Education:

1969-1970 - Black Hills State College, Spearfish, SD
1966-1969 - Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, NM
Graduate 1966 - Rapid City High School, Rapid City, SD

Positions:

1999 to present: Full time Artist. Illustrator, presenter and consultant on Lakota culture
1994-1998 - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD, Assistant Manager
1977-1994 - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD, Dir. of Operations
1976-1977 - United Sioux Tribes, Rapid City, SD, Manpower Representative
1973-1976 - Cultural Enrichment Program, BIA, Title I Project, Cheyenne River
     Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD, Arts & Crafts Teacher

Awards & Commissions

2004 – German/American Institute, Heidelberg, Germany – promotional artist andpresenter on the Lakota Tipi
2004 – Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN – 1st place in 2004 Indian Market
2004 – Red Cloud Art Show, Pine Ridge, SD – Neiderman Award, 1st & 3rd Place
2004 – Artist in Residence, Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD
2004 – KILI Radio, Porcupine, SD – calendar artwork
2002 & 2004 – Scholar for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, CO – group tour to areas in Black Hills and Pine Ridge Reservation.
2002 – Promotional artist for Northern Plains Tribal Art Show, Sioux Falls, SD
2003-2004 – Promotional artist for American Indian College Fund – gala fund raising events in Los Angeles, CA and New York
1999 – 2002 - KILI Radio, Porcupine, SD – calendar artwork
2001-2003 – First People’s Fund, mentor for emerging artist program
2001-2002 – Big Bat’s Convenience Stores, logo design & mural design
2001 - Prairie Winds Casino, Pine Ridge, SD - Mural
2000 - Red Cloud Art Show, 1st Place in Division I (oils, acrylics)
1999 - Northern Plains Tribal Arts Show, Sioux Falls, SD Honorable Mention
1995 - Rushmore Honors Award, Cultural & Arts
1994 - Red Cloud Art Show, Pine Ridge, SD, 2nd Place
1994 - Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre, SD, Illustration for upcoming film/slide production
1994 - SD School of Mines & Technology SKILL Program, painting used in space shuttle flight & donation to SKILL Program
1994 - Girona, Spain, instructed students how to paint tipis
1993 - Black Hills Pediatrics, Rapid City, SD
1993 - Claymore & Assoc., poster designs for health issues, etc.
1993 - Oglala Tribal Health Board, Pine Ridge, SD, paintings
1993 - Central States Fair Board, Rapid City, SD, full size painted canvas tipi
1993 - Ellsworth AFB, SD, B1-B Commemorating 50th Anniversary
1992 - United Way, Rapid City, SD, poster design
1992 - Alex Johnson Hotel, Rapid City, SD, seven paintings
1989 - KILI Radio, Porcupine, SD, poster design
1989 - Rosebud Indian Health Hospital, Rosebud, SD, paintings
1989 - St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, design
1989 - Red Cloud Art Show, Pine Ridge, SD, Most Innovative Artist Award
1988-2000 - 1988-2003 – Lakota Invitational Basketball Tournament, poster & program design
1988 - Black Hills Art Show, Rapid City, SD, award for best display

Major Art Shows:

2002-2004 – Center of Western Studies Artists of the Plains Show, Sioux Falls, SD
2004 – Northern Plains Indian Market, Sioux Falls, SD
2004 – Group Show “Through Indian Eyes”, Washington Pavillion, Sioux Falls, SD
2004 – Group Show “Through Indian Eyes”, Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
2004 – Featured artist Summer 2004 at Tatanka: Story of the Bison, Deadwood, SD
2004 - 5th Annual Artists at the LaFonda: North American Indian Artists’ Group Show/Sale, Santa Fe, NM
2004 – SD Lewis & Clark Signature Event Art Show and Auction, Chamberlain, SD
2003 – Northern Plains Tribal Art Show, Sioux Falls, SD
2003 – Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market, Indianapolis, IN
2002-2003 – Indian Artists of American Show, Scottsdale, AZ
2002 Center of Western Studies Artists of the Plains Show, Sioux Falls, SD
2002 - Annual Indian Artists of America Show, Scottsdale, AZ
1994-2001 - Northern Plains Tribal Art Show
2000 - Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
2000 - Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD
1995-2000 - Red Cloud Art Show, Pine Ridge, SD
1994 - Featured Artist, Spirit in the Wind Gallery, Golden, CO
1993 - Featured Artist, Galeria Bernardi, Tubac, AZ
1993 - Simply Montileaux, Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
1993 - Featured Artist, Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD
1992 - Alumni Invitational Show, IAIA, Santa Fe, NM
1992 - Horses, Horses, Horses, Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
1992 - Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, Indian Days, Rapid City, SD
1991 - Indian Art Market, Currigan Hall, Denver, CO
1991-1993 - Trailside Museum, Crawford, NE
1991 - American Indian Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
1990 - Indian Market, Denver, CO
1990 - Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN
1990 - Visions of Hope/Wounded Knee Commemorative Show, Chamberlain, SD
1989 - Coming Out, Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD
1989-1993 - Annual Northern Plains Tribal Arts, Sioux Falls, SD
1989-1993 - Annual Red Cloud Art Show, Pine Ridge, SD
1989 - Black Hills Art Show, Center of Western Studies, Rapid City, SD
1987 - Dream Catcher's Artist Guild, Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD
1986 - Circles of the World, Traditional Art of the Plains Indian, San Francisco, CA
1973 & 1974 - One Man Show, Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD
1971-1973, 1975 - Annual Red Cloud Art Show, Pine Ridge, SD
1970-1971 - Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1969-1970 - Traveling Exhibition, Contemporary Sioux Painting, Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD
1968 - Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK

Collections:

Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, NM
USDI, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD
Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD
KILI Radio Station, Porcupine, SD
St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD
Heritage Center, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, SD
Augustana College, Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD
Akta Lakota Museum, Chamberlain, SD
Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, SD
Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD
Rosebud Indian Hospital, Rosebud, SD
Pine Ridge Hospital, Pine Ridge, SD
Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre, SD
Numerous Private Collections

Publications & Recognitions:

Contemporary Sioux Painting, By Myles Libhart
The Sweet Grass Lives On, by J.J. Brody
Indian Paintings-White Patrons, by J.J. Brody
Articles: Rapid City Journal, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Christian Science Monitor

Book Cover Illustrations:

Those Remarkable People, the Dakota/Lakota, by M.O. Skarsten
The Hoe & the Horse on the Plains, by Preston Holder
Changing Military Patterns of the Great Plains, by Frank Raymond Secoy
Getting Started in Indian Gaming, by SoDak Gaming
The Flood & Other Lakota Stories, told by Kevin Locke (audio cassette cover)
Those Blood Thirsty Savages, by Adrian Louis

Galleries & Shops:

Prairie Edge Fine Art Gallery, Rapid City, SD
Indian Uprising Gallery, Bozeman, MT
Pre-historic Indian Village, Mitchell, SD
Tatanka: Story of the Bison, Deadwood, SD
Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer, SD
Prairie Star Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
Soldier Woman Gallery, Mission, SD
Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD
The Journey Museum Store, Rapid City, SD (T-shirt designs, prints)
Black Hills Embroidery, Rapid City, SD (T-shirt designs)

Past Memberships:

SD Arts Council, Board Member – 2004 to present
Crazy Horse Memorial, Board Member – 2004 to present
Dream Catcher’s Artist Guild, member