Artist Biography

ART and ARCHITECTURE ACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

• • Art-in-Science Exhibition, Albany Institute of History & Art, 1965 *

  • 21st Greater Schenectady Exhibition, 1966

  • 31st Regional Exhibition, Albany Institute of History & Art, 1966 *

  • 17th New England Exhibition, New Canaan, Conn, 1966

  • 15th Berkshire Annual, Pittsfield, Mass, 1966 *

  • 32nd Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art, 1967

  • New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY, 1967 *

  • 16th Berkshire Annual, Pittsfield, Mass, 1967 *

  • 17th Berkshire Annual, Pittsfield, Mass, 1968 *

  • Munson-Williams-Proctor, Utica, NY, 1968

  • Everson Regional 70, Syracuse, NY, 1970 *

  • Oswego Art Guild, Oswego, NY, 1978, 1980-83, 1985-97

  • New York State Fair, Syracuse NY, 1983, 1996

*Denotes Prizewinner

ONE MAN SHOWS

• Albany Institute of History & Art, 1967

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1968

• NY State University Offices, Albany, NY, 1969

• NY State University College at Oswego, NY, 1976

• Strassenburgh Planetarium, Rochester, NY, 1978

• Village Art Gallery, Hannibal, NY, 1981

• Oswego Art Guild, Oswego, NY, 1988-89 (retrospective)

• Alpha Gallery, Oswego, NY, 1993-2003

SALES & COMMISSIONED WORK

• Dr. Hollister Kent, Norwich, Vt

• Broughton Corporation, Glens Falls, NY

• Methodist Church, East Greenbush, NY

• NY Civil Service Employees Union, Albany, NY

• Dr. William Kelly, Oswego, NY

• Mr. & Mrs. Michael Emig, Oswego, NY

• Dr. Joseph Mather, Oswego, NY

• Rev. Joanne Cox, Syracuse, NY

• Hillcrest Nursing Home, Oswego, NY

• Michael Stanley, Esq., Oswego, NY

• Prof. James De Flore, Oswego, NY

• Mr. Alfred Dal Pos, AIA, Skaneateles, NY

• Alcan Aluminum Corp., Oswego, NY

EDUCATION

1943-47: U. S. Navy Flight Training and duty, including 32 academic credit hours at Ursinus College

1948-53: Syracuse University, School of Architecture: B. Arch.

1960-62: Syracuse University, Graduate School of Urban Planning: 32 credit hours

ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE

1953-56: Standard Oil of N.J. (Exxon), Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, Community Architect: Administered architectural services to employees in a company town of about 1200 persons

1956-60: John R. Gilchrist - Architect, Bergenfield, NJ: Architect: General practice of architecture

1960-62: Syracuse University, School of Architecture: Part time Instructor in Architectural Design while attending the Graduate School of Urban Planning

1962-65: New York State Bureau of Planning, Albany, NY: Urban Planner: Administered Planning assistance programs to small cities and towns in New York State

1965-69: Architect/Sculptor - self employed, Rensselaer, NY: Part time architect; part time neighborhood worker in the economically disadvantaged areas of Albany, New York. Preliminary plan for Raddison New Town near Syracuse, NY. Sculpture and constructions

1969-72: Sectional Structures, Inc., Oswego, NY: Architect: Designed a variety of buildings for "modular" manufacturing. Design site plans for housing developments

1972-74: Architect/Planner: self-employed, Oswego, NY: General practice of architecture. Design consultant to "Planners Collaborative" of Syracuse, NY for CBD redevelopment studies in upstate NY and a "new town" for Palestinian farmers in the Jordan Valley

1974-75: Jordan Valley Commission, Amman, Jordan: (USAID financed 1 year contract via "PADCO", Washington, D.C.) Field Project Director: Supervised a Jordanian staff in the design of 30 villages for Palestinian farmers in the Jordan Valley

1975-2003: Architect/Sculptor: self-employed, Oswego, NY. General practice of architecture, commercial and residential work, owned and operated the Omega Studio