M.F.A., Graduate with Distinction, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie WI
B.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie WI
Fellowships & Honors
Tao Hua Tan International Artist Retreat, Artist in Residence, Tao Hua Tan, Anhui Province, China,
Everglades National Park Artist in Residence Award, U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, Homestead FL,
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, international award based on artistic merit, New York NY,
Visiting Artist, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha NE,
Artist in Residence Award, Fundación Valparaíso, Mojácar, Spain,
Artist in Residence Award, Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, Westport Island ME,
John Anson Kittredge Grant, Educational Travel Award,
Artist in Residence Award, Julia and David White Artist's Colony, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica,
Guest Artist Award, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass CO,
National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artist Fellowship Grant,
Regents’ Professorship, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM. Endowed Chair, an award based on excellence in teaching and creative work,
Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie WI,
Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington IN,
Artist in Residency Grant, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell NM,
National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artist Fellowship Grant,
Invited Member of Society of American Graphic Artists, New York NY,
Ford Foundation Grant, "Photographic Processes for Intaglio,"
Guest Artist Grant, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque NM,
Research Fellowship, Indiana University Museum of Fine Arts, Indiana University Foundation, Bloomington IN,
Graduate Studies Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington IN,
Travel
China (Anhui Province)
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Thailand, India, Laos and Vietnam
Teaching Experience
Regents' Professor Emeritus University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM
Numerous Invited Guest Artist positions
Began exhibiting in the late '60s and since that time have been represented in hundreds of national, international, juried, and one-artist exhibitions and have received numerous awards.
Guest Artist/Juror/Speaker
Guest Speaker in conjunction with the exhibition Feral Flora, New Paintings by Jane Abrams, The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque NM,
Guest Speaker, American Society for Aesthetics Conference, Santa Fe NM. “A Selection of My Work from the 1990s to the Present: Artist Residencies from Costa Rica to Spain and from Maine and Mexico to Omaha,”
Juror, 7th Annual Saul Bell Design Award Competition. International design competition for excellence in jewelry and hollowware, Sponsored by Rio Grande Jewelry Supply, Albuquerque NM,
Guest Artist/Speaker, Laramie Community Colleges, Cheyenne WY,
Guest Artist/Speaker, Highlands University, Las Vegas NM,
Guest Artist in conjunction with The Informing Spirit, an exhibition of the Art of the Americas Southwest and West Coast Canada: 1925-1945, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada,
Guest Speaker, "Magnifico," Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque NM,
Guest Artist, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie WI,
Guest Artist, Indiana University, Bloomington IN,
Juror, 1990 Mountain West Biennial Works on Paper, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum, Logan UT,
Guest Artist/Speaker, Mississippi State University, Starkville MS,
Panelist to select recipient artists for the Illinois Arts Council Grants, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago IL,
Juror, 17th Annual Southwest Arts and Crafts Festival Albuquerque NM,
Guest Curator, Young Printmakers, chosen to select artists for an exhibition at R.S. Levy Gallery in conjunction with the 17th Annual Southern Graphics Council, University of Texas, Austin TX,
Guest Artist/Speaker, 1988 Honors Forum, Maricopa College, Phoenix AZ,
Juror, Breaking Ground Breaking Rules, exhibition sponsored by Women's Caucus for the Arts, Equitable Financial Co., National Endowment for the Arts and New Mexico Arts Division, Deming NM,
Juror, New Mexico State Fair Fine Arts Competition, Albuquerque NM,
Juror to select New Mexico State Awards for Artists in the Schools, Santa Fe NM,
Guest Speaker, "Artist Dialogues," in conjunction with the exhibition Empowered Painting, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe NM,
Guest Artist, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR,
Guest Artist, Print Symposium, Drake University, Des Moines IA,
Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts/Mid-America to award fellowships in printmaking, drawing and artists books, Kansas City MO,
Guest Artist and public presentation, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD,
Juror, Daily Bread exhibition, funded by State of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM,
Guest Artist and public presentation, University of Texas, Austin TX,
Guest Artist, The Etching Process two-day workshop, Taos Artists Association, Taos NM,
Guest Artist and public presentation in printmaking, "The Photograph and the Limits of Vision," Indiana State University, Evansville IN,
Book Arts Festival two-day demonstration in lithography, Santa Fe Governor's Palace, Santa Fe NM,
The Intaglio Press two-day workshop, Taos Artists Association, Taos NM,
Art Week Workshop three-day workshop in the Intaglio medium, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs CO,
Juror, Women in the Southwest exhibition (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, crafts), Albuquerque United Artists Gallery, Albuquerque NM,
Presenter, "Southwest Landscape: an ingeminate bond for the creative woman," Western States American Studies Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM,
"Sexual Politics in Language and Art," paper presented to the Arizona Woman's Caucus for Art, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ,
Juror, Aperture exhibition (photography, painting, drawing, prints, sculpture), funded by the Arizona Woman's Caucus for Art, Pima College, Arizona,
"A Visual Dialogue: Language and Art," presentation for the Research Colloquia, Faculty and Professional Women's Association, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM,
Workshop Series five-day workshop with the students of lithography and etching, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA,
"Sexual Politics in Language and Art" public presentation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA,
"Language and Vision" public presentation, East Carolina University, Greenville NC,