Occupation: Painter Media: Oil, Pastels, Acrylic, Egg Tempera, Watercolor. Born Nora, Virginia, July 14, 1943.
Education Art Sch Soc Arts Crafts, 63-64.
Commissioned Works Portrait founding pastor, Judson Baptist Church, Burton, Michigan, 84; Children at Play (painting), McLaren Regional Med Center, 85 & pastel paintings, 98; portrait founding pastor, Grace Emmanuel Baptist Church, Flint, Michigan, 86; Bankard Portraits, Sue and Miss Em, 86.
Public Works McLaren Regional Med Center, Flint, Michigan; Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin; Saginaw Township City Hall, Michigan; Bank of Commerce, Hamtramck, Michigan; Old Kent Bank SW, Niles, Michigan.
Exhibitions Midwest Regional Art Competition, Kendall Sch Design, Grand Rapids, 86; Five State Pastel Competition, Art Center Battle Creek, Michigan, 86; Extended Media/Fresh Visions, Detroit Institute for the Arts, 87; Extended Media, Fresh Visions, Detroit Institute for the Arts, 87; Saginaw Art Museum, Michigan, 88; Ella Sharp Mus, 90; Jackson Area Competition, Ella Sharp Mus, Michigan, 90; 2-D 3-D Regional Art Competition, S Bend Art Center, Ind, 90; solo exhibs, Saginaw Township City Hall, Michigan, 93 & N E Acad Dance, 2007; All Media State Wide Competition, Left Bank Gallery, Flint, 95; Our Town, State Competition, Birmingham, Michigan, 97; Holiday Exhib, Lansing Art Gallery, Michigan, 98; All Area Exhib, Saginaw Art Museum, Michigan, 98; Greater Flint Arts Coun Ann Member Exhib, 99; NE Michigan Artists Exhib, Jesse Besser Mus, 2004; Impromptu Exhib, East Shore Guild, 2007; N E Michigan Artists Exhib, Jesse Besser Mus, 2007; Huron Shoreline Art Exhib, 2008.
Bibliography Jean Spenner (author), Artist portrays Bill Pless, Brighton Argus, 84; Cheryl Roof (author), Tapping the surface in art, Independent, 86.
Publications Contribr, Best of Pastel, Rockport Publs, 96 & Portrait Inspirations, 97.
Honors and Awards Purchase Award & Viewers Choice Award for Krasl Art Center, All Media, 90; Outstanding Award of Merit & Viewers Choice Award, Midland Center Arts, 95; Our Town Exhib Sponsor's Award, Chrysler Fund, 98; Award of Merit, Manhattan Arts Int, 99; Citizens Banking Corp Sponsor Award, 2003; Best of Show Body of Work, Huron Shoreline Art Show, Tawas, Michigan, 2007.
Memberships E Shore Art Guild; Saginaw Artists Guild (honorary member); Survivors Art Found New York.
Areas of Interest Hiking.
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