BORN
1960 Northampton MA
SELECTED SOLO and TWO PERSON(*) EXHIBITIONS
2008 Prime Meridian, Gallery Stokes, Atlanta GA
2006 In Mad Love and War, JEA Gallery, Savannah GA*
2005 Traveling Medicine Show, Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah GA*
2005 Navigator, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta GA
2002 Works on Paper, Center for Contemporary Arts, Savannah GA
2000 RC Goes Aloft, Recent Prints, Tomato Head, Knoxville TN
1999 Works on Paper, River Gallery, Louisville KY*
1998 Works on Paper, Lula, Knoxville TN
1997 Works on Paper, Java Gallery, Knoxville TN
1996 Matter of Time, Old City Gallery, Knoxville TN
1995 Time Keepers, JFG Gallery, Knoxville TN
1994 Recent Prints and Drawings, Roland Studios, Knoxville TN
1993 Time is Money, Tomato Head, Knoxville TN
1993 Paradise Found, Justi Gallery, Springfield MA
1992 Out of Time, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville TN*
1991 Killing Time, Flying Tomato Gallery, Knoxville TN
1990 Works on Paper, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville TN
1989 Drawings and Watercolors, Hoho’s Gallery, Holyoke MA
1988 Recent Drawings and Paintings, Hamden Gallery, Amherst MA
1987 Paper Worlds, Augusta Savage Gallery, Amherst MA
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2008 LaGrange National XXV Biennial Competition, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange GA
2008 1905 Gallery National Juried Small Print Exhibition, Gallery 1905, Sycamore, IL
2007 A Printmakers Perspective, Romo Gallery, Atlanta GA
2006 19th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Arts Center, Atlanta GA (Award of Merit)
2006 Divergences Juried Exhibition, Hardscape Art Space, Savannah GA
2005 Works on Paper, Aqua Space Gallery, Savannah GA
2003 Alexander Ink, Alexander Main Gallery, Savannah GA
2001 Master Printmaking, Alexander Main Gallery, Savannah GA
2001 14th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House, Arts Center, Atlanta GA (Award of Merit)
2000 Millennium Juried Art Show, The Art Market Gallery, Knoxville TN (first place)
2000 Festival of Colors Juried Exhibit, New Hope, Chattanooga TN
1999 Annual Juried Exhibition, Oak Ridge Fine Art Center, Oak Ridge TN
1996 Cimarron National Works on Paper, Gardiner Art Gallery, Bartlett Center for the Arts,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK
1992 45th Annual Juried Competition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN (purchase award)
1991 National Collegiate Works on Paper Competition,
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee WI
1990 Annual Juried Exhibition, Shelby Art Center Gallery, Shelby NC
1990 15th Annual American National Miniature Show, Laramie Art Guild Inc., Laramie WY
1990 43rd Annual Juried Competition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN (purchase award)
SELECTED INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Global Warming, Green Door Studios Gallery, Burlington VT
travelled to: Bluseed Gallery, Saranac Lake NY
2008 Art in a Box Gallery, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA
2008 Film Strip Plots, Gallery 244, Umass Dartmouth, New Bedford MA
2008 Faculty Exhibition, Studioplex Gallery, Atlanta GA
2007 Summer Exhibition, Blue Tower Gallery, Atlanta GA
2006 Major Works, Gallery 1600, Atlanta GA
2006 Wrinkle, Pyro Gallery, Louisville KY
2006 Clones, Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery, Colby-Sawyer College, New London NH
2005 Disciples of Paper, Gallery Espresso, Savannah GA
2005 Print, Process, Collaboration, Red Gallery, Savannah GA
2005 Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York NY
2005 Flight, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta GA
2005 House, First Installation, Habersham, Savannah GA
2004 Miniature Print Exhibition, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
2003 Flight, Pittsburg State College, Pittsburg KS
2003 Jess, Hershey Municipal Gallery, Hershey PA
2002 Ex Libris, University Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage AK
2002 On the Road, Orlo Gallery, Portland OR
2002 Post Project, Austin Center, Washington DC
2002 Response, Macy Gallery, New York NY
2001 First Impressions, Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah GA
2000 Annual Bird House Invitational, Market Square, Knoxville TN
1999 Annual Mask Show, Flying Tomato, Knoxville TN
1998 Print Masters, Bennett Gallery, Knoxville TN
1997 Works on Paper, Tusculum College, Greenville TN
1996 Knoxville Area Artist’s Exhibition, Bennett Gallery, Knoxville TN
1995 Sojourn to Ourselves, SAL Gallery, Knoxville TN
1995 Anchor Graphics Annual, Anchor Graphics Gallery, Chicago IL
1991 Lure, Gray Art Gallery, Jenkins Fine Arts Center, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
1991 Lure, University Gallery, Valdosta State College, Valdosta GA
1991 Lure, University Gallery, Agnes State College, Decatur GA
1990 X, Lost Pavilion Gallery, Knoxville TN
1990 Annual Printmakers Exhibition, University Center Gallery, Knoxville TN
1990 2nd Annual Printmakers Exhibition,
University Center Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
1990 4Ply, Collaborative show of four artists, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville TN
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2008 Global Warming, Earthday Gallery, Hokadate, Japan
2007 Works on Paper Invitational, Casa de Cutura, Alamos, Sonora
2007 40/40 Print Exhibition, University of Madra, Chennai, India
2006 Works on Paper, 360˚ Center for Arts & Humanity, Langensalza, Gemany
2003 Spring Vernissage, Friem Gallery, Vaucluse France
1995 American Prints, Southwest Teachers University, Beibei, People’s Republic of China
1994 American Prints, Sichuan Fine Arts Academy, Chongqing, Sichuan Provence
People's Republic of China
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2008 Visiting Artist, State University of New York, New Paltz NY
2008 Organizer and Host, American Print Alliance Dialogue Days Conference,
SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta GA
2008 Global Warming Invitational Portfolio, Southern Graphics Council Conference, Richmond VA
2007 Juror, Georgia State High School Drawing Competition,
Atlanta GA, $10,000 in scholarship prizes
2007 Visiting Artist, SUNY, Oneonta NY
2006 Visiting Artist, Castleton State College, Castleton VT
2007 Panel Chair, Printmaking and the Entertainment Industry,
Southern Graphics Council Conference, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City MO
2007 Demonstration, Southern Graphics Council Conference,
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City MO
2006 Juror, River Arts festival, Savannah GA,
Regional southeast art fair, $1000 in prizes
2006 Juror, Alexander Ink, Works on Paper, Savannah GA,
Student exhibition with $2000 in purchase prizes
2006 Guest Lecturer, University of Louisiana, Monroe,
Presentation on personal work from recent years
2006 Clones, portfolio participation, Southern Graphics Council Conference,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2005 Juror, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, $500 in prizes,
Ocean Art and Poetry Contest, Savannah GA
2005 Juror, Foundations Studies Honors Show,
Savannah College of Art and Design, $1000 in prizes
2005 Wrinkle, portfolio participation, Southern Graphics Council Conference,
Corcoran School of Art Gallery, Washington DC
2004 Guest Lecturer, Columbia College, Chicago IL, Presentation of sculpture and works on paper
2004 Sublime, portfolio participation, Southern Graphics Council Conference,
Rutgers University, Rutgers
2004 Orange Ink, portfolio participation, Southern Graphics Council Conference, Boston MA
2003 Reciprocity, portfolio organizer, New Orleans
2002 Residency, Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development,
Penland School of Craft, Penland NC
2000 Guest Lecturer, Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens TN,
Presentation of personal work from recent exhibits
1992 Photo Transfers in Lithography, Demonstration, Southern Graphics Council Conference
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, GRANTS and AWARDS
- Award of Merit, 19th National Juried Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton GA
- Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Developmentm Savannah College of Art and Design
- Artist’s Fellowship of the Ossabaw Foundation, Ossabaw Island GA
- Award of Merit, 14th National Juried Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Atlanta GA
- First Place, The Millennium Juried Art Show, Art Market Gallery, Knoxville TN
- Purchase Award, 45th Juried Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville TN
- Purchase Award, 44th Juried Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville TN
- Purchase Award, 43rd Juried Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville TN
- Grant, University Arts Council, University of Massachusetts, Holyoke City Arts Grant, Holyoke MA
- Charles Dickinson Arts Fellowship, University of Massachusetts
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Memorial Health Systems, Savannah GA
- Cable Television Museum, Cincinnati OH
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville TN
- Penland School of Craft, Penland NC
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta GA
- Custom Recording Studios, Nashville TN
- Traprock Peace Center, Greenfield MA
- Galerie Wannsee Verlag, Berlin
- Ewing Gallery, Knoxville TN
- Kroger Corporation, Columbus OH
- Roland Studios, Knoxville TN
- Ft Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville TN
- Heldreth Law Offices, Fountain City TN
- Dagger Canoe Co., Harriman TN
- Fine Arts Academy, Pozan, Poland
- Gannon Design, Chicago IL
- Degas Inc, Knoxville TN
- Tjaarda’s Restaurants, Knoxville TN
- Kelly Medical Offices, Farragut TN
BIBLIOGRAPHY/PUBLICATIONS
Bits and Pieces, Savannah Morning News, Thursday, December 21, 2006
Gere Helps Expand Printmaking Options for Students,
The Chronicle, September 22, 2006 Vol. 7, No 3, 2006
New Programs of Study, The Magazine, Volume 10, No 1, 2006
Accomplished Faculty, Atlanta Creative Loafing, June 22, vol. 35, No 7, 2006
Home is Where the Art is, Savannah Morning News, Sunday, April 3, 2005
All in the Family, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Feb. 17, 2005
Think Ink, The Chronicle, Vol 4, no 22, April 23, 2004
Just When I needed You, (True Stories of Adults Who Made a Difference in the Lives of Young People),
Deborah Fisher, Search Institute Publishing, 2004
Alexander Ink, Coastal Antiques and Art, May 2003
Artists Return to Roots of Design, The Chronicle, Vol 4, no 12, Feb. 13, 2003
History of Printmaking video documentary, Robert Johnson, Director/ Producer
A Season of the Arts, The Morning Sun, Jan. 9, 2003
Savannah Artistic Inspiration, Savannah Morning News, Sunday, August 11, 2002
The Unheralded, Trafford Publishing, 2000, (documentary and cover photography)
Three Sashays, Illustrated book of poetry, Wandering Trails Press, 2002
Rich Gere, Works on Paper, Metro Pulse, Oct. 2000
Phoenix, Literary Arts Magazine, University Press
Time Keepers, Illustrated book, Pine Press, 2000
Polity, Northeast Journal of Political Science, vol 29, (cover illustration) 1991
Power Play, Illustrated book, Pine Press, 1990
Polity, Northeast Journal of Political Science, vol 28, (cover illustration) 1991
Annual Report, Institute for Governmental Services, (cover illustration) 1989
Music for the Soul, Illustrated book, Pine Press, 1989
Polity, Northeast Journal of Political Science, vol 27, (cover illustration) 1989
Spectrum, Fine Arts Magazine, University of Massachusetts, 1987
Oklahoma Teacher Certification Catalog, Houghton Mifflin, 1985
Maine Educational Assessment Book (illustration) 1985
Maine Department of Education and Cultural Services, Prentice-Hall
Georgia Teacher Certification Bulletin, (illustration) 1985
Georgia Department of Education, Macmillan, 1985
Connecticut Career Education Manual, Holt Rinehart, (illustration) 1985