EDUCATION INFORMATION
1990             MFA in Art, Montana State University, Bozeman. Studied with John Buck, Deborah Butterfield and Clarice Dreyer
1987             Wichita State University, Kansas. Graduate Sculpture program
1986-1987     Montana State University, Billings, Post Baccalaureate work in Sculpture
1985-1986     University of Oregon, Eugene, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Theater. 
1984             Double major—BA in Art and Communication Arts, Montana State University, Billings

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
        Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT 
                Title: Theater and Art Instructor, August, 2003-June, 2004
                    Teaching: Scenery Design, Lighting Design, Stagecraft and 2D/3D Design
                    Technical Director for theater department productions
        Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY 
                Title: Executive Director/Curator, October, 2001-July, 2002
        Museum Consulting Services, Billings, MT 
                Title: Owner/Consultant, October, 1999-August, 2001
                    Collection and collection management assessments for public and private collectors
                    Facility assessment and capitol project management 
                    Marketing—print and electronic media
                    Independent Curation
        Yellowstone Art Museum – Billings, MT 
                Title: Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, January, 1999 - August, 1999 
        Yellowstone Art Museum – Billings, MT 
                Title: Owner’s Representative during museum expansion and renovation, March, 1996-June, 1998 
        Yellowstone Art Museum – Billings, MT 
                Title: Assistant Curator, June, 1993- June, 1998
        Yellowstone Art Museum – Billings, MT 
                Title: Museum Preparator, April, 1991 - June, 1993

CURATION
Following exhibitions curated at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
        2007     Jolene Monheim: Accidental Narratives
                    Jacqueline Rieder Hud: Painting the Wild
                    Zach Culliton: BioCreations
                    The Art of Ken Kohoutek
                    Taylor Mott: Western Convergence
                    Cathryn Mallory: Trace Identity
                    Bobby T. Tilton: Hide
                    Jack Fisher, Jr: Handle With Care
Following exhibitions curated at the Yellowstone Art Museum, except where noted
        2002     After the Dream: William Carter and Joan Dance (Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY)
                    Fantastic Fibers (Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY)
                    Gallantly Streaming: Area Artists Respond to 9/11 (Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY)
        2001     Teen Spirit (Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY)
        2000     32nd Annual Art Auction Exhibition (Independent curation for the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT)
        1999     David Shaner: A Life in Clay (Bill McIntosh Gallery, Billings, MT)
                    31st Annual Art Auction Exhibition
                    Selected Prints from the Permanent Collection
                    Beyond the Picture Plane
                    Isabelle Johnson: Legacy of the Stillwater
                    Secret Gardens: Clarice Dreyer, Sculptures and Monotypes
                    Back in the Saddle: Fifty Years of Illustrating the West
        1998     R.B. Kitaj: Selections from the Permanent Collection
                    L.A. Huffman: Frontier Photographer
        1995     Reflections of a Modern Vision: The George and Elinor Poindexter Collection
                    Distinguished Fires: A Survey of Ceramics in Montana
                    Ben Steele: Prisoner of War
        1994     In Context: Clarice Dreyer
                    In Context: John Buck
                    Northern Rockies/New Visions, (Co-curated with Gordon McConnell)
                    Dr. Seuss: Oh, the Thinks He Could Think!
        1993     Animals in the Permanent Collection

ON-LINE CURATION—Museum Consulting Services Web site
        2000-2001    Jane Rosen: Heir to Air and Earth
                           Clarice Dreyer
                           David Shaner
                           Kristi Hager
                           Brian Scott
                           Harold Schlotzhauer
                           Clay Custer

PUBLICATIONS
        2007    Jack Fisher, Jr: Handle with Care, wrote and designed the exhibition brochure, published by the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT, 6 pp.
        2002    Fantastic Fibers, wrote and designed the exhibition catalog, published by the Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, 24 pp.
        2000    Masterpieces from the William I. Koch Collection, designed the exhibition catalog, published by the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 
                   48 pp.
                   Yellowstone Art Museum, 32nd Annual Art Auction, wrote and designed the exhibition catalog, published by the Yellowstone Art Museum, 
                   Billings, MT, 48 pp.
        1999    Yellowstone Art Museum, 31st Annual Art Auction, wrote the exhibition catalog, published by the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 42 pp.
                   Secret Gardens: Clarice Dreyer, wrote the exhibition catalog, published by the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, 16 pp.
                   David Shaner a Life in Clay, wrote the exhibition brochure, published by Bill McIntosh Gallery, Billings, MT
        1995    Distinguished Fires: A Survey of Ceramics in Montana, wrote and designed the exhibition brochure, published by the Yellowstone Art 
                   Center, 6 pp.
        1994    Dr. Seuss: Oh the Thinks He Could Think!, wrote and designed the exhibition brochure, published by the Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, 
                   MT, 14 pp.

PERFORMING ARTS EXPERIENCE
    Scenery Design
        2004     Macbeth, Rocky Mountain College, Billings Montana-scenery and lighting design and technical direction
        2003     Insect Play, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana-scenery design and technical direction
        2001     The House of Bernarda Alba, Montana State University, Billings
                    The Man Who Came to Dinner, Billings Studio Theater, Billings
                    Round and Round the Garden, MSU, Billings-Scenery design
        2000     Tom Paine, MSU, Billings; Off the Map, MSU, Billings-Scenery design
        1999     Perfect Ganesh, MSU, Billings-Scenery design 
        1997     Baltimore Waltz, MSU, Billings-Scenery design
        1995     Chicago, Billings Studio Theater
        1994     Picnic, Billings Studio Theater
        1993     The Apple Tree, fund-raiser for Zoo Montana, Billings-Scenery design and technical direction
                    Ballet Fantisique, Classical Dance School, Billings-Scenery design and technical direction

Other Experience
        1993             Sculptor and carpenter for Josh and Sam, Castle Rock Productions, Los Angeles, California
        1990-1991     Stage hand for Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, Montana
        1989             Lead carpenter for Bright Angel, Hemdale Film Corporation, Los Angeles, California
        1985-1986     Graduate designer and Graduate Teaching Fellow (Assistant Technical Director) at the 
                            University of Oregon, Eugene; Set Designer, Short Eyes and Lighting Designer, Lazarus Laughed.
        1982-1984     Scene shop supervisor and designer for Petro Theater, Montana State University, Billings.
                            79 production credits in scenery and lighting design. Acting experience--11 production credits

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
        2000 & 2003 Part-time faculty member Communication Theater Department, Montana State 
                            University, Billings— taught Introduction to Theater (received highest student 
                            evaluations in the Department), currently teaching Public Speaking
        1988-1990     Montana State University, Bozeman, Graduate Teaching Assistant—Presidential 
                            Scholarship. Responsibilities: taught Art Fundamentals to non-majors and supervised 
                            sculpture studio and foundry. Consistently ranked in the top 10 percentile on campus in 
                            student evaluations.
        1988-1989     Technical and Artistic Director, Bozeman Senior High School Theater program.
                            Wichita State University, Kansas, Graduate Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities: supervision 
                            of foundry and sculpture studios.
        1986-1987     Montana State University, Billings, Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities: assisted beginning 
                            sculpture classes and maintained sculpture and ceramic studios.
        1985-1986     Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, Eugene. Responsibilities included 
                            supervision of stagecraft and work-study students in the construction and lighting of a 12- 
                            production season.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
        2001-2002     Member-at-Large, Paducah Wall-to-Wall Advisory Board, Paducah, Kentucky
                            Selection Committee Member for the J.C. Penney Golden Rules Awards, Yellowstone 
                            County, Billings, MT 
        1997-1998     Member, Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, Billings, Montana
        1996-1997     Trustee, Montana Art Gallery Directors Assoc., Board Officer- Secretary, Great Falls, MT
        1997-1998     Trustee, Montana Art Gallery Directors Assoc., Board Officer-Vice President, Great Falls, MT

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
                            16 years experience working within a Mac environment
                            8 years experience working within a P.C. environment 
                            12 years design experience for print media: currently utilizing Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and 
                            Page Maker 5.0, Live Pics and other graphics software.
                            Design for the Internet, MS FrontPage 2000, MS Publisher 2000, Dream Weaver, image 
                            converters, image optimizers and many other graphics software and html editors.
                            Proficient with all components of the MS Office Pro 2000, office suite