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E D U C A T I O N
Master of Science, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1973
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Western Illinois University, 1970
Chair of Department of Fine Arts, Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville IL, 1970 – 2003 (Retired)
Editorial Cartoonist, Illinois Syndicate of Newspapers, 1978 – 1989
PHD Gallery Foundry Gallery Art St. Louis
2012
"Memory", Art St. Louis, 555 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, January 16 - February 23, 2012
"Awards of Excellence 2012 Exhibition", Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, January 20, 2012 - February 26, 2012
2011
Individual Show: "School as Museum", M.R.H.E.S., 1800 Place, Richmond Heights, MO, November 7 - December 2, 2011
Group Show: "ArtEast 2011", Edwardsville Arts Center, 6165 Center Grove Road, Edwardsville IL, October 14 - November 18, 2011
Juried Show: “Southern Illinois Artists Open Competition Exhibition”, Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, August 6 -October 16, 2011, Mount Vernon, IL
“Juried Exhibition”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, July - August 2011
Award: “Juried Exhibition”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, July - August 2011
3 Person Show: “Perspectives”, Phd Gallery, 2300 Cherokee, St. Louis, MO, May - June 2011
Group Show: “The Big Splash”, Edwardsville Arts Center, 6165 Center Grove Road, Edwardsville IL April 1 - April 24, 2011
Individual Show: Chesterfield Arts, Sachs Branch, 16400 Burkhardt Place, Chesterfield, MO, December 13, 2010 - February 23, 2011
Curated: “Historic Tree Show”, Edwardsville Arts Center, April - June 2011
"Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints", Edwardsville Arts Center, July - August 2011
2010
Juried Show: “Seeing Red”, Art St. Louis, 555 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, May 10 - June 24, 2010
Juried Show: “Ann Metzger Memorial National Exhibit”, St. Louis Artists' Guild, 2 Oak Knoll Park, St. Louis, MO, Jan 24 - Mar 19, 2010
Individual Show: Chesterfield Arts, Sachs Branch, 16400 Burkhardt Place, Chesterfield, MO, July - Sept. 2010
3 Person Show: “Character Exhibit”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, May 14 - June 27, 2010
Group Show: “AOOC@EAC”, Edwardsvile Arts Center, 310 Hillsboro, Edwardsville, IL April 30 - June 11, 2010
Individual Show: Zayna's, Des Peres, MO, Aug. - Feb. 2009, 2010
Curated: “Invitational Figure Exhibit”, Edwardsville Arts Center, October - November 2010
“AOOC@EAC”, Edwardsville Arts Center, April - May 2010
“Ironworks”, Edwardsville Arts Center, March - April 2010
2009
Juried Exhibit: “Art St. Louis XXV, The Exhibition”, Art St. Louis, 555 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, November 9 - December 28, 2009
Juried Show: “Southern Illinois Artists Open Competition Exhibition”, Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, August 8 -October 18, 2009, Mount Vernon, IL
Award: Best of Show, Southern Illinois Artists Open Competition Exhibition Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, August 8 -October 18, 2009, Mount Vernon, IL
Juried Show: “Out of the Blue”, Art St. Louis, 555 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, May 18 - June 25, 2009
Juried Show: “Juried Exhibition”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, March 6 - April 11, 2009
Individual Show: World Trade Center, Clayton, MO, May. – July. 2009
Group Show: The Main Street Gallery, Main Street, Edwardsville, IL May 7 - June 13, 2009
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2009
Curated: “EHS Alumni Show”, May - June 2009
2008
Juried Show: “Art St. Louis XXIV, The Exhibition”, Art St. Louis, 555 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, November 3 - December 30, 2008
Juried Show: “Painting”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. October 10 - November 2, 2008
Juried Show: “Patterns and Pixels”, Art St. Louis, 555 Washington Ave #150 St. Louis, MO, June 9 - July 24, 2008
Juried Show: “Figurative Works”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO. May - June 2008
Juried Show: "Signs of Time", Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; January 21- February 28, 2008
Individual Show: Imagine Foundation - 3LeggedDog Gallery, Jacksonville, IL, Oct. 2008
Group Show: “Power of Art”, Lincoln Land Community College, Jacksonville, IL, Oct. 2008
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2008
2007
Juried Show: "5th Annual Bread & Roses Exhibition", Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO; August 2007 St. Louis Regional Arts Commission
Juried Show: "White Washed - Shades of White", Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; July 16 - August 23, 2007
Juried Show: “Juried Exhibition”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, June - July 2007
Group Show: “Potpourri”, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL, Nov. - Dec. 2007
Group Show: “Edwardsville Arts Center Group Invitational”, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL, Oct. - Nov. 2007
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2007
2006
Juried Show: “3 Things - Art St. Louis”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, July – Sept 2006
Juried Show: “Juried Exhibition”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, July – Sept. 2006
Juried Show: “Painting”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, Apr. – May 2006
Group Show: Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Feb. – May 2006
Individual Show: Edwardsville Arts Center - Sacred Grounds Gallery, Edwardsville, IL, Feb. 2006
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2006
2005
Juried Show: “Juried Exhibition”, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL, Aug – Sept. 2005
Juried Show: “Southern Illinois Artists Open Competition”, Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, Mt. Vernon, IL, June – Aug. 2005
Juried Show: “Transportation”, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO, Apr. – May 2005
Juried Show: Best of Bread and Roses, Jobs with Justice Convention, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 2005 Jobs With Justice
Award: American Friend Service Committee, Philadelphia, PA, Painting Chosen for use in Quakers Forum, March 2005
Award: United Church of Christ, Cleveland, Ohio, Painting Chosen for use for Health Care for All, Jan 2005
Individual Show: KitchenK, St. Louis, MO, Aug. – Sept. 2005
Juried Group: Muralist, Sauce Magazine: Sauce in the City Festival, St. Louis, MO, Aug. 2005
Group Show: “Group Holiday Exhibit”, Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Dec. 2004 – Jan. 2005
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2005
2004
Juried Show: “Art St. Louis XX”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Nov – Dec 2004
Juried Show: “What Democracy Looks Like”, Jobs with Justice, St. Louis, MO, Apr – Nov 2004
Award: Best of Bread and Roses, Jobs with Justice, St. Louis, MO, Sept. 2004 Jobs With Justice
Award: “St. Louis Get Out the Vote Campaign”, You Are the Face of Democracy, Painting chosen for use on buses and transit stations throughout St. Louis, MO, Oct – Nov 2004
Award: Traveling Show, Jobs with Justice, “What Democracy Looks Like”, St. Louis, MO, Apr – Nov 2004
Juried Show: “Mapping Memory”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Jan. – Mar. 2004
Award: Award of Excellence, “Mapping Memory”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Jan. – Mar. 2004
Individual Show: Regional Commerce and Growth Association, St. Louis, MO, Aug – Sept 2004
Group Show: Gallery Walk, Central West End Galleries, St. Louis, July – Oct 2004
Individual Show: Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO, Feb. – April 2004
Individual Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2004
2003
Juried Show: “Primordial 1: Water”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Apr. – June 2003
Award: Traveling Show, “Primordial 1: Water”, Summer 2003
Juried Show: “ConsuMEd”, Art St. Louis, St Louis, MO, Jan. – Feb. 2003
Individual Show: Anhauser/Busch, St. Louis, MO, Oct. – Nov. 2003
Individual Show: “Faces and Figures”, Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO, June – Aug. 2003
Group Show: “Artists Invite Artists”, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Nov. – Dec 2003
Juried Show: “Game Boards”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Sept. – Oct. 2003
Group Show: “Group Houska”, Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Dec. 2002 – Jan. 2003
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2003
2002
Juried Show: “September 11 + 1”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Sept. – Oct. 2002
Juried Show: “Art St. Louis XVII”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 2001 – Jan 2002
Award: Best of Show, “Art St. Louis XVII”, St. Louis, MO, Jan. 2002
Award: Purchase Award, “Art St. Louis XVII”, St. Louis, MO, Jan. 2002
Award: 2002 Honors, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, Mar. – Apr. 2002
Individual Show: Aprapo Gallery, Clayton, MO, Mar. – Sept. 2002
Individual Show: Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Apr. 2002
Individual Show: D’Arcy Advertising, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 2001 – Jan. 2002
Group Show: “5 Person Show”, ArtEast Edwardsville, IL, Oct 2002
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2002
2001
Juried Show: “3rd Annual National All-Media Exhibition”, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, Feb. – Mar. 2001
Juried Show: “Southern Illinois Artists Open Competition”, Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst, Mt. Vernon, IL, June – Aug. 2001
Individual Show: “Juried One Person Show”, The Gallery, University City, MO, Sept. 2001
Individual Show: Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO, Feb. – April 2001
Group Show: World Trade Center, 2 Person Show, Clayton, MO, Jan. – Mar. 2001
Group Show: “Exhibitions”, ArtEast, Alton/Edwardsville, IL, Oct. 2001
Group Show: Regional Commerce and Growth Association, 2 Person Show, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 2000 – Jan 2001
Group Show: Mississippi Mud Gallery, Group Show, Alton, IL, Jan. – Feb. 2001
Group Show: “Exhibition of Illinois Artists”, Springfield, IL, Jan – May 2001
2001
Individual Show: Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Mar. – May 2000
Individual Show: Bi-State Headquarters, St. Louis, MO, Jan. – Mar. 2000
Group Show: Exhibition of Illinois Artists, Springfield, IL, Jan – May 2000
C O L L E C T I O N S
Paradowski Graphic Design Group, St. Louis, MO, Paradowski Design Group
Dr. Vaughn Vandergift, President Southern Illinois University
Hepler Broom, Attorneys, Hepler Broom Attorneys
Winnett Wineries, Willow Creek, CA, Winnett Winery
Jobs With Justice, St. Louis, MO, Jobs With Justice
Charles Houska, Gallery Owner/Artist, Houska Gallery
Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville Illinois, Edwardsville High School
Maplewood Richmond Heights School, School as Museum, Richmond Heights, MO
ESIC Baptist Church, Edwardsville, Illinois, ESIC Baptist Church