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• James B. Thompson
• Professor of Art; Curator
• Painting, Printmaking, Drawing and Curation
• Art Building 308
• 503-370-6137
• Fax: 503-370-6738
• jthompso@willamette.edu
• Personal Home Page

James B. Thompson

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Education

• M.F.A. - Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis MO, 1977, Painting
• B.A. - Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1973, Art

Areas of Study

Major

Painting, Printmaking

Minor

Drawing, Design, Mixed Media, Architecture, Art History

Teaching Experience

Professor of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1996-Present

Associate Professor of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1991-1996

Assistant Professor of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1986-1991

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK, 1983-84

Instructor of Art, Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1979-82

Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 2009 teaching American Art History to Japanese students

Visiting Faculty Member, AHA-ILACA London Semester Programme, Fall 2008, London, England teaching "Art in the Mechanical, Film and Digital Ages 1906-2006" to participating students from northwest consortium including Gonzaga University, University of Puget Sound, University of Portland, Concordia University Texas, and Willamette University

Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 2008 teaching American Art History to Japanese students

Visiting Professor of Art, Oregon State University Cascades, Summer 2008 term, teaching Printmaking to art majors

Professor of Art, Willamette University/College 101 Summer Educational Program 2007, teaching Printmaking to program participants

Professor of Art, Willamette University/National University of Ireland at Galway, Spring 2001 teaching Specialized Drawing Techniques to American students studying abroad from Linfield College and Willamette University

Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 1992 teaching American Art History to Japanese students

Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 1991 teaching American Art History to Japanese students

Courses Taught

Painting:  Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Contemporary Painting

Printmaking:  Woodcuts & Collagraphs, Etching I, Etching II, Lithography, Advanced Lithography, Silkscreen, Monoprinting 

Drawing:  Life Drawing, Figure Drawing, Contemporary Drawing

Design:  2-Dimensional Design, Color & Composition, Mixed-Media, Advanced Media & Design, 3-Dimensional Design, Architectural Design Principles The Chicago School of Architecture

Seminars/Other:  Senior Seminar (Studio), Contemporary Art First year Seminar (College Colloquium), The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Art in the Mechanical, Film and Digital Ages 1906-2006 (ILACA - London), Independent Study Courses in all Studio courses listed

Art History:  Survey of Western Art History Prehistoric to Gothic, Survey of Western Art History Gothic to Modern, American Art History (TIUA - Summers).

Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

Willamette University Faculty Achievement Award, 2009

Nominee for the CASE Oregon Teacher of the Year Award, 2009

Recipient of Center for Ancient Studies & Archaeology Faculty Fellowship, 2009 to support a research project in Scotland exploring how mark-making of the Ancient Picts relates to and influences my work as a contemporary printmaker (and descendant of the Scots/Celts) and will result in the production of a series of intaglio prints

Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity Grant award recipient, Fall 2008 for assistance with production of James B. Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape publication to accompany major, mid-career touring exhibition

Recipient of matching grant from the CLA Dean's Office, Fall 2008 to assist with production of James B. Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape publication to accompany major, mid-career touring exhibition

Hewlett Award for Research Travel in the United Kingdom, Fall 2008

Keck Grant for Technology and the Arts initiatives at Willamette University, Faculty Travel Research in Scotland, Fall 2008

Hewlett Grant for Publication Costs of James B. Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape, Full-Color Monograph, (published by Hallie Ford Museum of Art in conjunction with major, mid-career touring exhibition) Distributed by the University of Washington Press (Seattle, London), Authored and Edited by Henry Sayre, Distinguished Professor of Art, 2008

Atkinson Grant for Completion and Mounting of The Vanishing Landscape Exhibition (opening at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Spring 2009), 2008

Research Travel Grant for travel to eastern Oregon to study the rural landscape of the west (in preparation for my Solo Exhibition of paintings, prints and drawings opening at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Spring 2009), 2007

Keck Grant for Technology and the Arts initiatives at Willamette University, Faculty Summer Research Project, for scanning art works, creating digital images, storing and presentation of art images for professional and classroom use, 2007

Nominee for The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowship, 2006-2007

Nominated for the CAA (College Art Association) Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, 2006

Willamette University Faculty Achievement Award, 2006

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for Art Research in Scotland, 2006

Research Travel Grant for Sabbatical travel to Scotland, 2006

Keck Grant for Research into Digital Arts & Technology at the Edinburgh College of Art, 2006

Keck Technology Award for Printmaking - Art & Technology Study for Studio, Summer 2005

Lilly Grant for Faculty Summer Research "Painting as Vocation," Summer/Fall 2005

NITLE Grant to attend the "Media New" Conference in Grinnell, IA Summer, 2005

Hewlett Award for serving as Member of First-Year Seminar Committee, Summer/Fall 2005

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of an Arts and Technology Minor (with C. Harris, M. Nord, K. Nolley, and J. Orr), 2004-2005

Willamette University Study Time Course Release Grant for the production & exhibition of a new series of prints, Fall 2004

Research Travel Grant for travel to Williams College Museum of Art, Bowdoin college of Art, MASS MOCA and other New England Art Museums for study of Art and Nostalgia in the Age of Technology, Fall 2004

Faculty Conversation, The Lilly Grant Project, Willamette University, May 24-25, 2004

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for Art and Philosophy speakers and panel (Guest professors were Cynthia Freeland and Larry Shiner, 2003-2004)

PT3 Grant, Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology, U.S. Department of Education Grant administered by School of Education, Willamette University, 2003-2004

Research Travel Grant for travel to MASS MOCA and Williams College to research and conduct meetings with professionals at these institutions to investigate internship program opportunities for Willamette University students in Art and Art History, Summer 2003

Atkinson Faculty Development Grants, Willamette University, for Art Production, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2003-2004, 2001- 2002, 1998-1999, 1997-1998, 1996-1997, 1995-1996, 1993-1994, 1992-1993, 1991-1992,  1989-1990, 1987-1998

Research Travel Grant for travel to New York City to research historic photographs at the Conde Nast Photographic Archives for possible exhibition of American photography at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Summer 2002

Sabbatical Leave, Spring 1999, resulting in one-person exhibition at the Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of new general education studio courses, 1997-1998

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of new courses with computers/digital media, 1996-1997

Willamette University Study Time Course Release Grant for the production of a new series of paintings based on Medieval images, Fall 1996

Research Grant for printmaking exhibition at the ARC Gallery, Chicago IL, 1996

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for travel/research in Ireland, Summer 1995

Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award, Pomona College CA, for travel and research of Medieval Art in Great Britain and Ireland, Summer 1995  (Nominated by Willamette University)

Sabbatical Leave culminating in solo exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, Fall 1992

Willamette University Faculty Merit Award for academic year 1988-1989

Exhibition Record

_{All Exhibits are Juried or Invitational}

Solo Shows marked by * and Exhibition Catalogues Published marked by +

2011

James B. Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape, (touring exhibition) *+

James B. Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape, (touring exhibition) *+

James B. Thompson: The Vanishing Landscape, (touring exhibition) *+

James B. Thompson: Works on Paper (mixed-media intaglio prints), Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*

2008

James Blair Thompson - Solo Exhibition of Paintings & Prints, Pronghorn Center, Bend OR*

The Collector's Eye: Contemporary Art from the Leo Michelson Collection, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR

Electoral Collage: Art & Politics in 2008, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland OR

Willamette University Faculty Exhibition, George Fox University, Tigard OR

Print Zero Studios Print Exchange #5: 291 Printmakers from 17 Countries, (touring exhibition)+

2007

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR

Artists Who Teach, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Print Zero Studios Print Exchange #5: 291 Printmakers from 17 Countries, (touring exhibition)+

2006

Works on Paper, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR*

Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR

2005

Small Wonders, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR

Simply Red - 40 Artists Explore the Color of Passion & Revolution, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR

Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR

Cascade Print Project, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR

2004

Selections 1996-2003, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR*

Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR

2003

James B. Thompson: Selections 1999-2003, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR*

Bid, Art Auction Exhibition, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland OR

Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR *

2002

Lost and Found, Savage Gallery, Portland OR

Graduate Alumni Exhibition, Washington University, St. Louis MO

Selections from the Collection, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu HI

Janet Turner 4^th National Print Competition Exhibition, Janet Turner Print Museum Gallery, California State University, Chico CA

New Paintings, Savage Gallery, Portland OR*

2001

Holy Art by Human Hands, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Print Exhibition, College of the Siskiyous Art Gallery, Weed CA*

Prints, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls ID*

Inaugural Exhibition, Savage Gallery, Portland OR

2000

An Argument for Drawing, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula MT

Northwest Print Invitational: Part II Oregon, Contemporary Print Center, Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA

Final Exit, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR

Arts 2000: The Beginning, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Celebration 2000, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Selections 2000, Northwest Print Council, Portland OR

1999

An Argument for Drawing, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula MT

Peculiar Landscapes, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*

Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR+

1998

Day of the Dead - Pleasure in the Process, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

1998 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, Campus Center Gallery, University of Hawaii, Hilo HI+

Three Printmakers, New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura CA

Prints Across the Pacific, Pacific Intercultural Print Project 1997-1998, (international touring exhibition)+

Prints, Ink People Gallery, Eureka CA

Small Prints: 1998 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro AR+

Northwest Print Council, Portland OR

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Radius 25, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Pacific Prints 1998, 9^th Biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA+

1997

New Prints, Portland State University, Portland OR*

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Celebration of the Arts, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR

NWPC-Massachusetts Traveling Exchange Exhibition, (touring exhibition)

Northwest Print Council 1997 Open House, Northwest Print Council, Portland OR

Contemporary Printmakers Northwest, Vancouver WA

Print Art, Northwest Regional Print Competition, Oregon Historical Society, Portland OR

Certain Situations, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*

1996

Medieval Investigations, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*

Contemporary Northwest Prints, Visual Arts Center, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham OR

New Etchings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*

Prints, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL*

Alder Gallery, Eugene OR

Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

1995

Governor's Office, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR*

Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL*

Home, Luther College, Decorah IA

Radius 25, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Into The Woods, Eugene Arts Foundation, The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene OR

1994

Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu HI

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Windward Community College, Kaneohe HI

A Room With An Attitude, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR*

Willamette University Faculty Exhibition, Linfield College, McMinnville OR

Pacific States National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI

Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL

Paper/Fiber XVII, Johnson Arts Council, Iowa City IA+

Into The Woods, Eugene Arts Foundation, The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene OR

1993

New Works: James B. Thompson, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*

20 Oregon Printmakers, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis OR

1992

A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR

Anderson Tyler Gallery, McMinnville OR

Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL

10^th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Print Council, University of Hawaii, Manoa HI

Mayor's Office, Portland OR

10^th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Print Council, Boise ID

Art Space Gallery, Southern Nevada Community College, Las Vegas NV

Northwest Print Council Exhibition, Portland State University, Portland OR

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport OR

Relating Ideas, Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL

Past & Present, Faculty Exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR

Seattle Art Fair Exhibition, Seattle WA

Prints by 20 Oregon Artists, Maveety Gallery, Lincoln City OR

1991

12^th Sunriver Juried Art Competition, Sunriver OR

Umpqua Community College, Roseburg OR

Lower Columbia Community College, Longview WA

25^th Anniversary Exhibition, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA

Spring Show, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Abstraction in the 90's, Spokane Center Gallery, Eastern Washington University, Spokane WA

101 Prints Benefit Show, Oregon Art Institute, Portland OR

Public Hanging: Art by Oregon Artists, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst OR

New Works, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth OR*

Rasmussen Art Gallery, Pacific Union College, Angwin CA*

The Northwest Print Council 10^th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR+

Visual Arts Center, Anchorage AK

1990

New Works, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*

A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR

Monoprints/Mixed-Media, Ladd Circle Gallery, North by Northwest, Portland OR*

Independent College Art Faculty Show, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth OR

Northwest Regional Print Biennial Exhibition, 1989-1990 (touring exhibition)

Island and Island Prints, Washington State University, Pullman WA

The Spring Show: The Essence of Spring, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

1989

40 Oregon Printmakers, Pierce College, Tacoma WA

A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR

101 Prints Benefit Show, Oregon Art Institute, Portland OR

Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL

King County International Airport Open House Exhibition/Art Works' Dedication, Boeing Field, Seattle WA

Northwest Print Council Biennial, Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR

40 Oregon Printmakers - One Year Later, Blackfish Gallery, Portland OR

Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR*

Mixed Media, Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland, Portland OR

New Faces Exhibition, Augen Gallery, Portland OR

40 Oregon Printmakers, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR

Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

Oregon 2-D, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Northwest Print Council Exhibition, Blackfish Gallery, Portland OR

Northwest Regional Print Biennial Exhibition, 1989-1990 (touring exhibition)

First Annual Northwest Print Competition, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene OR

1988

Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Jacobs Room Gallery, Eugene OR

Oregon Monoprints, 1988 Invitational Exhibition, Rathbun Gallery, Portland OR

Northwest Print Council Members Exhibition, Portland and Eugene OR

1^st International Art Exhibition, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY

Anniversary of Chernobyl Exhibition, International Art Exhibition, Nuremberg, West Germany

Paintings & Mixed Media Works, Mundt, MacGregor, Happel, Falconer, Zuiauf & Hall, Seattle, WA*

Oregon 2-D, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

40 Oregon Printmakers, Image Gallery, Portland OR+

Portraits of Friends, International Art Exhibit, Kent Arts Commission, Kent WA

40 Oregon Printmakers, Heathman Hotel, Portland OR+

Visual Arts Resources Touring Exhibition, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene OR

Microsoft, Inc., Redmond WA

1987

New Views, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland OR

Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*

Umpqua Community College, Roseburg OR

21^st Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL

West Coast Mini Prints, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*

Lower Columbia College Art Gallery, Longview WA*

All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR

40 Oregon Printmakers - Original Edition 1987, Portland and Salem OR

Showcase ‘87, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton OR

1986

16^th Annual Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis OR

Small Works Exhibition, Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia PA

Mercer Island Print Invitational, Mercer Island Community Center, Mercer Island WA

Artquake, Pacific Northwest Visual Arts Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Gallery, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR

Studies for Murals and Sculptures, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA

Monoprints, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA*

1985

Ta Series, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*

20^th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL+

North Dakota Print and Drawing Annual, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND

Acreage Series, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*

Milking the Sacred Cow: A Salute to America's Dairyland, (touring exhibition)+

Mercer Island Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, Mercer Island WA

Group Exchange of Prints, (touring exhibition exchange)

1984

Milking the Sacred Cow: A Salute to America's Dairyland, (touring exhibition)+

Death Series, Vision Quest Gallery, Chicago IL*

Acreage Series, University of Alaska Fine Arts Gallery, Fairbanks AK*

University of Alaska Statewide Faculty Exhibition, Juneau AK

Invitational Group Exhibition of Art Faculty, Signatures Fine Art Gallery, Fairbanks AK

1983

New Members Show, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles CA

Wisconsin Impressions, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

1982

Boston Printmakers 34^th National Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA+

Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*

Fishing Lure/Fishing Lore, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI+

Wisconsin Trends, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

Wisconsin Impressions, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

1981

Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*

Wisconsin ‘81 Drawing Exhibition, (touring exhibition)+

40^th Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI

Print National ‘81, Moravian College, Bethlehem PA

Wisconsin Now ‘81, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

Ripon College Art Faculty, Marvin Cone Gallery of Art, Coe College, Cedar Rapids IA

Wisconsin Now - Spring ‘81, Cudahy Gallery of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

1980

First National Bank, Ripon WI*

Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*

Annual 7 State Competition, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville WI

Art Work, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay WI

Watercolor Wisconsin ‘80, (touring exhibition)+

3^rd Annual Print Exchange, Visual Arts Center, Anchorage AK

Paper in Particular: Works On/Off Paper, Columbia College, Columbia MO

1979

Open Illinois Invitational Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago IL

38^th Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI

Paper in Particular: Works On/Off Paper, Columbia College, Columbia MO

Centennial Exhibition, Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis MO

1978

Illinois Regional Print Show, Northwestern University, Evanston IL+

19^th National Red River Annual, Plains Art Museum, Moorhead MN+

40^th Annual Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City IA

1977

Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN*+

Graduate Thesis Show, Steinberg Museum, Washington University School of Fine Art, St. Louis MO

Packages, Edna Carlsen Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point WI+

7^th Annual Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Platteville WI

12^th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock AR

1976

Celebration ‘76: National Graduate Print and Drawing Exhibition, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL+

National Experimental Printmaking Show, Tusculum College, Tusculum TN+

46^th Annual Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO

Mid-States Art Exhibition: 29^th Annual Juried Competition, Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN+

1975

Ripon College Artists Invitational, Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI

1973

Juried Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines IA

Paperworks, 9^th Waterloo Municipal Galleries Show, Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, Waterloo IA+

Commissions

CLA Dean's Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2003, 1997-1998 (a series of mixed media works on paper honoring the service of the successive College of Liberal Arts Associate Deans)

City Planning & Government Building, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland OR, 1998-99 (a series of 7 paintings using Medieval images of work and labor)

Visual Chronicle, City of Tualatin OR, 1997 (two landscape paintings using subjects from Tualatin)

Olin Science Building, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1997 (three paintings using Medieval scientific imagery)

Oregon Lottery Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1996 (three paintings using Medieval imagery dealing with the concepts of luck and chance)

Public Utility Commission Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1992 (a series of 10 painted 24" x 48" panels using the Oregon landscape as the basis for the abstracted images entitled ...A Mystery Desired & Sought...)

Oregon State Corrections Offices, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1991 (a series of twenty 30" x 40" woodcut/collagraph prints using the four seasons as the basis for the abstracted images)

Awards

Purchase Award, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA, 1998

First Place, Radius 25, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1998

First Place, All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR, 1996

Finalist, Individual Artist Fellowship, Printmaking, Oregon Arts Commission, 1995

Second Place, A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR, 1994

Award of Merit, State of Hawaii Arts Council, Hilo HI, 1994

Best of Show, All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR, 1994

Award of Merit, A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR, 1992

Jury Merit Award, Sunriver Juried Exhibition, Sunriver OR, 1991

Award of Merit, All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR 1991

Best in Show, A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR, 1991

Second Place, A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR, 1990

Honorable Mention, A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR, 1989

Merit Award and Patron Purchase, 20^th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL, 1985

Honorable Mention, Watercolor Wisconsin, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI, 1980

Museum Purchase Award, Evansville Museum of Art & Science, Evansville IN, 1976

Art Works Published

Pronghorn Magazine: Lifestyles of Central Oregon, Volume 1, Issue 3/Fall 2008 "Art Exhibits At Pronghorn" published image of art work

High Desert Journal (Literary and Visual Arts Magazine), Spring 2008 Issue #7, published cover art and feature of images

The Journal of The Shivas Irons Society (Golf/Literature/Art) '07-Issue #4, published cover art and gallery feature of images

Oregon Gallery Guide, Oregon Arts Commission, 1999 full cover art for publication

Portland Art Museum 1999 Oregon Biennial, Catalogue, art appears on cover of publication and images are featured within

Willamette Scene, Willamette University, Summer 1998

Network, Edition of 1, Mixed-Media Etching, published in full color as cover for textbook Strategies of Argument for Simon & Schuster Education Group/Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Artwork published as front and back cover art and 20 chapter covers for English textbook Foundations of American Education, 10^th Edition for Simon & Schuster Education Group/Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Ta VII, Edition of 1, collagraph print with mixed-media on handmade paper, published in full color as cover for Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group's textbook Experiences in Language, 6th Edition, 1994

20th Century Nightmare, Edition of 25, mezzotint with mixed-media print, done in 1988, published in Oregon Arts Commission/Northwest Print Council Catalog, 40 Oregon Printmakers

Communique, Edition of 1, collagraph print with mixed-media on handmade paper, done in 1986-87, published in full color as cover for Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group's textbook Experiences in Language, 5th Edition

Exhibition Catalogue Publications

James B. Thompson, The Vanishing Landscape, Full-Color Monograph, Published (in conjunction with major, mid-career touring exhibition) by Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Distributed by the University of Washington Press (Seattle, London), Authored by Henry Sayre, Distinguished Professor of Art, 2009

Print Zero Studios-Print Exchange #5: Two In One, International Traveling Exhibition, Grafisk Vaerksted/Naestved, Print Studio for Artists, Naestved Denmark - 2008

Print Zero Studios-Print Exchange Five, International Exchange and Traveling Exhibition, Ilfant Press, Seattle WA -2007

Cascade Print Exchange, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR -2005

Portland Art Museum 1999 Oregon Biennial, Catalogue, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR -1999

Prints Across The Pacific, 1998 Pacific Intercultural Print Project, An American and Chinese Exhibition Exchange -1998

1998 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Hilo HI -1998

Pacific Prints 1998, 9^th Biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA -1998

Small Prints: 1998 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro AR -1998

Paper/Fiber XVII, Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council, Iowa City IA -1994

The Northwest Print Council Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Oregon Art Institute/Portland Art Museum, Portland OR -1991

Forty Oregon Printmakers: Limited Editions, Northwest Print Council, Oregon Arts Commission, Portland OR -1988

Milking the Sacred Cow: A Salute to America's Dairyland, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI -1984

Boston Printmakers 34^th National Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA -1982

Fishing Lure/Fishing Lore: The Iconography of Ichthyology, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI -1982

Wisconsin '81: A Juried Exhibition of Drawings by Wisconsin Artists, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Creative Communications Galleries, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Green Bay WI -1981

Watercolor Wisconsin '80, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI -1980

Nineteenth Red River Annual, Plains Art Museum, Moorhead MN -1978

Illinois Regional Print Show: Juried Exhibition of Prints by Midwest Printmakers, Dittmar Gallery, Norris Center Northwestern University, Evanston IL -1978

1977 Artist's Invitational, Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville IN -1977

Packages: A National Exhibition of Objects Wrapped, Tied, Taped or otherwise Prepared and Shipped by Artists, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin -1977

46^th Annual Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO -1976-1977

Mid-States Art Exhibition/29^th Annual Competition, The Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville IN -1976

Tusculum National Experimental Printmaking Show, Doak-Balch Gallery, Tusculum College, Greeneville TN -1976

Celebration 76, National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Gallery 200, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL -1976

Paperworks, 9^th Waterloo Municipal Galleries Show, Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, Waterloo IA -1973

Press/Published Newspaper and Magazine Reviews

Bob Hicks, "The Vanishing Landscape, "The Oregonian (Visual Arts), May 4, 2009 (Recommended)

Bob Hicks, "Review: James B. Thompson's ‘painting' as a verb at Hallie Ford Museum in Salem," The Oregonian: OregonLive.com (Portland & Oregon Art, News reviews and events on the visual arts), May 4, 2009 (online)

(unknown), "Art Exhibits At Pronghorn," Pronghorn Magazine: Lifestyles of Central Oregon (Volume 1, Issue 3/Fall 2008)

(unknown), "New Exhibits," Cascade Arts & Entertainment (Volume 13, Issue 8/August 2008)

D.K. Row, "A Collector's Obsession with the Local," The Oregonian, August 4, 2008

Ron Cowan, "Art Collection," Statesman Journal, July 27, 2008

Elizabeth Quinn, ed., "The Vanishing Landscape | James Thompson," High Desert Journal: Literary and Visual Arts Magazine (no. 7, Spring 2008)

Al Barkow, ed., "Gallery: Golf Paintings by James B. Thompson," The Journal of The Shivas Irons Society: Golf/Literature/Art (no. 4, 2007)

D.K. Row, "Two Takes on Abstraction," The Oregonian, July 21, 2006

D. K. Row, "Ruby Tuesday," The Oregonian, April 7, 2005

D. K. Row, "Playing Through the Abstract," The Oregonian, May 3, 2002

(unknown), "Print Exhibit at Janet Turner Print Museum," Chico Enterprise Record, February 21, 2002

Ron Cowan, "Holy Art by Human Hands," Statesman Journal, August 23, 2001

(unknown), "Etchings of Landscape, Structure, Exhibition at College of the Siskiyous," The Herald, July 14, 2001

(unknown), "US Artist Will Lecture at NUI Galway April 4," Galway Advertiser, April, 2001

D. K. Row, "The End of Victoria's Era," The Oregonian, June 4, 2000

D. K. Row, "Decision Marks the End of an Era," The Oregonian, May 16, 2000

Ron Cowan, "Artists Give Varied Looks at Art's Future," Statesman Journal, July 13, 2000

Sherry Jones, "Drawing on Experience," Missoulian, December 3, 1999

Randy Gragg & Sue Taylor, "Two Views on the Oregon Biennial," The Oregonian, August 1, 1999

Lois Allan, "James B. Thompson at Quartersaw," Artweek, July/August, 1999

Kathryn Kanjo, Curator of Contemporary Art, "Curator's Statement," 1999 Oregon Biennial, (Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1999)

D. K. Row, "Annotated Artist, Thompson on Thompson," The Oregonian, May 15, 1999

Melanie Moisan, "Northwest Art," Willamette Scene, (Salem, OR: Willamette University, Summer 1998)

Josef Woodard, "Distinctive Prints," Los Angeles Times, January 22, 1998

Randy Gragg, "Out of Obscurity," The Oregonian, December 26, 1997

D. K. Row, "A Painter's Painter," Willamette Week, (Portland) December 3, 1997

Matt Ferranto, ed., "James Thompson: Mid-Career Alchemy," Untitled: Portland Art, (no. 30, July 1997)

Betty M. O'Brien, ed., "Creativity," Willamette Scene, (Salem, OR: Willamette University, Summer 1995)

Ron Cowan, "A Room with an Attitude," Statesman Journal, April 10, 1994

Britt Wortman, "Art in the Abstract," Ripon Magazine, (Ripon, WI: Ripon College, Spring 1993)

Megan Hulsey, "Thompson's Mixed Media Works Focus on Change of Modern Life," Western Oregon Journal, August 8, 1991

Ron Cowan, "Multi Media Artist Has Solutions," Statesman Journal, August 12, 1989

Renardo Barden, "New Faces at Augen Gallery," Willamette Week, January 9, 1989

Published Papers and Papers Presented at Professional Conferences

The Loss of Intuition, 17^th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 2003

The Medieval Influences on My Art Work, Irish Studies Program Series National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, 2001

Modernism as a Teaching Tool, 13^th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1999 - Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1999

Thoughts on Modern Art, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1997

The Reel World: Braque, Picasso and the Edited Motion Picture, 8th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1994

Mixed-Media Addresses Change in the Modern World, 2nd Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1988 - Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1988

Teaching Modern Art Through Change in Studio Art Courses, 1st Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1987 - Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1987, & Published in The Willamette Journal of the Liberal Arts Supplemental Series 1 1988, William G. Berberet, Editor

Professional Artist Lectures and Workshop Presentations

James B. Thompson:  The Vanishing Landscape, Faculty Colloquium, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Spring 2009

"The Vanishing Landscape," Invitational Guest Artist Lecture, Oregon State University - Cascades, Bend OR, Spring 2008

"Art & Nostalgia in the Age of Technology" (intaglio print process), Faculty Colloquium, Willamette University, Spring 2005

Lecture, Willamette University Board of Trustees, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR, 2003

Lecture, Institute for Continued Learning, Willamette University, 2003, 1998

Lecture on my Work, Savage Gallery, Portland OR, 2002

"Crossing Boundaries," East-West Symposium in Print, Portland OR, 2001

Lecture, Willamette Art Faculty at Linfield College, McMinnville OR, panel discussion, 1994

Lecture, Human Creativity class, Willamette University, Spring 1993

Lecture on my Exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Spring 1993

Lecture on my Work Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Spring 1991

Lecture on my Art Exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Fall 1990

Lecture, Mundt, MacGregor, Happel, Falconer, Zuiauf & Hall law firm, Seattle WA, 1988

Lecture, Salem Art Association Gallery Guides, 1990, 1989, 1998

"My Art and How I Make It," Spring Faculty Colloquium, Willamette University, Spring 1987

Gallery Representation

Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL, 1989-1996

Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA, 1985-1992

Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR, 1996-2000

Savage Gallery, Portland OR, 2000-2003

Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR, 2004-2008

Billye Turner Fine Art, Bend OR, 2008-2008

Administrative Activities and Professional Committees

Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Modern and Contemporary Art History, 2009-2010

Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in New Media/Studio Art, 2008-2009 (suspended/delayed)

Keck Advisory Committee for Digital Arts and Technology, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006

Chair, International Education Committee, 2007-2008

Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Renaissance, Baroque and 18^th Century Art History, 2007-2008

Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Electronic Media and Photography, 2006-2007

Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Sculpture, 2005-2006

Arts and Technology Minor Committee, 2004-2005

Disappearing Task Force, First Year Seminar/Freshman College Colloquium Committee, 2005-2006

President's Committee for Proposed Performing Arts Center, 2005

Chair, Department of Art and Art History, 2002-2005 and 1993-1996

Chair, Search Committee for Visiting Faculty in Digital & Electronic Media, 2005

Art Acquisition Committee, 1986-Present

Faculty Advisor for Art majors, and Freshman Advisor on Numerous Occasions, 1987-Present

Chair, Art History Search Committee for one-year appointment in Western Survey and Medieval Art History, 2004

Chair, Faculty Resource Committee, 2003-2004

Chair, Art History Search Committee for sabbatical replacement in Contemporary Art History, 2002-2003

International Studies Committee, 2006-2007, 2002-2003, 1999-2000, 1988-1999, 1987-1988

Campus Life Committee, 2001-2002

Faculty Director for Willamette program at National University of Ireland, Galway, Spring 2001

Chair, Art Studio Search Committee for Photography/Digital Media position, 2000-2001

World Views Committee for Latin American Art Exhibition at Willamette, Fall 1999

Search Committee for Ceramics position, 1998-1999

Art Museum Design Committee, 1998-1999

Search Committee for Director of Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 1998-1999

Academic Programs Committee, 1998, 1993

Undergraduate Research Committee, 1996-1997

Faculty Resource Committee, 1995-1996, 1991-1992, 1990-1991, 1989-1990

Chair, Search Committee for tenure-track position in Ancient & Medieval Art History, 1994-1995

Student Ethos Committee, 1994-1995

University Center Renovation Committee, 1993-1994

Goudy Commons Architecture Committee, 1990-1994

Sesquicentennial Committee for Art Exhibitions, 1991-1992

KWU Radio Advisory Board, 1987-1988

Other Professional Experience

Faculty advisor for Lilly Grant recipient, Georgia Watson '09 - Exhibition of Encaustic Paintings at the Willamette University Student Art Gallery 2008

Member of One Percent for the Arts Committee to select art for the new Department of Justice Building in Salem OR for Oregon Arts Commission, 2007-2008

Faculty host for guest artist, Sandy Brooke of Oregon State University Cascades, "Monoprinting Demonstration," Tokyo International University America - Salem, OR Summer 2008

Faculty advisor for Carson & Lilly Grant recipient, Lauren Pressler '08 - curator of the exhibition, "Ludwig Salzer: Man of Letters (From Exile in Shanghai to Life in the United States)" at the Oregon Jewish Museum, Portland OR  2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer, Margaret Wertheim of The Institute For Figuring, Los Angeles, CA, "Inventing Kindergarten," Fall 2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer, Margaret Wertheim of The Institute For Figuring, Los Angeles, CA, "Crocheting A Coral Reef," Fall 2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist, Sandy Brooke, "The Temple of Hera: New Paintings," Fall 2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer, Dr. Jen Mouat, "A Creature of His Imagination: John Byrne's Theatrics," Spring 2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Beverley Hood, "First Person," Spring 2007

Workshop/demonstration coordinator for digital sculpture and animation by Beverley Hood, Postgraduate Coordinator,

School of Visual Communication - Edinburgh College of Art, Spring 2007

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Ian H. Boyden, "Standing on the Shores of Chaos," Fall 2006

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Horatio Hung-Yan Law, Fall 2005

Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Susan Seubert, Spring 2005

Faculty host for guest lecturer Sina Najafi, "Cabinet: Toward a Culture of Curiosity," Fall 2005

Faculty host for lectures by Prof. Freeland & Shiner on philosophy of art/theory topics, Spring 2004

Faculty host for Hogue-Sponenburgh lecturer Fred Wilson, Fall 2003

Faculty consultant for Art Building renovation and addition at Willamette University, 2001-2003

Faculty host for artist Enrique Chagoya, Spring 2002

Faculty host for the Irish writer Mike McCormack, Fall 2001

Faculty host for the Irish architect Richard Pierce, Fall 2001

Conducted research on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago IL and Wisconsin, Summer 1999

Artist Resource Bank, Washington State Arts Commission, 1996-1998

Member of One Percent for the Arts Committee to select art for the new State Agriculture Building in Salem OR for Oregon Arts Commission, 1996-1997

Committee member for Salem Art Association Visual Art Exhibitions, 1994-1996

Metropolitan Arts Commission Design Team for Public Art Projects, Portland OR, 1993-1995

Faculty host for Hogue-Sponenburgh lecturer Marcia Tucker, Director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, 1994

Project coordinator for "The Role of the Artist in Today's Society," Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1992

Faculty host for a talk by Prof. Henry Sayre of Oregon State University at Willamette University, Fall 1991

Conducted research on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Oregon at Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale AZ, Spring 1991

Member of One Percent for the Arts Selection Committee to select art for the new State Archives Building in Salem OR for Oregon Arts Commission, 1990-1992

Faculty host for a talk by the author Ellen Wheat on Jacob Lawrence's work, Willamette University, 1989

Faculty host for Dr. Erwin Breithaupt, Prof. of Art & Art History, Ripon College, at Willamette University, 1988 & 1989

Workshop coordinator for printmaking workshop presented by Prof. Paul Stewart of University of Michigan, at University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1985

Workshop coordinator/printer for Prof. Ann Carter of College of St. Mary's, South Bend IN, at University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1985

Workshop coordinator for Institute of Alaska Native Arts, Inc. printmaking workshop presented by N. Krishna Reddy, 1983

Workshop coordinator for Institute of Alaska Native Arts, Inc. printmaking workshop presented by Joe Feddersen, 1984

Printmaking Technical Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1984-1985

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Drawing, Washington University in St. Louis MO, 1976-1977

Professional Societies

College Art Association, 1977 to Present

American Association of Museums, 2007 to Present

Northwest Print Council - Print Arts Northwest, 1987 to Present

PICA - Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, 2003-2004

Salem Art Association, 1986-1996

Exhibitions Juried

Visual Artist Fellowships, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City NV, 2002

Oregon Arts Commission Visual Arts Organization Grants, 1992

Newport Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Newport OR, 1992

Salem Art Fair 2-D Works, Salem OR, 1989

Northwest Print Council New Members, Portland OR, 1988

North Star Borough School District Art Exhibit, Fairbanks AK, 1984

Exhibitions Curated

Tokyo International University of America - Japanese Student Art Exhibition, Willamette University Student Art Gallery, Salem OR, Summer 2008

Where We Live, exhibition of Willamette University Printmaking Students at PDX Airport, Portland OR, 2007 (Fall)

The Temple of Hera new paintings by Sandy Brooke, Roger W. Rogers Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, 2007

First Person, 3-dimensional digital animation piece by Beverley Hood, Willamette University Art Gallery, Salem OR, 2007

Standing on the Shores of Chaos, paintings by Ian H. Boyden, Mary Stuart Rogers Hall-Willamette University, Salem OR, 2006

Photographs by Dean McNeil, Study Gallery, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR, 2000

Faculty Director of the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, 1989-1993.  Responsible for selection of artists (6-7 shows per year), budget, installation of work, publicity and announcement cards, public receptions, guest speakers. Curated exhibits of Home Made Prints by David Hockney and A Survey by Jacob Lawrence.

Contemporary Icons, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1991 (co-curator)

The Figure in Mexican Art, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1991 (co-curator)

N. Krishna Reddy: Viscosity Color Prints, exhibition at the Department of Art, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1983

Curated numerous student exhibits at Ripon College, Ripon WI; The University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK; and Willamette University, Salem OR

Collections

Alaska Museum, University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK

Allstate Insurance Company, Chicago IL

Bank of Detroit, Detroit MI

Bittner and Barker, Seattle WA

Bradley University, Peoria IL

City of Tualatin OR

Department of Corrections, State of Oregon, Salem OR

Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Oregon, Salem OR

Department of Public Utilities, State of Oregon, Salem OR

Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN

Executive Department, State of Oregon, Salem OR

Fairchild, Cameron Instrument, Seattle WA

Ford Motor Company, Detroit MI

Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR

Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR

Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu HI

Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago IL

King County Arts Commission/King County International Airport (Boeing Field), Seattle WA

Kobs and Brady Advertising, Chicago IL

Mark Twain Banks, St. Louis MO

Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland OR

Michigan Bell Telephone Co., Detroit MI

Northern Trust Bank, Chicago IL

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR

Oregon Lottery Building, State of Oregon, Salem OR

Oregon State University Foundation, Department of Art at Oregon State University-Cascades, Bend OR

Oseran, Hahn, Kelley & Spring, Bellevue WA

Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA

Ripon College, Ripon WI

Salem Art Association, Salem OR

Salem Public Library, Salem OR

Schidler, McBroom & Gates Corporate Law Firm, Seattle WA

Sperry and Sperry, Portland OR

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver WA

Community Service

Member, Whitman College Parents Association 2005-2009

Member, Friends of Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District Organization, 2005-Present

Steering Committee Member, Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District 1987-2005

Board Member, Howard Street Charter School, Salem OR, 1999

Assistant Coach, Salem Area Youth Golf, 1999

Assistant Coach, Salem United Soccer, 1997-1999

Art Fair Street Painting, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1990, 1989, 1988

Co-Founder, Friends of the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, 1989

Member, Northeast Neighbors Association, 1987-Present