Museum Exhibitions:
1999 Gulf Coast National Juried Art Show. Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX
Juror: Ann Schneider Rasmus, MA, Art Museum of Southwest Texas
1996 Left, Right, & Center, 14th Annual National Competition; Orange County
Center for Contemporary Art; Santa Ana, CA
1994 Four State Biennial Competition, Rockford Art Museum; Rockford, IL
Mid-States 47th Six State Exhibition, Evansville Art Museum; Evansville, IN
Awards & Honors:
2023 Honorable mention, Light Space Time Gallery, All Women Exhibition
2005 Purchase Award “Architectural Interiors & Exteriors” juried exhibition,
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL.
2003 First Place, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
1997 Merit Award, Thunder & Lightning International Exhibition, Salisbury, MA
Jurors: Chris Brownawell,Exec. Dir. Academy of Arts, David Scott, Past Dir.
Smithsonian Inst. Nat'l Museum of Art/Acting Dir. Corcoran Gallery Wash. D.C.
Merit Award, Regional V, Bloomingdale Art Museum, Bloomingdale, IL
Juror: Don Lindstrom, Professor of Art
1996 Artist's Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
Best of Show, 9th National Art Competition, Nicolet College; Rhinelander, WI.
Juror: James W. Auer, Art Critic and Writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Guest Juror, 48th Annual Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Third Place, WWW National Art Exhibition,Indiana University; Bloomington, IN
1995 Merit Award,45th Annual Quad-State Exhibition,Quincy Art Center; Quincy, IL
Juror: J. Burns McCrea MFA, Chairperson, University of Kansas Art Dept.
1994 Honorable Mention, Four State Biennial , Rockford Art Museum; Rockford, IL;
Jurors: Henry Moy, Dir. of Museums, Beloit College
William Butler, Curator, Lakeview Museum of Arts and Science
Award of Excellence, Vicinity Show, Norris Cultural Center; St. Charles,IL
Jurors: John Knudsen, Professor of Art, Harper College;
Audrey Niffenegger, Newberry Library/Columbia College; Susan Weininger,
Professor of Art History, Roosevelt University, Chicago
Honorable Mention, Contemporary Arts Center; Arlington Hts., IL
Juror: Keith Struve, Struve Gallery Chicago
Public Speaking:
2020 Virtual Artist Panel Discussion in association with Joliet College
2018 Panelist, Joliet College, “Fascism in Art” Joliet, IL
2015 Panelist, North Central College “Breaking Criminal Traditions” Naperville,
1997 Visiting Artist Lecturer; Borders Book Store; Chicago, IL
1996 Visiting Artist Lecturer; i.e. Roosevelt University, Harper College, and various
arts organizations
Publications/media;
2020 Artsy website
2015 Breaking Criminal Traditions, Forum 20 online discussion
2009 Chicago Fine Art, Blogspot
1997 ART NOW Gallery Guide, featured painting, Chicago/Midwest Publication
Kevin M. Williams, "Artist's "Geometry" defies expectations" Chgo. Sun-Times,
Different Strokes, Chicago Sun-Times,
10' O-Clock News, Fox 32, Chicago, images from Vedanta Group Exhibition
1996 Sunday Morning News NBC5,images from "Art of Politics" Vedanta Gallery,
Dobbins "Drawing from Life"The Daily Herald,
Wendy Ann Riehm, From Riches to Ragdale Press Publications,
1995 Juror picks provocative works, The Herald Whig,
Catalogue - 45th Annual Quad-State Exhibition, Quincy, Illinois
1994 Denise Linke, So others may share", The Chicago Tribune,
Painting a lively picture, The Chicago Tribune
Education:
BA/Studio Art, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
AAS/Advertising, Design and Illustration, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
AGS College of Dupage Glen Ellyn, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Specialization: large-scale ceramic sculpture
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Specialization: fiber sculpture
San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas Specialization: mold-making
Cleveland University, Cleveland Ohio Specialization: patination