Humanity has always used the arts in one form or another to express and explore its existence. Creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, learning ability, collaboration and self-management are just some of the attitudes required to create art, attitudes that transfer to many other disciplines in life. More importantly the open and questioning mind, necessary to create new ways of seeing the world, is a fundamental strength of the artistic approach and one that has lead to many great discoveries in science and math.
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MFA Printmaking, Fine Art Nominee Governor General Gold Medal University of Calgary, Calgary Royal College of Art, London England – U of C Exchange Program 1991 BFA – w/ Distinction & Dean’s List University of Calgary 1986 Art Diploma – w/ Distinction Red Deer College, Red Deer {top}
2002 Mercurial Paul Kuhn Fine Art, Calgary 1997 Threads Paul Kuhn Fine Art 1995 Extracts Paul Kuhn Fine Art 1992 Journals University of Calgary, Calgary {top}
2009 The New Generation Triangle Gallery, Calgary 2006 Mentors in our Midst The Leighton Art Centre, Calgary 2003 Devices for Drawing The Leighton Art Centre Generations II Sun Chu Gallery, Calgary 2002 Three Generations of Printmaking The Leighton Art Centre Generations Sun Chu Gallery, Calgary 2000 Out of Print: The New Wave of Printmaking in Alberta Triangle Gallery 1998 U of C Faculty Show Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary New Works Old Court House Gallery, Red Deer 1997 U of C Faculty Show Nickle Arts Museum Instructors ‘97 Performing Arts Center, Red Deer 1996 Kaleidoscope McDougall Center, Calgary U of C Faculty Show Nickle Arts Museum 1994 Equal Opposites Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary The ‘94 Exhibit Performing Arts Center, Red Deer 1993 MFA exhibit Nickle Arts Museum 1992 New Prints Brock Gallery, Red Deer BFA exhibit Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary 1991 Medicine Hat International Print Show Museum and Art Gallery, Medicine Hat Transitions Beaver House Gallery, Edmonton 1990 The Muttart Exhibition ’90 Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary Recent Works Little Gallery, University of Calgary 1989 Recent Works Little Gallery, University of Calgary 1988 Series Works Performing Arts Centre, Red Deer 1986 National College Finalists Maison Alcan, Montreal, Quebec College Arts ’86 National Juried Show, Ottawa, Ont. 1st. International Exhibit of Miniature Art Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Ont. College Arts ’86 Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary Burnaby Print Show – Purchase Award Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC {top}
- Alberta Art Foundation
- Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC
- Calgary Civic Art Collection
- Calgary International Organ FestivalChinook Drilling, Calgary
- Dorlan-Trust Services Ltd., Belize
- Fire Creek Resources, Calgary
- Floating Stone Investments, Calgary
- Maison Alcan, Montreal, Que.
- Morrison Oil, Calgary
- Norcen Energy, Calgary
- Red Deer Public School District, Red Deer
- Royal Bank, Toronto, Ont.
- Suncor Inc. Resource Group
- Sun Microsystems, Palo Alto, California
- Newell Group, Calgary
- University of Calgary
- Private: National and International
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- Alberta Art Foundation Scholarship
- Alberta Government- Arts Grant (3)
- George Milne Award for Printmaking
- Governor General Michener Medal for Fine Art
- Princess Margaret Scholarship for Fine Art
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2004 Open Portrait Exhibition Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists 2000 70th. ASA Anniversary Millennium Show 1998 Tales from the Press University of Calgary 1995 Images in Ink: Prints from the Alberta Printmakers’ Society Medicine Hat Museum {top}
- Public Art Board of Calgary / ’04 -08
- Provincial President: Alberta Society of Artists / ’02-04
- President: Calgary Allied Arts Foundation / ’98-’00
- Jury member: Alberta Foundation Art Grants
- External Examiner, Environmental Design Faculty, University of Calgary
- Permanent Art Collection Committee Member, Red Deer College
- Correspondence Secretary, Allied Arts Council Executive, Red Deer
- President, Visual Arts Society, Red Deer College
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- The Artist’s Circle of Calgary
- Alberta Printmakers Association, Calgary
- Calgary Contemporary Arts Society
- Invited Member: Alberta Society of Artists
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Artist: Blue Willow Studio (-’08) / 3Degreestudio (’08-present) Instructor: Artist in Residence, 1995 to present: Instructor of Students K-12, public and private schools, all aspects of visual arts, theoretical and practical applied to curriculum in conjunction with; Arts Smarts and CAPES, Calgary Art Partner Education Society: AISI, Alberta Initiative for School Improvement: Alberta Artist Roster, Alberta Community Development Professional Workshops, Drawing & Printmaking, throughout Alberta, 1990 to present Sessional Drawing/Printmaking Instructor, 1995-1998, University of Calgary, Fine Arts Program Sessional Drawing Instructor, 1998, Red Deer College Series & Summerscapes Instructor, 1990-2001, Red Deer College{top}