When I was very young, I studied painting with one of the last of the "Richmond Group", Roland Osborne. He had a wonderful, cavernous studio with enormous windows and stacks of paintings. Even the smell of canvas and turpentine was romantic. From then on all I wanted to be was an artist.
BIOGRAPHY
Born: Richmond, Indiana, June 16, 1942.
Degrees: Ball State University, Muncie, IN, B.S. in Art, 1964. M.A. in Art, 1966.
Apprenticed: Byron Temple Pottery, 1965.
Taught: Secondary School Art, 1965-1970.
Drawing, Ball State University, 1976.
Ceramics, Ball State University, 1985.
Working: Studio Potter, 1966 -- 2006
Painter, 1966 --- to the present.
EXHIBITIONS
Alan's work has been included in many group exhibitions including:
The Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN.
Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN.
Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN.
Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN.
Arts Place, Portland, IN.
Indiana Humanities Council, Indianapolis, IN.
Indiana Artists Club, Indianapolis, IN.
Tulip Tree Gallery, Muncie, IN.
Somerville-Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE.
Post Gallery, Houston, TX.
Editions Ltd, Gallery, Indianapolis, IN.
Hoosier Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Hillbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IN.
Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN.
Gordy Fine Art, Muncie, IN..
Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus, OH.
Indiana University, Kokomo, IN
Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN
Arts Place, Portland, IN
Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
Harrison Center, Indianapolis, IN
SELECTED AWARDS:
Best of Show, Richmond Museum of Art, Richmond, IN., 1996.
Best of Show, Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN., 1991.
Best of Show, Indiana Artists Club, Indianapolis, IN., 1998, 2000.
Best of Show, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN., 1992.
COLLECTIONS:
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., New York, NY.
Driehaus Capital Management, Chicago, IL.
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.
Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN.
Merchants National Bank, Muncie, IN.
Ontario Corporation, Muncie, IN.
Ontario Systems, Inc., Muncie, IN.
Alltrista Corporation, Indianapolis, IN.
City of Muncie, IN.
Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN
Muncie Power Products, Muncie, IN
Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN
American United Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis, IN
And many private collections.