Education

1980    M.A.  University of Northern Colorado

1977    B.A.  University of Northern Colorado

1972 - 1974  Adams State College

Representative List:

Ruth Bachofner Gallery Los Angeles , CA

310-829-3300 www.bachofner.com/gallery - gallery@bachofner.com

Cobalt Fine Art Publishing Corona del Mar, CA

310-828-9390 jgeditions@uswestmail.net

Finer Things Gallery Nashville , TN

615-244-3003 www.finerthingsgallery.com - kkbrooks@bellsouth.net

William Havu Gallery Denver, CO

303-893-2360 www.oneoverone.com - bhavu@mho.net

Olson – Larsen Gallery Des Moines , IA

515-967-6344 www.olsonlarsen.com - olgaller@netins.net

Solo Exhibitions and Shows:

2008    William Havu Gallery,  Denver, CO

2007    Olson – Larsen Gallery, Des Moines , IA

2006    William Havu Gallery,  Denver,CO

2005    Sardella Fine Arts  Aspen , CO

2005    Ruth Bachofner Gallery  Los Angeles , CA

2004    Clarke Galleries   Stowe , VT

2004    Olson – Larsen Gallery  Des Moines , IA

2004    20^th Anniversary Show  William Havu  Gallery  Denver , CO

2002    Olson – Larsen Gallery  Des Moines , IA          

2001    Finer Things Gallery   Nashville , TN

2001    Olson – Larsen Gallery   Des Moines , IA

2001    William Havu Gallery   Denver, CO

1999    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1999    Olson - Larsen Gallery   Des Moines , IA

1999    William Havu Gallery   Denver, CO)

1997    Olson - Larsen Gallery   Des Moines , IA

1997    1/1 One Over One Gallery   Denver, CO

1995    1/1 One Over One Gallery   Denver, CO

1992    Tallahassee Gallery   Tallahassee , FL

1991    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1991    Alpha Gallery   Denver, CO

1991    Nautilus Foundation   Lloyd , FL

1991    Ratner Gallery   Chicago , IL

1990    Peter M. David Gallery    Minneapolis , MN

1989    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1989    Christopher Grimes Gallery   Carmel , CA

1989    John Thomas Gallery    Fullerton , CA

1988    Alpha Gallery   Denver, CO

1988    John Thomas Gallery    Fullerton , CA

1986    Alpha Gallery   Denver, CO

1983    Market Street Project   Denver, CO

1983    Nordesign   Denver, CO

1980    Installation   Orchard Beach , ME

1979    Trilogy Gallery   Colorado Springs, CO

1979    University of Northern Colorado   Greeley, CO

1978    University of Northern Colorado   Greeley, CO

Group Exhibitions

2006    Ravens, Riverside Art Museum , Riverside , CA

2004    Birds in Painting Clarke Galleries  Stowe, VT   NYC, NewYork

2004    20^th Anniversary Show  Ruth Bachofner Gallery  Santa Monica , CA

2002    Finer Things Gallery  Nashville , TN             

2002    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

2001    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1998    Antelope Valley College    Lancaster , CA

1998    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1998    The Des Moines Club   Des Moines , CA

1997    CSPS   Cedar Rapids , IA

1997    Susan Street Gallery   Solana Beach , CA

1996    Olson - Larsen Gallery   Des Moines , IA

1996    Riverside Art Museum    Riverside , CA

1995    Adams State College   Alamosa, CO

1994    “ Iowa Artists 1994”, Des Moines Art Center    Des Moines , IA

1994    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1992    1/1 One Over One Gallery   Denver, CO

1992    “ Iowa Artists 1992”, Des Moines Art Center    Des Moines , IA

1992    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1990    Peter M. David Gallery    Minneapolis , MN

1990    Alpha Gallery   Denver, CO

1989    Claremont Graduate School    Claremont , CA

1989    “Nineteenth Anniversary, Contemporary American Treasures”   Peter M. David

            Gallery   Minneapolis , MN

1989    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Santa Monica , CA

1988    Orange County Center for Contemporary Art   Santa Ana , CA

1988    Irvine Fine Arts Center    Irvine , CA

1987    Ruth Bachofner Gallery   Los Angeles , CA

1987    John Thomas Gallery    Fullerton , CA

1986    University of Denver   Denver, CO

1985    Lea Gallery   Orange , CA

1985    Take Stock in Denver Art   Denver, CO

1985    Tuscany Plaza Invitational   Denver, CO

1985    MacLaren Markowitz Gallery   Boulder, CO

1984    Carson Sapiro Gallery   Denver, CO

1984    Mind’s Eye Gallery   Riverside, CA

1984    Kight Gallery   Long Beach , CA

1983    Century Bank   Denver, CO

1983    Colorado Lawyers for the Arts   Denver, CO

1982    Alpha Gallery   Englewood, CO

1982    Crane Invitational   Denver, CO

1981    Alpha Gallery   Englewood, CO

1976    American Assoc. of American Women   Greeley, CO

1976    Student Center Gallery, University of Northern Colorado   Greeley, CO

Commissions

2008    William Penn University , Oskaloosa , IA

2008    Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines , IA

2002    London Club Las Vegas , NV                        

2003    Osaka Japan                                            

1995    GKBI Towers   Mural (2 paintings 240” X 240”)   Jakarta , Indonesa

1989    Infinity Corporation World Headquarters   Los Angeles , CA

1988    Hilton Hotel   Shanghai , China

1986    Dallas Athletic Club   Dallas, TX

1985    The Signature Club   San Antonio , TX

1985    Tabor Center Group   Denver, CO

1984    Sports Medicine Center   Denver, CO

Bibliography

Mary Voetz Chandler “The Past is Present at Havu Gallery” Rocky Mountain News

April 24, 2008

Mary Voetz Chandler “Life on the edge of surreal”   Rocky Mt. News  April 21,2006

Jim Duncan “Art Imitates Baseball”  City View  Des Moines  2005 

The Stowe Reporter Beautiful Birds  2004    Manchester Journal  Four Centuries of Birds 2004   Los Angeles Times  “Stuffed Birds”  1999

Open Studio Press  “New American Paintings”  October 1999

Jeff Bradley  “Astounding Art”  The Denver Post  September 9, 1999

Mark Hinson  “Gallery Brings Back Abstract Expressionist”

Tallahassee Democrat  February 7, 1992

Deidre Pearson  “Personality Profile”   Muscatine Journal  January 4, 1992

Carol Dickinson  “Opening Night”   Denver Post  October 21, 1994

Orville O. Clark Jr.  “Michael Brangoccio”   Art Scene  July/August, 1991

Nancy Clegg  “The One and Only”   West Word  May 1, 1991

Alan G Artner  “Michael Brangoccio”   Chicago Tribune  January 18, 1991

Alexandra Enders  “Altered States”   Art and Antiques  March 1990

Cathy Curtis  “The Galleries”   Los Angeles Times  December 2, 1989

Rick Deragon  “A Syntheses of Influences”   Artweek  July 1, 1989

Rick Deragon  “Art”   The Sunday Herald  June 11, 1989

Marlene Donohue  “The Galleries”   Los Angeles Times  December 2, 1988

Max Price  “Review”   Denver Post  May 6, 1986

Hazel Simon  “Trio”   The Press Enterprise ”  June 3, 1984

       United Press International  “Environmental Sculpture”  March 1, 1978                       

Biography:
I am an independent artist living and working in Iowa. I received both my BA and MA degrees from the University of Northern Colorado. I have shown artwork across the United States, with one-person exhibitions at galleries in Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago, Aspen, Des Moines, Vermont and others. I have also been part of several Iowa Artists Exhibitions at different art centers and colleges in Iowa. I have works in collections across the U.S, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and Australia. My painting process is about conflict and resolution. The conflict involves the layers of paint, each one masking the one before. The resolution results from cracking, peeling and scraping away the paint - to view and discover the fundamental composition. The imagery often has a dream-like quality, and the objects portrayed are often removed from logical settings and placed in seemingly incongruous settings. Subjects inhabiting the compositions are curiously at home in their transformed environments. My works on paper combine photographs, magazine transfers, collage, drawing and found objects. Grounded in a single idea or theme, each is also a strong investigation of composition and color.