Résumé

EDUCATION:
 
1980 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
MFA in Printmaking
 
1976 Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
BFA in Painting and Drawing
 
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: (Selected)
 
2006 Rivers, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002 The Irish Coast, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2000 "Farms and Fields/Central PA", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2000 "New Work", Cabrini College, Radnor, PA

1997 1995 1992, 1990, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1992 1990, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1991 Helio Gallery, New York City
1989 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York City

 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (Selected)
 

2006
"Art of the State": Pennsylvania 2006, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Masters in Montana, Chaparral Gallery, Bozeman, Montana

2005
142nd Annual Exhibition of Small oil Paintings, The Philadelphia Sketch Club Philadelphia, PA
Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
Works on Paper Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Works on Paper Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
"Art of the State": Pennsylvania '04 Juried Exhibition The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Faculty Exhibition Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA

2003
The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 106th Annual Exhibition Chester Springs, PA
The Unbroken Circle, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA

2002
Works on Paper Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Best in Show, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Catherine Gibbons Granger Award for Landscape, Chester Springs, PA
PAFA Fine Arts Fellowship 105th Annual Menders Exhibition, Chester Springs, PA Award
The Gamble Mill Show, Bellefonte, PA
Landscapes-Mindscapes Exhibition, LBI Foundation, Long Beach Island, NJ
139th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Phila. Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Woodmere Art Museum 62nd Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA Juror: John Yau

2001
Pennsylvania Center for Landscape Painting Group Show (Scapes and Scrapes) Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA (A show for students of the Center)

2000
Philadelphia: A Crossroads for American Art, 1750-2000. The Union League Club. New York, NY and Debra Force Fine Art, Inc.
Points Of Departure: Art on the Line. Main Line Art Center Haverford, PA Curated by Julie Courtney
Color and Steel, Paintings by Joseph Sweeney, Sculpture by Joseph Mooney, Widener University, PA

1999
Philadelphia Water Color Club 99th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper at Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA
For Pastel Only by the Pastel Society of America. Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA
99th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Phila Water Color Club, Phila. PA
The 27th Open exhibition for Pastel Only by the Pastel Society of America. New York, NY.
Culture and Agriculture, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI
59th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woomere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA

1998
98th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper, Phila. Water Color Club. Atlantic City, NJ & Krasdale Gallery, New York, NY Juror: Charles McVicker AWARD: Best of Show
101st Annual Juried Members--Exhibitions, Fellowship of the PAFA ,Yellow Springs PA
"Philadelphia Focus" Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Images '98" Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA Juror: Sarah Sargent. Award: Best of Show
"Culture & Agriculture" New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI
"Through the Heart of the City". Philadelphia Art Alliance. Philadelphia, PA
"National Spring Open Juried Exhibit" Juror: Oswaldo Romberg, the Wayne Art Center , Wayne PA
"Works on Paper 1998" Juror: Mark Rosenthal, Curator, S.R. Guggenheim Museum N.Y. Beaver College Glenside, PA

1997
Bianco Galley Annual Jurried Exhibition, Buckingham, Pa AWARD
Art of the State: Pennsylvania '97 Jurried Exhibition The State Museum of Pennsylania, Harrisburg, PA

1996
Wayne Art Center Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA AWARD: Best of Show
Art of the State: Pennsylvania '96 the State Museum of Pennsylania, Harrisburg, PA
"Smith College Invitational Drawing Exhibition" Northampton, MA
"Landscapes"Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

1995
"Virtuosity" ACI Juried Exhibition on CD Philadelphia, PA
"Pennsylvania" Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"Waterworks" Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"Concepts In Drawing", The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Co-Curator

1994
Gross McCleaf Gallery's 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Summer Skies", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"A Diversity of Views", Artist Look at The Delaware River Watershed, The Nature
Conservancy at The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA, Curator/Originator

1993
"Impressions XII", The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA, (Juried)
"Estelle Gross Memorial Exhibition", Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
"The Art of Etching", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"By the Sea", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1992
"Atmospheres", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1991
"Landscape 1991", The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
"Dad Vale Regatta Show", Nation Rowing Museum, Philadelphia, PA
"The New Romanticism", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"The Printed Landscape", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1990
"Sport in Art", Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, (Catalog)
"Reflections and Mirror Images", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"Summer Place", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"A Celebration of Philadelphia", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Festivals & Festivities" Curator Sigmund Balka, Bronx Museum, New York

1989
The Philadelphia Art Show, Featured Artist, Philadelphia, PA
14th Annual West/Art and the Law Exhibition / Purchase Award / Minneapolis
"Meticulous Realist Drawings", Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ, Curator Ronny Cohen
"Vistas" New Landscapes, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Gallery Artists, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"Land, Sea, and Air", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1988
The Philadelphia Art Show, Philadelphia, PA
"Pennsylvania Painting", Bucknell University, Juror Clement Greenberg
Gallery Artist - Winter - Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Summer Landscape Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Scenic River Days", Juried Show, 1st Place, Best of Show, Reading, PA
"The Art of Sport", Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
Summer Preview, Benefit Show, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD

1987
Summer Landscape Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Figure In Landscape, Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY
"Seascapes, Landscapes, Cityscapes", Tobiah Kraa Gallery, Montclair, NJ
The Philadelphia Art Show, Philadelphia, PA

1986
Beaver College Juried Exhibition, Glenside, PA
Sechuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongging, China
Printmaking East/West Exchange, Tianjun, China
161st Annual Exhibition - National Academy of Design, New York, NY
"New Talent in American Landscape", Katharina Perlow Gallery, New York, NY
"Talent '86", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1985
"Director's Choice", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Representational Work", Gallery G, Pittsburgh, PA
"Landscape Artist From Pennsylvania", Virginia Intermont College, VA
"Ten Realist Artists", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Eaglesmere Friends of the Arts, Eaglesmere, PA
"Pennsylvania Painters and Printmakers", State College, PA

1983
"After Ten Years, 1971-1981", Philadelphia, College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Alumni Drawing Exhibition, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
"42nd Annual Aware Painting Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
Juror A. Aladar Marberger

1982
"Ten Philadelphia Area Artists", Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Hahnemann University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1981
"Along the Schuylkill", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"New Generation Show", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1979
"Juried Regional Art Exhibition", Williamsport, PA
"13th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts", Juried Print and Drawing Exhibition, University Park, PA
"Greater Harrisburg Arts Festival Juried Exhibit", Harrisburg, PA
"17th Annual Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition", Bradley University, Peoria, IL
*Park Tower Gallery Award.
Pennsylvania State University Graduate Show, University Park, PA

1978
"Alumni Show", Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
 
 
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
 
Assistant Gallery Director. Instructor Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA
Gross McCleaf Gallery, 127 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-665-8138
Carspecken Scott Galleries, Wilmington DE
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Nature Conservancy
Video Production: "A Time for Caring" Production Assistant and Photo Stills American Nursing Assoc.
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mary Ann Janco, The Arts, Main Line Neighbors section December 22, 2002
Main Line Times, MainLineLife, Suburban and Wayne Times, Marie Fowler, Emerald Isle
Cover for Main Line Ticket and Page 8 & 9, November 28, 2002  
MainLine Life ,Nancy Rhey, February 27, 1997 Atrs & Leasure cover and centerpiece
MainLine Life Christina Alex, January 25,1996 Page 7
The Baltimore Sun, Diane Schurper, August 20, 1996 page3E
The Baltimore Sun, John Dorsey, August 7, 1994
The Daily Local News, West Chester, PA, John Chambless Section B (Cover), Saturday, August 7, 1993
City Paper, Baltimore, MD, Mike Giuliano, July 23, 1993, pp. 24
USA Today, Thursday, September 12, 1991, pp. 7E
City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, Robin Rice, August 23-30, 1991
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Victoria Donohue, November 4, 1990, pp. 32M
"Art In Sport" Catalog, Michael W. Schantz, Ph.D., Woodmere Art Museum, October 1990
Gallery Guide, (Philadelphia), Cover, October 1990
The Evening Sun, Mike Giuliano, March 29, 1990 (Baltimore)
The Baltimore Sun, John Dorsey, March 29, 1990
Philadelphia Images, (Book) pub. by University of the Arts, October 1990
Delaware County Magazine, Donna McCole, March/April 1990
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Victoria Donohoe, June 2, 1990
New York Times, Vivian Raynor, May 21, 1990
The Illustrated, Candyce H. Stapen, Palm Beach, Regional Artists
Artforum, Ronny Cohen, September 1989
The Daily Record, Bernard Perlman, MD, December 13, 1988
Mid-Atlantic Country, Candyce H. Stapen, November 1987
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Donald Miller, October 26, 1985
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ed Sozanski, "Art", November 1, 1984
American Artist, October 1984, William P. Scott, "Joe Sweeney: Painting Along the Schuylkill"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Victoria Donohoe, "Art", February 11, 1983
 
 
COMMISSIONS:
 
1995 The Marriot Corporation , Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
1995 Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, PA
1994 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1991 Three Large Pastels for 3M Corp., St. Paul, MN, Consultant Bonnie Sussman
1991 Seven Large Paintings for Riverview Entertainment Complex, Consultant Melissa Montague, Irving, TX
1987 Evan Randolph Portrait, Philadelphia, PA
1985 T.S.O. Financial, Horsham, PA, Consultant Galman/Lepow
1984 Reliance Insurance Company of America, Philadelphia, PA, Consultant Carolyn D'Alfonso
1983 Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, Consultant Carolyn D'Alfonso
 
 
COLLECTIONS:
 
Art Communication International Art Collection on CD Telephone: 1-800-856-7ACI
American Association of Retired Persons, Lakewood, CA
Amerada Hess Corporation, New York, NY
ARA Services, Philadelphia, PA
ATOCHEM Elf Aquitaine, Philadelphia, PA
AT&T, New York, NY
Bank of Tokyo, New York, NY
Bank of Tokyo, Washington, DC
Bell of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Blue Cross / Blue Shield, Camp Hill, PA
Chemical Bank, New York, NY
Chew and Formicola Associates, Philadelphia, PA
CIGNA Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Cunard Interior Design, London, England
CoreStates Bank, Reading, PA
E.I. DuPont de Nemours Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Philadelphia, PA
Ewing, Cole, Cherry, Parsky Architects, Philadelphia, PA
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fidelity Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance, Radnor, PA
Rita Rich Fraad Collection, New York, NY
Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, PA
Haab Oil Company, Philadelphia, PA
Hunt Manufacturing, Philadelphia, PA
Johnson & Johnson Inc., New Brunswick, NJ
Mrs. John B. Kelly, Philadelphia, PA
Kraft Foods Group, Philadelphia, PA
Krasdale Foods, New York, NY
3M Corporation, St. Paul, MN
Manufacturers Hanover, New York, NY
McDonald's Corporation of America, New York, NY
McKinsey and Company, Cleveland, OH
Merrill Lynch, Philadelphia, PA
New Jersey National Bank, Trenton, NJ
NRG America Life, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Mutual Insurance, Horsham, PA
The Pew Trust, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Free Library Print Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, MD
Pittsburgh National Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
PNB - CoreStates Financial Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Prescott Forbes
Price, Waterhouse, Baltimore, MD
Price Waterhouse, Philadelphia, PA
Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, PA
RCA Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ
Reading Company, Philadelphia, PA
Reliance Insurance Company of America, Philadelphia, PA
Richard I. Rubin & Co., Philadelphia, PA
Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Squibb Museum, Princeton, NJ
Touche Ross and Company, Philadelphia, PA
Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Philadelphia, PA
T.S.O. Financial, Horsham, PA
Undine Barge Club, Philadelphia, PA
United Artist Corp. Riverview Entertainment Complex, Philadelphia, PA
Vesti Corporation, Boston, MA
West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN
Westinghouse Electric, Pittsburgh, PA
Wolf, Block, Schorr, Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA


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