Exhibits and Workshops

ART EXHIBITS

British Art Therapy Association Exhibit, (acrylic on canvas) 2025

The Art Institute of Chicago (acrylic on canvas) 2017

Pixies and Peonies, Retrospective (mixed media) Alameda, CA 2013

F3 at the Cotton Mill Studios, Medicine and the Muse (acrylic paint) Oakland, CA 2012-2013

The Water Heater, Not Enough Queer Art, (mono-print) Portland, OR 2014

Works Gallery, (mixed media, collage), San Jose, CA 2013

Jazz Central (pen and ink), Syracuse, NY 2006

Ode to Icarus (dramatic performance), Seattle, WA 2001

Everson Museum of Art (ceramics), Syracuse, NY 2000

Nazareth University (sculpture) Rochester, NY 1999

College of New Rochelle (oil), New Rochelle, NY 1997

WORKSHOPS

End of Life Care for Staff and Caregivers Hayward, CA 2024

Restorative Yoga for Essential Workers in the time of COVID-19, Concord, CA 2019

Wellness for Healthcare Workers, San Francisco, CA 2018

Trauma Informed Practice for the Healthcare worker, San Francisco, CA 2017

Art Therapy and Yoga Workshops for Fertility, Alameda, CA 2016

Mandalas: A Path to Wholeness San Leandro, CA 2013

The Five Universal Shapes and How to Use Them, Palo Alto, CA 2009

Traumatic Brain Injury and Expressive Arts: A Tool for Understanding, San Jose CA 2008

Dementia and the Healing Effects of Mandala, San Jose, CA 2008

Art Therapy with Battered Women, Syracuse, NY 2006

Asthma as a Social Issue: Art Interventions with Children and their Families, Syracuse, NY 2006

PUBLICATIONS

American Chronic Pain Association: Pain Management Toolkit 2009-2012

RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

White and Awakening in Sangha, East Bay Meditation Center, Oakland, CA 2013-present

Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome: Healing our Wounded Past, SFDPH, San Francisco, CA 2018

Black-African American Health Initiative think tank workgroup, San Francisco Department of Public Health 2017

Racial Humility for Providers, San Francisco, CA 2014

Transgender care clinical workgroup, Oakland, CA 2013-2015

Trauma Informed Care San Francisco Endowment, Oakland, CA 2015

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Behavioral Reactions Reduced through Art Therapy, Hillside Children’s Center, Rochester, NY 1999

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Signs and Symbols to Indicate Stress Reduction and Coping Skills, Alternatives for Battered Women, Rochester, NY 1999

Visual Indicators of Dementia in Paintings of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, United Home for Aged Hebrews/Sarah Neuman Nursing Home, New Rochelle, NY 1997

Living with Dying Bereavement Series, Syracuse, NY 2006

Filial Therapy Workshop Training, Syracuse, NY 2006

PRESENTATIONS

Trauma informed care for healthcare providers, San Francisco, CA 2018

Art Therapy Interventions for the Chronically and Persistently Mentally Ill, San Leandro, CA 2015

Caring for the Transgender Individual in a Healthcare Setting, San Leandro, CA 2015

Art Therapy and Art for Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 2012

Art Therapy as an Intervention with Adults in a Day Program, Alzheimer’s Activity Center, San Jose, CA 2012

Caring for the Caregiver, Adults with Dementia, Onondaga County Office on Aging, Syracuse, NY 2006

Acknowledging Loss and Supporting Families: Understanding Bereavement, Utica College: Utica, NY 2006

Integrating Art Therapy into a Recreational Therapy Program Course Curriculum, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY 2006

Integrating Creative Arts Therapy into an Educational Setting, New York State Arts in Education Conference, Rochester, NY 2006

Designing Art Therapy Interventions for Refugees in a Community Center Setting, Catholic Charities, Syracuse, NY 2006