Studio Bio

Richard L. Twedt

studio bio:

74105 Setting Sun Trail

Palm Desert, CA 92260

rtwedt@dc.rr.com

760-464-2455

EDUCATION:1981 - Masters of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney & Spokane, WA

1975 - Bachelors of Art, Eastern Washington University

1969 - Bachelors of Art, Business (Marketing), Eastern Washington University

1974 - L' Ecole des Beaux Arts, International Study Abroad Program,Avignon, France

1970/71 - Post-Graduate course work in Business Administration, Eastern Washington University

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

4/2002 - 8/2009 - Public Arts Manager, City of Palm Desert, CA

9/98 - 6/2001 - Director Exhibitions Touring Services, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

3/81 - 6/2001 - Director of University Galleries/Lecturer, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

9/93 - 9/98 - Chairman, Department of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

EXHIBITION HISTORY:

2004 - Dos Amigos Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, "Retrospective of Paintings" solo exhibition

2002 - New Museum of Contemporary Art, The Zenith Media Lounge, New York, NY "Photons to Illuminate a Gloomy World" digital images

2001 - Museum of Northwest Art & Culture, Spokane, WA- "Non-Specific Landscapes", Joel Gallery, Spokane, WA

2000 - Gallery of Art, Spokane Falls College, Spokane, WA, "Just Painting"

- Interplayers Gallery, Spokane, WA, "The Fragment Series", solo exhibition

1999 - The Steamplant Gallery, Spokane, WA, "Three Person Exhibition"

- Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA, "Art at Work" group exhibition

1998 - Spokane Art School Gallery, Spokane, WA, "Scanning Art History", solo exhibition

- Michaels 5-10 Gallery, Spokane, WA, "Excavated Vessels", solo exhibition

1997 - Faculty of Art Exhibition, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA

- Interplayers Gallery, Spokane, WA, "The Italian Light Series", solo exhibition

1996 - Eldridge Gallery of Art, Spokane, WA, "The Italian Light Series", solor exhibition

- Anaconda Grille Gallery of Art, Spokane, WA, "The Italian Light Series", solo exhibition

- Ashwell Gallery, Boston, MA, "An American in Italy" group exhibition, juror: Frank Schaeffer

1995-94 - Faculty of Art Exhibitions, Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA

- The Davenport Arts District, Spokane, WA, "Raw Space", group exhibition

1993 - 92 - Pinnacle Productions, Seattle, WA, Solo Drawing Exhibition

- Spokane Center for the Visual Arts, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA, "The Dick & Jane" show

- The Chase Gallery of Art, Spokane Arts Commission, Spokane, WA, "Environmental Concerns"

- Spokane Center for the Visual Arts, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA, "The Politics of Art"

1989 - 90 - The Arts Downtown Gallery, Spokane, WA, four group exhibitions

- Salon de Refuse, Spokane Center for the Visual Arts, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA

- North Idaho College of Art, Coeur d' Alene, ID, "Up in Arms" group exhibition

- Spokane Center for the Visual Arts, Spokane Art School, "States of Suspension" solo exhibition

1988 - Cheney Cowles Museum of Art, Spokane, WA, "The Spokane Sampler", group exhibition

- Hanford Education Action League, Spokane, WA, "Up in Arms" group exhibition

1986 - Ru-Red Alternative Space, Spokane, WA, Multi-media solo exhibition

- Gallery 123, Spokane, WA, "Art as Furniture", group exhibition

- Spokane Center for the Visual Arts, Spokane Art School, "Four Los Angeles/Spokane Artists"

1985 - Ad Gallery, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, 'Barriers and Distortion Series", solo exhibition

1984 - The Lucy Gallery, Spokane, WA, "Family Feud", solo exhibition

1983 - Gallery of Art, Spokane Falls Community College, "The Genertic Art Exhibition", group exhibition, traveled to the Northwest Artist's Space Gallery of Art, Portland, OR

1982 - The Gallery Seven, Eastern Washington University, Spokane campus, "Basic Elements of Boredom" traveled to Gallery II, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

1981 - Northwest Artist's Space Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, "Great American Toaster Exhibition", group exhibit

1980 - Spokane Armory Alternative Space, Spokane, WA, "The Armory Show", MA Thesis & group exhibition

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:

"Virtual Video Tours", www.palmdesertart.com, City of Palm Desert, CA 2007-08

"Video Selections" www.youtube.com, user's name "rtwedt", 2007

"New Acquisitions" Centre Georges Pompidou, Musee' National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France, 1988

"National Computer Art/Electronic Media Exhibition, Spokane Center Gallery, 1987

"Evening of Experimental Videos/Performance", curated by Paul Mahon,The Kitchen, New York, NY 1987

"The Mack & Jamie Show", ABC Television, Los Angeles, CA, 1986

"Sony Home Video Awards", Showtime, Los Angeles, CA 1986

"The Noel Edmonds Show", National Syndicated Television, Los Angeles, CA 1985

"Bleepers & Bloopers", ABC Television Network, Los Angeles, CA, 1984

"Goodnight L.A.", Los Angeles Cable Channel, Los Angeles, CA 1984

"Good Day London", London, England, 1984

"Contemporary Video Art", video workshop & presentation, Spokane Falls Community College, Gallery of Art, Spokane, WA, 1983

"Experimental Video", presentation, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA, 1983

ARTICLES:

"Just Painting", Juliane Crane, Spokanesman-Review, Spokane, WA - 9/2000

"Just Painting", Zan Agzigian, The Local Planet, Spokane, WA - 9/2000

"Scanning Art History", Connie Grove, Inlander, Spokane, WA - 2/1998

"The Dick & Jane Show", Suzzane Pate, Spokanesman-Review - 10/92

"Video a Smash Hit", Paul Turner, Spokesman-Review - 8/1988

"Artist as Publisher", Northwest Artspaper, Seattle, WA - 2/1987

"Mediocre Artists Unite", The Generic Art Show, Patricia Dike, Spokesman-Review - 6/1983

"Art Displayed at Face Value", Susan Enslow, The Easterner, Cheney, WA - 9/1983

"Exhibit Explores Boredom", The Boredom Art Exhibition, Patricia Dike, Spokesman-Review, 10/1982

"Audience Gets into the Artistic Art", The Armory Show, Don Adair, Spokesman-Review, 5/1981

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

"Post Modern Pluralism: Two Ends of the Spectrum", review of Judy Pfaff's installation, The Spokane Magazine, Spokane, WA - 10/1984

"Canvas" a performance/installation by Terry Buckendorf, The Spokane Community Press - 2/1981

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:

PUBLIC:

George Pompidou Centre, Musee National d'Art Modern, Paris, France

Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

Eastern Washington University, Cheney & Spokane, WA

The Kempis International Suites Hotel, Spokane, WA

PRIVATE:

Mike & Shirley Berg, New York, Istanbul, Cheney,WA

Robert Lobe & Kathleen Gilgie, New York, NY

Paula Overbay, Portand, OR

Christopher Westfall, Berkeley, CA

Stacy & Dean Jones, Seattle, WA

Jon Christopherson & John Gerdes, Coos Bay, OR and Berkeley, CA

Carolyn & Lamont Delong, Portland, OR

Carol Worthington, Philadelphia, PA

Michael & Sarah Machalko, Spokane, WA and The Caribbean

Roy Marriott & Kavan DiPignatelli, Lake Garda, Italy

Nicole & Chad Foltz, Kennewick, WA

John & Kathy Truax, Richland, WA

Sidney & Eric Williams, Palm Springs, CA

Hilary Wills, Palm Springs, CA

John Mich, Palm Springs, CA

Randall Erickson, Palm Springs, CA

As Seen In

I thought this might be of interest to some of you. It's a partial list of various publications that articles have been written about Palm Desert's public art and program. I thought of posting it, because I just came from an interview with Jannie White, editor for the Philadelphia Magazine. She's here with her boyfriend writing an article on our public art program and the 2009/10 El Paseo Invitational Exhibition. Give me a shout, if you have any questions.

cheers

As Seen In:

National Publications:

Art in America’s Annual Guide to Museums & Galleries, 2002-03, 2008-09.

Southwest Art Magazine, July 2004, March 2009

ArtNews, Jan. 2007

Sculpture Magazine, Jan/March 2007

Public Art Review, Summer 2006, Fall/Winter 2008

Fine Art Connoisseur, April 2008

Sunset Magazine, December 2008

Regional/Local Publications:

Art Ltd.- West Coast Art & Design, Jan. 2007

Palm Springs Life - Art & Culture Issue, Winter/Spring 2007

Lifescapes, July 2006

92260 Magazine, Summer 2006, Sept./Oct. 2007

The Desert Magazine, December 2006

The Desert Sun, “Art & Architecture”, July 18^th 2006

Desert Post Weekly, June 10^th 2004

The Press Enterprise, Dec.26^th 2004

Books:

100 Best Art Towns USA/27 Best Art Towns California, 2008-09

Art & Architecture Book, 1^st edition, April 2006

Television/film:

Fox Channel 10 & Southern Californian PBS stations, “Palm Desert Public Art”,

Richard's Professional Resume & Vita

Richard L. Twedt
74-105 Setting Sun Trail
Palm Desert, Ca 92260

760-464-2455

dickjanetwedt@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:
1981 - M.A. ART, Eastern Washington University, Cheney & Spokane, W A
1975 - B.A. ART, Eastern Washington University
1969 - B.A. Business (Marketing), Eastern Washington University
1974 - Ecole de Beaux Arts, International Study Abroad Program, Avignon, France
1970/1971- Postgraduate course work in Business Administration, Eastern Washington University

EDUCATIONAL AWARDS:
1980 - Graduate Fellowship, Department of Art, Eastern Washington University .
1970 - Graduate Fellowship, School of Business, Eastern Washington University
1969 - "Outstanding Marketing Major of the Year", Eastern Washington University

WORKING EXPERIENCE:
4/1 5/02 - 8/13/2009 - Public Arts Manager, Palm Desert, CA.
9/1998 - 6/30/01 - Director Exhibit Touring Services, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
3/1981 - 6/30/01 - Director of University Galleries, Lecturer, Eastern Washington University, College of Fine Arts
9/1993-9/1998 - Chairman, Department of Art, Eastern Washington University

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSITIONS:
Public Arts Manager - City of Palm Desert, CA.,www.palmdesertart.org
Supervise program and project management, which includes public art acquisition and maintenance, art gallery exhibitions and receptions, rotating sculpture exhibition on EI Paseo Drive and special events related to art and cultural programs; development, maintenance and supervision of three web sites; development and creation of national, regional and local marketing program; participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and direct, coordinate and review the program planning initiatives; participate in the development and administration of the program's budget; forecast funding needs for staffing, equipment, materials, supplies and recommend adjustments as necessary.

Director of University Galleries
Responsible for the organization and administration of the University's gallery system, consisting of four galleries, which presents local, regional, national and internationally recognized artists to the Inland Northwest cultural community. Curatorial duties of exhibitions; publication of all publicity materials, i.e., brochures, catalogues, posters, newspaper, radio, television production for public service announcements and articles; budgetary development and evaluation; grant development, fundraising strategies and development, contractual arrangements with artists and lenders of artworks; coordinating all aspects of public art projects from conception to completion, public relations with universities, museums, galleries and cultural institutions, national, regional and local; and developed, maintained the University's permanent art collection. Teaching responsibilities as required by Departmental needs. Previously taught, Drawing, Design, Contemporary Art Issues, Art in the Humanities, Professional Practices, Gallery Visits, Alternative Media, Gallery Techniques and Painting.

Director Exhibit Touring Services Program
Exhibit Touring Services was a program that toured over 50 exhibitions to museums, universities, libraries, and alternative exhibiting spaces and other presenting venues, throughout the United States and selected countries internationally. The primary responsibilities of the position entailed setting priorities for the program, developing and implementing program policies, budget analysis, developing marketing strategies, developing contractual agreements with exhibit lenders, identifying and pursuing potential funding sources, i.e.. researching and writing grants, fundraising strategies for corporate sponsorship, supervise staff, supervise Web Site, developing advertising image via brochures, advertisements, public service announcements, personal media interviews; identify, analyze and solicit potential profitable exhibits for the ETS inventory; develop and maintain relationships with potential exhibit lenders; interface with peers at museums and gallery personnel, artists and members of the cultural community; develop and present various financial reports to University officials

Chairman of Department of Art
Responsibilities include managing departmental budget, assigning faculty teaching loads, committee assignments, hiring and supervising teaching assistants and part-time employees, research and development of reports to administration, planning and implementing new curriculum, special fundraising projects and activities, researching and writing grants, interfacing with other Fine Arts Chairs, and assisting with cooperative projects and programs with other Fine Arts Chairs, and assisting with cooperative projects and programs with area arts organizations. Supervised maximum of 18 full and part-time employees who worked in the Gallery Program, Exhibit Touring Services Program and the Department of Art.

1978/79 - Arts Coordinator, Spokane Arts Commission and
Foundation, City Hall, Spokane, WA.

Responsible for implementing programs and policies of Commission and Foundation Board Members. Projects and programs organized and implemented during this time were: The Expansion Arts Program which was a series of four mini-festivals of performing and visual arts in Spokane neighborhoods; Artists Studio Tour of area artists; Spokane Art Awards Program; and Artists Registry for all performing visual and literary artists; the Neighborhood Classical Concert Series of six classical concerts in neighborhood centers; community coordination efforts for Artsplan; coordinated visual art exhibits at the U.S. Pavilion and local banks; the Summer Walls Project mural; and wrote new releases, coordinated several television events with area artists.

1977/78 - Director of Marketing, Tekmark Industries, Inc., Spokane,
WA. CO-owner with Mr. Larry Williams

Formed and developed a corporation to manufacture a new system for handling casing pipe in water, gas and oil industries. Developed distribution network of 15 wholesalers throughout U.S.

EXPANDED VITA: Richard L. Twedt, 74105 Setting Sun, Palm Desert, CA 92260

History of Professional Activities

4/2002 to Present:
There are three major areas that I have focused on with the Palm Desert's Public Art Program (PAP), A) conceptualizing and implementing a national, regional marketing campaign to promote and elevate the visibility of the Public Art Program in the professional art world; B) reorganizing and improving the internal departmental administration of the PAP by addressing many of its activities and functions; C) administration of the many public art projects by both private developers and the City's Redevelopment Agency.
* Created and implemented institutional advertisements in national/international art journals, Art in America, ArtNews and Sculpture Magazine, Art Ltd., promoting both the public art collection and El Paseo exhibition.
* Developed an artist registry composed of artists with national/ international stature, worked with major New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, Seattle, Portland galleries, including Pace Wildenstein, Gagosian LA & New York, Marlborough, LA Louver, Margo Leavin, Bobbie Greenfield, BGH, Chac Mool, Imago and BuschlenMowatt Galleries, to name a few. * Created a network and working relationship with major Southern California galleries in order to gain access to their artists for possible inclusion to our public art collection and participation in the El Paseo exhibition
* Redesigned the look of the front page of PAP's web site, (www.palmdesertart.org) to include better navigation, showcase more of the pieces in the public art collection, the El Paseo exhibition and the current exhibition being presented in the North Wing Gallery with animation cells that rotate up to eighteen different pieces.
* Developed a yearly exhibition schedule for the North Wing Gallery for 2002/2003 season compose of professional artists residing in the Coachella Valley.
* Created a new brochure on both the collection and the El Paseo exhibition. It will include four maps of the different art tours in the city.
* Administered the El Paseo exhibition and coordinated all activities with John Nagus, exhibition curator, artists and galleries.

*Conceived, developed, co-wrote a book on the Art and Architecture of Palm Desert with Jim West. Book is available through Barnes & Noble, Borders, Palm Springs Art Museum and the Palm Desert Visitor's Center.

*Conceived, supervised and promoted a two day regional Public Art Forum consisting of two keynote speakers, Gail Goldman and Cliff Garten, also several panels of important artists, architects, public art and museum officials speaking on various current topics facing public art administrators and artists on the University of California San Bernadino Palm Desert campus. There were over 200 attendees from San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Ventura and other Southern California cities.

* Expanded PAP's mailing lists to include over 200 national arts organizations, 100 professional artists of national stature, numerous newspapers, art journals, various publications related to the visual arts and newsletters,
* Reorganized the existing artists slide registry into categories that can be easily accessed by staff and developers
* Digialized the slide registry, which is posted on our web site, www.palmdesertartistregistry.com
* Researched and developed a file bank of potential private and public grant sources for public art projects and for a national documentary on the history public art programs
* Worked with private developers and the Redevelopment Agency to identify and commission artists for various projects
2001- Consultant for the Washington State Arts Commission on assessing condition of public art collection. Art researcher for the Foundation of Eastern Washington University. Art restorer of 100 yr. old totem pole for private collector.
2000 - Designed, created and launched "richardtwedtfineart .com" personal web site for my artwork. Currently, the web site has been changed to a blog titled: www.richardtwedtfineartandvideos.blogspot.com.
2000- Travel: San Antonio, TX., visited museums, galleries, and cultural sites.
1999- Travel: Athens, Greece, Istanbul, Turkey, New York, New York, visited numerous museums and ancient sites in Athens and Istanbul and attended the Americans for the Arts conference in New York. Professional Highlights: Developed and received several grants to bring New York artist, Mike Berg, from Istanbul Turkey to Eastern for a public lecture and his reception for the opening of his exhibition in the Gallery of M.
1998- Travel: Los Angeles, CA, and Puerto Vallerta, Mex., visited museums and galleries in L.A. and attended the College Art Association's conference. Visited cultural sites in Puerto Vallerta. Professional Highlights: Public Lecture: 'Web site development for the artist", Chase Auditorium, Spokane City Hall, Guest speaker for the Spokane Arts Commission. .Developed and taught the first two on-line courses at the University.
1997- Travel: San Francisco, CA., Toured museums and commercial galleries in San Francisco and Berkley, CA. -Public Lecture: "Art on the World Wide Web", presented in Patterson Hall, Eastern Washington University.
1996-Travel: Lisbon, Portugal; Seville, Granada, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain; visited over 1 8 museums and 36 cathedrals
Professional Highlights: Guest juror East-Central Public Library, a Public Art Commission for the City of Spokane's Percent for Art Program,Spokane,WA
1995-Professional Highlights: Guest juror "The Newspaper M Exhibition," Spokane Center for the Visual Ms, Spokane, Art School, Spokane, WA-Art Committee Board Member, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA 1992-94-Travel: Chicago: Attended the College Arts Conference, visitation major museums and galleries - Seattle: Attended Northwest Ms Symposium, visitation to major museums and galleries. New York: Attended College Ms Conference, visitation to major museums and galleries-Toured Southwest, Santa Fe, Taos, Los Almos and Albuquerque; visited museums and galleries-France, Italy: Three-week tour of Paris, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pompeii and hill towns of Central Italy; visited major museums and sites.
Public Lecture: "Eastern's Permanent Art Collection," Cheney Chamber of Commerce, Willow Springs, Cheney, Wa
Professional Highlights: University coordinator and juror for Washington State
Percent for Art Program for a commissioning of the "Branchville" sculpture by Robert Lobe. New York sculptor, EWU campus, Cheney, WA-University coordinator & juror for Washington State Percent for Art Program for commissioning of sculptural pieces by noted Seattle artists' Nancy Mee and Dennis Evans, EWU campus, Cheney, WA-University coordinator and juror for Washington State Percent for Art
Program for commissioning of portable works of art by artists Scott Aho, Seattle; Chris Watt, Pullman; and Stephen Yates, Port Townsend, EWU campus, Cheney, WA-Juror for the Annual Arts Competition at Walla Walla Community Arts Center, Walla Walla, WA-Juror for Tom Foley's 5th Congressional District Annual High School Art Competition; exhibit traveled to Washington, D.C. -Curated, developed and toured the Artist's Trust Organization's GAP and Fellowship Recipients exhibition; the 6th National Computer Art Invitational exhibition; the “Dos Caras-Two Faces” exhibition by artist/professor Ruben Trejo; the "Digital Imaging: An African Diary" exhibition by artist/professor Robert Lloyd - traveled through the Exhibit Traveling services program at EWU-Developed and organized the 1 st National "Clay on the Wall" exhibition at Gallery of Art, EWU - Developed the 1 st Annual High School Art Day at EWU’s Art Department. Attracted over 100 high school art students. Twenty outstanding artworks were selected for awards and then presented as an exhibition at EWU Spokane Center 1990/91 -Travel: New York, NY and Washington, DC: Attended CM conference, tour of museums and galleries. -San Jose and San Francisco, CA: Attended Western Regional Museum Conference, tour of museums and galleries. -Seattle, WA and Portland, OR: Tour of museums and galleries; attended Washington State Museum conference.
Public Lectures: "Collecting Art for the Beginner," Center for Visual Arts, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA. -Panelist - "The Politics of Art," Exhibition, Center for Visual Art, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA.
Professional Highlights: Curated, developed and toured five exhibitions for the Exhibit Touring Services - Andy Warhol: Endangered Species; Art of Lithography - Permanent Collection of Tamarid Master Printer Conrad Schwable; 4th & 5th National Computer Art Invitational; Russian Artist Gennadi Kliushin - Woodblock Prints; Modern American Masters Collection - Developed and wrote grants to tour the Andy Warhol: Endangered Species and Gennadi Kliushin exhibitions. - Developed and wrote grants for Visiting Artist Lecture Series at Eastern Washington University. -Curated, developed and toured a national exhibition with the theme "The Human Condition." The content of the artwork explores aspects of the common emotional or physical nature of the human experience. -Curated, developed and will tour the 5th National Computer Art Invitational exhibition. Composed of 40 artists from throughout the United States.
1989/90 -Travel: New York, NY: attended College Art Association's Annual Conference, Tour of Museums and Galleries. -Denver, CO: Denver Museum of Art and Contemporary Art Galleries. -Los Angeles, CA: Tour of Museums and Contemporary Art Galleries. -Seattle, WA: Tour of Museums and Contemporary Art Galleries. - France, Italy: Three week tour of Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice and Sienna. Visitation to all major and most minor museums and historical points of interest. Public Lectures: -"The Art Collections of Eastern Washington University," Center For Visual Arts, Spokane Art School. Spokane, WA. -Lecture and slide presentation of the past ten years of my art, in conjunction with one-man exhibition "States of Suspension" at the Center for Visual M, Spokane M School, Spokane, WA.
Professional Highlights: Developed the Visual Arts Tour of Spokane, includes ten participating museums, university galleries, and exhibition spaces in Spokane, WA. -Organized and curated the 3rd and 4th "National Computer Art and Electronic Media Invitational Exhibitions, Cheney and Spokane! WA. -Developed and wrote grants to bring to Eastern Washington University's campus John Handhart, Curator of Film and Video, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. -Developed and wrote grants to bring Buky Schwartz to Eastern Washington University, internationally recognized video artist, who constructed an interactive video installation at the Spokane Center Gallery, Spokane, WA.,
June/July 1990. -Commissioned film maker, Ralph Busch, to create 1/2 hr. documentary on video artist Buky Schwartz; assisted with narration.
1984/88 - - Purchased new print acquisitions for Eastern Washington University's Permanent Collection: Sam Francis, Claes Oldenburg, James Dine, Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, Robert Rauschenberg, Wayne Thiebaud, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella. - Research extended over six months with galleries and numerous art professionals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle. - Developed and wrote guidelines and grants for The Center for Experimental Art, an off-campus downtown Spokane facility that would present performance art, video and computer art, experimental dance forms, synthesized music, poetry readings, multi- media performances, and house permanent video, computer and new music libraries. - Assisted the Spokane Ballet's Annual Art Auction with exhibiting donated artworks prior to the auction at The Higher Education Center Gallery. -Assisted with organizing area-wide six week art promotion at The Crescent Department Store which decorated all outside windows and interior displays with art works from over 45 Iocal artists. -assisted the producer from Seattle's Educational television channel conducting a video documentary on Northwest Artists using narrative imagery in their work; locate applicable Eastern Washington artists. -Volunteered consulting services to several area artists starting a commercial arts space housing galleries, art shipping/packing services, artists studios, newspaper, and food service on economic feasibility of venture, mix of services to offer and marketing practices. -Six trips to Portland and Seattle to visit galleries, museums; highlights were the Robert Motherwell Retrospective, States of War, Confrontations, Illuminists, New York/Seattle, Strange exhibitions. -Guest Curator, "Modern Masters Collection," Higher Education Center Gallery, Eastern Washington University, 9/85 - 11/85. "Edward Curtis: Collection of Gold Tones Photographs," Museum of National American Cultures and Higher Education Center Gallery, 2/86 - 3/86. -Wrote NEA grant for Individual Video Artist fellowship, $25,000. Project for experimental video art anthology. -One-man exhibition of drawings at RU-RED Gallery, Spokane, WA, 9/85. Six person exhibition, "Art as Furniture, Furniture as Art," Plexus Gallery, 11/85. Group Exhibition, 123 Gallery, Spokane, WA., 12/85. -Designed and created mini-blind, negotiating with major manufacturers to sell design and manufacturing rights, 11/85. -Continued production of 2- and 3-dimensional artworks for potential exhibitions, sales and architectural commissions. -Production of over 25 video shorts for the "Comedy Break" program produced by Barbara Booker Productions, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. - Presentation of experimental video art at RU-RED Gallery, 1 /86. - Editor/Publisher National Percent for Art Newsletter, 1 983 - - Attended two-day conference at Central Washington University for Northwest visual art exhibition professionals. Eastern's Gallery of Art program joined the Exhibition Touring Service organization that developed as a result of the conference which includes over 30 universities and institutions throughout the Northwest. - Wrote and developed a grant proposal to the Washington State Arts Commission for programming support of the Richard Posner Glass Installation exhibition at EWU. -Video art presentation at Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum. -Assisted EWU's Foundation in purchase of Andy Warhol's "Endangered Species Suite" for the University’s permanent collection - Full-day workshop and presentation of video artists and music at Spokane Falls Community College’s Gallery of Art. - Organized the Spokane Center Gallery Guild composed of a group of influential Spokane professional people to assist with better exposure of the visual arts in the Inland Empire. 1981/83 - Travel- Three trips to Seattle and Portland to establish contacts with major museum and gallery personnel, including the Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland Museum of Art, Seattle Museum of Modern Art, Henry Gallery of Art at University of Washington, and numerous commercial galleries-Member of EWU committee for 1 % projects through the Washington State Arts Commission. Curatorial responsibilities for EWU's permanent art collection. -Consultant to Touchstone Center for the Visual Arts on a variety of professional concerns, i.e grants, exhibition methods, techniques, and publicity. -Participated in several group art exhibitions, including Annual Art Faculty Show, The Great American Toaster Show at Portland's Artists Space, The Boredom Show at Gallery Seven in Spokane, and The Generic Show at Spokane Falls Community College. 1981/82 - -Organized the permanent exchange exhibition to Eastern's sister university, Dongguk University in Seoul, Korea. Exhibition included 13 student artists and two members of the Art faculty, totaling 19 works of art valued at $3,500. -Wrote and developed preliminary NEA grant proposal which was presented to NEA personnel in Washington, D.C. by Eastern's Grants Officer. A tentative commitment for $20-25,000 for the project was offered by the NEA people at the time, however, upon closer inspection, the project was determined not to have the necessary support to follow through on. .Organized and curated the "Pacific Northwest Drawing Invitational" which included 35 of the most important Northwest artists. Exhibition was custom crated and offered to universities and institutions through the U.S. as a traveling exhibition. 1982-83 exhibition was scheduled at Kent State University, University of Wisconsin at Stout, Lawrence University, University of Southern Maine, University of Connecticut, University of Tennessee, and Atlanta College of Art. 1983-84 exhibition was offered to member universities and institutions of the Northwest association "Exhibition Touring service"
6/78/10/79 - Arts Coordinator - Spokane Arts Commission, Spokane, WA. -Assisted with development of Expansion Arts Program, a series of four mini - festivals in Spokane neighborhoods blending the performing & visual arts. - Helped develop contracts for Arts Commission, performing & visual artists. - Developed policies/procedures for Spokane Art Awards Program, implemented design competition phase. - Developed Artists Studio Tour Program., utilizing area artists as resources. - Developed Artist Registry of Spokane for all performing, visual and literary artists in the Inland Empire. -Coordinated "Neighborhood Classical Concert Series." Six classical concert ensemble groups presented music to neighborhood centers. -Assisted with several NEA grants, including one for Art in Public Places, to create a sculpture environment on the grounds of the Opera House and Convention Center. - Assisted with community coordination efforts for Artsplan. -Coordinated visual art exhibits at U.S. Pavilion and local banks-helped coordinate "Summer Walls Project' in Hillyard neighborhood. 241' x 90' mural. -Wrote numerous news releases and coordinated several television events with area artists.
2177 to 5/78 - Corporation Marketing Director, TekMark Industries, Inc., Spokane, WA. -Formed corporation to manufacture and distribute new system for handling casing pipe in the water, gas and oil industry. -Developed distribution network of 15 wholesalers throughout U.S. and Canada. -Wrote product releases and advertisements published in national journals and federal governmental publications. -Developed production schedules and procedures. -Contacted numerous funding/lending individuals and institutions in Northwest and Canada. - Developed promotional materials for routine sales and conventions, i.e., 3-5 minute films, brochures, personal interest story on inventors of equipment. - Wrote yearly expense and manufacturing budgets, sales projections and cash flow documents. - Participated in various negotiations with subcontractors and wholesalers. -Developed corporation's long and short-range goals and objectives and executed programs to achieve them.
10/75/2/77 - Industrial Development Consultant, Washington State Department of Commerce and Economic Development, Yakima, WA. -Formed two Minority Advisory Boards, composed of successful minority businessmen from four Washington counties. - Assisted local governments with applications for Washington State Economic Assistance Authority grants. -Advised local governments about federal Economic Development administrations grants and referred to agencies administrators. - Helped develop agendas and conducted meetings with the two Economic Development Advisory Boards of Central Washington. . Assisted Departmental personnel from Olympia with various research projects in Central Washington. -Conducted three month study on city/county and regional planning departments and commissions, delivered paper on study to Agency Management Group in Olympia. AMG composed of departmental Assistant Directors, Director and Deputy Director of Agency. -Formulated and implemented action steps to achieve objectives and goals set forth by Olympia's Agency Management Group. -Assisted various local Chambers of Commerce with coordinating programs on special legislative issues affecting economic developments, i.e., divestiture of oil companies, EPA control of water rights in the Horse Heaven Hills, and regulation of nuclear power plants.
3/76 /6/76 - (Voluntary Positions) Chairman, Annual Larsen Gallery Guild Arts and Crafts Festival, Yakima, WA. -Coordinated all publicity for festival, news articles, T.V. and radio spots, signs and posters. - Mediated disputes between festival participants. -Coordinated supervised activities of ten volunteer workers. -Festival drew 120 craftsmen and artists from the Northwest Festival netted the Larsen Gallery Guild over $4,000 bases on 10% of gross sales..
7/76 - Helped organize the Central Washington State Annual Arts and Crafts Show, sponsored by the Larsen Gallery Guild.
9/74 to 12/76 -Program Coordinator, Veterans Upward Bound Program, Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA. -Organized and coordinated emergency Thanksgiving food and fund drive for indigent veteran students at EWU, through utilization of local radio and television stations. Total donations from three-day drive valued at $7,500. -Assisted veterans incarcerated at Walla Walla form Vietnam Veterans organization. - Developed, implemented and evaluated program course curriculum "Survival Tactics," a course to increase veteran awareness of the numerous opportunities available in the Spokane Community, and "Remedial Math," a course designed to assist 8th, 9th and 1Oth grade dropouts in basic arithmetic. -Served as liaison with city/county correctional personnel and jailed program veterans. -Served as liaison for program's administration to college faculty and administrative personnel- During two year period, obtained public service advertisements on both local radio and television stations, and billboard advertising companies, valued in the thousands of dollars. -Coordinated and scheduled all publicity for program. -Supervised four outreach workers and one part-time secretary. -Gave presentations to various community groups and associations.