Selected Commissions

2013 “Front Range” twelve foot long stone and bronze bas relief, Colorado Center for the Blind
2013 “Views of Pleasure Point” public art commission, County of Santa Cruz, CA
2012 “Bunny Jump,” Children’s Garden Montessori, Denver, Colorado
2011 “Dr. Jacobus tenBroek” commissioned by the National Federation of the Blind
2010 “Golden Circle” public art commission Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
2010 “Diamond Head” slate tactile sculpture, private collection, Des Moines, Iowa
2009 Iowa Library for the Blind, public art commission, Des Moines, Iowa
2009 “Knowledge is Power” National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland mural
2009 “Prairie Sunset” slate tactile sculpture, private collection, Nebraska City, Nebraska
2008 “In Touch with the Seasons,” Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Tactile Gallery
2008 Monument of Caroline Morton, Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City, Nebraska, life-size bronze
2007 “Bridges” interactive, multi-sensory sculpture, Children’s Garden Montessori, Denver
2005 “Allegro” life size bronze African Grey, University of Denver, Lamont School of Music
2004 National Federation of the Blind Mount Everest 2001, tactile/visual Research and Training Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
2002 Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, State of Colorado Public Arts Commission, Brown Hall
2001 Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Aurora, Colorado
2000 Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, State of Colorado Public Arts Commission, Ritter Hall

Selected Awards

2012 Sydney Parkinson Award, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado
2012 Jacob Bolotin Award, awarded by the National Federation of the Blind
2010 Colorado Creative Industries (formerly Colorado Council on the Arts) Grant in partnership with the Colorado Center for the Blind
2008 Colorado Council on the Arts Grant in partnership with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Selected Collections

2013 Denver Art Museum, Cover Story, tactile interpretations of exhibit objects
2009 Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska - tactile interpretations of paintings
2006 Denver Art Museum – tactile interpretations of paintings
2002 Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City, Nebraska
2001 Kansas State School for the Blind
1999 Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, Colorado
1999 John Madden, Englewood, Colorado

Workshops/Presentations

2012 VSA arts Colorado, NFB National Convention, Accessing Higher Ground in Broomfield, CO., Virginia and Illinois
2011 Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children spring conference
2010 “Mental Mapping” National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
2010 Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children fall conference
2010 “How Pictures Work” Iowa Department for the Blind, Des Moines, Iowa
2010 “Multi-sensory Art Making” Art Students League of Denver, Kid’s Camp
2010 “20th ADA Botanical Gardens Celebration” Denver, Colorado
2010 Denver Art Museum, docent training and development of tactile tours
2010 National Federation of the Blind, Parents of Blind Children presentations
2010 Summer Camp, multi-sensory picture making for all kids, Denver Art Students League
2010 Iowa Department for the Blind, picture interpretation and making
2009 Because Pictures Matter, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, Detroit, MI
2009 Tactile Pictures, presentation to docents at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
2008 International Academy, (high school) sculpture workshop, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2008 American Association of Museums, presentation with Denver Art Museum
2008 National Braille Press, Annual Meeting presentation, “Art & Accessibility”
2005&7 Exhibit and speaker at 1st & 2nd International Conference, Art Education for the Blind, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
2007 Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, wall low-relief clay sculpture project
2007-8 Teach the teachers, Camp Eureka, Helena, Montana
2007 SLAM, 300 student wall tile project at National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD
2002-7 Colorado Ballet, backstage sensory tours
2001-9 National Federation of the Blind, National and Colorado State Convention presentations
2005 Presentation, General Assembly NFB Colorado Convention, Denver, CO
2005 Speaker/workshop, “Getting in Touch With Braille Literacy” Denver, CO
2004 Driving Force, VSA arts Colorado, Family Arts Day
2003 State of Colorado Disability Services, presentation
2003 Joslyn Art Museum, Impressionists exhibit accessible workshop, Omaha, Nebraska
2003 Denver Art Museum, consult for accessible exhibits for Pierre Bonnard exhibit
2002 Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums, Casper, Wyoming, presentation.
2002 Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arts Days presentations, Arvada, Colorado

Selected Exhibits (solo exhibits*)

2013 “Rock, Paper, Scissors” VSAarts Colorado Access Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2012 “Tactile Tales,” Colorado Talking Book Library, Denver, Colorado*
2012 Museum of Outdoor Arts, Invitational, Republic Plaza, Denver, Colorado
2010 National Federation of the Blind, bas relief exhibit, Dallas, Texas*
2008 Colorado Center for the Blind 20th Celebration, “How Does a Picture Work?”
2007 VSA arts Colorado, Colorado Center for the Blind group exhibit
2007 Blind Merchants, “BLAST” exhibit* and art activity, Denver, Colorado
2006 Denver Art Museum, “Access Day
2005 “In Touch Art” Colorado NFB Convention, Denver, Colorado
2005 “Traveler’s Art,” Denver International Airport
2005 “Tactile Showing,” University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
2004 “Winken, Blinken & Nod,” Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
2004 “The Feel of Flight,” Wildlife Experience, Denver, Colorado*
2004 VAS arts International Exhibit, Washington, DC
2003 “Giricoccola,” Morton-James Public Library, Nebraska City, Nebraska*
2002 National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland*
2001 Philadelphia Free Library, “Winken,Blinken & Nod,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*
2001 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Tactile Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2000 Loveland Fine Art Museum, Stories in Stone, Loveland, Colorado
1999 Museum of Outdoor Arts, Stories in Stone, Greenwood Village, Colorado
1992 Naropa Institute Gallery, "By Touch Alone," Boulder, Colorado
1991 Naropa Institute Gallery, Boulder, Colorado*
1999, 2000, 2001 Fairy Tale Trails, accessible Halloween experience, Boulder, Colorado*
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Celebrate Colorado Artists, inaugural show, Denver, Colorado
1998, 1999, 2000, Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado
1980, 1989, 2000, Foothills Gallery, "North American Sculpture Exhibit," Golden, Colorado

Employment

2010-11 “STEM Curriculum Pictures” Touch Graphic, tactile/visual illustration for Live Scribe electronic pen interface
Since 2007, illustrator for National Braille Press
1996-99 Hanzon Studios, Senior Designer Projects: California, Wisconsin, New York, Virginia, Denver, Hong Kong
1994-95 Z Productions/Design Productions, Charge Painter, Projects: Tree House Children's Museum, Ogden, UT, Colorado, Florida
1992-03 Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation, Technician, Projects: Pierre, SD, Capitol Building; Sioux Falls, SD, Laramie, WY, Taos, NM, Denver, CO, Iowa Supreme Court

Teaching

Since 1999, Tactile art class, Colorado Center for the Blind
2011 One on one work with Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired
2011 Mentors and Mentees, art workshop with blind children and adults
2010 Colorado Chapter National Federation of the Blind Convention, drop in art room
2010 Art Student’s League Denver, Kid’s Camp summer art program
2010 Adams County, Colorado 2nd grade art class fall semester
2009 Because Pictures Matter, Jefferson County School District
2004/5, Tactile art class, Showcase Gallery, Greeley, Colorado.
2005/6 Tactile art class, Anchor Center, Denver, Colorado.

Published Works

2011 STEM Binder - core participant in cutting edge system making tactile information accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired. Touch Graphics is the recipient of the Tibbetts
Award for small business innovation. www.touchgraphics.com
2009 Weslandia & Madeline illustrations for National Braille Press
2008 Noah’s Ark, published by National Braille Press
2005 Sadie Can Count, by Ann Cunningham, text and illustrations, tactile/visual
2004 Thistledown Rising by Sean Redmond, illustrations
1976 Rocky Mountain Flora by William A. Weber, University of Colorado Press, mBoulder, Colorado, botanical illustrations

Committees

Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Tactile Gallery renovation consultation
Membership Chair, Colorado Independent Publishers Association
Co-chair Tactile Graphics Committee/Art Making, Art Education for the Blind, New York City

Broadcasts

“The Carol Duvall Show” interview-demonstration, national cable HGTV
“Sense of Touch” by “The Infinite Mind” an NPR programmer
The Radio Reading Service of the Rockies- interview

Education

2010-12 Certificate program for Botanical Illustration at the Denver Botanical Gardens.
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Ongoing educational workshops and classes
Complete resume is available on request.

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