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DD's newest  sculpture:

Shiny Macaw

mixed media w/ colored mirror mosaic.

                                                 

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Resume'

Solo Shows | Awards & Grants | Publications & Media | Collections

Solo and Select Feature Shows

  • 2004 Artyard Contemporary Sculpture Gallery, Denver, CO "The Game of Politics 2004"
  • 2003 Smith/Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
  • 2003 Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 2003 American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO
  • 2002 Smith/Klein Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 2002 The Dogs Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
  • 2001 Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO, "Neo Cartonnage"
  • 2000 Artyard Sculpture Gallery, Denver CO, "ShapeShifters"
  • 1999 Salina Art Center Juried Exhibition, Salina KS
  • 1999 Corporate Collections 1999, Denver, CO
  • 1999 International Exhibition of Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA
  • 1998 Artyard Contemporary Sculpture Gallery, Denver CO, "Trophies & Dog Babies"
  • 1998 Mustard Seed Gallery, Boulder, CO, "Masks, Shadows, and Other Mysteries"
  • 1997 The Art of Craft, Denver CO, "Surreal Safari"
  • St. Barnabas Church, Denver CO
  • 1997 Denver International Airport, Denver, CO, "The Object of Colorado"
  • 1995 Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO, "Drawn by Nature"
  • 1993 Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO, "Battle of the Species"
  • 1993 Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO, "Featured Artist: Five Artist Show"
  • 1992 Lincoln Center, Ft. Collins, CO, "Dede LaRue and Tom Taylor, Too"
  • 1992 Hassel Haessler Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 1992 Longmont Museum, Longmont, CO, "Featured Artist: By the Hand of a Woman"
  • 1992 Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Littleton, CO, "The Art of Paper"
  • 1991 Hassel Haessler Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 1991 One West Contemporary Art Center, Ft. Collins, CO, "Featured Artist: Wild at Heart - Colorado Craft"
  • 1991 Core Gallery Sculpture Show, Denver, CO
  • 1990 Hassel Haessler Gallery, Denver, CO, "Introductions: 1990"

Awards & Grants

  • 2003 Curtis Arts Center, Greenwood Village, CO - Jurors Award
  • 2003 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS - 2nd Place Sculpture
  • 2002 Curtis Arts Center, Greenwood Village, CO - Jurors Award
  • 2002 Art Show at the Dog Show - Wichita, KS - 1st Place Sculpture
  • 2001 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS - 2nd Place Sculpture
  • 2000 Colorado Artists Festival, Denver, CO - 2nd Place
  • 2000 International Exhibition of Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA - 1st Place
  • 2000 Colorado Artists Festival, Denver, CO - 2nd Place
  • 1999 Colorado Council on the Arts - Individual Artist Fellowship Grant, $4000
  • 1999 International Exhibition of Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA - Reserve Best in Show
  • 1999 Salina Art Center Exhibition, Salina, KS - Jurors' Award & People's Choice Award
  • 1999 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO - Gallery Award
  • 1998 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita KS - 3rd Place Sculpture
  • 1998 Curtis School All Colorado Exhibit, Greenwood Village CO - Juror's Award
  • 1996 Louisville Arts Council Juried Show, Louisville CO - 2nd Place
  • 1996 Curtis School All Colorado Exhibit, Greenwood Village CO - 2nd Place
  • 1995 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver CO - 1st Place
  • 1994 Jefferson City 25th Anniversary Fine Art Exhibit, Lakewood CO - Best in Show
  • 1994 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita KS - 1st Place Sculpture, People's Choice & Merit Award/ Reserve Best in Show
  • 1993 Jewish Community Center ArtZone, Denver CO - 1st Place Sculpture, People's Choice
  • 1993 Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita KS - People's Choice
  • 1993 Denver Discovery - All Media Juried Show, Highlands Ranch CO - Best in Show
  • Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden CO - 2nd Place
  • 1992 Greenwood Arts Council Juried Sculpture Exhibition - Juror's Choice/Best in Show
  • 1992 Louisville Arts Council Juried Show, Louisville CO - Merit Award
  • 1992 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden CO - Metal Castings Award
  • 1991 Colorado Artist Craftsman Invitational, Denver CO - Excellence in Design/Best in Show
  • 1988 Denver Cooperative Art Center, Open Juried Show, Ft. Collins CO - Juror's Choice
  • 1987 Poudre Valley Art League, Juried Show, Ft. Collins CO - Merchandise Award

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Publications & Other Media Recognition

  • 2004 "Ventura Star", Ventura, CA - Feature article
  • 2004 "Out Front Colorado" - Feature article
  • 2002 "Ventura Star", Ventura, CA
  • 2001 "Out Front Colorado" - Review of Exhibit
  • 1998 Rocky Mountain News, Sunday "Home Front" section
  • 1996 Rocky Mountain News, Sunday "Spotlight" section, feature article
  • 1996 KUSA/NBC - Channel 9, feature news piece Colorado Expressions, feature article
  • 1996 KMGH/ABC - Channel 7, feature news piece
  • 1995 5280 Magazine, feature article
  • 1995 Rocky Mountain News, feature article
  • 1994 Revue Magazine, feature article
  • 1993 Loveland Reporter-Herald, review
  • 1993 KBDI/PBS- Channel 12, interview, "Alternative Takes"
  • 1992 Rocky Mountain News, review of exhibit
  • 1992 Dog Fancy Magazine, national publication
  • 1992 Fanciful Forms, by Karen Karvonen, Feature article
  • 1991 Westword, Denver CO, review of exhibition
  • 1989 Icon, Denver CO
  • 1988 Westword, Denver CO
  • 1987 Rocky Mountain News, Denver CO
  • 1987 New Art Examiner, Chicago IL
  • 1996 Denver Post, Denver CO

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Collections

  • Kaiser Permanente, Denver CO
  • American Association for Veterinary Medicine, Denver CO
  • Children's Hospital, Denver CO (a commissioned suite of works & a piece donated by the Anschutz family)
  • Littleton Hospital, Littleton CO (commissioned work)
  • Carol O'Connell, New York City
  • Susan Kirk, Denver & Carbondale CO
  • Diane Perry Vanderlip, Denver CO
  • Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
  • Mort Walker, (cartoonist, Beetle Bailey)
  • American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, St. Louis, MO (multiple pieces)
  • Arapahoe County, Colorado, Public Library System
  • Dick Dickerson, Nashville, TN
  • Lee Rudolfsky, Denver, CO

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