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Thinkspeak: (Political Cartoon exhibitions)

2011 The Great Speckled Bird, Decatur GA History Center
2011 Occupy Atlanta benefit, 7Stages, Atlanta, GA 
2009 AS-IS, (finale) a Retrospective, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
       
Task Force for the Homeless, Atlanta, GA
2008 Hambidge Center Fellow
         50 Artists 50 Shots,
Eycdrum, Atlanta, GA

2006 Bioneers 17th Annual conference, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
2006 7 Stages, Workers Unite! Atlanta, GA
2006 7 Stages, Nickled & Dimed, Atlanta, GA
2005 Bioneers 16th Annual conference, SCAD, Atlanta, GA
2005 Big Bridge, on-line zine, Florida
2004 To the Left, To the Right and from Outer Space,
        Temple Gallery, Decatur, Ga

2002 Foolin Around, GA Perimeter College, Atlanta, GA
2001 k(now)l(edge) Emory Law Library, Atlanta GA
1998 Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur GA;
..........................Backdrop Gallery; The Arts Exchange; Atlanta;
...........................The Art Place, Marietta GA;
1997 Emory University, Dobbs Center, Atlanta; GA
.........................Perimeter College, South campus;
........................ GA Perimeter College, North .Campus;
........................ Soapstone Center for the Arts; Decatur
1996 King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta GA
1995 Broadway Arts, Asheville NC

Formal Education

Michigan State University, M.F.A. 1976 (Painting)
Northern Michigan University, B.S. 1973, summa cum laude
Layton School of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1966-69

Published Drawings

Web Site, www.thinkspeak.net & www.toons.thinkspeak.net
                tfthinkspeak.blogspot.com (blog)
Mighty Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta, GA & web 2006-10
Hospitality: Open Door Community, Atlanta, GA. 2007
MOCAGA, Twenty, Box/book Atlanta, GA 2006
Featured Cartoonist: www.northwoodswild.org
Skateboarding in Sarajevo, DVD, Jerry Cullum, 4 drawings 2003
Ganesayer (Georgians Against Nuclear Energy) 1980-2005
Cooptions, newsletter of sevananda food coop monthly 97-2004
Creative Loafing, gag (taking drugs) 9/26/98
Broadside, monthly 2 page political, strips 97-99
Z Magazine, May, July/Aug, Dec. 1997 March 1998, Dec. 1998
Illustrations for English as Second Language workbook,
1996-7, 98
The Billionaire's Club, 28 page political cartoon 1995
Campaign for a Prosperous Georgia, newsletter 1989 - 1995
Street Heat, strip, covers & spots, 1994-6, Atlanta
Aquarius, Atlanta GA "It's oil..." 1993 premier issue
Downtown Edition, cover & spot drawings, strip & political drawings ­ Milwuakee 1991-2
JWP (Jobs With Peace) monthly strip Milwaukee 1991-92
Beyond War, dialogue guide, five drawings 1991
Greenline, political cartoon, Asheville NC 1991
CALC Newsletter, Spring 1991
CALC Newsletter, Fall 1991
Ganesayer,
newsletter of Georgians against nuclear energy 1980 - present - annual poster for fundraising party 1984-5
The Union-Recorder, daily, Milledgeville GA 1990
Peace Option, newsletter of SANE-FEEZE 1980s
Courier Herald, daily political cartoons, Dublin GA 1989
Art Papers, Guerrilla Posters 1989
Art Papers, Artists pages 1988
Arts Pluribus Unum, Poster commission, Atlanta 1988
fund raising poster & flyers 1987
Art Papers, Artists pages 1987
Seeds Magazine, cover & spots, Atlanta 1985-9
Southern Homes Magazine, spots, Atlanta 1984-5
Southline, cover, occasional spot drawings 1985-6
Great Speckled Bird, strip, single & spots, Atlanta 1984-5
Atlanta Gazette, weekly political cartoons 1979
Michigan State University Daily, political & spots 1974-6
award: Best Cartoonist in a Michigan Student Daily 1976
First Place, political cartoon contest, NMU 1976
Northwind, NMU political cartoons & spot drawings 1973-4
Black Lines, drawings with poetry of Joe Ruesing, 1973

Teaching Experience

College:

Atlanta College of Art, Adjunct Professor 1990-91
Spelman College, Atlanta, Adjunct Professor 1977
Michigan State University, Graduate Assistant 1974-76
Northern Michigan University, Adjunct Professor 1974

Public Schools:

.............Visiting Artist, Georgia Council for the Arts
.............Sparks & Lenox Elementaries, 18 weeks 1988
.............Dublin Elementary, Dublin GA 1989

Other Visiting Artist Residencies

Morningside Elementary, Atlanta 1996
Arts Center, Milledgeville GA summer, 2 weeks 1989
Augusta GA 1989
Arts Center, Milledgeville GA, 4 weeks 1990
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