Biography


BIOGRAPHY

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • Central Branch Union Bank, “Face Creativity”, Portland, Oregon September 2017

  • Concordia University, “Art Gets Political”, Portland, Oregon October 2014

  • Multnomah Art Center Gallery, “The Art of Politics, 2012", Portland, Oregon September 2012

  • Trinity Episcopal Church, "Occupy Politics, 2012", Portland, Oregon October 2012. 

  • Mt. Hood Community College, Fireplace Gallery, "A Divided House Across 150 Aprils", Gresham, Oregon, 2012

  • Ross Ragland Theater, "Politics,People and Motion", Klamath Falls, Oregon, 2011

  • Passion Lab Gallery@The Contemporary Arts Kitchen, "The Body and Society in Motion", Klamath Falls, Oregon, 2010

  • Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2006

  • Talisman Gallery, annual exhibitions, Portland, Oregon 2000 - 2005

  • Multnomah Art Center, Portland, Oregon 1999

GROUP EXHIBITONS

  • Lane Gallery, “Unity Project”, Portland, Oregon March 2017

  • Oregon Society of Artists, “200 X 200 Show”, Portland, Oregon 2014-2017

  • Sacramento Fine Arts Center, “Bold Expressions”, Sacramento, California October 2012-2013

  • Mark Wooley Gallery, “Carnaval”, Portland, Oregon July 2013

  • Broderick Gallery, Rainier, Oregon, 2011

  • Artist Haven Gallery, "International Fine Art Painting Competition", Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2011

  • Lewis and Clark College, "And Justice For All", Portland, Oregon 2010

  • Goodfoote Gallery, "Big One Hundred Show", Portland, Oregon 2010 

  • Pittock Mansion, "Changing Times, The Role Newspapers in America", Portland, Oregon 2010

  • Lake Oswego Art Festival, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2010

  • Olympic Mills Gallery, "Labor and Work”, Portland, Oregon 2009

  • Lake Oswego Art Festival, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2009

  • Kingstad Gallery, "Mixed Media", Beaverton, Oregon 2009

  • Kingstad Gallery, "Art Peace", Beaverton, Oregon 2009

  • Newport Visual Arts Center, "Human Form", Newport, Oregon 2004

  • Beaverton Arts Showcase, Beaverton, Oregon 2004

  • Columbia Art Gallery "Political Art", Hood River, Oregon 2003.

  • Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2002

  • White Gallery PSU, Portland, Oregon 2001

  • Macri Gallery "4 Play the Figure", Portland, Oregon 1999

  • Feinlein Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1997, 1998

  • Tualatin Art Splash,Tualatin, Oregon 1998

  • Wentz Gallery "Go Figure", Portland, Oregon 1996

AWARDS

  • Honorable Mention, Oregon Society of Artists, 2015

  • Honorable Mention, Oregon society of artists, 2014

  • American Art Awards 2013, First and Second Place Political Commentary

  • Langnickel Brush award, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 2012 

  • Honorable Mention, Sacramento Fine arts Center, 2012American Art Awards 2011, ,

  • Second (humorous), Fourth, Fifth and Sixth ( political commentary ) place awards

  • Artist Haven Gallery, International Fine Art Competition, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

  • Best in Category (Figurative/People/Portraiture) 

  • American Art Awards 2010, First and Fifth place awards 

  • Honorary Mention, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, 2009 y

  • Honorary Mention, Kingstad Gallery, Mixed Media 2009

  • Best in Show, Kingstad Gallery, Peace Art: Art Peace 2009

  • President’s Choice Award at Beaverton Arts Showcase February 2004

  • Blue Ribbon Award at Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts 2002

ART AFFILIATIONS

  • Gigmasters, booking for live caricature events 2017-current

  • Oregon Society of Artists 2014-current

  • International Society of Caricature Artists ( ISCA ) 2009-current

  • Portland Open Studios 2002-2011

  • Founding Member of Talisman Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2000-2005

PUBLICATIONS

  • Huffington Post, Political blogger/caricaturist, 2013-January 2018

  • TheDailyJournalist.com, Political blogger/caricaturist, 2013-current

  • Contemporary Painters, Danijela Kracun and Charles McFadden, Schiffer Books, 2012 

  • Road to Sunrise, Olivia Beck, AuthorHouse, cover illustration 2011

  • 2011 International Fine Art, Publication Competition

  • American Art Collector, Alcove Press publication 2009

  • Multnomah Village Post Editorial Cartoonist, 1994-2005

  • PAC for Oregon Term Limits - "Oregonian" 2002

  • Portland State University, "Metroscape" 1998

  • Lewis and Clark College, Law Related Education Publicaton 1980 - 1986

  • "Portland Reflection", 1981

  • Oregon State Bar, "Oregon State Bar Bulletin" 1979 - 1980

COMMISSIONS (does not include commissions for individuals)

  • St. Thomas Moore School, Portland, Oregon, 2017-18

  • Portland Youth Symphony, Portland, Oregon 2015

  • White Bird Dance Company, 2010

  • Eldon Rosenthal: (A sequel to "Sneak and Peek" was commissioned by Rosenthal who was one of the attorneys representing Brandon Mayfield in the "Mayfield Versus U.S.” civil law suit.)

  • Hillsboro School District 1980 - 2000

  • Lewis and Clark College Writing Project 1990

  • Kaiser Permanente of Oregon 1983 - 1985

  • Committee to Elect Tigard Representative Paul Phillips 1983

  • J. Westin Walsh Publishing, Portland, Maine 1980 -1981

ART EDUCATION

  • Private Studio Figurative Painting with Arvie Smith 1997 - 2002

  • Animator, cartoonist, filmmaker Bill Plymptom 1980 -1984

  • Apprenticeship with Los Angeles editorial cartoonist, Merle Cunnington. 1975 - 1977

  • Los Angeles Magazine and New Yorker Cartoonist , Eric Teitlebaum 1976 - 1978

  • Life Drawing and Painting , Bill Garnett 1989 - 1994

  • Painting/ Drawing at Pacific Northwest College of Art - Portland, Oregon 1979 -1997

  • Sculpture, Michihiro Kosuge at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 1984

DEGREES 

  • Oregon Standard Teacher Certification, Social Sciences 1980

  • California Secondary Teacher Certification, Social Sciences 1975

  • Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Northridge, California 1974