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.