Artist Statement

What I try to create in my paintings is a sense of mystery. To me, mystery is intriguing and stimulates the imagination, something which is needed in our age of passive entertainment. I like to pun and poke fun of American culture and our perceptions of life in it. For people who care to take the time, the meaning of my paintings does unfold over time and with reflection, as the visual symbols reappear in different contexts. I try, however, to have something for everyone to relate to, enjoy and be provoked by in a single painting - from the novice or inexperienced viewer to the most educated. My paintings are meant to be enjoyed on many levels and to bring to the viewer a heightened sense of the vastness and beauty of the universe.

Biography
 

ONE ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

         2007 The Max Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

         2006 Orfield Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

         2005 Temple Gallery, Tucson, AZ

         2004 Olson/Larsen Galleries. West Des Moines, Iowa

         2003 Orfield Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

         2002 Sonia Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

         1999 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

         1998 Governor’s Office, State of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona

         1996 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

         1993, 1995 Olson/ Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

         1992 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

         1991 2 Illinois Center, Chicago, Illinois

         1991 Olson/Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

         1990 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

         1989, 1990 Olson/Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

         1988 Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

         1988 Olson/Larson Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

         1987 Grandview College, Des Moines, Iowa

         1986 Olson/Larson Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

         1984 The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

         1983 Olson/Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

         1981 Des Moines Art Center

         1979 Iowa State Arts Council touring exhibition, “Scenic Wonders of Iowa”

         1976 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

         2006 “Romance of the West”, Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ

         2005 “Bridges”, Gallery 58, Northampton, UK

         2004 Pima Community College

         2004 Luminarias del Pueblo, Tucson Pima Arts Council Project

         2003 Ponies del Pueblo, Tucson Pima Arts Council Project

         2003 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art

         2002 Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, Arizona ”Short Stories” Tucson Artists Group

         2002 GOCAIA Gallery, Tucson, Arizona Small Works Invitational

         2001 Open Mind of Tolerance, JCC Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

         2000 Skyscapes and Landscapes: the Ever-changing Loess Hills of Western Iowa

                 Touring Exhibition

         1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

         1994 McNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa

         1993 Des Moines Art Center, “Iowa Artists 1993”

         1991 Des Moines Art Center, “Iowa Artists 1991”

         1991 Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, “The Power of Scale”

         1990 Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City< Iowa, “Apocalyptic Visions”

         1988 Des Moines Art Center, “Iowa Artists 1988”

         1988 Gallery 72, Omaha , Nebraska, group show

         1987 Principal Financial Group, “Invitational Exhibition”

         1987 Octagon Art Center, Ames ,Iowa, “The Eccentric Landscape”

         1986 19th Joslyn Biennial, Omaha, Nebraska

         1986 Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, “Mid-Four Show”

         1986 Bedyk Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri, group show

         1984 Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa group show

         1983 Olson/Larson Galleries, West Des Moines ,Iowa, group show

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

         The Tucson Museum of Art

         The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa

          The MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa

          The Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa

          The State of Iowa

          Brenton Banks, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa

          The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

          AT&T Corporate Headquarters, Kansas City, Missouri

          National Bank of Waterloo, Waterloo, Iowa

          Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. West Des Moines, Iowa

          Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa

          Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

GRANTS AND AWARDS

           1998 Arizona Commission on the Arts, Visual Arts Fellowship

           1992 Arts Midwest-NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship Award

           1991 Iowa Arts Council, Artist’s Professional Development Grant

           1979 Iowa Arts Council grant for touring exhibition

EDUCATION

           1968-1972 B.F.A. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

           1967-1968 American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois

REVIEWS AND ARTICLES

           2003  Arizona Illustrated, KUAT Arts Program

           2001 “Lit by the Sun” by Lela Gilbert

           2000 Contemporary American Oil Painting, published by Jilin Fine Arts, China

           1998 Phoenix House and Garden Magazine

           1997 New American Paintings, “Juried Exhibitions in Print”

           1995 The Des Moines Register

           1990, 1992 The New Art Examiner

           1988 The Des Moines Register

           1988 The Des Moines Skywalker

           1988 The New Art Examine

           1986 KCCI [CBS Affiliate], Time Capsule: Interview Feature

           1983 The Washington Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa

           1981 The Des Moines Tribune

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS

           The Max Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

           Olson/Larsen Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa

           Orfield Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Born: 1949, Des Moines, Iowa