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What started as a camping trip to the San Rafael Swell, where
I first experienced desert canyons, cactus and sagebrush, led
to my love affair with the ancients. Each canyon contained thousands
of engravings –petroglyphs—on desert varnish that
looked like animals, birds, people, hands, abstract designs and
fantastic beings. These engravings were exactly as the ancient
artists had drawn them many centuries ago. I felt as if I was
looking directly into the minds of these ancient people.
These prehistoric hunters and gatherers who roamed the region
in seasonal cycles for thousands of years left their art forms
and symbolism on natural rock surfaces. Making marks on a hard
surface became a common connection between the ancients and myself.
While they were concerned with engraving a rock surface, I was
concerned with etching a copper plate
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While on location, I sketch and photograph the ancient glyphs
situated in their hidden splendor and bring them back to the studio
where they are used as inspiration for my work. My intent is to
use them as raw material, sometimes reconstructing them to create
a unique contemporary vision. The power, mystery, and magic of
these ancient images intrigue me and I seek to unveil and express
those qualities in my etchings, rather than documenting their
historical importance.
Semi-abstract, my etchings are characterized by graphic compositions,
natural elements of design and subtle color harmonies. Hand printed,
they are made using the creative and expressive dynamics of a
new, safer, non-toxic approach to printmaking that uses no harmful
acids, solvents or chemicals. The etchings are printed in editions
of 30 or less, on 100% rag content paper.
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M.F.A.
Art (Printmaking) with honors, Utah State University,
Logan, UT, 1978
B.A. Art (Printmaking and Painting), Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT, 1974, Minor: Asian Studies
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Gallery
Director, Gallery East, College of Eastern Utah, Price,
UT, 1998-present
- Schedule,
develop and market 7 regional, national, international and local
exhibitions annually
- Obtain
external funding in support of the gallery
- Supervise
gallery staff
Instructor (tenured), Department of Art, College
of Eastern Utah, Price, UT, 1977 – present
Academic Vice President, College of Eastern
Utah, Price, UT, 1994-1998
- Chief
Academic Officer for CEU and its branch campuses
- Supervised
the total instructional program of the college and was responsible
for the satisfactory planning, development, implementation,
and evaluation of the college curriculum and academic budgets
- Supervised
the operation of the library, personnel office, continuing education
and the instructional programs of the San Juan Campus and the
Moab Center
Acting President, College of Eastern Utah, Price,
UT, 1996
- Responsible
for coordination of Northwest Accreditation visit and review
Dean
of Humanities, Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Business,
College of Eastern Utah, Price, UT, 1987-1994
- Supervised
40 faculty members including the fiscal budget management for
numerous programs
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- Member of the Tenure and Sabbatical Committee 2004, Chair
1992-1997
- Coordinator for Fine Arts Consortium 2004
- CEU Faculty Senate, Senator 2001-2003
- Served as Chair of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee
1992-1997
- Chaired the Semester Conversion Committee 1996-1997
- Served on the CEU Budget Committee 1985-1997
- Statewide Technology Subcommittee 1995-1997
- Utah Education Network, Board of Directors 1995-1997
- CEU Prehistoric Museum, Board of Directors 1996-1997
- Utah Arts Council, Visual Arts Panel 1979-1982
- Utah Arts Festival, Board of Directors 1979-1982
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- Safer
Printmaking Exhibition, “Printsafe” Invitational,
Warringah, Australia, 2003
- Printmaking
Exhibit, (14 Printmakers), Artspace, Forum Gallery,
SLC, UT, 2003
- Glendenning
Gallery, Group Show, Utah Arts Council, SLC, UT 2002
- Bountiful/Davis
Art Center, Group Show, Bountiful, UT 2002
- Gallery
East, Faculty Show, College of Eastern Utah, Price,
UT 2002
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Taos Mosaics Gallery,
Group Show, Taos, NM 2000
- Mary
E. Clarke Gallery, Group Show, Taos, NM 1996
- Contemporary
Southwest Galleries, Santa Fe, NM 1996
- Meerdink
Gallery, Group Show, Ouray, CO 1989
- Gallery
East, Faculty Show, College of Eastern Utah, Price,
UT 1989
- Kimball
Art Center, 4-Person Show, Park City, UT 1987
- SUSC
Invitational Exhibit, Group Show, Cedar City, UT 1987
- Salt
Lake Art Center, 2-Person Show, SLC, UT 1987
- Sundance
Institute, Group Invitational, Provo, UT 1986
- Utah
State University, Central Utah Invitational, Logan,
UT 1983
- Utah
State University, Printmaking West Exhibit, Logan,
UT 1982
- Salt
Lake Art Center, Invitational Utah Landscape, SLC,
UT 1982
- Canyon
Gallery, One-person Exhibit, SLC, UT 1981
- Salt
Lake Art Center, 2-Person Exhibit, SLC, UT 1981
- SUSC
Invitational Exhibit, Group Show, Cedar City, UT 1981
- CEU
Castle Valley Impressions, One Person Show, Price,
UT 1981
- Ricks
College, Group Show, Rexburg, ID 1980
- Utah
State University, Printmaking West Exhibit, Logan,
UT 1980
- CEU
Faculty Exhibit, Group Show, Price, UT 1979
- Springville
Museum of Art Invitational Exhibition, Springville,
UT 1977
- Las
Vegas Art Museum, 2-Person Show, Las Vegas, NV 1975
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- Utah Arts
Council
- Utah State
University
- Brigham
Young University
- Southern
Utah University
- College
of Eastern Utah
- Ricks
College
- State
of Utah
- Salt Lake
County
- Weber
State University
- Clark
County Library
- Las Vegas
Art Museum
- Numerous
Private Collections
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- Introduction
to Printmaking
- Printmaking:
Intaglio & Relief
- Printmaking:
Lithography & Monotype
- Serigraphy
- Fundamentals
of Photography
- Two Dimensional
Design for Majors
- Introduction
to the Visual Arts
- Introduction
to Painting
- Watercolor
Painting
- Drawing
Fundamentals
- Graphic
Art Trends
- Contemporary
Art History
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- Artwork
published in “Non-Toxic Intaglio Printmaking”, by
Keith Howard, Printmaking Resources, Alberta Canada, 1998
- Participant
in the Sundance Suite, a suite of prints from 10 invited Utah
printmakers, produced by the Salt Lake Art Center and the Sundance
Institute 1986
- Participant
in the Rosenblatt Suite, a suite of prints from 10 invited Utah
printmakers, produced by the Salt Lake Art Center and the Rosenblatt
Foundation 1984
- Utah
Arts Council, Project Support Grants, 1998-2004
- Utah
Office of Museum Services Grants, 2001, 2002
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- Non-Toxic
Printmaking Workshops, Coordinator & Instructor, 2001, 2002,
2003
- University
of Alaska, “Ex Libris” Exchange, 2003
- PrintAustralia,
“Year of the Horse” Exchange, 2002
- PrintAustralia,
“Letterforms” Exchange, 2001
- PrintAustralia,
“What is a Print” Exchange, 2001
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- Southern
Graphics Council
- PrintAustralia
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