Degrees and Education:
- B.A. Concordia College, Moorhead, Art Education
- M.F.A. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, Sculpture
Research / Teaching Interests:
-Undergraduate credits in drawing and watercolor; University of Minnesota; studied with Judith Roode, Bill Roode
-Workshop: Figure modeling and wax casting workshop with Nancy Bowen from Columbia University, held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in association with the International Sculpture Center
-Workshop: Patinas for non-ferrous metals; Ron Young, instructor; held at RISD, Providence, RI in association with the International Sculpture Center
-Workshop: Patinas for ferrous metals and aluminum; Ron Young, instructor; held at the Loveland Academy of Art, Loveland, CO
-Workshops: Ceramic shell bronze casting at MSUM taught by Lynne Carlsgaard, Northern State at Aberdeen, SD. Sand mold bronze casting taught by Butch Jack, Texas sculptor, at MSUM.
Scholarly Activities:
Teaching Award
Received the Ole and Lucy Flaat Distinguished Teaching Award in the fall of 2006.
Professional Memberships
International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
Society of MN Sculptors
The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
The Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Works in Permanent Collections
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Fergus Falls, MN
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
The Rourke Art Museum, Fargo, ND




