“Images through the eye and hand of an artist with a loving relationship with the Wisconsin landscape. Soft pastel transferred from mind to hand to paper…with great affection.”

Artist Biography, 2016:

I am a mother, dog walker, caretaker, long distance swimmer, and artist with a deep connectedness to nature. I attended art school as a young woman at Rockford College, IL., and attended the engineering college at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Between the ages of 25 and 46, I slowly ceased painting and got caught up in the basic struggles of making a living, falling in and out of love and caring for children. When I hit age 45, I was confronted by the fragility of life in the form of a skirmish with cancer, and the 9/11 tragedy. This glimpse of mortality lead me to a two week conversation between myself and God in the canyons of Nevada. A direct result of this conversation was a return to my art and painting.

Gallery Owner, R. Condon Gallery and Studio 2015:
In 2015 I opened my own gallery and studio in Portage, WI.

Solo Shows:
Con Amici, Baraboo, WI 2016
Alexander House, Port Washington, WI, 2016
University of Wisconsin Unions, Madison, WI 2015
University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Madison, Wi, 2014
Reedsburg Area Medical Center, Reedsburg, WI, 2013
Trails Lounge, Portage, WI 2013
Tivoli, Portage, WI 2013
St. Clare Hospital, Baraboo, WI 2013
Trails Lounge, Portage, WI 2011
Angora Coffee, Madison, WI 2010
Blue Spoon, Sauk City, WI 2009
Seippel White Homestead, Beaver Dam Arts Assoc, Beaver Dam, WI September, August 2008
Kaleidoscope Marketplace, Mt. Horeb, WI, June, July, August 2008
St. Clare Hospital, Baraboo, WI January 2008, http://www.stclare.com
Portage Center for the Arts, Portage, WI, January 2007, http://www.portagecenterforthearts.com
Al Ringling Gallery, Baraboo, WI, June 2007, http://www.alrlingling.com
Trails Lounge, Portage, WI, July-August 2007
Absolutely Art, Madison, WI, September 2007, wwwabsolutelyartllc.com
Fast Frame Artist Series, Middleton, WI, October 2007, http://www.fastframe.com

Juried Shows:
Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance Show 2015, New York City, N.Y.
Barnett Institute, Youngstown Ohio, Pastel 2015

Teaching:
Whispering Woodlands, Madison, WI 2016-
Driftless Folk School, Pine Needle Basketry 2015-
Ardyth’s Sew and Vac, Baraboo, WI 2015-

Representation:
A.R.T. Gallery, Baraboo, WI
The Mercantile, Portage, WI

Public Collections:
Lakeland Hospital, 5 Pieces, 2012
St. Clare Hospital, Doctor’s Lounge, 3 pieces, Baraboo, WI March 2008, http://www.stclare.com

Affiliations:
Handweavers Guild of America 2015-
Wisconsin Pastel Artists, Milwaukee, WI Member 2015-
Pastel Society of America Signature Member 2015-
Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association 2015
National Basketry Organization, Member 2015-
Madison Museum of Modern Art, Member, Madison, WI 2013-
Wisconsin Regional Artists Association,
Portage Center of the Arts, Past Board Member, Portage, WI
Wisconsin Art Museum, West Bend, WI 2013- http://www.des.wisc.edu/lsa/art/wrap/about.htm 2011-2014
Sauk County Artist Association Member, http://www.scaa.org 2011-2016

Judge:
Youth Art Month Show, UW Baraboo 2015
Trailways Show, Montello High School 2015

Awards:
Honorable Mention Uart National Show 2015
Winning Artist, Encore Art, 2013, UW Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
Winning Artist, Encore Art, 2012, UW Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
Winning Artist, Encore Art, 2011, UW Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
Winning Artist, Encore Art 2010, UW Baraboo, Baraboo, WI
State Award, Wisconsin Regional Art Association, “In the Presence of Trees I and II”
Winning Artist: Contour Notes Centerfold Drawing Award 2007
Winning Artist: Portage Center for the Arts Triptych Design 2007

Group Shows:
Exquisite Uterus Project, 2012, UW Madison, Madison WI 2012

Education:
Rockford College, IL 1973-1975
University of WI, Madison, WI, 1980-1984