Awards/Exhibits
2025
Regional Artists Exhibit, Sue Ross Arts Center, Kirksville Arts Association, Kirksville, Missouri.
Second Place and Honorable Mention
2024
MOSI (Missouri & Southern Iowa Art Guild) Art Exhibit, Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University.
Honorable Mention
2008
Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival, Kirksville, MO
2008
Missouri Top 50 Art Exhibition - Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
2008
Visions of Tourism - Kirksville Arts Association, Kirksville, MO
Award Winner and Honorable Mention
2007
Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival, Kirksville, MO
First Place, Two Dimensional Art
2007
Visions, 2007 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
Honorable Mention
2007
Missouri Top 50 Art Exhibition
Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO
2006
Visions, 2006 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
2006
Dark/Light National Juried Photo Exhibition
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Juried by Joyce Tenneson
2005
Arts Rolla, Artist of the Month
One person exhibition The Centre, Rolla, MO
2005
Visions, 2005 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
Second Place, Professional Division / Purchase Award
2005
Arts Rolla, Photographic Art Exhibition
Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, Rolla, MO
Second Place, Color Photography
2004
Visions, 2004 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
2003
Brewer Science Art Exhibit
World Trade Center, Clayton, MO
2003
Visions, 2003 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
2002
Brewer Science Art Exhibit
World Trade Center, Clayton, MO
2002
Visions, 2002 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
Honorable Mention
2002
Arts Rolla, Photographic Art Exhibition
Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, Rolla, MO
First Place, Color Photography
2001
Visions, 2001 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
1999
Visions, 1999 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
1997
Visions, 1997 - First National Bank, Columbia, MO
1996
Works of Whimsy - Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
1991
Current Works, 1991 - Leedy/Voulkous Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Juried by George Tice
1991
41st Annual Quad States Exhibition
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Il
1991
Creative Images 1991
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
1st Place, Color Photography
1990
Boone County Invitational Photography Show
Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
1990
Mark Twain Lake Fine Arts Show - Paris, MO
Second Place
1990
Andy Tau Invitational Photography Show
Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
1989/90
Visiting Artist for Color Photography class with Rosalind Kimball-Moulton, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri.
1989
Solo Exhibit: Industrial Geometry I
Curved Entrance Gallery, Stephens College, Columbia, MO
1988
Columbia Art League Spring Festival, Columbia, MO
Third Place
1987
Selections From The Permanent Collection of the Society for Contemporary Photography
Society for Contemporary Photography Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival, Kirksville, Mo
1986 (1st Place), 1985 (1st Place), 1984 (1st Place), 1983 (1st Place), 1982 (3rd Place), 1981 (2nd Place), 1980 (1st Place & Peoples Choice), 1979 (1st Place)
1984
Northeast Missouri State Alumni Art Exhibit, Kirksville, MO
1984
Missouri Professional Photographers Association Convention Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
1981
Northeast Missouri State University Student Art Exhibit, Kirksville, MO
Honorable Mention
1981
Bethel Arts Fair, Bethel, MO
Honorable Mention
1981
Summer Fest, Osage Beach, MO
Merit Award
1980
Columbia Art League Summer Festival, Columbia, MO
Third Place
1980
Spring Fest, Hanibal, MO
Third Place
1980
Fine Arts Fair, Chilicothe, MO
First and Third Place
1980
PhotoQuin, Quincy, IL
First Place
1979
Red Barn Art League School Art Contest, Kirksville, MO
Third Place
Publications
Hub Magazine
Regular Contributor 1993-2008
Chance/Hubbell Tips and News Magazine
Regular Contributor 1993 - 2008
Images of Missouri, 2003
University of Missouri Press
Featured Photographer
Images of the Ozarks, 1998
University of Missouri Press
Featured Photographer
Images of Kansas City, 1996
University of Missouri Press
Featured Photographer
Colorful Missouri, 1988
University of Missouri Press
Featured Photographer
Red Barn Art League Calendars, Kirksville, MO
1986, 1982, and 1981 Front Covers
Kirksville Key magazine
May/June, 1980, and July/August, 1980 front covers
Missouri Schools magazine, April, 1979
Front Cover and Inside
Work appeared in the following newspapers between 1977-1987:
Kirksville Crier; Kirksville Daily Express; and TV Host
Professional Experience
10 years part-time freelance photography business shooting weddings, portraits, events, and advertising as well as custom darkroom printing.
2 years part-time university audio-visual photographer, Kirksville, Missouri.
2 years camera salesman, Kirksville, Missouri.
2 seasons Sports Analysis Cinematographer, Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State University) football team.
5 years photo lab manager, Kirksville, Missouri.
5 years photo lab production manager, 2 years photo lab digital imaging department manager, Columbia, Missouri.
6 years part-time custom color printing / digital imaging business, Columbia, Missouri.
15 years staff advertising photographer for in-house corporate advertising department, Centralia, Missouri.
Past Professional Certifications
Certified Photo Finishing Engineer
Photo Marketing Association
Certified Photographic Counselor
Photo Marketing Association
Education
Graduated Kirksville Senior High School 1979
Attended Northeast Missouri State University (since renamed Truman State University) as an Art major with a concentration in photography. Completed all photo classes. Left in the middle of my Junior year to manage a photo lab.
Mentors
Attended workshops with Oliver Schuchard, professor of photography at University of Missouri, Columbia, a student of Ansel Adams.
Mentored by Rosalind Kimball-Moulton, photography instructor at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, who was also a friend and business partner. "Roz" was a live-in student of Minor White and a contemporary of several recognizable names in fine art photography, including Harry Callahan.