Education
1973
M.F.A. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1971
B.F.A. University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
Teaching
1999–2010
Professor, Western Kentucky University, Head, Department of Art
1973–1999
Professor, Coker College, Art Department Chair, 1985–1999, teaching areas: Basic Design, Computer Graphics, Issues in Contemporary Art, Drawing I, II and III, Sculpture I and II, 20th Century American Art, Printmaking I and II, Senior Studio, 19th Century European Art, Painting I and II, Art Appreciation, Elderhostel, Art History
Experience
1999–2010
Unit Productivity Awards each year for the Art Department, Annual Enrollment Increases, Annual Program Development Grants, Annual Instructional Facilities Grants, 9 Full Time Faculty Searches, 8 Part Time Faculty searches, NASAD Accreditation, Digital Support facility and position, University Gallery Development, Corridor Galleries (2D and 3D), Ceramics area Development, Art Education area support, Digital Printmaking support, Sculpture area Development, Department-wide digital presentation systems, Art History, Art Appreciation, Lecture presentation arena, Portable digital presentation stations for all studio facilities, 2 ground-up graphic design labs with 22 Macintosh workstations and related equipment
1999
Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council
1995–present
Who’s Who in American Art
1995
Studio Sabbatical, Faculty Development Grant
1994
National Endowment for the Arts, Southeast Arts Federation Regional Fellowship
1992
Interactive Learning Center, Macintosh platform, laserdisc museums library
1989
Computer Graphics Lab, Macintosh, digital photography
1987
Studio Sabbatical, Faculty Development Grant
1980–1984
Gladys C Fort Art Building, development, design, supervision and relocation; Southwest Art Facility Evaluations, Texas and Louisiana
International Experience
2005
Owls solo exhibition, Youngsan University, Busan, Korea
2001
Western Kentucky University China Seminar, Beijing and Xian. Performance, Jing Shan Park, Beijing, China
1998
Site lecture series, Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Arles, France
1995
Daito Bunka University, lectures, Tokyo and Higashimatsuyama Campus, Japan
Kawaijuku Art Institute, lecture, Tokyo, Japan
Works of Antonio Gaudi, self study project, Barcelona, Spain
1993
Irish Museum Of Modern Art, Outsider Conference, Dublin, Ireland
1992
Museo Internacional De Electrografia, studio residency, Cuenca, Spain
1988
Exhibitions,Grand Palais, Paris, ICA, London, Coker Professional Development Grant
1980
Fulbright Fellowship, Seminar on Cultural Continuity six week travel/study in Japan
Gallery Experience
Teaching galleries featuring regional, national, international exhibitions
1996–1998
Downtown Glass Gallery, Founder/Director
1983–1991
Bell Art Gallery, Founder/Director
1980–1983
The New Gallery, Founder/Director
1973–1980
Art Department Gallery, Founder/Director
Related Experience
2009
Janice Mason Biennial Art Exhibition, Cadiz Art Museum, Juror
2009
Jerry Baker Arboretum and Joe Downing Art Museum Fund Raising contribution, supporting art auctions
2008
Janice Mason Art Museum, Collectors Lecture Series, Cadiz, KY
1999–2007
Annual Western Kentucky University Recruiting open houses, Spirit Days, High School and regional primary school tours and presentations
Outreach exhibition series
Annual community contributions, Public Theater of Kentucky, Hobson House, Capitol Arts Alliance, Houchen’s Gallery
1974–2009
Extension Program, Field Study, Annual travel/study, faculty and students, Art centers in Washington DC, New York, Quebec, Toronto, St. Louis
Presentations, Artists, Speakers Bureau, Competitions Juror, Art Club sponsor, advisor
1997
Consultant and Exhibitions Juror, Family Practice Center, McLeod Hospital, Florence, SC
1993
Art Consultant, Mayo Magnet School, Darlington, SC
1974–1982
Exhibitions Coordinator, Kalmia Arts, Hartsville Arts Council
1968
Boeing/NASA Instrumentation Technician, Saturn V Series
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011
Predator Artopsy, Matinee Monsters Gallery M Squared, Houston, TX
2009
Eden Unknown Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
2007
Kiss the Dragon, Chindia and St. George Corridor Gallery, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2006
Tattoo Berea College, Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea, KY
Owls Youngsan University, Busan, Korea
2004
Selection Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN
HAZMAT Janice Mason Art Museum, Outreach Series, Cadiz, KY
2003
Night Train Hopkinsville Community College, Outreach Series, Hopkinsville, KY
Quagmire Lindsey Wilson College, Outreach Series, Columbus KY
2002
Kinderkite Gallery on the Square, Franklin, KY
They Seemed As Giants Centennial Art Center, Nashville, TN
2000
Labyrinth Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY
1998
Guild of Instruction Sonoco Products Company, Hartsville, SC
1997
Sailors Garden, One House Downtown Glass Gallery, Hartsville, SC
1996
Island Cultures Downtown Glass Gallery, Hartsville, SC
1995
Guild of Instruction Daito Bunka University, Higashimatsuyama, Japan
G. O. I., Limited Suite Space Map Gallery, Kawaijuku Art Institute, Japan
1993
Baffle, Baffle County Mayo Library, Castlebar, Ireland
1992
Revelations YMCA running track, Hartsville, SC
O Museo Internacional De Electrografia, Cuenca, Spain
1991
Painless Dentistry Seventh Street Gallery, Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC
1989
Displacements Auburn University, Auburn, AL
1988
My Blue Haven University Of Western Carolina, Cullowhee, NC
1987
Purgatory Pictures University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga, TN
Saints & Laborers Cheraw Arts Commission Gallery, Cheraw, SC
Simple Explanations Augusta College, Augusta, GA
1986
Simple Explanations Florence Museum, Florence, SC
1985
On We Go, On We Go Francis Marion College, Florence, SC
1983
Mountains And Sea Studio C Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1980
Lines II Mezzanine Theater, Installation, Hartsville, SC
1978
Endless Maze And Sarcophagal Robes Francis Marion College, SC
1977
Mumbo Jumbo McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC
1976
Eclipse Series Concord College, Athens, WV
1974
Nothing Up My Sleeve University Of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Atmospheres Francis Marion College, Florence, SC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Detour Houchens Gallery, Capitol Arts, Bowling Green, KY
2008
Paper Monument Kentucky Visions at the Capitol, KAC, US Senate Annex, Washington, DC
2007
A Dozen Daemons Dia De Los Muertos, Invitational, Gloria Singletary Gallery, Lexington, KY
2006, 2007
Uncommon Wealth: KAC Visual Arts Fellowships NEA, Loudoun Gallery, Lexington, KY
2006
Recovery of Discovery Flying SOLO 10, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
Storm Report Western Kentucky University Art Faculty Recent Works Exhibition, University Gallery, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2005
US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Open Exhibition, The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
2004
Western Kentucky University Art Faculty Recent Works Exhibition, University Gallery, Western Kentucky University
2003
US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Open Exhibition, The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
Annual All Kentucky Juried Fine Art Exhibition Capitol Arts Alliance Inc. Gallery, Bowling Green, KY
2002
Kentucky National 2003, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Juror: Julien Robson
Western Kentucky University, Faculty Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY
2001
New Works Exhibition, Themes in Divergence Houchens Gallery, Bowling Green, KY
2000
Western Kentucky University, Faculty Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY
1999
Firststar Bank Art Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY
1997
Selections from the South Carolina Arts Commission State Art Collection Myrtle Beach, SC
1996
Signs of Contemporary Art South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
1994
Southeast Arts Federation Fellowship Exhibition, SECCA, Winston Salem, NC
Centennial Celebration South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
1989
Florence Museum of Art, two-person show, Florence, SC
State Art Collection Retrospective South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
1988
New American Art Institute Of Contemporary Art, London, England
39th Jeune Peinture Exhibition Grand Palais, Paris, France
1987
McIntosh Galleries, Atlanta, GA, two-person show
1978
U.S.L. 60-70 New Orleans Center for Contemporary Art, New Orleans, LA