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EDUCATION
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
Master of Arts, Painting 1968
Bachelor of Arts, Painting 1967
Bachelor of Arts, Art History 1967
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT.
Sculpture 1992-93
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Professor Emeritus, Hartford Art School
2017
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Professor of Illustration, MFA program, Hartford Art School
2005-present
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Professor of Illustration, Undergraduate program, Hartford Art School
2001-2017
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Professor of Illustration, Undergraduate program, Hartford Art School
1986-1992
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Advertising and Editorial
Clients include:
Activision, Addison Wesley, Atari, Bradbury Press, Columbia Records, DAW Books, Eagle Computer, Farrar Straus and Giroux, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, Harper Prism, Imagic, Lane Publishing, Lucasfilms, Macmillan Publishing Company, National Wildlife Federation, Orchard Books, Philomel Books, Sunset Books, TOR Books
Publishing
Clients include:
Dial Books, Dutton Children’s Books, Four Winds Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, Holiday House, Hyperion Books for Children, Little, Brown and Company, Macmillan Publishing Company, Neal Porter Books, Philomel Books, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Roaring Brook Press, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Viking Children’s Books
Picture books titles include:
Dinosaur Feathers, by Dennis Nolan, Neal Porter Books, Holiday House
Thunder Horse, by Eve Bunting, Neal Porter Books, Roaring Brook Press
Hunters of the Great Forest, by Dennis Nolan, Neal Porter Books, Roaring Brook Press
Sea of Dreams, by Dennis Nolan, Neal Porter Books, Roaring Brook Press
The Skywriter, by Dennis Haseley, Neal Porter Books, Roaring Brook Press
There Was No Snow on Christmas Eve, by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Hyperion Books for Children
Saint Francis of Assisi, A Life of Joy, by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hyperion Books for Children
Hans Christian Andersen, The Perfect Wizard, by Jane Yolen, Dutton Children’s Books
Fia and the Imp, by Lauren Mills and Dennis Nolan, Little, Brown and Company
Shadow of the Dinosaurs, by Dennis Nolan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
The Dog Prince, by Lauren Mills, Little, Brown and Company
Sherwood, Edited by Jane Yolen, Philomel Books
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, retold by Bruce Coville, Dial Books
Red Flower Goes West, by Ann Turner, Hyperion Books for Children
The Blessing of the Lord, by Gary D. Schmidt, Eerdmans Publishing Company
Androcles and the Lion, by Dennis Nolan, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, retold by Bruce Coville, Dial Books
Fairy Wings, by Lauren Mills, Little, Brown and Company
The Gentleman and the Kitchen Maid, by Diane Stanley, Dial Books
The Sword in the Stone, by T. H. White, Philomel Books
An Ellis Island Christmas, by Maxine Rhea Leighton, Philomel Books
Savina, the Gypsy Dancer, by Ann Tompert, Macmillan Publishing Company
Wings, by Jane Yolen, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Dinosaur Dream, by Dennis Nolan, Macmillan Publishing Company
Under Your Feet, by Joanna Ryder, Four Winds Press
Dove Isabeau, by Jane Yolen, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Wolf Child, by Dennis Nolan, Macmillan Publishing Company
Mockingbird Morning, by Joanna Ryder, Four Winds Press
Step Into the Night, by Joanna Ryder, Four Winds Press
The Legend of the White Doe, by William H. Hooks, Macmillan Publishing Company
The Castle Builder, by Dennis Nolan, Macmillan Publishing Company
JURIED AWARDS
Spectrum 19, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Overland Park, KS, 2012 (Merit Award)
Art Renewal Center International, ARC Salon
Port Reading, NJ, 2012 (Merit Award, Painting)
Spectrum 16, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Overland Park, KS, 2012 (Merit Award)
Art Renewal Center International, ARC Salon
Port Reading, NJ, 2007 (Merit Award, Drawing)
Art Renewal Center International, ARC Salon
Port Reading, NJ, 2006 (First Prize, Drawing)
Art Renewal Center International, ARC Salon
Port Reading, NJ, 2006 (Honorable Mention, Drawing)
Spectrum 12, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Overland Park, KS, 2005 (Merit Award)
Spectrum 8, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Overland Park, KS, 2001 (2 Merit Awards)
Illustrators 39 Annual Competition
The Society of Illustrators, NY, 1997 (Merit Award)
Spectrum 4, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Overland Park, KS, 1997 (Merit Award)
SCBWI Golden Kite Award, Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Fairy Wings
Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators, 1996
Spectrum 2, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Overland Park, KS, 1995 (1 Silver Medal, 4 Merit Awards)
SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award, Dinosaur Dream
Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators, 1991
HONORS AND AWARDS
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review, Best Picture Books, 2019
Dinosaur Feathers, 2019
Booklist, Starred Review
Dinosaur Feathers, 2019
School Library Journal, Starred Review
Dinosaur Feathers, 2019
Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review
Hunters of the Great Forest, 2014
School Library Journal, Starred Review, Best Books of 2014
Hunters of the Great Forest, 2014
Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review, Best Books 2011, Top Ten
Sea of Dreams, 2011
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Sea of Dreams, 2011
CURATORIAL
Keepers of the Flame, Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell,, and the Narrative Tradition
Exhibition Curator and author of catalogue
Norman Rockwell Museum. Stockbridge, MA. 2018