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EDUCATION:
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1983-1985
Bachelor of Fine Arts
William Rainey Harper College 1979-1981
Associates Degree in Fine Arts

EXHIBITS:

2007

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One Person Show, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago, IL
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One Person Show, Hoffmaster Gallery, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI

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Welcome Collection, Wellcome Trust, Permanent Exhibition, London, England
One painting in the permanent collection of the Chasen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
One painting in the permanent collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
The Body Sublime, Parkland College, Parkland Art Gallery Champaign, IL
   

2006

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Red, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
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One print in the permanent collection of the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

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One painting in the permanent collection of the Flaten Art Museum, Northfield, MN
Media New, Paintings and Photography, Two Person Show, Flaten Art Museum, Northfield, MN
Fall Show, Wright Gallery, Northport, MI
Recent Paintings, The X-Ray Series, One Person Show, Marian Gallery, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI
One Person Show, Carroll College, The Rowe Art Gallery, Waukesha, WI
N O V A Art Fair, Chicago Art Project Booth, Chicago, IL
Four From Chicago, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fresh Paint 2006, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago, IL
   

2005

Gallery Group Exhibit, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
   

2004

One Person Show, Box Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M.
Recent Works By, L.I.P.A. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Summer Summit, Medieval Castle, Poetovio, Slovenia
3 drawings in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Appliquer/Composer, Flatfile Contemporary, Chicago, IL
   

2003


 
3 drawings in the permanent collection of the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art,
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant Recipient, New York, NY
Drawings, One Person Show, Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
The Architecture Series, One Person Show, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, WI
Two From Chicago, Two Person Show, KM Art, Milwaukee, WI
Drawings, One Person Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
Recent Works, One Person Show, Moraine Valley College, Palos Hills, IL
Align, Gallery Korea, New York, N.Y.
   

2002

Recent Drawings, One Person Show, Shimer Artworks Gallery, Shimer College,Waukegan, IL
4 drawings in the permanent collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
   

2001

Abstraction/ Transcendence, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art,Chicago, IL
Intersecting Lines, Two Person Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
   

2000

Group Show, Galerie Lieu Ouest, Montreal, Quebec/Canada
Abstraction/Transcendence, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Paintings with Attitude, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
Master Plans, Architech Gallery, Chicago, IL
   

1999

Group Show, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
Minimalism/Realism, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert MI
Much Ado About Nothing, Three Person Show, Judith Racht Gallery, Chicago, IL
Works on Paper, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
Contrast: Abstract and Narrative Printmaking, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
   

1998

Group Show, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
3rd Occasional Survey of Abstract Art in Chicago, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Group Show, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
One Person Show, Sharp/Danka Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
Elegant Variations, Three Person Show, Galberg Gallery, College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Line And Sculpture, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
Sculpture And Conception, Three Person Show, Judith Racht Gallery, Chicago, IL
   

1997

Three Person Show, Inside Art, Chicago, IL
   

1996

Stateline Vicinity Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Evanston and Vicinity 13th Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Recent Work by Ben Dallas and Michael Hopkins, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Maximum-Minimums, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
ARC National Drawing Show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
   

1995

From Geometry to Abstract Expressionism, Two Person Show, Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL
Vicinity 1995, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
Unknown Chicago 95, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
Diverse Abstractions, College of Lake County, Grays Lake, IL
   

1994

Group Show, Ruschman Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Vicinity 1994, Norris Gallery, St. Charles, IL
Area Abstraction, Elgin Community College, Elgin IL
The Sky Above, The Earth Below, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago,IL
Real Small (Little Things), Art in General, New York, NY
One Person Show, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
   

1993

Abstract:Chicago, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Aesthetic Exegesis, NAB Gallery, Chicago,IL
Real Small (Little Things), Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL; Delta Axis Arts Center, Memphis, TN
Funny not Funny, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
Faculty Show, The Marwen Foundation, Chicago, IL
Gallery Artists, Lannon Cole Gallery, Chicago, IL
   

1992

87/92 Gallery Artists, Metropolitan Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Works on Paper, Lannon Cole Gallery, Chicago, IL
Schoharie County Arts Council National Small Works Exhibition, Cobleskill, NY
One Person Show, Metropolitan Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Recent Work, Part II, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY
   

1991

New Gallery Artists Show, Metropolitan Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Sixth Annual Small Works Show, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY
Show #8, 1633 Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gallery Artist Show, Erie Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art as Sport as Art, Erie Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
One Person Show, Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL
   

1990

New Directions 90, Barrett House Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Members Show, Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, IL
Gallery Ten Regional Exhibit, Rockford, IL
   

1989

Small Works Show, Harper College, Palatine, IL
Watercolor Show, Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, IL
Works on Paper Show, Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, IL
   

1988

Illinois Print and Drawing Show, Harper College, Palatine, IL
   

1987

Pastel Society of the West Coast, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
Gallery Ten Regional Exhibit, Rockford, IL
Arc Gallery 15 Years 15 Walls, Chicago, IL
Hung Jury Show, Nab Gallery, Chicago, IL
Works on Paper, Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, IL
Small Works Show, Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, IL
   

BIOGRAPHY:

2004

Albuquerque Journal, “Simplified”, Dottie Indyke, 11/05/04
Santa Fe Reporter, “S.F.R. Pick”, 11/03/04-11/09/04
Chicago Tribune, reviewed by Alan Artner, 10/22/04
   

2003

Daily Herald, “Year in Review”, 12/31/03
Daily Herald, “Arlington artist finds himself in elite company”, by Jon Davis, 10/30/03
Chicago Tribune, reviewed by Alan G. Artner, 10/10/03
Chicago Tribune, “In anticipation of artistic joys”, by Alan G. Artner, 9/5/03
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Paintings are distilled to their essence”, by James Auer, 1/29/03
   

2002

Daily Herald, “Local artist work hangs on same walls as Da Vinci’s, by Eileen Daday, 10/24/02
The Arlington Heights Post, “Simple images hold power”, by Robert Loerzel, 8/8/02
The Daily Herald, “Arlington Heights artist’s drawings go on display”, by Eileen O. Daday, 8/2/02
The Daily Herald, "Artist has a good case of the 'Mondays,' " by Jon Davis, 3/28/02
   

2001

Chicago Tribune, “Abstraction that Departs from Spiritual Content”, reviewed by Alan G. Artner, 7/12/01
   

2000

Daily Herald, Up Close, “Area Artists Work Displayed With Architectural Icons”, by Bruce Pecho
New City, Chicago, IL, reviewed by Nathan Matteson, 4/27/00
Chicago Sun-Times, “He’s the Man With the Plans”, Dave Newbart, 4/27/00
The Arlington Heights Post, “ A Fine Line” Martin Bartels, 3/30/00
   

1999

New Art Examiner, reviewed by Diane Thodos, Sept. 99
Dialogue Magazine, reviewed by Corey Postiglione, Jan./Feb./99
   

1997

Daily Herald, Up Close by Bruce Pecho, 10/8/97
   

1996

Daily Herald, Days at the Library Help Arlington Heights Artist Shape Career, by Eileen Daday, 5/23/96
Chicago Tribune, reviewed by Alan Artner 4/18/96
   

1994

Artistic License, WBEZ Radio, Chicago, IL 6/3/94
The Reader, Chicago, IL "He Has A Dream," Culture Club section, by Lewis Lezare 5/6/94
New City, Chicago, IL "Outsider Art," by Liz Stevens 4/28/94
   

1993

The Reader, Chicago, IL, Mitchell Stevens 4/23/93
   

1992

Milwaukee Journal, reviewed by James Auer 3/1/92
   








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