Bio

I was raised in a large family in northern Kentucky and received a BFA from the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1989, with an emphasis on printmaking and drawing. After a period of continued studio work and adjunct teaching I received an MFA in printmaking from the University of Cincinnati in 1995 and joined the art faculty at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington to direct the printmaking program. I taught printmaking and drawing at Gonzaga until my retirement in 2020. 

My work has been supported and recognized by various awards, honors and scholarships. I was awarded the Scholar of the Year Award at Gonzaga in 2001 and, through 2019, I was the Kreielsheimer Professor of Art in the art department. I was awarded an Artist Trust Fellowship Grant from Washington state in 2000 and two Artist Trust GAP Grants in 1997 and 2000. As a student I received travel scholarships to France, Italy and Ireland, and I’ve exhibited my work in shows both nationally and internationally, including China, Italy, India, Bulgaria, the UK, South Korea, New Zealand, Finland, Mexico, Spain, and the Ukraine. My work is part of private and public collections including the Portland Art Museum, the City of Seattle Art Collection, The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, The China National Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou China, and many corporate collections. In 2008 I was invited as a visiting professor to teach and exhibit work at the Hubei Academy of Art printmaking department in Wuhan China. In 2012 I returned to China to teach, show work and collaborate on woodcut prints with Zhang Guanghui, chair of the Hubei Academy printmaking program. 

Since retiring in 2020 I have been enjoying extra time and focus to develop and show new work.