EDUCATION:

1970- Southern Illinois University; MFA Sculpture

1967 - University of Washington; BFA Sculpture

1964 - Highline Collage, Seattle, Washington; AA

HONORS:

1975 - Prix de Rome finalist

1976 - Prix de Rome finalist

1977 - Washington State Arts Commision, finalist for sculpture commission for the state of Washington, Olympia, Washington.

1978 - Awarded sculpture commision for Children's Orthopedic Hospital, commission by Poncho Jurors: Robert Maki, Virginia Wright, Solomon Katz, Faye Sarkowski.

POSITIONS:

1979-Present : Professor of Art
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521

1974-79 : Associate Professor of Art
Humboldt State University

1970-74 : Assistant Professor of Art
Humboldt State Collage

SELECTED EXHIBITION:

1967 - Seattle Art Museum, Fifty third Annual of Northwest Artists, Seattle, Washington, Northwest Institute of Sculptors Award.

Annual Arts and Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Award for Sculpture.

1969 - Evansville Museum of Atr, Midstates Exhibitions, Evansville,Indiana, Museum Board purchase Award

1970 - Seattle Art Museum, Fifty-sixth Northwest Annual, Seattle, Washington.

Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Fifteenth Annual Midsouth Exhibition, Memphis, Tennesee.

1971 - Oakland Art Museum, Metal Experience, Juried Competition, Oakland,California.

Humboldt State Collage Gallery, One-Man Exhibition, Arcata , California.

M.H. De Young Museum, San Fransisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition, Juried Competition, San Fransisco, California.

1974 - Polly Friedlander Gallery, "New Talent", Seattle Washington.

Nevada State Gallery, North Coast Artists, Invitational, Reno, Nevada.

1975 - Northview Gallery, One-Man Show, Portland Community Collage, Portland, Oregon.

Henry Gallery, six from the California North Coast, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

1976 - University of Oregon, statewide series, National Competition, Eugene, Oregon.

Gump's Group Show, Invitational, San Fransisco, California.

1977 - The Sculpture Gallery, Superior Small Sculpture Exhibition, National Juried Competition, San Diego, California.

University of Arizona, The Copper, Brass and Bronze Exhibit, National Juried Competition, Tuscon, Arizona.

1978 - Completed and installed commissioned piece of sculpture, Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, Washington, 9/15/78.

One-Man Show, Reese Bullen Gallery, 11/1/78, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.

1980 - Anacortes Annual Arts Festival, Invitational, Juror for the sculpturentries.

Humboldt Cultural Center's Professional Artists Invitational, Eureka, California.

1982 - University of Nevada, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Ten Year Retrospective, One-Man -Show, Reno,Nevada.

Long Beach Gallery, "Common Denominator, Expressions in Constructivism," Group show invitational, Long Beach, California.

1984 - Gallery Battenberg, Fillhardt, and Wright, Inc., Group Show, Invitational, San Jose, California.

25th Annual Redwood Arts Association Exhibition, Regional Juried Competition, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, Award for Sculpture.

1987 - City of Seattle Arts Festival, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, "Seattle Sculpture 1927-1987," Invitational, Mathew kangas, Curator.

1988 - One-Man Show, "Italian Marble Series," Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.

1992 - Juried Exhibition for West Coast Latvian Song Festival.

1993 - One-Man Show, "Selected Work",Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California.

Two-Man Show, "Arsenals", National Latvian Art Museum.

 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Eureka Times Standard, Eureka California
Art Week
San Fransisco Cronicle
Los Angeles Sunday Magazine, "The Calendar"
Evansville Sunday Courier, Evansville, Illinois
Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday Magazine
The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, Indiana
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Valuntini, Eureka, California
Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, Washington
Alaska Copper and Brass Corporation, Seattle

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

1992 - Founder and coordinator of the Latvian Student Program, Humboldt State University.

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