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RECOGNITION

2012
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Cultural Commission, Portland, OR
2011
On-line Artist Residency, www.365daysofprint.com
Ist Prize, International Encaustic Association Invitational, Troutdale, OR
2010
Artist-in-Residence, Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY
2007
Nominee, Northwest Art Awards, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
Honorable Mention, Artists of the Gorge, Stevenson, Washington
2003
Juror’s Award, Works of Faith, Portland Oregon
1997
Juror’s Award, Beyond Borders, Bellingham, Washington
1996
Mayer Scholarship, Marylhurst College Faculty Award, Marylhurst, Oregon
1995
Mayer Scholarship, Marylhurst College Faculty Award, Marylhurst, Oregon
1994
Honorable Mention, Western States Artists Federation in conjunction with The National Endowment for the Arts

COMMISSIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

Panelist, RACC Portable Works Collection, Portland, OR
Art in Hand-Portland Project, Portland, OR
Chair Affair, Community Warehouse, Portland, OR
Guest Lecturer, “Broadband Technology and Buddhist Theory of Mind”,
Carnegie Mellon University
Kows for Kids, Cows on Parade, Portland, OR
Feral Cat Coalition Auction, Platter
ASID Showhouse, Portland, OR
Hewlett Packard Promotional Video
Sunset House, Portland, OR

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2022     
A Generous Kingdom, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Online Group Exhibition
Abstract Oregon, Eugene Airport, Eugene, OR
Cascade Aids Project Silent Auction, Portland, OR
The Home Team, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
New York Studio School Alumni Exhibition
Sitka Art Invitational. Oregon Contemporary, Portland, OR

2021     
One Year Later, Biennial Award Winners, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
Maude Kerns Art Center Winter Members Exhibit, Eugene, OR

2020     
Eugene Biennial, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR

2019       
Butters Gallery Winter Exhibition, Portland, OR
FlorenceFest, juror Karin Clarke, Florence, OR
Artist Made Cards, Karin Clarke, Eugene, OR

2018      
Eugene Biennial, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, OR
Butters Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR
Cascade Aids Project Annual Juried Exhibition and Auction, Portland, OR
Butters Gallery Winter Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR

2017      
Additions to the Collection, Maryhill Museum, Maryhill, WA
From West to East, Joseph, OR
Butters Gallery Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR 2016
Visions and Revisions: A Five year Conversation, Jeffrey Thomas Fine Art, Portland, OR
Spring Forward, Gallery Artists, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
Presence/Absence, Northwind Art Center, Port Townshend, WA
What I Saw. How It Was, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR

2015
Working in the Northwest, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
Butters Gallery Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR
Cascade Aids Project Live Auction, curator Blake Schell, Portland, OR

2013
Art at the Airport, The Waiting Game, Portland International Airport, Portland, OR
Butters Gallery Silver Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR

2012
Cascade Aids Project Annual Art Auction and Ball, Portland, OR
Full Circle, Solo Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
Not Only Wax, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
International Encaustics Association Invitational, Troutdale, OR
Contemporary Art of the Pacific Northwest, Terwilliger Pl., Portland, OR
Cascade Aids Project Annual Art Auction and Ball, Portland, OR

2010
Little Gems, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
Fruit of the Vine, Oregon College of Art and Craft Auction Invitational,
Portland, OR
Cascade Aids Project Live Auction and Catalog, Roger Hull Juror, Portland, OR
Seeing Without Knowing, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
Gifted, Littman Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Luminous Layers, Encaustic Artists Invitational, Lake Oswego, OR

2009
Work of Faith, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon
Introductions, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Open City, Sean Scully Juror, New York Studio School Alumni Exhibit, New York, New York
Cascade Aids Project 20th Annual Art Auction and Ball, Portland, Oregon
Lewis and Clark College Gender Symposium, Portland, Oregon
The Grid, Milepost 5, TJ Norris Juror, Portland, Oregon
Butters Gallery 21st Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, Oregon

2008
Mind and Body, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Cascade Aids Project Annual Art Auction and Ball
Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Butters Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Spotlight on Portland, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2007
Marylhurst University Alumni Exhibition, Marylhurst, Oregon
Artists of the Gorge, Stevenson, Washington
Butters Gallery 19th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Art Slate 2007, Condon, Oregon
Driven to Abstraction, North Bank Gallery, Curator Judy Cooke, Vancouver, Washington
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York

2006
Webs, Nets, Connections: New Paintings, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Baseball and Blues, James Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2005
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, New York
Butters Brand Abstraction, Butters Gallery, New York, New York
Cascade Aids Project Annual Art Auction, Portland, Oregon

2004
Pictures from 97010, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon

2003
Works of Faith, Curator Douglas Campbell, First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon

2002
Wax Works, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Some of the Missing, Office of Mayor Vera Katz, City Hall, Portland, Oregon
Cows on Parade, Portland, Oregon
Cascade Aids Project Annual Art Auction, Portland, Oregon
Persistence: Figure, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon

2001
New Work, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Salon de Refuse, Groundswell Café, Portland, Oregon

2000
Urban Fantasies, Curator Irving Sandler, New York Studio School, New York, New York

1999
Inaugural Davis Street, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Introductions, Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, Oregon

1998
J & M Café, Portland, Oregon
Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, Oregon

1997
Art Thesis Exhibition, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon
Beyond Borders, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Maryhill Museum, Maryhill, WA
Bonneville Power Administration, OR
GBD Properties, Portland,OR
Meyer Memorial Trust
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Portland, OR
KPMG, Portland, OR
Forest City Services, Portland, OR
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Multnomah County Portable Works Collection, Portland, OR
Spieker Properties, Lake Oswego, OR
J and M Café, Portland, OR
Cascade Aids Project, Portland, OR

ARTICLES, REVIEWS, and PUBLICATIONS

Visual Art Source, Richard Speer, August 2015
Cascade Aids Project Annual Auction and Ball Catalog, 2010, 2011, 2012
Art on the Hill, Volume 1, Visual Art Collection of OHSU, John Laursen,
Summer 2011
Art Focus, Interview, KBOO, May 2010
Willamette Week, Richard Speer, May 2010
Studio Visit, Open Studio Press, 2009
Encaustic Art: The Complete Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax, Lissa Rankin, Watson Guptill, 2010
You Tube Video, Eva Lake, Producer, December 2008
“WWPick”, Willamette Week, Richard Speer, December 2008, Portland, OR
Cascade Aids Project Auction Catalog, April, 2008, Portland, OR
Shows of Note, Butters Brand Abstraction, January 2005, Oregonian,
Portland, OR
Pictures From 97010, Portland State University Vanguard, November 2, 2004, Portland, OR
Art Star Radio Interview, October 2004
“Artists to Watch”, Art and Antiques, December 2002
Artists Portfolios, Gallery Guide.com, December 2000
“Thorne’s…30 Works”, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA, October 1989

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Saturday Academy, Portland, OR
Encaustic Workshop, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Creative Science School, Creative Arts Program, Portland, OR
Saturday Academy, Portland, OR
Encaustic Workshops, Bridal Veil, OR
Guest Lecturer, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR<
Art Teacher, Pacific Crest Community School, Portland, OR
Drawing and Sculpture Workshops, Pacific Crest Community School,
Portland, OR
Mask World, CD-Rom, Garth’s Kid Stuff Educational CD’s, Portland, OR
Introduction to Zen Philosophy and Meditation, Cambridge Adult Education, Cambridge, MA

EDUCATION

1969
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture, New York, NY
1986
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1997
Marylhurst University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Marylhurst, OR