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James B. Thompson
  • James B. Thompson
  • Professor of Art, Curator
  • Painting, Printmaking, Drawing and Curation
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James B. Thompson

Education

M.F.A. - Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis MO, 1977, Painting

B.A. - Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1973, Art

Areas of Study

Major

Painting and Printmaking

Minor

Drawing, Design, Mixed Media, Architectural Design

Education

M.F.A.

Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis MO, 1977, Painting

B.A.

Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1973, Art

Teaching Experience

Professor of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1986-Present
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK, 1983-84
Instructor of Art, Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1979-82
Professor of Art, Willamette University/National University of Ireland at Galway, Spring 2001 teaching Specialized Drawing Techniques to American students studying abroad from Linfield College and Willamette University
Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summers 1991 & 1992 teaching American Art History to Japanese students

Courses Taught

Painting: Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Contemporary Painting

Printmaking: Woodcuts & Collagraphs, Etching I, Etching II, Lithography, Advanced Lithography, Silkscreen, Monoprinting

Drawing: Life Drawing, Figure Drawing, Contemporary Drawing

Design: 2-Dimensional Design, Color & Composition, Mixed-Media, Advanced Media & Design, 3-Dimensional Design, Architectural Design Principles The Chicago School of Architecture

Seminars/Other: Senior Seminar (Studio), Contemporary Art Firstyear Seminar (College Colloquium), The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Independent Study Courses in all Studio courses listed

Art History: Survey of Western Art History Prehistoric to Gothic, Survey of Western Art History Gothic to Modern

Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

Nominee for The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowship, 2006-2007

Nominated for the CAA (College Art Association) Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, 2006

Willamette University Faculty Achievement Award, 2006

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for Art Research in Scotland, 2006

Research Travel Grant for Sabbatical travel to Scotland, 2006

Keck Grant for Research into Digital Arts & Technology at the Edinburgh College of Art, 2006

Keck Technology Award for Printmaking - Art & Technology Study for Studio, Summer 2005

Lilly Grant for Faculty Summer Research “Painting as Vocation,” Summer/Fall 2005

NITLE Grant to attend the ”Media New” Conference in Grinnell, IA Summer, 2005

Hewlett Award for serving as Member of First-Year Seminar Committee, Summer/Fall 2005

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of an Arts and Technology Minor (with C. Harris, M. Nord, K. Nolley, and J. Orr), 2004-2005.

Willamette University Study Time Course Release Grant for the production & exhibition of a new series of prints, Fall 2004.

Research Travel Grant for travel to Williams College Museum of Art, Bowdoin college of Art, MASS MOCA and other New England Art Museums for study of Art and Nostalgia in the Age of Technology, Fall 2004.

Faculty Conversation, The Lilly Grant Project, Willamette University, May 24-25, 2004.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for Art and Philosophy speakers and panel. Guest professors were Cynthia Freeland and Larry Shiner, 2003-2004.

PT3 Grant, Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology, U.S. Department of Education Grant administered by School of Education, Willamette University, 2003-2004.

Research Travel Grant for travel to MASS MOCA and Williams College to research and conduct meetings with professionals at these institutions to investigate internship program opportunities for Willamette University students in Art and Art History, Summer 2003.

Atkinson Faculty Development Grants, Willamette University, for Art Production, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2003-2004, 2001-2002, 1998-1999, 1997-1998, 1996-1997, 1995-1996, 1993-1994, 1992-1993, 1991-1992, 1989-1990, 1987-1998.

Research Travel Grant for travel to New York City to research historic photographs at the Conde Nast Photographic Archives for possible exhibition of American photography at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Summer 2002.

Sabbatical Leave, Spring 1999, resulting in one-person exhibition at the Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of new general education studio courses, 1997-1998.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of new courses with computers/digital media, 1996-1997.

Willamette University Study Time Course Release Grant for the production of a new series of paintings based on Medieval images, Fall 1996.

Research Grant for printmaking exhibition at the ARC Gallery, Chicago IL, 1996.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for travel/research in Ireland, Summer 1995.

Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award, Pomona College CA, for travel and research of Medieval Art in Great Britain and Ireland, Summer 1995. Nominated by Willamette University.

Sabbatical Leave culminating in solo exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, Fall 1992.

Willamette University Faculty Merit Award for academic year 1988-1989.

Exhibitions

All Exhibits are Juried or Invitational - Solo Shows Marked by Asterisk*

2009

Major Mid-Career Exhibition, (April) Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR* (traveling exhibition planned for show)

2006

Works on Paper, Mark Woolley Gallery at the Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR*

2005

Small Wonders, Wonder Ballroom Gallery and Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR
Simply Red - 40 Artists Explore the Color of Passion & Revolution, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR
Cascade Print Project, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR

2004

Selections 1996-2003, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR*
Portland Art Fair at the Jupiter, Portland OR

2003

Selections 1996-2003, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR*
Bid, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art Auction Exhibition, Portland OR
Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR*

2002

Lost and Found, Savage Gallery, Portland OR
Graduate Alumni Exhibition, Washington University, St. Louis MO
Selections from the Collection, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu HI
Janet Turner 4th National Print Competition, Chico State University, Chico CA
New Paintings, Savage Gallery, Portland OR*

2001

Holy Art by Human Hands, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
College of the Siskiyous Art Gallery, Weed CA*
Prints, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls ID*
Inaugural Exhibition, Savage Gallery, Portland OR

2000

Invitational Drawing Exhibition 2000, Art Museum of Missoula MT
Printmaking Invitational, Oregon Artists, Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA
Final Exit, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR
Celebration 2000, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Selections 2000, Northwest Print Council, Portland OR

1999

Peculiar Landscapes, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR

1998

Day of the Dead - Pleasure in the Process, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Prints, Ventura Art Gallery, Ventura CA*
International Print Project, China National Academy of Arts, Hangzhou China, Portland State University, & Washington State Capitol, Olympia WA (1997 & 1998)
Ink People, Prints, Ink People Gallery, Eureka CA
Northwest Print Council, Portland OR
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Radius 25, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Pacific Prints 1998, 9th Biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA

1997

New Prints, Portland State University, Portland OR*
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Celebration of the Arts, Capitol Building, Salem OR
Contemporary Printmakers Northwest, Vancouver WA
Contemporary Northwest Prints, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham OR
Print Art, Northwest Regional Print Competition, Oregon History Center, Portland OR
Certain Situations, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*

1996

Medieval Investigations, Willamette University, Salem OR*
Massachusetts Traveling Exhibition, Bellingham WA
New Etchings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*
Prints, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL*
Alder Gallery, Eugene OR
Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR

1995

Governor’s Office, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR*
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL*
Home, Luther College, Decorah IA

1994

Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu HI
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Windward Community College, Kaneohe HI
A Room With An Attitude, Salem Art Association, Salem OR*
Willamette Faculty Exhibition, Linfield College, McMinnville OR
Pacific States National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
Paper/Fiber XVIII, Johnson Arts Council, Iowa City IA

1993

Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*
Oregon Printmakers, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis OR

1992

A Capital Invitational, Salem OR
Anderson Tyler Gallery, McMinnville OR
Bush Barn Art Center, Salem OR
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Print Council, University of Hawaii, Manoa HI
Mayor’s Office, Portland OR
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Print Council, Boise ID
Art Space Gallery, Southern Nevada Community College, Las Vegas NV
Northwest Print Council Exhibition, Portland State University, Portland OR
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport OR
Relating Ideas, Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
Past & Present, Faculty Exhibition Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR
Seattle Art Fair Exhibition, Seattle WA
Prints by 20 Oregon Artists, Maveety Gallery, Lincoln City OR

1991

12th Sunriver Juried Art Competition, Sunriver OR
Umpqua Community College, Roseburg OR
Lower Columbia Community College, Longview WA
25th Anniversary Exhibition, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Spring Show, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR
Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR
Abstraction in the 90's, Eastern Washington University, Spokane WA
101 Prints Benefit Show, Oregon Art Institute, Portland OR
Public Hanging: Art by Oregon Artists, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst OR
New Works, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth OR*
Rasmussen Art Gallery, Pacific Union College, Angwin CA*
Northwest Print Council 10th Anniversary Show, Portland Art Museum
Visual Arts Center, Anchorage AK

1990

New Works, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*
A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR
Ladd Circle Gallery, Portland OR*
Independent College Art Faculty Show, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth OR
Northwest Regional Print Biennial Exhibit, North Central Washington Museum, Wenatchee WA
Island and Island Prints, Washington state University, Pullman WA

1989

40 Oregon Printmakers, Pierce College, Tacoma WA
A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR
101 Prints Benefit Show, Oregon Art Institute, Portland OR
Mirian Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
Northwest Print Council Biennial, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland OR
40 Oregon Printmakers - One Year Later, Blackfish Gallery, Portland OR
Salem Art Association Corner Gallery, Salem OR*
Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland OR
New Faces Exhibition, Augen Gallery, Portland OR
40 Oregon Printmakers, State Capitol Gallery, Salem OR
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR
Oregon 2-D, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Northwest Print Council Exhibition, Blackfish Gallery, Portland OR
Northwest Regional Print Biennial Exhibition, Traveling Exhibition, 1989-1990
First Annual Northwest Print Competition, Kerns Art Center, Eugene OR

1988

Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene OR
Oregon Monoprints, 1988 Invitational Exhibition, Rathbun Gallery, Portland OR
Northwest Print Council Members Exhibition, Portland and Eugene OR
1st International Art Exhibition, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY
Anniversary of Chernobyl Exhibition, International Art Exhibition, Nuremberg, West Germany
Paintings & Mixed Media Works, Mundt, MacGregor, Happel, Falconer, Zuiauf & Hall, Seattle, WA*
Oregon 2-D Exhibition, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
40 Oregon Printmakers, Image Gallery, Portland OR
Portraits of Friends, International Art Exhibit, Kent Arts Commission, Kent WA
40 Oregon Printmakers, Heathman Hotel, Portland OR
Visual Arts Resources Touring Exhibition, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene OR
Microsoft, Inc., Seattle WA

1987

New Views, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland OR
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
Umpqua Community College, Roseburg OR
21st Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL
West Coast Mini Prints, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*
Lower Columbia College Art Gallery, Longview WA*
All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR
40 Oregon Printmakers - Original Edition 1987, Portland-Salem OR
Showcase ‘87, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton OR

1986

16th Annual Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis OR
Small Works Exhibition, Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia PA
Mercer Island Print Invitational, Mercer Island Community Center, Mercer Island WA
Artquake, Pacific Northwest Visual Arts Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Gallery, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Studies for Murals and Sculptures, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Monoprints, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA*

1985

Ta Series, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
20th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL
North Dakota Print and Drawing Annual, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND
Acreage Series, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
Milking the Sacred Cow: A Salute to America’s Dairyland, Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI & McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids WA, 1984-1985
Mercer Island Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, Mercer Island WA
Group Exchange of Prints, University of Washington, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, Cranbrook Academy

1984

Death Series, Vision Quest Gallery, Chicago IL*
Acreage Series, University of Alaska Fine Arts Gallery, Fairbanks AK*
University of Alaska Statewide Faculty Exhibition, Juneau AK
Invitational Group Exhibition of Art Faculty, Signatures Fine Art Gallery, Fairbanks AK

1983

New Members Show, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles CA
Wisconsin Impressions, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

1982

Boston Printmakers 34th National Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA
Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*
Fishing Lure/Fishing Lore, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI
Wisconsin Trends, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
Wisconsin Impressions, Milwaukee Art Museum

1981

Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*
Wisconsin ‘81 Drawing Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point & University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
40th Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI
Print National ‘81, Moravian College, Bethlehem PA
Wisconsin Now ‘81, Cudahy Gallery of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
Ripon College Art Faculty, Coe College Art Gallery, Cedar Rapids IA
Wisconsin Now - Spring ‘81, Cudahy Gallery of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

1980

First National Bank, Ripon WI*
Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*
Annual 7 State Competition, University of Wisconsin, Platteville WI
Art Work, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay WI
Watercolor Wisconsin ‘80, traveling exhibition, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI
3rd Annual Print Exchange, Visual Arts Center, Anchorage AK
Paper in Particular: Works On/Off Paper, Columbia College, Columbia MO

1979

Open Illinois Invitational Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago IL
38th Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI
Paper in Particular: Works On/Off Paper, Columbia College, Columbia MO
Centennial Exhibition, Washington University School of Fine Art, St. Louis MO

1978

Illinois Regional Print Show, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
19th National Red River Annual, Plains Art Museum, Moorhead MN
40th Annual Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City IA

1977

Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN*
Graduate Thesis Show, Steinberg Museum, Washington University School of Fine Art, St. Louis MO
Packages, Edna Carlsen Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point WI
7th Annual Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Platteville WI
12th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock AR

1976

Celebration ‘76: National Graduate Print and Drawing Exhibition, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL
National Experimental Printmaking Show, Tusculum College, Tusculum TN
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO
Mid-States Art Exhibition: 29th Annual Juried Competition, Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN

1975

Ripon College Artists Invitational, Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI

1973

Juried Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines IA

Commissions

CLA Dean’s Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR, 2006

CLA Dean’s Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR, 2005

CLA Dean’s Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR 2003

City Planning & Government Building, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland OR, 1998-99
A series of 7 paintings using Medieval images of work and labor.

CLA Dean’s Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1997-98

Visual Chronicle, City of Tualatin OR, 1997
Two landscape paintings using subjects from Tualatin.

Olin Science Building, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1997
Three 14" square paintings using Medieval scientific imagery.

Oregon Lottery Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1996
Three paintings using Medieval imagery dealing with the concepts of luck and chance.

Public Utility Commission Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1992
A series of 10 painted panels entitled "... A Mystery Desired & Sought ..." The 24" x 48" panels used the Oregon landscape as the basis for the abstracted images.

Oregon State Corrections Offices, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1991
A series of twenty 30" x 40" woodcut/collagraph prints using the four seasons as the basis for the abstracted images.

Awards

First Place, Radius 25, Bush Barn Gallery, Salem OR, 1998
First Place, Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR, 1996
Finalist, Individual Artist Fellowship, Printmaking, Oregon Arts Commission, 1995
Second Place, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1994, 1990
Award of Merit, State of Hawaii Arts Council, Hilo HI, 1994
Best of Show, All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR, 1994
Award of Merit, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1992
Jury Merit Award, Sunriver Juried Exhibition, Sunriver OR, 1991
Award of Merit, All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR 1991
Best in Show, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1991
Honorable Mention, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1989
Merit Award & Patron Purchase, Bradley Univ. National Print & Drawing Exhibition, Peoria IL, 1985
Honorable Mention, Watercolor Wisconsin, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI, 1981
Museum Purchase Award, Evansville Museum of Art & Science, Evansville IN, 1976

Art Works Published

Willamette Scene, Willamette University, Summer 1998

Network, Edition of 1, Mixed-Media Etching, published in full color as cover for textbook Strategies of Argument for Simon & Schuster Education Group/Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Artwork published as front and back cover art and 20 chapter covers for English textbook Foundations of American Education, 10th Edition for Simon & Schuster Education Group/Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Ta VII, Edition of 1, collagraph print with mixed-media on handmade paper, published in full color as cover for Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group's textbook Experiences in Language, 6th Edition, 1994

20th Century Nightmare, Edition of 25, mezzotint with mixed-media print, done in 1988, published in Oregon Arts Commission/Northwest Print Council Catalog, 40 Oregon Printmakers

Communique, Edition of 1, collagraph print with mixed-media on handmade paper, done in 1986-87, published in full color as cover for Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group's textbook Experiences in Language, 5th Edition

Numerous publications of my work in the catalogues produced for the juried and invitational exhibitions in which I have exhibited work nationally and internationally.

Bibliography

The Oregonian, Portland OR, 7/21/06, “Two Takes on Abstraction,” by D.K. Row
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 4/7/05, “Ruby Tuesday,” by D. K. Row
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5/3/02, “Playing Through the Abstract,” by D. K. Row
Chico Enterprise Record, Chico CA, 2/21/02, “Print Exhibit at Janet Turner Print Museum” by Chico State University
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 8/23/01, “Holy Art by Human Hands” by Ron Cowan
The Herald, Weed CA, 7/14/01, “Etchings of Landscape, Structure, Exhibition at College of the Sisikyous”
Galway Advertiser, Galway, Ireland, 4/01, "US Artist Will Lecture at NUI Galway April 4," Arts Editor
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 6/4/00, “The End of Victoria’s Era,” by D. K. Row
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5/16/00, “Decision Marks the End of an Era,” by D. K. Row
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 7/13/00, “Artists Give Varied Looks at Art’s Future” by Ron Cowan
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 8/1/99, “Two Views on the Oregon Biennial” by Randy Gragg & Sue Taylor
Artweek, San Jose CA, July/August, 1999, “James B. Thompson at Quartersaw” by Lois Allan
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5/15/99, “Annotated Artist, Thompson on Thompson” by D. K. Row
Willamette Scene, Salem, OR, Summer 1998, "Northwest Art" by Melanie Moisan
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles CA, 1/22/98, "Distinctive Prints" by Josef Woodard
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 12/26/97, "Out of Obscurity" by Randy Gragg
Willamette Week, Portland OR, 12/3/97, "A Painter's Painter" by D. K. Row
United, Interview, Portland OR, #30, July 1997
Willamette Scene, Salem, OR, Summer 1995, "Creativity" edited by Betty M. O'Brien
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 4/10/94, “A Room with an Attitude” by Ron Cowan
Ripon Magazine, Ripon, WI, Spring 1993, "Art in the Abstract" by Britt Wortman
Western Oregon University, 8/8/91, “Thompson’s Mixed Media Works Focus on Change of Modern Life” by MeganHulsey
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 8/12/89, “Multi Media Artist Has Solutions” by Ron Cowan
Willamette Week, Portland OR, 1/9/89, “New Faces at Augen Gallery” by Renardo Barden

Papers Presented and Published

The Loss of Intuition, 17th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 2003 The Medieval Influences on My Art Work, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, 2001 Modernism as a Teaching Tool, 13th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts,New York NY, 1999 – Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1999 Thoughts on Modern Art, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1997 The Reel World: Braque, Picasso and the Edited Motion Picture, 8th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1994 Mixed-Media Addresses Change in the Modern World, 2nd Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1988 – Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1988 Teaching Modern Art Through Change in Studio Art Courses, 1st Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1987 – Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1987, & Published in The Willamette Journal of the Liberal Arts Supplemental Series 1 1988, William G. Berberet, Editor

Artist Lectures

“Art & Nostalgia in the Age of Technology” (intaglio print process), Faculty Colloquium, Willamette University, Spring 2005
Willamette University Board of Trustees, 2003
Institute for Continued Learning, Willamette University, 2003, 1998
Savage Gallery, Portland OR, 2002
“Crossing Boundaries,” East-West Symposium in Print, Portland OR, 2001
Willamette Art Faculty at Linfield College, McMinnville OR, panel discussion, 1994
Human Creativity class, Willamette University, Spring 1993
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Spring 1993
Bush Barn Gallery, Salem Art Association, Spring 1991
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Fall 1990
Mundt, MacGregor, Happel, Falconer, Zuiauf & Hall law firm, Seattle WA, 1988
Salem Art Association Gallery Guides, 1990, 1989, 1998
“My Art and How I Make It,” Spring Faculty Colloquium, Willamette University, Spring 1987

Gallery Representation

Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL, 1989-1996
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA, 1985-1992
Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR, 1996-2000
Savage Gallery, Portland OR, 2000-2003
Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR, 2004-Present

Professional Activities and Committees

Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Electronic Media and Photography, 2006-2007
Keck Advisory Committee for Digital Arts and Technology, 2006-2007, 2005-2006
Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Sculpture, 2005-2006
Arts and Technology Minor Committee, 2004-2005
Disappearing Task Force, First Year Seminar/Freshman College Colloquium Committee, 2005-2006
President’s Committee for Proposed Performing Arts Center, 2005
Chair, Department of Art and Art History, 2002-2005 and 1993-1996
Chair, Search Committee for Visiting Faculty in Digital & Electronic Media, 2005
Art Acquisition Committee, 1986-Present
Faculty Advisor for Art majors, and Freshman Advisor on Numerous Occasions, 1987-Present
Chair, Art History Search Committee for one-year appointment in Western Survey and Medieval Art History, 2004
Chair, Faculty Resource Committee, 2003-2004
Chair, Art History Search Committee for sabbatical replacement in Contemporary Art History, 2002-2003
International Studies Committee, 2006-2007, 2002-2003, 1999-2000, 1988-1999, 1987-1988
Campus Life Committee, 2001-2002
Faculty Director for Willamette program at National University of Ireland, Galway, Spring 2001
Chair, Art Studio Search Committee for Photography/Digital Media position, 2000-2001
World Views Committee for Latin American Art Exhibition at Willamette, Fall 1999
Search Committee for Ceramics position, 1998-1999
Art Museum Design Committee, 1998-1999
Search Committee for Director of Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 1998-1999
Academic Programs Committee, 1998, 1993
Undergraduate Research Committee, 1996-1997
Faculty Resource Committee, 1995-1996, 1991-1992, 1990-1991, 1989-1990
Chair, Search Committee for tenure-track position in Ancient & Medieval Art History, 1994-1995
Student Ethos Committee, 1994-1995
University Center Renovation Committee, 1993-1994
Goudy Commons Architecture Committee, 1990-1994
Sesquicentennial Committee for Art Exhibitions, 1991-1992
KWU Radio Advisory Board, 1987-1988

Other Professional Experience

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Beverley Hood, "First Person," Spring 2007

Workshop/demonstration coordinator for digital sculpture and animation by Beverley Hood, Postgraduate Coordinator, School of Visual Communication – Edinburgh College of Art, Spring 2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Ian H. Boyden, “Standing on the Shores of Chaos,” Fall 2006

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Horatio Hung-Yan Law, Fall 2005

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Susan Seubert, Spring 2005

Faculty host for guest lecturer Sina Najafi, “Cabinet: Toward a Culture of Curiosity,” Fall 2005

Faculty host for lectures by Prof. Freeland & Shiner on philosophy of art/theory topics, Spring 2004

Faculty host for Hogue-Sponenburgh lecturer Fred Wilson, Fall 2003

Faculty consultant for Art Building renovation and addition at Willamette University, 2001-2003

Faculty host for artist Enrique Chagoya, Spring 2002

Faculty host for the Irish writer Mike McCormack, Fall 2001

Faculty host for the Irish architect Richard Pierce, Fall 2001

Conducted research on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago IL and Wisconsin, Summer 1999

Artist Resource Bank, Washington State Arts Commission, 1996-1998

Member of One Percent for the Arts Committee to select art for the new State Agriculture Building in Salem OR for Oregon Arts Commission, 1996-1997

Committee member for Salem Art Association Visual Art Exhibitions, 1994-1996

Metropolitan Arts Commission Design Team for Public Art Projects, Portland OR, 1993-1995

Faculty host for Hogue-Sponenburgh lecturer Marcia Tucker, Director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, 1994

Project coordinator for “The Role of the Artist in Today’s Society,” Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1992

Faculty host for a talk by Prof. Henry Sayre of Oregon State University at Willamette University, Fall 1991

Conducted research on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Oregon at Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale AZ, Spring 1991

Faculty host for a talk by the author Ellen Wheat on Jacob Lawrence’s work, Willamette University, 1989

Faculty host for Dr. Erwin Breithaupt, Prof. of Art & Art History, Ripon College, at Willamette University, 1988 & 1989

Workshop coordinator for printmaking workshop presented by Prof. Paul Stewart of University of Michigan, at University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1985

Workshop coordinator/printer for Prof. Ann Carter of College of St. Mary’s, South Bend IN, at University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1985

Workshop coordinator for Institute of Alaska Native Arts, Inc. printmaking workshops presented by Joe Feddersen and N. Krishna Reddy, 1983-1984

Printmaking Technical Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1984-1985

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Drawing, Washington University in St. Louis MO, 1976-1977

Professional Associations

College Art Association, 1977 to Present
Northwest Print Council - Print Arts Northwest, 1987 to Present
PICA - Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, 2003-2004
Salem Art Association, 1986-1996

Exhibitions Juried

Visual Artist Fellowships, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City NV, 2002
Oregon Arts Commission Visual Arts Organization Grants, 1992
Newport Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Newport OR, 1992
One Percent for the Arts, State Archives Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1990-1992
Salem Art Fair 2-D Works, Salem OR, 1989
Northwest Print Council New Members, Portland OR, 1988
North Star Borough School District Art Exhibit, Fairbanks AK, 1984

Exhibitions Curated

First Person, 3-dimensional digital animation piece by Beverley Hood, Willamette University Art Gallery, Salem OR, 2007

Standing on the Shores of Chaos, paintings by Ian H. Boyden, Mary Stuart Rogers Hall-Willamette University, Salem OR 2006

Photographs by Dean McNeil, Study Gallery, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR, 2000

Faculty Director of the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, 1989-1993. Responsible for selection of artists (6-7 shows per year), budget, installation of work, publicity and announcement cards, public receptions, guest speakers. Curated exhibits of Home Made Prints by David Hockney and A Survey by Jacob Lawrence.

Contemporary Icons, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1991 (co-curator)

The Figure in Mexican Art, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1991 (co-curator)

Curated numerous student exhibits at Ripon College, Ripon WI; The University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK; and Willamette University, Salem OR

Collections

Alaska Museum, University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK
Allstate Insurance Company, Chicago IL
Bank of Detroit, Detroit MI
Bittner and Barker, Seattle WA
Bradley University, Peoria IL
City of Tualatin OR
Department of Corrections, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Department of Public Utilities, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN
Executive Department, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Fairchild, Cameron Instrument, Seattle WA
Ford Motor Company, Detroit MI
Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR
Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu HI
Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago IL
King County Arts Commission WA
Kobs and Brady Advertising, Chicago IL
Mark Twain Banks, St. Louis MO
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland OR
Michigan Bell Telephone Co., Detroit MI
Northern Trust Bank, Chicago IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR
Oregon Lottery Building, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Oseran, Hahn, Kelley & Spring, Bellevue WA
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
Ripon College, Ripon WI
Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Salem Public Library, Salem OR
Schidler, McBroom & Gates Corporate Law Firm, Seattle WA
Sperry and Sperry, Portland OR
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver WA

Community Service

Member, Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District Organization, 2005-Present
Board Member, Howard Street Charter School, Salem OR, 1999
Assistant Coach, Salem Area Youth Golf, 1999
Assistant Coach, Salem United Soccer, 1997-1999
Art Fair Street Painting, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1990, 1989, 1988
Co-Founder, Friends of the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, 1989
Member, Northeast Neighbors Association, 1987-Present
Have donated many of my art works to various organizations throughout the Northwest, 1986-Present