JOEL C. SHEESLEY
MFA, University of Denver, School of Art
BFA, Syracuse University, School of Art
Emeritus Professor of Art, Wheaton College
0N345 Willow Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-363-6997 (M), Joel.Sheesley@wheaton.edu
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Sept-Nov. "Heaven and Earth," Fireside Gallery Beamer Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
2016
Nov-Dec., "Vigil," with David Hooker, Walford Galleries, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
2015
April-June, "Landscape the Knowable Mystery" Billy Graham Center Museum and eleven concurrent exhibition sites in city-wide exhibition, Wheaton, IL.
Sept, "Silent Witness," Windgate Visual Arts West Gallery, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR.
2013
Nov-Dec., Evidence on the Pavement, Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
2012
May-June, Self Portrait/Personal Apocalypse, Hansen Galleries, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Feb.-March, Testimony of the Pavement, The 930, Louisville, KY.
Jan.- Feb., A Content of Sorts, Ford Center for the Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, IL.
2011
Sept.-Nov., Trekking Stubborn, Frick Center, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL.
Aug.-Sept., The Long Wait, SXU Gallery, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL.
2010
Jan.-April., Up Is Down, Michigan Avenue Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
2009
Jan.-Feb., Mirror of Nature, Beard Arts Center, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN.
2008
Aug.-Nov., Domestic Vision: Twenty-Five Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley, Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University,Valparaiso, IN.
March-April, The View From Here, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR.
March, Not a Lifesaving Device, Finestra Artspace, Chicago, IL.
Jan.-Feb., Above and Below, Adams Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
2007
Aug.-Sept., Joel Sheesley, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI.
2005
Sept.-Nov., Art @ Home, Draewell Gallery, Judson College, Elgin, IL.
Oct. –Dec., Human/Nature, gescheidle, 118 N. Peoria, Chicago, IL.
2004
Jan-Feb., Paintings, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL.
2003
Oct., (Be)tween, gescheidle, 300 West Superior St., Chicago, IL.
Summer, ’03, Selected Paintings, Laity Lodge, Kerrville, Texas,.
Jan. –March, Intimate Geography, St. Peter’s Church, 54th St. and Lexington, NYC.
2002
Nov.-Dec., The Painted Journey, Safety-Kleen Gallery One, Elgin Community College, Elgin, Il
May-June, Intimate Geography, Wood Street Gallery, 1239 N. Wood, Chicago.
2001
Sept., Sheesley/Witkin, Center Art Gallery, Calvin College, Grand Rapids,MI
Mar.-Aprl., New Paintings, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI.
2000
Oct. – Nov., Interiors, Barrington Center for the Arts, Gordon College, Wenham, MA.
Sept. – Dec. Eve in Suburbia: Paintings by Joel Sheesley, The Olson Gallery, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Sept., Scenes on the Journey, Moreau Art Galleries, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN.
Apr., Paintings from the Journey, Union U. Gallery of Art, Union U., Jackson, TN
Mar. - Apr., More Than Enough, Wood Street Gallery, 1239 N. Wood, Chicago.
Feb. - Friends on the Journey, Adams Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton,IL.
1999
Oct. - Nov., Suburban Thesaurus, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, River Forest,
Feb., Paintings: Journey Series, Robert Kidd Gallery, 107 Townsend St., Birmingham, MI.
1998
March, The Journey, Wood Street Gallery, 1239 N. Wood, Chicago, IL.
1997
Feb., New Paintings, Weaver Gallery, Bethel College, Mishawaka IN.
1995
Feb., Static Migration, Kay Garvey Gallery, 230 W. Superior, Chicago, IL.1994
March, Recent Work, Vandervelde Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL.
1993
October, Choice Lots, DeMattias Gallery, Kansas Newman College, Wichita, KS. February, Absence of Paradise, Adams Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
1992
October, Organized Play, Sloan Gallery, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN.
September, Level Fields, Kubiak Gallery, Oneonta, NY.
January, Suburban Thesaurus, Kay Garvey Gallery, Chicago, Il.
1990
November, Paintings, Wilson Galleries, Anderson University, Anderson, IN.
March, Paintings, Lower Armington Center Gallery, Greenville College, Greenville, IL.
1987
November, Domestic Policies, Kay Garvey Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL.
1986
November,Provisional Measures, Adams Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
September, New Paintings, Judson College, Elgin, IL.
l985
Appropriate Techniques, Art and Development in Estancita, Documentation of art and development project completedin March, l985, in the Dominican Republic. Exhibition at Adams Hall Gallery, Wheaton College,Wheaton, IL.
1983
January, No Autonomy, Bernal Gallery, Chicago, IL.
April, One Person Show, Bernal Gallery, Chicago, IL.
1980
October, Paintings, Ludlow-Hyland Gallery, 20 East 35th Street, NYC
INVITATIONAL AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Jan - May, "Seeking Location: Mapping and Borders in Art," Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
Dec '16 - Feb '17, "Sense of Place," Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL.
Nov '16 - Feb '17, "Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists," Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI.
2016
Dec. '15 - March '16, "Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists," Syracuse University Art Galleries, Syracuse, NY.
2015
March, "Objects of Grace," Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York.
2013
Feb.-March, “Guy Chase Tribute Exhibition,” Rowland Art Gallery, Greenville College, Greenville, IL.
2008
Sept.-Nov., “Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1968-Present,” Exit Art, 475 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY, JoshMacPhee, curator.
2007
Oct. – Dec., “figure 9: contemporary figurative painters”, Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Oneonta.
2007
May, “If One Had the Grace,” Collaborative Performance, Adams Gallery, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL.
April – May, “2007 Mid America Print Council Juried Members Exhibition,” Safety-Kleen Gallery One, Elgin CommunityCollege, Elgin, IL.
2006
Sept.-Nov., “Views from the Heartland,” Signs of Life Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas.
June – Feb. ’07, “Expressing Faith: Selected Works form the Museum Collection,” Billy Graham Center Museum, Wheaton, IL.
April – “Wrestling with Beauty,” Buswell Memorial Library, Wheaton College, David Hooker curator.
Feb. – “Realism,” Robert Kidd Gallery, 107 Townsend, Birmingham, MI.
2005 -
Nov. – Feb. ‘06, “A Broken Beauty,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA.
Aug. – Sept., “The Next Generation,” MOBIA, 1865 Broadway, New York, NY.
2002
Aug., “About Looking at Things,” Gescheidle, 300 W. Superior, Chicago, IL.
July-Aug., “Invitational Exhibition: Gallery & Guest Artists,” Denise Bibro Fine Art, 529 W. 20th St. , New York, NY.
2001
Aug.-Sept., “Natural Vistas,” Arts Midland, Midland, MI.. Bruce Winslow, curator.
2000
Nov., “Shake the Coat: A Midwestern Tribute to Gregory Gillespie,” Carlson Tower Gallery, North Park University, Chicago, IL., Tim Lowly, curator.
1998
Aug.-Oct., "The Interior Journey in Contemporary Landscape," Northern IL University Museum, DeKalb, IL., Jo Burke, curator.
Sept.-Oct., "What We Have Seen," Arcadia Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI., Tim Lowly, curator.
1997
Aug.-Oct., "Searching for the Spiritual," DePree Art Center and Gallery, Hope College, Holland , MI., Jack Wilson, curator.
1995
Feb., "Day to Day (painting the personal),"Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, 925 Diversey, Chicago, IL., Tim Lowly, curator.
Jan.-Feb., "Spiritual Inquires," Struve Gallery," 309 W. Superior, Chicago,IL., Bill Struve, curator.
1994
Oct., Sharp/Danka Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, Il.
Sept.-Nov., One Illinois Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr. Chicagp, four paintings exhibited in main lobby.
July-Aug., "A Summer Sampler", The Lookout Gallery, Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia.
June-July, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 30 S Wacker Dr., Chicago, three paintings exhibited in main lobby.
1993-94
Dec.-Jan, "Contemporary Visions", Alford House, Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, IN., Jason Knapp, curator.
1993
May, "Genesis to Revelation: the Old and New Testament in Contemporary Art", Richard H. Love Contemporary Gallery, Chicago.
April, "Revealing Light", Illinois State University, Normal, IL, sponsored by Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship.
1992
November, "Reflections of the Spirit," Kreft Center Gallery, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI.
1991
September, "Urban/Suburban," Fine Arts Center Gallery, Triton College, River Grove, IL.
1989
December, Wheaton College Art Faculty, Adams Gallery, Wheaton College,
October, "Urban, Suburban and Rural Landscapes,"Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Curator: William Cox.
March/April, "Illinois Painters Exhibition," Springfield Art Association, Illinois.
1987
January, Nicaraguan Solidarity Posters, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
1986
September/December, The Sacred Image, traveling show, Messiah College, PA.; Greenville College, IL.; Judson College, IL.
1984
November, "Pedestrian," four-person show, John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL.
1983
November/December, Art on Paper, Sixteenth Weather-spoon Annual Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC.
1980
March, Gallery Artists Exhibit, Bernal Gallery, 612 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.
February, Gallery Artists Exhibit, Gallery Yssa, 123 East 57th Street, New York City.
1980
August, Ashawag Hall, Springs, New York. August, Three-Person Show, Bernal Gallery, 612 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
JURIED COMPETITIONS
2010
Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Juror: Tory Foliard. Awards: Best in Show, and Dean Alan Olson Purchase Award.
2000
National Academy of Design, “175thAnnual Exhibition,” New York, NY.
1996
May, Sacred Arts XVI, Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton, IL. Award: R. Love Prize.
1991
May, Sacred Arts XII, Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton, IL., Award: First Prize.
1990
May, The Chicago Show, Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, Chicago, IL., Jurors: Neal Benezra, Kenneth Burkhart, Marva Pitchford Jolly, Paul Sierra, Lynne Warren.
March, Florida National Competition, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL., Juror: Univesity Faculty.
1989
August, Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibitions, Springfield, IL. Award: First Prize Painting, Juror: Don McNeil.
March, Kansas 14th National Small Painting and Print Exhibition, Fort Hays State University, Juror: Harold Joe Waldrum.
March, Galex 23rd National Exhibition, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Illinois, Juror: William Struve.
Jan/Feb, Greater Midwest International Exhibition IV, Central Missouri State University, Juror: Richard Koshalek.
1988
August, Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL., Juror, Tom Toperzer
April, 38th Spiva Annual Competition, Joplin, Mo., Award: Honorable Mention. Juror, Karen Ripley.
February-March, Galex 22, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL. Award: Merit Award. Juror: Gary Gordon.
February-March, Florida National, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FLA. Juror: Eric Siegeltuch.
January-February, Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, WI. Juror: Rudy Pozzatti.
1987
November, Norris Gallery Vicinity Exhibition, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL. Jurors: Arthur Kdav and Albert Pounian.
November, Sioux City Biennial, Sioux City, IA. Award: Juror's Award, Thomas N. Armstrong III, Director, Whitney Museum of American Art.
1987
July, Chautauqua National Exhibit of American Art, Chautauqua, New York, Juror, Nina Freudenheim.
April, Open Spectrum, David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville, IL., Juror, Susan Senseman.
March, llth Annual Harper College Illinois Print and Drawing Exhibition, Wm. Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL., Juror, Keith Achepohl
REVIEWS, ARTICLES, BOOKS
* Whitman, Arthur, "Those Lofty Heights: five contemporary artists compete at the pinnacle," Ithaca Times, Jan. 20, 2016
*Herman, Bruce, "Unpromising Patch of Ground? Joel Sheesley's Lincoln Marsh Journal," Books and Culture, Jan/Feb 2016.
*Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists, Exhibition Catalog, Syracuse University Press, David L. Prince and Jerome Witkin.
* Miller, Chris, “Review: Joel Sheesley/Chicago Cultural Center,” Newcity Art, Feb. 1, 2010.
*Artner, Alan, “In the Galleries”, Chicago Tribune, Section 7, Friday, March 21, 2008, p. 13.
*Huck, Sharon, “Art Professor Is Rubbing Elbows with Rembrandt,” Daily Herald, Section 5, Feb. 23, 2007, p.1.
*Prescott, T. ed., A Broken Beauty, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids/Cambridge, 2005, pp. 83-85.
*Pongracz, P. and Roosa, W., The Next Generation: Contemporary Expressions of Faith, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids/Cambridge, 2005, pp,14-28.
*Artner, Alan. Chicago Tribune, Section 7, p. 15, Oct. 31, 2003.
*Romaine, James, “A Conversation with Joel Sheesley,” Objects of Grace, Square Halo Books, 2002, pp. 137-149.
* Harmon, Elizabeth, Daily Herald, “A journey on canvas,” Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, Neighbor, p.1, Sec. 5 (illustrated0.
*Ackerman, Lindsay, Advance, Grand Rapids, “Arts & Entertainment,” Aug. 28, 2001, p.2,sec.B.
*Krissoff, Sylvia, The Grand Rapids Press, “Fortitude and Forebearance,” Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001, B4.
*Roosa, Wayne, The Sacred Art Exhibition Series, “Paradise Lost, Paradise Sublimated: The Suburban Paintings of Joel Sheesley,” pp. 6 – 8, (Exhibition Catalog) 2000.
*Grant, Jennifer, The Wheaton Sun, Community, “Urban Canvas: Area Artist’s Works Portray His View of Life in the Suburbs,” pp. 4&8, Sept. 1, 2000.
*Mahmoud, Ben, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Life Styles, “’Shake the Coat’ A Perfect Example of how realism Should Be Done,” pp. D1 – 2, Nov. 19, 2000.
*Cohen, Deri Guten, Detroit Free Press, Entertainment, “Imagination Closes Gaps in Understanding,: p. 8G, March 25, 2001.
*Polanski, G. Jurek, Artscope.net, Reviews: “Joel Sheesley; Deborah Maris Lader; Joyce Owens,” April 2000
*Ostrowski, Darlene, The Wheaton Leader, Section 2, pp.1&3, (illustrated)March8,’95 *Victoria, Lautman, "Artistic License," WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, Mar. 3, 1995.
*Artner, Alan. Chicago Tribune, Section 7, p.45, March 3,1995.
*Walford, E. John. Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion, "Joel Sheesley: A Profile," (illustrated) pp. 23-36. Fall 1993.
*Lewis, Diane. The Wichita Eagle, Art Section, (illustrated) Nov.6,1993.
*Artner, Alan. Chicago Tribune, Section 7, p. 46. Jan. 24, 1992.
*Wintner, Barbara S. Daily Herald, Section 2, p.1. (illustrated) Jan. 20, 1992.
*Kotlarczyk, Carol. Daily Herald, Section 5, p.1. (illustrated) May 2, 1991.
*Seigenthaler, K. Chicago Tribune, Du Page, Section 2, p.1 (illustrated)May 1, 1991.
*Hocker, Bev. Daily Herald, Section 6, p.1. March 3, 1991 *Brown, Robert. Wheaton Daily Journal, p.5, (ilustrated) Dec. 5,1986.
*Schelkopf, Eric. Carol Stream Press, p.2, (illustrated) Nov. 26, 1986. *Haydon, Harold. Chicago Sun-Times. p.52, April 17, 1981.
*Collins, Kevin. State Times, SUNY Oneonta, p.5, Sept. 23, 1980.
*Elliott, David. Chicago Sun-Times, Aug. 1980.
*Vastol, Wen. New Art Examiner, May, 1979.
REPRODUCTIONS PUBLISHED
*Furious Lullaby, Cover Art “Interior with Crucifix and Nothing Special,” Chapbook Poetry by Oliver de la Paz, Southern Illinois University Press, 2007.
*My Father’s Bones, Cover Art “What Goes Up?” Chapbook Poetry by Jill Pelaez Baumgaertner, Finishing Line Press, Georgetown, Kentucky, 2006.
*Winter Converstion, Program Cover for Advent-Christmas Vespers, 2006, Valparaiso University.
*Goudzwaard, Bob. “De zelfbevestiging voorbij,” LEV Tijdschrift uitgegeven door stichting L’Abri – Nederland, jaargang 9 nr. 1 2004, pp. 3-6.
*Anderson, C. and Bowden, S. eds., CIVA XXV Faith and Vision, Square Halo Books, Baltimore, 2005, p. 41,178,187.
*Image a Journal of the Arts and Religion – web site, “Artist of the Month,” Summer/Fall ’05.
*The Christian Century, Aug. 28 – Sept. 10, 2002, “Art” p. 40.
*Independent Publisher's Group, Spring 1996 Catalog, cover.
*The Other Side, July/ August 1995, pp.21-22.
*The Wilson Quarterly, Spring 1995, "Religion and the Writer," pp.8,9,16.
PRINTS PUBLISHED* CIVA Silver, Codex VI, Edward Knippers, CIVA Editions, 2004.
*Codex CIVA, James Stambaugh, CIVA Editions, 1995.
BOOKS & ARTIST'S PUBLICATIONS
*Sheesley, Joel, Image: Art, Faith, Mystery, “Freedom,” pp73-76, Number 75, Fall 2012.
*Sheesley, Joel, Books and Culture: A Christian Review, “On World-Making,” pp34-35, Nov/Dec. 2012.
*Hertzlieb, Gregg, Domestic Vision: Twenty-Five Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley, Lutheran University Press, 2008.
*Sheesley, Joel, Books and Culture: A Christian Review, “The Beauty of Borrowing,” pp. 16-18,volume 8, number 1, Jan/Feb 2002.
*Sheesley, Joel, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, “Wreckage and Rescue: the Art of Bradford Johnson, Spring 2000.
*Sheesley, Joel, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, "Jerome Witkin: a Profile," Fall 1995.
*Sheesley, J. and Bragg, W. Sandino in the Streets, Indiana University Press, 1991.
*Sheesley, J. Nuevo Diario, (Nicaragua), "Las Imagenes de Sandino." Aug. 1986.
*Sheesley, J. New Art Examiner, "Images of Sandino," June 1986.
AWARDS, GRANTS, CONFERENCES/PAPERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2016 - 2019
Art of the Fox, Collaboration with The Conservation Foundation (TCF). With TCF "Fox River Initiative" a three year commitment to paint landscapes of the Fox River and Fox Valley in Illinois from West Dundee to Ottawa, IL. Project culminates in major exhibition of the paintings at the Schingoethe Center, Aurora University, Aurora, IL, and publication of A Fox River Testimony a catalog of the exhibition.
2014
Landscape: the Knowable Mystery, sabbatical leave from Wheaton College. Project focus: landscape painting. Intensive six month plein air painting project in Lincoln Marsh, Wheaton, IL. Collaboration with Wheaton Park District.
2013
Award: “Knippers Award in Painting,” CIVA.
2011
Conference paper: “Craft and Concept in George Tooker, Traditional Japanese Screen Painting, and Neurological Research,” George Tooker Symposium, North Park University, Sept. 2011.
2010
Award: Dean Alan Olson Purchase Award, Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL.(“All the Days”)
Award: Best of Show, Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford , IL. (“Dream at a Crossroads”)
2009
Workshop Leader: Glen Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, Plein Air Painting.
2008
Workshop Leader: CIVA Summer Workshop in Figure Drawing, July, Gordon College, MA.
2007
Grant: National Endowment for the Arts: $10,000 grant in support :Domestic Vision: 25 Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley, granted to the Brauer Museum, Valparaiso, IN.
2006
Award: Finalist, Arlin G. Meyer Prize in the Visual Arts, Lilly Fellows Program, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN.
Sabbatical Leave Wheaton College, Fall Semester, 2006.
Grant: Printmaking Workshop: Corridor Press, Corridor Press, Otego, New York, Sept. 15 – Oct. 14, 2006, Wheaton College Alumni Faculty Grant Program.
2004
Schoenhals Symposium, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY, Speaker and Guest ArtistsRoberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Lecture Series: “Richard Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture: An Artistic Response.”
2003
CIVA Conference, Images of the Body, Gordon College, MA, June, Panel/Paper: “Visual Encounter: Biblical Prophecy and Contemporary Art”
A Narratable World: The Theological Implications of Story, IMAGE Conference, Seattle Pacific University, WA, Nov., Panel/Paper: “Narrative and Authority in the Works of Witkin, Gober, and Richter”
2002
Award: Artists Fellowship, Illinois Arts Council monetary award for 2002.
2001
Geneva Lecture, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Oct. 5&6, Lecture: “Nourishing the Religious in Art and Artists”
A Presence Seen, CIVA Conference, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX, May 31 - June 3. Plenary Paper: “Strategies of Engagement”
Lutheranism, the Arts, and Higher Education, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, April 27 – 29. Panel: “Three Speculative Proposals for Lutheranism, the Arts, and Higher Education.
2000
Sacred Arts Exhibition Series, organized by Basilica of Saint Mary’s Millennium 2000 Committee, at Bethel College, St. Paul, MN., Oct. 12, Paper: “Eve in Suburbia: Reflections on Inspiration, the Transcendent and the Mundane.”
CIVA Scholars Symposium, U. of Notre Dame, IN, June 8-11, Paper: “Artist-Scholars in the Cultural Marketplace.”
Award: Senior Scholarship Achievement Award, Wheaton College monetary recognition for scholarship, 2000 – 2002.
Anderson University Fine Arts Festival, Anderson, IN, March 21, Address: “Artistic Faith”
1999
Gordon College Convocation, Gordon College, MA, Oct. 29, Convocation, Address: “The Stalker’s Thesaurus.”
Sabbatical Leave, Wheaton Colllege project: paintings for “More than Enough,” one person show, Wood St. Gallery
Fellowship Grant, Finalist, Illinois Arts Council
International Arts Movement, New York City, March 13, Key Note Address: “Content: The Substance of Things Hoped For.”
1998
Wheaton College Chapel, Wheaton, IL, Dec., Chapel Address: “Combine It With Faith.”
Mid America College Art Association Conference, Lexington, KY, Oct., Paper: "Spiritual Content and Postmodern Rhetoric"
1995
Artrageous, Cornerstone Festival, Julyy, Speaker: "Biblical Narrative and Popular Culture," and "Shaping a Christian Narrative."
1994-95
PEW Christology Seminar, Paper: "A Christian Mind Considers the Painting of Lucian Freud."
1994
InterVarsity Summer Institute for Graduate Students in the Visual Arts, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. Papers: "A Biblical Framework for Artistic Narrative," and "Silence and Voice in Art."
Image Conference, Wichita, KS. Speaker: "The Vocation of the Visual Artist."
Columbia Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, Walter Brueggemann seminar. Speaker: "Styles of Biblical Narrative in Art and Popular Culture."
1992
Sabbatical Leave: Wheaton College. Project: Create paintings for "Suburban Thesaurus."
1991
Mid America College Art Association, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Paper: "Postmodern Art Practice and the Representation of Religious Belief."
Mid America Latin American Studies Conference, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Paper: "Sandino in the Streets: A Productive Use of the Artist's Point of View."
1990
World Relief, San Salvador, El Salvador. Consultant: "Art and Community Development."
Visiting Artist, Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN.
Schoenhals Fine Arts Symposium, Greenville College, Greenville, IL. Keynote Address: "Weeds Among the Wheat: Diversity of Expression in Contemporary Art."
1989
Mid America College Art Association, Cincinnati, Ohio. Paper: "The Artist as Map Maker: A Taxonomy of Strategies."
International Conference on Representing Revolution in Literature and the Visual Arts, West Georgia College, Atlanta, Georgia. Paper: "The Image of Sandino in Revolutionary Nicaragua."
1988
Mid America College Art Association, Kansas City, MO. Paper: "The Tacit Dimension in Art: Discovery and Silence."
PEW Grant: Writing Across the Curriculum, Wheaton College. Project: "Relevancy of Writing: An Experiment Testing the Effect of Short In-Class Writing Assignments on the Question of Perceived Course Relevance."
University of Chicago Midwest Faculty Seminar, University of Chicago. Topic: "Self and Its Representations: Constituting the Self in Prose, Painting and Poetry."
Foundations in Art, Theory, and Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
1987
Mid America College Art Association, Minneapolis, MN. Paper: "Studio Art Education: Impediments to Humanistic Concern."
PEW Grant, Wheaton College. Seminar: "Writing Across the Curriculum."
1987
Third World Conference, Chicago, IL. Papers: "The Popular Images of Sandino: Communication a National Identity in the New Nicaragua," and "Writing On the Walls: An Experiment in Popular Communication of Development Concepts Through Participatory Public Art in the Dominican Republic."
1986
Nuevo Amanacer, Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, June, '86. Article: "Las Imagenes de Sandino."
New Art Examiner, June, '86. Article: "Images of Sandino."
1985
Mid America College Art Association, Indianapolis, IN. Paper: "Processing Sandino."
State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY. Lecture: "Revolutionary Art in Nicaragua."
Sabbatical in Central America, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic. Projects: Nicaragua: Photographic documentation of popular political art; Dominican Republic: Participatory Public Art and Issues of Community Development.
1984
Study Tour: Nicaragua, Sandinista Association of Cultural Workers, Managua, Nicaragua.