Education:
1968 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Academic courses completed at
the University of Chicago)
1971 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1972 Microscopy for Museum Conservators Certification, McCrone Research
Institute, Chicago
Exhibitions (* denotes one person exhibition):
1968 71st Annual Chicago and Vicinity Show, Art Institute of Chicago
1971* St. Xavier University, Chicago
1972 Painterly Realists, Wabash Transit Gallery, Chicago
1973 74th Annual Chicago and Vicinity Show, Art Institute of Chicago
1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982 Faculty Show, St. Xavier University, Chicago
1975 Women Choose Men, ARC Gallery, Chicago
1975, 1976, 1977 Open House, Artist's Complex of Pilsen East, Chicago
1976* Chicago Gallery, Chicago
1976 Seven Figurative Artists, Chicago State University, Chicago
1976 Chicago Art, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1976 Visions: Distinguished Alumni 1946-1976, Art Institute of Chicago
1977 Fabric as Idea, Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1977 Contemporary Figurative Painting in the Midwest, Madison Art Center,
Madison, WI
1977 Regional Exhibition, S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, South Haven, MI
1977* Midway Studios, University of Chicago, Chicago
1977 Gallery Artists, Art Affair Gallery, Rockford, IL
1978 Group Show, Dirksen Federal Building, Chicago
1978* Zriny-Hayes Gallery, Chicago
1978* Mundelein College, Chicago
1978 Artists Portray Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1978 Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mollers, St. Xavier University, Chicago
1979 Chicago Drawing, Columbia College, Chicago
1981 Theobald, Barron & Moravec, Swen Parson Gallery, Northern Illinois University,
DeKalb, IL
1981 Group Show, Beverly Art Center, Chicago
1982 Students of Bloomington High School: 1946-1970, McLean County Art Center,
Bloomington, IL
1983 View from the Top, Chicago Center for the Print, Chicago
1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004 Participating Artist, BareWalls, School of the Art
Institute of Chicago
2002* Digital Reentry: Transitional Landscapes, Chicago State University, Chicago
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Participating Artist and Consultant, Open Canvas,
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
2003 Small Works '03, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago
2003 Chicago Artists:FAB Gallery, Viridian Artists @ Chelsea, New York, NY
2003* Merging Layers: Digital Landscapes, Chicago School of Professional
Psychology, Chicago
2003* Through a Painter’s Eyes, Mexican Institute of Culture & Education of Chicago,
Chicago
2004* Sensual Realism, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago
2004* Sensual Pleasures, Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL
2004* Edward Hospital Gallery, Naperville, IL
2004 Rock Paper Scissors, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
2004* University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago
2005 Reflections, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
2005* The Subject is Beauty, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL
2006* Liquid Impressions, FAB Gallery, Chicago
2006 20th Anniversary Exhibition, August House Gallery, Chicago
2007* University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago
2007* Up Close and Far Away, University Club Chicago, Chicago
2007* Purdue University North Central, Westville, IN
2007* Changing Perspectives, Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center
Awards:
1968 Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Prize and Medal, Art Institute of Chicago
1973 Laura Slobe Memorial Prize, Art Institute of Chicago
1980 Teaching Excellence Award, St. Xavier University, Chicago
1999 Bronze Lion Award, Alumni Association/Chicago Chapter, School of the
Art Institute of Chicago
2006 First Prize, 8th Annual “Living History Exhibit”, South Loop Neighbors, Chicago
Collections:
Advanced Medical Imaging Center, Chicago
CBS Radio, Baltimore, MD
Davis Friedman Zavett Law Firm, Chicago
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mollers, Chicago & Houston, TX
Mr. & Mrs. George O’Malley, Vero Beach, FL
Lester Munson, Chicago
David and Alfred Smart Museum, University of Chicago, Chicago
Union Tank Car, Chicago
University Club of Chicago
University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago
Professional Experience:
1969-1970 Laboratory Technical Assistant, Painting and Sculpture Conservation
Department, Art Institute of Chicago
1970-1972 Assistant Conservator, Prints and Drawings Department, Art Institute of
Chicago
1973 Instructor, Mundelein College, Chicago
1973-1974 Lecturer, Harrington Institute of Interior Design, Chicago
1973-1983 Associate Professor of Art (1981-1983 department chair), St. Xavier
University, Chicago
1974-1982 Conservator (Part-time), David and Alfred Smart Museum, University of
Chicago
1974-1977 Review Critic, New Art Examiner, Chicago
1975 Visiting Lecturer, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
1978-1979 Program Coordinator-Lecturer: Masters Degree of Arts and
Interdisciplinary Learning, Chicago Consortium of Colleges and
Universities, Chicago
1982-2006 President, Absolute Graphics Inc., Chicago
2006-Present Consultant, Creative Graphics Management, Chicago
Community Service:
1990 Rozart Amorim, Russian Ministry of Culture, Moscow, Russia
1992 Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
1993-2004 Board of Directors (2002-2004 president), Alumni Assn./Chicago
Chapter, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Chair, BareWalls Fundraiser,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2005 Commencement Speaker, Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg
|