Resume

 A working artist for over 30 years, I specialize in installation art, sculpture, and public art; I work with steel and steel wire, bronze, mixed materials such as resin, fabric, concrete, and some natural materials; I am a former Professor of Art at Oregon College of Art and Craft, where I taught metalsmithing, sculpture and installation art.

Public Art Projects

Tigard Outdoor Museum, Tigard OR – “Live, Settle, Advance”; a series of three sculptures, installed along the ¾ mile Outdoor Museum trail. Made from mild steel, “Live” represents the Native people who settled the land, “Settle” represents the pioneers who claimed Tigard their home, and “Advance” represents the railroad built for the advancement of Tigard and the surrounding area. Each sculpture sits atop a 6’ formal pedestal, reaching 9+ feet in height. Instaledl July 2020.

Glenhaven Park, Portland, OR – “Sustenance”, a series of 5 sculptural seating forms which invite park visitors to sit, lounge, and play on them while also existing as works of art. Made from bronze rod, the forms are inspired by four important aspects of life to humans: food, water, nature and community. Each sculpture will abstractly represent these elements and have ¼” bronze rod patterns that further emphasize these aspects of life. Each sculptural seating form will range between 4.5’ in height and 7’ in length. Installed in November, 2019.

Everett Public Library/Evergreen Branch, Everett, WA – “Growth, Search, Escape”, a 12’ x 140’ x 11’ permanent hanging sculpture commissioned by the Washington State Arts Commission. The concept behind this artwork is Growth, Search, and Escape, three words which represent a progression of ideas as one walks through the library. It relates to the different experiences people of all ages go through, as they may be involved with the library and in life in general. 

Erb Memorial Union (EMU student union building), University of Oregon, a permanent hanging mobile/sculptural installation commissioned by the Oregon Arts Commission. Chosen by the EMU’s art committee, this piece is in a public space in the student union building. Installed in March of

Waypoint, Bainbridge Island WA – Tribute Baskets – An outdoor public art project funded by the City of Bainbridge Island Public Art Program, administered by Arts Humanities Bainbridge. The site is a park/garden at the end of the ferry terminal, which includes four large-scale basket forms, each sit 8 -10’ in height in the garden and are 5-6.5’ in width. These “woven” basket forms are double walled; both inside and outside forms are spaced tightly. The inside layer displays traditional patterns and other symbolic representations of the people who settled the island. Completed December 2016.

Pierce Library, Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande OR – Gathering Planes and Shapes –This 50’ long permanent work administered through the Oregon Arts Commission is suspended 30’ in the air over a light well in the University’s main library. Powder coated black, it consists of a multitude of woven wire sculptural forms, laser cut steel shapes, and other formed and welded shapes. Each element or sets of elements hang from the ceiling by hand-made/welded steel chain, positioned parallel to the floor on different planes. Visitors gain different perspectives of the sculpture at any place they stand: lower level, main floor, and upper mezzanine. Completed in August 2015. Budget:

Ankeny Street Project, Portland OR – A private outdoor wall sculpture commissioned by Colab Architecture and Urban Design. Made of cor-ten steel, it consists of a combination of abstract lines and shapes reminiscent of mid-century/modern styling; 9’ x 14’ x 3”. Completed in 2011.

Conference Room and Vestibule, Oregon College of Art and Craft’s Vollum Drawing/Painting Photography Building, Portland OR, Completed in 2010. Commissioned by the College through the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC), two light sculptures suspended from the ceiling comprise the sole lighting for the conference room and the main vestibule of the building. Powder coated mild steel, the sculptures are made of woven wire light shades, water jet cut sheet steel shapes, and a variety of small welded wire forms. Conference room sculpture: approx. 8’ x 5’ x 2’; Vestibule: approx. 6’ x’ 6’ x 2’.

Academic Appointments

Professor of Art, Oregon College of Art and Craft – 1983 to 2019; taught metals/jewelry, sculpture and installation art.

Head of Metals Department, OCAC – 1985 to 2018; responsible for the management of the Metals department; collaborate in determining academic policy, degree program curriculum, hire and supervise departmental faculty and other staff; lead and participate in all assessment and accreditation requirements.

Recent Residencies

2022 Artist-In-Residence, Yucca Valley Material Lab and Iris Project, Ford Foundation Grant recipient

2015 Artist-in-Residence, Ucross Foundation, Ucross WY; 1-month residency; Ford Foundation Grant recipient

2014 Artist-in-Residence, John Michael Kohler Arts and Industry Residency; 3 month residency at the Kohler Company in Kohler WI; worked in the iron foundry casting iron

Recent Solo/invitational Exhibitions

2023 - “Rendering Form”, Nine Gallery, Portland OR; an installation featuring cast glass created at a residency at Yucca Valley Material Lab

2022 - “Pendulant”, NIne Gallery, Portland OR; an installation of steel and mixed material kinetic mobiles

2021 - “Line”, Nine Gallery, Portland, OR; an installation focused on line in all its varieties and implications, created from mild steel wire, rod and flat stock.

2019 – “Hold” an installation at Front Of House – Jessica Helgerson Interior design; a commissioned installation designed for the 18’ x 23’ x 16’ space.

2017 “Give”, Nine Gallery, Portland, OR; an installation, which addresses the notion of giving and generosity, and asks viewers how deep their giving capacity.

2016 Bellevue Arts Museum Biennial Exhibition, Metamorphosis, Bellevue WA. I was invited to create a large-scale suspended installation piece, 20’ x 8’ x 8’. Titled UNIFORM, it abstractly addressed the idea that we as people are alike no matter how we separate ourselves or cluster into groups. Exhibited for 5 months, ending Feb. 2017

2016 “Imagine Peace Now”, a traveling exhibition (with catalog) using disabled handguns as a statement about guns and gun use in the United States, organized by Providence RI artist Boris Bally

2015 “Weight”, Nine Gallery, Portland OR, was an installation which addressed the concept of physical, emotional, and intellectual weight.

2014 “Amass”, Nine Gallery; an installation which addressed the idea that a crowd or large mass of people create a form that begins to lose individual identity.

2012 “Herded”, Nine Gallery; an installation depicting a nonfigurative portrayal of how people are influenced by their peers as they abandon their own confidences.  

2011 “Collective Object”, Nine Gallery; an installation investigating the concept of why people collect.

Recent Related Artistic Activities

2017-present – Washington State Arts Commission Public Art Roster

2016-present – Oregon Arts Commission Public Art Roster

2016-present – Public Art San Antonio Pre-Qualified Public Art List

2016 Lecturer – Bainbridge Art Museum in conjunction with Arts & Humanities Bainbridge

2016 Guest Instructor – Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC; taught a 2-week course in Installation Art

2015 Lecturer – Seattle Metals Guild Symposium, Seattle WA

2014 Lecturer – Materials Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville NC

2011 Regional Arts and Culture Council Individual Artist Fellowship Grant Award Panelist, Portland OR

2009 Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship Grant Award

2009 Oregon Arts Commission Career Development Grant Award

Workshops

I have been teaching workshops across the country for over 30 years. These workshops range from 2 days to 3 weeks. I’ve taught at Yucca Valley Material Lab, Penland School of Crafts, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. I also teach online classes through Ninety Studios, Pocosin Arts, and Metalwerx.

Current Gallery Affiliation

Since 1997, I have been a member of Nine Gallery, an alternative exhibition space that is an artist-run exhibition cooperative funded solely by its members, in Portland OR.