Sobre el Artista

Academic Preparation • PH.D. (ABD). University of Wisconsin-Madison, Curriculum & Instruction. • Ph.D. Minor completed: Art History, contemporary issues and concepts. • M.F.A. Art. UW-Madison, spring 1996. • M.A. Art Education. UW-Madison, 1994. • B.A. Art/Art Education. UW-Madison. • Signature member of 8 national watercolor societies – International Society of Acrylic Painters, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Illinois Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of Alabama and the Western Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society. • 2008 to present. 12 solo exhibitions around the United States. • 2008 to present. Curator Howard Young Art Gallery. Minocqua, WI. • 2008 to present. 55 national awards. • 2008 to present. 60 publications. Selected Honors 2017________________________________________________________________________ • International Juried Exhibition. “Peacock.” Aqueous Open 2017. Pittsburg. PA. • National Juried Exhibition. “Falling Waters.” Northern National. Nicolet College. Rhinelander, WI. • Merit Award. Regional Juried Exhibition. “General Sherman Tree.” Alive In The Arts. Center For The Arts. Gallery 210. Plymouth, WI. • National Juried Exhibition. “Magic Carpet.”SALI National Abstract Art Exhibition. Greenwood, IN. • National Juried Exhibition. “Rolling Stones.” Cooperstown Art Association. NY. • Finalist. National Juried Publication. “Three Kui In The Pond.” Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition. • Regional Exhibition. MAL Art League. Manitowish Waters, WI. • Signature Status. Montana Watercolor Society. • National Juried Exhibition. “Leap Of Faith.” Montana Watercolor Society. Bigfork Art & Cultural Center. MT. • National Juried Exhibition. “Rubies In The Sky – The Journey” 64 Arts Exhibition. Buchman Center for the Arts. Buchanan, MI. • National Juried Exhibition. “Three Green Apples.” Breckenridge International Fine Art Competition. Breckenridge, TX. • National Juried Publication. “Falling Waters.” North Light Books 2017. Acrylic Works 5:Bold Values. • National Juried Exhibition. “End Of Day.” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, MI. • National Juried Exhibition. “Eagles Nest.” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, MI. • Regional Juried Exhibition. “Sunflower V.” New Visions Gallery. Marshfield, WI. • National Juried Exhibition. “Northern Lights.” San Diego Watercolor Society. CA. • Merit Award. International Juried Exhibition. “Allelujah Mountain.” Louisiana Watercolors Society. • National Juried Exhibition. “Leap of Faith III” Pikes Peak National Watercolor Society Exhibition. • National Juried Exhibition. “Three Pears.” Red River Watercolor Society. Moorhead, MN. • Merit Award. International Juried Exhibition. “Red Sky At Night.” International Society of Experimental Artists. Online exhibition. www.ISEA.org. • National Juried Exhibition. “Stepp’n Out.” Illinois National Watercolor Exhibition. Dixon, IL. • National Juried Exhibition. ‘Leap Of Faith III.” Emerald Spring Exhibition. Springfield, OR. • Regional Juried Exhibition. “Red Sky At Night.” “ I Got a Brand New Pair Of Roller Skates.” Neville Art Museum. Green Bay WI. • Patron Award. National Juried Exhibition. “Ocean River Stream.” Watercolor Society of Alabama. • National Juried Exhibition. “Her Magic Carpet.” Women’s Works 2017. Woodstock, Ill. • First Place. National Juried Exhibition. “Red Sky At Night.” On line exhibition. Bauhaus Art Gallery. • National Juried Exhibition. “Coneflower.” AquaVenture. Kentucky Watercolor Association. Bardstown, KY. • National Juried Exhibition. “Nest VI.” Watercolor Society of Houston. Houston, TX. Judge Stephen Quiller. • National Juried Exhibition. “Birches By The Lake.” New Orleans Academy of Fine Art. LA. • Solo Exhibition. Curator. “The Journey.” New Visions Gallery. Marshfield, WI. • Solo Exhibition. “Movement And Change.” The Vault Gallery. CVA. Wausau, WI. • National Juried Exhibition. “Rainbows in My Studio” CVA. Midwest Seasons Exhibition. Wausau, WI. • Honorable Mention Award. Regional Exhibition. “Where Sky and Water Meet.” Wisconsin Visual Artists Association. Memorial Exhibition. Center for The Visual Arts. Wausau, WI. • Award. Mississippi River Bluffs Consortium Award. National Juried Exhibition. “Birds on A Fence.” 22nd Annual Arts in Harmony 2017 International Show. Blaine, MN. • National Juried Exhibition. “Eagles Nest.” Mid-Southern Watercolorists, Inc. 47th. Arkansas Arts Center. Little Rock, Arkansas. Judge Michael Holter.