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About Don I was raised in a creative and working class home in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a child my father would pick up a marker or pen and render inspiring and inventive worlds of cartoon characters on the backs of tv dinner boxes or anything that would take ink or marker. My mother is an interior designer and decorator in Cincinnati, today. She too has inspired me to trust in myself and my talent and to remember that all things in my way shall pass. In 1988, I enlisted in the Army as an tank driver. I enjoyed my time in the service and met soldiers from all corners of America and the world. Upon my honorable discharge from active duty in 1991, I began my studies in painting and graphic art at Western Washington University. I graduated from Western with portfolios in both painting and illustration. Today I am a full time artist and graphic designer. I exhibit my artwork throughout the year and welcome commissions during the winter months. Solo Exhibitions 2008 - Year Five: Memorial for our Fallen, Wesley Art Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2007 - Aviamericanos, Wesley Art Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2007 - Year Four: Memorial for our Fallen, Wesley Art Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2006 - The Birds of Point Heron, Northwest Design Center - Poulsbo, WA 2006 - Year Three: Memorial for our Fallen, Max Hale Center - Bremerton, WA 2005 - The Sixth Day Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2005 - Year Two: Memorial for our Fallen, Max Hale Center - Bremerton, WA 2004 - Selected Works, Amy Burnett Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2002-2003 - Portraits of Birds, Bremerton Public Library - Bremerton, WA 2002 - Starlings: Explorers and Conquistadors, Amy Burnett Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2002 - Birds of Bremerton, Amy Burnett Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2001 - Bremerton Centennial, Amy Burnett Gallery - Bremerton, WA 1999 - Portraits of Birds, Camas - Everett, WA 1998 - F97 Abstracts, Gordito’s - Seattle, WA 1997 - Thick Ink, Gordito’s - Seattle, WA 1996 - Adidas Babies, Gordito’s - Seattle, WA Group Exhibitions 2008 - The CVG Show, Collective Visions Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2007 - The Art of Flight, Arts Council Gallery - Everett, WA 2007 - Bainbridge Island Art Expo, Gadbois Farmhouse - Bainbridge Island, WA 2006 - 5th Annual Community Show, Metropolis Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2004 - Viewer’s Choice Award for Best in Show 2005 - Serious, Kilian Wicks Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2005 - Community Show & Competition, Sixth Day Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2004 - Honorable Mention 2004 - 3rd Annual Community Show, Metropolis Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2004 - Viewer’s Choice Award for Best in Show 2004 - Old Town Juried Art Walk - Silverdale, WA 2004 - Honorable Mention 2003 - Select Gallery Artist's Show, Amy Burnett Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2003 - 2nd Annual Community Show, Metropolis Gallery - Bremerton, WA 2004 - Honorable Mention 1998 - Chili Chill 5, Frog Art Productions - Seattle, WA 1995 - 4th Annual Trapeze Awards, Museum of History and Industry - Seattle, WA 2004 - State Finalist 1995 - 3rd Annual Connecting Collecting Creating, Art Connects - Bellingham, WA 1994 - Global Café, Viking Union, WWU - Bellingham, WA 1993 - In Our Own Image, Viking Union Gallery, WWU - Bellingham, WA 1993 - 28th Annual Ski to Sea Art Show, Whatcom Art Guild - Bellingham, WA 2004 - 2nd Place for New Media 1993 - 7th Annual Art Show & Competition, Delft Square - Lynden, WA Public Collections 2008 - Veterans Outreach Center - US Soldier Memorial Print Series - Tacoma, WA 2006 - Olympic College - US Soldier Memorial Print Series - Bremerton, WA 2005 - County Courthouse - Kitsap County 1% for the Arts - Port Orchard, WA Community Involvement 2005-2006 - Advisor for Bremerton H.S. Art Department - Bremerton, WA. 2005-2006 - Chairperson for City of Bremerton Arts Commission. 2000-2001 - Advisor for Foster H.S. Art & Communication Department - Tukwila, WA. Articles 03/19/08 - Wesley Counts Into the Quiet of Year 5 by Bill Mickelson, Kitsap Sun 06/23/07 - Counting the cost of conflict...and Counting by Bill Mickelson, Kitsap News Group 01/13/07 - The New Faces of Art by Tracey Cooper, Bremerton Patriot 09/30/06 - Contemporary NW Art at Wesley Gallery by Shaun Scott, Bremerton Patriot 09/20/05 - Art Decks the Halls of Remodeled Courthouse by Travis Baker, Kitsap Sun 10/28/03 - Canvas of Loss by Rachel Pritchett, Kitsap Sun Education 1995 - BA in Art, Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA More About Don Opened the Wesley Art Gallery in September 2006 - www.wesleyartgallery.com Served 8 Years in the US Army; three as a tank driver and five as a combat engineer. Was ranked 8th in the US for USCF Cat 2 road cyclists during the 2001 season. Ran intercollegiate cross country and track at Western Washington University. Visited the Van Gogh museum in Holland before they covered his work in glass. |
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