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Solo exhibit, Sandpiper Gallery, Tacoma WA

Faculty exhibit, Bennington VT

Year-long outdoor juried sculpture exhibit: "Not Tonight Honey, I Have a Headache", Puyallup WA

Curated by Lloyd Herman, traveling NWDC show Bellevue Art Museum Bellevue WA

"The Left Hand Doesn't Know What the Right Hand is Doing", and "Sitting Duck", two monkey sculptures donated. Seattle WA

5 person exhibit curated by Liza Halvorsen, Edmonds Community College Gallery, Edmonds WA

Owings Brown Studio annual invitational garden show, Enumclaw WA

Created by Tacoma's Metro Parks and School of the Arts, the outdoor sculpture exhibit featured 15 local artists including my work "Ship of Fools". Juried by Terri Placentia and held in Tollefson Plaza, Tacoma WA

traveling exhibit: Contemporary Crafts, Portland OR and Wenatchee History Museum, Wenatchee WA

I created an art suitcase along with 124 other artists who I organized for exhibitions at American Art, the Marriott Hotel, the 6th Avenue Art on the Ave Parade, Art on Center Gallery in Tacoma, and the Museum of Flight, Seattle WA

solo show, Foster What Gallery, Tacoma WA

Northwest Designer Craftsman juried show, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham WA

Solo exhibit, Sandpiper Gallery, Tacoma WA.

Juried group exhibit, North American Cultural Institute, San Jose, Costa Rica.

One-person exhibit, Tacoma’s Woolworth window, Tacoma WA

Northwest Designer Craftsmen exhibit, Convention Center at Seattle WA

Solo exhibits Forte Gallery: 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997. Seattle WA

Commissioned 8’ fiberglass salmon by Bumbershoot as part of SOUL SALMON Project. Permanently displayed on river at Sleeping Lady Retreat, Leavenworth WA

American Art Company, Tacoma WA

Juried traveling exhibition curated by Lloyd Herman, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA (exhibited in Manchester NH, Ashland OR, Midland TX, Boise ID, Mobile AL, Cleveland OH, Anchorage AK, and Knoxville TN)

Along with committee members I was the recipient of a $5000 grant to organize and create an increased art theme for this 8th Annual Street Fair which will include four performance artworks. Tacoma WA

Tacoma's School of the Arts commissioned me to lead artist students and volunteers in the creation of a float "Spring Fever". The theme involved 7 students in monkey costumes actively spring cleaning the 'home' environment of the float. Tacoma WA

Commissioned by FirstNight as the main stage attraction on New Year's Eve, to create a performance art work, involving 55 volunteer artists. The work included three opera singers in Marie Antoinette and Queen of Hearts costumes, 1001 vaccum form heads reproduced in plastic from castings of 40 local leaders and rolled downhill to live singing of Brindisi or "La Traviata". Tacoma WA

Each of six monthly events featured the work of a visual artist, and also paid entertainment including professional break dancing, a drag show, a photo event, experimental music, wearable art and an outdoor films presentation. My concept and organization, with financial support from the Tacoma Arts Commission. Events averaged 100 guests and received much publicity. Tacoma WA

Commissioned to restore 4 monolithic downtown Tacoma kiosks, including bird sculptures. Tacoma WA

Tacoma Sister City art exchange relationship with Cienfuegos, Cuba, I was lead artist working in Cuba, with Tacoma’s Diane Novak, Cuban artist Juan Cruz Garcia and his seven students to create “Almiqui”, (endangered rodent found only in Cuba and Haiti). This public art sculpture, residing in Cienguegos is 5’ high and about 5’ round, elevated on a base. Cienfuegos, CUBA

King County 1% for the Arts commissioned this sculptureconsisting of thirteen Northwest animals in two separated 5’ X 8’ panels in painted aluminum and steel. The work flanks the main entrance portals of the Shoreline District Courthouse, 18050 Meridian Ave N in Seattle WA

a 12' papier mache bull head with parachute body, created by a team of 30 volunteer artists, under my direction and as an expression against the war, for demonstration in peace parade, Tacoma WA

In collaboration with Tacoma's School of the Arts, I invited Indian Owen, past Friends of the Rag President, to perform a talk and slide show, which I promoted as a public event. Tacoma WA

Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Alaska fine arts organization, of which I've been a member for over 20 years. ID, MT, AK, OR, WA

a public artwork commissioned by Children’s Hospital, Seattle, in an exterior courtyard 35’H X 30’W X 25'D. The installation I created consisted of three colorful 8' long Jackson's Chameleons on branches, in the midst of tropical landscaping. I collaborated with Children's Head Horticulturist and painter, Jeff Hughes.

I designed this community-building event, orchestrated the first ten parties (every other month) and then passed the baton to Sue Pivetta to continue them. The events include live local artist-driven entertainment, shared food and libation in public spaces donated in support of these efforts. Tacoma WA

A regional survey of concrete sculpture including 25 artists, curated by myself with support from Tacoma's Main Library. Exhibited in Handforth Gallery, Tacoma WA

Created the theme of 125 artist-made suitcases to be displayed over the summer in 125 local businesses. Received Tacoma Art Commission and Greater Tacoma Community Foundation grants to promote the exhibits, and orchestrated an additional 5 performance art pieces in the Tacoma area, WA

Entrepreneur of Chalkboard Chicken business: Created a small cottage industry in l993. Developed a national market of molded concrete artworks and sold as a business in 2001.

My concept, also organizer, curator and speaker for each year, in collaboration with Pratt Fine Arts Center and City People’s Garden Store in Seattle (Fall of 98, 99, 2000, 2001 and 2002), WA

Project Manager/Producer 1997 - 1999. Created THE IDEA, convinced Northwest Designer Craftsmen to host the video series of the lives of notable Northwest artists, and developed the mechanism and structure for fundraising and production, and after we produced “Robert Sperry- A Northwest Master and Clay Artist” (1998), and “Teacher, Traveler, Jeweler- Ramona Solberg” (1999) - NWDC hired a permanent project manager to continue creating these $35K videos.

Organized “Pacific BRIM, or, Do you want to be a MILLINER?”, (a hat-making fundraising auction/event for the Living Treasures Video Project), at Bannerworks, Seattle WA

Organized “Boxer Shorts”, a show, auction and fundraiser also for Living Treasures Video Project. This involved inviting regional artists to transform white boxer shorts into objects of art. These 60 artworks were then exhibited at ART STOP, and BKB GALLERY in Tacoma, and then auctioned that summer at American Art Company. Tacoma WA

One of 12 faculty at bi-annual one-week workshops in fine crafts. As usual, I taught concrete sculpture. Bennington VT

I teach about four concrete sculpture two-day workshops each year. Tacoma WA

Taught a two-day concrete sculpture workshop, Portland OR

Taught two series of two-day concrete sculpture workshops. Tacoma WA

For the last fifteen years: concrete sculpture classes and workshops: Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, Bellevue Community College Continuing Education, and scattered locations throughout the Northwest. Over 1200 artists/students have learned casting techniques and the creation of lightweight hollow sculpture.