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Professor of Art, Art Department Head and Schlueter Art Gallery Manager
1998 - Present
Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
Education
M. F. A. - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 1995
B. F. A. - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 1991
Professional Memberships
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Cedarburg Cultural Center
Wisconsin Visual Artists
Rocky Mountain Conservancy
Aldo Leopold Foundation
Selected Artist Residencies
2020-21 ARTservancy, Mequon Nature Preserve - Mequon, WI
2019 Caribou Ranch Open Space - Nederland, CO
2016 Cedarburg Cultural Center - Cedarburg, WI
2015 Rocky Mountain National Park - Estes Park, CO
2012 Great Basin National Park = Baker, NV
2008 Mesa Verde National Park - Mesa Verde, CO
2006 Potawatomi State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
2004 Everglades National Park - Homestead, FL
2001 Interstate State Park - St.Croix, WI
2000 Glacier National Park - Apgar, MT
2000 Whitefish Dunes State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
Solo Exhibitions
2022 UW-Arboretum - Madison, WI
Gallery 224 - Port Washington, WI
2010 Lake Terrace Gallery - Oconomowoc, WI
2005 The Nature of Trees, University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO
1992 Schlueter Art Gallery, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
Two and Three Person Exhibitions
2014 Two Person Exhibition: Kristin Gjerdset and Jamie Bilgo Buchman, Urban Ecology Center - Milwaukee, WI
2011 The Nature of Three: Bywaters, Gjerdset and Ibbotson, Plymouth Arts Center , Gallery 110 North - Plymouth, WI
2009 Three Person Exhibit, SWIG and Water Buffalo Restaurant - Milwaukee, WI
2005 Three Person Exhibit, Quad City International Airport Gallery - Rock Island, IL
2003 Three Person Exhibit, Wisconsin Arts Board - Madison, WI
2001 Two-Person Exhibition, Northwest Nazarene University - Nampa, ID
2001 Three-Person Exhibit, Bethany College - Mankato, MN
1991 Two-Person Exhibit, Lincoln Center - Stevens Point, WI
Invitational Exhibitions
2022 Walking on the Wild Side Exhibition, Gallery 110 North - Plymouth, WI
2021 Wildlife Biennial XX, Miller Art Museum - Sturgeon Bay, WI
2019 SWAN MKE: Water, Urban Ecology Center -Milwaukee, WI
2018 SWAN MKE, Women and Nature: Nourishing Our Roots, Urban Ecology Center -Milwaukee, WI
The Little Mini Tiny Show, Pink Llama Gallery - Cedarburg, WI
2017 Wildlife Biennial, Miller Art Museum - Sturgeon Bay, WI
National Park Artists in Residence, Cultural Center of Cape Cod - South Yarmouth, MA
SWAN MKE, Exhibition Celebrating Women Artists, Redline - Milwaukee, WI
2016 Critters: Invitational Art Exhibit, Plymouth Art Center - Plymouth, WI
2015 Aldo Leopold Art Day, Aldo Leopold Foundation - Baraboo, WI
Steampunk Art Exhibit, Cedarburg Cultural Center -Cedarburg, WI
A Whiter Shade of Black, ArtBar ArtBar - Milwaukee, WI
Wildlife Biennial, Miller Art Museum - Sturgeon Bay, WI
2014 Succession: Environmental Art Exhibit, Concordia Center for Environmental Stewardship -Mequon,WI
2013 Shoreline: Environmental Art Exhibit, Concordia Center for Environmental Stewardship -Mequon, WI
Aldo Leopold Art Day (12 Wisconsin artists selected), Aldo Leopold Foundation - Baraboo, WI
Icons: The Spirit of Art, The Arts Mill - Grafton, WI
First Place, Eastside Images, Utrecht Eastside – Milwaukee, WI
First Place, Lake Michigan, Utrecht MIAD – Milwaukee, WI
Aldo Leopold Art Day (17 Wisconsin artists selected), Aldo Leopold Foundation - Baraboo, WI
2010 Third Place, League of Milwaukee Artists Group Exhibit, Reuss Federal Building - Milwaukee, WI
Aldo Leopold Art Day (18 Wisconsin artists selected), Aldo Leopold Foundation - Baraboo, WI
2009 Ylvisaker Drawing Invitational, Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center
Bethany Lutheran College - Mankato, Minnesota
Green, Environmentally Themed Exhibit, Eau Claire Regional Art Center- Eau Claire, WI
Aldo Leopold Art Day (15 Wisconsin artists selected), Aldo Leopold Foundation - Baraboo, WI
2006 Invitational Exhibition: Waterproof Wallet Art, Mary L. Nohl Galleries, UW-Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI
2006 Costa Rican Visions, Urban Ecology Center - Milwaukee, WI
2005 Members Only Exhibit, Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, Estes Park Conference Center - Estes Park, CO
2003 Glacier Park II Artists of Residence Exhibit, Hockaday Museum of Art - Kalispell, MT
2002 Vistas: Five-Person Landscape Show, Alliance for the Arts - Fort Myers, FL
2002 Mixed Vistas: Five-Person Exhibition, Central Wyoming College - Riverton, WY
2001 Five Jewels in the Crown Exhibit, Link Gallery - Fish Creek, WI
Group Juried Exhibitions
2020 Ecotherapy , Wisconsin Visual Artists juried online exhibition
Masters as Muse, Cedarburg Art Museum - Cedarburg, WI *THIRD PLACE*
2018 The Little Show Juried Art Exhibit, Cedarburg Cultural Center - Cedarburg, WI
2017 Wisconsin Visual Artists Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, UW-Parkside - Kenosha, WI
2016 GALEX 50: Juried Art Exhibition, Galesburg Civic Center - Galseburg, IL
2015 GALEX 49: Juried Art Exhibition, Galseburg Civic Center -Galesburg IL
The Little Show 2016: CCC's Annual Juried Exhibit, Cedarburg Cultural Center - Cedarburg, WI
2012 The Art of Plankton, The Arts Center - Covallis, Oregon
Continuum 2012, INOVA, UW-Milwaukee -Milwaukee, WI
Through Your Eyes: National Park Service Artist in Residence Exhibition – National Park Service Website
Annual Maritime Exhibition, Mackinac Arts Council -Mackinac, MI
2011 In Praise of the Pencil, German American Heritage Center- Davenport, IA
2008 Joan Kohn Juried Art Exhibition, Plymouth Arts Center - Plymouth, WI
2007 Winter Juried Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center - Kenosha, WI
2007 Beauty through the Eyes of a Woman - Hangup Gallery - Appleton, WI
2006 Winter Juried Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center - Kenosha, WI
2005 Northern National Juried Art Competition, Nicolet College - Rhinelander, WI
2003 Winter Juried Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center - Kenosha, WI
2002 45th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition, The Wright Museum of Art
Beloit College - Beloit, WI
2002 La Petite IX: Juried Small Works Exhibit, Alder Gallery - Coburg, OR
2002 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Alumni Juried Exhibition, Carlsten Gallery - Stevens Point, WI
2001 Christians in the Visual Arts "Ignite" Traveling Juried National Exhibition
Various Sites in United States
2000 50th Annual Art Competition, Fort Smith Art Center - Fort Smith, AR
1998 19th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
Animals in Art Juried Exhibition, Massachusetts State House Rotunda - Boston, MA
1997 Little Works of Love - Juried Exhibition of Miniature Art, Fresno City Hall - Fresno, CA
1992 Sacred Arts Exhibition, Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL
1991 Southside Art League, Inc. Midwest Regional Show - Indianapolis, IN
Curator and Exhibitor
2016 Parks 2016: Celebrating 100 Years of the National Park Service, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
Caribbean Kaleidoscope, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
2015 Mountain Exhibition: Art of U.S. National Park Artists in Residence, Wisconsin Lutheran College – Milwaukee, WI
2014 Summer Arts: Inspired by Wilderness Exhibition, Wisconsin Lutheran College – Milwaukee, WI
2013 Summer Arts: Inspired by the National Parks Art Exhibition - The work of past U. S. National Park Artists
in Residence: Diane Bywaters, Kathy Hodge, Joyce Koskenmaki, Geri Schrab, Kathleen M. Heideman
and Kristin Gjerdset,Wisconsin Lutheran College – Milwaukee, WI
2010 Iceland: A Visual Saga, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
2008 Grenadian Shores, Group Photography Exhibit, Wisconsin Lutheran College Residence Halls - Milwaukee, WI
2007 The Bird as Visual Image, Group Exhibit of 17 Wisconsin Artists, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
2007 Italian Snapshots Group Photography Exhibit, Wisconsin Lutheran College Residence Halls - Milwaukee, WI
2005 Costa Rican Visions, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art DepartmentCosta Rica Trip Exhibit,
Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
2003 Nordic Vistas, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department
Norway Trip Exhibit, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
2000 Memories of Glacier, Glacier National Park Artist in Residence Work, Wisconsin Lutheran College - Milwaukee, WI
Awards and Grants
2016 Third Place Award - Celebrate Racine Banners, Juried Public Art Project, Racine, WI
2013 Grant - Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fund Suitcase Export Fund for Visual Artists
2004 Grant - Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fund Suitcase Export Fund for Visual Artists
2004 Second Place Award - Downtown Bears It All, Juried Public Art Project, Racine, WI
2003 Honorable Mention - Cat'n Around Downtown, Juried Public Art Project, Racine, WI
2001 Grant - Wisconsin Lutheran College Faculty Development Grant Redwood National Park, CA
1995 Top Award - First Annual Animal Art Competition, Zoological Society of Milwaukee County - Milwawukee, WI
Bibliography
2017 My film footage of leafcutter bee cutting leaf on Discovery Channel Canada Ziyology segment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JglHwPMQfLU
2014 Zoo Theater Mural Demo with Laura Langemo, Fox 6 Milwaukee News, May 19, 2014.
2013 National Park Arts: Destination for Arts in the National Parks,National Park Service Juried Website of A.I.R. -
http://www.visitnationalparkarts.org/ - my art found in “Visual Arts: Nature’s Delicate Balance” category.
2013 Mentioned in “Chalk Art Festival” Article, Wisconsin Woman of Greater Milwaukee, August 2013, p. 21.
2011 Images of artwork included in “Toward a Global Consensus for Ethical Action” article by Kathleen Dean Moore
and Michael P. Nelson, The Leopold Outlook, Winter 2011, Volume 11: Issue 1, p. 6 and 8.
2010 Image of artwork included in “Bright Green Ink: The Writing Life of Aldo Leopold” article by Inga Brynildson
Hagge, The Leopold Outlook, Spring 2010, Volume 10: Issue 1, p. 18.
2004 Gabriella Klein, “Bears, Bears and More Bears (Book of Racine Public Art Project of 2004),” Downtown Racine
Corporation, Racine, WI, 2004 – art featured on cover and p. 86 and 110.
2003 Gabriella Klein, “Cat’n Around (Book of Racine Public Art Project of 2003),” Downtown Racine Corporation,
Racine, WI, 2003, p. 38 and 58.
2002 “Vistas: Five American Artists View American Landscapes” by Amy Fleming, Island Reporter, Fort Meyers, FL,
August 15 - 21, 2002, p. 10.
1996 “Alive” Magazine of Milwaukee County Zoo, spring 1996, drawing of turtle featured on back cover.
Commissions
2017 T-shirt Design for Green Birding Challenge: Blackburnian Warbler, Urban Ecology Center - Milwaukee, WI
2014 Grass and Sky Mural (14'h x 26’w), Kohl’s Wild Theater, Milwaukee County Zoo – Milwaukee, WI
2012 Birds and Plants of the Bible Paintings (2’ x 4’), Christ the Lord Lutheran Church – Pewaukee, WI
2010 Illustrations on Maritime History for Panel Display, Whitefish Dunes State Park – Sturgeon Bay, WI
2008 Puzzle Mosaic Mural, Garden Homes Lutheran School - Milwaukee, WI
2007 60 Natural History Illustrations for the Brachiopod Trail Book, Whitefish Dunes State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
2005 The State Fair Mural, Good Shepherd Lutheran School - West Allis, WI
2002 The Creation Mural, Wisconsin Lutheran High School - Milwaukee, WI
2001 The Storybook Room Mural, A Parent's Place Counseling Center - Waukesha, WI
2001 Educational Sign on Dune Protection, Whitefish Dunes State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
Presentations
2020 WRAP Juror and Zoom Presentation on Creating Art
2018 Art Critique, Allis Chalmers Art League, City Hall - West Allis, WI
2016 Drawing Birds Art Workshop, Great Basin National Park - Baker, NV
2015 Rocky Mountain National Park Artist in Residence faculty talk, Wisconsin Lutheran College -Milwaukee, WI
Rocky Mountain National Park Artistin Residence public talk, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center - Estes Park, Co
Art Critique, Allis Chalmers Art League, City Hall - West Allis, WI
2014 Watercolor and Ink Workshop, Allis Chalmers Art League, City Hall - West Allis, WI
2013 “The Importance of Representational Art in Raising Awareness for Our Environment"
Paper Co-Presented with Diane Bywaters, The Representational Art Conference – Ventura, CA
2012 “Life as an Artist in Residence,”Great Basin Visitor’s Center – Baker, NV
2009 National Park Artist in Residence Experiences, League of Milwaukee Artists – Milwaukee, W
2008 Public talk about my artist in residence, Mesa Verde National Park – Mesa Verde, CO
2007 “My Life with Birds and Wisconsin Bird Artists,”Wisconsin Lutheran College – Milwaukee, WI
2004 Public talk about my artist in residence, Everglades National Park Visitor Center – Homestead, FL
Juried Public Art Projects
2016 Celebrate Racine Banners, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
2014 Monumental Square, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
Trunk Show, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
I Love Shorewood, Shorewood Foundation - Shorewood, WI
2009 Prancing Carousels, SMILES - Lake Geneva, WI
Sunny and Chair, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
2008 Sphere Madness, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine,WI
2007 Lighten Up, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
2006 Bird is the Word, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
2005 Downtown Summer Splash, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
2004 Downtown Bears It All, Downtown Racine Corporation - Racine, WI
2003 Cat'n Around Downtown, Downtown Racine Corporation- Racine, WI
2002 Beastie Beat, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League - Milwaukee, WI
Collections
Illinois Benedictine College - Lisle, Illinois
Interstate State Park - St. Croix, WI
Potawatomi State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
U.S. National Park Service - Everglades National Park, Florida
U.S. National Park Service -Glacier National Park, Montana
U.S. National Park Service - Great Basin National Park, Nevada
U.S. National Park Service - Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI
Whitefish Dunes State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
Professional Travels
2015 Guide, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department Trip - Iceland
2014 Wisconsin Lutheran College Service Trip (making mural for school) - Grenada, West Indies
2012 Guide, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department Trip-France and Ireland
2009 Guide, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department Trip - Iceland
2007 Guide, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department Trip - Italy
2006 Wisconsin Lutheran College Biology and Art Departments Collaborative Research Trip - Grenada, West Indies
2004 Guide, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department Trip, Tirimbina Rainforest Center - Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
2002 Guide, Wisconsin Lutheran College Art Department Trip, Ona Art Centre - Ona, Norway
Volunteer Citizen Science and Workshop Activities
2020-21 Covid-19 Citizen Science, Mobile App Weekly Survey Participation - University of California - San Diego
2020 Milkweed Study, at home - Michigan State University Study
2017 Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey, Urban Ecology Center - Milwaukee, Wi
Monarch Egg Monitoring, Urban Ecology Center - Milwaukee, WI
2016 Bird Bio-Blitz, Great Basin National Park - Baker, NV
Feeder Watch, Cornell Univsersity - Milwaukee, WI
2014 Butterfly Workshop with Paul Opler, July 25, Rocky Mountain National Park – Estes Park, CO
2014 Bio- Blitz of Lepidoptera July 13-15, Great Basin National Park – Baker, NV
2014 Dragonfly and Damselfly Workshop and Summer Counts, Urban Ecology Center – Milwaukee, WI
2014 Woodcock Workshop and Walk, Wehr Nature Center – Greenfield, WI
2013 Nighthawk Survey of Milwaukee County in June, Urban Ecology Center – Milwaukee, WI
2012 Butterfly Workshop and Count, Wehr Nature Center – Greenfield, WI
2011 Butterfly Workshop and Count, Wehr Nature Center – Greenfield, WI
2008 – 2006 Christmas Bird Counts, Urban Ecology Center – Milwaukee, WI