Education: B.A Degree, Brigham Young University 1972: Composite Field in Art

Studied with the following National Watercolorists in Alaska Workshops:

1981 Virginia Cobb – Anchorage

1982 Millard Sheets – Anchorage

1984 Keith Brown – Fairbanks

1984 Judi Betts – Anchorage

1985 Charles Reid – Anchorage

1986 Barbara Nechis – Anchorage

1987 Judi Betts – Fairbanks

1989 Millford Zomes – Fairbanks

1990 Mort Solberg – Haines

1990 Alan Hunt – Haines

1993 Frank Webb – Anchorage

ALASKA STATEWIDE JURIED SHOWS

1982 – Anchorage Fur Rendezvous: watercolor “Huffin N’ Puffin” – Honorable Mention Award

1984 – Anchorage Museum – All Alaska Juried (2) watercolors

                “Turbulence I” and “New Beginnings”

                Juror: Wm Lievermamm, Metropolitan Museum of Art

1985 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society Annual (2) watercolors

                “Fall Patterns” and “Break Up I”

                Juror: Charles Reid, AWS, Nova Scotia

1986 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society Annual

                “Golden Horizons” – Watercolor/Acrylic

                Juror: Diana Kan, AWS, China

                Award: Honorable Mention

1987 – Anchorage Fur Rendezvous: “Evening Glow” watercolor

                Juror: Jan Ingram, Anchorage Art Clinic

                Award: First Place

1987 – Anchorage Museum – Earth, Fire, and Fiber – Travelling Show

                Felted Wool 4’ x 1’ wall hanging “Moonlit Bay”

                Juror: Judi Betts, AWS Louisiana

1987 – House of Wood – Fairbanks Watercolor Society Annual

                “Pyramid Thoughts” – figurative watercolor

                Juror: Wm. Gorman, AWS

1987 – Anchorage Window Gallery – AK Watercolor Society (Christmas)

                “Pink Delight” Floral – Jurors Choice Award

                “Turbulence II” Landscape – Honorable Mention Award

                “Winter Moorage” Boat Harbor – Honorable Mention Award

                Juror: Armond Kirschbaum, AKWS

1988 – Anchorage Museum – All Alaska Juried (1) watercolor

                “Passage to McCarthy”

                Juror: Richard Koshalek, Dir. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

1988 – House of Wood – Fairbanks Watercolor Society Annual

                “General Store II” – mini

                Juror: Laurence Holden, AWS, Georgia

1988 – Anchorage Window Gallery – AK Artists Guild 32nd

                “Midnight Sun” – misty polar bear watercolor

                Award: Honorable Mention

                Juror: Alex Combs, AAG Halibut Cove, Homer AK

1988 – Anchorage Window Gallery – AK Watercolor Society (Christmas)

                “Old Cannery Whitney Road” Award: Honorable Mention

                “General Store II”

                Juror: Marvin Mangus, AKWS, AAG Alaska

1989 – House of Wood – Fairbanks Watercolor Society Annual (2) watercolors

                “Winter Flight” – Valdez Landscape - Award: Second Place

                “Tideflats II”

                Juror: Jean Dobie, AWS

1989 – Anchorage Museum – Earth, Fire, and Fiber

                Felted Wool “Image of the Past” unframed

                Juror: Nezra Beneda, India

1990 – Anchorage Visual Arts Center – Oil Spill Art Show

                “Katie, Otter 26” oversize

                Juror: Anne Focke, Seattle

1990 – Fairbanks – Alaskaland Civic Center Gallery – (2) watercolors

                “Spring Thaw” Award: Fourth Place

                “Copper Center Barn”

                Juror: Judi Betts, AWS Louisiana

1990 – Anchorage Museum – All Alaska Juried

                “Midnight Moon” Large Acrylic on Canvas

                Juror: James Demetrion, Chief Executive Office, Hirshhom Museum & Sculpture Garden, WA D.C.

1990 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society Annual

                “The Glass Studio” – Award: Honorable Mention

                Juror: Jane Burnham, AWS

1991 – Ultima – Thule Retrospect – Black Swan Seattle

                “The Girls of Prince William Sound” – watercolor/acrylic/gouache

1991 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society Annual – (2) watercolors

                “Break-Up Kluane” and “Shadow Patterns”

                Juror: Irving Shapiro, AWS

1992 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society Juried

                “Spiritual Feed” – first birds and mystical figure

                Juror: Jean Dobie, AWS

1993 – Fairbanks – Alaskaland Civic Center Gallery – Alaska State Women’s Art Exhibit

                “Guardians of the Tides” Watercolor, first ravens

                Juror: Judi Betts, AWS Louisiana

1994 – Anchorage Natures Window Gallery – AK Art Guild

                “The Wake” – Ninilchik watercolor

                Juror: Morten Solberg

1994 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society Annual

                “Kennicott from McCarthy Creek” – oversize watercolor

                Juror: Robert Wade, AWS, Australia

1996 – Anchorage Museum – AK Watercolor Society 22nd Annual

                “Yupik Eskimo Spirit Friend” – watercolor/pastel

                Juror: Christopher Schink, AWS, CA

A Retrospective Exhibition: Valdez Years 1982-1996 – The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive – Valdez, Alaska 1996