bio

Born in Selmer, TN

education

1998    Studied with Mollie Favour, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Field Expedition, Provence, France
1996    Studied with Gregory Amenoff, Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts, Sante Fe, AZ
1988    M.F.A. The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1984    B.F.A. Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
1980    Lambuth College, Jackson, TN
1969    Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis, TN
1955    Memphis State University, Memphis, TN

selected solo exhibitions

2007    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2005    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2003    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2001    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1999    Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1997    Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
            Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
1995    Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN
1993    Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN
1992    Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN
1990    Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN
1987    Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN

awards & special projects

1997    Memphis Advertising Federation and St. Jude Hospital, images for greeting cards, Memphis, TN
            Memphis In May Artist for Portugal 1998, Memphis, TN
1984    Alumni Traveling Fellowship, Memphis College of Art
            Department Painting Award, Memphis College of Art
1983    Robert P. Bowen Scholarship, Memphis College of Art
1982    Tuition Stipend for Outstanding Work, The University of Memphis

selected publications

ARTnews
New American Paintings
The New Yorker
Southern Accents
The Tennessean
Nashville Banner
Nashville Scene
Memphis Business Journal
The Commercial Appeal
Independent Appeal
The Jackson Sun

selected public collections

Arthur Anderson Company, Little Rock, AR
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN
Boatman's Bank of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Capitol Holding Insurance, Louisville, KY
City of Germantown, Germantown, TN
First Tennessee Bank, Memphis, TN
Financial Federal, Memphis, TN
Holiday Corporation, Atlanta, GA
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Nashville, TN
Morgan Keegan & Company, Memphis, TN
Nations Bank, Charlotte, NC
Promus Hotel Corporation Headquarters, Memphis, TN
Schering-Plough Health Care Products, Memphis, TN
Trammell Crow, Memphis, TN
Union Planters Bank, Memphis, TN
Urban Arts Commission, Memphis, TN