EDUCATION
M.F.A. with concentration in painting and printmaking
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, May 1981


B.A, Art (cum laude)
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 1974

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon, 2009-present
Responsible for teaching Basic Design I, II (2-D, Color Theory), Drawing I, II, III, Painting I, II, III


Instructor, Continuing Education Program
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon, 2005-2011
Responsible for teaching Beginning Drawing: Perception Skills, Beginning Painting, Intermediate Painting, Painting Atelier, and Exploring Context: Painting in Central Mexico.

Lead Art Instructor, Humanities Division
St. Gregory’s University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 2000-2004
Responsible for developing art curriculum, administering art department, advising students, teaching Art Appreciation, Visual Literacy I & II, Drawing I & II, Painting I & II, Relief Printing, Monotype Printing, Advanced Studio, developing and administering exchange program with
Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and recruiting new students for art program.

Adjunct Instructor
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon, 1988-2000
Responsible for teaching Basic Design I, II, III (2-D, Color Theory, 3-D), Drawing I, II, III, and Computer Graphics/Digital Imaging (Photoshop).

Instructor, Continuing Education Program
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon, 1985-2000
Responsible for teaching Beginning Painting (Materials, Color, Composition), Beginning Painting (Light, Form, Space), Advanced Studio Painting (Oil & Acrylic), and Basic Drawing (Perception Skills).

Teaching Assistant, School of Art and Architecture
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 1979-1981
Assisted with Visual Communication and Design Process (2-D & 3-D Basic Design, Color Theory) and Drawing I.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
Cognitive Ruminations
, Gallerie Rene’, Portland, Oregon.

2006
Icons, Gallerie Rene’, Portland, Oregon.

2000
By a Factor of + 2.5, Mabee-Gerrer Museum, Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Shadows in Time, Montage Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.

Intersections, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, St. Andrews, Tennessee.

1995
New Work, Primitive Modern Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

1992
Paintings, Artery Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Ten Years: 1981-1991, Norick Art Center, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1986
Recent Work, Steven Keely Gallery, Seattle, Washington.

1984
Processes of Perception, The Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia.

1976
Ironing Out The Wrinkles, The Arts Place, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2010-2018 / 1989-2000
Annual Faculty Show, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon.

2014
Community Ground V.3, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon.

2013
Community Ground, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon

Community Ground v.2, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon

2011
Nine Friends, Geezer Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

2010
Group Show, Gallerie Rene’, Portland, Oregon.

2002
Games Artists Play, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, St. Andrews, Tennessee.

Distinguished Alumni Show, Norick Art Center, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

2000
Open Walls, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon.

OAC Millennium Exhibit, Oregon State Capitol, Salem, Oregon. (Invitational)

Member Showcase, Sanctuary for the Arts, Portland, Oregon.

1999
Simply the Best, The Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1999 / 1998
Dogwood Festival Invitational Art Exhibit, Lewis-Clark Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, Idaho.

1995
Paintings 1995, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming. (Invitational)

1992
Rose Festival Invitational Show, The Arts in Oregon Council, Portland, Oregon.

1991
October Group Show, Second Floor Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Autumn Group Show, Artery Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Public Hanging (The 1991 Oregon Artist’s Alternative Exhibition), The Art Gym, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, Oregon.

1989
Extension Faculty Show, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon.

1987
Yet Another Public Hanging, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon.

1986
Summer Group Show, Penryn Gallery, Seattle, Washington.

Conversations: Clay & Canvas, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon. (Invitational)

1985
Three Person Show, Attic Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Son of Public Hanging, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon.

New Works, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee.

1983
Public Hanging, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, Oregon.

1979
L’ Exhibition Des Refuses, Northwest Artist’s Workshop, Portland, Oregon.

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2020
The Metamorphosis, THE HOLY ART, London, England.

Exhibizone-2020-Fall, BIAFARIN Artist Management Co., Ontario, Canada.

New Perspectives in Drawing and Painting Virtual Exhibition, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis Missouri.

2020 Artist's Choice Show, Grey Cube Online Gallery. Best in Show.

Contemporary, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery. Merit Award.

Open, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, Palm Springs, California. Special Recognition Award.

2020 Patterns, Grey Cube Online Gallery. Best in Show.

Sfumato International Online Art Exhibit, Organized by "Arte Estetica" and sponsored by Artesse Gallery, Italy.

Artist's Choice, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery. Merit Award.

OPEN, Gallery Ring Online Art Gallery, Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. Sapphire Award of Merit.

Patterns 2020, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, Palm Springs, California. Special Merit Award.

March 2020 Issue of JaamZIN Creative Magazine, Featured on page two and page twenty-two.

7th Annual Living Mark Exhibition, Veritum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

2nd Half-50 and Older, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, California

Textures and Patterns, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery. First Place Award.

COLOUR, Gallery Ring Online Art Gallery, Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. Crystal Award of Merit.

2018
5th AnnualThe Living Mark Exhibition, Veritum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

2017
Mugshots, Veritum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

2016
3rd Annual Abstract Catalyst Exhibition, Veritum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

2015
Abstract Sanctuary, Veritum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Ethos, Linus Galeries, Los Angeles, California.

Artist’s Vision, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Gallery 114, Portland, Oregon.

2003
Eighteenth Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition,
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri.

2001 / 1998 / 1997 / 1995
Works of Faith, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon.

2000
Metaphors & Icons, Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

2000 / 1999
Sixteenth (& Seventeenth) Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Lewis-Clark Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, Idaho.

2000 / 1996 / 1994
Human Form, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, Oregon.

1991 - 2000
Celebration of the Arts in Oregon, Oregon State Capitol, Salem Oregon. First Place Award 1991. Honorable Mention 1999.

1999
The Inquisitive Object: A Biennial Review of Northwest Art & Craft, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, Oregon.

For and Against Tradition, The Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Best of Show.

1999 / 1998
1998(9) Juried Art Exhibit, City Hall Visual Arts Gallery, Gresham, Oregon.

1999 / 1997 / 1996 / 1989 - 1994 / 1987 / 1986
All Oregon Art Annual (Professional Category), Oregon State Fair Art Exhibition Center, Salem, Oregon. Third Place Award 1999.

1998
Septemberfest ’98 National Juried Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. Second Place Award.

Sixth Annual International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nag’s Head, North Carolina.

Fred Wells National Juried Exhibition, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Shadows 2000, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon.

1998 / 1996 / 1995 / 1993 / 1992
Showcase, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, Oregon.

1997
Pulp Friction, Galeria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona.

1997 / 1994
Allied Arts Center Annual Juried Show, Allied Arts Center, Richland, Washington.

1996
Sixteenth Annual Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington.

Merged Realities, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, Arizona.

1996 / 1994
Paper Trail West, Snowgrass Institute, Cashmere, Washington. Best of Show 1994.

1995
The Land, (Biennial Competition); Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington.

Eighth National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.

Exhibition 1995, Robert Peck Art Center, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, Wyoming.

1994
Twenty-fourth Willamette Valley Exhibition, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon. Juror’s Choice Award.

Our Community: Portraits and Self-Portraits, Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.

ARC National Print Show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.

1993
Single Impressions, Mesa Cultural Program, Galeria Mesa, Mesa, Arizona. People’s Choice Award.

1992
OCU Homecoming Alumni Show, Norick Art Center, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1991 Of Times and Places, Western Montana College Gallery, Dillon, Montana.

1991 / 1985 / 1977 - 1981
Artquake Exhibition, Portland Art Museum & various other sites, Portland, Oregon.

1989 / 1987
Oregon 2-D, Salem Art Association, Bush Gallery, Salem, Oregon.

1988
Centennial Alumni Show, Prichard Gallery, Moscow, Idaho. (Toured Idaho for 18 months)

1987
Galeria ’87, Mesa Cultural Program, Galeria Mesa, Mesa, Arizona.

1977
Artists of Oregon Show, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon.

1976
Eighteenth Annual Eight State Exhibition, Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

Art and the Quality of Our Lives, presented at Oklahoma City University’s Annual Mid-Year Institute, January 8, 1992.

GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS

Recipient, Nora Southern Tisdale Scholarship for Art, University of Idaho, 1980

Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc. Studio Development Grant for St. Gregory’s University, 2001

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Chairperson, Library Committee, St. Gregory’s University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 2000-2001.

Chairperson, Faculty Life Committee, St. Gregory’s University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, 2001-2002.