Education
Master of Arts, Studio Art, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Master of Science, Geology, University of New Mexico
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions (selected)
Expressions with Jacqueline Smith, Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, NM, September 2009
Out of the Woodlands with America Meredith, Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, February 2009
Patterns and Marks, solo exhibition, Trembling Aspen Gallery, Buena Vista, CO, 2004
Then and Now, solo retrospective, Steam Plant Gallery, Salida, CO, 1999
Black and White and [Color]: Mixed Media, Drawings with Conrad Nelson, Old Courthouse Gallery, Buena Vista, CO, 1999
Patterns, solo exhibition, Jacobson Native Art Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1998
Masters Exhibition, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 1984
Group Exhibitions (selected)
Waste/Not, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, October - November 2010
Sovereign Nation, Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, 2010
Pollination, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, June 18 - Aug. 20, 2010
Pollen Nation, Albuquerque Open Space Visitors Center, Albuquerque, NM, 2010
Wheelwright Museum Quick Draw, Santa Fe, NM, June 12, 2010
Native Treasures, Santa Fe, NM, June 2010
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, Phoenix, AZ, March 2005 - 2010
Cherokee Art Market, Catoosa, OK, October 2006 - 2010
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM, August 2006 - 2010
Thermal Dynamics, NM Wax at Albuquerque Arts Alliance, NM, July 2009
Waning and Waxing: The Resurgence of Encaustic, Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, March 20 – May 2, 2009
Sally x 3 Show, Salida Regional Library, Salida, CO, July - August, 2008
The Word As Art, Salida Regional Library, June 2008
Oklahoma Experience, Epcot Center, Orlando, FL, 2007
American Print National, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, 2007
Current Realities: A Dialogue with The People, Oklahoma Centennial Exhibition, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK, 2007, Southern Plains Museum Anadarko, OK and Living Arts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, 2008
The Plants Are Our Allies, Gary Farmer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, July - August 2007
A River Runs Through Us, SteamPlant Gallery, Salida, CO, June 2007
Arkansas Valley Printmakers, Arkansas Valley Art Center, Buena Vista, CO August 2006
Frybread and Roses, traveling exhibition, 2006, 2007
Press Intentions: 8 Chaffee County Printmakers, Open Studios Press, Denver, CO, 2004
Define: Abstraction, Arkansas Valley Art Center, Buena Vista, CO, 2003
Facing East: Cherokee Art in the New Indian Territory, Red Earth Indian Center, Oklahoma City, 2003
Catharsis, Salida, CO, 2003 - 2005
Own Your Own, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO, 2002, 2003
Dog and Pony Show, invitational exhibit, Republic Plaza Building, Denver, CO 2001
Western Visions Revisited, invitational exhibit sponsored by the Brookfield Properties Art in Public Places Program, Republic Plaza Building, Denver, CO, 2000
Twenty-first Trail of Tears Exhibit, Cherokee National Historical Society, Tahlequah, OK, 1999
Salamagundi Club 20th Annual Non-Members Open Exhibition, New York, NY, 1997
Madison Avenue Art Gallery 2nd National Painting Exhibition, Bartlett, TN, 1997
Roswell Fine Arts League 15th Annual National Show, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM, 1997
Northwest New Mexico Arts Council Exhibition 1997, Farmington, NM
Pastels ’96, Pastel Society of North Florida, Fort Walton Beach Museum of Art, 1996
10th International Open Exhibition, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, CA, 1996
New Mexico Invitational Watercolor Exhibit, Hanchey Gallery of Art, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, 1987-1996, 2001
SPAR National Exhibit, Barnwell Center, Shreveport, LA, 1982
25th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR, 1982
7th Annual Juried Craftsmen Exhibit, Louisiana Crafts Council, New Orleans, LA, 1974
Young Talent in Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1961, 1962
National Scholastic Art Exhibition, Washington, DC, 1960
AWARDS
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, 2010
- 1st in printmaking
- Honorable Mention in painting
Cherokee Art Market, 3rd in oil painting, 2009
Santa Fe Indian Market, 2009
- 2nd in printmaking
- 2nd in oil painting
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, 1st in printmaking, 2009
Santa Fe Indian Market, 1st in printmaking, 2008
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, Honorable Mention in painting, 2008
Cherokee Art Market, 3rd in oil painting, 2007
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, Honorable Mention in painting, 2007
Santa Fe Indian Market, 2nd in printmaking, 2006
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, 2006
- 1st in Division, mixed media
- 2nd in Division, printmaking
- Judge's Choice Award
Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, 2005
- 1st in Division, mixed media
- Honorable Mention, printmaking
Roswell Fine Arts League 15th Annual National Show, Honorable Mention in paste, 1997
25th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Hilton Kramer (juror), 1982
7th Annual Juried Craftsmen Exhibit, Honorable Mention in ceramics, 1974
Lew Wentz Art Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1965-1967
Young Talent in Oklahoma, Honorable Mention in painting, 1962
Young Talent in Oklahoma, purchase award in painting, 1961
National Scholastic Art Awards, Gold Key in painting, 1960
RELATED EXPERIENCES
Juror, 8th Annual Cherokee Homecoming Show, Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK, 2003
Curator, panelist, consultant, Indian Arts Festival, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, LA, 1983
Visual Arts Grants Panel, Louisiana State Arts Council, 1979-81, 1984
Arts Development Grants Panel, Louisiana State Arts Council, 1978 & 1982
Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA, President, 1977
1st Annual Red River Revel Arts Festival, Shreveport, LA, Co-Chairman, 1975-76
COLLECTIONS
Fred Jones Memorial Art Museum, University of Oklahoma
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
The Heritage Center, Pine Ridge, SD
Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK
Heart of the Rockies Regional Hospital, Salida, CO
The Medical Clinics Salida, CO
Private collections in the United States and abroad
REPRESENTATION
cultureclash Gallery, Salida, CO
Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Native Art, Santa Fe, NM
Cherokee Artists Association Gallery, Tahlequah, OK