Bio

Education
2007	MFA in Visual Arts, Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
1982	BA, University of South Carolina: Anthropology and Psychology

2002-05	Danforth Museum School: Painting, Printmaking, Framingham, MA
1989-91	Syracuse University: Graduate Studies in Advertising Design
1985-86	Savannah College of Art and Design: painting, drawing, illustration

Experience
2008	Visiting Artist, Holliston High School, Holliston, MA
	Visiting Artist, Public Art, Needham High School, Needham, MA
2007	Visiting Artist, Holliston High School, Holliston, MA
	ELT Arts Instructor, Edwards Middle School, Charlestown, MA
	Artist in Residence, Dana Hall Upper School, Wellesley, MA
2006	Artist in Residence, Dover-Sherborn Middle School, Dover, MA
2005	Instructor, Danforth Museum School, Framingham, MA
	Visiting Artist, Hopkins Elementary School, Hopkinton, MA
2004-05	Staff Artist, Medicine Wheel Productions, South Boston, MA
2003	Visiting Artist, Medicine Wheel Productions, South Boston, MA
1991-01	Creative Director of Blue Moon Studio, Boston and Holliston, MA
1986-91	Staff and freelance graphic designer, Boston & Cambridge, MA

Curatorial Experience
2008	Material Meditation, New Art Center, Newton, MA
	Guest curator for 2008-09 season, Studio 370, Holliston, MA
	SISAL juror, Brimmer & May, Boston, MA

Public Installations
2008	Material Meditation, New Art Center, Newton, MA
	Metamorphosis, Studio 370, Holliston, MA
2007	Nest, Studio 370, Holliston, MA
	Inner Garden, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
2006	We are all touched, at Medicine Wheel, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
	Heaven and Earth, Monastery of San Girolamo, San Gimignano, Italy
	Enveloped: Secrets, Dover Sherborn Middle School, Dover, MA
	Connected, Dover Sherborn Middle School, Dover, MA
	1001, Springhouse Gallery, Boston, MA
2005	Bundles, Water Street Mill, Holliston, MA

Honors, Awards and Grants
2008	Curatorial Opportunity Program Stipend, New Art Center, Newton, MA
	Visiting Artist Grant, Holliston PTSA Culture Connection, Holliston, MA
	Visiting Artist Grant, Needham Education Fund, Needham, MA
2006	Artist in Residence Grant, Dover-Sherborn Education Fund, Dover, MA
2004	Medicine Woman, Medicine Wheel Productions, South Boston, MA

Solo Exhibitions
2005	Ladders, Masks and Moons, Performing Arts Center, Framingham, MA
2004	Messengers, Natick Community Organic Farm, Natick, MA
	Infinite Visibility, The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick, MA
2003	Following, The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick, MA
	Everyday Goddesses, Danforth Museum School, Framingham, MA
	The Space Between, Springhouse Gallery, Boston, MA

Group Exhibitions
2008	Material Meditation, New Art Center, Newton, MA
2007	MFA Graduate Exhbition, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
	Art of Inishowen, Moville, County Donegal, Ireland
2004	Bearing Fruit, Zullo Gallery, Medfield, MA
	Faculty Exhibit, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
2003	Member's Juried Exhibit, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
	Mythic Figures, The Higher Ground, Lowell, MA
	When Words Fail, The Higher Ground, Lowell, MA
2002	Member's Juried Exhibit, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
	Member's Juried Exhibit, Cultural Arts Alliance, Hopkinton, MA
	News of the Spirit, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Holliston, MA

Bibliography
2008	Chris Bergeron, “Living in a ‘Material’ whirl: Six artists ‘Meditate’ on everyday stuff at New Art Center.” The Metrowest Daily News, October 5, 2008, Section C, p. 1 and 7. Link
	Denise Taylor, "Exploring the material world," Boston Globe. September 18, 2008, Globe West section, p. 8. Link
	Hope M. Stockman, “Material Meditation”: artscope, September/October, 2008, pp. 20-21.
2007	“Medicine Wheel Exhibition.” InishowenNews.com, Link
	Simon McGeady, “Dowling’s Dreamscape provokes artists’ awakening.” Inishowen Independent, September 11, 2007, p. 12.
2006	Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, “These students are stuck in school.” Boston Globe, April 13, 2006 Section W3, p.1.
2004	Chris Bergeron, “Visual storyteller.” Metrowest Daily News, February 19, 2004, Section C, p. 1.

Essays and writing
2008	Denise Driscoll, "Introduction", Material Meditation Exhibition Catalog, self-published, 2008

Residencies and Retreats
2007	Donegal, Ireland, Medicine Wheel Artist Retreat
2003-07	San Gimignano, Italy, annual Medicine Wheel Artist Retreat

Artist Talks and Presentations
2008	Material Meditation, Newton North High School, Newton, MA
	Material Meditation, New Art Center, Newton, MA
2007	By a thread, Dana Hall Upper School, Wellesley, MA
2005	1001, Springhouse Gallery, Boston, MA
2003	The Space Between, Springhouse Gallery, Boston, MA

Selected Collections
	Dana Hall Upper School, Wellesley, MA
	Dover Sherborn Middle School, Dover, MA