Biography
Muffin, oil on linen, 16 x 20 - NFS
I received training in drawing and painting at the University of Utah, graduating with a BFA in 1967, followed by a one-year stint as a VISTA Volunteer in northern Appalachia. That experience provided the inspiration for my MFA thesis, And All These Children, which I completed at the University of Utah in 1971.
I eventually returned to graduate school in Bologna, Italy, at The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Bologna Center, a graduate program with a multinational student body and faculty. I intended to combine the study of international relations with my art degrees in order to become a diplomat with the United States Information Agency. Instead, following graduation, I landed back at the Bologna Center (recently renamed SAIS-Europe). There, I was head of alumni relations, public affairs and publications. I ended up staying for 15 years. (Read "Room for a View," Continuum, Spring 2001, which recounts some of my experiences in and impressions of Bologna.
After returning to Utah, I worked at the University of Utah Alumni Association as managing editor of Continuum, the University's magazine. I retired in May 2011 and have since devoted much of my time to painting. I also enjoy photography, gardening, and walking my dog Pip. Many of my paintings were inspired by scenes in the parks I have frequented with my dogs Goldie, Muffin and Pip.
I eventually returned to graduate school in Bologna, Italy, at The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Bologna Center, a graduate program with a multinational student body and faculty. I intended to combine the study of international relations with my art degrees in order to become a diplomat with the United States Information Agency. Instead, following graduation, I landed back at the Bologna Center (recently renamed SAIS-Europe). There, I was head of alumni relations, public affairs and publications. I ended up staying for 15 years. (Read "Room for a View," Continuum, Spring 2001, which recounts some of my experiences in and impressions of Bologna.
After returning to Utah, I worked at the University of Utah Alumni Association as managing editor of Continuum, the University's magazine. I retired in May 2011 and have since devoted much of my time to painting. I also enjoy photography, gardening, and walking my dog Pip. Many of my paintings were inspired by scenes in the parks I have frequented with my dogs Goldie, Muffin and Pip.
Awards and Exhibitions
- 10th Biennial Exhibition of Utah Art, Salt Lake Art Center – Recommended for Purchase Award (1970)
- Master's Degree Candidates Exhibit, University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1971)
- Franklin Mint Bicentennial Medal Design Competition – 4th Place Award, 50-state competition (1972)
- Wyoming Artists’ Competition, University of Wyoming Museum of Art – Purchase Award (1972)
- Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado – Mesa United Bank Award (1973)
- Fifth Regional Competition, Cheyenne, Wyoming – Purchase Award (1973)
- Gallery 323, Casper, Wyoming – Solo exhibition (1973)
- 2nd Annual Wyoming Crafts Guild Juried Show, Casper, Wyoming – Juror’s Award (1974)
- Art Wyoming ’74, Casper, Wyoming – Best of Show Award, two 1st Place awards (1974)
- Sixth Regional Competition, Cheyenne, Wyoming – 1st Place (Purchase) Award (1974)
- Gallery 323, Casper, Wyoming – Solo exhibition (1974)
- Art Wyoming ’75, Casper, Wyoming – 1st Place Award, Popular Award (1975)
- High Plains Miniature Show, Laramie, Wyoming – 1st Place Award (1976)
- Art Wyoming ’76, Casper, Wyoming – Best of Show Award, Popular Award (1976)
- High Plains Miniature Show, Laramie, Wyoming – 1st Place Award (1977)
- Art Wyoming ’77, Casper, Wyoming – Best of Show Award, 2nd Place Award (1977)
- 18th Biennial Exhibition of Utah Art, Salt Lake Art Center (1978)
- Utah Artists ’80, University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1980)
- The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Bologna Center, Italy – Solo exhibition (1995)
- Museum of Utah Art & History - Juried Exhibition of Utah Artists (2003-2005)
- Pioneer Theater Company (PTC) Loge Gallery – Solo exhibition (2007)
- Zions Bank Annual Artists Exhibit (2008-2010)
- Reuel’s, Holladay - Solo exhibition (February 2013)
- Logan Fine Art Gallery, Salon d’Automne (October 2013)
- Logan Fine Art Gallery – Two-person exhibition (May 2013)
- The Wine Store – Solo exhibition (September through December, 2013)
- Alderwood Fine Art, group exhibition (November 2013) - Purchase
- Bountiful-Davis Art Center - Group exhibition (June 2014)
- Centerpoint Theatre – Two-person exhibition (October 2014)
- Bountiful-Davis Art Center - Juried exhibition (May 2015) - Purchase
- Hafen Gallery - Group exhibition (December 2015)
- Charlie Hafen Gallery - Solo exhibition (May - June 2016)
- Bountiful-Davis Art Center - Juried exhibition (May 2016)
- Bountiful-Davis Art Center - Holiday exhibition (December 2016)
- Red Butte Garden - Solo exhibition (June-July 2017)
- Springville Museum of Art, Statewide Competition - Participant (May-July 2019
- Holladay Art Center - Juried exhibition (March 2021)
- Red Butte Garden - Solo exhibition (March 12 - April 4, 2021)