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Education
Born and raised in New York City,she studied Art History in Florence, Italy and graduated with a BA in Philosophy from UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California and post-graduate work in Film at San Francisco State University and Sociology and Psychology at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA.
Experience
One of the first women in the Lighting Union in Hollywood, she began her career working in the major film studios. Some of her credits include “Happy Days”, Little House on the Prairie”, “Gideon’s Trumpet” for Hallmark Hall of Fame, and “Attica” for ABC Circle Films. She taught film lighting at San Francisco State University and photography at Nevada County Community College. She also led photo tours to Europe for Close-Up Expeditions and Sweet Light Photo tours until 2006.
Some past work includes; fashion, product, portrait and fine art photography. Recent clients include: The Zellerbach Collection (jewelry), Firelight Candles, Taylor Michaels Interior Design, David Nash’s work for Cheryl Haines Gallery in San Francisco, Kurt Steger’s work for the Julie Baker Gallery, events and portraits; Bill Clinton, George McGovern, Merce Cunningham for the Pence Gallery in Davis, CA, musicians Michael Franti, Greg Brown, Jerry Grant, composer, W.J. Sydeman, composer and Terry Riley, The Sierra Nevada Deep Ecology Institute, Sierra Nevada Hospital and the Mondavi Center in Davis, California.
Her work can be found in public and private collections in the US and Europe and also includes digital films for Going Viral, an art and science project, developed with Rocky Mountain Lab, an NIH lab, and Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre.
Executive Director of Artists Along the Bitterroot, 2009 to 2015
Upcoming Exhibitions
Allez Mural Art Commission, Missoula MT, Spring 2023
Recent Exhibitions
Mayim Chaiyim: A Watershed- through June, Koslowe Gallery, Westchester Jewish Center, 175 Rockland Ave.
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Extraction: Art at the Edge of the Abyss- Ongoing global exhibition
LeeAnn Brook Fine Art Gallery , Nevada City - Solo Show Sept- 2019
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Exhibition - Best of Photography Award -2019
Past is Prologue Solo Exhibition UC San Diego 2018
Group Show Panorama Gallery - Oakland, CA 2018
G2 Gallery- Los Angeles- Group Exhibition 2016 -Jan 3 2017
Dana Gallery- All Photo Exhibition- First Place-Best of show for "Pas De Deux" June 2016
Mountain Dance Videos in collaboration with composer Jerry Grant, Lisbon Portugal, 2016
Pure Water Series- Permanent Installation , University of Montana 2015
Tintypes - Radius Gallery - Missoula, MT 2015
Wind and Bones Exhibition Radius Gallery , Missoula MT 2014
Artists Along the Bitterroot Studio Tour -2014
Montana Professional Artists- 2014
Past is Prologue, solo exhibition- Hamilton, MT 2012-2013
Going Viral- the Dennison Theater at the University of Montana
Hamilton Performing Arts Center, Hamilton, MT. Mary Stuart Rogers Center , Victor MT and Missoula Community Theatre
The Lane Gallery –Portland, OR -2012
Montana Professional Artists Show-2012
Artists Along the Bitterroot-2012
Missoula Art Museum -2012
Jentel Residency Sheridan, WY-2011
Osher Center for Jewish Life- Marin County CA 2011
River’s Mist Stevensville, MT- 2011
Missoula Art Museum Auction-2011
Group Show-River’s Mist Gallery-2011
Solo Show River’s Mist Gallery- 2010
Solo Show Ravalli County Museum-2009
Artists Along the Bitterroot Studio Tour - 2009
Missoula Art Museum, Montana Triennial 2009
Missoula Art Museum, Auction 2009
Crazy Mountain Digital Photography Center Livingston, MT 2007
Film-String Theories at the Sound and Vision Festival with composer William J. Sydeman 2006
Form In Nature, Grass Valley, CA 2005
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