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Biography:
My teaching has included workshops throughout Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, Alabama and California. My work has been sold on the internet at www.guild.com, galleries, one-person shows, mixed media group shows, art fairs, public collections, corporate and private collections. My work has been on display at Vines and Branches Gallery, Three Havens Gallery, Art Holding Gallery, Art Resources and Northup King annual Art-A-Whirl. I am a featured artist in these books:
Searching for the Artist Within, Painter's workshop, Creative Composition and Design, Splash 8 North Light, The Art of Layering; Making Connections.
An in-depth interview, my art work and a working demo is featured in the American Artist Watercolor Spring 2008 magazine.
Education:
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of Minnesota & University Extension complete Scholar, St. Catherine's University Intensive Studies Seminar, and Continuing education with national teachers.
Public Collections:
Anoka Ramsey Community College
National Juried Exhibitions:
2008 Hilton Head National Juried Show
2007, 2002, 2001, 1998 American Watercolor Society -Signature Status
2008, 2007, 2006 Elk River National Exhibition
2006 San Diego Watercolor International Exhibition
2006, 2004, 2002 National Red River Watercolor Society- Signature Status
2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 1998 International Society of Experimental Artists
2003, 2000 National Collage Society, Inc.
98 National Painters in Casein and Acrylic
98 Society of Multi Media Show-Reynolds Heller Gallery
Regional and Local Juried Exhibitions:
2008, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002 & 2001 Minnesota Watercolor Society
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001- North Star Watercolor Society
2003, 2001, 2000 Minnesota State Fair
2001, 2000 & 99 Gallery 96 Artist Circle Show
99 Northern Lights Show
98 Mac Rostie Gallery
98 Powderhorn Park Art Show
Awards:
2008 Merit Award Elk River National Jurried Show
2008 Honorable Mention Hilton Head National Juried Exhibitions
2007 Merit Award, International Society of Experimental Artists
2007 Dong Kingman Award, American Watercolor Society
2007 Award of Excellence, Elk River National Juried Show
2006 First Place-Best Abstract, National Elk River National Juried Show
2005 First Place, Banfill Locke Center for the Arts
2005 Third Place, Minnesota Watercolor Society
2004, 2002, 2001, Bronze Medal Award, Red River Watercolor Society National Show
2004, 2003, 2002, Award of Excellence, Merit Award, North Star Watercolor Society
2001 Merit Award, National Collage Society
2000 Award of Excellence, National Collage Society
2000 Second Honors Award, Minnesota Watercolor Society
99 Founder's Award, Minnesota Watercolor Society
99 & 98 Northern Lights, Award of Merit & Honorable Mention
98 Honorable Mention, Mac Rostie Gallery
96 Award of Merit, National Society of Experimental Artists
Signature Status:
American Watercolor Society AWS-signature status
International Society of Experimental Artists ISEA signature satus
Society of Layerists in Multi media SLMM signature status
National Red River Watercolor Society RRWS signature status
Organizations:
*National Red River Watercolor Society, * American Watercolor Society, *National Red River Watercolor Society, *National Society of Experimental Artists, National Watercolor Society, *Society of Multi media Layerists, National Collage Society, International Society of Acrylic Painter, National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, International Society of Water Media of San Diego, North Star Watercolor Society, Minnesota Watercolor Society.
*denotes signature status
Noted mythologist Joseph Campbell writes "It is the function of art to open the consumable thing of the tangible, visible world, so that the radiance-the same radiance that's within you -shines through."
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