• St. Louis, Missouri

EDUCATION

• Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography/Video
  Graduation Honor: Connie Griffith Memorial Photography Award

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2006  In Missouri, Brickton Art Center, Park Ridge, Illinois.
• 2005  In Missouri, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.                                 
• 1981  Solo Exhibition, University of Missouri St. Louis, Center for Metropolitan Studies Gallery, Curator: Jean Tucker.
• 1979  Solo Exhibition, University of Texas Medical Branch, Moody Medical Library, Galveston, Texas.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2008 In A New Direction: wall space, Seattle, Washington, Juror: Clint Willour, Curator, Galveston Art Center.
• 2007 Faculty Art Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri.
• 2007 Continuum: KCAI Alumni Photography, Cross Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.  
• 2007 Texas National 2007, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, Jurors: MANUAL (Suzanne Bloom and Ed Hill), Professors, University of Houston, Award: Honorable Mention.
• 2007 Photography: Second Annual Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri, Juror: Susan Hacker Stang, Professor, Webster University.  
• 2007 City As Art, Art Saint Louis Gallery, Jurors: Shannon Fitzgerald, Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri and Bob Hansman, Associate Professor, Washington University.
• 2006 Art St. Louis XXII: The Exhibition, Art Saint Louis Gallery, Juror: Elizabeth Thomas, Curator, Cofounder and Managing Editor of TenbyTen Magazine.
• 2006 SCC Photography Invitational, “On Location: Interpretations of Form and Space”, St. Charles Community College, Curator: Brian Smith.  
• 2006 Honors Awards 2006 Exhibition, Art Saint Louis Gallery, Curator: David Allen, Director of Arts In Transit, St. Louis, Missouri.
• 2006 Photography: A Regional Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri, Jurors: Hans Levi, Professor Emeritus, Lindenwood University and Kim Mosley, Dean, Liberal Arts St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley.
• 2005 Sister Cities Digital: The Ink & Light International Invitational Exhibition. A joint exhibition between Meramec Community College and The St. Louis Artist Guild. Jurors: Mary Eigel and Rene Michal-Trapaga, Professors, St. Louis Community College at Meramec.
• 2005 Open Space: Art of the Landscape, Art Saint Louis Gallery, Juror: Michael Eastman, Photographer, Award: Award of Excellence.
• 2004 Mapping Memory, Art Saint Louis Gallery, Juror: Clara Coleman, Curator of Exhibitions, Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum.
• 2003 Transforming Spaces, John Wm. Nagel & Don McKenna, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Art Gallery, Curator: David Hanlon.
• 2000 Photospiva 2000, George A. Spiva Center For The Arts, Joplin, Missouri, Juror: Keith F. Davis, Hallmark Fine Arts Programs Director.           
• 2000 Ink & Light 2000, St. Louis Community College at Meramec Campus, Art Gallery, Juror: Craig Warner, Professor, North West Missouri State University.
• 2000 th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, Art Gallery, Juror: Dan Younger, Professor, University of Missouri St. Louis, Award: First Place.
• 1993 St. Louis Artists' Guild Photography Exhibition, Juror: Mark Douglas, Award: K&S Imaging Prize.
• 1989 Teachers of Photography in the St. Louis Area, Bixby Hall Gallery, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1985 St. Louis Artists' Guild Photography Exhibition, Juror: James Schietinger, Professor, Milliken University, Award: Anne Newman Annual Photography Award.
• 1982 St. Louis Artists' Guild Photography Exhibition, Juror: Art Sinsabaugh, Professor, University of Illinois.
• 1981 St. Louis Artists' Guild Oil, Sculpture, Collage, Acrylic Exhibition, Juror: Kenneth Stout, Professor, University of Arkansas.
• 1980 St. Louis Artists' Guild Photography Exhibition, Juror: Franz Deck, Artist, Award: Anonymous Prize.
• 1979 P.O. Juried Photographic Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri Juror: Joyce Neimanas, Artist, Award: Jurors Prize.
• 1979 St. Louis Artists' Guild Photography Exhibition, Juror: Ken White. Artist.         
• 1979 Photographic Interpretations: A Group Exhibition, Toni Jones Gallery, Houston, Texas Juror: Anne Tucker, Curator, Houston Museum of Fine Arts.
• 1979 Silver Show, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, Juror: Abigale Perlmutter, Artist.
• 1978 Dimension XIII: The Art League of Houston All Media Juried Exhibition, Houston, Texas Juror: Ellen R. Goheen.          
• 1978 First Galveston Video Festival, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.     
• 1977 Photo Expression, Bell Center Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.     
• 1977 Group Exhibition, Pemday Gallery, Mission, Kansas.
• 1977 Photographs from the Kansas City Art Institute, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.
• 1976 Don McKenna & Ed Martin: Recent Photographs, Villa Duchene Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri.
• 1973 Columbia Arts League All Media Exhibition, Columbia, Missouri.

 RECOGNITIONS

• 2007 Honorable Mention, Texas National 2007, Stephen F. Austin State University.
• 2006 Best Photography Exhibition, Best of Kansas City 2006, The Pitch Magazine.
• 2005 Award of Excellence, Open Space: Art of the Landscape, Art St. Louis Gallery.
• 2000 First Place, 7th Annual Juried Art Exhibition 2000, St. Louis Community College, Meramec Campus Gallery.
• 1993 K&S Imaging Prize, St. Louis Artist Guild Photography Exhibition.
• 1985 Bronze Award, Association for Multi-Image International, St. Louis Chapter.
• 1985 Flair Award, Advertising Federation of St. Louis.
• 1985 Anne Newman Annual Photography Prize, St. Louis Artist Guild Photography Exhibition.
• 1985 Flair Award, Advertising Federation of St. Louis.
• 1985 Flair Certificate of Excellence, Advertising Federation of St. Louis.
• 1982 Certificate of Distinction, Art Direction Magazine. 
• 1980 Anonymous Award, St. Louis Artist Guild Photography Exhibition.
• 1979 Jurors Prize, P.O. Juried Photographic Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute.
• 1978 Connie Griffith Memorial Photography Award, Kansas City Art Institute.

 PUBLICATIONS

• 2008 Voices Magazine, the online magazine of the Missouri Historical Society. Fall/Winter 2007-08.  Easily Overlooked: Selected images from “In Missouri”.
• 2006 "Best of Kansas City 2006", Best photography exhibition, The Pitch, October 5, 2006
• 2005 Gina Kaufmann, "Art Capsule Reviews: In Missouri," The Pitch, October 20, 2005
• 2005 Teresa Callahan, "What is a Landscape?" West End Word, August 10, 2005

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

• 2007 Guest Speaker, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
• 2006 Guest Speaker, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
• 2006 Guest Speaker, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
• 2005 Panel Member, Society for Photographic Education, Midwest Conference, St. Louis, MO
• 2005 Guest Speaker, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
• 2004 Guest Speaker, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
• 2004 Guest Speaker, Maryville University, St. Louis,

COLLECTIONS

• Private 
  • David Hanlon, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Robyn and Kip Ruhl, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Clifford Placke, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Debbie and Tim Riordan, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Jane and Jonny Girson, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Linda Shapiro, Kansas City, Missouri
  • John and Mary Eddington, Excelsior Springs, Missouri
  • Jack Taylor, Denver, Colorado
  • Cynthia Crampton and Russell Phillips, Chicago, Illinois
  • Dr. Robert Ruby, Santa Barbara, California
  • Beatrice and Bill Suchy, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Leigh and Matt Nieman, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Theresa and Dr. John Ebeling, St. Louis, Missouri 
• Public
  • University of Missouri - Kansas City
•  Corporate
  • Shook, Hardy, & Bacon, Kansas City, Missouri

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