An Army wife until her husband’s retirement, Mikki resumed her art career working in stained glass, watercolor, then pastel. Previously an art major at Ohio State University, she also studied print-making at Columbus College, GA. Once returned to art, she studied with Frank Webb, Katherine Chang Liu, Maxine Masterfield, Albert Handell, Carole Katchen, Sally Strand and many others.

Currently working primarily in pastel, she has won numerous national awards and has achieved signature status in nine national societies (four are pastel), including the Southeastern Pastel Society. She has been designated Distinguished Pastellist in the Pastel Society of the West Coast, Pastel Society of Northwest Florida and the Northwest Pastel Society. A Member of Excellence in the Atlanta Artists’ Center, she has also been a board member of the Southeastern Pastel Society for fifteen years. Special honors received were election to Knickerbocker Artists of America and National Association of Women Artists, Inc., both national elective arts organizations.

Her paintings are in many public and private collections throughout the United States and have won numerous national and international awards. From 1994 through Winter 2002, she shared her knowledge of the pastel medium through teaching and lecturing. Best known for her vibrant figurative work, she shared her love of color with her students, stressing composition, observation and the unique abilities of her students.

Mikki has also been the curator for The Gallery at St. Edward’s since 1990 and editor of the SPS newsletter, the DustBuster, since 1989.

Her work appeared in “Best in Pastel” ’96, Quarry; “Best in Portraiture” ’97, Northlight, and “Portrait Inspirations” ’97, Quarry. Articles on her painting have appeared in Pastel Artist International, Mar/Apr ’01 and an 8 page feature article, Jul/Aug ’01; Pastel Journal, May/June ’03, 2+ pp by Madlyn-Ann C. Woolwich.

She has been honored with residencies at the Hambidge Center for the Arts in ’98, ’99 and ’02.