Gail Simpson 673 Center Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (608)217-9599 [email protected] www.actualsizeartworks.com www.gailsimpsonsculpture.com
TEACHING: 2011-present Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison 2006 – 2011 Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison 2000 - 06 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison 1993 - 99 Lecturer, Foundations, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 1994 - 95 Visiting Lecturer, Sculpture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1989-93 Assistant Professor, Sculpture, tenure-track, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 1988-89 Assistant Professor, Sculpture, non-tenure-track, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
EDUCATION: 1988 M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1977 B.F.A., Washington University in St. Louis, MO
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS: (As part of Actual Size Artworks, a collaborative team)
2019 “Synthesis”, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City IA 2018 “Out of the Park”, Wade Municipal Stadium, Duluth MN 2018 “Glimpse”, Capitol East Parking Garage, Madison WI 2016 “Surrounds”, Jordan Creek Trail. West Des Moines, IA 2015/16 Downtown Redevelopment Street Furniture, City of Las Vegas Arts, NV 2015/16 “Bright”. Skyline Hills Branch Library, San Diego, CA 2015 “Transporters”, Kansas City, MO, Union Streetcar Station 2015-18 “Exchange”, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany IN (3-yr. temporary) 2014 “The Kirkbride Cycle”, Springboard for the Arts, sculptures for the Kirkbride Center, Fergus Falls MN 2012 “Sown”, Minnesota State University, Moorhead MN Gathering Space and Sculpture 2012 “Under the Surface”,.Dejope Residence Hall, University of Wisconsin Madison 2010/11 “Undercurrent”, Dwight Foster Public Library, Ft. Atkinson WI, outdoor and indoor sculptures 2010 Madison Children’s Museum, Madison WI 2009 “Place to Place”, Lawrence University Warch Student Center, Appleton, WI 2009 “Rest and Motion”, Northwest Medical Clinic, Charlotte, NC 2008 “Today Only”, Maxwell Street Market, Chicago Office of Fine Arts, Chicago IL 2007 “Beacon”, Fire Station #4, Lawrence KS 2007 “Thought Patterns”, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 2004 “Beneath the Skin”, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay Laboratory Sciences Bldg., Green Bay, WI 2004 “Blink” Temporary Public Art Project for Madison CitiArts, Madison, WI 2003 “Volumes”, Hedberg Public Library Public Art Project, Janesville, WI 2002 “Urban Reflection”, Milwaukee City Campus Bldg., Milwaukee WI 2001 “Crossing Paths”, City of Milwaukee, 3rd District Police Station, Milwaukee WI 2001 “Landings”, University of Wisconsin / Eau Claire, Chancellor's Hall Eau Claire WI 2000 Mt. Scott Community Center, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland OR 1999 “Storytelling”, Deer Park Library, Spokane County Regional Library District, Deer Park, WA 1999 Lynndale Park Expansion, Lynnwood/Edmonds Arts Commission, WA 1998 “Here to There”., Washington State Arts Commission, Maple Lane School, Centralia, WA 1998 City of Redmond Maintenance and Operations Center Public Art Project, Redmond, WA 1996 Steel Lake Park Project, King County Arts Commission, Federal Way, WA 1992 Linpro Co., Chicago Il for Chicago Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago, IL
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS: (Solo) 2007 Hook’s Lake, Dane Co., WI Environmental Artwork on DNR property, in progress
2005 “Through Veins”., City of Madison Water Utility Building, Madison Arts Commission 2005 “The Persephone Project”, Frank Curto Park, Pittsburgh PA 2003 “Compass”, Milwaukee East Side Business District, Milwaukee WI
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS (other): 2016 City of Boulder Junction WI plaza/sculpture design (with Garret Perry) 2013 City of Madison Northside Image Library (with Garret Perry) 2008 Kohl Center Sculptures, commissioned by Senator Herb Kohl (with Steve Feren) 2006 “Green Wallscape”, for Madison Environmental Group, Madison WI (with Dr. Janet Silbernagel) 2003 “Broken Hardscape”, Sculptural Raingardens at Valencia Place by the Alexander Co., Middleton, WI (with Dr. Janet Silbernagel)
EXHIBITIONS: (ASA denotes a project by Actual Size Artworks; otherwise work is by Simpson.) International:
2019 “Sculpture Milwaukee 2019”, curated by Marilu Knode, downtown Milwaukee WI “Terrain 2019”, curated by Alison Lacher, Oak Park IL (ASA)
2017: “Corridor”, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Minneapolis MN (ASA) “Terrain 2017”, curated by Alison Lacher, Springfield IL & multiple sites in the US
2014-17 “Plenty”, White River State Park, Indianapolis IN (ASA)
2014 “35 Years of Public Art”, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL (ASA)
2012 “Voices”, 10th & Jackson Warehouse, Dubuque, IA, curated by Holly Flood
2011 “Nature Unframed”, Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL (ASA) “Trickledown”, Art On the River, Dubuque IA (ASA)
2010 “Bad at Sports” 5th Anniversary Group Exhibit, Apex Gallery, New York NY, organized by Bad at Sports podcast team (as part of ASA)
2008 Taliesin West Residency and Exhibit, Scottsdale AZ, April
2007 “Forest Art Wisconsin”, American Legion N. Highlands Forest, Minocqua, WI curated by Ute Ritschel (ASA)
2006 “44/46”, curated by Stuart Keeler, outdoor sculpture exhibit in Chicago, IL “Trans”, Ironworks Space, Madison, WI
2005 “Stadt Paradis”, Darmstadt, Germany, curated by Ute Ritschel (ASA) DeCordova Museum, Cambridge, MA (“Trojan Piggybank” by ASA) “Persephone Project”, Pittsburgh PA
2004 “Pierwalk ‘04”, Navy Pier, Chicago IL (ASA)
2003 “Centro-Oeste Nucleo: Madison”, Museu de Arte De Brasilia and Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil “Pierwalk 03”, Navy Pier, Chicago IL (ASA)
2002 “Waldkunstpfad”, symposium and exhibition in Darmstadt, Germany “Dave Hickey Selects: Pierwalk 02”, Chicago, IL
1998 "Pierwalk 98", Chicago International Art Exposition Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (ASA) "Citizen", SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA (ASA)
1997 "Pierwalk 97", Chicago International Art Exposition Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (ASA)
1996 "Pierwalk 96", Chicago International Art Exposition Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (ASA)
1995 "Jeune Peinture", Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France
1989 "Reverse Angle", Transcultural Exchange, Chicago IL and Kunsthalle, Vienna
1988 Traveling Group Exhibit, Centro Colombo Americano, Colombia (traveled to five art centers in Colombia)
National:
2018-19 “Acre of Art”, Appleton WI
2017 “Conundrum”, Chicago Tree Project, Lincoln Park, Chicago IL (ASA) “Bygone”, University of Nebraska Omaha Art Gallery, Omaha NE
2016-18 “Host”, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield WI (ASA)
2015 “Material World”, 2-person show, Indianapolis Art Center. Indianapolis IN
2014 “Wild Kingdom”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH “The Carnival Show”, Unsmoke Artspace, Pittsburgh PA (ASA) “Downtown Sculpture Exhibit”, White River State Park, Indianapolis IN (ASA) “Not Like I Remembered” (2-person show), Waubonsee College, Spring Grove IL
2013 “Not Like I Remembered”, The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder CO “Art D’Tour”, Wormfarm Institute, NEA Placemaking Grant Initiative, Reedsburg WI
2012 Unsmoke Artspace, Braddock PA “Sculpture Downtown“, Champaign IL
2011 “The Woods”, 2-person show, Public Space One, Iowa City IA PopUp Art Loop, 1-person exhibit in Chicago Loop Alliance temporary space FATE Members Exhibit, MAD Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2010 “2010 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Cary NC (ASA)
2009 “Trickledown” Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL Temporary commission (ASA) “Satisfaction Town”, Columbia College, Chicago (As part of Southern Graphics Conference)
2008 “Hovering Above”, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown PA curated by Sue Spaid (ASA) “Gail Simpson”, 1-person show, DeLuce Gallery, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2006 “TKO”, EBCOvIsion, Sheboygan, WI curated by Richard Saxton “GroupGroup”, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison WI
2004 “Objects in Visual Culture”, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, PA
2003 “Crossings”, School of Visual Arts Westside Gallery, New York, NY “River Sculpture”, Milwaukee, WI
2002 The Bower Gallery, San Antonio, TX group exhibit
2000 "Art Outside", Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Port Angeles, WA
1998 "Introductions 98", Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA "MetalCraft", Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham and Boise Art Museum, ID
1997 "Horsehead Sculpture Project 97", Duvall, WA
1994 "Bellevue Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition", Bellevue, WA
1992 "Extended Boundaries", Atlanta Arts Festival, Atlanta GA "The Layaway Show", curated by Oskar Friedl for the Flatiron Bldg. Gallery, ATC Festival
1990 CAGE Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 3-person show
1991 "Omnibus" Herron Art Gallery, Indianapolis IN
1989 "About Devices", Curated by Bill Arning, White Columns Gallery, New York City, NY
Regional:
2018 “Makeshift Festival”, Madison WI curated by Bethany Jurewicz
2017 “The Wake”, Feather & Bone Gallery, Appleton WI, curated by John Adams “Makeshift Festival”, Olbrich Park, Madison WI curated by Bethany Jurewicz
2016 “Municipal”, organized by Trent Miller, Madison Municipal Building “Morning in America”, Little Mifflin Gallery, Madison WI Faculty Exhibition, Chazen Museum, UW Madison
2014 “Not Like I Remembered”, 2-person show, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove IL “Wisconsin Artists Biennial”, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend WI “Non-Stop”, Art Industry/Delta Properties, Madison WI
2013 “ARC Gallery 40th Anniversary Exhibit”, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL
2012 UW-Madison Art Department Faculty Exhibit, Chazen Museum, Madison WI
2011 “The Art of Green”, curated by Franck Mercurio, Ryerson Woods, Deerfield IL “Eco-Byways”, St. Benedict College, St. Cloud MN “Recycled, Reclaimed, Repurposed”, curated by Emily Nixon, Willis Tower, Chicago “Sculpture Harvest”, Milk Factory, Chicago IL
2010 “Wisconsin Triennial”, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art “First Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Public Art League, Champaign IL
2009 “Artists of Taliesin”, Red Squared One Temporary Art and Architecture, Spring Green, WI
2007 “Inland See”, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI curated by James Yood “Wisconsin Triennial”, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
2006 “New Art from the Mississippi Valley”, the Chicago Athenaeum Museum
2004 “Inside Out”, University of Wisconsin – Sheboygan
2003 “Danger: Six Madison Artists”, Pump House Gallery, LaCrosse, WI “Faculty Quadrennial”, Elvejem Museum, Madison, WI (ASA)
2001 "Between Form and Function", Elgin Community College, Elgin IL
2000 "YARD", Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA (Simpson "Simpson/Scott/Pauley", Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham WA
1999 "The Inquisitive Object", Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR "3-D", Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA "YARD", Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA "Objectmakers", Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1997 City of Redmond Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Redmond, WA (ASA) "Too Small (to stand on their own)" Small Sculpture Exhibition, Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA San Bernardino County Museum, 2-person exhibition, Redlands CA "West Coast Painting and Sculpture", Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
1996 "New Work", Anderson Glover Gallery, Seattle, WA "Artsplash", Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA "Heard", Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA (ASA) "The Next Appointments", Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 "Artists in Residence", Pratt School of Art, Seattle, WA "Domestic Bliss?" Seattle Center, Seattle WA, curated by Meg Shiffler of Mia Gallery Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound Gallery, 2-person show, Tacoma WA "Northwest Annual", Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA
1994 "Gail Simpson/Voula Margaritas" Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA "City Sculpture '94", Bellingham, WA, outdoor sculpture exhibition
1993 "Reveal/Conceal", I-Space, Chicago, IL "A Sequence of Forms: Illinois Sculpture", Curated by Ed Maldonado, Chicago Cultural Center and State of Illinois Gallery, Chicago IL
1992 "The Art of Development", Linpro Co. sculpture commission, Chicago Title & Trust, Chicago IL "Her Art Works", South Bend Regional Art Museum, IN "Midwestern Sculpture Exhibition", South Bend Regional Art Museum, IN "Simpson/Brandt/Fredrickson", Abel Joseph Gallery, Chicago IL "Really Cool Artists We Thought You's Like to See Again", Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL "Duo Sculpture", Peoria Art Guild, Peoria IL "A Strength From Within", McLean County Art Center, Bloomington IL
1991 "48 Miles: Bloomington-Normal Artists", Gallery Nine, University of Illinois, Urbana IL "18 Artists", 1800 N. Clybourn Building, Chicago, IL Curated by Victor Cassidy "Six Normal Artists", Greenview Art Center, Chicago IL
1990 Abel Joseph Gallery, Chicago, IL 2-person show "Beneath the Skin", Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL Two Person Show, MoMing Gallery, Chicago, IL
1989 Two Person Show, Millikin University Perkinson Gallery, Decatur, IL
1988 "Par Excellence!", an artist-built fully playable miniature golf course, SAIC Gallery and Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL "In the Dark", Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL "Engaged Objects", NAME Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987 "Chicago Women Sculptors", CAGE Gallery, Cincinnati, OH "Approaching the Millennium: Sculpture", Evanston Art Center, IL
Two Person Show, Superior Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
1985 "Five Installations", Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago, IL "The Shadow", NAME Gallery, Chicago, IL Three Person Show, Swen Parson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL Two Person Show, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1984 "Outdoor Installations", Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago, IL "10 Year Anniversary Show", ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL “Alice and Arthur Baer Exhibition”, Beverly Art Center, Chicago IL “Chicago Head”, Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1983 “Prints and Drawings”, Harper College, Palatine, IL 1-person show, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL Outdoor Installations, Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago IL
1982 “Five Years Later”, Bixby Gallery, Washington University in St.Louis, MO 1-person show, Illinois Arts Council Gallery, Chicago IL 1-person show, College of DuPage Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL Outdoor Installations, Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago IL
HONORS, GRANTS and AWARDS 2015 Artist in Residence, The Studios at Key West, FL 2014 Artist in Residence, Helen Whiteley Center, Friday Harbor WA 2014 WCER Research Support, $3000 2013 Brittingham Visiting Scholars Award for Service Learning class 2013 Morgridge Center Matching Grant for Service Learning class 2013 UW Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2012 UW Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2011 UW Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2010 Juror’s Prize, 2010 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Cary NC 2010 Romnes Fellowship, UW Madison 2009 UW Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2008 UW Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2007-08 Emily Mead Baldwin-Bascom Award 2007 UW Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2005 UW Madison Travel Grant for participation in exhibit “Stadt Paradis” 2005 UW-Madison Graduate School Research Grant for “Green Wallscape” with Dr. Janet Silbernagel for Madison Environmental Group 2004 UW-Madison Graduate School Research Grant 2004 UW-Madison Travel Grant, Hawaii Conference on the Humanities for presentation with Dr. Janet Silbernagel 2002 Wisconsin Arts Board, Community Collaborations Grant for outdoor sculptural work / space design with Serenity House of Stoughton WI, a girls’ shelter 2002 UW-Madison Vilas Associate Award 2002 UW-Madison Graduate School Research Grant for “Broken Hardscape” with Dr. Janet Silbernagel of Landscape Architecture 2002 UW-Madison Travel Grant to Germany for symposium/exhibit 2001 UW-Madison Teaching Enhancement Grant 2001 UW-Madison Travel Grant for presentation at FATE Conference, Boston MA 1998 Studio Artist Residency, Centrum Center for the Arts, Port Townsend, WA 1994 Studio Artist Residency, Pratt School of Art, Seattle, WA 1993 Illinois State University Art Dept. nominee for College Outstanding Teaching Award 1990 Illinois Arts Council Project Completion Grant 1990- 93 Illinois State University Research Grant 1990- 93 Illinois State University Travel Small Grant
1990- 91 Illinois State University Teaching Improvement Mini-Grant 1991 Illinois State University Research Initiative Award 1990 Illinois State University College Initiative Award 1988 National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship 1988 Art Matters Inc., Visual Artists Fellowship 1986-87 School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Unendowed Scholarship
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2019 “Six Pieces of Art Worth Keeping Around”, Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 16, 2019 “All 22 Sculpture Milwaukee 2019 Sculptures, Ranked”, Matt Wild., June 6 2019, Milwaukee Record, https://milwaukeerecord.com/arts/all-22-sculpture-milwaukee-2019-sculptures-ranked/ “Sculpture Milwaukee 2019 adds batch of artists…”,. https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/04/09/sculpture-milwaukee-2019-include- baldessari-roxy-paine-works/3413790002/ Interview, Madison Magazine, July. “State of Madison’s Art” by Steven Potter https://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/arts-and-culture/state-of-madison-s-art/1089625366 Interview, Wisconsin State Journal, Aug. 22, “As 'Nails' Tales' sculpture removed, community and art experts debate its artistic value”, by Kelley Meyerhofer
2018 Coverage of “Out of the Park”, Wade Stadium, Duluth MN https://www.wdio.com/news/art-sculpture-wade-stadium-/4924159/ http://www.fox21online.com/2018/05/26/new-sculptures-unveiled-wade-stadium/ http://kool1017.com/new-sculpture-makes-its-debut-may-26-at-wade-stadium/ http://www.kbjr6.com/story/38285565/two-sculptures-dedicated-to-wade-stadium-celebrating-renovations
2017 “Enos Park Gets an Artistic Makeover” http://illinoistimes.com/article-19205-enos-park-gets-an-artistic makeover.html “Terrain Biennial Brings Out Artists in Enos Park Neighborhood”, John Reynolds, State Journal Register “An ode to the arts in the wake”, Fox Cities Magazine, Feb. 017 “Drawing Attention…” Host Madison, http://host.madison.com/ct/entertainment/arts_and_theatre/visual/drawing-attention-as-trump-s- inauguration-looms-madison-artists-respond/article_e83b4393-b4b6-55ac-8612-b24430441bbe.html 2015 “Sustaining Local Art”, Jenna Esarey, New Albany News-Tribune, June 7 “New Albany Public Art Walk with sustainability theme”, Adelle Brodbeck, InsiderLouisville.com, June 4 “Visually Speaking”, Jo Anne Triplett Leo Weekly, April 27 “Visual Arts Picks for week of May 31” LouiLink.com, May 29, “5 Fun Things for week of June 4-10”The Courier-Journal (Louisville) “Visual arts picks for week of May 31”The Courier-Journal (Louisville), “Indianapolis Art Center’s Material World”, Dan Grossman, Nuvo (Indianapolis’ alternative newspaper) June 24 “At Art Center, Materials are Key”, Lou Harry, June 20, Indianapolis Business Journal “Material World Show Preview”, Indystar.com 2013 “The Farm/Art DTour in Reedsburg …” , Karin Wolfe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct. 11 2012 “Art Show Spotlights Millwork District”, Andy Piper, Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Sept. 9 2011 “Center Field/Skokie Sculpture Park”, Terri Griffith, Blog.Art21.org, , Aug. 23 2011 “Art Found in ‘Nature’”, Jennifer Burklow Chicago Sun Times, May 19 2011 “Nature Unframed at Morton Arboretum”, Laurel Weinberg , Time Out Chicago, May 18 2011 “Art Without Boundaries”, Joan Broz, Daily Herald, April 27 2011 “Art on the River exhibit opening…” The Gazette, July 6 2011 “Eco Byway explores sustainable art”, St. Cloud Times, June 22 2010 “Wisconsin Sculpture Wins Top Prize”, Sadia Latife, Cary News, Aug. 29 2010 “Simpson & Georgiades Sculpture…” Sculptsite.com, Aug. 29 2010 “Public Art League to Hold Festival”, Melissa Merli, Champaign News-Gazette, Aug. 18 2010 “MMOCA’s Triennial…” Jennifer Smith, Isthmus, May 27, 2010 2008 “Lighting a Path”, John Maniaci, Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 26 2008 “Avian Spacecraft”, Eric Smillie, Make Magazine issue 16,
2008 “Things Looking Up…”, Victoria Donohoe, Phildelphia Inquirer, July 6 2008 “The Victory Garden”, PBS, Jan. 12 2008, visit to DeCordova Museum 2006 Interview, Actual Size Artworks, BadatSports.com podcast, October 2006 2006 “Focus: ActualSize Artworks”, Sculpture Magazine, April 2006 2006 “Day Trip”; Jaime Gross, Weekend Magazine, May/June 2006 2005 “Paradiese im Residenzschloss”, Rainer Hein, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Sept. 17, 2005 2005 “Rapunzel lasst ihr Haar herunter”, Astrid Ludwig, Frankfurter Rundschau, Aug. 30 2005 2005 “Von Eden nach Auschwitz”, Stefan Benz, Darmstadter Echo, Sept. 3, 2005 2005 “Rapunzel im Schloss”, Darmstadter Echo, Aug. 23, 2005 2005 “This Little Piggy Went to…” (photo of “Trojan Piggybank”), Boston Globe, Aug. 16, 2005 2004 “Free Art Show” (photo), Wisconsin State Journal, Aug. 20, 2004 2003 “Itinerary”, Sculpture Magazine, October 2003 2003 “Street Art”. Shepherd Express (Milwaukee WI), Boris & Doris column, June 5, 2003 2003 “Recycled Material Used...”, Wisconsin State Journal, April 28, 2003 2003 “Civic Pride + Artistic Creativity = Controversy”, B. Mader, Business Journal (WI), Mar. 21, 2003 2003 “(Bus) Stop and Vote”, Wisconsin State Journal, March 7, 2003 2003 “Art Lesson: UW Faculty...”, review of Faculty Exhibit, The Isthmus (Madison), Feb. 21, 2003 2003 “Installation Appreciation”, review of Faculty Exhibit, Capital Times (Madison), Feb. 7, 2003 2002 “Forum: Pierwalk”, Victor Cassidy, Sculpture Magazine, November 2002 2002 “Public Art Tries to Carve Its Niche”, Whitney Gould, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 14, 2002 2000 “Steel Lake Park has it all”, Seattle P-I, April 1, 2000 1999 “Skating Away”, Edmonds Enterprise, Sept. 29, 1999 1999 "An intimacy between objects", D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Fri., Aug. 13, 1999 1999 “Library to Dedicate Newest Artwork”, Deer Park Tribune, June 30, 1999 1998 “Maple Lane to Dedicate New Sculpture”, The Chronicle, Sept. 2, 1998 1998 “Street Level: Grand Visions”, Every Other Weekly, Oct. 8, 1998 1998 "A City in Art", Tanya Kersteins, Bellingham Herald, Oct. 26,1998 1998 "Putting their mettle to the metal", Robin Updike, Seattle Times, March 1998 1997 "Horsehead 9", Matthew Kangas, Sculpture Magazine, October 1997 1997 "'Figuratively Speaking' literally takes shape", Devorah Knaff, San Bernardino Press-Enterprise, Sept. 1996 "Art Decoded", Cydney Gillis, Eastside Week, November 1996 1994 "Gail Simpson/Voula Margaritas", Ann Friedman, Reflex, October 1994 1993 "Sculptural Assets", James Yood, New Art Examiner, May 1993 1993 "Art in 3-D", Alan Artner, Chicago Tribune, February 8, 1993 1992 "Two Artists Stand Above the Crowd", Spencer Sauter, The Pantagraph, June 1, 1992 1992 "Brandt/Fredrickson/Simpson", Michael Bulka, New Art Examiner, May 1992 1992 "Show Indicates Diversity", Cara Glatt, Hyde Park Herald, April 1 1992 1992 "HPAC Hosts Really Cool Artists", J.T. Pokines, "VOICES", Chicago Maroon, March 10, 1992 1991 "Omnibus Exhibit Defuses Artists", Anne Cunningham, The Indianapolis Star, November 17, 1991 1990 "Gail Simpson at Abel Joseph Gallery", Lynda Barckert, New Art Examiner, November 1990 1990 "Chicago Roundup", Michelle Grabner, Art Muscle, July 15, 1990 1989 “Exhibit Taking Fun Look at Golf”, the Pantagraph (Bloomington – Normal, IL), Sept. 1989 1988 "On a Par With Art", Victoria Lautman, Chicago Tribune, July 13, 1988 1988 "Par Excellence!", Deven Golden, New Art Examiner, October 1988 1988 "Engaged Objects", Amy Rosenbaum, New Art Examiner, June 1988 1985 "Three Person Show, Swen Parson Gallery", New Art Examiner, October 1985 1984 "Installations: Randolph St. Gallery", James Yood, New Art Examiner, November 1984 1982 "Installation Exhibit by 5 Young Artists", Patricia Degner, St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 1982
COLLECTIONS:
Springboard for the Arts, MN City of Champaign, IL Bower Gallery (private collection), San Antonio, TX Rhonda Kaufman/ R/C Gallery, San Antonio, TX Barbara Bell, Seattle WA
Carol Pantages, Seattle WA John Stewart, Architect, Bellingham, WA Mary Pettus, Bellingham, WA Sue Tabor, Seattle, WA Seattle City Water Department, Seattle WA Centro Colombo Americano, Colombia First National Bank, Chicago, IL The McDonalds Corporation, Chicago, IL Seton Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago,IL Illinois State University, Normal, IL Millikin University, Decatur, IL Barry Blinderman, Normal, IL Ed Maldonado, Chicago, IL Dann and Brenda Nardi, Bloomington, IL Rick Graham & Joanne Vena, Chicago IL
SERVICE:
Institutional:
2017 Panel Discussion, “Online Courses in the Arts” sponsored by the Arts Institute 2015-18 Chair, Curriculum Committee 2015-present Academic Affairs Committee, Arts Institute 2015-present Campus Art Advisory Committee 2017 Panel Discussion, “Online Courses in the Arts”, Arts Institute 2014 – 2016 Steering Committee & Curriculum Committee, Arts Institute 2014 Head of Search Committee, Art Education Faculty Associate 2014 Selection Committee, Morgridge Center for Public Service Grants 2013 – present Head of Tenure Committee, Helen Lee 2012-13 Search Committee, Glass position 2011 – 2017 Tenure Committee, Meg Mitchell 2009 – 2012 Graduate School Research Committee 2010 Search Committee, Digital Foundations position 2010 Digital Studies Group, Madison Initiative for Undergraduates 2007 Search Committee, Graphic Design position 2006- present Faculty Advisor to Undergraduate Academic Advisor 2006- 2013 Head of Tenure Committee for Michael Jay McClure 2006 - 08 BFA Committee 2005 Search Committee, for 108/208 (McClure) 2002 - present Student Grievance Committee 2000 – present School of Education: Committee on Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures 2000 – present Art Department Steering Committee 2004 – 06 Art Departmental Visiting Artist Committee
2001 – 07 Panelist, yearly School of Education Graduate Assistant Orientation 2004 Lecture, “Art on Site”, to Dr. Janet Silbernagel’s Landscape Architecture seminar 2004 - 09 Lecture on teaching assistantships, to “Introduction to Graduate Studies” Seminar 2000 – 04 Lectures on personal research to Colloquium class 2003 Lecture, “Public Art”, at “Students for Students” mentorship program by UW Art Dept. for high school students 2003 Juror for Haystack scholarship (slide review by grad students for residency) 2001 Lecture, “Actual Size Artworks”, Visual Culture Symposium 2001 Lecture, “Public Art”, to Arts Institute Symposium, “Making Things Work” 2001 – 07 Critique panelist, yearly Grad Review shows 2001 Sponsor for two Undergraduate Research Scholarship students, working on Foundations website 2001 Coordinator of Program revision: "Freshman cohort" put in place Fall 01 2000 – 07 Coordinator of yearly Foundations Exhibit, 7th floor Gallery 2000 – 07 Coordinator of yearly hiring of 14 Teaching Assistants
Professional:
2018 Presentation on “Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents” at MMOCA Presentation at “PechaKucha”, Monona Terrace, Madison WI 2017 Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Nebraska Omaha 2014 Panelist, Iowa Public Art Network Conference, Dubuque IA Visiting Artist lecture, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove IL 2013 Visiting Artist, ACRE Residency Program, Steuben WI 2013 Presenter, FATE Conference, Savannah GA 2011 Presenter, FATE Conference, St. Louis MO 2011 Panelist, Selection Committee WI Art Board Gordon Commons art project 2010 Visiting Artist/Public Lecture and Workshop, Minnesota State University Moorhead 2010 Visiting Artist lecture, Peninsula School, Fish Creek WI 2009 Visiting Artist and Juror for Young Sculptors Exhibit, Miami University, Oxford OH Panelist, Selection Committee for WI Arts Board School of Ed. Public Art Project Lectures, “The Emerging Educator” and “The Next Step”, FATE Conference, Portland Oregon 2008 Visiting Artist, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville MO, March 31 Presentation, 32nd Annual Womens’ Studies Conference, UW – Green Bay, WI, April 4 Guest Lecture in conjunction with residency, Taliesin West, Scottsdale AZ April 19 Wisconsin Arts Board Presentation at Public Art Panel/Mentorship Program, May Textbook Reviewer, McGraw Hill, “:Making Art: Form and Meaning” by Terry Barrett 2007 Presentation, M12 Public Art Symposium, EBCO/Vision, Sheboygan WI (ASA) 2007 FATE Awards Committee (Foundations in Art; Theory & Education) 2007 Member of Planning Group for Forest Art Wisconsin, Ute Ritschel project 2007 WI Arts Board Presentation at Public Art Panel, Local Arts Agencies Network, Madison WI, May 4 2005 Visiting Artist Lecture and Critiques, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
2005 Exhibit Designer for exhibit funded by WI Humanities Council, curated by Dr. Janet Silbernagel at Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center, Ashland, WI (in progress) 2005 Lectures, “Developing Guidelines for Foundations Programs” and “What Grad TAs bring to a Foundations Program”, FATE conference, Columbus OH, 2004 Visiting Artist Lecture, critiques, and installation project, Minnesota Sate University – Moorhead, Moorhead MN 2004 Lecture, “Foundations at UW-Madison”, Wisconsin Association of Art Education Conference, Madison WI 2004 Lecture, “Broken Hardscape” with Dr. Janet Silbernagel. Hawaii International Conference on the Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii 2004 Textbook reviewer for Abrams Publishing, “Success Stories in the Arts” 2003 Lecture, “Actual Size Artworks”, Madison Chapter of American Institute of Architects, Madison WI 2003 Lecture, “Broken Hardscape” with Dr. Janet Silbernagel, Wild Ones (native-plant organization), Madison WI 2003 Presentation to Middleton City Council on research project, “Broken Hardscape”, with Dr. Janet Silbernagel 2002 Lecture, “Actual Size Artworks”, Schreiber Anderson Landscape Architecture, Madison WI 2002 Panelist for Research & Development Grants for “Forecast”, Minnesota Public Art Program 2002 Lecture, “What Grad TAs bring to a Foundations Program”, Wisconsin FATE Conference, Milwaukee WI 2002 Lecture, Sixth Annual Furniture Society Conference, Madison WI 2002 Textbook reviewer for “Launching the Imagination” McGraw Hill Publishing, 2002 Curriculum Reviewer for “Standards for Success”, national freshman curriculum guidelines for Center for Educational Policy Research, Eugene, OR 2002 Juror, Madison Art Fair on the Square 2002 2001 Lecture, Northwest Metals Symposium, Seattle, WA 2001 Lectures, “3D Design and Material Culture” and “Interdisciplinary Projects in Foundations”, FATE Conference, Boston MA, 2000 Lecture, The Yuma Symposium, Yuma AZ 1996 Lecture and Critiques, Capilano College, Vancouver BC (lecture and critiques) 1992 Lecture, University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI 1992 Juror, Central Illinois Artists Association Exhibition, Eureka College, Eureka, IL 1992 Juror, Student Exhibition, Eastern Illinois University 1991 Panelist, "Censorship and the Arts", Peoria Art Guild, Peoria IL 1990 Juror, "Ecological Art', Upfront Gallery, Bloomington IL
Public: 2017 Juror, Overture Galleries, Madison WI 2016 Juror, “Art on the River”, Dubuque IA 2016 Presenter, “Artists’ Residencies”, Arts & Literature Laboratory, Madison WI 2016 Juror, “Function”, Arts & Literature Laboratory, Madison WI 2014 Juror, Art D’Tour 2014, Wormfarm Institute, Reedsburg WI 2014 Juror, Museum of Wisconsin Art Members Exhibit, West Bend WI 2013 Public Lecture, Reedsburg High School (as part of Wormfarm Institute’s Art D’Tour) 2012 Presenter, “Sustain Dane” Salon, July 2012 2010 Juror, Wisconsin Arts Board % for Art program, Gordon Commons
2009 Juror, Wisconsin Arts Board, % for Art Project, Education Building 2009 Panelist, Arts Enterprise Symposium, “An Art Life” Engaging the Public Sphere”, Madison, WI 2008 Habitat for Humanity, “Stoughton Build” days, summer 2008 MMOCA, Docent talk and Demonstrations in conjunction with George Segal exhibit 2007 Presentation, Madison Memorial HS Art class, Spring 07 2004 - 07 Co-Curated SILO Gallery exhibits, 1100 s.f. exhibition space at residence; hosted 5 exhibits of regional artists and students 2005 – 10 Wisconsin Arts Board Public Art Mentoring Program 2004 Public Lecture, “Art on Site”, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison WI 2003 Evaluator for Madison CitiArts Grant for D. Buisch 2002 Public Lecture, “Louise Bourgeois”, Madison Art Center, Madison WI 2000/01 Juror, Wisconsin Arts Board % for Art Project, Health Sciences Building 2001 Participant in Madison CitiArts focus group on public art 2000 Participant in Wisconsin Arts Board Focus Group, Regional Arts Planning 2000 Bellingham Arts Commissioner, Bellingham WA 1999/00 Co-Organizer, “Bellingham 2000” (Millennium cultural events for the City of Bellingham, WA) 1999/00 Member, “InSite Out” collaborative group redesigning Arcade Parking site in Bellingham, WA 1998 Organized "Street Level", an exhibit of public art proposals for the City of Bellingham, WA; City Hall and Whatcom Center
Membership in Professional Organizations: International Sculpture Society College Art Association FATE (Foundations in Art Theory & Education) Americans for the Arts