Publications History:

Catalogs: 1990-2005. Published 15 exhibit catalogs.
Salt Lake Magazine: 1997-2000. Published 20 feature articles.
The Salt Lake Tribune: 1994-1997. Published 110 exhibit reviews and feature articles.
Journals: 1990-2000. Published 12 feature articles, reviews, and poems in Arizona Biltmore Magazine, Journal of Mormon History, Catalyst, ArtNews, Bibliotect,Navajo Times, CityArts.

As Art Critic For The Salt Lake Tribune:

  • "Whether it's the dump, old tree limbs, or goodies from Great Salt Lake, art is where one finds it [Bob Bauer, Ed Dolinger, Jeff Juhlin]," March 13, 1994.
  • "Art after 80: Exhibit proves creative fires of senior painters still burning brightly [Mary Kimball, Francis Zimbeaux, Ted Wassmer, Ella Peacock, Farrell Collett]," March 27, 1994.
  • "Art from 23 nations, 15 states in LDS Church exhibit," April 3, 1994.
  • "Refreshing, questioning, provocative artwork at center [Alice Brown-Wagner, Connie Borup, Susan Cheal, Craig Glidden, Amie McNeel, Ron Richmond, Janet Shapero]," April 10, 1994.
  • “Whoopi Ti Yi Yo!: Hippodrome exhibit has art, toys--and Roy Rogers, too," April 24, 1994.
  • "Whoopi Ti Yi SoHo: Leftbank artists coo-op brightens its cave with youth movement [Zach Hadlock, Marcelino Stuhmer, Russell Wrankle]," April 24, 1994.
  • "Teen's-Eye View: A trip to Springville turns art students into art critics," May 1, 1994.
  • "Artwork opening doors to understanding at Lincoln Elementary," May 15, 1994.
  • "Art of the Sexes [Ross Coates, Susan Cheal]," May 29, 1994.
  • "Art, commerce collide in Park City, a place of no trash, few treasures," June 12, 1994.
  • "'Real Art' makes stop at UP depot," June 19, 1994.
  • “Artist’s work stands as a witness to social injustice [Lily Havey],” July 3, 1994.
  • “Taking ‘View From Within’ WWII internment camps,” July 10, 1994.
  • “Another Brother Brigham: Younger, ‘more vigorous’ likeness of Mormon leader to be unveiled [Kraig Varner],” July 24, 1994.
  • “Award-winning opinions flow freely at U. Exhibit,” August 7, 1994.
  • “Dibble exhibits on display today at U., coming in September to BYU [George Dibble],” August 7, 1994.
  • “‘Celebrating the Wild Westside’ to feature neighborly food, entertainment--and art,” August 14, 1994.
  • “Revisiting Sacred Ground: Artist underestimated risks of using imagery from another culture,” September 4, 1994.
  • “Major exhibits restore luster to BYU as an art institution: ‘150 Years of American Painting 1794-1944,’” September 11, 1994.
  • “Pilar Pobil: A Spaniard in Utah: Artist’s treasured heritage finds vibrant expression in paintings,” September 18, 1994.
  • “Navajos keeping the tradition of basket weaving alive, well [Mary Holiday Black],” September 25, 1994.        
  • “Works by Pioneer Painter On Display at Y. Museum [C.C.A. Christensen],” October 2, 1994.
  • “Chase’s Passion Keeps Lights On And Doors Open at Her Galleries [James G. Davis, Dolores Chase],” October 9, 1994.
  • “Keeping the Faith Through Folk Art: ‘Santera’ at USU,” October 23, 1994.
  •  “‘Sacred Connections’: Artistic, Spiritual, Sociological Inquiry,” November 6, 1994.
  • “An Artist In The Country [V. Douglas Snow],” November 13, 1994.
  • “Jenni Christensen Finds Art an Attitude, Not a Product,” November 27, 1994.
  • “Captivated by Caravaggio: Painter in Wyoming [John Giarrizzo] Borrows Freely From Italian Master,” December 11, 1994.
  • “Devil Jugs, Whirligigs, Chicken-Bone Chairs for the Holiday Season,” December 11, 1994.
  • “Spiritual Art: Contemporary Artists Strive to Create New Metaphors,” December 25, 1994.
  • “The Art of Making Sense: Michael David Hall Sifts Life’s Noise to Find Art,” January 8, 1995.
  • “Religious Images Abound in Works by Utah Artists,” January 22, 1995.
  • “A Gift of Art: Earl Jones Brings the Ring Of Truth to His Paintings,” February 5, 1995.
  • “Adam and Eve, Art Therapy At Pioneer Theater Gallery [Linda Anderson and John Evans],” February 12, 1995.
  • “Contemporary Artists Borrow the Altar As Means of Empowering Their Beliefs [Berkeley Museum],” March 12, 1995.
  • “Art by the Bay: S.F. Museum of Modern Art Is the New Destination for Gallerygoers in the West,” March 12, 1995.
  • “No Deadhead: Caldiero Feeds Minds [Alex Caldiero],” March 19, 1995.
  • “Women Photographers Shaped an Art Form: Women Photographers in Camera Work,” March 26, 1995.
  • “‘Domestic Neon’, Illuminates the Life And Times of Folk-Artist Volkersz [William Volkersz],” April 9, 1995.
  • “Davis Center Celebrates Alvin Gittins,” April 23, 1995.
  • “Changing Shapes: Allen Bishop Follows Nature’s Lead In Creating His Diverse Paintings,” April 30, 1995.
  • “Gallagher’s Chilling Look at ‘Secret Nuclear War,’ [Carole Gallagher],” May 14, 1995.
  • “‘Fabled Lands, Fabled Treasures’ Offers A Rare Look at Moroccan Art Treasures,” May 21, 1995.
  • “Pictures Worth a Thousand Words, Including Their Own: Another Phrase--Image/Word in Utah,” June 18, 1995.
  • “The Strength of Sculpture: New Works Give Identity to BYU’s Museum of Art,” June 25, 1995.
  • “On Alex Darais’ Well-Worn Canvases, Found Objects Emerge as Sculpture,” July 2, 1995.
  • “Purpose and Pleasure: The Joy and Art Of Making Quilts Thrives in Utah,” July 16, 1995.
  • “Father-Son Conflicts? In Art, Not Family [Franz and Nathan Johansen],” August 6, 1995.
  • “Starkly Contrasting Images From Utah Photographers [Tai Loc Huynh, Dennis Mecham],” August 27, 1995.
  • “Art For A Cause: Fund-Raisers for Charity Help...and Hurt,” September 3, 1995.
  • “Art From Far, Wide At S.L. Warehouse,” September 17, 1995.
  • “Double Prints: Intaglio Artist [David Smith-Harrison] Unveils His Photography, Too,” October 1, 1995.
  • ‘”Painter’s Nude Forms ‘Articulate More With Color Than Anatomy [Patricia Forsberg, Heidi Adkins, Meri Ploetz],’” October 1, 1995.
  • “Roberson Targets Inner Eye [Edie Roberson],” October 8, 1995.
  • “BYU Prepares for Latest Blockbuster, ‘Imperial Tombs of China’ Exhibit,” October 8, 1995.
  • “California Dreamin’ in Logan: Surf’s Up for Surrealist Art,” October 22, 1995.
  • “China’s Eternal Art: 2,500 Years of Treasures Come to BYU Museum,” October 29, 1995.
  • “From the Minds of Babes: Crayons Allow Young Artists to Bloom In Springville Exhibit, “ November 5, 1995.
  • “Georgia on Their Minds: Capitalist Venture Becomes Labor of Love for Utahns,” November 12, 1995.
  • “Adams’ Legacy Is Simple, Spiritual [Ansel Adams],” November 26, 1995.
  • “The Soul of Utah: LDS Museum Presents Visual Homage to State,” December 3, 1995.
  • “No Sign of Silicon Valley in Smith’s Rural Art [Gary Smith],” December 10, 1995.
  • “Images of Mary: The Madonna Is Found In Church, Home and On the Backs of Men,” December 24, 1995.
  •  “Images Clarify and Ever-Changing Dead Sea: Art, But No Brine Flies,” January 14, 1996.
  • “Portraits of Artists: Paintings and Pots [Lee and Joe Bennion],” January 21, 1996.
  • “Filling the Gaps of History: American Indian Art Debuts in Salt Lake,” February 4, 1996.
  • “‘Continuous Inspection’ Is Art Worth Diving Into [Alice Brown-Wagner, Maura Marangoni],” February 4, 1996.
  • “Paintings, Photos ‘Due South [Wulf Barsch, Robert Marshall, Doug Snow, Brian Kershisnik, Clay Wagstaff, John Reese, Michael Plyler, Alan Schmierer, ViviAnn Rose],” February 4, 1996.
  • “Gappmayer to Resign as S.L. Art Center Director [Sam Gappmayer],” February 11, 1996.
  • “Photo Activism: John Schaefer Focuses Efforts On Education, Peacemaking,” February 18, 1996.
  • “Canvas Dreams: Utah’s Best High-School Artists Score Slam Dunk in Springville,” March 10, 1996.
  • “Points of View: Utah Arts Council’s Show Spotlights Inventive Artists [Craig Glidden, Jacqui Biggs Larsen, Brian Christensen, Kenny Davis, Sara Northerner, Gary Vlasic, Bengt Washburn],” March 31, 1996.        
  • “Utah in the Abstract: Exhibit Chronicles 50-Year History of Movement in State [35 nonrepresentational painters, 1946-1996],” April 14, 1996.
  • “An Illuminating Contact With History [Illuminated Manuscripts from BYU collection at Cathedral of the Madeleine],” April 21, 1996.
  • “Women Figure Strongly As Vessels for Vision [Sara J. Northerner, Kerri L. Buxton],” May 12, 1996.
  • “[Mihail] Chemiakin Masters Art Of Censorship Survival,” May 19, 1996.
  • “Latinos Witness a Rebirth Of Respect for Their Art [national Latino artists],” June 2, 1996.
  • “Olympic Effort: Health Crisis Sharpens Dennis Smith’s Vision,” June 30, 1996.
  • “Monumental Ambitions: Sculptor [Laura Lee Stay] Captures Vitality Of Martha Hughes Cannon,” July 21, 1996.
  • “Collaboration Teaches Lessons in Art, Life [Brian Kershisnik, Joseph Adams],” July 28, 1996.
  • “an artist in transition: Tony Smith’s New Work Flies in The Face of Trompe l’Oeil Style,” August 4, 1996.
  • “Amid the Celebration, [Sue] Coe’s Art Offers A Whisper of Hope,” August 11, 1996.
  • “His Life Is in Hoboken, But His Art Is in Utah [Michael Peglau],” August 11, 1996.
  • “‘Ransacked Tombs’ Places Art In a Clean, Well-Lighted Place [Susan Harris, Betsy Quintana, Alice Brown-Wagner],” August 25, 1996.
  • “New Leader Of Center Was Deep in Art of Texas [Ric Collier],” September 8, 1996.
  • “A Busy Life of Creativity, Alice Morrey Bailey: Sculptor, Writer, Musician,” September 29, 1996.
  • “The Mythic West: Artists Paint Their Heritage In LDS Museum Exhibition,” October 6, 1996.
  • “Utah In 3-D: Centennial Survey Shows Sharp Turns in Evolution of Styles [35 sculptors],” October 20, 1996.
  • “With His Own Hands: Neil Hadlock Sculpts With Weight, Elegance,” November 10, 1996.
  • “Small World, Big Canvas [Ralph Schofield]: Many Views Shaped Utah Art--Some Reluctantly [Abastract Painters],” November 17, 1996.
  • Landscapes of Refuge: Painter Norma Forsberg Escapes Into Her Art,” December 8, 1996.
  • “Images of Jesus: Depictions of Chirst Reveal Diversity of Religious Thought,” December 22, 1996.
  • “Visual Arts: Abstracts, Nudes and Crows,” December 29, 1996.
  • “Independent Spirits: The Women Who Painted The West at BYU Exhibit,” January 5, 1997.
  • “Sharing an Abstract Obsession [Lee Deffebach, Emily Plewe],” January 19, 1997.
  • “Exhibit by Top Utah Artists Fails To Stir Feelings, Broaden Vistas [Gary Barton, Drex Brooks, Cynthia Jeppson, Brian Kershisnik, Wayne Kimball, Jeronimo Lozano, Joseph Ostraff, Darl Thomas],” February 9, 1997.
  • “Censorship,” February 23, 1997.
  • “High-School Artists Show Their Stuff,” March 9, 1997.
  • “Painter David Linn Walks an Enigmatic Path,” March 23, 1997.              
  • “[Craig] Varjabedian Captures Spirit Of Penitente Brotherhood,” April 13, 1997.
  • “Art Lovers View, Buy, Schmooze in Seattle,” April 20, 1997.
  • “Condos Soon May Share Spiritual Space Occupied by Gilgal Sculpture Garden,” April 27, 1997.
  • “[Trevor] Southey ‘Reconciliation’: Look Beyond the Flesh,” May 11, 1997.
  • “Alternative Art Hangs by a Thread,” June 8, 1997.
  • “In Life and Death, Ed Kienholz Makes Us Participate,” June 15, 1997.
  • “Explore Utah’s Arts Landscape at Union Pacifc Depot,” June 22, 1997.
  • “Impressionist Show Brings Warmpth, Nostalgia to BYU Museum,” July 6, 1997.
  • “Can Utahns Love Arts and Hate NEA?” July 20, 1997.
  • “three women [Susan Beck, Meredith Moench, Bonnie Sucec], three visions: Exhibit features paintings that are challenging, playful, disturbing,” August 10, 1997.
  • “Kim Martinez Gives Voice to Working-Class World,” August 24, 1997.              
  • “A Museum of Her Own [Georgia O’Keeffe],” September 21, 1997.
  • “Land of Make-Believe: Santa Fe is beautiful, but is its carefully ‘preserved’ history authentic?” September 21, 1997.
  • “Inspiration: two artists [Royden Card and James Charles] ... two visions of the cross,” October 5, 1997.
  • “Going to the Getty,” December 28, 1997.
  • “drawing the line with art: jurors ponder the question: What is a winning work?” June 14, 1998.
Catalogs        
  • Chunji-Changjo (Heaven and Earth): The Creation Paintings of Yona, a.k.a., Hyunmee Lee, “When Gesture Finds Its Power,” Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah, 2005.
  • Like a Rock: The Sculptural Works of JinMan Jo, “When Gesture Finds Its Power,” Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah, 2005.
  • Trees, Deserts, and Light Dancing Under Stones (Bonnie Posselli), Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah, 2005.
  • In Plain Sight (David Linn), Frey Norris Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2004.
  • Crowned With Thorns and Creatures of the Night: The Ceramic Vessels of Susan Harris, Southern Utah University, 2004.
  • Brian Hoover: Self Portrait of a Dreamed Subconscious, Southern Utah University, 2004.
  • The Red Cliff Upwarps of Douglas V. Snow, Utah Arts Festival, 2003.
  • Lt Governor Invitational Exhibition, Capitol Rotunda, Salt Lake City, Utah, 200, 2001, 2002.
  • Sam Erenberg / Ray Jonas,” Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, November, 2000.
  • Millennial Petroglyphs: Eight Artists Explore Snow Canyon [Wulf Barsch, James Christensen, Robert Marshall, Joseph Ostraff, Bruce Smith, Gary Smith, and Christopher Young],” St. George Art Museum, March, 2000.
  • All Aboard for Utah 98: Mixed Media and Works on Paper, Utah Arts Festival for the Utah Arts Council’s annual competition exhibit, June, 1998.
  • Wonderfully Worth Doing [22 Utah artists], Lorraine Press and Art Access/Very Special Arts Utah, 20 color images, portraits by Kent Miles, 64 pages, September, 1996.
  • Soy Un Testigo/I Am Witness: Contemporary Latino Art, Salt Lake Art Center, May-July, 1996.
  • The Unclosed Hand, "Angel, Fool or God [Alex Bigney]," Salt Lake Art Center, 1994 (reprinted in Catalyst).
  • Reassemblages: An Installation Using Discarded Religious Objects [Frank McEntire], Salt Lake Art Center, 1992.
  • Dreams and Shields: Spiritual Dimensions in Contemporary Art, Salt Lake Art Center, 62 color images, 130 pages, April, 1992.
  • Philo T. Farnsworth Commemorative Statue, Governor's Statuary Hall Commission, 1990.

Magazines/Journals

  • “Starting an Art Collection,” Utah Business Magazine, May 2002.
  • “Seeing Is Not Believing: Trompe l’oeil Paintings of Edie Roberson and Tony Smith,” Salt Lake Magazine, November/December, 2000.        
  • “An Abstract Obsession: Lee Deffebach and the Development of Abstract Art in Utah,” Salt Lake Magazine, September/October, 2000.
  • “Painting the Cockscomb: V. Douglas Snow in Capitol Reef Country, Salt Lake Magazine, July/August 2000.
  • “Crossing Borders: The Painting and Sculpture of Ursula Brodauf and Pilar Pobil,” Salt Lake Magazine, May/June 2000.
  • “Millennial Petroglyphs: Eight Artists View Snow Canyon,” Exhibition catalog, St. George Museum of Art, St. George, Utah, March, 2000.
  • “Foraging For Images In Snow Canyon: Eight Utah Artists Share Their Perspectives [Wulf Barsch, James Christensen, Robert Marshall, Joseph Ostraff, Bruce Smith, Gary Smith, and Christopher Young],” Salt Lake Magazine, March/April, 2000.
  • Mahonri Young: His Life and Art, by Thomas E. Toone and Mahonri Young: A Song of Joys, by Norma S. Davis, book reviews for the Journal of Mormon History, V. 26, No. 1, Spring, 2000.
  • “Past As Prologue: Utah Art In The New Millennium,”Salt Lake Magazine, January/February, 2000.                                       
  • “Images of a Decade: Utah Art in the 90s,” Salt Lake Magazine, November/December, 1999.
  • “Canvassing Maynard Dixon Country: Painting the Old Southwest as it Was,” Arizona Biltmore Magazine, October, 1999.
  • “The Painted Landscape: A Shared Interest [Kathy Wilson and Bonnie Posselli],” Salt Lake Magazine, September/October, 1999.
  • “Seduction and Art Collecting in Utah,”Salt Lake Magazine, July/August, 1999.
  • “Art in the Public Interest,” Salt Lake Magazine, July/August,1999.
  • “bending steel,” [Amie McNeel and Neil Hadlock], Salt Lake Magazine, May/June,1999.
  • “Pixel Perfect [Kenvin Lyman and Anna Campbell Bliss],” Salt Lake Magazine, March/April, 1999.
  • “Royden Card: Painter of Desert Stories,” Salt Lake Magazine, January/ February, 1999.
  • “The Role of an Art Critic: Youth, Community Issues, the Critique,” Catalyst, October, 1998.
  • “Shoulder to the Wheel: Eric Dowdle, Folk Artist,” and “Hooked on Rugs: Rebecca Clark Knudsen,” both in Salt Lake Magazine, November/December, 1998.
  • “you gotta have art!” Salt Lake Magazine, July/August, 1998.
  • “Jacob Hamblin: Buckskin Apostle,” Salt Lake Magazine, May/June 1998.
  • “Park City,” ArtNews, January 1998.
  • “Robert Duncan: Painter of the Simple Life,” Salt Lake Magazine, November/ December 1997.
  • “Maynard Dixon: Canvassing the Area,” Salt Lake City Magazine, September/October 1997.
  • “Art Galleries Capture Utah’s Imagination,” Salt Lake Magazine, July/ August, 1997.
  •  “Wonderfully Worth Doing,” Bibliotect, November, 1996.
  • “Spirit of the West [Michael Coleman, Edward Fraughton, Gary Smith, Grant Speed],” Salt Lake Magazine, November/December 1996.
  • “Vodou: A High Way of Life in a Poor Country [Sacred Art of Haitian Vodou]," UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA, Catalyst, May 1996.
  • “Cal Nez,” Navajo Times, 1996.
  • "Angel, Fool or God [Alex Bigney]," Catalyst, March, 1994.
  • "ReVisions: a language performance installation [exhibit review, Alex Caldiero],” CityArts, March, 1994.
  • "The Artist as Shaman," Catalyst, February, 1992.
  • "Stella Mae [poem],"Exponent II, Winter, 1982, p. 8.
  • "Standing Rock Prophecy [poem],"Exponent II,  September, 1981, p. 9.
  • Arts and Inspiration: Mormon Perspectives, Steven P. Sondrup, BYU Press, 1980 (Sunstone Review, book review, pp. 14-16).
  • "Travelite Madonna and the Winnebago Kill [poem], "Exponent II, Summer, 1980, p. 16.
 


Specific Galleries:
At The Altar
Collaborations
Exhibit Installation Views
Out Of The Box
Off The Wall
On The Floor
Reliquaries
The Main Gallery
Around The Studio Tour - July 2003

Written Work:
After The Tree Had Fallen
Brian Hoover
Ceremonial Expressions
David Linn
Dreams And Shields
Hyunmee Lee
JinMan Jo
Susan Harris
Wonderfully Worth Doing

Work Chronology:
Books and Catalogs
Exhibition
Publications

     
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