community, public and private schools and

                         government at the Korea Gallery in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.

2011                Artist, Mural Project, Seongsil Orphanage in Swaziland, South Africa

2011                Organizer, Special Art Show, showcasing 8 artists at the Costa Rica National Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica Sponsor by Ambassador, Taemyun Kwon,

                         Embassy of the Republic of Korea

2010                Organizer, “Three Generations” Family Month, Special Exhibition of 3 Artist’s Families at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Korus House

                         Washington D.C

2010-2011       Magazine Writer/Journalist, introducing the Anne Arundel Community College Faculty to ART PEOPLE Magazine in Korea (Introduced Rick Malmgren,

                        Richard Niewerth, Chris Mona, Dan Kuhne, Teddy Johnson, Matt Klos)

2009                Organizer, Korea Art International Exchange Exhibition at Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD & Seoul, Korea

 

 

 

COLLECTIONS

AHL Foundation, NY

Kainos Gallery, Seoul Korea

Costa Rica National Museum of Art, San Jose, Costa Rica

Embassy of the the Republic of Korea, Costa Rica

US- Korea Arts Foundation, Washington DC

Numerous Private Collections

 

 

SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

 

Grants

2019                AHL Foundation: Andrew & Barbara Choi Family Grant 2019, New York

2005-2006       Merit Award Package Recipient-American University

2004-2005       Merit Award Package Recipient-American University 

1994                Recipient of Korean-American Scholarship Foundation

1994                Award winner in the Korean-American Art ’94 Exhibition

1993-1994       Corcoran College of Art + Design Scholarship

1993-1994       Corcoran College of Art + Design Grant

1993-1994       Corcoran College of Art, Edna Wattis Dumke Scholarship

Fall 1993         Corcoran College of Art Dean’s List for Exemplary Academic Performance

 

Awards

2009                A “Best Contributor” in Korea Art International Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

2009                Received an Award “International Art Contributor” from Korea Art International 

Exchange Association.

2006                Award winner in the Yongsan International Art Festival, Seoul, Korea

 

Recognition

2022               Accepted by Maryland Federation of Arts for the Lowe House Office Building

                        Exhibition Juried by Wilfredo Valladares, Annapolis, MD

2019                Selected as a Runner-Up, What’s Up? Media 8th Exhibit, Annapolis, MD

2018                Selected artist to Commemorative Stamp that celebrates 115th Anniversary of

                        Korean immigration to the US. Exhibited at the Rayburn Building Foyer

2017                Accepted by Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, 45th International show, Juried by

                        Cesar Martinez, Angel Cabrales, Annie Moye, Brownsville, TX

                        Accepted by Biennale National Juried Exhibition 2017, Art League of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Judged by Susan Mayfield

2014                Selected artist as celebration of Second Archive Exhibiton “Shades of Times”

                        Queens Museum of Art Partnership Gallery, Korean Cultural Service, New York

2014                A Spotlight Artist to Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on May, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD

2011                The 16th Annual Juried Exhibition with Dean Daderko, Soho 20 Gallery, Chelsea, New York

2010                The University of Maryland University College, “Mind, Body, And Spirit” Celebrating Regional Women Artists,

                         Curated by Harriet Mcnamee and Robert Donovan 

2009                Corcoran College of Art & Design, Alumni Exhibition Juried by George Hemphill

2008                “Myths and Symbols” Special Project by 6 Contemporary Korean Artists,

                         Asian Art Center, Towson University, MD

2007                “The Gift Desk Diary for the Embassies,” Arts in Embassies Program (AIEP), The Department of State’s Global Publishing Solutions in Vienna, Austria 

2007                Alexandria Museum of Art, Louisiana. 20th September Competition.

2007                Katzan Art Center, American University, Washington, “All in the Family: A Juried Show of American University Alumni”

2007                Prince Street Gallery.  First National Juried Show selected by Philip Pearlstein.

 

 

SELECTED REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

March 2022     Haven for the soul: East City Art, Washington DC promoted by Phil Hutinet

August 2021    Artist of Maryland: VISUAL ART; published by the State of Maryland

June 2019        The One, Sunhee Kim Jung, Washington DC; reviewed by Phil Hutinet

June 2019        The Korea Times, New York; reviewed by Hee Eun Choi

June 2019        The Korea Daily, New York; reviewed by Ahyoung Kim

June 2019        The Korea Times, Washington DC; reviewed byYoung Hee Chong

April 2018       WNAV Radio Broadcasting Interview, Annapolis, MD

                          The Capital, Annapolis; reviewed by Patrice Drago

Jan 2018          The Korea Daily, Washington DC; reviewed by Jin Min Jae,

May 2017        Art In Embassies Exhibition, DC; published by Art in Embassies U.S. Department of State

Dec 2015         A Secret Code, Color Crush Series, SunheeKimJung, Washington DC; reviewed by Jack Rasmussen

May 2015        The Interaction of Color, SunheeKimJung, Washington DC; reviewed by Kristi-Anne Caisse

May 2015        Washington News Today, 052815, WKTV, Washington DC Korean American Artists, Part Two:1989-2001, New York, NY

Jan 2014          Hidden Treasure Art Magazine, Croydon/ Surrey, UK

March 2014     Hiding in Plain Sight, SunheeKimJung, New York NY; reviewed by Jonathan Goodman, Thalia Vrachopoulos, and Richard Vine

March 2013     Korean Radio Broadcasting AM 1660 (24-hour radio), NJ; Interview with NJ News Dept Reporter, Yoojin Sung

Feb. 2013          Korea Times, Washington, DC, Page D7 (Full page); reviewed by Julie Lee

June 2012        Yonhap News, Seoul, Korea; reported by Gil Hwan Wang

October 2011  International Contemporary Artists, Vol. III, New York; published by International Contemporary Artists

October 2011  Best of Worldwide Oil Artists Vol. II, VA; published by Kennedy Publishing Company

July 2011         Korea Times, New York, NY; reviewed by Jinwoo Cho

Feb.  2011        La Republica, “COREA SE ACERCA”, San Jose, Costa Rica

Feb. 2011         La Prensa Libre, Abanico, “ARTE COREANO PROMUEVE EL DIALOGO Y LA UNION”, San Jose, Costa Rica

June 2010        “WHAT’S UP” Annapolis, Page 24, Annapolis, MD

Winter 2010    Art Line, volume 19, No 2, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD

Fall 2009          COMMUNITY OF ALUMNI & FRIENDS, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

June 2009        Gangnam Broadcasting, June,17th, 9 O’clock News. Seoul, Korea

June 2009        Design Your Lifestyle “Haendbo-gi gadeukan-jip” (Happy Design House) Seoul, Korea

Feb. 2009        The Maryland Gazette, Glenburnie, MD

Feb. 2009        The Capital, Newsletter in Annapolis, MD; reviewed by Theresa Winslow

Feb. 2009        The Carroll County Times, Winchester, MD; reviewed by Brandon Oland

Nov. 2008       The Cover Story, Washington Woman Magazine, Bethesda, MD; reviewed by Carrie Smoot

Sept. 2008       The Tower Light, Newsletter in Baltimore, MD

July 2008        www.dynamic-korea.com The Embassy of Korea, Washington DC; reviewed by Stephanie Shin

Nov. 2007       The Korea Times; reviewed by Christiana Chong & The Korea Daily by Seunglim Yu Review of Rockville Glenview Mansion Art Gallery’s Exhibition       

Sept. 2007       The Korea Times; reviewed by Christiana Chong, The Korea Daily; reviewed Seunglim Yu,

                          Review of Alexandria Museum of Art, Louisiana. 20th Competition

                          Exhibition & All in the Family: A Juried Show of American University Alumni.

Feb. 2007        Suburban Scene, Crofton/Gambrills/Piney orchard; reviewed by National Juried Show at Prince Street Gallery In New York, NY

Spring 2005    American University, American Literary

Fall 2005         The Gazette, Montgomery County, MD, Review of “Dream” exhibition

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