Richard C. Elliott
1945-2008

Background

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
Grants, Fellowships & Award

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
Commissions

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
Solo Exhibits of Studio Pieces
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
Installations
2008 Central Core, Washington State University Museum of Art – Market Place, Pullman WA
2002 Towards Public Space, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
2000 9,878,400 DOTS, An Unofficial Exhibit, Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
1999 Meditation Series: Symbols of Radiance, Portland Building, Portland OR
1998 Symbol of Radiance, Seattle Art Museum Gallery Window, Seattle WA
1996 Explorations in Light, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
1995 Wings of Light, Boise Art Museum, Boise ID
1994 Seeing the Light, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
1993 Soul Rhythms, Northlight Gallery, Everett Community College, Everett, WA
1993 OH WOW, Prichard Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1993 Reflections of the Cosmic Soul: Part One, The Primal Symbols, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA
1993 Reflections of the Cosmic Soul: Part Two, The Map of Heaven, Gallery of Art, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
1992 Marriage of Opposites, Mid-Columbia Art Council, Richland, WA
1992 Flash-Light, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle WA
1992 Jewels of Avalon, Marylhurst College, Lake Oswego, OR
1991 In The Dark, Larson Museum, Yakima WA
1990 Primal Reflections, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
1990 Portable Lunar Observation Piece, Business Volunteers for The Arts, 10th Anniversary Celebration, Seattle WA
1990 DaVinci Days, Corvallis, OR
1989 Reflector Madness, Foundation Gallery, Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, WA
1989-90 Cycle of the Sun, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
1984 Portable Lunar Observation Piece, Art in The Park Celebration, Yakima WA
1983 Medicine Hut, Open Mondays Gallery, Seattle WA
1983 Children's Theater Installation, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
1982 Magic Circle, Traver-Sutton Gallery, Seattle WA
1982 Portable Lunar Observation Piece, Ellensburg Arts Festival, Ellensburg WA
Invitational & Group Exhibits
2008 Portraits, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA
2007 CWU Alumni Exhibition, Crossroads and Connections, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2007 Have A Heart for Kids, Gallery One Visual Art Center, Ellensburg, WA
2006 Paint Ellensburg, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
2006 Artist Trust Auction, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA (Catalog)
2005 Sound Transit: MLK Corridor Artists, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle WA
2005 Figuratively Speaking, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
2004 My Place, My Choice, My Ride, My Story, Spirit Square, Middleton-McMillan Gallery, Charlotte, NC (Catalog)

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
Juried Exhibits
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
Lectures & Workshops

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
On The Web
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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