AWARDS
2012 Jentel Colony, Wyoming Artists’ Fellowship
2011 Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ireland Artists’ Fellowship
2005 The Artist’s Resource Trust Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
2004 MA Cultural Council Artist Grant, Artist Books Finalist
1996 New England for the Arts/NEA Fellowship, Painting
1990 MA Foundation Fellowship Grant, Final
1988 MA Foundation Fellowship Grant, Semi-Final
1987 Polaroid Grant, 20” x 24”, Polaroid Corporation
1987 Kalani Honua Artist’s Retreat Center, HI, Artist in Residence
1984 MA Foundation Fellowship Grant, Final & Semi-Final
1978 Creative Arts Grant, Ball State University, IN
1977 Creative Arts Grant, Ball State University, IN
1977 University Research Grant, Ball State University
1977 Best Drawing Award, Springville Museum of Art, UT
1975 National Endowment for the Arts, Ind. Fellowship Grant, Visual Arts/ Painting
1975 George D. & Isabella A. Brown Fellowship, Art Institute of Chicago, Painting
1972 George D. & Isabella A. Brown Fellowship, Art Institute of Chicago, Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2011 Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
2011 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; Chief Curator Barbara O’Brien
2010 Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA; Curator Barbara O’Brien
2005 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
2005 Cambridge Arts Council, Public Installation: 4 Electrical Boxes; Cambridge, MA
2001 Gallery At First Parish, Weston, MA
2000 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
1997 Babson College, The Horn Gallery; Babson Park, MA
1996 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
1992 Fenway Gallery, New Buffalo, MI
1990 Rugg Road Papers and Prints, MA
1988 Bridgewater State College, MA, Art Gallery
1988 55 Mercer Gallery, NYC, curator Ethelyn Honig
1987 Fairleigh Dickson University, NY, Edward Williams Gallery
1985 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, Gallery 11
1985 55 Mercer Gallery, NYC, curator Ethelyn Honig
1980 Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL
1979 Ball State University, Art Gallery, IN
1978 Ball State University, Art Gallery, IN
1978 Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL
1978 Indiana University, Purdue University, IN
1977 Barat College, IL, Richer Gallery
1973 Hartford Plaza, Chicago, IL
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
2010- present Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston MA
2006- present Pierogi Gallery (flat-file drawing project), New York City NY
1996-2008 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston MA
1991-1997 Fenway Gallery, Lakeside MI
1978-1998 Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago IL
COLLECTIONS (selected)
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, MO
Danforth Museum of Art, MA
Wellington Management Company LLP, MA
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Polaroid 20 x 24 International Collection, Vienna, Austria
Art Institute of Chicago Museum, Prints and Drawing Department, IL
Industrial Trust and Savings Bank, IN
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL
Prudential Insurance Company, Maryville IL
Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines IL
Ballinglen Foundation, Ireland UK
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA
George Irwin Collection, IL
Jerome Herskowitz, FL
Grizwald Draz, MA
Peter & Karen Sonnabend, MA
Barbara & Steve Grossman, MA
Carol & Jimmy Herscot, MA
Avril & Sam Ellenport, MA
Daphne & Rob Lees, MA
Audrey & Jim Foster, MA
PUBLICATIONS (selected)
2011 The Kansas City Star, Exhibit is a Higher Form of Art, by Elisabeth Kirsch, March 10
2011 Art Tattler, review Blair Schulman, February
2011 Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, The Circumstantial Evidence of Place, Finding Our Way Into (and Out of) a Painting, essay & brochure by Barbara O’Brien, curator
2010 The Metrowest Daily News, “Artists at the Danforth Deserve Fresh Eyes, The Art of Looking,” by Chris Bergeron, September 26, C1 & C9
2007 Art New England, Those Who Paint, Teach, Ellen Howards, Editor Oct/Nov, pg 21-23, 75
2005 New American Painting, curated Bill Arning, MIT List Center for Visual Arts, Issue 62, pg 54
2005 Boston Globe, review Cate McQuaid, Oct 14
2005 Big RED & Shiny, review Jonathan Fardy
2005 Boston Phoenix, review Randi Hopkins, Oct 7-13
2005 South End News, review D’Lynne Plummer, Sept 29
2005 Art New England, From Hand To Hand, Artist Books, Aug/Sept
2004 Wayland Town Crier, article, Susan L. Sherwood, Aug. 19
2000 Boston Globe, review: Cate McQuaid, Sept. 14
2000 South End News, review: Richard Foster, Sept. 21
1997 ARTFORUM, review F. Koslow-Miller, Jan, pg 89
1997 Boston Globe, review Cate McQuaid, Dec 12, pg C12
1996 Art News, review N.Stapen, Dec., p 126
1996 Artsmedia, Boston, review Mari Spirito, Oct.
1996 Wayland Town Crier, front page feature, review Tammy Wilson
1989 Rose Art Museum, Restive Visions, catalogue
1985 Arts Magazine, review Stephen Westfall, Dec, pg 125
EDUCATION
M.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
B.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago & The University of Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1981-Present Massachusetts College of Art -Professor, Boston, MA
Painting Coordinator 2011-2012, Fine Arts-2D Chairman: 1997-2000
Born: Chicago IL, USA