For a number of years, submitting my photography to exhibitions felt like something I needed to do to prove, perhaps mostly to myself, that my work was worthy of being there. The acceptances came, as did the occasional award, and somewhere along the way I realized I no longer needed them to tell me what I had been trying to prove.
Since my last exhibition in 2024, I've chosen to experience photography differently. I've become less interested in creating an image with a juror, an exhibition, or even an audience in mind, and more interested in simply being present for the experience of making it. My photo adventures and personal projects have become opportunities to notice, explore, experiment, and be grateful for the moments nature allows me to witness.
I still love sharing my work, and I love when something I've created resonates with someone else. But these days, the approval that matters most is my own.
I haven't closed the door on exhibiting. If the right opportunity called to me, I'd happily walk through it. I just no longer feel the need to knock on every door to prove that I can.
Provision State Coffee Artist of the Month (solo)
May 2024
Bergen House Artist of the Month (solo)
December 2023
Shoreline Arts Alliance IMAGES Fall 2021: Season of Change
November - December 2021
Award: Honorable Mention
Morini Gallery Close Encounters Juried Exhibition
January - March 2019
Carriage Barn Arts Center 39th Annual Photography Show
January - February 2019
West Hartford Art League Exposures Juried Photography Exhibit
January 2019
Salmagundi Club 2019 Open Photography Exhibition
January 2019
Branford Art Center and Gallery Land and Sea Exhibit
June 2018
The Glass Source Studio & Gallery 1st Saturday Artist Spotlight (solo)
May 2018
Shoreline Arts Alliance: IMAGES 2018
March - April 2018
Salmagundi Club 2018 Open Photography Exhibition
March - April 2018
Award: The A. A. Spencer Memorial Award
The Voice of Art Gallery & Studio 1st Annual Juried Exhibition: Beyond the Seen
March - April 2018
Award: Third Place
N.Y. Photo Curator: The Environment & Social Activism
2017
Carriage Barn Arts Center Spectrum Annual Contemporary Arts Show - Grayscale
April - May 2017
Morini Gallery Abandoned, Lost or Forgotten Exhibition
January - March 2017
Award: People’s Choice
Treat Gallery #NailedIt Popup Exhibit NYC
March - April 2015
Wesleyan University Employee Art Show
October 2014
Connecticut Historical Society Connecticut Photo Contest
October 2013 - March 2014
We Reach for the Sky: Successful Women in STEM and Beyond
A global book celebrating women in STEM, astronomy, astrophotography, and beyond.
Profile Contributor & Featured Photographer
2025
Oculus Workshops - Cape Cod Autumn
Presentation: Capturing the Milky Way
October 5, 2024
Landscape Photography Magazine, Issue 146
November, 2023
https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/magazine/issue-146
Weather Channel Español: Mars Occultation
December 8, 2022
Landscape Photography Magazine, Issue 115
September, 2020 https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/magazine/issue-115