ART EXHIBITIONS:
2026 Las Laguna Art Gallery, SMALL WORKS, BIG IDEAS Think Small. Dream Big. curated online exhibition, September 3 - 28, 2026, Las Laguna Art Gallery, 550 S. Coast Hwy, Suite 1, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, "The Beauty Within" mixed media assemblage on wood panel.
2026 Collage Artists of America, FREEDOM REFRAMED juried exhibition, May 2 - May 22, 2026, Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank CA, "Running Out of the Rhyme", mixed media collage on wood panel.
2026 National League of American Pen Women, Huntsville branch, Art Competition “A Place of One's Own" first place 2D visual arts category for "Held but Not Hidden", Mixed media collage & acrylic paint on canvas. May exhibition at the Huntsville Public Library, Main.
2025 Paul Nigra Center for the Creative Arts, Gloversville NY, Harvest Show art exhibition, August 8-October 16, 2025, "Gone in 450 Years", oil on canvas and "Centurion", mixed media.
2025 Eveyln Burrow Museum, Hanceville AL, For the Love of Pets exhibition, August 5, 2025, "Charlie", mixed media on canvas.
2025 NCA Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Art Exhibition: A TIME TO BREAK SILENCE, Juried. New Orleans LA 1/18/25-3/31/25, "March on Washington Today", acrylic on gallery canvas.
2024 Collage Artists of America juried online exhibit What Lies Beneath, SFVCAA.org, "Banned: Black Boy", assemblage
2024 7th Juried Alabama Center for the Arts Faculty and Alumni show, Decatur Alabama, "Nodding Thistle", acrylic and paper on canvas.
2024 LOOK: Spring Senior Art Thesis Exhibition, Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur Alabama, art portfolio.
2024 Festival of the Cranes Exhibit, Juried, Decatur Alabama, "53 of 000's", acrylic on gallery framed canvas.
2023 Embracing Art, Juried, Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Decatur Alabama, "Me, me, me, 2022" digital self-portrait, giclee print.
2023 Emerging Artists, Juried, Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur Alabama, "Abstract 1, 2023" and "Abstract 2, 2023", oil and cold wax on wood panel.
2023 Festival of the Cranes Exhibit, Juried, Decatur Alabama, "Up-Close Sandhill Cranes", charcoal/graphite on linen paper.
2022 Festival of the Cranes Exhibit, Juried, Decatur Alabama, "Cranes at Wheeler Refugee", oil on canvas, in private collection.
2022 Emerging Artists, Juried, Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur Alabama, "Gone in 450 Years", oil on canvas.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:
LC DeFiore Art, Small Woman-Owned Business, established 2022 – Current, Artist. Commissions welcome.
ORGANIZATIONS:
Huntsville Museum of Art, Docent Association, 2025-2027 Secretary
Collage Artists of America, http://collageartists.org, 2026-2027 Membership and Website Manager Chair
Collage Artists of America, http://collageartists.org, 2025-2026, Membership Co-Chair
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, volunteer docent, 2024 - current
Athens State University Alumnus Association, Athens, AL, 2024 - current
Kappa Pi Secretary, 2022 - 2024, Athens State University, Athens AL, Art National Honors Society
Panoply Arts Festival chalk artist, May 2021 - June 2022, City of Huntsville, Alabama, volunteer
EDUCATION:
BFA, Painting and Drawing, Athens State University, Athens AL, 2024
MA, Clinical Psychology, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, 1985
BA, Organizational Psychology, Athens State University, Athens, AL, 1984
HONORS:
Student Leader Scholarship, Kappa Pi, Fall 2024
Exhibition curator, Wabi-Sabi: Finding Beauty in the Imperfect, Juried art exhibit at Somerville Public Library, outreach by Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Spring 2023.
PODCASTS:
Artist Talk: Spring 2024, ACA Airwaves. This is a collective interview with the Spring 2024 BFA graduating class. Zana Mercury is the host. Reflections on the students’ journey through the arts as a part of their capstone Portfolio, Research and Exhibition class.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Atk0x00NmkBL2mTAu0nCH?si=6vBmBqAvTdq4-Cp87wR7cg&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A6CQoGFZJ2PlkXuKsLuQgKx
2025 MLK Commemorative Art Exhibition A TIME TO BREAK SILENCE: AFRICAN ROOTS, AMERICAN FRUITS Art Talks. The 4th group of exhibited arts works and their artists. The artists are sharing their inspiration, their creative process and the meaning behind the work. Moderated by Gina Monette.
