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Gail
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Fiber and Mixed-Media Artist
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Complete
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Wind Studio
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Mailing Address: |
P.O. Box 268
Moab, Utah 84532 |
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Studio Location: |
320 W. 200 S.
Moab, Utah 84532
Phone: (435) 259-5763
(435) 259-0088 |
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EDUCATION
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1968-69 |
Colorado Women's College
Denver, Colorado
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1969-72
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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
B.F.A. degree, June 1972, concentrations in Textile Design
and Art History
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1971
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Institute of European Studies, Extension Division, Vienna, Austria
Art History summer semester
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1972-75
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Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
M.F.A. degree, January 1975, Textile Design/Fiber Art
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SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS, AWARDS
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1969 |
Educational Academic
Scholarship
Colorado Women's College
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1969-72 |
Educational Academic
Grants
Colorado State University
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1972 |
Graduated with Honors,
Colorado State University
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1974 |
Recipient of the Francis Sibley Alexander
Scholarship
Offered by Detroit Artists Market
Cranbrook Academy
of Art
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1975
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Best of Show Award
Objects '75, Grand Junction, Colorado
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1977
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Commissioned by the Colorado Council of Arts and
Humanities to create works presented as the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and
Humanities
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1978
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Invited to be the featured fiber artist
Sixteenth Annual Colorado Artist-Craftsmen Show
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1978
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Selected to execute a work that was presented
to the Solar Energy Research Institute in honor of President Carter's
visit on "Sun Day," May 3rd. The piece is the first of a major collection
planned by the institute. Selection of artist was made from seven
Colorado artists who were recommended by either the Colorado Council
on Arts and Humanities, or the Denver Art Museum.
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1979
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Two works were selected by the Colorado Council
on Arts and Humanities to be hung in the Joint Budget Committee Hearing
Room of the Colorado State Legislature.
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TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
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1972-72 |
Teaching Assistant in
weaving classes, Colorado State University.
Responsibilities included teaching weaving from beginning loom functions
to advanced technical drafting of weaves
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1974 |
Teaching Assistantship,
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Responsibilities included teaching advanced drafting of weaves
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1977 |
Three week concentrated
workshop in my studio, Estes Park, Colorado
Session covered efficient weaving processes and drafting of
multi-harness weaves
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1977 |
Visiting Artist-Instructor
(temporary Faculty Affiliate) Colorado State University Art Department
in Textiles
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1978 |
One day workshop
"Design from Environment" For weavers' guilds
of Colorado
Springs
and Pueblo
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, Colorado
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1978 |
One day workshop "Textiles
for Interiors" and presentation of personal work for Rocky Mountain
Weavers' Guild, Denver, Colorado
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1978 |
One day workshop and
presentation of personal work for Handweavers' Guild of Boulder,
Colorado - Workshop included "Finishing and Displaying Fiberworks,"
"Design from Environment," and "Textiles for
Interiors"
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1978 |
Convergence '78
Handweavers Guild of America Conference, Two 2 hour lectures
on "Color" and "Texture"
Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1978-79 |
Instructor in Fiber, Art
Department, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1979 |
Visiting Artist League -
Artist Workshop 1979 - Poudre High School, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1979 |
One-half day workshop on
"Color"
Northern Colorado Weavers Guild
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1980 |
One week weaving
workshop, "High Relief Weaves"
Oregon School of Arts
and Crafts Portland, Oregon
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1980 |
Two week weaving
workshop, "High Relief Weaves"
University of Northern
Michigan, Marquette, Michigan
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1980 |
Visiting Assistant
Professor of Art - fall semester
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
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1982 |
One week workshop,
"Principles of Weave Structures"
Dallas Weaver's Guild -
Dallas, Texas
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1983 |
One week workshop,
"Principles of Weave Structures"
Houston Weavers Guild -
Houston, Texas
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1992-94 |
Instructor, Mesa State
College, Grand Junction, Colorado - Taught Art History, Fiber Art, and
"Exhibitions, Management, & Portfolio," (a professionalism
course which included responsibility for designing and
installation of shows at campus Johnson Art Gallery.) |
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OTHER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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1973 |
American Crafts Council
Conference, Colorado State University
Student Assistant in Weaving
Workshop
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1973 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work - Weaving class seminar, fall semester,
Colorado State
University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1974 |
Participated in planning,
designing, and executing the hanging of the exhibits
"Historic
Fiberworks" and "Fiberworks Now"
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Museum Galleries, Michigan
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1974 |
Panel discussion by
invited artists of the exhibit "A Show of Hands"
Alma
College, Michigan
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1975 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work
National Park Service Women's Club, Estes Park, Colorado
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1976 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work
Northern Colorado Weaver's Guild, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1976 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work - To art students
Colorado Women's College, Denver,
Colorado
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1977 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work
Poudre Valley Art League, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1977 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work - To fiber majors
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins,
Colorado
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1977 |
Juror of the annual
membership exhibit
Handweaver's Guild of Boulder, Colorado
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1978 |
Juror of "Threads
Unlimited" regional fiber exhibit
Foothills Art Center, Golden,
Colorado
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1978 |
Juror of "Own Your
Own" show, fiber and metal sections
Sangre de Cristo Art Center,
Pueblo, Colorado
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1980 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work
Ann Arbor, Michigan Weaver's Guild
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1980 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work - To fiber majors
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan
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1980 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work - To Art Department
University of Michigan
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1984 |
Lecture/Presentation of
personal work
Alaska Weaver's Guild, Anchorage
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1992 |
Attended one-week
seminar, "Fiber Art in Post Modern Era"
Cranbrook Academy of
Art, Michigan
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1993-94 |
Responsible for design and installation of gallery exhibitions Johnson Art Gallery, Mesa
State College, Grand Junction, Colorado
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2001-02 |
Operated all aspects of my own commercial
gallery including design and construction of the space, creating the
art, and managing the business and publicity involvements.
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EXHIBITIONS
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1971 |
Student Spring Exhibition
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1972 |
Student Spring Exhibition
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1972 |
Colorado Designer Craftsman Exhibition '72
Juried exhibit - Boulder, Colorado
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1972
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2nd Biennial Lake Superior National Craft Exhibition
Juried exhibit, Tweed Museum of Art -
Duluth, Minnesota
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1972 |
Student Fall Exhibit
Cranbrook Academy of Art/Museum Galleries, Michigan
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1974 |
Fiberworks Now
Cranbrook Academy of Art/Museum Galleries, Michigan
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1974 |
Cranbrook Fiberworks
The Egg and the Eye Gallery,
Los Angeles, California
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1974 |
One Woman Exhibition
First National Bank of Estes Park,
Estes Park, Colorado
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1974 |
Survey -
Juried exhibition
Cranbrook Academy of Art/Museum Galleries, Michigan
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1974 |
A Show of Hands -
Graduate student invitational exhibit
Alma College, Michigan
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1975 |
Graduate Thesis Exhibition
Cranbrook Academy of Art/Museum Galleries, Michigan
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1975 |
3rd Biennial Lake Superior International Craft
Exhibition
Juried exhibition, Tweed Museum of Art
Duluth, Minnesota
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1975 |
Two Women Exhibition
Yaw Gallery
Birmingham, Michigan
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1975 |
Three Person Scholarship Exhibition
Detroit Artists Market, Michigan
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1975 |
Objects '75 Designer Craftsman Show
Juried Exhibition, Western Colorado Center of the Arts
Grand Junction, Colorado
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1975 |
Spree '75
Colorado artists invitational, Colorado Celebration of the Arts
Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, Colorado
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1976 |
Informal Exhibition of Work
Source Gallery
San Francisco, California
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1976 |
One Woman Exhibition
Porter Library, Colorado Women's College
Denver, Colorado
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1976 |
Exhibition with Several Metalsmiths
Yaw Gallery
Birmingham, Michigan
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1976 |
New Talent Exhibitions
Hadler Galleries
New York City, New York
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1977 |
Two Person Exhibition
Source Gallery
San Francisco, California
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1977 |
Exhibition in conjunction with presentation of
the Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities
Grants-Humphreys Governor's Mansion
Denver, Colorado
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1978
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Invitational Fiber Exhibition
Loretto Heights College
Denver, Colorado
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1978 |
Invited Featured Artist (one of four)
Sixteenth Annual Colorado Artist-Craftsmen Show
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, Colorado
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1978 |
Invited as Juror
Threads Unlimited Exhibition
Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
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1978 |
Exhibition of Work
Solar Energy Research Institute
Golden, Colorado
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1978 |
Two Person Exhibition
Green Gallery
Carmel, California
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1978 |
New Faculty Exhibit
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, Colorado
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1978 |
Colorado Crafts: 17 Views
Denver Art Museum Invitational
Denver, Colorado
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1978 |
Gallery Opening Group Show
K. Phillips Gallery
Denver, Colorado
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1979 |
Two Person Exhibit with Photographer
Sangre de Cristo Art Center
Pueblo, Colorado
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1980 |
Directions In Fibers '80
Bowling Green State University Invitational
Bowling Green, Ohio
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1980 |
One Person Exhibit
Slusser Gallery at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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1980 |
Contemporary Fibers
Colorado Mountain College Gallery Invitational
Breckenridge, Colorado
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1981 |
Beyond Craft: Contemporary Fiber Constructions
Beaumont Gallery, Loretto Heights College Invitational
Denver, Colorado
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1981 |
Woven and Sculpted
Four person exhibition, Carson-Sapiro Gallery
Denver, Colorado
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1982 |
Two Person Exhibition
Green Gallery
Carmel, California
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1983 |
Colorado Honored Artists
Sangre de Cristo Art Center
Pueblo, Colorado
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1983 |
Textile Tour Group Invitational
Cohen Gallery
Denver, Colorado
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1984 |
Solo Show
Visual Arts Center
Anchorage, Alaska
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1985 |
Fiber Beyond Imagery
Stonington Gallery Invitational
Anchorage, Alaska
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1986 |
At The Crossroads: Fiber as Art
Statewide Invitational, Fairbanks Arts Association
Fairbanks, Alaska
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1986 |
Fiber and Cast Paper
Editions Limited Gallery
San Francisco, California
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1986 |
Third Annual Anniversary Show
Stonington Gallery
Anchorage, Alaska
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1987-96 |
Continuing Exhibition
Wahweap Resort, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Page, Arizona
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1991 |
Solo Show
Western Colorado Center for the Arts
Grand Junction, Colorado
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1992 |
Solo Show (new faculty member)
Johnson Gallery, Mesa State College
Grand Junction, Colorado
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1992 |
Diversity: Faculty Group Show
Johnson Art Gallery, Mesa State College
Grand Junction, Colorado
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1993 |
Mesa State College Foundation Auction Invitational
Johnson Art Gallery, Mesa State College
Grand Junction, Colorado
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1994 |
Abstract Art (invitational)
Western Colorado Center for the Arts
Grand Junction, Colorado
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1997 |
Fiber Art (invitational)
Dan O'Laurie Museum
Moab, Utah
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1998 |
Solo Fiber Artist w/Furniture Makers
Dan O'Laurie Museum
Moab, Utah
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2001 |
Perpendicular to the Wind Gallery
Ongoing solo shows in personal gallery
Moab, Utah
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“The Fiber of CSU”
Bayeux Gallery
Denver, Colorado
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2002 |
Perpendicular to the Wind Gallery
Ongoing solo shows in personal gallery
Moab, Utah
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PUBLIC COMMISSIONS and
ACQUISITIONS
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Dow Chemical Executive Offices
Midland, Michigan
Detroit Bank and Trust Executive Offices
Detroit, Michigan
Williams Research Company
Madison Heights, Michigan
Porter Library Of Colorado Women's College
Denver, Colorado
Wicks Building Systems
Marshfield, Wisconsin
San Diego Federal Credit Union
San Diego, California
Environmental Protection Agency Buildings
San Francisco, California
Dallas Hyatt Regency Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Marathon Oil Company Research Center
Denver, Colorado
Solar Energy Research Institute
Golden, Colorado
Petroleum Information Company
Denver, Colorado
Frybarger Investment Company
La Fayette, California
St. Paul National Bank
St. Paul, Nebraska
Holme, Roberts and Owen Law Office
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Energy
Denver, Colorado
Pennzoil Executive Offices
Denver, Colorado
The Queen Mary
Los Angeles, California
Ernst and Whinney Accounting Offices
Anchorage, Alaska
Shamrock Oil Executive Offices
Anchorage, Alaska
Kenai Courthouse, 1% for the Arts project
Kenai, Alaska
Bethel Correctional Institute, 1% for the Arts project
Bethel, Alaska
Meers Junior High School, 1% for the Arts project
Anchorage, Alaska
University of Alaska at Juneau, 1% for the Arts project
Juneau, Alaska
John C. Flanigan Police Headquarters
Anchorage, Alaska
Dan O'Laurie Museum
Moab, Utah
Canyonlands Field Airport Terminal Building
Moab, Utah
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