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| This Website is the result of over 30 years experience of direct involvement in the arts, first with sculpture, then with music and lyric, and most recently with an array of two-dimensional media, not limited to watercolor, oil painting, pastels, pen and ink, and storyboarding ( in the old school tradition). Performance found its way into the mix in the early 90's with the invention of Juan Avocado, my musical alter ego. |
| It is said that a true Renaissance being takes longer than other artists to develop because of the fearless experimentation and investigation required, and the undaunting drive that overrides the failure and initial clumsiness that comes with each new art form. It took Edison almost 1,000 experiments to figure out the light bulb. Even after more than a decade of working with clay, my first dog sculptures, (aside from the first one from 1959 ), looked like pigs to kids. This posed an initial dilemma for someone who had had the good fortune to study with such notable artists as Robert Arneson, Peter Voulkos, Oscar Bucher, and John & Suzanne Stephenson. |
| It is the artist's dream to be proficient in all media. Short of genetic virtuosity, it is a long road, far longer in its time frame of expectations than most all professional careers. Along the way, still other offshoots, like teaching, arts advocacy, public speaking, manufacturing, marketing, packaging and self-imposed organization present themselves to be integral to the creative process. It is a race, kind of like what Shawn Colvin might have meant when she wrote, "Riding Shotgun Down the Avalanche". A lot of time alone. It is not a rat race, but a steeplechase. In this day of categorization, it is the rare artist who defies the niche, to reach out in all directions; switching media, subject and style as it suits, to challenge with a political conscience, and to question the norm. Hemingway and Michelangelo were the most fearless artists I know of; and Rembrandt's Night Watch alone encompasses more knowledge and ability in one painting than I may hope to know in three lifetimes. The Japanese say that it takes that many lifetimes to perfect an artform. I try to take up for it with puppy-like enthusiasm. Three lifetimes? Tell it to Picasso. I'm listening...but don't tell it to me. |
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Education |
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1971
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Thacher School, Ojai, California | ||||
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1980
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B.F.A, University of Michigan (cum laude) | ||||
| also: University of Montana Graduate Studies, Michigan State University UCLA, and UC Davis |
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Selected Group
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2000
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NCECA International Exhibition, William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO |
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| 1999 | Please Touch Tohono Chul Art Park, Tucson, AZ 4th Annual Clay on the Wall National Ceramic Exhibition, |
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1998
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Colorado Clay: On & Off the Wall, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO |
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1997
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Brand XXVII-National Ceramic Competition, Brand Library, Glendale CA The Dog in American Craft, |
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1996
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Venice Art Walk 96', Venice, CA | ||||
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1995
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27th Annual Yes Store Art Co-op, Santa Barbara, CA
Venice Art Walk 95', Venice, CA |
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1994
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Artists' Response to AIDS, The Art Store, Santa Barbara, CA |
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1993
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Centennial Celebration, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO The Pet Show (AIDS Benefit), |
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| 1992 | Resistance & Survival, Green Dragon Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA Seattle Art Explosion, |
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| 1991 | Goin' To the Dogs Elizabeth Fortner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ & Santa, Fe NM |
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| 1990 | Ceramics Now, Downey Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Freedom of Expression, ACLU Postcard Project |
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| 1989 | Vice Versa Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO |
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| 1988 | Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competitions San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX The Dog Show, WOTAZOO, Self Portraits |
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| 1987 | Art in the Mountain Time Zone, (1st Place-Scultpure) Jewish Community Center, Denver, CO |
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| 1986 | American Ceramic National IV, Fair Oaks, CA Monarch Tile National Competition The Art of Craft, Figure and Landscape |
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| 1985 | Chronicles: Historical References in Contemporary Clay Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan. UT CLAY: Beyond Function Landscapes |
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| 1984 | American Ceramic National II, (1st Purchase Award) Downey Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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| 1983 | Dog and Pony Show Sebastian -Moore Gallery, Denver, CO |
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| 1982 | Images & Impressions Elizabeth Fortner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| 1981 | Dogs & Cats Marcia Rodell Gallery, Brentwood, CA |
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Awards |
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| 1998 | "Vincent van Gone"- Winner, Film Editing DraCo National Video Contest, Boulder, CO |
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| 2000 | The Light Side/Dark Side (with Kristine Smock) Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO |
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| 1998- 1999 |
Open Studios 98', 99' Atelier Modern Arf, Boulder, CO Modern Arf, |
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| 1992 | Bowled Over, Green Dragon Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| 1991 | Artist-In-Residence Chamber of Commerce, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| 1990 | Dogs At the Helms (Paintings), Green Dragon Art Gallery, Carpinteria, CA |
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| 1989 | Spring & Fall Exhibitions, Salty Dog Studio Gallery, Carpinteria, CA |
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| 1988 | Tales of Boulder, (Presentation of Boulder Arts Commission Grant) Lodestone Gallery, Boulder, CO |
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| 1987 | It Was A Bomb, Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO |
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| 1986 | 101 Mutations, Contemporary Craftsman Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
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| 1985 | Historic Boulder (Art Commission Grant Exhibition), Lodestone Gallery, Boulder, CO |
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| 1984 | A Dog and His Boy II, Xochipilli Gallery, Birmingham, MI |
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| 1983 | Solo Exhibition, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO |
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| 1982 | Roomful of Clay, Grant Street Art Center, Denver, CO |
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| 1980 | The Saga of a Dog and His Boy I, Xochipilli Gallery, Rochester, MI |
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Grants |
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| 1991 | Artist-In-Residence, Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| 1988 | Boulder Arts Commission, Boulder, CO |
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| 1987 | Boulder and the University, (Grant) University of Colorado Housing Department Sculpture Commission |
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| 1986 | Historic Boulder Sculpture Project, Boulder Arts Commission, CO |
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| 1983 | Artist-In-Residence, The Station, Boulder, CO |
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Publications |
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Performances |
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| 1999 | Lecture: Open Studio Salon Series The Dairy, Boulder, CO |
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| 1991- 1997 |
Green Dragon, Joseppi's, SoHo Santa Barbara, CA The Roxy, Molly Malone's, Highland Grounds |
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Curation |
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| 1998 | I Can Handle It Sensory Touch Touring Exhibition to bring great artworks to the blind, Boulder Public Library, Boulder CO |
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Collections
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