BORN

Chicago, IL 1956

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Painting and Drawing, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

ACADEMIC DEGREES

1981   M.F.A., Painting and Drawing, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013   Art Revolution Taipei International Art Fair, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2012   Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2011   Peterson-Cody Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009   Peterson-Cody Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008   J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
          Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2005   J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
          Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2003   Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
2002   Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2001   Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Lanning Gallery, Columbus, OH
          Corbino Gallery, Long Boat Key, FL
2000   Glass Garage Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999   Transfixion: A Retrospect of Drawings and Paintings From the Past Decade, Springfield Museum of Art,
          Springfield, OH
          Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1998   Space Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
1997   Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Toni Birckhead Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1996   Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
          Lanning Gallery, Columbus, OH
          Renaissance Gallery, Bowling Green, OH
1995   Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1993   Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Campbell Learning Resources Center Gallery, Monroe Community College, Monroe, MI
          Sauder Visual Arts Center Gallery, Bluffton College, Bluffton, OH
1991   Roberta Kuhn Gallery, Columbus, OH
1990   J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1987   J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1982   Illinois Arts Council Gallery, Chicago, IL
1981   Countryside Arts Center, Arlington Heights, IL

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014   ArtHamptons, Sculpture Fields of Nova's Ark, Bridgehampton, NY
          95th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
          Vignettes, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2013   Come On Ouvre, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Xpressionism, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
          Contemporary Realism, Miller Gallery, Cincinatti, OH
          John Axton, Jennifer Davenport, Tamar Kander and Dennis Wojtkiewicz, Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
          High (Realism's Realism), Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
          Consumed: Nourishment and Indulgence, Wankelman Gallery, Bowling Green State University,
          Bowling Green, OH
2012   Sweet Spot, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          White Christmas: The Holiday Show, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2011   Still Life Now: Nine Contemporary Artists, Art Space, Lima, OH
          Contemporary Realism, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010   Point of Departure: Five Contemporary Realists, McAlear Gallery, Schedel Gardens, Elmore, OH
          Gelbke Fine Arts Center, Hiram College, Hiram, OH
          Spring at Last, Peterson-Cody Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
          Year of the Chimera 6.2, Glass Garage Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009   National Contemporary Realism 2009, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
          Valentine's Show 2009, Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
          Super Real: Different Angles of Photorealism, The Citadel Art Foundation, Canadian, TX
          Bods: The Contemporary Figure, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2008   Santa Fe International Contemporary Art Fair, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM
          Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2007   Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
          Los Angeles Art Show, Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, CA
          Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
          Bridge Art Fair Chicago 07, West Mart Center, Chicago, IL
          Wolfe, Wilcox, Wojtkiewicz, Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN
          Concepts in Realism 2007, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006   Realism, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Fresh Paint, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH
          Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
          ArtPalm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches,
          Palm Beach, FL
          The Toledo Federation of Art Societies, Leslie Adams Gallery, Toledo, OH
          Concepts in Realism 2006, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005   Art Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, International Pavilion, Palm Beach, FL
          Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
          Chicago Contemporary and Classic Art Fair, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
          Twelve Plus One: Concepts in Realism, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL
          Fruitful Abundance, Gallery at the Garden, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
          Drawing on Nature, Klemm Gallery, Sienna Heights University, Adrian, MI
          50th Anniversary Exhibition, ArtSpace, Lima, OH
          XXX Three Decades of Art, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2004   Art Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, International Pavilion, Palm Beach, FL
          ArtChicago 2004, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
          USArtists: American Fine Art Show, 33rd Street Armory, Philadelphia, PA
          Chicago Images, Frederick Baker Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003   J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY (two-person)
          Art Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, International Pavilion, Palm Beach, FL
          2-D by Five, University Gallery, Tiffin University, Tiffin, OH
          10th Anniversary Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
2002   New Blood II, Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, TN
          Nature Our Way, Glass Garage Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
          Small Pleasures, J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, NY
          Palm Springs International Art Fair, (Finer Things Gallery, Nashville) Palm Springs Convention Center,
          Palm Springs, CA
2000   Dealer's Choice, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Things, Lanning Gallery, Columbus, OH
1999   A Feast for the Eyes, Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, FL (three-person)
          Trompe L'Oeil, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
          A Separate Reality: Five Realist Painters, Gallery One, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
1998   National Horse Show, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          French Foundations-American Experiences: Five Realists from the Atelier Neo Medici, SIC Art Gallery,
          Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, IL
1996   20th Anniversary Exhibit, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          Suddenly It's Summer, Lanning Gallery, Columbus, OH
          New!! New!! New!! Group Invitational Exhibit, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1995   Definitions of Vision, Artspace/Lima, Lima, OH
1994   Diversity Among Friends-Five Realists, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
          Historic Traditions in Contemporary Realism, University Museum, Southern IL University, Carbondale, IL
          Literal Illusions, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
1993   La Primavera-An Artist's View of Spring, Community Gallery of Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
1992   Art on Tour (Texas Fine Arts Association), Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin; University Gallery,
          University of Texas-El Paso; University Gallery, Texas A&M University; Texarkana Arts and Humanities
          Council Gallery, Texarkana; Gallery 1114-Arts Assembly of Midland, Midland; Grayson County College
          Gallery, Denison
          From the Garden, Robert Kuhn Gallery, Columbus, OH
          Still Lifes, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991   Anniversary Show, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
          The Painterly Eye: Contemporary Ohio Landscape and Figure Painting, Fort Hayes Visual Arts Gallery,
          Columbus, OH
          Introspections: A Self-Portrait Invitational, Community Gallery of Art, Lake County College, Grayslake, IL
          Best of Ohio 1990, Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside, MI
1990   A Vision of Their Own, Robert Kuhn Gallery, Chicago, IL
          Monochrome/Polychrome: Contemporary Realist Drawings, Fine Arts Gallery, Florida State University,
          Tallahassee, FL
          Landscapes, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1989   Contemporary American Still Lifes, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
          The 78th Annual Exhibition-Chicago, Meier Museum of Art, Randolph Macons Women's College,
          Lynchburg, VA
1988   Works on Paper, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1987   Miniatures, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1986   Works on Paper, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1985   Realism, J. Rosenthal Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
          City Sights: Ten Chicago Painters, Westgate Building, University of Illinois- Chicago
1984   Chicago to Paris / Round Trip, Countryside Arts Center, Arlington Hts, IL
          The Figurative Art League, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, IL
          Eight on Eight, Marshall Fields (Water Tower Place), Chicago, IL
1983   Illinois Images: 21 Painters, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
1982   Atelier Neo-Medici, Gallery Lavignes, Paris, France
          The Figure, Joy Horwich Gallery, Chicago, IL
          33rd Illinois Invitational, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
1980   Texas Fine Arts Association Traveling Exhibition, Baylor University, University of Texas-Arlington;
          Texas Women's College; Kilgore College; Trinity University; Paris Junior College; Angelina College

GRANTS

Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship for Painting, 2001
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship for Painting, 1992

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Baxter Labs, Chicago, IL
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Chicago, IL
Bristol Myers, Evansville, IN
CCC Institutional Services, Chicago, IL
Clovis Community College, Clovis, NM
Columbus Public Library, Columbus, OH
Davidson Collection of American Realism, Chicago, IL
Energy Capital Partners, Short Hills, NJ and San Diego, CA
Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN
Fidelity Investment Corporation, Boston, MA
Four Seasons Hotel, Bermuda
Household Finance, Chicago, IL
Howard A. Tullman Collection, Chicago, IL
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
GLC Enterprises, Minneapolis, MN
John Buck Realty, Chicago, IL
Kemper Insurance, Chicago, IL
Lincoln National Life, Fort Wayne, IN
Marshall Field, Chicago, IL
Monroe Community College, Monroe, MI
Morton Hotel, Chicago, IL
Robert Rossi-Arnaud Collection, Paris, France
Rosenfeld, Zweig, & Associates, Northbrook, IL
Success Group, Columbus, OH
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD