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Background |
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1993
1992
1978
1971
1963-71
1968-69
1966-67 |
Neon Art & Tube Bending School, Portland, OR
Awarded Patent # 5,079,644 for layered reflector system
Co-created Dick and Jane’s Spot, an art site located in
Ellensburg WA
Married artist, Jane Orleman
BA in Art, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA (Distinguished
Alumni, 2000)
VISTA Volunteer, with Makah Indians in Neah Bay, WA
VISTA Volunteer, with Eskimos at Pilot Station, AK |
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Grants,
Fellowships & Award |
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2008 |
American's for the Arts Recognition for Innovation in Public Art, Philadelphia PA (see piece) |
2008 |
The Larson Gallery Arts Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts, Yakima WA (view
photos) |
2008 |
The Governor's
Award in the Arts, Olympia, WA |
2007 |
The Theo Van Gogh Award, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA |
2006 |
Arts Commission, Ellensburg, WA, to produce a color poster/mailer for exhibit. |
2002 |
Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship, Seattle WA |
2000 |
Distinguished Alumni School of Arts and Humanities, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA |
1998 |
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada - visiting artist grant |
1996 |
Greater Wenatchee Community Foundation, Wenatchee, WA |
1995 |
Artist Fellowship, Inc., New York, NY $1000 |
1994 |
NEA Special Exhibitions
Grant, exterior installation: Boise Art Museum, Boise ID |
1993 |
Western States Arts Federation, Sculpture, Santa Fe, NM |
1992 |
Greater Wenatchee Community Foundation, Wenatchee, WA |
1992 |
Art Matters, Inc. New York, NY to continue reflector work |
1991 |
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Emergency Grant, New York, NY |
1990 |
Business Volunteers For The Arts, Sculpture, Seattle WA |
1989 |
Artist Trust GAP Grant, Seattle WA - for Dick and Jane's Spot. Co-creator |
1989 |
Art Matters, Inc., New York, NY - for Dick and Jane's Spot. Co-creator |
1989 |
Bellevue Art Museum, Fellowship, Bellevue WA |
1983 |
McDonalds Corp. Grant, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA |
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Commissions |
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2005-9 |
Chain of Life, TriMet, Portland OR http://trimet.org/publicart/greenline/i205.htm |
2008 |
Hiawatha Light System, Minneapolis MN, 8 brick paver platform designs |
2008 |
Portals Through Time, Hallie Ford Museum, Salem OR (article
link) |
2008 |
St Louie Rhythm, Arts in Transit, St Louis IL |
2007 |
The Sound of Light, Sound Transit light rail, Seattle WA |
2007 |
Tower of Light, Art in Transit, Charlotte NC |
2007 |
Crossroads, Jefferson Elementary School, Tacoma School District, Tacoma, WA (article
link) |
2006 |
Thunder Over The Rockies, Belleview Light Rail Station, RTD, Denver CO. Funded by Regional Transportation District (article
link) |
2005 |
River, Municipal Parking Garage, Renton, WA, Funded by City of Renton |
2005 |
Eyes on the World, Sea-Tac International Airport, WA, Funded by Port of Seattle |
2005 |
Dogwood, TriMet, Portland OR, Sculpture for Southgate Park & Ride |
2005 |
Fractals & Trees, Kelly Engineering Building, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR. Funded by the Oregon State Arts Commission |
2004 |
t’s the Wave Not the Water, Hinsdale Wave Research Facility, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR. Funded by the State Arts Commission |
2004 |
Then Till Now, Hiawatha Light Rail System, Minneapolis MN, 8 brick paver platform designs |
2004 |
Five Neons, Wallingford Library, Seattle WA. Funded by City of Seattle (article
link) |
2003 |
Millennium Labyrinth, Lead Artist, Kittitas County Millennium Project |
2002 |
Reflective Light Rhythms, Spokane Valley School District, University High School, Spokane Valley, WA. Funded by the State Arts Commission |
1999 |
Designer for City of Tacoma Sidewalk Project |
1997 |
Director and lead artist on design team to develop image for Kittitas County Connector's bus system, Ellensburg WA. Funded by Kittitas County Action Council |
1996 |
LEAD Program, State of Washington Art in Public Places |
1996 |
Rainbow Bridge, Lake Washington School District, Eastlake High School, Redmond, WA. Funded by the Washington State Arts Commission |
1995-6 |
Wings
of Light, exterior installation on Boise Art Museum. Funded by the Boise Art Museum with the support of the NEA |
1994 |
Weave of Life, Dick Bowen, Patron, Bainbridge Island, WA |
1993 |
Noise
Reducing Apparatus #1, Creative Times, 42nd Street Project (Times Square), New York, NY Curated by Creative Time Inc. Funded by the Urban DevelopmentCorporation |
1992 |
Reflections
on the Columbia, Pateros Chamber of Commerce, Pateros, WA. Commission on Water Tanks funded by City of Pateros, WA and local art patrons |
1992 |
Circle
of Light, Washington State Percent for Art Project, Yakima Sundome, Yakima WA. Funded by the Washington State Art Commission and Yakima County |
1992 |
The Men's Room at Allied Arts, Yakima WA. Funded by art patrons |
1990 |
Cover art for Business Communication, Bloomfield & Fairley, Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich, San Diego, CA |
1989 |
Cycle
of the Sun, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA. Funded by the gallery and art patrons |
1986-95 |
City of Ellensburg, Sidewalk Designs, Ellensburg WA |
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Solo
Exhibits of Studio Pieces |
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2015 |
Richard C Elliott: The Language of Light, The Boise Art Museum, Boise ID |
2014 |
Richard C Elliott: Primal Op, a retrospective, The Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR |
2013 |
Richard C Elliott: Meditative Line: Loft Gallery, Ellensburg, WA |
2010 |
Richard C Elliott / Vibrational Field Paintings, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA |
2009 |
Into the Infinite: The Art of Richard C Elliott, Yakima Valley Museum, Yakima WA |
2008 |
Forms/Lines, Swanson & Elliott, Clymer Museum of Art, Ellensburg, WA |
2008 |
Labyrinth Series, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA |
2008 |
Vibrational Field Paintings, Clymer Museum of Art, Ellensburg, WA |
2007 |
Primal Op, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA (Exhibition Text) |
2007 |
Vested Interests, Clymer Museum of Art, Ellensburg, WA (a show of vest collection) |
2006 |
Color, Bella Perla Gallery, Portland OR |
2006 |
Eidetic Variations/Central Core/Defining Full View, Larson Museum, YVC, Yakima WA |
2004 |
Richard C. Elliott: Reflections and Meditations, Washington State University, Pullman WA |
2000 |
Luminous: A winter Festival of Lights, Allied Arts Of Yakima, Yakima WA |
2000 |
Maryhill Museum of Art, Maryhill WA |
2000 |
Rogers Performing Arts Center, Sponsored by The Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR |
1997 |
Brian Ohno Gallery, Seattle WA |
1997 |
Neon Garden, Yakima Valley Museum, Yakima WA |
1996 |
Electric Light Show: Holographic and Neon Wall Pieces, Compton Union Gallery, Washington State University, Pullman WA |
1996 |
Explorations in Light, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA |
1995 |
Inner Fires: Neon Sculptures and Reflector Works, Boise Art Museum, Boise ID |
1994 |
Dick Elliott Wired, Oak Hollow Gallery Yakima WA |
1994 |
American Art Company, Tacoma WA |
1991 |
Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA |
1990 |
Reflective Light Paintings, Mia Gallery, Seattle WA |
1989 |
Public/Private, Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago IL |
1988 |
Light In Spirit, Mia Gallery, Seattle WA |
1986 |
Jamison-Thomas Gallery, Portland OR |
1985 |
Ellensburg Community Art Gallery, Ellensburg WA |
1978 |
Drawings, Marylhurst College, Lake Oswego OR |
1972 |
The Source, Portland OR |
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Installations |
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2008 |
Central Core, Washington State University Museum of Art – Market Place, Pullman WA |
2002
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Towards Public Space, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
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2000
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9,878,400 DOTS, An Unofficial Exhibit, Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
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1999
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Meditation Series: Symbols of Radiance, Portland Building, Portland OR
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1998
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Symbol of Radiance, Seattle Art Museum Gallery Window, Seattle WA
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1996
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Explorations in Light, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
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1995
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Wings of Light, Boise Art Museum, Boise ID
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1994
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Seeing the Light, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
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1993
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Soul Rhythms, Northlight Gallery, Everett Community College, Everett, WA
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1993
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OH WOW, Prichard Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
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1993
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Reflections of the Cosmic Soul: Part One, The Primal Symbols, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA
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1993
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Reflections of the Cosmic Soul: Part Two, The Map of Heaven, Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
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1992
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Marriage of Opposites, Mid-Columbia Art Council, Richland, WA
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1992
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Flash-Light, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle WA
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1992
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Jewels of Avalon, Marylhurst College, Lake Oswego, OR
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1991
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In The Dark, Larson Museum, Yakima WA
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1990
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Primal Reflections, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
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1990
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Portable Lunar Observation Piece, Business Volunteers for The Arts, 10th Anniversary Celebration, Seattle WA
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1990
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DaVinci Days, Corvallis, OR
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1989
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Reflector Madness, Foundation Gallery, Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA
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1989-90
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Cycle of the Sun, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
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1984
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Portable Lunar Observation Piece, Art in The Park Celebration, Yakima WA
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1983
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Medicine Hut, Open Mondays Gallery, Seattle WA
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1983
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Children's Theater Installation, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
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1982
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Magic Circle, Traver-Sutton Gallery, Seattle WA
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1982 |
Portable Lunar Observation Piece, Ellensburg Arts Festival, Ellensburg WA
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Invitational
& Group Exhibits |
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2008 |
Portraits, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA
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2007 |
CWU Alumni Exhibition, Crossroads and Connections, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
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2007 |
Have A Heart for Kids, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA
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2006 |
Paint Ellensburg, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
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2006 |
Artist Trust Auction, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA (Catalog)
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2005 |
Sound Transit: MLK Corridor Artists, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
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2005 |
Figuratively Speaking, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
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2004 |
My Place, My Choice, My Ride, My Story, Spirit Square, Middleton-McMillan Gallery, Charlotte, NC (Catalog)
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2004 |
Artist Trust, Auction Action, Seattle WA |
2003 |
Yard Art, Hallie Ford Museum, Willamette University, Salem OR |
2003 |
Table Top Art Auction, Peace & Justice Alliance's Peace Café, Ellensburg WA |
2003 |
35 Artists / 35 Years, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA |
2001 |
Second Take: Everyday Objects Transformed, Children's Museum, Portland OR |
2000 |
Paint Ellensburg, Ellensburg WA (Catalog) |
1999-2000 |
Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle WA |
1999 |
Artwork for Aids: Dreams for the Future, Seattle Center Art Pavilion, Seattle WA |
1999 |
Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima WA |
1998-1999 |
Seattle Convention Center, Seattle WA |
1998 |
Contemplating Eternity, Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle WA |
1997 |
Two Artists One Bed, Cheney Cowles Museum, Barbara Raker, curator, Spokane WA |
1997 |
Northwest Neon, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane WA (Catalog) |
1997 |
Eclectic Encounters, Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima WA |
1997 |
Works from the Heart, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane WA (Catalog) |
1997 |
Heartworks, Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham WA |
1996 |
LEAD, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle WA. (Touring Show, Catalog) |
1996 |
Yard Art, Whatcom Museum of History & Art, John Olbrantz, Curator |
1995 |
Interior Idioms: the Idiosyncratic Art of Eastern Washington, Seafirst Bank, Seattle WA (Catalog) |
1995 |
Ex Voto: Art As Invocation, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News VA. (Catalog) |
1995 |
The Wrecking Ball, Henry Gallery University of Washington, Seattle WA |
1995 |
Birds In Paradise, Mary Porter Seson Gallery, UC Santa Cruz, CA (Catalog) |
1993 |
Artsplash 93, Redmond, WA |
1992 |
Artist Trust Grant Recipients Exhibit, University Galleries, Cheney WA (Touring Show) |
1992 |
Re-Play, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. (Catalog) |
1992 |
Wright Runstad Co., Seattle WA |
1992 |
Works of Heart, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane WA |
1991 |
Northern Lights, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA |
1991 |
Yard Art Show, Boise Art Museum, Boise ID (Catalog) |
1991 |
Wind Machine Show, Twist Gallery, Portland OR |
1989 |
A Decade of Abstraction, Seattle Center, Seattle WA |
1989 |
On the Edge: new prints, Mia Gallery, Seattle WA |
1989 |
Some Assembly Required, Seattle Center, Seattle WA |
1989 |
Centennial Party Hats, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA. (Touring Show) |
1988 |
Celebration: Especially for Children, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1988 |
YARDART, Mia Gallery, Seattle WA |
1987 |
After Images, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg WA. (Touring Show) |
1987 |
Especially for Children, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1986 |
Celebration: Especially for Children, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1986 |
Weird and Witty Artists of the Northwest, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, OR |
1985 |
Jamison/Thomas Gallery, Portland OR |
1983 |
The Rock Show, Open Mondays Gallery, Seattle WA |
1982 |
The Rock Festival, Bothell, WA |
1982 |
Bumbershoot Show, Seattle Center, Seattle WA |
1978 |
Second Invitational Drawing Show, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA |
1977 |
Four person drawing show, Mt. Hood Junior College Portland OR |
1977 |
Sarah Spurgeon Gallery Dedication Show, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WAQ |
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Juried Exhibits |
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2008 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA |
2008 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA |
2005 |
50th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA |
2005 |
Allied Arts Gallery, 38th Annual Juried Art Show, Yakima, WA |
2005 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA. Award |
2005 |
Patterns, Rhythms, and Cycles, Mt. Scott Art Center, Portland OR |
2004 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA |
2003 |
48th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA Director's Choice Award |
2003 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA |
2002 |
47th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA Honorable Mention |
2001 |
46th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA |
2001 |
Allied Arts Juried Exhibit, Yakima WA |
2000 |
45th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA Lloyd Garrestson Award |
2000 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA |
1999 |
44th Annual Central Washington Arts Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA Lloyd Garretson Award |
1999 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA Award |
1999 |
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1999 |
Northwest Annual COCA, Seattle WA |
1998 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA Award |
1998 |
43rd Annual Central Washington Arts Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA, |
1997 |
42nd Annual Central Washington Arts Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Ted Wiprud & Clint Brown Jurors, Harold E. Taylor Memorial Award, Yakima WA |
1992 |
37th Annual Central Washington Art Exhibition, Larson Museum, Yakima WA |
1991 |
Art Splash '91, Redmond, WA |
1991 |
36th Annual Central Washington Artist Exhibition, Larson Museum, Yakima WA President's Award |
1990 |
Visual Arts '90, Seattle Center, Seattle WA |
1990 |
35th Annual Central Washington Artist Exhibition, Larson Museum, Yakima WA |
1989 |
Harvest of Arts, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1989 |
43rd Annual Pacific NW Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA Award |
1989 |
Northwest Annual COCA, Seattle WA |
1989 |
34th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibit, Larson Museum, Yakima WA |
1988 |
Northwest Juried Art '88, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA. Award, Chris Bruce, Juror (Catalog) |
1988 |
33rd Annual Central Washington, Artists Exhibit, Larson Museum, Yakima WA |
1987 |
Painting/Sculpture: '87, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. WA |
1987 |
32nd Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Yakima WA, Award |
1986 |
31st Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Yakima WA |
1985 |
Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Howard N. Fox, Juror. |
1985 |
Maryhill Museum Oregon/Washington Juried Exhibit, Lavern Cross /Harvey West, Jurors |
1985 |
2nd Alcoa Gallery 76 Juried Art Exhibition, Wenatchee, WA |
1984 |
Central Washington Fair Art Show, Yakima WA. Awards |
1984 |
Western Washington Fair Art Show, Puyallup, WA |
1984 |
38th Annual Pacific NW Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA Print Award |
1984 |
Mercer Island Visual Arts League, Mercer Island, WA |
1984 |
29th Annual Central Washington Artists Exhibit, Larson Museum, Yakima WA. Best of Show, painting. Purchase Award, sculpture. Beth Sellers and Richard Twedt, Jurors |
1983 |
37th Annual Pacific NW, Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1983 |
Renton Arts Festival, Renton, WA |
1980 |
25th Annual Central Washington Exhibition, Larson Museum, Yakima WA Best of Show. Drawing. Gertrude Pacific, Juror |
1974-79 |
Kittitas County Open, Ellensburg Community Art Gallery, Ellensburg WA |
1979 |
24th Annual Central Washington Exhibition, Larson Museum, Yakima WA |
1978 |
Oregon Bi-annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR |
1976 |
Paperwork II, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR |
1976 |
Bellevue National Drawing Show, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1976 |
Gallery '76 Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA |
1976 |
Oregon Bi-annual, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR |
1975 |
29th Annual Pacific NW Arts & Crafts Fair, Bellevue WA |
1975 |
20th Annual Central Washington Exhibition, Larson Museum, Yakima WA |
1970 |
22nd Northwest Juried Exhibition, Cheney Cowles, Spokane, WA |
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Lectures & Workshops |
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2008 |
Jefferson Elementary School, Tacoma School District, Tacoma, WA |
2006 |
Washington State Arts Commission, Dick and Jane's Spot, Ellensburg, WA |
2003 |
Hallie Ford Museum, Willamette University, Salem, OR |
2003 |
Lopez Artist Guild, Lopez Island, WA |
2002 |
Towards Public Space, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA |
1999 |
Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR |
1999 |
Amby Edinger Gallery, An Infinite Point in Time, Ellensburg WA |
1998 |
University of Calgary, Three day artist residency, lectures/studio visits, Calgary, Canada |
1997 |
Tonasket School District, Tonasket, WA |
1996 |
Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Development of Neon & Reflector Art, Bellingham, WA |
1996 |
Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Art Sites, Dick & Jane's Spot & Others, Bellingham, WA |
1996 |
Eastlake High School, Redmond, WA |
1995 |
Boise Art Museum, Boise ID |
1995 |
Central Washington University Philosophy Colloquium: Art and Post Modernism, Ellensburg WA |
1994 |
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. Great Falls MT |
1993 |
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID |
1993 |
Art In The Park, Painting With Children, Yakima WA |
1993 |
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA |
1993 |
Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA |
1992 |
Art Center of the Mid-Columbia Region, Kennewick WA |
1992 |
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL |
1992 |
Marylhurst College, Lake Oswego, OR |
1991 |
Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima WA |
1991 |
Boise Art Museum: Collector as Collaborator, Boise ID |
1991 |
Artist in Resident, Two weeks, Spokane, WA |
1990 |
Davis High School, Davis Symposium 1990: Creativity. Three days, Yakima WA |
1990 |
Tacoma Art Museum: Collectors Seminar, Tacoma WA |
1990 |
Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA |
1989 |
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA |
1989 |
Henry Gallery, Seattle WA |
1988 |
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA |
1987 |
Pacific Lutheran University, Lacy, WA |
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On The Web |
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http://www.ellensburgarts.com/1st_friday_pdfs/december2002.pdf
http://www.creativetime.org/42street/artist_html/artist3.html
http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11005925.html
http://www.yvcc.edu/larsongallery/about/elliot.html
http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2002/12/28/arts/arts01.txt
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_4087258 |
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