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EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of WI-Oshkosh.
European Art Study Tour. Residence: Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011: Gardina’s Café, 448 N. Main St., Oshkosh, WI. August featured artist.
2006: Collector’s Gallery, Oshkosh, WI.
2000: “New Work”. Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.
1998: “New Work: Still Life Images in Watercolor and Acrylic”. Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.
1996: “Watercolor Paintings & Mixed Media”. Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.
1994: “Still Life Images in Watercolor”. Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.
1992: “Recent Works on Paper”. Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.
1991: “Images in Still Life and Landscape”. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Madison, WI.
1985: “Landscape and Still Life”. Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, WI.
1984: “Drawings/Watercolors”. University of WI-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI.
1984: “Still Life Images”. Blue Moon Cafe Gallery, Oshkosh, WI.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2008: “Four Artful Women”, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI. June 8-28.
2006: “Hot Works From The Hot House”, Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
2003: Watercolor Exhibit, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI. March 7-31.
2002: “Oshkosh 100”, Wagner Opera House, Oshkosh, WI.
2000: “Oshkosh Alumni Exhibition”, Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, WI.
1999: “Contemporary Group Exhibition”. Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
1998: “Wisconsin Painter’s Exhibition”. Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
1996: “Wisconsin Artist’s Exhibition”. Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
1993: “Watercolor and Sculpture”. Avenue Art Gallery, Appleton, WI.
1990: “Iconography in Watercolor”. Moyer Gallery, Green Bay, WI.
1985: “Double Visions”. Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
2018: “Watercolor Wisconsin". Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
1993: “Watercolor Wisconsin ‘93”. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
1992: “Watercolor Wisconsin: Celebrating 25 Years”. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
1991: “Watercolor and Glass”. Art Elements, Mequon, WI.
1990: “Watercolor Wisconsin ‘90”. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
1989: “Finally Summer!”. Moyer Gallery. Green Bay, WI.
1988- 1983: “Watercolor Wisconsin”. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
1986: “Home Mutual Insurance Center’s Arts Exhibition”. Menasha, WI. “Midwinter Arts Festival”. Appleton Gallery of Arts, Appleton, WI. “Wisconsin State Arts Exhibition”. Congressional Offices, Washington DC.
1984: “Watercolor”. Ripon College, Ripon, WI.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
Mercy Oakwood Medical Center, Oshkosh, WI.
Johnson Hill Press, Ft. Atkinson, WI.
Bank One, Madison, WI.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Milwaukee, WI.
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI.
Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, WI.
Miles Kimball Co., Oshkosh, WI.
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., Neenah, WI.
Private collections.
AWARDS:
1988: Best of Show, Oshkosh Public Museum Fine Arts Fair.
1986: Grumbacher Painting Award, Oshkosh Public Museum.
1985: Fourth Place, “Watercolor Wisconsin ‘85”, Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI. Best of Show, Oshkosh Public Museum Fine Arts Fair. Outstanding 2-D Award, Appleton Gallery of Fine Arts Fair.
HONORS:
1995: Artwork selected by 20th Century Fox Television Studios, Hollywood, CA for set design of television series, “Pickett Fences”.
1994: Selected as featured artist by the Dane County Cultural Arts Office, Madison, WI, for use of a watercolor to appear on the annual poster promoting 1994 arts and crafts fairs in Dane County.