Bachelor Fine Arts:
Minnesota State University at Mankato, Mn 1996

Past Schooling:

Associate of Arts and Science in Electronics
South Central Technical College in North Mankato

• Major: Electronics Technologies Technician.
  
• Industrial Computer Control Electronics.

Gallery Exhibits:

• Senior Exhibit: "All For One" Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, at Mankato, Mn.
  Paintings, Drawings and Photography
  
• Prairie Lakes Art Council Annual Exhibit
  Merit Winner: "Duluth Hotel Window" 1996
  Painting exhibited in, Mankato, Fairmont, & Waseca Arts Centers
  
• Exhibited "I miss Cow Patty" 1997 Acrylics on canvas
  Prairie Lakes Art Council Annual Exhibit
  
• Merit Winner St Peter Art Center Steam Engine painting 1998.
  
• Prairie Lakes Art Council Annual Exhibit.
  Farm Equipment Painting
  Exhibited Painting St. Peter Gustavus Adolph's Art Gallery 2000.
  
• Master's Exhibit Thesis Show 1998-1999
  Minnesota State University At Mankato, Mn.
  "Very Minnesota, Complications Of Extrapolations"
  Abstract Expressive Paintings About Minnesota
  Oils Pastels,Chalk on Paper: Oil Pastels, Water Colors on Paper:
  Oil Pastels on Paper: Abstract Expressive Style.
  
• Photographers Forum Magazine
  Entered Photographers annual Competition
  Received Honorable Mention 19..91, 92, 93, 94.
  
• National Geographic Travelers Magazine
  Entered Photographers Annual Competition
  Honorable Mention for finalist round 19..93, 94.
  
• "Minnesota Landscapes" Aug.& Dec. 2000
  Show Consists of Ten Abstract Expressive Paintings; Oil Pastels.
  
• Exhibited at the Coffee Hag: Mankato, Mn
  Exhibited Singular Paintings in Coffee Hag 97, 98, 99, 2000
  
• Minnesota Landscapes, Aug.& DEC 2001..
  Show consisted of 10 to 15 expressive colored landscapes paintings and steam engine drawings and paintings. Local agricultural landscapes and cityscapes.
  
• Exhibited Singular Paintings in the Coffee Hag Mankato, Mn
  VSA Artist Exhibit Summer 2000 and Summer 2002
  
• Exhibit for Visually Impaired exhibit, Fifty Dollar Stipend Award
  Exhibited some brightly colored water color Diagraphic Drawing/ paintings. Escher collage format, cartoon characters

Artistic Goal:

• To work on art, to be published and paid for it, to do art as art, through the creative process, and enjoy art and it's function.
  
• Just to produce my art.
• I want to be an art teacher, in a classroom and A High Schools Principal Someday.

Other Skills:

• Education Management.
• Ability to be versatile with a lot of different issues.

temporary web address:
https://www.angelfire.com/mn3/awda/

General Information contact Barb Saunders:
Phone: 952 920 2090

VSA arts of Minnesota contact Jon:
Jon.vsarts@bcmn.com
612-332-3888 v/tty
http://mn.vsarts.org