Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. State College, PA
M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, MI
M.A., Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI
B.S.ed., Concordia Teachers College. Seward, NE
Teaching Experience
Concordia University–Texas. 2006 - 2013. Dev., '06 - '08; Dean Liberal Arts '08 - '13
Concordia University–Nebraska. 2000 - 2006, Professor of Art. Chair, 2003 - 2006.
Concordia University–Ann Arbor. 1976 - 2000. Prof. of Art. Humanities Chair, 1991 - 2000.
The Pennsylvania State University. Teaching Fellowship in Metalsmithing. 1986-87.
Cranbrook Academy of Art. Resident Artist in Metalsmithing, Spring Semester 1979.
Eastern Michigan University. Adjunct Professor in the Art Department. 1980 - 1984.
Eastern Michigan University. Teaching Fellowship in the Art Department. 1970.
Lutheran High School West, Detroit Michigan, art instructor. 1967 - 1974.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS & MAJOR COMMISSIONS
Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, TX. Ecclesiastical Ware
Gethsemane Church, Tempe, AZ. Ecclesiastical Ware
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI
Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church, Brighton, MI
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
“Metaphor and Meaning: The Visual Arts in the Ministry of the Church.” LCEF 2005
“The Silent Witness: The Role and Application of Ecclesiastical Art in Worship.” LCEF 2004
“The Visual Arts in Education.” LCMS1998.
“Converging Traditions: Landmarks in American Crafts Education” NAEA, Phoenix, AZ 1992
Fabrication and Coloring of Refractory Metals , Center for Creative Studies. Detroit. 1990
Visiting Artist Lecture: Metalsmithing in Southeast Michigan. 1985:
Sheffield City Polytechnic. Sheffield, England
Loughborough College of Art and Design. Radmoor, Loughborough, England
Camberwell School of Art and Craft. London, England
Medway College of Design. Rochester, Kent, England
Central School for Art and Design. London, England
Visiting Artist Workshop: Fabrication and Coloring of Refractory Metals:
Eastern Michigan University. 1983.
Center for Creative Studies. 1983.
Wayne State University. 1980.
Michigan Silversmith’s Guild. Hardening and Tempering of Tool Steel.M 1978
Center for Creative Studies. 1977.
New Techniques in Metal. Fabrication and forming of Titanium. Midwest Regional ACC 1977.
Board Member, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Inc., 1980 - 1985, 1987. Vice President 1983, 1984.
Acceptance Committee, 1991 - 1997.
GRANTS & AWARDS
Creative Artist Grant. Michigan Council for the Arts. 1985.
Award of Excellence. “Copper II” Exhibition. The University of Arizona. 1980.
Metalsmithing Tour of Western Europe. Cranbrook Academy of Art. 1976.
Graduate Assistantship in Metals. Cranbrook Academy of Art. 1975–1976.
“Award of Excellence.” Cash Award. Midwest Art U.S.A. 1976.
Judges Recognition. Midwest Art U.S.A., Logansport, IN 1976.
Excellence in Jewelry. Detroit Institute of Arts. Purchase Award. Michigan Artist Craftsman, 1972.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & EXHIBITIONS
1970 21st Exhibition for Michigan Artist Craftsmen. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
1971 22nd Exhibition for Michigan Artist Craftsmen. The Detroit Institute of Art. Detroit, MI
1974 Jewelry Invitational. Habitat Gallery. Dearborn, MI
1974 Midwest Crafts Festival. Skokie, IL
1976 Statements in Sterling. Sterling Silversmiths Guild. Lever House, New York, NY
1976 Michigan Crafts ‘76. Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Association. Birmingham, MI
1976 Summer Exhibition. The Cranbrook Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, MI
1976 EMU Alumni in conjunction with Uncommon Smiths. Eastern Michigan University.
1976 Midwest Art USA. Logansport, IN
1976 Midwest Crafts Festival. Northbrooke, IL
1977 Cranbrook Metalsmiths. Slusser Gallery. The University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI
1977 Summer Exhibition. The Cranbrook Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, MI
1978 Midwest Crafts Festival. Northbrooke, IL
1979 Oakbrooke Invitational. National Juried Craft Exhibition. Oakbrooke, IL
1980 Copper II. National Juried Exhibition. The University of Arizona Art Museum. Tucson, AZ
1980 - 1997 The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (leave of absence 1985).
1982 Metalsmithing: The Michigan Influence. Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti, MI
1982 Cranbrook Metalsmiths. Cranbrook Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, MI
1983 25th Annual Mid-Michigan Exhibition. Midland, MI
1984 Michigan Metalsmiths. Ella Sharp Museum. Jackson, MI
1984 The Smiths Next Door. 16 Hands Gallery. Ann Arbor, MI
1985 All That Glitters. The Philbrook Art Center. Tulsa , OK
1986 Michigan Council for the Arts Grantees Exhibition. Pontiac Art Center. Pontiac, MI
1986 Recent Work by Selected Grant Recipients. Michigan Council for the Arts. Silvers
Fort Street Gallery. Detroit, MI.
1986 Art in Michigan. The Mt. Clemens’ Art Center. Mt. Clemens, MI
1987 Metalsmiths of the Midwest. Zoller Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University.
1987 Three Rivers Craft Exhibition. Pittsburgh, PA
1988 30th Annual Mid-Michigan Exhibition. Midland, MI
1989 Faculty Artists of Lutheran Colleges and Universities. Augsburg College. Minneapolis, MN
1990 Eliel Saarinen and the Design of Cranbrook Gates. ABANA Journal. Volume 18, Number 2, Fall 1990.
1990 Artistry and Bent Pickets: The Cranbrook South Gates. ABANA Journal. Volume 17,
Number 4, Spring 1990.
1991 Conflict and Consonance: A Study of Two Traditions in the History of Modern Craft.
Doctoral Dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University.
1993 The Visual Arts in Elementary Education. New Dimensions: Music and the Arts in
Lutheran Education. Concordia Publishing House. Volume 2, No.2.
1996 Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: Jewelry From the Collection. Detroit Institute of Art.
1996 Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition. Historic Trinity. Detroit, MI.
1997 Michigan Annual XXV. The Art Center. Mount Clemens, MI.
1998 Refined, A North American Metalsmithing Competition. Stephen F. Austin State University. Nacogdoches, TX.