Digital technology burnout has become real, so I added painting to my making. I’m still working in wax, but now cold wax, not encaustic. I still love photography but love creating with minimal use of digital technology now. The approach is more intuitive and the organic with painting abstractly.

Prior to moving to the Blue Ridge Carolinas, I had spent most of my life in coastal areas. Experiencing the four seasons and the vast forested areas of western Carolinas and beyond is fuel for my current art.  History of the area sparks my curiosity about old migration and transportation trails and roads, and informs my photographic processes.  I combine my photographs with other mediums to give a raw feel of seasons and the past.  It makes sense that I’d use old processes such as cyanotype and encaustic to express myself.

Exhibitions

2026

Art Place Gallery, Juried show, Jane Nodine judge, Celebrate Art 2026 Henderonville, NC
Re.Imagine Gallery, Juried show, Lost, Then Found, Fairview, NC
TPS, You Belong Here, Tryon, NC
TPS, Feeling Good, Tryon, NC
TPS, Harmonies of the Foothills, Tryon, NC
Marked Tree Vineyard with Art League of Henderson County, Juried Show, La Vie en Rose”
TPS, Creativity Roams Here, Tryon, NC
Art League of Henderson County, Juried, In Your Dreams, Banner Art Selected, continuous for 2026-2027
TPS, Symphony of Colors, Tryon, NC
TPS, Visual Vibrations, Tryon, NC
TPS, Chasing the Light, Tryon, NC
Re.Imagine Gallery, Ongoing Exhibit, Fairview, NC

2025

Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Art Unleashed, Tryon, NC
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Untold Stories, Tryon, NC
Art Place Gallery, Celebrate Art juried exhibit, Hendersonville, NC
80 Six Gallery, Tryon, NC Ongoing
Re.Imagine Gallery, Fairview, NC, Ongoing
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, The Power of Color, Tryon, NC
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, In the Moment, Tryon, NC
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Art and Soul, Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Louder than Words
Greer Center of Arts, Awakening Exhibit
Spartanburg Artist Collective/301Art Gallery and Art School, Hell and Highwater, Spartanburg, SC
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Before and After, Tryon, NC
Ridge Gallery, Winter Show, Spartanburg, SC
The City of Greer Center for the Arts/Tryon Painters and Sculptors
Re.Imagine Gallery, Celebrate the Blues, Fairview, NC

2024

Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Tryon, NC
Autumn Glory Exhibition
Spartanburg Artist Collective Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg, SC
Salon d'Upstairs Exhibition, Tryon, NC September 
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Tryon, NC
  Revive Exhibition 
The Story Begins Exhibition
Road Less Traveled Exhibition
Summer Song Exhibition
After the Rain Exhibition
310 Art Studios and Gallery, Asheville, NC ongoing

2023
310 Art Studios and Gallery, Asheville, NC
Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Tryon, NC

2022
310 Art Studios and Gallery, Asheville, NC

2021
Studios of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL

2019
Studios of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL

2018
Sanford Welcome Center group show, Sanford, FL
Casselberry Art House group show, Casselberry, FL
University Place group show, Winter Park, FL
Studios of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL
Juice N Java Cafe’ and Wine Bar, Cocoa Beach, FL

2017
Studios of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL
Cocoa Beach Public Library, Cocoa Beach, FL

2016
Coastal Produce Market and Cafe, Cocoa Beach, FL
Studios of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL
Eau Gallery Juried Exhibit, Melbourne, FL

2015
Beachside Resident Lobby, Cocoa Beach, FL
Simpler Times Market, Cocoa Beach, FL

Publications
Department of Interior, Wahweap National Park brochure
Liquid Lines Newsletter, waterman newsletter
Down on the Farm Festiva, promotional material
Que Pasa?, Puerto Rico Tourism Magazine
Travel and Leisure, Online Magazine

Education
Brevard Junior College, film photography,  humanities
Rollins College, American Art, Literature, Liberal Arts, Business Administration, B.S.
University of Central Florida, digital photography, Education M.A.
Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design, Specialization Certificate,
Museum of Modern Art, Art and Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies for your Classroom

Photography Workshops 
National Geographic
Dan Burkholder, Digital Negatives for Alternative Photo Processing
Manuela Thames and SEC4P, Take Two: Double Exposure

Studio Art  Workshops
University of St. Thomas, Houston, graphic art workshop
Anna Tomczak, encaustic image transfer
Shelley Jean, encaustic monotype
Wayne Montecalvo, digital images and encaustic
Claire O'Neill, encaustic image transfer
Painting with Fire, - year-long multiple master encaustic artist demonstrations
Steven Chapp, GCCA, monoprint and dry point
Deb Puretz, GCCA, collage and mixed media
Carol Funke, Tryon Painters and Sculptors, Papermaking
A Smith Gallery, Encaustic affects with acrylic medium
Karen Olson, Homemade paper; bookbinding 
Karen Olson, general mentoring
Cindy Walton, Abstract Painting with oil and cold wax

Awards and Grants
Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation Photography Contest 2nd Place
Encaustikos, supply grant for Helene flood affected artists
Upstairs Artspace Gallery, Tryon, NC Grant

Outreach
Photography Club Sponsorship and Education for Grade school students

News:

Studios of Cocoa Beach Sally Auman August 2017 Featured Artist

Studios of Cocoa Beach Participant Luminous Wax Group Show January 2020