Born:
1947 Rochester, New York
Public
Works:
"Fawn II", White Haven Memorial Park, Rochester, NY, 2007
"Raccoon II", White Haven Memorial Park, Rochester, NY, 2007
"Trumpeter Swan", Princeton Public
Library, Princeton, New Jersey, 2002
"Great Horned Owl", Massachusetts Audubon Society, Belmont, MA
"Winged Regalia" (three wall reliefs of Great Blue Herons), Gianniny &
Associates, Rochester, NY, 1999
"Rampant Lion", The Flanders Group, Rochester, NY, 1998
"Red Fox" Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, 1997
"The Rhino", Rochester Raging Rhinos Soccer Club, Rochester, NY,1997
"California Condor", San Bernandino County Museum, Redlands, CA, 1995
"The Five Sisters", Canada Geese Bausch & Lomb World Headquarters,
Rochester,1995
"Through Light and Harmony", Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA,
1995
"Serenity", Great Blue Heron, WXXI Public Broadcasting, Rochester, NY,
1992
"Inspiration Falls from Our Heritage", WXXI Public Broadcasting, Rochester,
NY, 1992
"Spirit of the Heart", Golden Eagle Memorial, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary,
Kempton, PA, 1990
Commissions:
| 2007 |
"Red Fox IV", Taylor Sage, Peterborough, NH |
| 2007 |
"Chickadee on Sunflower", Lee Stevenson, Wilton, CT |
| 2007 |
"Chipmunk IV", Richard Shaffer, Corrales, NM |
| 2006 |
"Chipmunk III", Taylor Sage, Peterborough, NH
"Gecko" John and Melissa Gruen, Englewood, NJ
"Green Jay", Howard Halff, San Antonio, TX |
| 2005 |
"Hummingbird in Hibiscus", Donna Hammer, Mendon,
NY
"Pygmy Owl", Ruth Hastings, Mendon, NY
"Burrowing Owl", Renee Hanson, New Jersey |
| 2002
2000 |
"Trumpeter
Swan" Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
"Great Horned Owl" Massachusetts Audubon Society Chapter,
Belmont, MA
"Red-bellied Woodpecker",
Mark Gianniny, Rochester, NY
"Screech Owl III", Bruce Gianniny, Rochester, NY
"Charlotte's Spirit Goose", Charlotte Taylor, Princeton, NJ
"Mr. Fox", Roger Friedlander, Rochester, NY
"Woodcock w/ Chick", Jane Kitchen, Rochester, NY |
| 1999
|
"Hooded Merganser",
Robert and Muriel Haggarty, Canandaigua, NY
"Winged Regalia", wall reliefs of Great Blue Herons, Gianniny &
Associates, Rochester, NY |
| 1998 |
"Rampant Lion", The
Flanders Group, Rochester, NY;
"Osprey with Redfish", steel, Robert and Jean Taylor, Bray's Island,
SC |
| 1997 |
"Lacewing on
Hostas", bronze, Robert and Gayle Stiles, Rochester, NY
"The Rhino", Rochester Raging Rhinos Soccer Club, Rochester, NY
|
| 1996 |
"Screech Owl on Oak",
steel, Wm. J. Merzke, Rochester, NY
"Owl on Spruce", steel, Robert E. Craig, Pittsford, NY
"Mayfly on Ferns", bronze, Robert and Gail Stiles, Rochester, NY |
| 1995 |
"Gambel's Quail", steel, Jean Taylor,
Rochester, NY |
| 1994 |
"Five Canada
Geese in Flight", steel, Bausch & Lomb Wintergarden, World Headquarters,
Rochester, NY
"Through Light and Harmony", stained glass, 42"x63", Hawk Mountain
Sanctuary, Kempton, PA
|
| 1993 |
"Bannertail Kangaroo
Rat", Diana Miner, Rochester, NY |
| 1992 |
"Serenity", Great
Blue Heron, steel, WXXI, Rochester, NY
"Inspiration Falls From Our Heritage", ceramic mural, 5'x18', WXXI,
Rochester, NY
|
| 1991 |
"Oak Forest", painted
mural, 16'x20', Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Penngrove, CA
"With Kindness", White Egret, marble, Thomas Richards, Chicago, IL |
| 1990 |
"Spirit of the Heart",
Golden Eagle Memorial, steel, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA
|
Awards:
| 2000 |
"Addy" award,
Rochester Advertising Federation
|
| 1997 |
Certificate of
Recognition, "The Rhino", Monroe County Legislature, Rochester, NY
|
| 1994 |
Leonard Meiselman Award,
Society of Animal Artists,
"The She-Wolf", Bennington, VT |
| 1992 |
1st Place, Redlands
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, "California Condor", Redlands, CA |
| 1991 |
1st Place Sculpture,
"With Kindness", Of Times and Places, Montana Art Institute, Dillon,
Montana Judges Award, "With Kindness", Klamath Open, Klamath Falls,
OR
3rd Prize Sculpture, "With Kindness", Pacific Rim Wildlife, Tacoma,
WA
National Award, "Turtle Island", National Small Works, Cobleskill,
NY |
| 1989 |
National Award, "Reclining
Nude", National Small Works,Cobleskill, NY
Best of Show, "Reclining Nude", Salmon River National, Riggins, ID
Merit Award, "Northern Harrier", Salmon River National,Riggins, ID
Merit Award, "Reclining Nude", 12th Annual, Minot, ND |
Solo
Exhibitions:
| 2007 |
Bloomfield Gardens, Honeoye Falls, NY |
| 2005 |
European Traditions & Antiques, Nantucket, MA |
| 2005 |
Bloomfield Gardens, Honeoye Falls, NY |
| 2002
1999 |
MTS Studio Exhibit,
Honeoye Falls, NY
Bausch & Lomb
Headquarters, "Creatures Great and Small",
Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY |
| 1998 |
MTS Studio Exhibit,
Honeoye Falls, NY
|
| 1997 |
Golden Lynx Gallery,
Mendon, NY |
| 1994 |
MTS Studio Exhibit,
Honeoye Falls, NY
|
| 1993 |
MTS Studio Exhibit,
Honeoye Falls, NY |
| 1988 |
Center Street Gallery,
Healdsburg, CA |
Two-Person
Exhibitions:
| 2005 |
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ |
| 1992 |
Rochester Museum
& Science Center, Rochester, NY
Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA
|
| 1991 |
Wiseman Gallery, Rogue
Community College, Grants Pass, OR |
| 1990 |
Oxford Gallery,
Rochester, NY
|
| 1987 |
Oxford Gallery, Rochester,
NY |
Group
Exhibitions:
| 2008 |
"Political Animals", the Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL |
| 2007 |
Finger Lakers Exhibition, Rochester, NY
Society of Animal Artist, 47th Annual Exhibition, Parker, CO |
| 2004 |
Louisana State University, Animals of Art International
Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2003 |
Society of Animal Artists, 42nd Annual Exhibition
Traveling Show, Neenah, WI, Miami Metrozoo, FL |
| 2002 |
Society of Animal Artists, 42nd Annual Exhibition,
Denver, CO, Canton Museum of Art, OH, Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT |
| 2000 |
Hiram Blauvelt Art
Museum, "Black & White Exhibition", Oradell, NJ
SAA, "Art and the Animal", The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport,
LA
SAA, "Art and the Animal", Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
SAA, "Art and the Animal", Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake
City, Utah
SAA, "Art and the Animal", Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford,
IL |
| 1999 |
Society of Animal
Artists, "Art and the Animal", Cleveland Museum of Natural History,
Cleveland, OH
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, "An Eye on Nature", Oradell, NJ
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, "Art and the Animal", SAA,
Cleveland, OH
|
| 1998 |
Tempo, "29th Annual
Exhibition", Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Sonnenberg Gardens, "For the Birds", Rochester, NY
Bennington Center for the Arts, "Art and the Animal Kingdom III",
Bennington, VT |
| 1997 |
Society of Animal Artists,
"Art and the Animal", Columbus, OH
Bennington Center for the Arts, "Woman, The Artist's View", Bennington,
VT
Bennington Center for the Arts, "Art of the Animal Kingdom II", Bennington,
VT
Dishman Art Gallery Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum Exhibition, Oradell, NJ
Diablo Valley College, "Spirit of Nature", Pleasant Hill, CANatural
Selections III, North Palm Beach, FL
Kentucky National Art & Wildlife Traveling Exhibit, Bank One Gallery,
Louisville, KY |
| 1996 |
Kentucky National Art
& Wildlife Exhibit, Henderson, KY
25th Anniversary Outdoor Sculpture Show, Shidoni, Tesuque, NM
"Art of the Animal Kingdom", Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington,
VT
The Sangre de Christo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO
Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA |
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Education:
1996 "Encaustic Painting", Women's
Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
"Desktop
Publishing", Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
1991 "Biological Illustration", Sonoma State University,
Cotati, CA
1989 "Sculpture", Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock,
NY
1967 American University, Washington, DC
1966 University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
1964 American School of Craftsmen, Rochester Institute
of Technology, Rochester, NY
Affiliations:
Society of Animal Artists, New York, NY
International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC
1972-84
Employment:
McIntyre Tile Company, Vice-President, Director
of Design, Healdsburg, CA
Museums/Galleries:
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Marijane
Singer, Director, 201-261-0012
Shidoni, Tesuque, NM, Karen Avila, Director, 505-988-8001
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