• Strong professional artistic skills, exhibiting both nationally and internationally
• Broad instructional experience teaching art education at the university and adult education level as well as Pre-K - 12th grade; in both public and private institutions
• Published articles in peer-reviewed art education journals
• Extensive travel abroad and art history knowledge

• PhD in Art History and Education – Art and Visual Culture Emphasis
  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 4.0/4.0, 2016
• Masters of Science in Curriculum and Instruction - Art Education & Technology Emphasis
  Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, 3.7/4.0, 2001
• Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art
  University of Minnesota, Moorhead, MN, 3.5 / 4.0, 1982

Professional Artist

• Member of Wyoming Watercolor Society (2018 – Present)
• Member of The Artists of the Black Hills (2009 - Present)
• Operate an active artist website, utilize social media, and blog about my artwork and professional experiences
• Exhibit nationally and internationally
• Maintain active gallery exhibition and representation
• Organize and tutor international and regional artist workshops

Art Educator 2002 – Present Commitments

• Art Tutor for Private and Small Groups, 1984 – Present
• Perigord Retreats, Gourdon, France, May 2019
  Adult Art Education 10-day Workshop:
  “Watercolor Painting, Sketching and Journaling”
• Art in the Algarve School, Olhão, Portugal, 2017 – Present
  Adult Art Education Weeklong Workshop:
  “Creative Risk-taking in Adult Art Education”
• AVA Community Art Center, Gillette Wyoming
  Watercolor Workshop 2018
• University Instructor of Record, Graduate Assistant
  University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2013 – 2016
  "Creative Arts Methods" & "Fine Arts Student Teacher Supervisor"
• Secondary School Art Instructor & Department Head
  Spearfish High School, Spearfish, SD, 1996 – 2008
• Adjunct Professor
  Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, 2002 - 2004
  “Introduction to the Visual Arts” & “K-12 Methods and Materials”
• University of Minnesota, Moorhead, MN, 3.5 / 4.0, 1982

• “Facilitating Voluntary Risk-taking and Multimodal Art Instruction: Insights Gained from Preservice Elementary Educators”, In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Art History and Education, In the Graduate College of The University of Arizona, 2016
• The International Journal of Art & Design Education, Hochtritt, Ahlschwede, Halsey-Dutton, Fisel, Cevalier, Miller, & Farrar, “Public Pedagogy and Social Justice in Arts Education” 2017, DOI: 10.111/jade.12120
• Art Education Journal, “Concepts of Creative Risk-taking: Issues-based Instructional Strategies for Preservice Educators” January, 2016
  University of Arizona N.A.E.A. Student Chapter Symposium presenter, 2013 & 2014
• Guest lecturer at University of Arizona in Visual Arts Courses, 2014 & 2015
• Presenter and Instructor, South Dakotans for the Arts, Black Hills State University Arts Institute, 2002 & 2003
• Art Education Journal, “Artifacts in Cyberspace” July, 2002
• Conference Presenter, South Dakota Educators Association, Pierre, SD, October 2000
• School Arts Magazine, “Honey, I Shrank the Museum!” January, 1997