CV
MFA Paris College of ArtParis, France 2023
b. Otis, MA United States, 1977
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Gallery Representation
2022, 2021 The Art Of Gallery, Lenox, MA
2005 Trillium Gallery, Lenox MA
2003 “Options R” - Empty Set Project Space, Pittsfield, MA
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Residencies
2022 PAF, St Erme Outre et Ramecourt, France
2004 Cooper Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
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Select Press
2023 The Artful Mind, by Harryet Candee,“Colleen Surprise Jones: Artist in Paris”
2004 The Berkshire Eagle, by Jack Dew, “Psychiatric Survival: Artist's Images Indict MentalHealth Care's Flaws”
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Select Publications
2024 Maintenant, Vol. 18, Three Rooms Press, New York, NY
2023 The Opiate, Winter Edition, Vol. 32, Edited by Genna Rivieccio, New York, NY
2020 Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 47, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
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Awards
2023, 2022 Luxembourg Annual Art Prize Certificate of Encouragement, Luxembourg
2002 Berkshire Art Association Fellowship
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Internship
2024 Galerie Joseph Tang, Gallery Assistant, Les Lilas, France
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Teaching
2024, 2022 Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, Lenox, MA
2022 Ecole du Breuil, Paris, France
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Previous Board Member
Storefront Artist Project
Massachusetts Cultural Council
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Select Self-Curated Exhibitions
2024 Telepathic Lust, large scale abstraction made with my feet or whole body movements, unwearable tutus, and empty stretcher bars as an evolution of the wooden pallets mybrother’s belongings came back on - grief/loss, Galerie Joseph, Le Marais, Paris, France
12/2017 - 01/2018 Cameo Disappearance, paintings paired with my mothers’ crochet. Anexhibit about having to leave, J. Peter Scolforo Gallery, Lee, MA
2011 Inter Alia: Abstractions, meaning “among other things”, large scale abstraction,Intermodal Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
2010 fyoog, images that pertaining to a lost and found state, J. Peter Scolforo Gallery, Lee, MA
12/2008 - 01/2009 Underwater Color, abstract watercolor evoking a sense of mythical oceanic life, J. Peter Scolforo Gallery, Lee, MA
2006 Cut and Raw, abstract and representational acrylic paintings, a commentary on mental health, J. Peter Scolforo Gallery, Lee, MA
2004 Throat Culture, abstract paintings shared with photographs by Jason Dennis, and geometric paper sculpture by Eric Drury. J. Peter Scolforo Gallery, Lee, MA
08/2004 - 10/2004 Psychiatric Survival, multi- media exhibit highlighting the grave failuresof mental health care, focusing on my brother’s suicide, Cooper Gallery, Pittsfield, MA
2003 Balancing Out, abstract paintings elevate the idea that we all find a sense of peace and Balance Out. J. Peter Scolforo Gallery, Lee, MA
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Select Juried Group Exhibitions
2023 Light Upon Arrival, MFA Thesis Exhibit, Bastille Design Center, Paris, France
2018 Showing Up, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, MA
2015 Fresh Paint, Berkshire Art Museum, curated by Eric Rudd, North Adams, MA
2006 Brien Center for Mental Health, Pittsfield, MA
10/2005-01/2006 Boston Open Studios Coalition, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA
2004 Think Tank, painting as performance, Merrill Building, Pittsfield, MA
2002, 2003 Berkshire Art Association Fellowship Show, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts,Pittsfield, MA