TOM TORLUEMKE

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2012            (scheduled) Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010            The Exhibitionist, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
2009            After Glow – Paintings by Tom Torluemke, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2009            Sordid Sheets: 25 years of works on paper by Tom Torluemke, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
2008            All Chlorophylled Up: 25 years of watercolor landscapes, Uncle Freddy’s Gallery, Highland, IN
2005            Wet & Wild, CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA
2004            Getting Along, Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
2004            In the Company of Strangers, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, IN
2002            One and the Same, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2002            Bounce, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
2002            Tomfoolery, Century Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002            His & Hers - Third Coast, Chicago, IL
2001            Interrupted, MN Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001            Falling Flat, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
2001            In Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2000            Carnival of Images, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Munster, IN
1998            ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994            William J. Bachman Gallery, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Munster, IN
1993            ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991            Abel Joseph Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990            Abel Joseph Gallery, Chicago, IL
1989            Local Options, Chicago, IL
1989            R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1988            Glencoe Public Library, Glencoe, IL
1988            R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1988            I-Zimbra, Chicago, IL
1987            R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1987            Steiner Gallery, Chicago, IL
1986            R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1985            R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1983            Palatine Municipal Building, Palatine, IL
1982            Synergism, Inc., Chicago, IL

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2011                   (scheduled) Write Now, curated by Nathan Mason, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2010                   Group Show, curated by Ed Marzewski, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2010                   Get It Together, Chicago Cultural Center Tourism Center
2009                   Super Bad Ass Art, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
2009                   Kinsey Institute Juried Erotic Show, Bloomington, IN
2007                   The Inland See: Contemporary Art Around Lake Michigan, curated by James Yood, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2006                   Humuers Exposition 2, San Diego, CA, curated by Kevin Freitas
2006                   Humuers Exposition, West Los Angeles College, Culver City, CA, curated by Kevin Freitas
2006                   Art As Authority, San Diego, CA
2005                   Nowhere’s Lost Carnival, Banker’s Boxes: Performance/Installation, Chicago, IL
2005                   Fun With Dead Bodies, Rotofugi, Chicago, IL
2005                   Indianapolis Environmental Wow, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art
2004                   Drawn, Leadbased Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2004                   Inspired by Nature, International Arts Club, Chicago, IL
2004                   Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL                                   
2003                   Student/Teacher, Uncle Freddy’s Gallery, Hammond, IN
2003                   Murmur, Geiman Loft, Chicago, IL
2003                   In and Around, Uncle Freddy’s Gallery, Hammond, IN
2003                   Stray, represented by Uncle Freddy’s Gallery, sponsored by Thomas Blackman, Chicago, IL
2003                   Valparaiso University Faculty Art Exhibition, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, IN
2003                   Transitions, Contemporary Gallery, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
2001                   Stray, represented by MN Gallery, sponsored by Thomas Blackman, Chicago, IL
2001                   Gallery of the Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
2001                   A Very Nice Day with Grey, Hammond, IN
2000                   Critic’s Choice, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000                   50TH Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
2000                   Art Wyoming 2000, Casper, WY
2000                   An American Experience – A View of Ourselves, Winston Salem, NC
2000                   58th Annual Exhibit Audubon Artists, New York, NY
1999                   Lacare Art League Exhibition, Purdue University, Hammond, IN
1997 - 1998       International Traveling Print Exhibit - Taller de Grafica Galligo, Chicago, IL
1997                   Present, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
1994 – 1997       Faculty Exhibition, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
1996                   11th Area Artist Association Juried Exhibit, John G. Blank Arts Center, Michigan City, IN
1993 – 1994       Carnaval Surreel-Auction, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1993                   Genesis through Revelation, R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1993                   Talking Stick, Crux Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992                   Stars and Stripes Forever, R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1990 – 1992       Around The Coyote, Chicago, IL
1992                   Chicago Diversity, Ludwig Drum Factory, Chicago, IL
1992                   Target Choice, World Tattoo Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991                   Chicago for Chicago, World Tattoo Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991                   Logan Square Community Association Auction, Chicago, IL
1991                   Wicker Park/Bucktown Charity Auction, Chicago, IL
1990                   Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
1990                   Showcase '90, Chicago, IL
1989                   Near Northwest Art Council, Chicago, IL
1988                   Harlin Museum, West Plains, MO
1988                   Baer Competition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL
1988                   New York `88 International Art Competition, Larchmont, NY
1987                   North Shore Art League Members' Show, Chicago, IL
1984 – 1987       Old Orchard Exhibition, Skokie, IL
1986                   American Artists Professional League, New York, NY           
1986                   Artist's Liaison, The Design Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
1986                   ASI – Artists Society International, San Francisco, CA
1986                   Batavia Society of Artists, Batavia, NY
1986                   Foundry Gallery Erotica, Washington, DC
1986                   Metro Art International, Scarsdale, NY
1986                   Mississippi Watercolor Society, Jackson, MI
1986                   National Society of Artists, Sante Fe, TX
1986                   Nepenthe Mundi Society, Kansas City, MO
1986                   North Coast Collage Society, Hudson, OH
1984 – 1986       North Shore Art League Members' Show, Skokie, IL
1986                   Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
1986                   Orange County Watercolor Society, Florida, NY
1986                   Peace In The Arts, Bah'ai International Peace Conference, San Francisco, CA
1984                   Chicago Area Artists, Evanston, IL
1982 – 1984       Chicago Artists Guild, Chicago, IL
1984                   Midwest Watercolor Society, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
1983                   Midwest Watercolor Society, Davenport Art Gallery, Davenport, IA
1982                   Adirondacks National, Old Forge, NY
1982                   Arts in Action, Rosemont, IL
1982                   Midwest Watercolor Society, West Bend Museum of Art, West Bend, WI
1981                   Alabama Watercolor Society, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
1981                   Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans, LA
1981                   Marietta National, Marietta, OH
1981                   Tolenteen Center, Olympia Fields, IL
1980                   Monroe Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

REPRESENTATION
2000 - 2008            Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
1985 – 1996            R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, IL
1995 – 1996            Tom Maloney, Artist Representative, Chicago, IL
1995                        Space Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990 – 1993            Abel Joseph Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

PERMANENT / PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
            American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
            Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL
            Andrean High School, Merrillville, IN
            John Balaster, (Former Director, American Academy of Art) & Lonnie Jenkins, Chicago, IL
            Carl Becker & Son Violins, Chicago, IL
            Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick Bell, Downers Grove, IL
            Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, IN
            John M. Cain, (Exec. Dir., Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN) Crown Point, IN
            Linda Canfield, Valparaiso, IN
            Dr. & Mrs. Howard Cohen, (Chancellor, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
            Duane W. Dedelow, Jr. (Former Mayor of Hammond, IN)
            Leon Dombrowski, President, Accucraft Imaging, Hammond, IN
            Kevin Firme, Beverly Shores, IN
            David & Jeanne Geiman, Kansas City, MO
            Dr. & Mrs. Jack Greisen, Munster, IN
            Gregg Hertzlieb, (Director, Brauer Museum of Art) Chesterton, IN
            Indianapolis International Airport Authority
            Indianapolis Marion County Central Library Foundation
            Mary Kaczka, (Exec. Dir. Hammond Development Corp.), Chesterton, IN
            King David Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
            Mr. & Mrs. William Kohler, Philadelphia, PA
            Mr. & Mrs. William Kohler, Chicago, IL
            Pastor Paul L. Knudson, Volga, SD
            Richard (Commercial Art Dept, Head, Amer. Academy of Art) & Jennifer Kryczka, Westchester, IL
            Richard H. Love, Chicago, IL
            Myron & Linda Nidetz, Munster, IN
            NiSource, Merrillville, IN
            Louis Ortiz, (Corporate Art Curator, NiSource), Griffith, IN
            Virginia Phillips, Valparaiso, IN
            Prof. Clement Stacy, Purdue University
            State of Illinois Building, Governor's Office, Springfield, IL
            Former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson, IL
            Stefan (Chemist, Eli Lilly) & Julianna (Art Critic) Thibodeaux, Indianapolis, IN
            Tro-Cor Corporation, Hammond, IN
            Winston & Strawn Attorney John Stack, Chicago, IL
            Jennifer Wolfe, Wolfe Photography, Chicago, IL
            Richard Zeid, (Chairman, Graphic Design Dept., Columbia College, Chicago) Evanston
            Sebastian Zens, Munich, Germany
           

 

PUBLIC/PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
2010           Community Hospital Network, wood mobile commission, Indianapolis, IN (June, 2010)
2009 - 10   Purdue University Calumet, commissioned fiberglass sculpture (installation, Spring, 2010)
2008           Indianapolis/Marion County Public Library, painted mural commission for the Indianapolis Special Collections Room, 8 feet by 128 feet, acrylic on canvas
2008           Gilbert Wilson Memorial Mural Project, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN outdoor painted mural, Teaching  the Young to Fly.
2007 - 08   Great Ideas Competition, Arts Council of Indianapolis, winner- Light the Way Public Art Project.
2007 - 08     New Indianapolis International Airport, A Work of Heart & The Glory of Sports in Indianapolis
                           terrazzo floor design commissions; each design approximately 1,000 sq. ft., to be installed in late 2007.
2007            Andrean High School, exterior mosaic mural, 12 x 26’, Christ Speaks to the Children, Merrillville,
2005            Carl Becker & Son, LTD, The Luthier, 3 panels 5 x 2’ acrylic on canvas
2003            Mural – indoor (8 x 15’), Historical Mural, Former Woolworth’s store window, Hammond, IN
2003            Window Display (8 x 150’), Former Former JC Penney’s store, Hammond, IN
2003            Mural – indoor (5’ Dia.), Residence, Mr. & Mrs. Garriup, (Garriup Constr., Munster, IN)
2001            Mural – outdoor (7x144’), Ivy Technical College, East Chicago, IN
2000            Mural – outdoor (12x83’), West Calumet Complex Community Project, East Chicago, IN
2000            Mural – indoor (various), Catholic Family Charities, East Chicago, IN
1999            Mural – outdoor (35x50’), History of Hobart’s Economic Growth, Hobart, IN
1999            Mural – indoor (9x50’), Four Seasons for Children’s Day Care Center, River Grove, IL
1998            Mural – outdoor (49x29’), The Hugging Wall, Hammond, IN
1998            Children’s book illustration for The Big Book of Songs and Rhymes, New York, NY
1996            Mural – outdoor (17x80’), Historic Pullman District of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1995            Mural – outdoor (17x75’), rural Midwest theme, Community Center, Hammond, IN
1995            Stage set design, Hammond, IN
                           He’s Alive! Passion Play, presented by the Christian Community Center of Calumet Region
1994            Mural – Canvas (8x10’) Shriners’ Circus Banner, Medinah Temple, Chicago, IL
1994            Stage set design, Chicago, IL
                           Chicago-based Lincoln Opera productions of Cavalleria Rusticana and The Magic Flute
1993            Stage set design, Chicago, IL
                           Chicago-based Lincoln Opera productions of Fledermaus, Barber of Seville, and Tosca
1993            Stage set design, Evanston, IL
                           Children's Theatre Company production of The New Neighbor
1992            Stage set design, Chicago, IL
                           Chicago-based Lincoln Opera production of Carmen
1992            15' x 10' mural performance, to benefit the Aldrich Children's Home, sponsored by Chicago Imprints, Inc.
1991            Murals - acrylic paint, Marita's Cantina, Philadelphia, PA
                           Restaurant identity designed using Mexican Indian motif, walls, ceilings and banner, 17 images
1991            Performance mural – tempera paint, Chicago Antique Mart, Chicago, IL
1991            Editorial illustration, Brierton Design, Chicago, IL
                    One panel illustration designed for publication
1991            Set Design, Chicago, IL
                           Three-dimensional stage set for Bertold Brecht's Mann ist Mann, adapted and directed by Elliot Gage
1991            Bas-relief mahogany woodcarving, Carl Becker & Son Violins, Chicago, IL
                           Hand-carved a 6x4' mirror frame of roses and vines and a ram's head archway for a 6' wide door frame
1991            Gallery installation, Abel Joseph Gallery, Chicago, IL
                           Seven Deadly Sins, murals painted upon seven gallery pillars
1989            Vertical blind design, Mr. Kevin Hiller, Chicago, IL
                           Scenic vertical blind concepts for printing reproduction
1988            Mosaic – ceramic tile, Private Residence, Chicago, IL
                           Arched top mosaic for the lavatory of the Kohler residence
1987            Mural – acrylic paint, Private Residence, Chicago, IL
                           Recreation of Egyptian tomb, painted four walls and ceiling
1987            Mosaic – ceramic tile, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Phile, Lake Geneva, WI
                           Historical theme depicted in three panels of ceramic tiles in the poolroom of an historical Lake Geneva building
1987            Cartoon illustration, Trane-Co Company, Chicago, IL
                           Full-color montage cartoon illustration
1985            Oil paintings, Robert George Interior Design, Chicago, IL
                           Seven large abstract paintings (various sizes) for the private collection of Dr. Chowohdry
1984            Restoration, Private Residence, Chicago, IL
                           Restored six eighteenth-century French and British oil paintings for Dr. Chowohdry
1982            Mural – oil paint, Inner City Management, Inc., Chicago, IL
                           4x16' urban scene
1981            Mural – oil paint, King David's Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
                           Oil mural of Christ's Last Supper painted for the church altarpiece
1980            Stenciling – acrylic paint, Ms. Eva Martinez, Chicago, IL
                           Interior wall stenciling for private residence
1977            Mosaic – ceramic tile mural, Luther North High School, Chicago, IL
                           Group member of a mural team for design and execution of mural for the school

 

MEDIA COVERAGE
2007            Andrean project hardest of Highland artist's career, Gary Post Tribune, IN, Mike Hutton - Aug 2,
2006            Indy gives generous nod to Airport Art.(Indianapolis Airport Authority) Art Business Newsm 3/1/06
2006            Sights For Soaring Eyes. The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) Publication Date: 18-JAN-06
2005            Terminal's floor design remains sketchy, The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) Theodore Kim,     Publication Date: 07-NOV-05
2005            NUVO -Great Ideas by EDITORS Jan 12, 2005
2004            Finalists named for art project -Indianapolis Business Journal (IN) - November 8, 2004
2004            Lake Magazine, “Artfelt: The Saga of Uncle Freddy”, by Lois Berger
2004            Dialogue Magazine, “Public Works Revival”, by Julianna Thibodeaux
2003            Post –Tribune, “Dressed to Kill”, Article by Carolina Procter, Gary, IN
2002            NUVO, Review by Julianna Thibodeaux (One in the Same exhibit), Indianapolis, IN
2002            South Bend Tribune, Review by Julie York Coppens, (Bounce exhibit). South Bend, IN
2001            The Reader, Review by Fred Camper (Interrupted exhibit), Chicago, IL
2001            Post-Tribune and The TIMES (IUN exhibit), Hammond, IN
2001            Post-Tribune and The TIMES (Grey exhibit), Hammond, IN
2000            Hammond Press (“Holy Family Mural”), Hammond, IN
1999            The TIMES, Hammond, IN
1999            Post-Tribune  (“Carnival” show), Hobart, IN
1998            The TIMES (Director of Outreach art program), Hammond, IN
1996            Bob Sirot, FOX-TV, Channel 32-WFLD (Pullman Mural TV interview), Chicago, IL
1996            Chicago Tribune (Pullman Mural), Chicago, IL
1996            The TIMES (Seedling Grant, Caldwell Elementary School), Valparaiso, IN
1995            Calumet Press, Hammond, IN
1993            Tom Higgins Show, Channel 56-WYIN  (Lincoln Opera), Merrillville, IN
1993            U.S. Cable – Channel 16 (Lincoln Opera), Munster, IN
1993            The TIMES (Lincoln Opera), Hammond, IN
1992            Victoria Lautman Show, WBEZ Radio, Chicago, IL
1992            PBS-TV, Channel 11-WTTW, Chicago, IL
1992            Chicago Tribune (by David McCracken), Chicago, IL
1987            The TIMES, Hammond, IN
1986            Chicago Sun-Times (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL
1986            Chicago Tribune (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL
1986            Local News, ABC-TV, Channel 7 -WLS (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL
1986            Local News, CBS-TV, Channel 2-CBS (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL
1986            David Balm Show (Ultrasound Images)           
1986            Local News, NBC-TV, Channel 5-NBC (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL
1986            Pioneer Press (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL
1986            Channel 26 - Richard H. Love, American Art Forum (Ultrasound Images), Chicago, IL

 

PUBLICATIONS

            PROXIMITY MAGAZINE
            Studio Feature, Tom Torluemke -  Issue 7 – April, 2010

            ART AS AUTHORITY
            Feature essays, Janvier 08, 2007 Exposé - Tom Torluemke
            Janvier 23, 2007 Exposé part II - Tom Torluemke - his paintings, by Kevin Freitas
            DIALOGUE MAGAZINE
            2004, Feature article, Public Works Revival, by Julianna Thibodeaux
            January/February Edition

            ARTS INDIANA
            2001, Feature article, February Edition

            THE WORKBOOK / 1996 VOL. 18, 1996
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            919 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
           
            TOM TORLUEMKE: IMAGES FROM ULTRASOUND
            1986, Richard H. Love / Haase-Mumm Publishing Company, Inc.
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            100 East Ohio Street, Room B-20, Chicago, IL  60611

 

GRANTS
1999            Individual Artist’s Grant – Indiana Arts Commission
1996            Seedling Grant – State of Indiana Board of Education

 

AWARDS / HONORS
2008            GREAT IDEAS Competition Winner, “Light the Way” public art project, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indiana
2007            Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, $20,000
2004            Finalist, Great Ideas Public Art Competition, City of Indianapolis
2000            1st Prize, An American Experience: A View of Ourselves, Winston Salem, NC
2000            Honorable Mention, Art Wyoming 2000, Casper, WY
1996            Favorable review by First Lady Hillary Clinton, Gallery 37 Quilt Project, Chicago, IL
1995            Appreciation Award, Christian Community Center/ Calumet Region, Hammond. IN
1988            Certificate of Excellence, New York '88 International Art Competition,
                                Art Horizons Exhibition, Larchmont, NY
1986            Certificate of Excellence, North Coast Collage Society Exhibition, Hudson, OH
1986            Honorable Mention, Nepenthe Mundi Society Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
1986            Certificate of Excellence, Metro Art International Exhibition, Greene Street Gallery, Scarsdale, NY
1986            Favorable Review by art historian & New York Times critic Mr. Hilton Kramer, Ultrasound, R.H. Love Gallery, Chicago, IL
1985            New Jersey Chapter Award, 2nd Place, American Artists Professional League Exhibition, New York, NY
1985            Personal invitation by internationally known modern master, Kenneth Nolan, to work on the installation of his show
1984            MWS Letters Award, Midwest Watercolor Society, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
1983            Internorth Foundation Award, Midwest Watercolor Society, Davenport Art Gallery, Davenport, IA
1982            Daniel Smith Award, Midwest Watercolor Society, West Bend Museum of Art, West Bend, WI

 

LECTURES
2006         Leaving the Information Age for the Conceptual Age, Lecture at Hammond Rotary
2005         Visualize This, a conceptual art project with Tom Torluemke and the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, Hammond, IN
2005         Outreach Art Experience for Professionals, Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce and the Hammond Yacht Club
2004         Brauer Museum of Art, In The Company of Strangers, Valparaiso University
2003         Munster Rotary, Arts Influence, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Munster, IN
                                Hammond Rotary, Art and Beyond, Woodmar Country Club, Hammond, IN
                                Indianapolis Museum of Art, Robert Colescott, sponsored by The Society of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
                                Indianapolis Museum of Art, Larry Zox, Colorfield Painting and OP Art vs. Superflat
                                Sponsored by The Society of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
2001         The School at the Art Institute of Chicago, The Past Fifteen Years, a lecture on personal work to an audience of Graduate Students, Chicago, IL
                                Lacare Art League, Self-Promotion for the Artist, a lecture presented to members and guests

 

EDUCATION
1998            BFA, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
1979            Associates, American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL

 

EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
2006            Juror, Real People, 2006, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
2006            Juror, Indiana University, Student Exhibition, Gary, IN
2005            Visualize This, a conceptual art project with Tom Torluemke and the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, Hammond, IN
2004            Juror, Park Full of Art Fair, Griffith, IN
2004            Juror, Myth, Magic, Metaphor, National Competition, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
2004            Juror, Illiana Artists Regional Juried Competition, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN
2004            Juror, Art in the Park, Griffith, IN
2003            53rd Annual Chesterton Woman’s Club Exhibition, Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, IN
2002 – 2003         Creative Director for Arts Inside Out: an interactive arts festival representing all of the arts; visual, music, poetry, literature, dance and theater.
2002            Panelist, Indiana Arts Commission, Arts Organization Support Grant Review
2002            President, Hammond Commission for the Arts & Humanities, Hammond, IN
2001            Vice President-elect, Lacare Art League, Northwest IN Region
2000            Mural, Outdoor (12’ x 83’), West Calumet Complex Community Project, worked with children from the housing complex, drawing, coloring and executing community mural for their community, East Chicago, IN
2000            Panelist, Individual Artists Grant Review, Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, IN
2000            Participant in the “Quality of Life” committee, Hammond, IN
2000            Participant in Mayor’s Commission for the Arts & Humanities, Hammond, IN
1997            Juror, Pallet & Chisel Arts Association, Life & Imagination, Chicago, IL
1996            Juror, Oakbrook Invitational Art Festival, Oakbrook, IL
1996            Director, R.H. Love Contemporary Gallery, Inc., Chicago, IL
1996 - 93    Juror, Chicago Graffiti Mural Competition, sponsored by C.T.A., Chicago, IL
1995 - Present            Juror, Inkin’ Lincoln’ National Tattoo Competition, Rosemont, IL
1995            Juror, Area Artist Association Exhibit, John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
1995            Director, Visual Arts Program, Christian Community Center, Hammond, IN
1993            Juror, North Shore Art League's Old Orchard Art Exhibition, Northbrook, IL
1990            Juror, Celebrating New Expressions, a high school student competition sponsored by Kraft Foods and Youth Communications, Chicago, IL
1989 - 90    Served on a Board of Directors for Sgraffito: Artists' Resource Center.
1989           Panelist (one of four), Sexual Imagery in Art and Advertising: a discussion, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
1986           Juror, North Shore Art League's Old Orchard Art Exhibition, Northbrook, IL

 

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

2002 – Present      Co-Owner, Uncle Freddy’s Gallery, llc, Hammond/Highland, IN

1986 - Present      Instructor, Private Workshops
                             Private Studio Locations - group and individual

2002 - 2004         Adjunct Instructor, Painting, Valparaiso University
                            
Valparaiso, IN

2002 - 2003         Adjunct Instructor, Painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
                             Chicago, IL

1998                     Founding Director of Branch Locations & Outreach, Northern Indiana Arts Association
                             Crown Point Community Art Center, Crown Point, IN
                             Substation No. 9, Hammond, IN

1998                     Art Instructor, Northern Indiana Arts Association
                             Crown Point Art Center, Crown Point, IN
                             Substation No. 9, Hammond, IN

1986 - 1998          Instructor, American Academy of Art
                             Chicago, IL
                             1997-Head of Student Affairs
                             1995-1997, Student Advisor – implemented a student retention counsel program

1996                     Instructor, Gallery 37 (Presented and promoted by City of Chicago)
                             Chicago, IL
                             Summer Workshop for Teenage Artists
           
1995                     Instructor, Christian Community Center
                             Hammond, IN
           
1994                     Substitute Instructor, University of Chicago, Continuing Education
                             Chicago, IL

1992                     Volunteer Instructor, St. Luke Lutheran School
                             Chicago, IL

1991                     Co-Director/Instructor, Advanced Summer Workshop - Multi Media
                             Chicago, IL

1989                     Course Director/Instructor, Pathways Workshop
                             Chicago, IL

1989                     Instructor, Little Saints Learning Locomotive
                             Chicago, IL
                             ArtWays - Parent/Child Workshop

1985 - 1988          Instructor, North Shore Art League
                             Winnetka, IL

1986                     Instructor, Northwestern University
                             Norris University Center, Continuing Education
                             Evanston, IL

1983 - 1984          Owner/Director, Not Quite Renoir Gallery/School
                             Chicago, Illinois