RESUME
B.F.A. University of Utah – emphasis graphic design/illustration Salt Lake City, UT. September 1975 to June 1979 (3.9 GPA – graduated Magnum Cum Laude)
1996 Trained with Daniel Greene.
1997 Trained with Nelson Shanks, New York Academy of Art, New York City, New York.
2001 Trained with Anthony Ryder, Portrait, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, Washington.
2001 Trained with Anthony Ryder, Portrait and Figure Drawing, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2004 Trained with Burton Silverman, Portrait and Figure Painting, Scottsdale, Arizona.
2007 Trained with Robert Liberace.2008 Trained with Juliette Aristides.
2010 Trained with Niki Covington, Ecorche Artistic Anatomy Course.
2011 Trained with Greg Mortensen, Travis Seymour, Jesus Villarreal, Ryan Brown.
2012 Trained with Dan Thompson, Structural Sculpture.
2013 Trained with Travis Schlaht.
2014 Trained with Colleen Barry, Grand Central Academy of Art.
2016 Trained with Colleen Barry, Grand Central Academy of Art.
2017 Trained Grand Central Atelier.
2019 Trained with Jeff Hein, Michael Klein, Louis Carr, Alex J. Venezia, Carlo Russo.
2020-Present Trained Stephen Bauman, Cornelia Hernes.
2021 Trained with Jon de Martin, Patricia Watwood, Sadie Valeri, Will Weston, Noah Buchanon, David Kassan, Will St. John, Colleen Barry, Michael Klein.
2022 Trained with Sabin Howard, Todd M. Casey, Jon De Martin.
1986: Co-Author of song "Scripture Power"
1994-Present: Adjunct Faculty Salt Lake Community College.
2011-Present: Deseret Book. BYU Bookstore.
2008-Present: Represented by Atlanta Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
1999 – 2009: Represented by Williams Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1999-Present: Represented by Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2003 – 2007: Represented by: Leslie Levy Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona.
2001 – 2003: Represented by Stable Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1992 – 1999: Represented by the Repartee Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
1989 – 1996: (freelance artist)
Clients:
- LDS Church
- Deseret Book Publishing
- Bookcraft Publishing
- Embryo Music
2022-Present: Represented by HavenLight Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah. “Scripture Power” Second Author Children’s song.
- Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, March 2000, Still Life with Crenshaw.
- American Artist Realism Exhibition, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, October 2000.
- Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, April 2001, Still Life with Caravaggio and Raphael.
- Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, April 2002, Merit Award.
- Realism Invitational, Van De Griff/Marr Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- “Espousing Art”, Springville Museum of Art Invitational, September 2003.
- Realism Invitational, Leslie Levy Fine Art, April 2003.
- International Artist Magazine, International Artist Challenge No. 5 – Honorable Mention in Still Life – Objects of Delight, Issue #21 Oct./Nov.
- Southwest Art Magazine, “Artists to Watch” January 2006, p. 92.
- Ensign Magazine, Inside back cover, August 2007.
- Liahona Magazine, Inside back cover, August 2007.
- Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, April 2007, Olga.
- Phillips Gallery, SLC, Summer Group Show, 2009.
- Ensign Magazine, Inside front cover, June 2010.
- Liahona Magazine, Inside front cover, June 2010.
- Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, 2010, Merit Award.
- Salon International, 2011. San Antonio, Texas, Merit Award.
- Phillips Gallery, 2012.
- Springville Museum of Art, 87th Annual Spring Salon, Third Place Award. 12th International Art Renewal Center ARC 2016, Jimbe.
- Havenlight Gallery, 2017, Solo Exhibit.
- Phillips Gallery, 2018.
- HavenLight Gallery, 2019, Solo Exhibit.
- Phillips Gallery, 2021.
- The Portrait Society of America, 2021, Members Only Competition, Beauty from Ashes.
- Phillips Gallery Global Crisis Exhibit, 2021.
- The Portrait Society of America, 2021 Members Only Competition, Finalist, Beauty from Ashes.
- Havenlight Gallery, 2022, “Strong Daughters” exhibit.
- Utah Art, Utah Artists - A 150 Year Retrospective.
- Artists of Utah, Swanson, Seifrit, and Olpin.
- American Artist Magazine, October 2000.
- International Artist Magazine, “Still Life Objects of Delight,” October/November 2001.
- 77th Utah Spring Salon, 2001.
- 78th Utah Spring Salon, 2002.
- Southwest Art Magazine, July 2004.
- Leslie Levy Fine Art, Introductions catalogue, 2004.
- Deseret News, October 3, 2004.
- Southwest Art Magazine, January 2006.
- Deseret News, April 6, 2006.
- Ensign magazine, August 2007.
- Liahona magazine, August 2007.
- Portrait Society Members Only Competition, Honorable Mention, 2011.
- Salon International, 2011, Greenhouse Gallery.
- Ensign magazine, June 2010.
- Liahona magazine, June 2010.
- Ensign magazine, January 2011.
- Liahona magazine, January 2011.
- American Artist Magazine, “Cover Competition Finalist,” June 2011.
- The Artist’s Magazine, “28th Annual Art Competition Finalist,” (Still life, Process of Illumination, 2011).
- Springville Museum of Art, “87th Utah Spring Salon,” Third Place, May 2011.
- 12th International Art Renewal Center, ARC Competition, 2016.
- Portrait Society of America, “Members Only Competition,” 2010, Merit Award.
- Salon International 2011, San Antonio, Texas, Merit Award.
- The Portrait Society of America, “2021 Members Only Competition, Beauty from Ashes.
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