Graduate, Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China - 1984
Studied with numerous notable watercolorists including the late Ed Whitney,
AWS; the late Dong Kingman, AWS, NA; the late Lu
Yanshao, a contemporary Chinese artist
Professional Society Affiliates: (partial list)
American Artists Professional League - elected Fellow - 1995
Arizona Watercolor Association - Royal Coatimundi Society - 1995
Northwest Watercolor Society - elected Signature Member - 1997
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society - elected Signature Member - 2000
Transparent Watercolor Society (formerly Midwest Watercolor Society) -
elected Signature Member - 1985
elected to Master Status - 2006
Watercolor West - elected Signature Member - 1993
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies - elected Signature
Member - 2001
American Society of Marine Artists - elected Signature Member - 1989
Publications: (partial list)
Selected for inclusion in Splash 11 - 2010
Selected for inclusion in The Artistic Touch III - 2000
Included in the Texas Watercolor Society's Fifty Years of Excellence
in Watercolors - 1999
American Artist Magazine, Watercolor Page - December 1996
Chicago Tribune, Sunday Tempo Section - Feature "Brush with Greatness"
- 1996
Selected for the cover and included in How to Capture Movement in Your
Paintings - 1996
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in America - 2008-2009
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Art - 2008-2009
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in the Midwest - 2008-2009
Selected for inclusion in Who's Who of American Women - 2008-2009
Wild Birds Magazine - Tokyo, Japan - 1994
Birdwatcher's Digest - paintings reproduced on three front covers
and limited edition
prints issued - 1984, 1986 and 1987
Milwaukee Journal - Feature - 1987
Juried Exhibitions: (partial list)
National Watercolor Society - 87th Annual, 88th Annual, CA
- 2007, 2008
Watercolor USA, Springfield Museum, Springfield, MO
- 2007 AWARD: Purchase Award
PaintAmerica Competition - 2007, 2008 and 2009
AWARD: Grand Prize in Miniature Division - 2007
Rocky Mountain 33rd National Watermedia Exhibition, held at the Foothills Art Center Aviation in Golden, CO - 2006
Mystic International Best of Marine Paintings held at Mystic, CT - 2004
11th Annual Coos Bay Maritime Exhibit held at Coos Bay Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR - 2004 and 2006
Aviation Art Juried Exhibition, held at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL - 2004 AWARD: Honorable Mention
Pensylvania Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition, held
at various venues - 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009
AWARD OF MERIT - 2006; AWARD OF MERIT - 2007
TWSA (formerly Midwest Watercolor Society) - 12 Annuals -
selected for inclusion in the 2009 - 33rd Exhibition selected for inclusion in the 2007 - 31st Exhibition selected for inclusion in the 2006 - 30th Exhibition also was included in the 2003 - 27th Exhibition
held at the West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, WI
AWARD: Special Merit Award received the Connoiseur Brush Award, Inc., from the Juror, John Salminen, AWSDF, TWSA
also was included in the 2002 - 26th Exhibition
held at the Kankakee County Historical Society Museum, Kankakee, IL
AWARD: Pro-Pak Monetary Award from the Juror, Frank Francese, NWS, TWSA
American Society of Marine Painters -
2001 - 12th National Exhibition
held at The Cape Museum of Fine Art, Dennis, MA
Watercolor West - 7 Annuals
San Diego National Watercolor Society - 3 Annuals
American Watercolor Society - 2 Annuals
Academic Artists of America - 2 Annuals
C.L. Wolfe Art Club, NY - 7 Annuals
Adirondacks National Exhibit of American Watercolors, NY - 6 Annuals
Birds in Art - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (LYWAM), WI - 6 Annuals
Wildlife - The Artist's View - LYWAM - 1993
Invitational Exhibitions: (partial list)
All Watercolors - Retrospective Exhibition -
Uihlein Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
- 2000-2001
Adirondacks National Exhibit of American Watercolors - Traveling
Tour - 1996
Art and the Animal Exhibition, held at the Bennington Center for the Arts, VT - 2008
American Artists Abroad Exhibition, held at the Bennington Center for the Arts, VT - 2006
Impressions of New England Exhibition, held at the Benninton Center for the Arts, VT - 2006
Art and the Animal - Traveling Tour - 1995 and 1996
Exhibition Hall, Hangzhou, China - 1984 and 1994
Birds in Art - LYWAM Traveling Tour - 1987 thru 1988 and 1992 thru
1994
100 Years - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club - 1996 thru 1997
Three Different Views By One Artist - Elliot Museum, Stuart, FL
Chinese Impressions - Landmarks Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Five Artists - Five Views - Tequestra Art Gallery, Tequestra, FL
Quaker Oats Co. - Chicago, IL
Chicago Botanical Gardens, Glencoe, IL
Collections: (partial list)
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
Honorable Mention Award; Painting included in the Museum Collection
Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Natural Wonders Collection - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau,
WI
Reverend Billy Graham and the late Mrs. Graham
Former Ambassador to China, Winston Lord and Betty Bao Lord
The Loon Foundation
The International Crane Foundation
Numerous corporations, libraries, hospitals, public and private schools, churches, and
private collections throughout the world including several State Senators, several Governor Collections, and three in Presidential Collections, Washington, DC
Work Experience: (partial list)
President - International Society of Marine Painters - 2002 - 2004
President Emeritus - International Society of Marine Painters
Past President - Transparent Watercolor Society of America (formerly Midwest Watercolor Society)
President - Transparent Watercolor Society of America (formerly the Midwest Watercolor Society) - 1997 - 1999
Vice President and Exhibition Chair - Midwest Watercolor Society - 1995
- 1997
Regional Co-Director - American Society of Marine Painters - 2001 - 2008
Provided workshops in IL, WI, MI, IN, SD, IA, FL, ME, CO, NH and Canada
Teaching beginning and advanced watercolor classes in Districts' 211 and
214 Adult Education Programs - 36 years
Private classes - over 36 years
Has held workshops, demonstration and lecture programs for art leagues, public schools, church groups and organizations throughout the Chicagoland area, and appeared on numerous radio and TV programs - Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI
