bio

Born in 1956 in Sikeston, MO

statement

I trust my subconscious. I paint and see what appears. Small half tales show up and I look for meaning. I am lead to the next painting and then the next. Somewhere along the way I decipher a small clue. I keep painting and another little sliver of meaning pops up and I go on. It's an endless process. These paintings are part of this process.

education

1977-80  Memphis College of Art

selected solo exhibitions

2006    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2005    Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago
2003    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2000    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1998    Vita Gallery, Portland, OR
            Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
            Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996    Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1995    Cooper St. Gallery, Memphis, TN
1992    Cooper Street Gallery, Memphis, TN
1990    Memphis Center for Contemporary Art, Memphis, TN
1986    Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
1985    The McCoy Theater, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN

selected awards

2005    Grand Prize, Delta Invitational, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
1999    Award winner 17th Annual September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
1988    Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

selected publications

ArtNews
Art Papers Magazine
New American Paintings
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Commercial Appeal
Memphis Flyer
Number Invitational
Number Magazine

selected public collections

Autozone, Inc., Memphis, TN
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
JMB Corporation, Chicago, IL
Landers & Associates, Memphis, TN
Promus Hotel Corporation Headquarters, Memphis, TN
The Prudential Co., New York, NY
Nordstrom Headquarters, Seattle, WA and stores across the US
Walter Anderson, Inc., Chicago, IL