DAWN WILDE
703 Lincoln Avenue, B210
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 80487
EDUCATION
MFA, American University, May, 1977; M.Ed. in Curriculum and
Instruction with emphasis in the Art Education field, May, 1967
Memphis State University,
Tennessee
BA in Art and Drama, May, 1956, Baylor University,
Waco, Texas
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Instructor, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs,
1983-1998
Instructor, Bemis Art School, Colorado Springs Fine Arts
Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1983
Maintained private studios in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
1973-1975 and 1978-2010
Taught art, Kingsbury High School, Memphis, Tennessee
1968-1969
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND
Attended painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture courses at Memphis Art Academy, Memphis, Tennessee,
1965-69 Lived in Germany, independent study of art, 1957-61
Draftsman for Humble Oil Company, Houston, Texas, 1956-57
Workshops with Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas, 1956-57
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND HONORS
Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado
Advisory board, 2002
Art in Public Places, Art Selection Committee, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1997-98
Slide Presentation of Colorado Artists, Mimar Sinan University,
Istanbul, Turkey, 1992
Juror, Colorado College Open Art Show, Col. Springs, Colorado, 1992
Juror, Art Students League, Colorado Springs, 1992
Clara Shainess Memorial Award, National Association of Women
Artists, Annual Exhibition, New York, New York, 1992
Juror, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, Final Selection for South-
Western Scholarship Program, 1988-1992, 1995-200l, 2002, 2009
Seminar presenter, “Evaluating the Product, “Business of Art Center,
Manitou Springs, Colorado, 1991
Juror, Second Annual BAC Studio Artists’ Exhibition, Business of Art
Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado, 1990
Judy Chicago Committee for Planned Parenthood, Denver, Colorado
UCCS Summit Series, slide presentation on China,
February, 1987
The Art Commission, advisory board for the City of Colorado
Springs and El Paso County, Colorado, 1983-1986
Citizen Ambassador Program, People to People International, arts
and crafts delegation to China, April 1986
Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs, advisory board, 1982-2002
Winner of the David Lloyd Kreeger Award of the Department of Art,
The American University, Washington, D. C., May 1977
PUBLICATIONS
Edited and illustrated a personal journal by Barbara MacDougald,
Life Without Risk is Worthless
Inclusion in Bridging Time and Space Essays on Layered Art
ORGANIZATIONS
National Association of Women Artists, Inc.
Society of Layerists in Multi-Media
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
“Influence”, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 3-person show, Invitational, 2013
“Abstraction”, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Invitational, 2009
“Something New: Contemporary Regional Artists”, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Invitational, 2001
“Small Works Invitational Exhibit”, SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, New York Invitational, 2005
“2004 Rocky Mountain Biennial”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, Colorado
“Artists Who Happen To Be Women”, National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY, at J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2004
“Art of Healing”, Beth-El School of Nursing, University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Invitational group show, 2004
“I-25”, Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, Colorado Invitational group show, 2003
“Moving Toward a Sustainable Colorado Springs”, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Co. Invitational group show, 2003
Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado Selected works, 2003
Plantera Group, Colorado Springs, Colorado 3-person show, 2002
“Manifestations of the Sacred”, University of Southern Colorado, Art Gallery, Pueblo, Colorado and Gallery for Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Invitational 2002 and 2003
“Bloom”, Carson-Masuoka Gallery, Denver, Colorado 3-person show, 2002
“Colorado 2002”, Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado Juried Exhibition, 2002
Millenium Collection, UNIFEM and The National Association of Women Artists, Visitors Lobby The United Nations, 2001
Millenium Collection, N.A.W.A., Feminist Expo, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 2000
Cheyenne Mountain High School Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado Three-person show, Invitational, Grand opening of Art Center, 2001
The Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado, Selected Works, 2001
“Something New”, Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Three-person show, Invitational, 2001
“10 x 10”, Sangre De Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, Colorado Invitational Group Show, 2001
“Artesia”, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado Invitational, 2000
“Mostly Pastels”, Craftwood Inn, Manitou Springs, Colorado Solo Exhibition, 2000
Feminist Exposition, National Association of Women Artists, Baltimore, Maryland Invitational Group Show, 2000
National Association of Women Artists, New York, New York Annual Group Exhibition, 1999
Art Faculty Exhibition, The Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Colorado University at Colorado Springs, Biennial, 1999
“Six Degrees of Abstraction”, Tri-Lakes Art Center, Palmer Lake, Colorado Invitational, 1999
“20th Annual Art Exhibition”, Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas Jurored, 1999
“10 years of Faculty Work”, The Warehouse Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado Invitational, 1998
“Colorado ‘98”, Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado Juried Exhibition, 1998
“Collector’s Choice ‘98”, Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado Invitational, 1998
“Shared Visions”, Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado Group Show, 1998
Colorado Opera Festival, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado Invitational, 1996
“Neo Geo”, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Invitational, 1995
“Inner Beauty, Outer Sight”, UMC Art Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, Co. Invitational, 1995
“Still and Moving Life”, Roby Mill Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado Invitational, 1995
“Colorado Springs Invitational”, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado Invitational, 1995
Tointon Gallery for the Visual Arts, Union Colony Center, Greeley, Colorado Solo Exhibition, 1994
Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Solo Exhibition, 1994
Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Four-person Show, 1982 Faculty shows, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001
“Pastels U.S.A.”, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, California. Pastel Society of the West Coast, Juried Exhibition, 1994
Fremont Center for the Arts, Canon City, Colorado Colorado Women Artists, Invitational, 1994
“New Heights”, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado Juried Exhibition, 1994
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado Solo Exhibition, 1993
The Dartmouth Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico Group Show juried from among members of the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, 1993
“Art is for Healing”, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas Group Show, 1992
National Association of Women Artists, New York, New York Annual Group Exhibition, 1992, 1989
Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, Colorado Group Show, 1992
Courthouse Gallery, Buena Vista, Colorado Three-person show, 1991
Open Egg Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado Solo Exhibition, 1990
Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, Colorado Four-person Show, 1990
“The Story Retold: Contemporary Mythology”, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs Invitational, 1990
Mountain West Biennial Paperworks Exhibition, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah Juried Exhibition, 1990
“20 Contemporary Colorado Artists”, Arnesen Fine Arts, Ltd., Vail, Colorado Invitational, 1989
National Association of Women Artists, Centennial Celebration, Travelling Exhibit of Colorado, Six Art Centers in Colorado, 1989-1990
“COLOR!”, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Littleton, Colorado Six-person Invitational, 1989
Loveland Museum Biennial, Loveland, Colorado Juried Exhibition, 1989
Tracy Felix Artspace, Colorado Springs, Colorado Spring Invitational, 1987
“Art in the Mountain Time Zone”, a seven-state juried show, 27th Annual Collectors’ Mart Jewish Community Center, Denver, Colorado, 1987
Pikes Peak Center Invitational, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1986
Art Department, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Solo Exhibition, 1982
Fine Arts Center Biennials, Colorado Springs, Colorado Juried Exhibitions, 19981, 19983, 1985, 1974
“Women in the Arts”, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado Juried Exhibition, 1979
Watkins Gallery, The American University, Washington, D.C. Solo Exhibition, 1978
The Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia Group Exhibition, 1977
Discovery Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Group Exhibition, 1977: Solo Exhibition, 1976
Watkins Gallery, The American University, Washington, D.C.
Kreeger Show, 1977 (Juried winner of the Kreeger Award)
Watkins Gallery, The American University, Washington, D.C. Graduate drawing and painting exhibitions, 1976-77
Colorado Springs Art Guild, Colorado Springs, Colorado Juried Exhibitions, 1972-75: First Prize, 1975; Second Prize, 1974
Alexandria Art League, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia Juried Exhibitions, 1969
COLLECTIONS:
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado
The American University, Washington, D.C.
Public Service Company of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
First Sterling Ventures, Houston, Texas
US West, Denver, Colorado
Holme, Roberts & Owen, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Shanghai Friendship Association, Shanghai, China
MCI Communications, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lowe Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lowe Company, Aurora, Colorado
The Magnolia Hotel, Houston, Texas
Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Denver, Colorado
Beth-El School of Nursing, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Numerous private collections