EDUCATION
1989 Master of Fine Arts, Art (Sculpture), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
1981 Bachelor of Science, Philosophy, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT and INSTALLATIONS
1990-Pres. Artist and Artist’s Support Services, Design, display, installation, fabrication, heat processing, and materials research, Seattle & Spokane, WA.
2010-Pres. Department Technician. Art Department, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA. Safety training and supervision of tools and interments for Ceramics, and Sculpture Departments. Includes but not limited to maintaining, and repair of kilns, wheels and other ceramic making equipment. Oversee and assist students in wood and sculpture studios in accomplishing their design goals. Monitor, maintain, and work with the university’s Health and Safety Department in collection and disposal of heavy metals and other materials from Ceramics, Sculpture and the wood studio.
2015-2018 Preparator, Terrain, Spokane, WA; Design and installation of Terrain Exhibits 8 & 9 at the Cracker Factory, Terrain 10 @ the Jenson-Berg Building, design and installation of exhibits in Terrain Gallery, Fellow’s, and as allowed by tenants.
2010-2018 Web Designer and Social Media Manager. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.: manage, create, and monitor all online information and design of Saranac Art Project’s web presence, including but not limited to Web site, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram.
2004 Display Trimmer, Nordstrom, Spokane, WA, Designed constructed and installed works for Holiday displays in store and in windows.
1996-1998 Display Trimmer, Nordstrom, Spokane, WA; Design, material selection, locating & ordering, parts assembly, installation of displays & windows to fit budgets and deadlines both from pre-designed kits and independently, design an average of three windows a month independent of main set of 13 windows.
1997 Preparator, Neon, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA; prepared documentation, photographs and objects, and installed art, copy, and objects for art and history exhibit.
1994 -1995 Specialty Technician, Gardens and Sun Spaces, Duvall, WA; Finishing carpentry, painting, fabrication, custom designs, selection and ordering materials, create designs to fit into existing houses’ design styles and customer needs.
1993-1997 Technician, Flora Mace & Joey Kirkpatrick, Seattle, WA; Operate, maintain and build specialty glass making equipment and tools for special processes and making unique work, solving needs as they are found, contact and utilize outside technicians as needed, and to expand my own skills in operating facility.
1989-93 Glass & Facility Designer & Technician, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA; Design, build and operate school and rental facilities for the making of glass art in all its manifestations, assist in operating and maintaining rest of the facilities, including sculpture studio, jewelry studio, and print & painting studio, work within tight budget restraints, answer technical questions on any number of different processes in any of the four studios, assist in monitoring use of studios, provide informal instruction in use of equipment, maintain safe operation of equipment while providing access, contact and utilize outside technicians as needed, and to expand my own skills in operating facility.
1990-1993 Instructor, Moldmaking, welding, foundry, sculpture, Sculpture Department, Pratt Fine
Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
1993 Ceramic Technician, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, ME; Install windows into facility, assist in repairing kilns and overseeing operation of equipment, assist in any other aspects of workshop’s functioning.
1992 Coordinator, Emerging Artists-in-Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood and Seattle, WA; Assist program artists in locating materials and using equipment to fit their needs of production.
1987, 1989 Maintenance, Bay Street Studios, Booth Bay Harbor, ME; Fix, repair, replace, and construct various parts to fit the needs and maintain Inn’s structure.
1986-1989 Foundry Technician, Sculpture Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Maintain, repair, coordinate, provide technical assistance and workshops to any interested in using Art department foundry facility.
1988 Instructor, Beginning Sculpture (spring and fall semesters), Sculpture Department, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.
1984-1986 Freelance Artist’s Technician; Assist in making work for show in galleries and installation of gallery shows and outdoor installations, New York Metropolitan Area, for various artists, including: Grace Knowlton, Christy Rupp, & Elsbeth Woody.
1984-1986 Technical Assistant, Sculpture Cast, Roosevelt, NJ; mold making & technical support including making molds, deigning and casting waxes for foundry casts and production casting in concrete and wax.
1985-1986 Exhibit Technician, Impact Exhibits, South Plainfield, NJ; Participate in all aspects of commercial exhibit manufacture including manufacture from drawings, selection for shipping, packing, and unpacking, and storage of returned commercial exhibits.
1984-1985 Production Assistant, Ceramics, Pacific Arts and Design, Trenton, NJ; Pack work for shipping, load and unload kilns, fire kilns, make and prepare clay for daily production.
1984 Apprentice, Johnson Atelier, Mercerville, NJ; Cast wax, repair and prepare wax for investing for casting, De-vesting and repair casts for assembly and fabrication, assist artists in solving problems in making work, work with artists in teaching them to use wax in executing ideas, and fulfilling conceptual goals, assist artists in understanding casting process and available choices for best use of materials, equipment, and technology within organization.
1983 Artist’s Assistant, Katsuyuki Sakazume, Peter’s Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ; Pack work for shipping, load and unload kilns, fire kilns, make and prepare clay for daily production, dig and prepare native clays, prepare wood for use in kiln firing, assist in production of work for shows.
1982-3 Exhibit Technician, Commercial Exhibits, Production House, Falls Church, VA; Participate in all aspects of commercial exhibit manufacture including manufacture from drawings, selection for shipping, packing, and unpacking, and storage of returned commercial exhibits, Solving problems in manufacturing, and production of screen printed graphics for exhibitions, brochures and signage.
1882-3 Studio Assistant, Ceramic Studio, Wakefield Chapel Center, Fairfax, VA; Load and unload kilns, fire kilns, make and prepare clay for daily production, mix glazes as needed.
1982 Assistant Preparator, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC; assist in construction of walls and design of space for installation of local artist’s work for fund biannual review.
1981-1982 Studio Assistant, Ceramic Studio, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR; Load and unload kilns, fire kilns, make and prepare clay for daily production, mix clay & glazes as needed, open and close studio for public use.
1981 Exhibit Preparator, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR; Installation of gallery shows and outdoor installations.
1981-2 Exhibit Technician, Commercial Exhibits, Color and Design, Inc., Portland, OR; Participate in all aspects of commercial exhibit manufacture including manufacture from drawings, sketches and verbal concept outlines for commercial exhibits and displays, Solving problems in manufacturing, and production of screen printed exhibition graphics,manage production schedule and material inventory for display line production.
1981 Exhibit Preparator, Thone Chair Exhibition, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR; Assist unpacking & installation of traveling exhibition.
1979-1981 Lead Carpenter, Fir Acres Theater, Lewis and Clark College, Portland OR; Supervise use and operation of wood working equipment, design of props and set, direct storage and use of materials and maintain inventory of materials equipment and set parts.
1979 Supervisor, Barrio Rehab/Development project, Salvation Army, Lisbon, Portugal.
1978-1979 Finishing Carpenter, Rosenburg Construction, Vienna, VA; Finishing carpentry, repair, customer service on finished buildings/homes, coordination of delivery of materials to home sites, and locking/unlocking/entry into buildings by trades.
1977, 1978 Farmhand, Ralston Farms, Roscoe, IL; Spring & summer tilling, repair & preparation of buildings, and sheep herd daily management and assistance in preparing & delivering herd for county and state fair shows.
1975-1976 Clerk, Membership processing, Common Cause, Washington, DC; Sorting and processing, & microfilm recording of membership documents.
1975 Driver, Rosa’s Pizza, Beaverton, WA; pizza delivery.
1973 Maintenance, Teuffles’ Nursery, Beaverton, OR; Assisted in maintaining trucks and mechanical equipment.

Public Art Commissions/ Art in Public Places
2016 Mobiles in the Woolworth Windows. Tacoma SpaceWorks, Tacoma, WA. Collection of six mobiles in corner window set of Woolworths building in downtown Tacoma, WA.
Part of a rotating juried installation of work to vitalize the downtown commercial facades of Tacoma.
2015 Illuminated Kinetics. Window Dressing @ the Motor Inn. Spokane, WA. Installation of
a mobile in windows of the Ridpath Motor Inn building. Part of an urban vitalization
project supported by Washington Mutual Bank. Mobiles are backlit to enable shadows to play over surface of scrim covering windows over doors sealed and covered by plywood.
2014 Sculptor, Freya Street Bridge Project, City of Spokane, Spokane, WA. Re-installation of
removed public works pieces to City Right of Way north of Freya Street Bridge. Worked
with engineers, contractors and city to successfully place pieces near original site,
following removal by Spokane Streets Department.
2011 Sculptor, Garland District Bike Racks and Bus Bench, Spokane’s Garland
neighborhood and the Spokane Arts Commission. Design Fabrication and installation of
bike racks and bus bench to fit neighborhood needs for attractive alternative designed
works, to provide a community definition.
2010 Sculptor, Freya Street Bridge Project, City of Spokane, Spokane, WA. $90,000
production budget contract for a set of bridge elements for lighting fixtures on bridge.
The bridge replaced an existing vehicle bridge over the railroad. Working with city and
state departments of transportation, city contractors, engineers and Spokane’s Arts
Commission in completing project and installation. Production includes fabricating,
coating, and installation of 6’x 3’ wind vane banners mounted to lamp fixtures, before
installation, and working with contractors to enable safe installation of lamp fixture and
banner
2009 Sculptor, Liberty Pool Banners, Spokane Park Department and City of Spokane,
Spokane, WA. Kinetic elements as flanking elements for entry gazebo and community
landmarks for pool’s entry gazebo. Working with city department of parks, arts
commission, architects and city contractors in completing project and installation.
2008 Sculptor, Freya Street Bridge Project, City of Spokane, Spokane, WA. A $10,000 Design
Contract. Design, budgeted, and producing proto-typed, scaled elements for bridge that
will replace existing vehicle bridge over railroad. Working with city department of
transportation, and arts commission in completing project and installation.
Wind Vanes, Area 58, Spokane, WA. Installation of wind vanes in Parking area
surrounding store.
2007 Sculptor, Installation of Rhizomic Possibilities, a $23,000 Art in Public Places
Commission for Washington State Arts Commission at Newport High School,
Bellevue, WA. Designed, contracted for completion of parts, budgeted, scheduled,
delivered and installed piece on campus working with W.S.A.C., District faculty and
staff, and contractors.
2006 Artist Finalist selected for presentation for commission at Spokane International Airport, by Airport Authority. Designed, budgeted, and presented conceptual drawings and model for locations in Spokane International Airport for Rotundas and Luggage Concourse.
2005 Sculpture Without Walls, (public outdoor installation), Moses Lake Museum and Art
Center, Moses Lake, WA. Installation and then purchase of two wind vanes with glass
mosaic in the downtown areas and parks of Moses Lake. Purchase of pieces through
selection of People’s Choice award purchase.
2004 Sculptor, Installation of Caterpillar Boogie Woogie an $18,000 Art in Public Places
Commission for the Washington State Arts Commission at Spokane Falls Community
College. Designed, contracted for completion of parts, budgeted, scheduled, delivered
and installed piece on campus working with W.S.A.C., College faculty and staff, and
contractors.
2002. Issaquah, Public Art Walk, Park Blocks, (public outdoor installation), Issaquah Arts
Commission, Issaquah, WA.

EXHIBITIONS

2021 Figurative Vessels. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
2018 Field Research. Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
2017 Field Research. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
2016 Narrative Formalities: Saranac Selections at Gallery One, Ellensburg Washington.
New Investigations: Mobiles. Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
2015 A Floating World, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
2014 New to You, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
2013 Objects, Pieces, Bits, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
Drawn to the Wall V, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
2012 Small Drawings, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
2011 Small Reflections, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
2010 Two Voices: Four Video Suite, Ballet and Bubbly, First Night Spokane, Ballet Arts
Spokane, Bing Theater, Spokane WA
Exploring Transit Options, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA.
The Dark Room: welcome obscura, three-person show, Saranac Art Projects,
Spokane, WA.
Faculty Exhibit, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
2009 Faculty Exhibit, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
2008 Eastern Washington Faculty Show, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Faculty Exhibit, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
2007 Juried Regional Exhibition, Chase Gallery, Spokane City Hall, Spokane, WA
2006 Solo Exhibition, Adam East Museum & Art Center, Moses Lake, WA.
Faculty Exhibit, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
70.9 Miles North, Compton Union Gallery, WSU, Pullman, WA.
2003 Iron Rodeo, Art Department, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA.
UK/US Iron Casting Workshop Exhibition, Berllanderi Workshop, Raglan, Wales, UK.
Iron Rodeo, Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA.
Faculty Exhibit, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.

GRANTS and AWARDS:
2007 City Purchase Award: Mapping Options, Sculpture Without Walls, Moses Lake Museum
and Art Center, Moses Lake, WA.
2006 People’s Choice & City Purchase Award. Memory Net, Sculpture Without Walls, Moses
Lake Museum and Art Center, Moses Lake, WA.
2005 Juror’s Award: Second Place. Sculpture Without Walls, (public outdoor installation),
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center, Moses Lake, WA.
Participating Artist, Aurora Pour & workshop @ Poplar, WI, Common Language,
Duluth, MN.
2003 Participating Artist, UK/US Iron Workshop @ Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Wales,
UK.