RESUMÉ

I studied landscape painting and ocular neurology at Hampshire College, graduating with a B.A. in fine arts in 1979.  I furthered my art studies at the Art Students League, NYC; the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Mass.; the Parsons School of Design, NYC; and the Skowhegan School, E. Madison, Maine.  I have worked on numerous TV, film and theatre projects and my paintings have exhibited widely.  In 1997 I wrote and curated the exhibit, "Direct From Broadway, A 200-Year History of New York City Theatre," for the Paine-Weber Gallery space, NYC.  I have written many articles on the subject of NYC and its theatre and I have taught graduate level NYC theatre history and musical theatre history and libretto writing at Columbia University.  I lecture frequently at universities, institutes, and theatrical and civic organizations on my family's pivotal role in shaping the development of musical theatre and popular entertainment in this country from the 1860's to the present.  In  2010, I wrote The Hammersteins - A Musical Theatre Family, a multi-generational portrait of my family's theatrical legacy.

EXHIBITIONS

2024 / Group Exhibition - Lift Trucks Project Space, Croton Falls, NY
2024 / Group Exhibition - Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY
2023 / Group Exhibition - Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY
2022 / Group Exhibition - Chroma Fine Art Gallery, Katonah, NY
2019 / Group Exhibition - Lift Trucks Project Space, Croton Falls, NY
2018 / Group Exhibition - Oak and Oil Gallery, Katonah, NY
2014 / Group Exhibition - Brill Building Project, NY, NY
2007 / Solo Exhibition - University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT
2007 / Group Exhibition - Yellow Monkey Gallery, Cross River, NY
2006 / Group Exhibition - Yellow Monkey Gallery, Cross River, NY
2005 / Solo Exhibition - Firenze Gallery, New Preston, CT
2003 / Group Exhibition - Phoenix Gallery, New Preston, CT
2003 / Group Exhibition - Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield CT
2002 / Solo Exhibition - Gallery at Merritt Crossing, Milford, CT
2001 / Solo Exhibition - Landmark Gallery, Tarrytown, NY
2001 / Group Exhibition - Charles Michael Gallery, North Salem, NY
2000 / Solo Exhibition - Northern Westchester Center for the Arts, Mt. Kisco, NY
2000 / Solo Exhibition - Hiram Halle Memorial Library, Pound Ridge, NY
1999 / Group Exhibition - Onatru Gallery, Pound Ridge, NY
1992 / Group Exhibition - Synchronicity Space Gallery, NY, NY

COMMISSIONS

Artist/Designer - 7 Banners (8’x20’) "The Seven Deadly Sins, Lincoln Center, NYC
Artist - 2 paintings for "Couch Confessions," INEXTV, NYC
Storyboard Artist for N.Y.S. Dept. of Education, Robert Chang Prod., NYC
Storyboard Artist for Pepsi Cola Co., Robert Chang Prod.
Author/Curator, 200-Year History of NYC Theatre, Paine Webber Gallery, NYC
Artist/Designer - 7 Banners (8’x20’) for Brecht/Weill's "The Seven Deadly Sins, Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Room Designer for Kips Bay Decorator Show House, NYC
Installer/Contractor for exhibitions, Cooper - Hewitt Museum, NYC
Muralist – mural for Temple Beth Elohim, Synagogue, Long Island, NY
Art Copyist – 3 Monet waterlilies paintings (8’x20)’ Doral Country Club, FL
Artist -13 ancient Pompeiian paintings for the Doral Hotel, NYC
Fabric Designer- 1 seisel rug (17’x22’), Polo Corporation, NYC
Artist – 1 mural and 650 silk paintings, “Bastille Day Celebration”, Parrish Museum, Southampton, NY
Artist – 6 paintings for the movie “Ghost,” for Paramount Pictures, NY, NY
Muralist – Hilton Hotel, Hillcrest, NJ
Scenic Artist – Sandbank and Partners, Hawthorne, NY
Art Coordinator – “Everybody Wins”, Orion feature film, Wilmington, NC
Computer Artist, Creative Media Communications, NYC
Publisher Asst., Bambalina Music Co., NYC
Muralist, Mudd Club, NYC
Asst. Photographer-Animator-Photo-Backdrop Artist, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC TV, NYC

NOTEWORTHY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Lincoln Center // Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts // Temple Square with Mormon Tabernacle Choir // Yale University // Columbia University// University of Georgia // University of Connecticut // Union Club// Harmonie Club // North Carolina Symphony Orchestra // Austin Symphony Orchestra // Rizzoli Book Store // Book Soup Book Store / R Julia Book Store // Goodspeed Opera House // 92nd Street Y // Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum // James Michner Museum // Doylestown Historical Society // …numerous others…