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Vita...
COMMISSIONS
* Alumnus of the Year Resolution - The Hun School, Princeton, NJ - illuminated
manuscript: gouache and 23k gold on paper. Annually since 1994.
* 10-Year Employee Awards - Impact Unlimited, Dayton, NJ - handmade
paper sculptures with gouache, ink, dechirage, shell gold. Annually
since 1990.
* Bon Anniversaire resolution - Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton,
NJ - illuminated manuscript: gouache and 23kl gold on papeJ, 2003.
* Logo Design - National Association for Poetry Therapy Conference,
Miami, FL, 2003.
* BirthWrites© conceptual illuminated manuscripts - gouache and
23k gold on paper - private patrons, since 1988.
* Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Resolutions - School of Communication,
Information, and Library Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
NJ - illuminated manuscript: gouache, ink, shell gold on paper. Annually
1992-1997.
* Resident Calligrapher - Borders Books & Music, East Brunswick,
NJ, 1994-1999.
* Floor Design - Impact Unlimited, Dayton, NJ - Designed and handlettered
text on exhibit display floor. First place exhibit-design award, New
Orleans, 1993.
* Mission Statement - Champion Paper, Cincinnati, OH - illuminated manuscript:
gouache, ink, and shell gold on paper, 1992.
* Mission Statement - Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc., Arlington,
TX - illuminated manuscript: gouache, ink, raised gold leaf on paper,
1992.
* Illuminated Manuscript for Private Office - James Burke, Chairman
Emeritus, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ - ink on paper, 1992.
* Oath of Hippocrates - Physician’s Office, Summit, NJ - illuminated
manuscript: gouache, ink and shell gold on paper, 1992.
* Alumnus of the Year Resolution - New Jersey State Council for the
Humanities, Trenton, NJ - illuminated manuscript: gouache, ink, shell
gold on paper, 1991.
* Theater Scenic Design - Playhouse 22, East Brunswick, NJ - handlettered
cloth backdrops and stage floor for production of Hair, 1991.
* Inauguration Invitations - Pace University, New York, NY - handlettered
600 envelope addresses for presidential inauguration, 1990.
* Menu Design - Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV - designed
and handlettered four-page menu for Steve Wynn’s Orchid restaurant,
1984.
* Wine List - Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV - designed and handlettered
12-page wine list, 1983.
EXHIBITIONS
*Wind Words - Exhibition of calligraphed poetry in the trees, Cologna
of the Bora celebration, contributing artist, Museum of the Bora, Trieste,
Italy, September 2004
*Words of Peace - International exhibition of calligraphy and concrete
poetry, contributing artist, San Francisco Public Library, July 2003
* Words of the Spirit, Spirit of the Word - Exhibition of calligraphy
and concrete poetry, contributing artist - Donnell Library, New York
City, 1998
* The Up Side of Screwing Up - National traveling slide lecture of calligraphy
and concrete poetry, contributing artist, 1998
* Ancient Whispers/Modern Markings - two-person exhibition of concrete
poetry, calligraphy, and lettering art - Highland Park Public Library,
Highland Park, NJ, May 1997
* Calligraphia - Invitational international traveling group exhibition
of lettering art, concrete poetry, and calligraphy co-sponsored by International
Typeface Corporation, Artists Union of Moscow and UNESCO, toured 1991-1995
and exhibited in the lobby of the United Nations, NYC, January 1991.
* Kalligraphia VII - group exhibition, San Francisco Public Library,
San Francisco, CA, June - August 1994, contributing artist
* Richard E. Beasley National Invitational Tribute Exhibition '93 -
Invitational international group exhibition of original calligraphy,
Northern Arizona University Creative Arts Complex, Flagstaff, AZ, September
1993, contributing artist
* Alphabetics: East to West, An Exhibit of Multi-Cultural Lettering
Art - invitational group exhibition of original calligraphy and lettering
art, Pratt Institute, President’s Gallery, Brooklyn, New York,
September, 1993, contributing artist
* Penmarks/Brushmarks - two-person exhibition of original calligraphy,
concrete poetry, and lettering art, Mahoney Library, College of St.
Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ, May 1993
* Spirited Eyes - Invitational group exhibition of multi-media fine
art, St. John's Church, Newark, NJ, November 1992. Awarded honorable
mention, original concrete poetry
* Kalligraphia VI - group exhibition, San Francisco Public Library,
San Francisco, CA, June - August 1991, contributing artist
* Lettering As Art - two-person exhibition, Monmouth County Library
Headquarters, Manalapan, NJ, April 1991
* Lettering As Art - two-person exhibition, Playhouse 22 Lobby, East
Brunswick, NJ, October - November 1990
* Quotation Marks - solo exhibition of original calligraphy, concrete
poetry, and lettering art, Monmouth County Library, Howell, NJ, July
1990
* Love & Letters - group exhibition of original calligraphy, Gaithersburg
City Hall, Gaithersburg, MD, February 1990, contributing artist
* Beyond The Alphabet - group exhibition of calligraphy, concrete poetry,
and lettering art, Barnsdall Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA, Autumn 1988,
contributing artist
* For Art's Sake - group exhibition of multi-media fine art, Helen Day
Arts Center, Stowe, VT, September 1987, contributing artist
* Dreams & Visions - group exhibition of original calligraphy, concrete
poetry, and lettering art, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV 1984,
curator and contributing artist.
PRESENTATIONS
* Princeton Adult School, Princeton NJ. September 1991-present
Calligraphy Workshop - Lectures, demonstrations and multi-media practical
lessons in calligraphy as an expressive medium
* College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ. January 2003-March 2003
- Calligraphy and the Shape of Emotional Content
* New Brunswick Senior Resource Center - New Brunswick, NJ. October
2001-May 2002 - Soul Tracks - series funded by a grant from New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs. Calligraphy Workshop explored the stress-reducing
and expressive possibilities of artful handwriting through fun and creative
activities
* Salute to the Visionaries - Prevent Blindness of New Jersey awards
banquet, Princeton, NJ. January, 1999 - guest artist, concrete poetry
exhibition, calligraphy demonstration
* Jersey Shore Calligraphers Guild - Fair Haven, NJ. May, 1998 - LETTERA
ANTICA: The Roots and Wings of Carolingian - calligraphy workshop guest
instructor
* Suffolk Scribes Calligraphic Retreat - Muttontown, Long Island, NY.
November, 1993 -Calligraphy for Insight, Healing & Self-Expression
- weekend calligraphy retreat - resident artist/facilitator
* Monmouth Cablevision TV-34 - Belmar, NJ. July, 1991. Featured artist.
* Mercer County Teen Arts Festival - Mercer County Community College,
West Windsor, NJ. April, 1991, 1992. Calligraphy for Communication and
Self-Expression
* New Dorp High School - Staten Island, NY. May, 1991 - Calligraphy
for Communication and Self-Expression, art department career series,
visiting artist
* Kiwanis Club - East Brunswick NJ, 1989 - guest speaker, The Artful
Letter
* Jersey Shore Calligraphers Guild - Edison, NJ. 1988 - Calendar Design:
Space and Time Beyond the Grid, - calligraphy workshop guest instructor
* Rotary Club - Stowe, VT, 1987 - The Artful Letter slide lecture
* Community College of Southern Nevada (formerly Clark County Community
College) - Las Vegas, NV. Fall, 1983 - instructor, 8-week calligraphy
course
* Charleston Heights Community School - Las Vegas, NV. 1981-1984 - instructor,
8-week calligraphy course, 2 semesters a year
PUBLICATIONS
* OFF THE CUFFS: An Anthology of Poetry Written By and About the Police,
Soft Skull Press, January 2003 - Mining for Eureka, original poem, author.
* THE MUSELETTER, The National Association for Poetry Therapy, Washington,
D.C. - 24-page newsletter for creative arts therapy professional organization,
13 issues beginning November 1997, managing editor, art director.
RHYME & RITUAL: Reflections on Self, Family and Community, Poetry
anthology sponsored by NCC/Family Services Bureau, Newark, NJ, July
2000 - In Praise of Silence, I Saw a Sofa Walking, Mining for Eureka,
original poems, author.
* POET’S PROCESS: Favorite Original Poems of NAPT Members, Poetry
anthology sponsored by the National Association for Poetry Therapy,
April 2000 - Queen of the Funny Bone Follies, original poem, author.
* TASTE THIS: Guilty Food Pleasures of the Poets, Pudding House Press,
November 1999 - Instant Mashed Potatoes, original poem, author.
* Particles of Exchange - limited edition artist book of original poetry,
28 pages, 1999; Fox River Confetti covers, recycled paper text block,
Japanese stab binding with cotton thread.
* The Underside of Leaves - open edition artist book of original poetry,
72 pages, May 1998; Canson MiTientes covers, recycled paper text block,
Japanese stab binding with cotton thread and beadwork.
* Dry Red - limited edition artist book of original poetry, 80 pages,
December 1996; Fabriano Roma covers, recycled paper text block, Japanese
stab binding with cotton thread.
* Letter Arts Review, Spring, 1996 - Letter Jesters, book review, author.
* Glen Epstein’s 1995 Calendar of Country Knowledge & Extraordinary
Americana - Iowa City, IA, contributing artist.
* The Colorized Atkinson Plates, 1995, ST Publications, softcover book,
contributing artist.
* CNN Cable Television News, Diplomatic License, January 1994 - guest
artist interviewed for Calligraphia opening, United Nations lobby, New
York City
* ARTimes, June 1991 - A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures, subject
of artist profile by Marion Burdick.
* Time Off, Princeton Packet cover feature, January 1991 - Letter Perfect,
subject of artist profile by Richard Shea.
* The Artful Letter - 1989, 1991, 1992 Engagement Calendars, Universe
Books, New York City, contributing artist.
* Calligraphy Review, Winter, 1989 - The Housekeeping Story, article
author.
* Calligraphy Review, Fall, 1987 - Hands Across the Millennia, article
author.
* Metropolis, September 1989 - The Write Stuff, subject of artist profile
by Gini Sikes.
* ALPHABET, Journal of the Friends of Calligraphy, August 1989 - Japonisme,
article author.
* SOS, Newsletter of the Society of Scribes, Spring 1989 - Painting
With Words, article author.
* Signs of the Times, October 1988 - Letterforum, article author.
* Signs of the Times, March 1988 - Colorize Atkinson, article contributing
artist.
* Signs of the Times, January 1988 - cover design collaboration with
Al Zanetti.
* KNPR, Nevada Public Radio - Henderson, NV. March, 1984 and April,
1985 - Women in Art - subject of artist profile by Theresa Rogers.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT AND AWARDS
* The Intimate Word: Transforming Lives Through Poetry Therapy - National
Association for Poetry Therapy 4-day annual conference of language arts
for healing and development, Costa Mesa, CA, May 2004
* National Association for Poetry Therapy, elected board member 1999-2002
* National Association for Poetry Therapy - managing editor/art director,
The Museletter, a 24-page, tri-annual newsletter, November 1997-March
2002
* Distinguished Service Award - National Association for Poetry Therapy
- May 2000
* Healing Words/Sacred Spaces: Poetry Therapy for Many Voices - National
Association for Poetry Therapy 4-day annual conference of language arts
for healing and development, Albuquerque, NM, May 2000; board member
* At The Crossroads of Humanities and Healing: How Written, Spoken,
and Performed Words Enrich the Human Story and Spirit - National Association
for Poetry Therapy 4-day annual conference of language arts for healing
and development, Charleston, SC, May 1999; board member
* Character & Context in Chinese Calligraphy - Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ. One-day international symposium tracing calligraphy’s
evolution and highlighting how calligraphy, as physical embodiment,
is an external manifestation of powerful inner states, March 1999.
* Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival - Waterloo Village, Stanhope, NJ.
4-day festival of poetry readings, lectures, workshops, panels, and
evening poetry performances, September 1998
* Poetry in the Public Sphere - A Conference on Contemporary Poetry,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. 4-day conference of lectures,
plenary sessions, poetry readings, panel discussions, and evening poetry
performances, April 1997.
* Trenton State College Writers Conference - one-day conference of workshops,
panel discussions, and readings, April 1996; faculty
* Trenton State College Writers Conference - one-day conference of workshops,
panel discussions, and readings, April 1994
* Calleidoscope : The Thirteenth International Gathering of Lettering
Artists - one-week residential lettering arts conference including daily
technical workshops and evening slide lectures, Trenton State College,
Trenton, NJ, July 1993, faculty
* Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - private calligraphy tutor to Visiting
Fellow from Devon, England, Summer, 1992,
* The Alphabet as a Technology in the West - two-day symposium presented
by international members of The Institute of Semitic Studies; a series
of historic, linguistic, semiotic, anthropologic, sociologic, classic,
and archaeologic lectures on writing systems and the roots of Western
civilization, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, April 1989
* Letterforum: The Eighth International Calligraphy Conference - one-week
residential lettering arts conference including daily technical workshops
and evening slide lectures, Marymount University, Arlington, VA. August
1988
* Society of Environmental Graphic Designers Regional Conference - weekend
international lectures relative to the creation of exhibitions and public
spaces at the Smithsonian Institution; diagramming the creative process;
map-making by the National Park Service; elements of an environmental
design curriculum in schools; and the design of permanent exhibitions
and architectural graphics for the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Baltimore, MD, April 1988
* Society of Environmental Graphic Designers Regional Conference - weekend
international lectures and narrated tours relative to the unique Saarinen
design aesthetic of campus, furnishings, and weaving barn; the redesign
of wayfinding systems for the Louvre Museum; Cranbrook Educational Community,
Bloomfield Hills, MI, August 1987
* Innovations: The Sixth International Assembly of Lettering Artists
- one-week residential lettering arts conference including daily technical
workshops and evening slide lectures, Stevens Institute, Hoboken, NJ,
July 1986
* Calligraphy Experience: The Fifth International Calligraphy Conference
- one-week residential lettering arts conference including daily technical
workshops and evening slide lectures, Scripps College, Claremont, CA,
June 1985
* Calligraphy Connection: The First International Assembly of Lettering
Artists - one-week residential lettering arts conference including daily
technical workshops and evening slide lectures, St. John’s University,
St. Cloud, MN, June 1981
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