GRANTS and AWARDS

2008 Fulbright Senior Specialist
2007 Prince George’s County Arts Council Grant
2006 The Community Foundation Grant
2006 Prince George’s Arts Council Grant
2005 Prince George’s Arts Council Grant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009
Rio Vista Recreation Center, Peoria, AZ.
45’ x 10.5’ Mosaic Mural. Glass tiles, stained glass, and mirrors.

Vansville Community Center, MD,
10.8’ x 4.8’ Mosaic Mural. Glass, photographs, stained glass, mirror.

2008
Crystal City Metro Mosaic
Crystal City Business Improvement District, exterior wall of the 18th street underpass, 160’ x 20’, Crystal City, VA, Glass, tiles, mirror.

Aurora Art in Public Places, Aurora, CO,
6’ x 1.5’ mosaic bench for the city of Aurora. Glass and stained glass.

HIP Artist’s Residences,
Housing and Urban Partnership, Hyattsville, 195” x 14” Mosaic band for outside of Artist’s Housing.  Recycled glass and mirror. 

2007

Brentwood Arts Center,
Creative Communities Fund Grant, 7’ x 9’ exterior mural. Glass tiles, stained glass, mixed media, mirror, and gold.

Jungle Scene,
Prince George’s County Art in Public Places, 6’ x 8’ exterior wall mural. Glass, mirror, gold, and tiles.

Totem Poles,
Prince George’s County Art in Public Places, Two 2’ x 9’ panels for Animal Services Facility Lobby. Glass tiles mounted on Hexalite.

The Animals,
Prince George’s County Art in Public Places, 5’ x 6’ mosaic on reception desk. Glass, mirror, and tiles.

2006
Flowers and Stars,
Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, 8’ tall column with 6’ circumference. Glass tiles, mirror, and stained glass.

Mosaic Bench,
Grant Award Prince George’s County Arts Council, a mosaic bench designed for the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, MD, 6’ x 1.5’ x 2’. Glass and mirror tiles.

Four Seasons,
Silver Spring International School, MD, 4 panels, 3’ x 5’ each. Glass tiles, mirror, and stained glass on cement backer board.

Curb Appeal,
Home and Garden’s Television Channel (To be aired March 30, 2007) Takoma Park, MD, 14” x 14” sign. Glass tile and stained glass.

Waves,
Private residence, Arlington, VA, 4.5’ x 2’ mural. Glass and silver tiles on Hexalite board.

Midnight Mosaic Planters,
Mount Rainier, MD. Mosaic design fabricated on two planters, 190” circumference. Glass and mirror tiles.

2005
Mosaic Bench,
Grant Award Prince George’s County Arts Council, a mosaic bench designed for the outside of Artmosphere Café, Mount Rainier, MD, 5’ x 1.5’ x 2’. Glass and mirror tiles.

Transformation,
Prince George’s County Art in Public Places, Upper Marlboro, MD. 12.5’ x 5.5’ wall mural. Glass, mirror, and copper tiles.

Curb Appeal,
Home and Garden’s Television Channel, (Aired May 2006), Springfield, VA, 7.5’ x 7” riser and stepping stones. Glass and mirror tiles.

Mosaic Donor Frame
with painted ceramic tiles constructed for Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, 4’ x 6’. Wood, mirror, and ceramic tile.

2004
Sphere of the Earth,
Hayes Park, Arlington County Parks and Recreation, VA, 2.5’ diameter. Glass tiles.

Sun with rays,
Hayes Park Arlington County Parks and Recreation, VA, 8’ diameter. Glass and mirror tiles.

Hillman Barber Shop Sign,
DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC, 9’ x 3’. Glass tiles and mirror.

2003
Entrance Mural,
Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, 8’ x 10’. Stained glass, photos, mirror, and glass tile.

Aquatic Mural,
Myers School, Washington, DC, 4’ x 7’. Ceramic tiles, wood, and acrylic paint.

2001
Tropical Fish,
Tsing Yi Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong, 8’ x 15’. Glass tiles.

Iguana,
Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, 8’ x 12’. Glass tiles.

Turtles,
Au Mun Shan, Hong Kong, 8’ x 12’. Glass tiles.

Viceroy Restaurant,
Sun Hung Kai, Hong Kong. 6’ x 24’, Glass, photographs, copper, mirror, and gold tiles on wooden boards.

2000
New Creation,
Pondicherry, India, 3 balconies: 5’ x 3’ each. Ceramic tiles.

Devi,
Auroville, India. 3’ x 6’. Acrylic Paint.

Lisboa Spa,
Macau, 3.5’ x 6’ diameter. Glass tiles and gold.

Jellyfish,
Tai Au Mun, Hong Kong, 7’ x 10’. Glass tiles.

1999
Border,
South Horizons Spa, Hong Kong, 9” x 55’ border mosaic. Glass tiles.

Lisboa Casino,
Macau, 4’ x 7’. Glass tiles and gold.

Border Mosaic,
The Hong Kong Club, 6” x 110’. Glass tiles.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Ms. N. Piccard, Rhode Island 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Wisloff-Nilsen, Miami 2008
Mr. D. Dolley, Maryland 200
Ms. E Briggs, Sweden 2006
Mr and Mrs Voronoff, New Jersey 2006
Mr and Mrs Rosen, California 2006
D. Sobeloff, Maryland, 2006
Mrs. Nancy Harrelson, Maryland, 2006
Mr. Kamran Niam, Karachi, Pakistan 2006
Mr. and Mrs. Wolff, Virginia, 2005
Ms. F. M. Green, Washington, DC 2005
Ms. P. Wrightson, Washington, DC, 2005
The Carothers Family, Massachusetts, 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Maryland, 2004
Ms H. Begg, Washington, DC 2004
Mrs. T Wong, Maryland, 2004
D.E. Bernhardt, Washington, DC 2004
C. Fiermonte, Washington, DC 2004
The Lovatt Family, South Carolina, 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Khalil, New York, 2004
Leung Residence, Hong Kong, 2001

ART TEACHING

The Glass Consortium, Glen Echo Park, MD (2006-2007)

Silver Spring International School: 4 panel wall mosaic mural (2006)

Northwestern High School: Mosaic bench public art project, Grant from Prince George’s Arts Council (2005 and 2006)

Islamic Design in Mosaics: Palestine Center, The Jerusalem Fund, Washington, DC (2005-present)

The Mosaic Studio Classes: Mt Rainier, MD (2004-present)

Mosaic Workshop: Higher Achievement Program, Washington, DC (2003)

Painting Workshop: Nirvana Bohdi Foundation, Rajasthan, India (2001)

Creativity Art Classes: Hong Kong Center for the Arts, Hong Kong, SAR (1998-2000)

EDUCATION

Luciana Notturni Mosaic School, Ravena, Italy
Certificate in Stone and Smalti Mosaics (2005)

Hong Kong University, HONG KONG, S.A.R.
Masters of Arts: Comparative Asian Studies (1999)

Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, CHINA
Certificate of Chinese Painting & Calligraphy (1992)

San Francisco Art Institute, California, USA
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting, Drawing, Art History (1992)