Resumé
Education
Summa Cum Laude B.F.A. in Photography, University of Minnesota, 1990
Magna Cum Laude B.A. in Art History, University of Minnesota, 1990
Additional studies with:
Ralph Hattersly, Smithsonian institute – Photography and Self Discovery
George Tice, Lightworks – Master Black and White Printing
Jerry Uelsmann, Film in the Cities – Multiple Printing
Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Color Photography
Grants and Awards
2012 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Grant
2010 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant
2009 Honorable Mention: WARM Juried Show at Banfile Locke, Robinsdale, MN
Portfolio Merit Award, Color Magazine No 4. November 2009
1994 Award of Merit: 28th Annual Edina Art Fair
First Place Photography: Excelsior Art Fair on the Lake.
Selected Exhibitions
2004-2019
ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO TOURS, Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2020
FILM NORTH MEMBER SHOW, Film North Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota.
SEEING GOD, Benedictine Center Of St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota.
2019
FIRE AND ICE, AZ Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota.
FORM AND FUNCTION, one person show, The Grand Hand, Minnepolis, Minnesota.
2018
TIME WAS ONCE, film showing at American Alliance of Museums sponsored by Aroha Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2017
THE VISUAL ARMISTICE, Plates to Pixels Gallery, on-line exhibit curated by Blue Mitchell.
2014
SPRING ST. PAUL ART CRAWL, Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.
2013
SHE’S NOT THERE: THE MYTH OF THE MUSE, curated by Doug Beasley, Gallery 122 at Hang It, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
CURIOUS PASSIONS: THE DIVERSE INQUIRIES OF TRAFFIC ZONE ARTISTS, curatedby Robert Bowmand, Miles Gallery, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, Minnesota.
ALLEN DOWNS: LIFE AND WORK, WINTER QUARTER IN MEXICO, organized by Linda Passon-McNally, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, U of M, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ART 4 SHELTER, fundraiser for Simpson Housing, Burnet Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
SPRING & FALL ST. PAUL ART CRAWL, Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.
ARTISTS AT WORK, FALL OPEN STUDIO, Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
JAPANESE GARDENS, One person show, Traffic Zone Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2012
LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND, Katherine Nash Gallery, U of M, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2011
HAND TINTED NATURE (S), 3 person show, Traffic Zone Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
THE SELF REVEALED, Curated by Doug Beasley, Gallery 122 at Hang It, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PHOTOEXPOSURE, Minneapolis Photo Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2010
ART-O-MAT SWAP & SHOW, Chambers Hotel Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
FOOT IN THE DOOR SHOW, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
OPEN STUDIO TOURS, Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MEDITATIONS, Penny George Center for Health and Wellness, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
DISCOVER THE ART OF HEALING, Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Private Collections
Fredrick R. Weismann Museum, United States
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, United States
Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
Louvre or Leave It Museum, United States
Kiki Oberfield de Suarez, Mexico
Teaching Experience
College of Visual Arts
Lighting Workshop for Intermediate Photography classes, 2004 – 2009.
Minnesota Center for Photography
Polaroid Transfer Prints, 2003, 2008, Lighting, 2007, Beginning & Intermediate Darkroom 2007, Beginning Seminar, 2008, Portfolio Development, 2008.
Minneapolis Photography Center
Beginning Exercises in Photography, 2009.
Womens’ Art Registry of Minnesota
Mentor for protégées in the Mentor/Protégée Program, 2000-06.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Photography Class for Littles, Fall, 2003, Summer, 2005, Fall 2006.
U of MN Compleat & Practical Scholar
Portrait Photography, 1995-99; Papers & Toners, 1996; Beginning Photography, 1997; Personal Photographic Vision: Developing a Portfolio, 2000 – 2004.
Studio Workshops
Hand Coloring, 1995-96; Beginning Studio Lighting, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008; Personal Portfolio, 2001.
Vision Quest
Hand Coloring, 1993-96; Portrait: Mirror of Self, 1997-99; Photography Path of Spirit, 2000, 2002.
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Photojournalism for Children 8-12, Summer 1992.
St. Paul Vocational Technical College
Beginning Photography, Winter 1991; Assistant Instructor, Fall 1991.
Stillwater State Prison
Assistant Instructor of Photography and Hand Coloring, 1989-91.
Related Artist Experience
2005-19
Scenic Painter for Guthrie Theater on over 100 productions.
2003
Mental Health, Spiritual Development and the Arts, Hamn Clinic Conference at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, presented “Through the Lenz with a Zen Perspective.”
KFAI Radio interview, “Travel Story”, Japanese garden tour, August 14.
1993-95
Chair of the Board of Directors of WARM, the Womens’ Art Registry of Minnesota.
1995
Official WARM representative at the 4th International NGO Women’s Conference in Beijing, China.
1992
A founding member of WPVA, Women in Photography and Visual Arts.