Bio
In the Press
Portraits of the hat lady: An artist captures a ‘living legend’ of D.C. on canvas
The Washington Post, 2019
A Glimpse Into Middle America
The Georgetown Voice, 2011
C.L. Campello by Bruce McCraig
Hillyer Art Gallery, 2010
“They’re Sticking Syringes in my Spine” by Alex McKenna
City Paper, 2010
Educational Experience
1998-2001
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
Focus in painting, drawing, printmaking, and materials/methods
1994-1998
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
Courses included painting, drawing, printmaking, and art history
1991-1994
Smithsonian Printmaking Workshops
Washington, DC
Professional Experience
2013-Present
Upper School Painting & Drawing Instructor
Holton-Arms School
Bethesda, MD
2011-2013
Instructor
Artworks Fine Art Studio
Bethesda, MA
Painting, Drawing
2009-2013
Adjunct Professor
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Drawing I
2006-2017
Adjunct Professor
The Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Drawing I
2006-2008
Adjunct Professor
American University
Washington, DC
Drawing I
Studio Experience: Painting/Drawing/Sculpture
2004-2009
Drawing Coordinator & Adjunct Professor
Corcoran College of Art & Design
Washington, DC
Foundations Department- Drawing I/II/III
Reed Pen/Ink Wash
Pre-College Summer Program (Drawing)
2001-2002
Adjunct Professor
The George Washington University
Washington DC
Drawing I- Drawing II for Prof. Frank Wright (Sabbatical)
Exhibitions
- 2022 – Eastward and Onward, Solo Show, Gallery Neptune Brown, Washington D.C.
- 2019 – Hat’s Off, Solo Show, Gallery Neptune Brown, Washington D.C.
- 2018 – Students of William Woodward, Group Show, Arts Club of Washington, Washington D.C.
- 2014 – Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- 2014 – Grit: Urban Landscape, Boston, MA
- 2013 – Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- 2013 – City Scapes, Group Show at Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
- 2012 – NYC Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- 2012 – Hillyer Art Space Restrospective, Washington, DC
- 2012 – Fact, Fairy Tales and Fictions, Lexington, KY
- 2012 – Small Paintings From Seven Schools, Rockville, MD
- 2011 – The Upper Middle, Solo Show, Georgetown University Spagnuolo Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2011 – About a Dog, Solo Show, Artspace 109, Arlington, VA
- 2011 – Boston International Fine Arts Show, Boston, Mass.
- 2011 – When Art and Fashion Collide @ L2, Washington, DC
- 2011 – Artworks, Solo Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2011 – Ben Olsen & Friends Benefit Art Show for Bread for the City, Washington, DC
- 2010 – Hiickock Art Auction, WPA, Washington, DC
- 2010 – Hillyer Art Space, One Man Show, Washington, DC
- 2010 – Ben Olsen & Friends Benefit Art Show for Bread for the City @ The Fridge, Washington, DC
- 2007 – Susan Byrne Gallery, Middleburg, VA
- 2006 – American University Faculty Exhibition
- 2005 – Printmakers Atelier Contemporary Winter Show, Washington, DC
- 2005 – Corcoran College of Art & Design, White Walls Gallery, Foundations Faculty Show, Washington, DC
- 2005 – Fraser Gallery, Group Drawing Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2004 – Fraser Gallery, Group Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2003 – Fraser Gallery, 8th Annual International Juried Art Competition, Georgetown, Washington, DC
- 2002 – Marin-Price Galleries, Undressed, Group Drawing Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2001 – Dimock Gallery, Washington, DC
Awards Received
- Judge for the 2008 Fairfax County Regional Scholastic Art Awards Program
- Finalist in the Animal Art category of the 21st Annual Artist’s Magazine Art Competition for A Study in Movement.(2003)
- Honorable Mention in the 8th Annual Fraser Gallery International Juried Show
- Morris Lewis Fellowship winner (1999-2000), The George Washington University
- Presidential Art Scholar (1994-1998) The George Washington University
