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| Kendall College of Art & Design 17 Fountain NW • Grand Rapids, MI 49503 • 616.451.2787 deb@debrockman.com |
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| Education |
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| 1981 | Master of Fine Arts, Drawing/Printmaking University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1977 | Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2004 | 2004 Losing Sleep, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2001 | Changing My Mind: A Retrospective, 20-Year Retrospective Exhibition Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1998 | Waging a Word War, Memorial Union Gallery University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| Seven Year Bitch, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art Grand Rapids, MI |
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| 1994 | Instead of the Dead, Northern Indiana Arts Association Munster, IN |
| Dark to Light, Clack Art Center Alma College, Alma, MI |
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| 1993 | Works on Paper, Lansing Art Gallery Lansing, MI |
| Mixed-Media Drawings, Trumbull Gallery Warren, OH |
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| 1992 | Form and Substance, Battle Creek Art Center Battle Creek, MI |
| 1991 | The Internal Vision: Beauty or the Beast?, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH |
| 1990 | Visions, Dreams and Memories, KCAD Gallery Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Invitational Exhibitions |
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| 2005 | Delta College Drawing Invitational, Group Exhibition Delta College, Saginaw, MI |
| 2003 | Midwest Regional Biennial 22, Group Exhibition South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN |
| 1998 | Contemporary Drawing, Three-Person Exhibition Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos, CA |
| 1997 | Phat 50, Group invitational suite of prints commemorating the 50th anniversary of the South Bend Regional Museum of Art South Bend, IN |
| 1996 | TextArt, Group Exhibition, LaFontsee Gallery Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1995 | All Sides Considered, Group Exhibition, Grand Rapids Art Museum Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1994 | Inaugural Exhibition, Group Exhibition, LaFontsee Gallery Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1991 | 20th Century Women, Group Exhibition, Hefner Gallery Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1990 | Voices in the Attic, Group Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Workshop Chicago, IL |
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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| 2004 | National Biennial 2004, Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts Center Newport News, VA (Award) Juror: Carrie Przybilla, Curator & Head of Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
| 2003 | 2003 Regional Drawing Exhibition, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Juror: Dominic Molon, Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 | 25th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art Grand Rapids, MI Jurors: Jacqueline Klein and Charles Mutscheller, Chicago Critics and Curators |
| 2001 | Ragdale 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery Chicago,IL Juror: Ed Paschke, Chicago Artist |
| 2000 | Drawing From Perception, Juried Exhibition, Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH Juror: Graham Nickson, Director of the New York Studio School |
| 1998 | Troubling Customs, International Group Exhibition Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada The Katherine Lane Weems Center, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
| 1996 | Stateline Vicinity Exhibition, Juried Competition, Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL |
| 1995 | Regional Juried Exhibition, ARC Gallery Chicago, IL Juror: Richard Francis, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL |
| 1993 | Figurative Interpretations, Two-Person Exhibition, Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1991 | LaGrange National XVI, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum LaGrange, GA Juror: Peter Morrin, Director, Speed Museum of Art, Louisville, KY |
| 1990 | Scupadra at Artemisia, Three-Person Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery Chicago, IL |
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| Selected Annual Exhibitions |
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| Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland Center for the Arts Midland, MI |
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| 2004 | Juror: Al Gury, Head of Painting Department, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (Awards) |
| 2002 | Juror: Tony Phillips, Professor Emeritus School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Award) |
| 2001 | Juror: Michael Rooks, Assistant Curator Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (Award) |
| 1999 | Juror: Kristin Chambers, Associate Curator Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art |
| 1997 | Juror: Tom Hinson, Curator of Contemporary Art The Cleveland Museum of Art (Award) |
| 1995 | Juror: George Adams, Co-owner, Frumkin-Adams Gallery New York, NY (Award) |
| 1993 | Juror: Robert Workman, Director of Exhibitions, American Federation of Arts New York, NY |
| 1992 | Juror: Alice Huei-zu Yang, Assistant Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art New York, NY (Award) |
| 1990 | Juror: Neal Benezra, Curator, 20th Century Painting/Sculpture Art Institute of Chicago (Award) |
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| Annual West Michigan Juried Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art Muskegon, MI |
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| 2004 | Juror: Dr. Dean Porter, Director Emeritus, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame |
| 2003 | Juror: David Butler, Director, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University |
| 2001 | Juror: Thomas Collins, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Cincinnati Art Museum |
| 2000 | Juror: Mark J. Chepp, Director, Springfield Museum of Art Springfield, OH |
| 1999 | Juror: Laurel Reuter, Founding Director, North Dakota Museum of Art Grand Forks, ND (Award) |
| 1998 | Juror: Wilma Lok, European Printmaker and Installation Artist (Award) |
| 1994 | Juror: Michiko Itatani, Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Award) |
| 1993 | Juror: Susan Sensemann, Chicago Artist (Award) |
| 1992 | Juror: Dr. William J. Hennessey, Director, University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| 1990 | Juror: Dennis Barrie, Director, Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, OH (Award) |
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| Awards/Honors |
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| 2004 | 2005 Solo Exhibition, Greater Michigan Art Exhibition Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art Juror: Al Gury, Head of Painting Department, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art |
| 2004 Northwood University Artist Award, Greater Michigan Art Exhibition Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art Juror: Al Gury, Head of Painting Department, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art |
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| Arts and Sciences Award, National Biennial 2004 Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA Juror: Carrie Przybilla, Curator & Head of Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
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| 2003 | 2003 Centennial Celebration's 100 Art Alumni Award School of Art, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI Recipient of award for distinguished actions and accomplishments in the visual arts |
| 2002 | Delta College Award, 42nd Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition Midland Center for the Arts Juror: Tony Phillips, Professor Emeritus, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Purchase Award, Prince Conference Center, Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Purchase Award, DeVos Health Professions Facility Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Purchase Award, Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute Muskegon, MI |
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| 2001 | Best of Show, 41st Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition Midland Center for the Arts Juror: Michael Rooks, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Arts Chicago |
| 2000 | Best of Show, 71st Regional Juried Art Exhibition Muskegon Museum of Art Juror: Laurel Reuter, Founding Director, North Dakota Museum of Art |
| 1999 | Third Place Award, 71st Regional Juried Art Exhibition Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Juror: Nancy Mitchnick, Artist and Senior Lecturer, Harvard University |
| Second Place Award, National Juried Competition Kendall College of Art & Design Juror: Kim Humphries, Exhibition Designer, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH |
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| 1998 | Howmet Corporation Award, Regional Juried Art Exhibition Muskegon Museum of Art Juror: Wilma Lok, Printmaker |
| 1997 | Best of Show, West Michigan Regional Competition Lowell Arts Council Juror: David Greenwood, Sculptor |
| Award of Merit, Great Lakes Regional Art Exhibition Midland Center for the Arts Juror: Tom Hinson, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art |
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| 1995 | Delta College Purchase Award, Great Lakes Regional Art Exhibition Midland Center for the Arts Juror: George Adams, Co-owner, Frumkin-Adams Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1994 | Youngman Graphic Arts Award, West Michigan Juried Competition Muskegon Museum of Art Juror: Michiko Itatani, Professor of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 1993 | Anderson Award for Excellence, West Michigan Juried Competition Muskegon Museum of Art Juror: Susan Sensemann, Professor of Art, Chicago Artist |
| 1992 | Honorable Mention Award, Mid-Michigan Juried Exhibition Midland Center for the Arts Juror: Alice Huei-zu Yang, Assistant Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY |
| 1991 | Juror's Merit Award, LaGrange National XVI Juried Exhibition Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum Juror: Peter Morrin, Director, Speed Museum of Art, Louisville, KY |
| 1990 | Outstanding Merit Award, Mid-Michigan Juried Exhibition Midland Center for the Arts Juror: Neal Benezra, Curator, 20th Century Painting/Sculpture, Art Institute of Chicago |
| Juror's Choice Award, West Michigan Juried Competition Lowell Arts Council Juror: Dennis Komac, Executive Director, Grand Rapids Art Museum |
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| 1989 | Howmet Corporation Award, West Michigan Juried Competition Muskegon Museum of Art Juror: Dennis Barrie, Director, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1988 | Purchase Award, Festival '88 Visual Arts Exhibition Grand Rapids Art Museum Juror: Judith Russi Kirshner, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago |
| 1987 | Eric Gray Memorial Award, 30th Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art Juror: Marjorie Frankel Nathanson, Curator, Museum of Modern Art, NYC |
| 1986 | National Award Schoharie County Arts Council National Small Works Exhibition SCAC Gallery Juror: Marjorie Frankel Nathanson, Museum of Modern Art, NYC |
| 1985 | Purchase Award 19th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition Lakeview Museum Jurors: Jim Nutt, Chicago Imagist; Don Baum, Graduate Advisor, S.A.I.C. |
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| Fellowships/Residencies |
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| 2004 | The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Visual Arts Fellowship March 2004, Sweet Briar, VA |
| 2003 | The Ragdale Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship November 2003, Lake Forest, IL |
| 1997 | The Ragdale Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship Jan. 1997, Lake Forest,IL |
| 1996 | Mary Anderson Center for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship Oct. 1996, Mt. St. Francis, IN |
| 1990 | Vermont Studio Colony Visual Arts Fellowship Jan. 1990, Johnson, VT |
| 1989 | Cummington Community for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship Sept. 1989, Cummington, MS |
| Ox-Bow Artists' Colony Professional Artist-In-Residence Summer 1989, Saugatuck, MI |
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| Selected Collections |
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| South Bend Regional Art Museum, South Bend, IN | |
| Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI | |
| University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | |
| Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI | |
| North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND | |
| Warner, Norcross & Judd, Attorneys at Law, Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN | |
| Delta College, Midland, MI | |
| Robert B. Annis Water Resource Institute, Muskegon, MI | |
| Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI | |
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| Selected Lectures & Publications |
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| 2005 | Moving Forward: Real World Teaching Beyond the Assistantship Discussant 93rd Annual College Art Association Conference, Atlanta, GA |
| 2003 | Culture, Identity, and the Visual Arts Lecture Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts, Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2002 | Pedagogy & the Graduate Assistant: Preparing Studio Teachers for the Field Panelist/Presenter 90th Annual College Art Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | The Art of Teaching Art Book published by Oxford University Press, New York, NY released November 2000, translated into Chinese for release in China, February 2003 |
| Culture and Identity: The Fragmented Self Lecture Fifth Congress of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico |
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| Michigan Artist Series Speaker and Workshop Facilitator MAEA Conference, Grand Rapids, MI |
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| 1999 | Fame or Fortune: Defining Success as an Artist Lecture LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1995 | Issues of Pedagogy and Sexual Identity Panelist/Presenter 83rd Annual College Art Association Conference, San Antonio, TX |
| 1993 | Body of Work: Figurative Works from the Permanent Collection Lecture Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1991 | Beauty or the Beast: The Role of the Unconscious in Creativity Lecture, In conjunction with solo exhibition University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
| The Art of the 'Others': Images of the Body Lecture for Symposium on the Nude Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
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| Selected Bibliography |
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| Allen, Tommy. "Artist is at Ease Presenting the Uncomfortable" On-the-Town Magazine, January 2005 28; reproduction |
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| Philbin, Gail. "Wrenching Art Not to be Missed" Grand Rapids Press, January 2005 4 (G); reproductions |
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| Coppens, Julie York. "Womb to Tomb: Regional Artists Tackle Life, Loss in Biennial Exhibit" South Bend Tribune, June 2003 1; reproduction |
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| Behrens, Roy R. "The Art of Teaching Art" Ballast Quarterly Review, Vol. 18, No. 3 Spring 2003 |
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| Behrens, Roy R. "The Art of Teaching Art" Leonardo Digital Reviews, August 2003 http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/reviews/ |
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| Green, Roger. “Big Works Are Exception to Unexceptional Show” Grand Rapids Press, June 2001 8(B), reproduction |
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| “Some Art Eclipses Routine Prettiness” Ann Arbor News, June 2001 6(D), reproduction |
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| Green, Roger. “Author Explores the Art of Teaching” Grand Rapids Press, February 2001 4(B), reproductions |
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| Crimson & Gold Ferris State University Newsmagazine, Fall 2001 16-17, reproductions |
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| Sandra Strawn. “Artists Explore Drawing Technique” The Voice (Aptos, CA), December 1998 |
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| Julia Chiapella. “Luck of the Draw: The Thrills of Drawing” The Santa Cruz Gazette, December 1998, 18 |
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| Madden, Bruce. “Drawings: Dark Asides” On-the-Town Magazine, March 1998 30; reproduction |
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| Green, Roger. “Women Battle Restrictions on Creative Expression” Kalamazoo Gazette, March 1998, 4(E) Grand Rapids Press, January 1998, 6(D) The Flint Journal, January 1998 The Saginaw News, December 1997, 8(C); reproductions |
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| Braun-Heiney, Amy. “Language Adds Drama to Exhibition’s Works” Grand Rapids Press, April 1996 |
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| Bornstein, Lisa. “The Seduction of Shadow and Light” South Bend Tribune, January 1996, 1-2(E); reproduction |
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| Schuler, Foley. “Works of Two Artists Stand Out at Invitational Drawing Show” Muskegon Chronicle, December 1994. |
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| VanScoy, Holly. “Drawing Upon Beauty and the Beast” Applause Magazine, January-February 1994, 7. |
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| Lee, Honore. “Artists Serve Up Loaded Plate for Arbiters of ‘Safe Art’” Kalamazoo Gazette, April 1992; reproductions. |
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| Mancewicz, Bernice. “Artists with a New Slant” Grand Rapids Press, June 1986. |
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| Pincus, Robert L. “Visual Poetics” Los Angeles Times, December 1983. |
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| Professional Experience |
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| 2004 | 2004 Visiting Artist Elon University, Burlington, NC |
| 2005 | 2005 Sabbatical Leave, 2003-04 academic year Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2003 | 2003 Visiting Artist Herron School of Art/IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN |
| 2002 | Fine Arts Department Chair Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2000- | Graduate Program Coordinator Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1983- | Professor of Art (1992-current) Associate and Assistant Professor of Art (1983-92) Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1983- | Drawing Program Coordinator Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1999-01 | MFA Program Development Task Force Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1992-00 | Fine Arts Program Coordinator Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1996-97 | Sabbatical Leave, 1996-97 academic year Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1991-92 | Chairperson, Artist Relations Committee Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1989-90 | Sabbatical Leave, 1989-90 academic year Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI |
| 1981-83 | Assistant Professor of Art, Drawing/Life Drawing Coordinator Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN |
