EDUCATION
MFA, Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
BFA, Studio Art, Sculpture, Summa Cum Laude, University of Denver, Denver, CO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/DEVELOPMENT
2015 Denver Silent Film Festival--designed 2015 poster and program cover
2011 Metropolitan State University Denver--sponsored art student intern
2010 Turnverein Annual Art Show, Denver, CO--juror
2008 Rocky Mountain School for Expeditionary Learning--one
week art intensive teaching high school students
2007 Metropolitan State College of Denver, Basic Drawing
Class—slide presentation to students
regarding Edge Gallery’s exhibition in Taxco, Mexico
2007 Edge Gallery—Gallery talk, Denver, CO
2007 Auraria Campus Library, Denver, CO—“Dilemma of
Language”-- performance artist in production created
by Heather Doyle
2006 Edge Gallery: Organized/coordinated an Edge Gallery
group exhibition at Central Cultural Casa Borda,
Taxco, Mexico
2006 Central Cultural Casa Borda, Taxco, Mexico—Gallery
talk
2006 University of Mexico, Department of Art, Mexico City,
Mexico: Slide presentation of art work to students
2006 Slide presentation of Edge Gallery members’ works to
students at the University of Mexico, Department of
Art, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
2006 Edge Gallery, Curated show of Ken Bowman’s recent
work, Denver, CO
2004-05 Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver,
instructor, Drawing
2004 Longmont Free University, Longmont, CO, designed
painted storefront
2004 University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, presented
work to undergraduate art students
2004 Member: Denver Book Arts, Denver, CO
2003 Kitty Reid, Denver, CO: Designed tile fireplace and art
panels
2003 Wrote 3 poems/stories for Mark Brasuell’s show
at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
2003 Art Pause: Replay, Fast Forward, Denver Art
Museum, Denver, CO, attended symposium
2002, 2003 Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO, Substitute for
drawing and 2-D foundations classes
2001-2002 Member, Golden Triangle Arts District, Denver, CO
2000-2003 Member, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1999 Arts and Technology, Denver, CO, attended
conference
1997-present Member, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
1996 Alternative Arts Alliance, Studio Tour participant,
Denver, CO
1993-95 Interior Transformations, Partner: faux finishes, murals,
artwork for businesses and homes (participated in 1994 Parade of Homes)
1993-94 Teaching art to private students
1993 Meridian Senior Center, Lakewood, CO: taught art to
senior citizens
1992 Holy Name Church, Sheridan, CO: commission, life-size
outdoor ceramic sculpture of St. Agnes
1992 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, CU Art Galleries,
Gallery Assistant: gallery preparation, crating and uncrating two and three dimensional work, setting up exhibitions, assisting with receptions and marketing, supervising work-study students and co-curated “1492-1992 Columbus Workshop” with Gallery Director, Michael Crane
1991 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Graduate Teaching Instructor: Created curriculum for and taught basic sculpture class that developed student creativity, conceptual and sculptural skills, knowledge of tools and materials, and awareness of contemporary art history
1990 Gilpin School PTA, Denver, CO: Discussion with parents about creating a home environment for children that encourages artistic expression
1985-86 Member, Studio Art Gallery, Denver, CO
1982 Jefferson County Recreation, Senior Citizens Center, Arvada, CO: Drawing Workshop
Mrs. Lou Catugno, Lakewood, CO: commission, indoor ceramic fountain, collaborative project
1982-84 Self-employed, selected clients: Central City Opera Assoc., organized marketing dept. files; Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities, secretary/receptionist; Denver Art Museum Membership Office, intern; Denver Chamber Orchestra, board meeting minutes; Historic Denver, tour guide
PRIZES AND HONORS
1992 Graduate School Dean’s Small Grant Award, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (spring and fall)
1990 Summa Cum Laude, University of Denver, Denver, CO
University of Denver, Shwayder Gallery, First place in sculpture
University of Denver, School of Art, Outstanding Student
Muller-Brewster Scholarship, University of Denver
1990, 89 Harrison Scholarship, School of Art, University of
Denver
Golden Key National Honor Society
1988-90 Hornbeck Scholar, University of Denver
National Dean’s List
1988 University of Denver, Shwayder Gallery, First Prize,
Studio
1982 Jewish Community Center, 22nd Annual Collectors Mart, Honorable Mention
REVIEWS
* Taxco, Mexico: videotaped and interviewed by local TV and print media, December 9, 2006
* Hilary DePolo, KUVO-FM Radio – Live interview on August 19, 2005
* Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News, November 26, 2004
* Hilary DePolo, KUVO-FM Radio – Live interview on November 5, 2004
* Mary Voelz Chandler, “Art”, Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 1, 2003
* Michael Paglia, “Artbeat” Westword, Issue dated: July 31-Aug. 6, 2003
Calendar (photo), Littleton Independent, January 30, 2003, vol. 115, issue 5, p. 12B
* Mary Voelz Chandler, “Show Emits a Swarm Feeling,” Rocky Mountain News, 10-18-02
“Art Walk,” Element, 37, November 2002
* Mary Voelz Chandler, "An Array of Abstraction", Rocky Mountain News, 9-3-99, p. 16D
* Mary Voelz Chandler, "Stock Show Bit has Historical View", Rocky Mountain News, 1-9-98, p. 15D
* Jamie Wilson, “Artists tackle nature of memory”, Colorado Daily, p. 43, 11-22-92
* Nancy Clegg, “Naughty but Nervous”, Westword, p. 30, 12-26-90
“ Here and There--Show at Grant Street Studio”, Out Front, p. 8, 11-30-90
* Nancy Clegg, “Space Explorers”, Westword, p. 28, 6-13-90
* Steven Rosen, Denver Post, p. 10D, 6-10-90
* Nancy Clegg, “Altar Egos”, Westword, p. 28, 11-8-89
* Nancy Clegg, “Alone Together”, Westword, p. 32, 5-10-89
* Dixie L. Griffin, “The Sometimes Baffling Art of Performance”, Muse, p. 1-3, April/May, 1989
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Work in Progress: Dad's Stories of McDonald's Island and the St. Clair Flats. Currently being reviewed and should be in final form soon
(10/2019)
2006 Disaster 2, San Francisco, CA, art and poetry
2006 The Speaking Eye, vol. 1, issue 5, Interview with Ken
Bowman by Joan MacDonald
1999: Hobo Signs; collaboration with Mark Brasuell (self-
published)
1999: Minus One (self-published)
1997: Cinderella Revisited; Briar Rose Revisited
(unpublished)
1990: Foothills Literary Association, Grain Storage, 1988, 1990:
Foothills
Updated 2 6 2013
