Education
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
2009 Jasper Rand Museum, Westfield, MA
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, Amherst Arts Council
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
2008 The Writer’s Place Poetry Contest, Third Place
2007 South Shore Art Center, Honorable Mention, juror, Gerry Bergstein
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
“New England Watershed” magazine, Summer 2007
“Art With A Heart”, 2005 calendar to benefit Service Net 2006 Massachusetts General Hospital Annual Calendar Collections
Greenfield Community College and numerous private collections.