Exhibitions:
2006- 11 th annual Richard Schmid Juried Fine Art Auction.
2006- ‘Gems for the Holidays’ – one man show at the MPG gallery.
2006- ‘The Third Day’ – MFA thesis show.
2005- Hays Arts Council Celebration - invitational art show.
2005- ‘ROAR fine Art Exhibition’ juried show.
2005- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
2005- ‘Impressions of New England’ Juried Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts.
2005- Oil Painters of America Central Regional Juried Exhibition.
2005- 10 th annual Richard Schmid Juried Fine Art Auction.
2005- ‘American Artist Abroad’ – National Invitational Exhibition.
2005- ‘Smokey Hill Juried Exhibition’.
2004- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
2004- ‘ROAR Fine Art Exhibition’ juried show.
2004- ‘Flowers: Real & Imagined’, Hays Arts Council.
2004- ‘Small Works Show’ - Bennington Center for the Arts.
2004- Hays Arts Council Invitational Exhibition.
2004- ‘Studio 7’ Invitational Exhibition.
2003- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
2003- ‘Salon International’ juried exhibition, Greenhouse Gallery.
2003- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
2003- CSU Pueblo Art Exhibition juried show.
2002- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
2002- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
2001- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
2001- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
2000- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.|
2000- ‘Arts for the Parks’ top 200, juried art show.
2000- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
1999- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
1999- ‘KLH’ national juried art show - Bennington Center for the Arts.
1999- “Mountain Oyster Club” juried show, Tucson, Az.
1999- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
1999- ‘Impressions of the Southwest’ national invitational art show, Sangre de Cristo Art Center.
1999- ‘Plein Aire Tucson’ juried art show.
1998- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
1998- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
1998- Featured artist KTSC art auction.
1998- Turner Art Gallery, one man show, Cherry Creek, Co.
1998- ‘For Spacious Skies’ invitational show, Sangre de Cristo arts center.
1997- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.
1997- ‘Party Arty Invitational’, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center.
1996- Hayden Hays Gallery, all gallery show.

Education:
Fort Hays State University:
2003-2006
Master of Fine Arts degree (pending Art History research paper)
Painting composition refinement and emotional content studies under Mic Jilg.
Printmaking concept and technique experimentation under Gordon Sherman.
Art History under Martha Holmes.
Digital Arts under Chaiwat Thumsujarit.

Colorado State University- Pueblo
2002-2004
BS degree
Sculpture under Richard Hansen.
Painting under Maya Avina.
Digital Arts under Liz Johnson.

Utah State University
1990-1991
Painting under Christopher T. Terry.

Rick’s College
1989-1990 & 1985-1986
French and Russian impressionist studies under Arlo Coles.
Intensive study in painting, drawing, illustration, color and design under Leon Parson.

University of Alaska
Fine art major
Color and design under Kesler Woodward.

Awards:
2005- ‘ROAR fine Art Exhibition’ - * first place oil painting & honorable mention monotype.
2004- ‘ROAR Fine Art Exhibition’, * first place oil painting.
2003- CSU Pueblo art show - award of Merit.
1999- ‘KLH’ national juried art show - Bennington Center for the Arts. *Award of Merit.
1983- Congressional Art Award recipient- one artist’s work from each state chosen to tour the Capital.

Publications:
2000- Art and Antique Magazine advertisement.
1999- Southwest Art Magazine - featured article, ‘Artist to Watch’, Sept issue.
1998- Greenhorn Mountain News - “Local Artist Highlighted in KTSC Auction” 3-part story. 1996- Pueblo Chieftain -painting on permanent display for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Collections:
National and international private collections.
2006- Fort Hays State University
1997- University of Colorado/Colorado Springs - painting in permanent library display.
1996- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- permanent display, Pueblo Pioneer Celebration.

Teaching Experience:
2007- Art History Instructor at Ball State University (270 students).
2005- Taught oil painting workshop at the Hays Arts Council.
2003-2004- Assistant instructor for the Foundations of Art course at Fort Hays State University.
2002- Juror for the Rocky Ford Balloon Festival Fine Art Exhibit.
1999- Taught oil painting workshop at the Sangre de Cristo Art Center.

Specialized Skills:
Oil painting: landscape, floral, figurative and non-objective
Watercolor painting
Pastel art
Printmaking: lithography, various intaglio, photo and digital techniques, monoprint/type
Sculpture: bronze, wood, wax and clay
Sculptural Welding: MIG, TIG, oxyacetylene and shielded metal arc welding; plasma and acetylene
cutters; brazing
Illustration work in varied media and subjects including wildlife, figurative, advertisements, and video images
Digital and video graphic design: Photoshop, Flash MX, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, After Effects, Podcasting, PowerPoint, Excel
Giclee reproductions and photography