The Short of It:  Learning 

Born - Phillips, WI, Graduated Prentice High School

BFA, Independent Film - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

 

Additional Study:

Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Art Museum,

James Prohl Studio, Kenn Kwint Studio

 

Employment:

Manager Audiovisual Communications, Columbia Hospital MKE

President /Chair of Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors (State / SE Chapter)

Owner Operator, Vanguard Gallery - Milwaukee, WI

Owner Operator, Media Gratification - Milwaukee, WI

Fine Artist, Artensoul Studio - Sheboygan, WI

Director, Marketing/Communications, Sheboygan Visual Artists, Inc.

Special Projects Manager, Sheboygan Visual Artists, Inc.

 

Art Shows and Exhibitions:

University of WI  - Fine Arts Gallery - Milwaukee, WI

Lawrence University - Fine Arts Gallery - Appleton, WI

Anderson Art Center - Kenosha, WI

Neville Museum - Green Bay, WI

Milwaukee Lakefront Festival of the Arts - Milwaukee, WI

"Beasty Beat" Artist - representing WISN, Ch 12 - Milwaukee, WI

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts - Fond du Lac, WI

Plymouth Art Center - Plymouth, WI

Two Fish Gallery - Elkhart Lake, WI

EBCO Artworks - Sheboygan, WI

UW-Sheboygan - Sheboygan, WI

Bradley Gallery, Lakeland University - Sheboygan, WI

The WAG (William Weidner Gallery) - Sheboygan, WI
 

(please contact me for a complete list)

 

The Long of it:  Becoming a Visual Artist

I started making art early in life and continue to find it comforting. I enjoy learning new approaches and exploring various media. My personal favorite to date is mixed media with metal.

 

Mostly I make art for the joy of creating - it seldom fails to challenge my subconscious to show itself.  Often I have felt like a slave to the work. I'll begin in one direction and the work itself leads me in another. It is as if the art is in control and I'm a vehicle for its expression. While I am able to set myself to the task of rendering, I prefer a more free-flowing experience in creative endeavors.

 

Art making will take me places I've never gone before and in so doing, gives rise to layers of emotion. In the end, I hope those viewing my work will experience some of the feelings that arose during the process.

 

When my heart is lifted and my eyelids relax, I know the piece is complete it doesn't need me anymore.

It is its own entity. All that remains to do is celebrate it.