Norman F. Strike 7333 New Hampshire Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912

Education

1972 B.A. Sociology, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA, magna cum laude 1979-1980 Etching & Lithography Workshops, Washington Women’s Art Center, Washington, DC 1981 Etching Workshop, Zahn Studios, Bethesda, MD 1979-1981 Portrait Drawing Workshops, Washington Women’s Art Center, Washington, DC 1984 Political Cartooning Workshop, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC 1990 Woodcut Workshop with Sydney Chafetz, Pyramid Atlantic, Washington, DC

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Sep 1985 George Meany Labor Center, Silver Spring, MD Jun 1987 “The Bite of the Print”, Washington Printmakers’ Gallery, Washington, DC Jun 1989 “The Bite of the Print II”, Washington Printmakers’ Gallery, Washington, DC Jan-Feb 1994 “At the Crossroads”, Newman Gallery, Washington, DC Aug-Sep 1999 “Crossroads”, Paint Branch Unitarian Church, Adelphi, MD Nov 2001 “Retrospective”, Savory Café, Takoma Park, MD Mar 2002 “Portraits in Pencil, Print & Water”, Municipal Center, Takoma Park, MD Oct 2002 Solo Exhibition, Global Fine Arts, Washington, DC Jul 2003 Solo Exhibition, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Rockville, MD Feb-Mar 2004 Solo Exhibition, Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD Apr-Jun 2004 Solo Exhibition, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Selected Group Exhibitions

Apr 1987 “Other Horizons” juried by Derek Guthrie, Strathmore Hall, Rockville, MD Sep 1987 “Grabados, U.S.A.” Instituto de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Brazil Dec 1987 “Printmakers IX Show” juried by Tad Lapinski, New Art Center, Washington, DC Jul 1988 “Comic Relief” juried by Tom Brody, New Art Center, Washington, DC Dec 1988 “Alphanumerics” juried by Judy Brody, Brody’s Gallery, Washington, DC Jan 1989 “Washington Print Calendar: 10-year Retrospective/Anniversary Exhibition” Studio Gallery, Washington, DC Aug-Sep 1989 Exchange Exhibition at the Museum of Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo, Brazil Oct 1989 “The Shape of Ideas: Art and the Written Word” juried by Louis Klein (Newsweek Magazine), Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA Jun 1990 “Prints and Drawings” juried by Marie Abernethy, Cultural Foundation of USSR, Moscow, USSR Oct-Nov 1990 Exchange Exhibition juried by Marie Abernethy, Cultural Foundation of USSR, Moscow, USSR Jan-Mar 1991 “War and Peace” Tuttle Gallery, McDonough School, McDonough, MD Apr-May 1991 “Here and Now: Washington Printmakers Look at Social Issues” juried by Adrienne Klein, Rathbone Gallery, Sage College, Albany, NY May-Jun 1992 “Seeing Red, White or Blue – Censored in the U.S.A.” Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK Jul-Sep 1992 “Play Ball” Group Baseball Art Show, Gallery 53 Artworks, Cooperstown, NY Oct-Nov 1992 “Art and Politics” juried by Congressman Esteban Torres, A. Salon Gallery, Washington, DC Sep-Oct 1993 A. Salon Associate Members’ Show juried by Mary McCoy, Washington, DC Apr 1995 “Figures” Group Exhibition juried by Carolyn Carr, Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery, A. Salon Gallery, Washington, DC Jan-Mar 1998 “I Can See Clearly Now” a juried group exhibition of artwork chosen by First Lady Frances Hughes Glendenning for the Maryland Statehouse, Annapolis, MD Mar 1999 Laurel Art Guild’s 30th Juried Exhibition, juried by Doreen Bolger, Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD Dec 1999 Patuxent Art League 8th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, juried by Will Hipps, Maryland Institute of Art, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD Jul-Aug 2000 Washington Print Club Group Exhibition juried by Sam Gilliam, artist; Katherine Lodd, Curator of Prints, Library of Congress; and Michael Dershowitz, collector; Numark Galleries, Washington, DC Dec 2001 Patuxent Art League Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD Jan 2002 “I Have a Dream” M.L. King Birthday Group Exhibition sponsored by Montgomery County Arts & Humanities Council, Municipal Center, Takoma Park, MD Dec 2002 Patuxent Art League Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD Mar 2003 Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD Mar-Apr 2003 “War and Sentiment” Group Exhibition, A. Salon Ltd., Washington, DC Dec 2004 Takoma Park Community Center Grand Opening Exhibition, Takoma Park, MD Dec 2004 Patuxent Art League Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD Dec 2004 2005 Washington Area Printmakers’ Calendar Group Exhibition, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, MD Apr 2005 Third “Art and Soul” Exhibition, National Center for Families and Children, Bethesda, MD Oct 2005 Two-person Exhibit, Paint Branch Unitarian Church, Silver Spring, MD Dec 2005 2006 Washington Area Printmakers’ Calendar Group Exhibition, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, MD Mar 2006 31st Annual Community Art Show, Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD Apr 2006 Fourth Annual “Art and Soul” Exhibition, National Center for Families and Children, Bethesda, MD Sep-Oct 2006 Bethesda Printmakers Workshop: a 25-year Retrospective, Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD Dec 2006 2007 Washington Area Printmakers’ Calendar Group Exhibition, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, MD Apr-May 2007 Mid-Atlantic Juried Print Show, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA Apr 2007 “Inspired Results” Group Exhibition, Takoma Park Community Arts Center, Takoma Park, MD Jul-Aug 2007 Two-person Exhibit, Takoma Park Community Arts Center, Takoma Park, MD Dec 2007 Patuxent Art League Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD Mar 2008 39th Annual Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD Mar 2008 33rd Annual Community Art Show, Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD Apr 2008 Sixth Annual “Art and Soul” Exhibition, National Center for Families and Children, Bethesda, MD May 2014 Group Exhibition, Austrian Embassy, Washington, DC June 2014 Group Exhibit, The Washington Print Club at 50, Washington, DC Oct 2014 “Metropolis”, Exhibit for the International Artist Book Project, Berlin, Germany Oct 2017 “Reformation”, Dadian Gallery, Wesley Seminary, American University, Washington, DC

Honors and Awards

1987-1990 Prints included in Washington Area Printmakers’ Original Print Calendar 1994-2005 Accepted into the Permanent Collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of American History, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Baltimore Museum of Art Jan 1990 “This I Believe” purchased by Spencer Art Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS May 1990 One of twelve Metropolitan area artists chosen to receive studio visit from Kim Levin, art critic with the Village Voice, through Maryland Art Place Resident Critics Program Dec 1990 “This I Believe” and “Morning Paper in the Afternoon” accepted into the Permanent collection of the USSR Cultural Foundation, Moscow, USSR Mar 1999 Merit Award for “This I Believe” in the Laurel Art Guild’s 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD Dec 2001 Third Place Prize for “Shall We Gather at the River?” in Patuxent Art League show juried by Robert Coe, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD Dec 2004 Honorable Mention for “Ben’s Chili Bowl” in Patuxent Art League Show juried by Yolanda Frederikse, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD Mar 2006 Honorable Mention for “Brookside Gardens” at 31st Annual Community Art Show, Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD Spring 2007 Washington Print Club purchased “Running on Empty” for permanent collection and featured it on the cover of their spring newsletter Apr 2007 Juror’s Choice Award for “Ben’s Chili Bowl” in Mid-Atlantic Juried Print Show juried by Joan Boudreau, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA Sep 2007 Print, blocks and original drawing of “Ben’s Chili Bowl” purchased by the National Museum of American History 2013 Print accepted by Franklin Watenabe, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Japan, in memory of tsunami victims 2014 Included in International Artist Book Project, Berlin, Germany 2014 Print accepted by Bishop Menardo Gomez, head of the Lutheran church in El Salvador in memory of two martyred pastors during the fears of civil strife