Resume
Education
1975
Work Experience
Museum Collections
2023
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint MI
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2011
Corporate Collections
Curated Exhibitions
2023
Made in Michigan
Flint Institute of Art, October 2023-June 2, 2024, exhibition organized by Sarah Kohn, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.
Appleton Museum of Art, Nov 14, 2015-Jan 3, 2016, three person exhibition organized by Ruth Grimm, Curator of Exhibitions.
Museum of Arts & Design, Apr 1-Sept 7, organized by David McFadden, William and Mildred Lasdon Chief Curator Emeritus, in coordination with former Exhibitions Curator Dorothy TwiningGlobus.
Juried Exhibitions
2023
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon MI. September 28 – November 8. Juror-Etsuko Ichikawa, Multi-media artist and Filmmaker. Craftsman Award.
Marshall M Fredericks Sculpture Museum, June 10 – July 31, Juror- Joseph A Becherer, founding director and curator of the Sculpture Program at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Veneer Technologies Inc, AWFS Las Vegas July 2023. Category Winner Furniture.
Academy Center of the Arts Lynchburg VA, April 7-29, 2023. Juror Hiromi Okumura. Best in Show Award.
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Dec 2 – Jan 21. Juror- Jeannine Falino, Independent Curator and Museum Consultant. Best in Show Award.
Academy Center of the Arts National Juried Art Exhibition
Academy Center of the Arts Lynchburg VA, April 1-30, 2022. Juror Janly Jaggard. Best in Show Award.
HWD 2022 (Height x Width x Depth) Sculpture Exhibition
Rosewood Art Centre, Dayton, OH. Aug 15 – Sept 17 . Juror-Michael Casseli, Chair of Antioch College’s Arts Division.
Veneer Technologies Inc., Furniture Category Winner.
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, June 18 – August 19, 2021. Juror-David Lusk, David Lusk Art Gallery, Memphis Tennessee.
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon MI. September 23-November 10. Juror Karen Hampton.
Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge
Veneer Technologies Inc, IWF Atlanta August 23. Honorable Mention Award.
MESA Arts Center, Mesa AZ. Feb 9 – April 15, 2018. Juror-Bruce Hoffman, Director Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon MI. September 28 – November 8. Juror-Petra Fallaux.
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA. Jun 25 – Sept 18. Juror-James Lawton, Professor of Ceramics and Director of the Department of Artisanry at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg VA. Apr 1 – Apr 30. Juror-Siobhan Byrns.
Rosewood Art Center, Dayton, OH. Aug 10 – Sept 11. Juror-Steven Matijcio.
Fuller Craft Museum, Boston, MA, Oct 26 – Feb15, 2015. Juror-Arthur Dion, Director of Gallery NAGA.
Rosewood Art Centre, Dayton, OH. Aug 25 – Sept 26. Juror-Carrie Longley, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University East.
Winter Expo 2012
Infinity Art Gallery, Jan 15 – Apr 13, 2013, Juror-Charly Swing, Founder. Founder’s Choice Award.
Craftsman’s Challenge
Veneer Technologies Inc, AWFS Fair Las Vegas, July 25. Special Honorable Mention Award.
Greater Michigan Art Exhibition
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland MI, June 22 – Sept 22, Juror-Sergio De Giusti, Sculptor/Former Instructor at Wayne State University & Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. Award of Merit-3D.
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, June 28 – Aug 23, Juror-Brad Durham, Painter/Former Instructor at Art Center College of Design, Los Angles, CA.
Academy of Fine Arts Annual National Juried Art Exhibition
Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA. Apr 5 – Apr 27, Juror- David Dodge Lewis, Barger-Barclay Professor of Fine Arts at Hampden-Sydney College. Juror’s Award.
Winter Expo 2012
Infinity Art Gallery, Jan 15 – Apr 13, Juror- Charly Swing. Founder’s Choice Award.
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL. Nov 2 – 4, Juror- Charlotte Wainwright, Hon AIA and founding director of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State.
HWD 2012
Rosewood Arts Centre, Dayton, OH. Nov 4 – Dec 14, Juror- Valerie Mann, Artist, Educator, Art Activist, Saline, MI. Juror’s Award.
51st Greater Michigan Art Exhibition
Alden B Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland MI. Jun 16 – Aug 18, Juror- Robert Schefman, Chair of the Foundation Department of the College for Creative Studies. Katharyn Rave Award for Crafts.
Marshall M Fredericks Sculputer Museum, Jun 9 – Sept 22, Juror- Joseph A Becherer, founding director and curator of the Sculpture Program at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, May 19 – 22.
Michigan Fine Arts Competition
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, March 30 – May 4. Juror- Mi-Kyoung Lee, Associate Professor and Head of Fibers at the University of the Arts. Juror’s Award.
CraftForms 2011
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Dec 2 – Jan 21. Juror- Elisabeth Agro, Curator of American Modern & Contemporary Crafts & DecorativeArts of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1st Place Juror’s Award.
Craft USA 2011
Silvermine Arts Center, New Cannan,CT. Nov 13 – Dec 23. Juror- Holly Hotchner, Director of the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY. Best in Show Juror’s Award.
Veneer Technologies Inc, AWFS Fair, Las Vegas NV, Jul 20 – 23.
Fall Expo 2011
Infinity Art Gallery. Juror- M. M. Dupay, instructor Bowling Green State University. Juror’s Award.
Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg VA. Apr 1 – Apr 30, Juror- George Billis, Owner/Director George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Dec 4 – Jan 22. Juror- Jane C. Milosch, Senior Program Officer for Arts of the Smithsonian Institution.
American Craft Today
The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts, Highland NC. Oct 2 – Dec 18. Juror- Carol Sauvion, Director of Freehand Gallery in Los Angles. Juror’s Award.
The Art of Applied Design
DMH digital Gallery, College of Human Environmental Sciences at Oklahoma State University. Sept 15 – Dec 1. Best of Show Award.
The Von Liebig Art Center, Naples Florida. Sept 11 – Oct 30. Juror- Denise Gerson, Associate Director of the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami in Coral Gables.
Craftsman’s Challenge
Veneer Technologies Inc, IWF 2010 Atlanta,GA. Honorable Mention Award.
MESA Arts 31st Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
MESA Arts Center, Mesa AZ. Jan 22 – Mar 7. Juror- Jane Sauer, Owner/Director of Jane Sauer Gallery in Santa Fe New Mexico. Best in Show Juror’s Award.
HWD 2009
Rosewood Arts Centre, Dayton, OH. Nov 9 – Dec 11. Juror- Jonathan Quick, Artist/Educator teaching Sculpture at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio. Best in Show Juror’s Award.
Alden B Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland MI. Oct 17 – Jan 3. Juror- Chris Kahler, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Eastern Illinois University. Katharyn Rave Award for Crafts.
Schwa 2009
Emerge Gallery, Greenville NC. Aug 28 – Sept 26. Jurors- Kat Myers, Associate Professor of Art Western Illinois University and Matt Myers, Blacksmith/metalsmith, sculptor & painter. Judge’s Award.
Craftsman’s Challenge
Veneer Technologies Inc, AWFS SHOW Las Vegas. July 15 – 18. Special Judge’s Award.
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Dec 5–Jan 24. Juror- Michael W. Monroe, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Bellevue Arts Museum in Washington State.
Craftsman’s Challenge
Veneer Technologies Inc, AWFS SHOW Las Vegas. July 18 – 21. Honorable Mention Award.
CraftForms 2007
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA. Nov 30 – Feb 1. Juror- Mark Leach, Founding Director and Chief Curator of the Mint Museum of Craft & Design in Charlotte North Carolina. Honorable Mention Award.
ANA 35
The Holter Museum of Art, Helena MT. June 8 – Aug 15. Juror- Willem Volkerz, Artist/Instructor at Ohio State University, Jacob Kramer College in Leeds England, Kansas City Art Institute and retired in 2001 at Montana State University. Juror’s Award.
Bibliography
Studio Furniture: Today’s Leading Woodworkers
Tina Skinner, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Magazines / Periodicals / Newspapers / Online Reports
Woodworkers West Magazine
January-February 2018.
Dayton City Paper
No 3-D Glasses Required, August 25, Joyell Nevins.
Promenade Magazine
Summer Issue at the MAD Museum, RE:COLLECTION. Karin Lipson.
Ohio Art League
A Regional Juried Sculpture Competition, posted Oct 13, 2012
Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch
Arts, Jessica Strachan and Laura Houser
Woodwork Magazine
The Best Work of 66 Artisans, Winter 2012 Issue
Museum of Arts & Design
Views, Newsletter Spring/Summer Bulletin
AshvilleCitizen-Times.com
American Craft Today, Staff Reports
DaytonCityPaper.com
Diverse Works (Rosewood Gallery’s Annual Sculpture Competition), Jud Yalkut
Dayton Daily News
Nothing flat about Rosewood show, Pamela Dillon
Maker+FDM
Special Judges Award, Tribute Entry
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Crafts Show Maintains High Quality, Victoria Donohoe
Your Magazine
The Art of Marquetry: Creativity in Veneer, Sue Lauber
Fine Woodworking Magazine
Readers Gallery
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Craftforms Show At Its Best, Victoria Donohoe
The Suburban and Wayne Times
The Wayne Art Center Hosts Craftforms Preview Party
Great Falls Tribune
Modern Art At The Holter