Born in New York City, NY
Lives and works in Chicago, IL

My paintings explore the random, hectic movements in the day-to-day—one action bumps into another—one thought suddenly leads you to a very different one—one shape leans into the next. We move fast and disconnectedly. Sometimes it adds up to a whole&mdash and sometimes it remains in pieces.

I’m interested in the deceptively simple interplay between colors, shapes and lines on canvas. While my work has an easy air to it, for me the work is actually about every day struggles—the struggle between our daily needs and our greater desires, betweeen keeping track of our keys and trying to exercise, between the desire to create meaning versus accepting some meaninglessness. In the end, I’m also asking when do shapes and forms make “sense”? When does meaning take place”?

My work invites you to find the balance and sense in day-to-day life

Selected Exhibitions

2011

“Let There Be Art”, Galleria 2150, Chicago, IL - Group Exhibition

“Center Line 2011”, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL - Group Exhibition

“Progression”, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL – Group Exhibiton

2010

“Chicago Art Open”, River East Art Center, Chicago, IL - Juried Exhibition

“Alumnae Exhibition”, Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York, NY - Invitational Exhibition

“50 Alderman / 50 Artists”, Johalla Projects, Chicago IL - Group Portrait Show

“Center Line 2010”, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago,IL - Group Exhibition

2009

“Center Line 2009”, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL - Group Exhibition,

2008

“Square Foot Show”, Art Gotham, New York, NY - Group Exhibition

“10th Annual Faces Show”, Upstream People Gallery - Juried Online Exhibition

2007

“ReEncounters”, s.e.e.d. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY - Two Person Exhibition

2006

Gallery 440, Brooklyn, NY - Juried Exhibition

Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ - Juried Exhibition

Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont, NY - Juried Exhibition

Anderson Center for the Arts, Red Wing, MN - Invitational Group Exhibition

Pont-Aven Contemporary Art Center, Pont-Aven, France - Group Exhibition

Mid-Atlantic Art, Exhibition, Norfolk, VA - Juried Exhibition

Open Center Gallery, New York, NY - Group Exhibition

Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA - Juried Exhibition

Art Students League, New York, NY - Group Exhibition

2004

Artist’s Museum, Washington DC - Juried Exhibition

2003

Organization of Independent Artists, New York, NY - Juried Exhibition

Pen and Brush Club, New York, NY - Juried Exhibition

“The Nature of Things”, Seton Gallery, New Haven, CT - Juried Exhibition

2001

Stanford Club of New York, New York, NY - Solo Exhibition

Education

2004-05

Art Students’ League, New York, NY

2000-01

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

1998-99

Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC

Stanford University, Stanford, CA B.A.,1991

Artist Residencies

2006

Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2005

Anderson Center for the Arts, Red Wing, MN

Awards

2005

Jerome Foundation(MN) grant for NYC emerging artists

2003

Daler-Rowney prize for Excellence

Publications

2011

“The Art of Clarisse Perrette” Highbrow Magazine

2010

Chicago Tribune, “50 Alderman / 50 Artists” Review

2006

Victory Hall, “Annual Show” Catalogue

2005

Republican Eagle (MN Newspaper), “5 Emerging Artists”

2005

Illustrations for Thistlewords Press(MN), The Hills

2003

Pen & Brush Club, Catalogue of Regional Art Exhibitions

2003

Seton Gallery, “The Nature of Things” Catalogue

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New Shows

I Can Do That
Variable Space, Chicago, IL - 1564 N. Damen Ave. 3rd floor
Opening Friday March 13th, 7 - 10pm
Closing April 27th, 7 - 10pm
http://artistsonthelam.blogspot.com

Past Shows

Let There Be Art
Galleria 2150, Chicago, IL - 2150 S. Canalport St.
Show runs through September 10th, 2011
http://galleria2150.com

Center Line 10
Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL - 1029 W. 35th St.
Show runs through September 17th, 2011
http://www.zbcenter.org

50 Alderman / 50 Artist show - A group portrait show
Chicago Photography Center, Chicago, IL - 3301 N. Lincoln Ave.
Opening Reception Friday 4/30/10 7-9pm
http://chicagoaldermenproject.blogspot.com

Brearley Alumnae Exhibtion - A group show for Brearley School's 125th Anniversary
Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York, NY - 4 East 81st St.
http://www.jillnewhouse.com/news.asp

Chicago Art Open - A juried show featuring Chicago's contemporary visual artists
River East Art Center, Chicago, IL - 435 East Illinois St.
http://caconline.org/art-open

Come by my studio for a glass of wine - and see numerous other artists' studios
Friday March 19th from 7-10pm and the third friday of every month
1029 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL 60609
One mile west of Cellular Field
http://www.zbcenter.org