EDUCATION

Pratt Institute of Design, 2001
MS, Communications Design, Digital Design Concentration
New York, NY

Corcoran School of Art, 1997
Computer Graphics Certificate
Washington, DC

University of Maryland, 1993
BA, Studio Art and Art History


 

AWARDS
& Publications

Phoebe Journal Published Issue 53.3, 2024

Maplewood Art Walk Third Place Maplewood Village Alliance, 2023

7 Palestinian Artists You Need to Know About, Published AD Middle East, 2023

CFA Certificate of Excellence Award Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2022

“Mirror to the World” (Fall) · First Place Alfa Art Gallery, 2021

Portraits Painting Bronze Award Camelback Gallery, 2021

Honorable Mention Maplewood Art Walk, 2019

Innovative Fine Art Award CATHARINE LORILLARD WOLFE ART CLUB, 2019

Certificate of Recognition BWAC Gallery, 2018

Pacc Literary Magazine Published Article, May 2018

GARDISIL.com Website
Best Branded Website
Silver Award from DTC, 2009

SINGULAIR Back to School Promo Site
Best Branded Website
Gold Award from DTC, 2008

Mark Martin & Viagra Co-branded Site
Creative Recognition from The One Show RX 2005 


 

Art exhibitions

2024

WAR Peace Exhibition Gallery 14C, Newark, NJ October - January 2025

Newark Arts Festival Exhibit The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ October - December

Unveiled 24 SOPAC, South Orange, NJ September - November 2025

5x5 Art Show Green Door Studio, Milburn, NJ September

Art Angels The National Association of Women Artists, NY, August

Entangled Futures The Climate Imaginarium, Governor’s Island, NY July

135th Anniversary Annual NAWA Member Exhibition One Art Space, NY June

Give & Take Green Door Studio, Milburn, NJ, March

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories Vanda Gallery, NY, March

From Palestine with Art P21 Gallery, London, UK, February

Winter Small Works Show 2024 The National Association of Women Artists, NY, February

To Palestine With Love Green Door Studio, Milburn, NJ, February


2023

Art UnCorked Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, December

Abstract Art LAS LAGUNA ART GALLERY Laguna Beach, CA,  August

Prince Street Gallery 2023 Annual Juried Exhibition Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY,  August

Vivid Visions Group Exhibition Art150, Jersey City, NJ, August

New Painting Online Group Exhibition Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, July-August

State of the Art 2023 - SMI Members' Show Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ, July-August

Spring Into Art Group Exhibition Gallery at 574, Maplewood, NJ, June

Members and Associates Online Show Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club's, New York, NY, May-June

ViewPoints Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ, April-June

The Art and Craft of Palestine Group Exhibition, Palestine Museum, Woodbridge, CT, March

From Palestine With Art Group Exhibition, Academia di Belle Arte di Roma, Italy, February

Viridian's 32nd Annual International Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, NY January


2022

Art UnCorked Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, December

OVATION: Artists of the Studio Tour The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery, South Orange, NJ, November - January

SOMA Studio Tour Group Exhibition, Maplewood, NJ, November

Juried Maplewood Art Walk Maplewood, NJ, September

State of the Art 2022 The Leach Gallery, Montclair, NJ June

Small Works National Association for Women Artists Online Exhibit, June

From Palestine With Art Group Exhibition, Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy, April - September

CLWAC Juried Show, Deepwells Estates in St. James NY, April

Visions of Self Online Group Exhibition, Yosemite Sierra Artists, March


2021

State of Mind Solo Exhibit, West Orange Library, West Orange, NJ, November - December

SOMA Studio Tour Group Exhibition, Maplewood, NJ, November

Watercolor and Mix Media Group Exhibition, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, October-December

Portraits 2021 Online Group Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, October-December

Juried Maplewood Art Walk Maplewood, NJ, September 2021

2nd Annual Online Associates Show Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NY, October - December

Allied Artists of America 108th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, September

Artists' Choice Regional Juried Group Show, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC, August

The Belmar Arts Council Virtual Juried Art Show, Belmar, NJ, May - June


2020
SOMA Studio Tour
Group Exhibition, Maplewood, NJ, November

The Impossible Dream Group Exhibition, Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, October - December

Online Associate and Non-Member Show Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY, October - December

20/20 Abstraction Virtual Exhibit Group Exhibit, Good Crowd Events and i19 Gallery, NJ, October - November

The Place called Home Group Exhibit, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ , March - April

Art of Palestinian Women Group Exhibit, Museum of Palestinian People, Washington, DC, March - December

Telling the Palestinian Story Group Exhibit, Palestine Museum, Woodbridge, CT, March - December

The Curator’s Lens Group Exhibit, Herb + Miller Iris Gallery, South Orange, NJ, January - July

Art is Not Optional Group Exhibit, Jerusalem Fund, Washington, DC, January - February


2019
Coaction Collaborative Collaborative Art Group Exhibit, 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, NJ, November

ARTFIRST Group Exhibition, Novado Gallery, Newark NJ, September-November

Juried Maplewood Art Walk Maplewood, NJ, September

Open Orange 2019 Group Exhibition, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ, June

NAWA The Art of Layering Group Exhibit, NAWA Gallery, NY, March

The Windows Solo Exhibit, Studio Montclair Gallery, NJ, January

122nd Annual Open Group Exhibition National Arts Club, NY, January

Coaction Collaborative Group Exhibition, Unbound Dora Stern Gallery Orange, NJ, October


2018
Juried Maplewood Art Walk
Maplewood, NJ, September

FootPrints Solo Exhibit, Artful Bean - Valley Arts, Orange, NJ, July

Membership Show Group Exhibition, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ, July 14 - 30

SOMA Studio Tour Group Exhibition, Oh Canary, Maplewood, NJ, June 2 - June 3

Permanent Collection Palestine Museum, Woodbridge, CT

Wide Open 9 Group Exhibition, BWAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,  May 12 - June 17

Passages Group Exhibition, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, January 27 - March 4


2017
Hope for the Holiday's
Group Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, NJ, November - December

Cut Loose Group Exhibition, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ, September - October

Juried Maplewood Art Walk Maplewood, NJ, September

Resilient Solo Exhibit, Jerusalem Fund Washington DC, June - July

City Without Walls Group Exhibition, Seton Hall School of Law, NJ, June - September

View Points 2017 Group Exhibit, Aljira Center, Newark NJ, June - July

Art in the Time of Resistance Group Exhibition, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ, May - June

Solo Exhibit Maplewood Ideas Festival Artist, Maplewood Library, Maplewood, NJ, March


2016
Breaking the Static
Group Exhibition, Blue Scarf Collective Pop-Up Gallery South Orange, NJ, October

Juried Maplewood Art Walk Maplewood, NJ, September


1993
Artist Residency and Solo Exhibit
Darat El Fanun, Amman Jordan

 

ASSOCIATIONS

Gallery @ 574 Creative Marketing Director 2022-Present
South Orange / Maplewood Studio Tour Planning Committee Chair 2022
NAWA Signature Member 2022-Present
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Associate Member 2021-Present
Studio Montclair Member 2019-Present

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Exhibition Chair
NAWA, National Association of Women Artists
2023 - Present

Creative Director
Village to Village United, NJ
2016 - 2019

Senior Art Director
Rapp Collins, New York, NY
2/07 - 2010

Senior Art Director
Digitas, New York, NY
6/00 - 2/07

Art Director
The Marasco Newton Group, LTD, Arlington, VA
12/97 - 6/00 

Art Assistant/Artist Residency
Darat al-Fanun, Amman, Jordan
8/93-1/94

 

DESIGN RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain direct client relations, lead strategic brainstorming sessions, see a project through from conception to formal presentation, able to inspire a team of designers, and juggle multiple projects.

Manage, concept, and implement online brand development. This includes branding interactive solutions, as well as implementing both online style guidelines and visual standards.

Manage, concept, develop, design, and execute brand platforms and integrated campaigns which include, site design, animated marketing banner ads, landing page designs, e-mail designs, postcards, and brochures.

Concept, design, and implement flash multimedia and branded online video campaigns.

Concept, develop, design, execute, and manage cross platform campaigns for clients such as Listerine, Singulair, Zostavax, GARDASIL, American Express, Viagra, Delta, Starwood, HBO, and The New York Times.