Résumé
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.F.A. Magna Cum Laude
Fine Art with focus on Sculpture & Painting, Botanical Sciences minor
Secondary Education Certified
Oakland Community College, Farmington, MI
Associates, Liberal Arts
Painting, Sculptural Ceramics, Photography & Education
Intensive Art Study Programs
2013 - Ned Mueller, painting workshop, Oregon City OR
2007 - 2012 Ovanes Berberian, Annual 4 wk. painting intensive, Rigby, ID
2003 - 2004 Burton Silverman, Portrait Painting, Silverman Studio, NY
2002 - Skip Lawrence, Landscape & Figurative Painting, Boone, NC
2002 - Arne Westerman, Portrait & Figurative Painting, Portland, OR
2000 - Society of Portrait Painting - Portrait Seminar, Chicago, IL
1997 - David Millard, Millard Studio - Watercolor, St. Thomas, USVI
1984 - Robert Piepenburg, Design, Sculpture & Education, Orchard Lk., MI
1983 - Paul Mirano, Glass Blowing & Flat Glass, Boulder, CO
1983 - Ted Striewski, Sculpture, Farmington, MI
1982 - Paul Soldner, Ceramics Sculpture Workshop, Boulder, CO
Notable Arts Experience, Gallery Exhibitions & Representations
2011 – 2014 Studio 30, Founder & Manager of Fine Art Studio/School, St. Johns, OR
2014 - Plein Air Easton, Maryland Juried Competition
2014 - Los Gatos Plein Air, California Juried Competition
2014 - Walnut Creek Plein Air, California Juried Competition
2014 - Paint The Peninsula Plein Air ~ Award Winner, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, WA
2014 - Paris in the Park Blocks Invitational ~ Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
2013 - Jane Eyer Painters Exhibition , Portland OR
2013 - Yamhill Lavender Festival, Best in Show Award
2007 – 2015 Michael Banzhaf Gallery, Annual Solo Exhibition, St. John, USVI
2009 – 2014 Columbia Center for the Arts, 2012 ~ 13 Show Awards, Hood River, OR
2009 - Main Street Gallery, Juried Exhibition & Paint Out, Waleska, GA
2002 – 2007 Bajo el Sol Gallery Solo Exhibitions, St. John, USVI
2002 – 2009 Turtle Bay Estate House Gallery, Resident Artist, Caneel Bay, St. John, USVI
1998 – 2001 Designed & Constructed “Aerie” Sculptural home on St. John, featured in Islands Magazine, Caribbean Travel & Life, Brides Magazine
and Published in US Virgin Islands-Indigo Guides
1995 – 2000 Caribbean Color Annual Juried Fine Arts Show, annual Top Awards
1991 – 2001 Bajo el Sol Gallery Fine Art Gallery Founder & Owner, St. John, USVI
1981 Michigan Council for the Arts - Grant Award, Selected as an outstanding Michigan artist
Distinguished Member of Oil Painters of America & American Impressionist Society
Illustrator & Publication Design
1998 – 2001 St. John Guidebook Illustrator maps and illustrations for all Great Dane Publications
1985 – 1989 Illustrator Michigan Bar Journal & Multiple Trade Journals
Teaching
2011-2014 Studio 30 at Cathedral Park Place, Portland, Or. Beginner~ Advanced Painting
1975–2013 Private Lessons, Watercolor & Oil, St. John, USVI
1999–2000 USVI Public Schools, Enrichment Program, Painting & Drawing, St. John & St. Thomas, USVI
1986–1987 Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Adult Ceramics & Pottery, Ann Arbor Michigan
1984–1986 Oakland Community College, Pottery & Sculpture, Farmington, Michigan
1982–1984 Ann Arbor Dept. of Parks & Rec., Children's Art Program, Ann Arbor Michigan
1982 Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Raku Workshop, Ann Arbor Michigan
1982 Slauson Secondary School, 6th- 8th Grade Art, Ann Arbor Michigan
1981 Oakland University, Pottery Demonstration & Seminar, West Bloomfield, Michigan
1980 Muir Secondary School, Summer Arts Program, Ann Arbor Michigan
Notable Large Commissions
2008 “Wet Feet” 10’ x 8’ Mural, Maho Bay Resort, St. John, USVI
2006 “Paradise Found” 12’ x 9’ Mural, Denise & James Gentile, St. John, USVI
2006 “Twilight on the Beach” 5’ x 4’ Oil Painting, Caneel Bay Resort, St. John, USVI
2006 “Paradise Garden” 4’ X 3’ Oil Painting, David Dickson, Naples, FL
2005 “Tropical Treasures” 5’ x 4’ Oil Painting, Carol & Jim Henry, Peter Bay St. John,USVI
2004 “Jeweled Treasure” 5’ x 4’ Oil Painting, Sally & Ned Lemkemeier, Eustatia Island,BVI
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.F.A. Magna Cum Laude
Fine Art with focus on Sculpture & Painting, Botanical Sciences minor
Secondary Education Certified
Oakland Community College, Farmington, MI
Associates, Liberal Arts
Painting, Sculptural Ceramics, Photography & Education
Intensive Art Study Programs
2013 - Ned Mueller, painting workshop, Oregon City OR
2007 - 2012 Ovanes Berberian, Annual 4 wk. painting intensive, Rigby, ID
2003 - 2004 Burton Silverman, Portrait Painting, Silverman Studio, NY
2002 - Skip Lawrence, Landscape & Figurative Painting, Boone, NC
2002 - Arne Westerman, Portrait & Figurative Painting, Portland, OR
2000 - Society of Portrait Painting - Portrait Seminar, Chicago, IL
1997 - David Millard, Millard Studio - Watercolor, St. Thomas, USVI
1984 - Robert Piepenburg, Design, Sculpture & Education, Orchard Lk., MI
1983 - Paul Mirano, Glass Blowing & Flat Glass, Boulder, CO
1983 - Ted Striewski, Sculpture, Farmington, MI
1982 - Paul Soldner, Ceramics Sculpture Workshop, Boulder, CO
Notable Arts Experience, Gallery Exhibitions & Representations
2011 – 2014 Studio 30, Founder & Manager of Fine Art Studio/School, St. Johns, OR
2014 - Plein Air Easton, Maryland Juried Competition
2014 - Los Gatos Plein Air, California Juried Competition
2014 - Walnut Creek Plein Air, California Juried Competition
2014 - Paint The Peninsula Plein Air ~ Award Winner, Port Angeles Fine Art Center, WA
2014 - Paris in the Park Blocks Invitational ~ Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
2013 - Jane Eyer Painters Exhibition , Portland OR
2013 - Yamhill Lavender Festival, Best in Show Award
2007 – 2015 Michael Banzhaf Gallery, Annual Solo Exhibition, St. John, USVI
2009 – 2014 Columbia Center for the Arts, 2012 ~ 13 Show Awards, Hood River, OR
2009 - Main Street Gallery, Juried Exhibition & Paint Out, Waleska, GA
2002 – 2007 Bajo el Sol Gallery Solo Exhibitions, St. John, USVI
2002 – 2009 Turtle Bay Estate House Gallery, Resident Artist, Caneel Bay, St. John, USVI
1998 – 2001 Designed & Constructed “Aerie” Sculptural home on St. John, featured in Islands Magazine, Caribbean Travel & Life, Brides Magazine
and Published in US Virgin Islands-Indigo Guides
1995 – 2000 Caribbean Color Annual Juried Fine Arts Show, annual Top Awards
1991 – 2001 Bajo el Sol Gallery Fine Art Gallery Founder & Owner, St. John, USVI
1981 Michigan Council for the Arts - Grant Award, Selected as an outstanding Michigan artist
Distinguished Member of Oil Painters of America & American Impressionist Society
Illustrator & Publication Design
1998 – 2001 St. John Guidebook Illustrator maps and illustrations for all Great Dane Publications
1985 – 1989 Illustrator Michigan Bar Journal & Multiple Trade Journals
Teaching
2011-2014 Studio 30 at Cathedral Park Place, Portland, Or. Beginner~ Advanced Painting
1975–2013 Private Lessons, Watercolor & Oil, St. John, USVI
1999–2000 USVI Public Schools, Enrichment Program, Painting & Drawing, St. John & St. Thomas, USVI
1986–1987 Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Adult Ceramics & Pottery, Ann Arbor Michigan
1984–1986 Oakland Community College, Pottery & Sculpture, Farmington, Michigan
1982–1984 Ann Arbor Dept. of Parks & Rec., Children's Art Program, Ann Arbor Michigan
1982 Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Raku Workshop, Ann Arbor Michigan
1982 Slauson Secondary School, 6th- 8th Grade Art, Ann Arbor Michigan
1981 Oakland University, Pottery Demonstration & Seminar, West Bloomfield, Michigan
1980 Muir Secondary School, Summer Arts Program, Ann Arbor Michigan
Notable Large Commissions
2008 “Wet Feet” 10’ x 8’ Mural, Maho Bay Resort, St. John, USVI
2006 “Paradise Found” 12’ x 9’ Mural, Denise & James Gentile, St. John, USVI
2006 “Twilight on the Beach” 5’ x 4’ Oil Painting, Caneel Bay Resort, St. John, USVI
2006 “Paradise Garden” 4’ X 3’ Oil Painting, David Dickson, Naples, FL
2005 “Tropical Treasures” 5’ x 4’ Oil Painting, Carol & Jim Henry, Peter Bay St. John,USVI
2004 “Jeweled Treasure” 5’ x 4’ Oil Painting, Sally & Ned Lemkemeier, Eustatia Island,BVI