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EDUCATION
1988MFA (Sculpture), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1986MA (Sculpture), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1984BA (Sculpture), Greenville College, Greenville, IL
1975 - 80Undergraduate study, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS (partial listing - total solo exhibitions - 30+)
2011 Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2011 Isaac Lincoln Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2010Moss-Thorns Gallery, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2009Marin Gallery, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI
2008Dericci Gallery - Edgewood College, Madison, WI
2007Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2003Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Mankato, MN
2002TePaske Art Center, Northwestern College, Orange City, IA
2001North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2001Farnham Gallery, Simpson College, Indianola, IA
2001Empire Art Center, Grand Forks, ND
2001Elmhurst Museum of Art, Elmhurst, IL
2000Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND
2000Rainy River Community College, International Falls, MN

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (partial listing - total group exhibitions - 100+)
2011Viewpoints, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2011National Art Premiere 2011, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
2011Springfield Art Association, (Patrick Luber, Ken Hoffman, Todd Synder), Springfield, IL
2011Valdosta National 2011, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
201010th Annual Schwa Exhibition, Pitt County Art Council at Emerge, Greenville, NC
20108th Annual Art Source Gallery Exhibition, Art Source Gallery, Boise, ID
201023rd Annual National, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
20109th Annual Juried Show, Art Source Gallery, Boise, ID
2010Thaw, The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2010The Beat Goes On - Celebrate, Northern Lights Gallery, Mayville State University, Mayville, ND
201031st Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibition, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT
2010Valdosta National 2010, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
2009Secret Places, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
2009Patrick Luber & Donovan Widmer, Taube Art Museum, Minot, ND
2009Culture, CIVA Conference Exhibition, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
2009Small Multitudes: Sculpture Invitational Exhibtion, Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2009New: A Group Exhibition, The Third Street Gallery, Grand Forks, ND
2009Annual Faculty Exhibition, Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2008University of North Dakota 125th Anniversary Exhibition, Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
20082008 North Dakota Humanities Summit Exhibition, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
2008Skin: Nature's Wrapping Paper, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY
2008Dreams & Visions, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
200810th Annual All Media Exhibition, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
200829th Annual Southeastern Montana, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT
2008Annual Faculty Exhibition, Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2008The Aktuel, Cade Fine Arts Center, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
2008Valdosta National 2008, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
200711th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarleton State University, Dora Lee Langdon Center, Granbury, TX
2007Small Works Juried Exhibition, Weir Gallery, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD
2007Perspectives: Any Way You Look At It, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
20072007 Juried Exhibition, Lemon Street Gallery & Artspace, Inc., Kenosha, WI
200734th Annual , Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2007Painted Tongue: Union of Art and Word, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
200649th Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
2006Americas 2000, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
2006Greater Midwest International XXI, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
200627th Annual Southeastern Montana, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT
2004-06Identity and Vision in Minnesota and North Dakota (traveling), The Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2004-07The Lewis and Clark Exhibition: Celebrating Explorers (traveling), North Dakota Art Gallery Association, Minot, ND
20042004 ND Arts & Humanities Summit Exhibition, Taube Museum, Minot, ND
2004UND Faculty ExhibtionMinnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
2004UND Faculty Exhibition, Myers Gallery, University of North Dakota
2004Annual Juried Exhibition, Jamestown Art Center, ND
200424th Annual Southeast Montanta, Miles City, MT
2003Main Access Gallery Annual Members Exhibition, Winnipeg, MB
20032nd Street Gallery, Boise, ID
2003Memphis-Germantown Art League 8th Annual, Memphis, TN
200337th Annual Drawing And Small Sculpture, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX

AWARDS - GRANTS - COMMISSIONS (partial listing)
2010Award of Excellence (1st Place), Northern National Art Competition - 23rd Annual National, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
2008First Place Award - 29th Annual Southeastern Montana, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MN
2008Fifth Place - Valdosta National 2008, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
2007Tarleton Foundation Award - 11th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarleton State University, Dora Lee Langdon Center, Granbury, TX
2005-2006North Dakota Humanities Council Larry Remele Memorial Fellowship - "America in 3-D: Landscape as National Identity and Tourist Attraction in ViewMasterTM Stereoscopic Images" (Feb. 19, 2006 lecture - Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND)
2004Best / Mixed Media Category - Jamestown Art Center Juried Annual, Jamestown, ND
2003Purchase Award - 37th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
2002First Place Award - 58th Annual Juried Competition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2002Purchase Award - 58th Annual Juried Competition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2001-02University of North Dakota Faculty Seed Money Grant - Sculptural Installation Research
2000Public Commission - "Now & Then", Grand Forks, ND
1999Ragdale Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program - (one month residency summer 1999) Lake Forest, IL (NEA Fellowship)
1995College of Fine Arts and Communication Professional Enhancement Award for Creativity /Performance/Research - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1993North Dakota Council on the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship
1993Best of Show Award - Galex 27, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
1992The Colorado National Bank Award/Best of Show/Cash Award - 1992 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

COLLECTIONS
Ina Mae Rue Entrepreneurial Center Art Collection, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
Donellson Hotel, Fargo, ND
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX

LECTURES / PAPERS / PRESENTATIONS / PUBLICATIONS
2010"Art & Religion: Reloaded", 2010 North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND
2010"The Civil Religion of View-MasterTM", American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Conference, (April 9-10) Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
2010"The Civil Religion of View-MasterTM", 2010 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, St. Louis, MO
2008The North Dakota Museum of Art Permanent Collection, Published by the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND (artwork featured on page 81)
2008"The Civil Religion of View-MasterTM", North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit - October 9-10, 2008, Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
2008"America in 3D: The Construction of National Myth in View-MasterTM Stereographic Images", (Chapter 8, pgs. 151-164) The River is a Strong Brown God: Iconic Places and Characters in 20th Century American Cultures, St. Cloud State University Press, St. Cloud, MN 2008. ISBN 1-934478-19-9.
2007"America in 3D: The Construction of National Myth in View-MasterTM Stereographic Images", 2nd Annual Sinclair Lewis Conference - October 18-19, 2007 St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
2006Presidential Lecture, The 3-Ds of Sculpture: The Disinterested, Decorative, and Devotional Object, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2006"America in 3-D: Landscape as National Identity and Tourist Attraction in ViewMasterTM Stereoscopic Images", Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND
2005On Teaching Colloquium, "Assessment of Student Learning in the Visual Arts", University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2004Guest Lecturer, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
20042004 North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Minot, ND
"The Art of Thomas Kinkade"
"The Critique": A Case Study at the Whitecliffe School of Art & Design
"Art Education on the College Level"
2004Mid-America College Art Association, Minneapolis, MN
"In the Beginning There was the (W)ord: The Authoritative Use of Language by Self Taught Artists and Academically Trained Artists"
2004College Art Association, Seattle, WA
"Thomas Kinkade: Art, Democracy & Salvation at the Mall"
20022002 North Dakota Arts & Humanities Summit, Grand Forks, ND
Retooling the Critique for University Art Education
"Art in the 21stC.: A New Role for Artists?"
2002Guest Lecturer, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND "Art in the 21stC.: A New Role for Artists?"
2002Guest Lecturer, Whitecliffe College of Art & Design, Auckland, NZ
2000Public Lecture, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
1999Faculty Development Conference, Bloomington, MN
"Interdisciplinary Faculty Collaboration to Promote Student Learning"
1997Mid-America College Art Association, Richmond, VA
"Connecting to the Muse: Transforming Personal Experience into Artistic Voice"
"The Art, The Critique and the Grade"
"Connecting to the World at Large out their Somewhere"
1996Guest Lecturer, St. Mary's University, Winnona, MN
1996Guest Lecturer, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
1995"Furniture Beyond Function", College of Fine Arts Lecture Series, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1992Guest Lecturer, National SOS! Project (Save Outdoor Sculpture), Heritage Center, Bismarck, ND

TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2003 -Professor / Sculpture, University of North Dakota
1997 - 03Associate Professor / Sculpture, University of North Dakota
1991 - 96Assistant Professor / Sculpture, University of North Dakota
2000 - 01Chair, Art Department, University of North Dakota
1998 - 00Art Department Graduate Program Director, University of North Dakota