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Gretchen Bederman                                                                                                               6/2025
               
Solo Exhibitions
 
               2023                        Heart & Soul. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. BDAC. Bismarck, ND
               2021                        My Horses & The Layers Within. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. BDAC.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                The Layers Within. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. Spirit Room.  Fargo, ND.
               2019                        Hot Wax. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
               2018                        Singing, Dancing, Drumming. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
                                                Seasons. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Bismarck, ND.
               2016                        I’m Back. Laughing Sun Brewery. Bismarck, ND.
               2015                        Signs of the Times. DCAU The Gallery. DCC Gallery 126, Impromptu Gallery, Airport, Glendive, MT.
               2010                        Many Faces. World’s Smallest Gallery, Urban Stampede, Grand Forks, ND.  2009                       
                                                Faces Harnett Hall Gallery. Minot State University. Minot, ND.
                                                What’s Inside? Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock. Gallery 126. DCC. Glendive, MT.  2008                       
                                                 Recipe for Chaos. Gretchen Bederman & Ali LaRock.  BAGA. Bismarck, ND.
                                                 Artist of the Month. DUAU Gallery. Glendive, MT.                          
                2007                        Mandonian. Arvid & Gretchen. The Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
                                                Horse Ride. Dawson Community College. Glendive, MT.
                                                Black Bird. H2M Design. Bismarck, ND.
                2006                       North Dakota.  Governor’s & First Lady’s Offices.  ND State Capital.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Prints & Paintings.  The Post Office.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                Spirit Guides.  University of Mary.  Bismarck, ND.                           
                2005                       Spirit Guides.  Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Hauer Gallery.  University of Mary.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Earth Imprints.  Gretchen Bederman & Annette Marchand.  Spirit Room.  Fargo, ND.
                2004                       Horses Birds & Bowls.  Memorial Union Gallery. North Dakota State University.  Fargo, ND
                                                Softly.  The Post Office.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                Horses Across the Water.  Laugalandskkolí, Iceland
                2003                       Room # 2.  Hotel Donaldson.  Fargo, ND.
                                                Equis.  World’s Smallest Gallery, Urban Stampede, Grand Forks, ND.
                2002                       Birds & Bowls.  Green Earth Café and Gallery.  Bismarck, ND.
                2001                       Many Horses. Lake Region Heritage Center.  Devils Lake, ND.
                                                Painted Horse. James Memorial Center for the Arts.  Williston, ND.
                                                Painted Horse.  The Arts Center.  Jamestown, ND.
                2000                       Horse Dreaming.  Talley Gallery.  Bemidji State University.  Bemidji, MN.
                                                Running Horses.  GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                Horsing Around.   Green Earth Café and Gallery.  Bismarck, ND.
                1999                       Horses, Bowls & Birds.  Dickinson State University.  Dickinson, ND.
                                                Horse Tails & Bird Wings.  Taube Gallery of Art.  Minot, ND.
                1998                       Horse Play.  Bismarck Art & Galleries Association.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Horse Fields.  GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                Prints & Monoprints.  Green Earth Café and Gallery.  Bismarck, ND.
                1997                       Northland Community College.  Thief River Falls, MN.
                                                Dreamscape.   Green Earth Café and Gallery.  Bismarck, ND.
                1996                       Touch the Earth.  GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                From Then Til Now.  The Artsplace.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Unspoken Landscapes.  Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND.  Grand Forks, ND.
                1993                       Moon Bowls & Fire Sticks.  Victoria’s.  Wolverton, MN.
                                                Other Places.  The Upper Crust Gallery.  Minneapolis, MN.
                1992                        Dreamings.  FM Community Theater Gallery.  Fargo, ND.
                1987                        Sun Dogs.  Aymond Norris Gallery.  Houston, TX.

Group Exhibitions             
2025                                    Member Art Exhibit. Taube Art Museum. Minot, ND.
                                             BDAC Bismarck Downtown Artists Cooperative. Bismarck, ND.                        
                                               66th Midwestern. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN. Meredith Bloomquist Best in Theme Award
2024                                    NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                              80th Annual Fall Art Show. Bismarck Art and Gallery Association.  Jurors choice & honorable mention
                                                7th Human Rights Art & Film Festival.  The Human Family. Fargo, ND. Traveling exhibition
                                             65th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
                                             BDAC Bismarck Downtown Artists Cooperative. Bismarck, ND.
                                             Great Crow Show Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
2023                                    NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                             79th Annual Fall Art Show. Bismarck Art and Gallery Association. Bismarck, ND. Jurors choice
                                               6th Human Rights Art & Film Festival.  The Human Family. Fargo, ND. Traveling exhibition
                                             64th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
                                             BDAC Bismarck Downtown Artists Cooperative. Bismarck, ND.
2022                                    Art of the Book Veterans Memorial Library. Bismarck ND.
                                             Great Winter Crow Show Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
                                              BDAC Bismarck, ND.
                                              63rd Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
                                                First place
                                                78th Annual Fall Art Show. Bismarck Art and Gallery Association. Bismarck, ND. Jurors choice award
                                                NDMA 24th Annual Autumn Art Auction. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
2021                                      57th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND
                                                 Fall Art Show Bismarck Art and Galleries Association. Bismarck, ND. honorable mention
                                                 Fall Art Show Elsa Forde Gallery. Bismarck State College
                                                 62nd  Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
                                               Art of the Book Veterans Memorial Library. Bismarck ND.
                                               BDAC Bismarck, ND.
2020                                     56th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND.
                                               3rd North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival. Plains Art Museum, BDAC. Taube Museum.
                                             The Great Winter Crow Show. Spirit Room. Fargo, ND.
                                               61st Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Arts. Rourke Art Gallery and Museum. Moorhead, MN.
                                               BDAC Bismarck, ND.
                                               Fall Art Show  BAGA Bismarck Art and Galleries Association. Bismarck, ND.
                                               Fall Art Show Clairmont Center Gallery. University of Mary. Bismarck, ND.
              2019                        Fifty States. Museum of Encaustic Art. Santa Fe, NM.
                                               BDAC Bismarck, ND.
             2018                         Museum of Encaustic Art. Santa Fe, NM. Permanent Collection.
                                                54th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND. Encaustic Award
                                                Lessedra World Art Print 17th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                                                BDAC Blue Sky, Toasted Frog, Laughing Sun, Coffee Zone. Bismarck, ND.
             2017                         TAG – The Art of Giving. North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                               BDAC Toasted Frog, Laughing Sun. Bismarck, ND.
              2016                         From the Vault. NDSU Memorial Union Gallery. Fargo, ND.
                                                Art in Bloom, Member Exhibit, Wild in ND, Fargo Gallery Exchange. Laughing Sun, etc. BDAC. Bismarck
                                                NDMOA Summer Auction. Bismarck, ND.
                                                NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                2015                       NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                NDMOA Summer Auction. Bismarck, ND.
                                                BDAC Art in Bloom, Member Exhibit, Photography Exhibit, Laughing Sun. Bismarck, ND.
                2014                       4th National Juried Encaustic/Wax Exhibition. Encaustic Art Institute. Cerrillos, NM.
                                                Art in Bloom, Legacy, and Foot in the Door, BDAC. Bismarck, ND
                                                Lessedra World Art Print 13th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                                                Johnson, Kapplinger and PEARS. Uptown Gallery. Fargo, ND.
                                                55th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                3rd Annual. North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Medora, ND.
                                                1st Annual. Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation. Garrison, ND.
                2013                       NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Touched and Untouched. NDSU Renaissance Gallery. Fargo , ND.                                            
                                                Discover Bismarck Mandan. BDAC. Bismarck, ND
                                                Hotel Donaldson. Hotel Donaldson. Fargo, ND.
                                                54th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                Cowboys and Indians. North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame, Medora, ND.
                                                Infinite Prints: Ink, Press, Repeat. NDSU Memorial Union Gallery, Fargo, ND.
                2012                       Another Foot in the Door, Art in Bloom, Love me, Love me not.  BDAC. Bismarck, ND
                                                53nd Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                2011                        Foot in the Door. BDAC. Bismarck, ND.
                2011                        Lessedra World Art Print 10th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                2010                        NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                 NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                2009                        Lessedra World Art Print 9th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                                                 NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                 Lessedra World Art Print 8th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                                                 50th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
               2008                        NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                 Room #2. Hotel Donaldson. Fargo, ND.
                                                 NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
               2007                        Invitational Show: “Women in the Picture.” Minot State University. Minot, ND.
                                                Lessedra World Art Print 6th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                                                28th Annual Juried Art Exhibit.  Custer County Art Center.  Miles City, MT. Honorable mention.
                                                48th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                2006                        Introductions: Artists’ Self Portraits.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                1St Annual Art Show & Auction.  ND Cowboy Hall of Fame. Medora, ND.
                                                Lessedra World Art Print 5th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.
                                                47th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                117th Annual National Association of Women Artists.  Goggle Works. Redding, PA.
                                                The Great Winter Crow Show.  Spirit Room.  Fargo, ND.
                                                NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                2005                       World’s Smallest Gallery.  Urban Stampede.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Elsa Forde Gallery.  Bismarck State College.  Bismarck, ND
                                                BAGA Fall Art Show.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Earth Imprints.  Gretchen Bederman & Annette Marchand.  Spirit Room.  Fargo, ND.
                                                Recent Acquisitions Exhibit.  Memorial Union Gallery.  NDSU.  Fargo, ND.
                                                Annual Bucking Horse Sale Quick Draw.  Custer County Art Center.  Miles City, MT.
                                                Western Art with a Difference.  B.A.G. Gallery.  Miles City, MT.
                                                46th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                A Woman’s Perspective, Heritage Hjemmkomst Interpretive Center.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                Lessedra World Art Print 4th Annual.  Sofia, Bulgaria.                     
                                                NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                2004                       Winter Art Show.  BAGA.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.       
                                                45h Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                Spring Art Show.  Jamestown, ND. 
                                                Women of the Plains.  Memorial Union Gallery.  NDSU.  Fargo, ND.
                                                NDAGA Lewis & Clark Traveling Exhibit. 
                                                NDMOA Winter Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
               2003                        NDMOA Fall Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Fall Art Show.  BAGA.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                44h Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
               2002                        Gretchen & Gretchen.  Gretchen Bederman & Gretchen Kotke. GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                1st Annual National Wildlife Exhibit.  Bismarck, ND. 1st Place, Honorable Mention.
                                                7th Annual & Christmas Shows.  GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.
                                                43rd  Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                 Hauer Gallery.  University of Mary.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Elsa Forde Gallery.  Bismarck State College.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Fall Art Show.  BAGA.  Bismarck, ND.
                2001                       NDMOA Fall Auction.  NDMA.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Hauer Gallery.  University of Mary.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Elsa Forde Gallery.  Bismarck State College.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Fall Art Show.  BAGA.  Bismarck, ND.  Honorable Mention. Peoples’ Choice Award
                                                6th Annual & Christmas Shows.  GK Gallery. Cooperstown, ND.  3rd Place.
                                                42st Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                Spring Art Show.  Jamestown, ND.  Cash award.
                                                Governor’s Ball.  Bismarck, ND.
               2000                        Hauer Gallery.  University of Mary.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Elsa Forde Gallery.  Bismarck State College.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Fall Art Show.  BAGA.  Bismarck, ND.  Cash award.
                                                41st Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                5th Annual & Christmas Shows.  GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                Annual Auction.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                1999                        4th Annual & Christmas Shows.  GK Gallery Cooperstown, ND.
                1999                        Fall Art Show.  BAGA.  Bismarck, ND.   First place
                                                40th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                A Celebration: Women Artists from ND & MN.  Plains Art Museum Fargo, ND.
                1998                        3rd Annual & Christmas Shows. GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                                                38th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                1998                        Baga Annual.  Bismarck, ND.
                1997                        37th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.  Second place.
                1996                        36th Midwestern.  Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                Now Exhibiting.  UND Burtness Theater.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Juried Student Exhibition.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                1995                        Imaginary Illusions.  UND Burtness Theater.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Los Images.  Cappuccino Garden.  Grand Forks, ND.
                                                Graduate Student Show.  Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND.  Grand Forks, ND
                1995                        Juried Student Exhibition. NDMA.  Grand Forks, ND. Purchase award.
                1994                        Faculty Exhibit.  Hughes Fine Arts Center, UND.  Grand Forks, ND.            
                1994                        Juried Student Exhibition.  North Dakota Museum of Art.  Grand Forks, ND.
                1993                        Major Works.  The Art Connection.  Fargo, ND.
                                                Picture This.  BFA exhibition.  MSU.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                Juried Student Exhibition.  MSU Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                1992                        Juried Student Exhibit.  MSU Gallery.  Moorhead, MN. special recognition.
                1991                        Juried Student Exhibit.  NDSU Gallery.  Fargo, ND.  Special recognition.
                                                Juried Student Exhibit.  MSU.  Moorhead, MN.
                1990                        Juried Exhibit.  Vermont Studio Gallery.  Johnson, VT.
                                                Juried Student Exhibit.  MSU.  Moorhead, MN.
                1989                        Juried Student Exhibit.  MSU Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.  Special recognition.
                1985                        Group Show.  Aymond Norris Gallery.  Houston, TX.
                1979                        Group Show.  Governors Palace.  Santa Fe, NM.
 
Honors & Awards
               2025                         Meredith Bloomquist Best of Theme Award  66th Midwestern Rourke Museum & Gallery
               2022                         First Place  63rd Midwestern Rourke Museum & Gallery
                2020                        Sculpture Award .  56th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND.
                2018                        Encaustic Award .  54th Fine Arts Annual Show The Arts Center Jamestown, ND.
                2016                        Professional Development Grant.  NDCA.
                2006                        Honorable Mention. 28th Annual Juried Art Exhibit.  Custer County Art Center.  Miles City, MT.
                2005                        Cash Award.  BAGA Annual.  Bismarck, ND.
                2006, 2005              Professional Development Grant.  NDCA.
                2002                        1st Place Award & Honorable Mention. National Wildlife Exhibit.  Bismarck, ND.
                2001                        3rd Place Award.  GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.
                2001                        Honorable Mention & People’s Choice Award.  BAGA Annual.  Bismarck, ND.
                2001                        1st Place Award.  The Arts Center Spring Show.  Jamestown, ND.
               2000                        Cash Award.  BAGA Annual.  Bismarck, ND.
                1999                        1st Place Award.  BAGA Annual.  Bismarck, ND.
                1998                        Cash Award.  BAGA Annual. Bismarck, ND.
                1997                        2nd Place Award.  38th Midwestern.  Rourke Gallery. Moorhead, MN.
                1995                        Provost Purchase Award. UND Student Art Show.  Grand Forks, ND.
                1996-1993              Board of Higher Education Scholarship.  UND.  Grand Forks, ND.
                1993                        Magna Cum Laude. BFA.   Moorhead State University.  Moorhead, MN.
                1993-1989              Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society.  MSU.  Moorhead, MN.
                                                MSU Honors Program. Moorhead State University.
                1993-1992              MSU Alumni Grant. Moorhead State University.
                                                Upper Class Scholarship. Moorhead State University.
                                                Academic Achievement Award.  Moorhead State University.
                1992-1991              Jeannette Rankin Scholarship.  JR Foundation.  Athens, GA.
                                                ND Women’s Opportunity Scholarship.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Upper Class Scholarship.  Moorhead State University.
                                                  Academic Achievement Award.  Moorhead State University.
                1991-1990             Vermont Studio School Grant.  Johnson, VT.
                                                ND Women’s Opportunity Scholarship.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Upper Class Scholarship.  Moorhead State University.
                                                   Academic Achievement Award.  Moorhead State University.
                1990-1989             ND Women’s Opportunity Scholarship.  Bismarck, ND.
                                                Upper Class Scholarship.  Moorhead State University.
                1996-1993             University Service / University of North Dakota
                                                Graduate Representative to the College Council. Graduate Representative to the Faculty
                                                Sophomore Review Panel
Education
 
                1993 - 1997                            Masters of Fine Arts.    Painting
                                                                University of North Dakota.  Grand Forks, ND.
               
                1988 - 1993                            Bachelor of Fine Arts.    Painting      Magna Cum Laude
                                                                Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN.
                                                                Docent, North Dakota Museum of Art
               
Additional Experience
 
                Studied at University of Houston, University of Texas, San Francisco Art Institute, Art Institute of Chicago
                Bellaire High School Bellaire, Texas graduated 1969
 
                2016, 2012, 2011    Encaustic Workshop. Austin, TX; Kirsten Wilhelm 2012 Seattle, WA; Ellen Koment  2016 Madrid, NM. Pastel Studio Sheila Rieman Glendive, MT 2008, 2009. Ceramics. 2016-23, 11, 09, 07  BSC. Bismarck, ND. P.E.A.R.S. Printmaking. 2010, 09, 06, 05 NDSU. Fargo, ND. Nihonga Workshop Judith Kruger  2019 Litchfield, MA. Ceramics Workshop Lisa Clague 2019 Anderson Ranch, CO. Ecoprinting Chelle Doll Bismarck ND 2023
                Teaching Experience
                2016 - 2006                           Associate Professor.  Dawson Community College. Glendive, Montana.
                2006 - 2001                           Artist in Residence. North Dakota Council on the Arts.
                                                                Binford, Thompson, Manvel, Turtle Lake Mercer, Hettinger, Jamestown, East Fairview, Sheldon,
                                                                Ft. Ransom, Gackle Streeter, Belfield, Crosby, St. Joseph, Mandan, Langdon, Northern Cass,
                                                                Pioneer, Rita Murphy, Becep, Bismarck, Sykeston, Ray, Washburn, Maddock, Devils Lake, Garrison.
                2004                                        Artist in Residence. NDCA Artist Exchange.  Laugalandskkoli, Iceland.
                2006, 2005                              Artist in Residence. North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
                2006, 2005                              Artist in Residence. NDSU, Fargo, ND.
                2005                                        Artist in Residence. Art Wise. Grand Forks, ND.
                2005                                        Artist in Residence. Youth Educational Services. Moorhead, MN.
                2006                                        Art Instructor. University of Mary.  Upward Bound Program. Bismarck, ND.
                2003                                        Art Instructor. University of Mary.  Art in the Elementary Classroom.
                2005 - 2002                             Art Instructor. Bismarck State College.  Music Camp.  Bismarck, ND.
                2003 - 2002                             Art Instructor. Bismarck State College. Figure Drawing.
                1997                                        Art Instructor. Bismarck State College. Drawing l & 2.  
                2006 - 2000                             Art Instructor.  Dakota West Arts Council. Bismarck, ND.
                2006 - 2000                             Art Instructor. Theo Art School. Bismarck, ND.
                2006 - 1999                             Art Instructor. The Arts Center. Jamestown, ND.
                1996 - 1994                             Art Instructor. GTA.  University of North Dakota. Grand Forks, ND.
                                                                Figure Drawing & Drawing l & 2.
                1994 - 1993                             Art Instructor. CTL Integrated Curriculum Project - 2 semesters.
                                                                Lake Agassiz Elementary School. Grand Forks, ND.
                1996 - 1994                             Docent.  North Dakota Museum of Art. Grand Forks, ND.
                1993                                        Facilitator.  Minnesota State University Moorhead.  Theory lll discussions. Moorhead, MN.
                Art Related Experience
                2005 – 2004                            Sculpture.  Created 2 life size horses for the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame.  Medora, ND.
                2009 - 2002                             Graphic Design & Illustration.
                Theater                                   Set Construction & Design
                2000 - 1996                             Set design & painting, spring & fall Plays.  Bismarck State College. Bismarck, ND.
                1989                                        Built & painted Backdrops, props & sets.  Straw Hat Players.  MSUM. Moorhead, MN.
                Ceramics                                Studio Technician.  MSUM. Moorhead, MN.
                1993 - 1992                             Researched raku & high fire glazes.  Compiled clay - glaze directory.
                Gallery                                    Exhibition Assistant.  MSUM Moorhead, MN.
                1993 - 1992                             Installed & dismantled exhibits.  Monitored gallery.
                Painting                                 Painter.  Vermont Studio Art Center.  Johnson, VT.
                1990                                        Painted & studied for 9 weeks. scholarship
                Photography                         Studio & Lab Technician. Color & BW - full service
                1988 - 1981                             Pro Am Labs.  Bismarck, ND.
                1973 - 1971                             Tom Baine Photography.  Austin, TX.
                1971 - 1969                             Baylor Medical School.  Houston, TX.
                Advertising                            Graphic Design & Illustration.  Full service all print media.
                1988 - 1984                             Bismarck, ND.
                1980                                        Houston, TX.
                1979 - 1978                             Santa Fe, NM.
                1976 - 1974                             Chicago, IL.
                1974 - 1973                             San Francisco, CA.
                Printmaking                           Artist.  CETA grant.  Santa Fe, NM.    
                1979 - 1978                             Lithography                                          
                Study Abroad                        Painter. Studio - residence in Florence & Milan, Italy.
                1978 - 1976                             Painted, traveled & studied art.
Arts Organizations
               
                2009                        College Art Association, National Art Education Association
                2008-2005               National Association of Women Artists
                2007-2005               New Bohemia North Dakota
                2007-2000               Rourke Museum & Gallery.  Moorhead, MN.
                2008-2002               Dakota West Arts Council
                2009-1998               North Dakota Art Gallery Association.
                2004-1999               GK Gallery.   Board of Directors, Secretary.  Cooperstown.
                2023-1997               Bismarck Art & Galleries Association.
                2003-2000               The Arts Center.  Jamestown.              2008-2006               Custer County Art Association
Gallery Affiliations
                2021-2010               BDAC.  Bismarck, ND.                           2012-2001    Lattitudes Gallery.  Bismarck, ND.
               2004-1996               GK Gallery.  Cooperstown, ND.           2012-1995    Browning Arts.  Grand Forks, ND.
               1995-1993               The Art Connection.  Fargo, ND.         1987-1985    Aymond Norris Gallery.  Houston, TX.         
Publications 
                2018 – 05   4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 18th,  Lessedra World Art Print Annual Catalogue.
                                Midwestern Catalogues
                2015 - 02 North Dakota Museum of Art Fall Auction Catalogue.   2004              NDAGA Lewis & Clark Journal Entries Catalogue.
                1999        A Celebration: Women Artists from North Dakota & Minnesota Plains Art Museum Catalogue.  1979      C.E.T.A. New Mexico Catalogue.


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