Born: Harlingen, Texas

Experience

1996-present - Barker•Meyer Ceramic Art Studios, Santa Fe, NM

1972-1996 - Master Potter & owner, The Sunstone Gallery,
La Jolla, CA

1969-1972 - Full-time studio potter, Orion Craft Gallery, San Diego, CA

Exhibitions

2008, April 1 - May 13 - ON THE ROAD AGAIN, 19th Annual Teapot Show, Chiaroscuro Galleries Chicago, IL

2006 - WINTERFAIR EXHIBITION, Columbus, OH

2005 - DYNAMIC DUOS, Vessel Gallery, PA

2004 - TEAPOTS NATIONAL, Artisan Gallery, Madison, WI

2002 - HAUTE ART 2002, ArtCentre of Plano,Plano, TX

2001 - TEAPOTS: FEATURED ARTIST, Jayne Gallery,
Kansas City, MO

2000 - FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS, Wayne State University, Wooster, OH

1999 - ASAGES AND APHORISMS, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1998 - A SALUTE TO CLAY, Jayne Gallery, Kansas City, MO

1997 - A LOOSE INTERPRETATION, Celestial Seasonings Gallery, Boulder, CO

1996 - NEW MEXICO CLAY IN SEATTLE, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA

1995 - THIRD ANNUAL STRICTLY FUNCTIONAL, Market House, Lancaster, PA

1994 - CRAFTS BIENNIAL, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR

1993 - DISCOVERY AWARDS, Art of California Magazine, *SILVER MEDAL

1992 - CHAUTAUQUA 35TH EXHIB. OF ART INVIT., Chautauqua Galleries, NY

1991 - GALEX 25, Galesburg, IL, *1ST PLACE PURCHASE AWARD

1990 - AESTHETICS '90 NATIONAL, McPherson College, McPherson, KS

1989 - BLACK & WHITE INVITATIONAL, Red Poppy Gallery, Georgetown, TX

1988 - ARTISTS' LIASON, Del Mano Gallery, Pasadena, CA

1987 - INVITATIONAL AUTO, Skera Crafts Gallery, Northampton, MA

1986 - 3RD INTERNAT'L HUMOR, Beasley Gallery, San Diego, CA

Juried Art Festivals (Award Winner*)

Columbus Winterfair, Columbus, OH**

Castle Rock ArtFest, Castle Rock, CO*

Art on the Square, Madison, WI*

Artigras, Orlando, FL**

Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO**

Old Orchard Craft Festival, Skokie, IL*

Main Street, Fort Worth, TX***

St. Louis Art Festival, Clayton, MO

Port Clinton Art Festival, Highland Park, IL*

Golden Triangle, La Jolla, CA

Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, FL

Mill Valley Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA*

Southwest Art Festival, Albuquerque, NM**

Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH

Handworkshop, Richmond, VA

Park City Art Festival, Park City, UT

Mt. Dora Art Festival, Mt. Dora, FL

Contemporary Crafts Mkt., Santa Monica, CA

Rest of the Best, Bellevue, WA

Contemporary Crafts Mkt., San Francisco, CA

Sidewalk Festival, Winter Park, FL

Art and Apples, Rochester, MI*

Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA

Dallas 500, Dallas, TX

Fourth Street, Bloomington, IN***

Brentwood Art Festival, Brentwood, CA

Smoky Hill River, Salina, KS

Chicago Botanic Garden, IL

La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA**

Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA

Laguna Gloria, Austin, TX

Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ***

Bayou Art Festival, Houston, TX

Fiesta, San Antonio, TX

Pacific Palisades, CA*

Lakefront Art Festival, Milwaukee, WI*

Detroit Art Festival, Detroit, MI

Cottonwood, Richardson, TX

Private Collections

Dr. Sven Redsun

Gulf Atomic, La Jolla, CA

August Busch, St. Louis, MO

Delta Airlines Corporate Collection, Seattle, WA

Pannikin Corporate Collection, La Jolla, CA

Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Patchet, Milwaukee, WI

Concise Concepts, La Jolla, CA

U.S. Bancorp, Portland, OR

Talia Shire, Los Angeles, CA

Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA

Dr. Francis Crick, La Jolla, CA

Skutt Kilns, Portland, OR

Julia Child, Boston, MA

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