MFA Painting, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1989
BFA Art Education, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1985
BFA Painting, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1982
Associate Degree in Art, Greenfield Community College, 1980

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008 American International College, Springfield, MA
2007 Williston-Northampton School, Easthampton, MA
2006 Visions Gallery, Albany, New York (2 artists)
2003 Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, Northampton, MA
2003 A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA
1999 Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
1998 Amos Eno Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1998 Doll-Andstadt Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
1997 Hillyer Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA
1995 Amos Eno Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1994 City Hall, Northampton, MA
1993 Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
1993 Amos Eno Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1991 Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
1990 Holyoke Community College Library, Holyoke, MA
1989 Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA
1989 Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 South Shore Art Gallery, Cohasset, Ma - juror, artist Gerry Bergstein, Honorable Mention
2007 Massachusetts General Hospital
2006 “Points of Departure”, Northampton Center for the Arts
2005 South Shore Art Gallery, Cohasset, MA - juror, William Stover, MFA Boston
2005 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
2005 Creative Arts Center, New Haven, CT - juror, Jacqueline Days Serwer, Corcoran
2005 Mill River Galleries, Williamsburg, MA
2004 A.P.E. Galleries, Northampton, MA
2003 A.P.E. Galleries, Northampton, MA
2001-02 Amherst Town Hall, Amherst, MA - 6 artists, juried
2001 South Shore Art Gallery, Cohasset, Ma - juror, artist Howardena Pindell
1995 Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA - 2 artists
1996 Amos Eno Gallery, N.Y., NY.
1996 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1994 Amos Eno Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
1994 Krasdale Gallery, New York - juried
1993 A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 New England School of Art & Design, Boston, Ma - juried
1993 Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
1992 Amos Eno Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
1991 Amos Eno Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
1990 Amos Eno Gallery, N.Y., N.Y. - juror, Linda Konheim-Kramer, Brooklyn Museum

Selected Awards & Honors

2005 Maryland Institute of Art, Teacher’s Fly-In Program
2002 Northampton Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
2000 Maine College of Art, Teacher’s Summer Fellowship

Gallery Talks

2007 Williston-Northampton School
1999 Holyoke Community College
1996 Greenfield Community College

Bibliography

2006 Nancy Gonter, “Art Teacher’s Exhibit Dedicated to Late Husband, April 29
2005 Holly Angelo, “Calendar Supports Service Net”, The Republican, November 13
2005 Nancy Gonter,“Artist Got the Calling as a Young Girl”, The Republican, October 17
2003 Nina Bander, “Separate Artists Share Common Bonds in New Exhibit”, The Recorder, March 20
2003 Phoebe Mitchell, “Leary Adds Context to Old Texts”, Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 17
2001 Julie Burrell, “Art on the Town,” Amherst Bulletin, July 13
2001 Julie Burrell, “Hall of Art”, Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 14
1995 M.Justin Faerber, “Hometown Talent Thrives”, Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 29
1994 Judson Brown, “Working Artist Brings Perspective to Classes”, Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 14
1993 Ingrid Ducamis, “Painting without Models”, Off-Campus, September 9-15
1993 Patricia Wright, “Valley Exhibit Muses to a New York State of Mind”, (Leary and Whelan) September 9
1989 Peter Dudley, review written for the Greenfield Recorder, November 30

Publications

“Art With A Heart”, 2005 calendar to benefit Service Net
2006 Massachusetts General Hospital Annual Calendar

Collections

Greenfield Community College
Numerous private collections

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