CV/Bio
Exhibition
During my illustration career many individual pieces were accepted into professional exhibitions and graphic arts annuals, such as Communication Arts Annual, Print Regional Annual, American Illustration Annual, and The Society of Illustrators Annual, where I have recieved gold and silver medals.
1993 - One Man Show, with 100 pieces, Tokyo, Japan
1994 - One Man Show, with 50 pieces, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
2005 - One Man Show, with 60 pieces, Clark College, Dubuque, IA
2012 - One Man Show, with 55 pieces, Crawford County Building, Prairie Du Chein, WI
Experience
APPRENTICE, SANDER WOOD ENGRAVING CO., CHICAGO IL 1965-1967
Witnessed the end of an era in line art reproduction serving as an assitant to career commercial wood engravers.
DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR, MERCURY RECORD CORP., CHICAGO IL 1967-1970
FREE-LANCE ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN 1965-2008
Began working exclusivly as a free lance illustrator & designer upon leaving Mercury Records in 1970, working in con- junction with various artist representatives over the next 40+ years.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology — BFA, 1965
The School of the Art Institue of Chicago — MFA, Printmaking, 1967