| Education |
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| University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD |
2005-8 |
| MFA in printmaking with graduate assistantship |
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Iowa State University, College of Design, Ames, IA
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2001-5 |
| BFA (focus on printmaking, painting, and art history) |
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| Additional Study and Workshops |
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College Art Association 96th annual conference, Dallas, TX
Advice for Beginning & Inexperienced Instructors
Presenters: Mika Cho and Carol Reynolds
Job Hunt 101, Presenter: David M. Sokol
Grant-writing for Artists, Presenter: Barbara Bernstein
Digital Tools in the Traditional Classroom
Presenter: Christopher Jagers
Finding a Place for Yourself in the Art World
Presenters: Jackie Battenfield and Joanne Mattera
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2008 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD
Intaglio with Victoria Goro-Rapoport
The Painted Page (book and box making) with James Bailey
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2007 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD
Stone Lithography with David Morrison
Tonal Intaglio with Art Werger
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2006 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD
Color Intaglio with Gary Kaulitz
Stone Lithography with Cynthia Osborne
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2005 |
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 3 credits, independent study graduate course in printmaking
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2005 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery Workshop, Vermillion, SD
Etching workshop with Nicole Hand
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2004 |
ISU Study Abroad, Rome, Italy (art history & mixed-media)
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2003 |
| North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL – figure drawing and painting |
2000-1 |
| Center for Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE – drawing and painting |
1997-8 |
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| Teaching and Work Experience |
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| Drawing I, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. Taught drawing fundamentals to undergraduate students |
2006-8 |
| Exhibitions Curator of University Art Gallery, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD. Installed exhibitions under the direction of the University Galleries Director |
2005-6 |
| North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL. Studio maintenance, inventory, assisted teaching children’s art classes. |
2000-01 |
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| Visiting Artist/Workshops Conducted |
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(Upcoming this August) “Rock On,” I will be giving mezzotint workshops at 311
W. Martin Street Studios & Galleries. I will give lectures on the history and
technique of mezzotint followed by demonstrations. |
2008 |
| Set up printmaking studio and conducted an etching workshop, teaching non-toxic hard-ground and aquatint, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL |
2007 |
| Mezzotint Workshop, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
2006 |
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Related Experiences
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Assistant to Victoria Goro-Rapoport in an intaglio workshop and assistant
to James Bailey in a book-making workshop, “The Painted Page,”
at Frogman’s Print and Paper workshop
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2007 |
USD Art Foundations Committee
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2006 |
Assistant to David Morrison in a stone lithography workshop at Frogman's Print and Paper workshop
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2006 |
University Art Galleries Advisory Committee, University of South Dakota
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2005-6 |
Assistant to Cynthia Osborne in a stone lithography course at Frogman’s Print and Paper workshop
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2005 |
Senator on the Design Council, Iowa State University
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2004-5 |
President of Iowa State University Print Society
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2004-5 |
Treasurer of Iowa State University Print Society
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2004 |
| North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL. Volunteer, assisting in children’s art classes, studio maintenance, and inventory |
2001-3 |
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Upcoming Exhibitions
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2008 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Campus Center Gallery, Hilo, Hawaii
Juror: Tomie Arai |
2008 |
Washington Printmakers National Small Works 2008, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC
Juror: Ann Shafer |
2008 |
“Printmaking Today,” Contemporary Review of Fine Art Printmaking, Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art, Castiglione a Casauria, Italy
Jurors: Colleen Corradi, Tomomi Ono, Paolo Cospito, Annarita Gaeta, Rolando Fidani |
2008 |
| Solo Exhibition at M Street Gallery, Raleigh, NC |
2008 |
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Juried Exhibitions
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| Washington Pavilion Arts Night Exhibition and Benefit Auction, Everist Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD |
2008 |
Manifest Gallery 2007 International Drawing Annual exhibition in print
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH |
2008 |
“Gallery 1905 National Small Print Exhibition,” Sycamore, IL
Juror: Joseph D’Uva |
2008 |
Næstved International Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Square Prints,
Røennebæksholm Arts and Culture Center, Næstved, Denmark
Curator: Torben Soeborg |
2008 |
21st annual Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, Honorable Mention award, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Juror: Douglas Russell |
2008 |
Ingenious Imprints, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Juror: Mary Holland |
2008 |
7th Annual Janet Turner National Print Competition Exhibition, California State University, Chico, CA
Juror: Karen Breuer |
2008 |
Twenty-first Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of
Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Juror: Karla Hackenmiller |
2008 |
“Endless Imagination,” 3rd Governor’s Statewide Biennial Art Exhibition,
Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
South Dakota Arts Museum, Brookings, SD
Dakotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre, SD
Jurors: John Day, John Rychtarik, and Mary Maxon |
2008-9 |
29th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College,
Columbia, MO
Juror: Robert Mueller |
2008 |
“Sixty Square Inches,” 16th Biennial Small Print Exhibition, Purdue University
Galleries, West Lafayette, IN
Juror: Janet Ballweg
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2007 |
“Los Angeles Printmaking Society 19th National Exhibition: Another View,” Los Angeles, CA
Juror: Linda Lyke
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2007 |
| Powderhorn Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN |
2007 |
Washington Pavilion Arts Night Exhibition and Benefit Auction,
Sioux Falls, SD
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2007 |
Briar Cliff Review Art Show, Sioux City Arts Center, Sioux City, IA
Juror: Tricia Currans-Sheehan
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2007 |
Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Juror: David Merhib
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2007 |
15th National Florida Printmakers Exhibition, Miami, FL
Juror: Joe Sanders
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2006-7 |
Craftsman Creek Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
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2006 |
“Gallery 1905 National Small Print Exhibition,” Sycamore, IL
Juror: Michael Barnes
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2006 |
“Celebrating Contemporary Printmaking 2006,” Hudson Gallery
Sylvania, OH
Juror: Janet Ballweg
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2006 |
Mid America Print Council Members Exhibition, Athens, OH
Juror: David Morrison
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2006 |
| Des Moines Arts Festival, Emerging Artist, Des Moines, IA |
2006 |
“Size Matters” Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Juror: Lari R. Gibbons
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2006 |
Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Juror: Mark Masuoka
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2006 |
Des Moines Arts Festival, Emerging Artist, Des Moines, IA
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2005 |
Focus Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Juror: Mary Mello-Nee
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2005 |
Print and Photo Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Juror: David Kamm
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2005 |
Social Justice Show, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Juror: Laurie Elizabeth Talbot Hall
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2005 |
37th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
Juror: Sarah Perkins
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2005 |
25th Design Annual Show, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Jurors: Regina Smith and Lu Ann Cagin
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2005 |
Community of Artists Exhibit, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
Juror: Patricia Kimle
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2004 |
Studies in Creativity Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Juror: Maureen Seamonds
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2003 |
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| Solo and Group Exhibitions |
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| “Extreme Proportions,” Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD |
2008 |
“Another View of the Unnoticed,” Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition,
duo show with Mark Stemwedel, University of South Dakota,
Vermillion, SD |
2008 |
| “A Night For the Arts,” benefit auction for the Octagon Arts Center, Ames, IA |
2008 |
“Considerations of The Disregarded,” duo show with Katie Hayes,
Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, SD
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2007 |
“Frogman’s Assistants Exhibition,” University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
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2007 |
“Peace and Conflict,” University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
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2007 |
“Reliquaries,” solo show at the Vermillion Area Arts Council,
Vermillion, SD |
2007 |
“Pots and Prints,” duo show with Dan Bartos, G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery,
Yankton, SD |
2007 |
USD Faculty and Graduate Student Show, University Center, Sioux Falls, SD
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2006-7 |
Drawing Show, Washington Street Art Center, Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
Riverwalk Café, Sioux Falls, SD
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2006 |
University of South Dakota Printmaking show, Yankton, SD
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2006 |
University of South Dakota Traveling Graduate Show
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2006 |
“Frogman’s Portfolio Exhibition,” W. H. Over Museum
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
“Frogman’s Assistants Exhibition,” University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
“Transformative Process,” duo show with Carrie Lingscheit, Nuance Gallery, Beresford, SD
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2006 |
North Shore Art League Printmaking Show, Winnetka, IL
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2005 |
“Phase Two,” The Des Moines Project Gallery, Des Moines, IA
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2005 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery Portfolio Exchange Exhibit
The Coffee Shop Gallery, Vermillion, SD
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2005 |
Featured artist with solo show of 33 pieces at Café Diem
Ames Art Walk, Ames, IA
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2005 |
Focus Grant Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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2005 |
Portfolio Exchange Exhibition for Southern Graphics Council
Washington, D.C.
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2005 |
Solo show of 17 pieces at Stomping Grounds Café, Ames, IA
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2004 |
BFA Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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2004 |
Portfolio Exchange Exhibit, Mid America Print Council
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
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2004 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery Portfolio Exchange Exhibit
The Coffee Shop Gallery, Vermillion, SD
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2004 |
Portfolio Exchange Exhibit, Southern Graphics Council
Rutger’s University, New Brunswick, NJ
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2004 |
| College of Design Rome (Italy) Show, Iowa State University, Ames, IA |
2004 |
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| Gallery Representation |
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| M Street Gallery, Raleigh, NC (www.mstreetgallery.net) |
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| Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA |
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| Collections |
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Dedalo Center for Contemporary Art, Castiglione a Casauria, Italy
Grafisk Værksted\Næstved, Næstved, Denmark
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Americas Biennial Exhibition Research Archives
Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL
Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center, Grand Forks, ND
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Visual Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Frogman’s Press and Gallery permanent collection, Beresford, SD
Southern Graphics Council Archive at University of Mississippi
Rutgers Conference Committee
Amity Foundation
Mid America Print Council Archives
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Iowa State University Print Society, Ames, IA |
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| Grants and Awards |
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Honorable Mention Award, Wilber Stilwell Exhibition, University of South
Dakota, Vermillion, SD |
2008 |
Graduate assistantship (gallery management and teaching),
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
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2005 |
Dean’s List, Iowa State University
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2003, 2004, 2005 |
Focus Grant, competitive arts grant, Iowa State University
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2004 |
Wilmette Arts Guild Student Art Show, Honorable Mention, Wilmette, IL
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2000 |
| Woman’s Club of Evanston Art Show, First Place, Evanston, IL |
2000 |
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| Publications |
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| Næstved International Mini Print Exhibition Catalogue, from exhibition at Rønnebæksholm Arts & Culture Centre, Næstved, Denmark, 2008. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 18) |
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| 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition Catalogue, University of Wisconsin- Parkside, 2008. (Reproduction of my artwork, p. 16) |
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| Sixty Square Inches, 16th Biennial North American Small Print Competition Catalogue, Purdue University Galleries, 2008. (Reproduction of my artwork) |
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Connections, Loyola Academy newsletter, Spring 2007, p. 2
(Article on etching workshop)
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The Briar Cliff Review, Volume 19, 2007, Eleventh Annual Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction magazine. (Reproductions of artwork, p. 18, p. 49)
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Florida Printmakers 15th National Print Competition Catalogue, 2007
(Reproduction of artwork, image #39)
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| Sketch, Spring 2005, Volume 69.2, Iowa State University publication of creative works (Reproduction of artwork on the front cover, p. 50, p. 64) |
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| Professional Organizations |
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| Visual Art Exchange association & gallery, Raleigh, NC |
2008-Current |
| Printmakers of North Carolina (PoNC) |
2008-Current |
| International Mezzotint Society |
2008-Current |
| Artists Space: Irving Sandler Artists File Online (www.artistsspace.org) |
2008-Current |
| Los Angeles Printmaking Society |
2007-Current |
| Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2006-Current |
| College Art Association |
2007-Current |
| Southern Graphics Council |
2005-Current |
| Mid America Print Council |
2004-Current |
| American Print Alliance |
2004-Current |
| North Shore Art League member, Winnetka, IL |
2000-Current |
| Iowa State University Gaffer’s Guild, glass blowing club |
2004-5 |
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| Portfolio Exchanges |
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| "Dark Visions," portfolio exchange between Newman University, the University of South Dakota, and Wichita State University. |
2008 |
"Blindfolds," an exchange between American and Scottish Printmakers
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2006 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery 25th anniversary juried portfolio exchange
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2006 |
Frogman’s Press and Gallery portfolio exchange
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2005 |
Southern Graphics Council International Conference portfolio exchange
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2005 |
Cascade Print Exchange, Oregon University
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2005 |
Southern Graphics Council International Conference portfolio exchange
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2004 |
Iowa State University’s International Postcard Exchange
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2004 |
| Frogman’s Press and Gallery portfolio exchange |
2004 |
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| Open Portfolios |
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| Southern Graphics Council Conference, Richmond, VA |
2008 |
Frogman’s print and paper workshop, Vermillion, SD
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2007 |
Southern Graphics Council Conference, Kansas City, MO
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2007 |
Mid America Print Council Conference, Athens, OH
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2006 |
Frogman’s print and paper workshop, Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
Southern Graphics Council Conference, Madison, WI
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2006 |
Frogman’s print and paper workshop, Vermillion, SD
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2005 |
Southern Graphics Council Conference, Washington, D.C.
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2005 |
| Mid America Print Council Conference, Lincoln, NE |
2004 |
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| Printing Assistant |
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Michael Barnes, Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
Rocky Toner, Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
Larry Schuh, Vermillion, SD
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2006 |
Ryan O’Malley, Vermillion, SD
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2005 |
| Robert Farber, Vermillion, SD |
2005 |
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| Technical Printmaking Skills |
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Intaglio: mezzotint, dry-point, engraving, hard-ground line etching, aquatint, and soft-ground etching in both non-toxic and traditional methods, on both copper and zinc plates. I have worked with various other etching techniques such as spit-bite, litho crayon resist aquatint, marbling, tusche wash, toner wash, and crackle techniques. Collagraph techniques including additive textural techniques, acrylic medium, and digital ImageOn.
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Relief printmaking: woodcut, reductive woodcut, digital solar plate (photo-polymer plate) prints, and also 4’ x 8’ woodcuts printed with a steamroller
Monotype: reductive monotypes, traced monotypes, additive monotypes, and multiple color and multiple plate monotypes.
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Lithography: aluminum plate lithography and digital aluminum plate photo-lithography. Stone lithography: traditional drawing methods, reductive methods, tusche washes, sharpie methods, and multiple color runs. Also new media such as Smart Plates and Pronto Plates.
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Silk-screen: reductive methods, stenciling, and photo water-based silk-screen.
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| Book and box making: basic box making and portfolio boxes, concertina books, Coptic stitch, case binding, Japanese book-binding, long stitch binding, and altered books. |
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| Photography: traditional silver-based dark room processes and digital photography. |
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