My Experience
EDUCATION
1984 MFA, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia MO
1980 BFA, Columbia College, Columbia MO
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2006 – 23 Instructor, Norman Firehouse Art Center, Oil and Acrylic Painting, Life Drawing, Norman OK
2005 Artist in Residence, Little River Zoo’s Kids for Kindness art booth, Norman OK
2005 Artist in Residence, GAP Program, Norman Public Schools, Mosaic and Drawing, Norman OK
2004 Artist in Residence, Fred Jones Museum of Fine Art Partners Program, Giant Fantasy Necklaces, Norman OK
1999 – 03 Asst. Professor, University of Oklahoma, College of Fine Arts, Art for Non-Majors, Norman OK
1999 Judge, Paper in Particular Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia MO
1998 – 99 Instructor, University of Oklahoma, College of Fine Arts, Foundation Studio & Drawing, Drawing I & II, Norman OK
1996 – 97 Instructor, University of Oklahoma, College of Liberal Studies, Norman OK
1992 Panel Member, Paper in Particular, Columbia College, Columbia MO
1991 – 92 Asst. Professor, Stephens College, Art and Fashion Department, Columbia MO
1989 – 90 Asst. Professor, Columbia College, Drawing 2, 3, and 4 Art Principles, 2–D and 3–D Design, Columbia MO
1989 Asst. Professor, Stephens College, Advanced Drawing/Illustration, Columbia MO
1983 Asst. Gallery Director, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia MO
1981 – 82 Instructor, University of Missouri-Columbia, Beginning Drawing, Columbia MO
EXHIBITIONS
2006 – 13 Firehouse Art Center, Norman OK
2005 Fifteen-piece collection (paintings, landscape, still life, and portraits), The Depot and Winans, Norman OK
2000 School of Art Faculty Show, University of Oklahoma, College of Fine Arts, Norman OK
1994 Fifteen illustrations, Celebration of the Old World, Avenue Art, Appleton WI
1993 “Philip II”, Aronson’s Bookshop, Appleton WI
1993 Swimming in Light and Color, Columbia Art League, Columbia MO
1991 Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ
1990 Eight-piece collection, Missouri Artists: Then and Now, Missouri State Fair, Gastineau Log House, Columbia MO
1990 Art Faculty Exhibit, Dulany Hall Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia MO
1988 Introductions-88, Pre-Show at Nieman-Marcus Exhibition, Adelle M. Gallery and Art Services, Dallas TX
1987 Boone County National Bank, Columbia MO
1987 Seminar by Pamela Lenck Bradford, Missouri Arts Council, East Central College, Union MO
1986 Adelle M. Gallery and Art Services, Dallas TX
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2024 "Pisces Project", Mosaic mural, Young Family Athletic Center, Norman OK
2017 “Called, Gathered, Sent”, Mosaic mural, University Lutheran Church, Norman OK
2007 Residential mosaic mural, Norman OK
2006 Residential mosaic mural, Norman OK
2005 “Biblical Life”, Mural, First Christian Church, Norman OK
2005 "Redfish, Bluefish”, Mural, Arvest Bank’s "Feet on Main Street" event, Norman OK
2005 “Mother and Daughter”, Mosaic, Mitchell’s Jewelry, Norman OK
2003 “Diversity of Life in Oklahoma”, Mural, Lakeview Elementary School, Norman OK
2002 “Sailing Lake Thunderbird”, Mosaic mural, Lake Thunderbird Boathouse, Norman OK
2000 “African Savanna”, Mural, Discovery Room at the Museum of Natural History, Norman OK
1998 “Biodiversity of Life on Earth”, Mosaic mural, Gingko Tree Fine Art Center, Norman OK
1982 “Zac at the Library”, Portrait commission, Columbia Public Schools, Columbia MO
1980 “Pair of Bald Eagles”, Mural, Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia MO
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
1986 “Aunt Jo's Quilt and the Purple Iris” and “Director's Chair”, Outstanding Women Artists of Missouri, St. Louis MO
1985 “Director's Chair”, First Place, St. Louis Artists' Guild Print and Drawing Show, St. Louis MO
1985 “Red Apple”, First Place, The St. Louis Plaza Frontenac Show, St. Louis MO
1985 “Firelight, Sunlight”, Honorable Mention, St. Louis Artists' Guild Membership Exhibition, St. Louis MO
1985 “Descending Lamp”, First Place, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Membership Exhibition, St. Louis MO
1985 “Redfish, Bluefish”, Mid-4 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO
1985 “Phyllis and the Rockhoppers”, Best of Show, An Art Affair, St. Louis MO
1985 “Phyllis and the Rockhoppers”, First Place, St. Louis Artists' Guild Print and Drawing Show, St. Louis, MO
1984 “Little Women”, First Place, St. Louis Artists' Guild Portrait Exhibition, St. Louis MO
1983 “Engineer at Rest”, The National On-Paper Show, Terrance Art Gallery, Palenville NY
1981 “Security Guard at the Missouri Book Store”, Mid-4 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Atkins Museum, Kansas City MO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Alfred S. Bradford, Fifteen illustrations, Leonidas and the Kings of Sparta: Mightiest Warriors, Fairest Kingdom, Praeger Press, 2011
Alfred S. Bradford, sixteen illustrations, Flying the Black Flag: A Brief History of Piracy, Praeger Press, 2007
Robert E. Shalhope, One illustration, A tale of New England: the diaries of Hiram Harwood, Vermont farmer, 1810-1837, Baltimore MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003
Lance Janda, Nine illustrations, Stronger Than Custom: West Point and the Admission of Women, 1972-1980, Praeger Press, Westport CT, 2003
Alfred S. Bradford, Cover illustration, frontispiece, and fifty-three illustrations, With Arrow, Sword, and Spear: A History of Warfare in the Ancient World, Praeger Press, Westport CT, 2001
Illustration for "Inscriptions of the Classical Period" in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Oxford University Press, 1997
Alfred S. Bradford, Dust jacket art and frontispiece, Some Even Volunteered, Praeger Press, New York, 1994
Illustration for “Reflections”, page 4, Mizzou Magic, Fall 1993
Illustration for “All Fall Down”, page 18, Missouri Alumnus, Summer 1993
Alfred S. Bradford, Dust jacket and twenty-three illustrations, Philip II of Macedon: A Life from the Ancient Sources, Praeger Press, New York, 1992
Cover, Missouri Alumnus, May-June 1987
"The Process of Making Still Lifes: One Artist's Approach", American Artist, May 1986
Cover image, “Little Women”, Missouri Review, Volume IX, Number 1, 1986
Cover image, “Director's Chair”, American Artist, August 1985