HAC Member Since: 1997
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OCCUPATION Professional Artist
ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND: Master of Arts Degree, 1966, Humboldt State University; Arcata, California
1954-1955, Postgraduate study, Humboldt State University; Arcata, California
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1954, Humboldt State University; Arcata, California
1950-1951, Santa Rosa Junior College; Santa Rosa, California
1946-1950, Ferndale Union High School; Ferndale, California
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE: 1964-1993, Art Department, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California (retired)
1959-1964, Eureka High School; Eureka, California
1958-1959, Jacobs Junior High School; Eureka, California
1957-1958, Fontana Unified High School; Fontana, California
ART EXHIBITS: Morris Graves Museum of Art; Eureka, California
(One-artist) Candystick Studio; Ferndale, California
Tuomala Gallery; Fort Bragg, California
Carter House; Eureka, California
College of the Redwoods; Eureka, California
Jacksonville Gallery; Jacksonville, Oregon
Humboldt Gallery; San Francisco, California
Ingomar Gallery; Eureka, California
Humboldt State University; Arcata, California
Mezzanine Gallery; San Francisco, California
Gallery Rouge; Eureka, California
ART EXHIBITS: Carter House; Eureka, California
(Group) Ankrum Gallery; Los Angeles, California
Henry Galleries, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington
College of the Redwoods; Eureka, California
Humboldt Cultural Center; Eureka, California
Redwoods Art Association Annual Exhibitons
Percival Galleries; Des Moines, Iowa
Humboldt State University; Arcata, California
Gump’s Gallery; San Francisco, California
Ingomar Gallery; Eureka, California
Rouge Gallery; Medford, Oregon
Crocker Art Gallery, “Northern California Artistâ€
Phelan Awards Exhibition, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, California
Crocker Art Gallery, Kinsley Annual Exhibition; Sacramento, California
American House; Tubingen, Germany
Museum of Art; Santa Barbara, California
Morris Graves Museum of Art; Eureka, California
AWARDS/SPECIAL
RECOGNITION: 1989 Outstanding Alumni Award, Humboldt State University
1976 Who’s Who in American Art
1971, 1991 Humboldt Arts Council Award, presented annually to individuals who have made significant long-term contributions to fostering the arts in Humboldt County.
1977 KEET-TV Award, given in recognition of fund-raising activities supporting public television, 1975-1977
TRAVEL: Hawaii (8 trips 1978-1995)
Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, China, and Hong Kong (1991)
South Pacific, New Zealand, and Australia (1988)
Guatemala (1973)
Japan (1961)
Mexico (1953)
Europe (approximately 25 trips to Europe and North Africa from 1956 to 2003): Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Greece, Yugoslavia, England, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Germany, Sweden, France, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, Ireland, and Belgium.
CURRENT
MEMBERSHIPS: Redwoods Art Association
Humboldt Arts Council
Humboldt State University Alumni
Friends of the Clarke Museum; Eureka, California
Marines’ Memorial Club; San Francisco, California
Humboldt County Historical Society
Jefferson Public Radio; Ashland, Oregon
Humboldt Botanical Garden Foundation
Westhaven Center For the Arts, California
MILITARY
SERVICE: U.S. Army, February 1956-December 1957 (active duty in Europe)
U.S. Army Reserve, 1957-1962
Honorable Discharge; February 28, 1962
