CONTACT

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EDUCATION
 

University of Cincinnati 
Master of Fine Arts, 1972

Western Kentucky University
Bachelor of Arts, 1969

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
1973-Present  

Professor of Fine Arts
Painting Area Coordinator
School of Art
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1982-Present  

Member, All University Graduate Faculty
School of Art
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2002  

Linda Schwartz Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1999  

Downtown Club Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1993  

Taylor’s Contemptoraea
Hot Springs, Arkansas

 

1992  

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1991  

Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

 

1990  

Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

 

1989  

Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1986  

Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

 

1985  

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

 

1984  

Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1983  

Centre College
Danville, Kentucky

Dean’s Exhibition, D.A.A.P., University of Cincinnati, School of Art, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1982  

Dean’s Exhibition, D.A.A.P., University of Cincinnati, School of Art, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1980  

Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, Georgia

University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

First Institute of Art and Design
Hong Kong

 

1979  

Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, Colorado

 

1974  

University of Akron
Akron, Ohio

 

1972  

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1971  

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1968  

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

 
EXHIBITIONS
 
2005  

Do da Vinci, Ideas Into Objects, Weston Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Magnitude SEVEN, Manifest Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio (catalog)

 

2004  

In I Thrall, Painting Invitational, University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

 

2002  

Small Works lll Red, Linda Schwartz Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Weber State University Gallery
Ogden, Utah (international invitational)

Saitama Modern Art Museum, Saitama
Japan (international invitational)

 

2001  

Small Works, Ruschman Gallery
Indianapolis, Indiana

Open Studios, Castle Cimelice
Cimelice, Czech Republic

Small Works II, Linda Schwartz Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

2000  

School of Art Exhibition, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Small Works, Linda Schwartz Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio           

Works on Paper, Closson’s Art Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

University Club
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1999  

Tarrence Corbin, Frank Herrmann, Divergent Abstraction, Weston Gallery, Aronoff Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1998  

Tarrence Corbin, Frank Herrmann, Divergent Abstraction, Weston Gallery, Aronoff Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Abstract, Closson’s Art Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

D.A.A.P. Exhibition, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gallery Artists, Ruschman Gallery
Indianapolis, Indiana

 

1997  

School of Art Faculty Exhibition, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1996  

The Best of Cincinnati, Closson’s Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

D.A.A.P. Faculty Exhibition, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1995  

Miami University, (University of Cincinnati Art Faculty)
Oxford, Ohio

 

1994  

Boody Fine Arts
St. Louis, Missouri

 

1992  

Frank Herrmann, Edward Masler, N.Y. Life Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Esther Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio

Made in Ohio, Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio

 

1991  

Group Invitational, Great Southern Hotel
Columbus Ohio

Gallery Artists, Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Arts Midwest N.E.A. Recipients, Dalh Fine Arts Center
Rapid City, South Dakota

Cincinnati Corporate Collections, Contemporary Art Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1990  

Gallery Artists, Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1989  

Designs and Desires, Tangeman Fine Arts Gallery, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gallery Artists, Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

 

1988  

Cincinnati Yesterday and Today, Tangeman Fine Arts Gallery, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1987  

Expression Invitational, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

U. C. Faculty Invitational, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

United States Department of State, American Embassy
Accra, Ghana

Gallery Artists, Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

Gallery Artists, Fine Art Co.
Cleveland, Ohio

 

1986  

Ohio Selection ‘86, Curated by John Moore, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Cleveland, Ohio

Alumni Invitational, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

 

1985  

Summerfair Six, Curated by Sarah Rogers, Contemporary Art Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gallery Artists, Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

Gallery Artists, Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Group Exhibition, Belmont Gallery
Columbus, Ohio

 

1984  

Nonobjective, three person exhibition curated by Lance Kinz and Susan Reynolds, Nationwide Art Gallery
Columbus, Ohio

Paintings, Henri Gallery
Washington D.C.

Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1983  

Nornberg Gallery
St. Louis, Missouri

New Directions, Tangeman Gallery, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

A Regional Show, Kathleen Meyer Gallery
Louisville, Kentucky

Gallery Artists, Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gallery Artists, Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

New Directions / Color Explosion, Tangeman Gallery, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1981  

Cincinnati Abstract, C.A.G.E. Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Gallery Artists, Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1980  

Whitewater Annual
Richmond, Indiana

Painting Invitational, Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

 

1979  

Drawing Invitational, Wilmington College
Wilmington, Ohio

Circulating Gallery, Dayton Art Institute
Dayton, Ohio

Strategies of the 80’s, Contemporary Art Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Mid America Art Exhibition, juror: Thomas Armstrong of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Owensboro Museum
Owensboro, Kentucky

 

1978  

Two Person Show, Findlay College
Findlay, Ohio

Sign of the Times
Cincinnati, Ohio

Eight State Painting Annual, J.B. Speed Museum
Louisville, Kentucky

Arts Consortium
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1977  

Three Person Show, WCET 48
Cincinnati, Ohio

Invitational, Dayton Art Institute
Dayton, Ohio

 

1976  

Invitational Drawing Exhibition, University of Akron
Akron, Ohio

Tampa Bay Art Center
Tampa, Florida

Trend House Gallery
Tampa, Florida

Peach Tree Center
Atlanta, Georgia

Contemporary Art Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1975  

Art Consortium
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1974  

Cincinnati Print and Drawing Invitational, Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1973  

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Michigan Academy of Arts and Letters Invitational, University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Eighth Biennial Michigan Art Competition, (second), South Bend Art Center
South Bend, Indiana

 

1972  

Preview 73, 1st place, Painting reproduced in catalog
Cincinnati, Ohio

Baldwin Piano Gallery, Curated by Contemporary Art Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Faculty Exhibition, Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

 

1971

 

Miami University
Oxford, Ohio

Showcase 71
Cincinnati, Ohio

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Federal Building
Cincinnati, Ohio

Viewpoint 71, 1st prize in painting
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1970   Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
 
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
 

Linda Schwartz Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

Concept Art Gallery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Boody Fine Arts
St. Louis, Missouri

Ruschman Gallery
Indianapolis, Indiana

 
PREVIOUS GALLERY REPRESENTATION
 
1980-1995  

Toni Birckhead Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1982-1996  

Henri Gallery
Washington, D.C.

 

1993-1996  

Taylor's Contemporaea
Hot Springs, Arkansas

 

1995-2000   Closson’s Art Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

 
GRANTS AND AWARDS
 
2006  

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship

 

2001  

Ohio Arts Council, Cimelice Castle Residency, FCCA
Prague, Czech Republic

 

2001-2002  

Ohio Arts Council Project Grant

 

2001  

Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship

 

2000-2001  

Summerfair, Inc. Aid to Individual Artists

 

1999-2000  

University of Cincinnati Research Council

 

1999-2000  

Academic Leave, University of Cincinnati

 

1991-1992  

Academic Leave, University of Cincinnati

 

1991  

University of Cincinnati Research Council

 

1990  

Arts Midwest, N.E.A.

 

1986  

Ohio Art Council Individual Artist Fellowship

 

1983  

Cincinnati Summerfair Inc. Individual Artist Fellowship

 

1983  

University of Cincinnati Research Council

Academic Leave, University of Cincinnati

 

1982   University of Cincinnati Research Council
 
COMMISSIONS
 
2000  

Big Pig Gig, pig sponsored by Frost and Jacobs LLP, Art Works Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1995  

Metro Bus Painting, Cincinnati Arts Festival
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1994  

Metro Bus Painting, Cincinnati Arts Festival
Cincinnati, Ohio

Downtown Council Banner Project, Commissioned by the Contemporary Arts Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
 

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Foundation and Center for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
A.T.&T., Cincinnati, Ohio
S
cripts-Howard, Cincinnati, Ohio
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York
City of Cincinnati Health Service, Cincinnati, Ohio
Drackett Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
ARCO, Columbus, Ohio
Christian R. Holmes Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Federated Department Stores Corporate Office, Cincinnati, Ohio
Marsh McClennan Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
Trend Publications, Tampa, Florida
The Beck Group, Cincinnati, Ohio
Central Trust Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio
American General Insurance Company, St. Louis, Missouri
Adams Landing Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
H.S.D.S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
M.P.I., Washington, D.C.
Gem Mark Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
SAFECO Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Harris, San Diego, CA
Mr. Wes Gilbert, Chicago, Illinois
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keaveny, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mr. Charles E. Bolton, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Robert W. Crawford, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mrs. Paul Martin, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Paul Guadari, Cincinnati, Ohio
Patricia & Robert Knipschild, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. George Colombel, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. W. J. Hahn, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Frank McWilliams, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Harvey, Americus, Georgia
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Gibson, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Timothy Bork, Washington, D.C.
Mr. & Mrs. John Bachner, Great Falls, Virginia
Mr. & Mrs. Reuvan Katz, Cincinnati, Ohio
Susan & Jackson Browning, New York, New York
Ms. Toni Laboiteau, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Ellen Nyette & Mr. David Lund, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Kathy & Mr. Michael Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. & Mrs. Harris, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Ada & Mr. Rob Brandegee, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Dunkleman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Scott Roberts, Birmingham, Alabama
Ms. Rita Kennedy, Birmingham, Alabama
Dr. & Mrs. Walter T. Bowers, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Deborah & Mr. Albert Pyle, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Marvin White, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Stanley Burman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dr. Troy Payner, Indianapolis, Indiana
Ms. Jeanne & Mr. Steve Dinnerstein, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Robert Haldane Syme lll, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Ronit Schulman, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ms. Dorothy Blatt, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Torey & Mr. Thomas Torre, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Donald Solow, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ms. Pat Davis, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mr. Donald Morrison, Loveland,Ohio
Mr. Dwight Broeman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Poppy Burns c/o Saks Fifth Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ms. Joan Servass-Durham, Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Doug Ramsey Indianapolis, Indiana
Grace & Matt Zobeck, Cincinnati, Ohio 
Karen & Kevin Cole, Atlanta, Georgia
George & Linda O’Malley, Vero Beach, Florida
Tomoko & Joel Logan, Richmond, Kentucky
Mary L. Heider, Cincinnati, Ohio
Kristen & Luciano Respinni, Valbonne, France
Beatrice Frech, Lucca, Italy

 
PUBLICATIONS
 
Down to the Soles of Your Shoes: An interview with Frank Herrmann
By Jillian Seniuk, Sycamore Review, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana  (Nine color plates of paintings, and front cover)
 
HONORS
 
2002  

Authors, Editor & Composers, Friends of the University Libraries, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

2001  

Authors, Editor & Composers, Friends of the University Libraries, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 

1997  

College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

 
RESIDENCY
 

Foundation and Center for Contemporary Art, Prague

Castle Cimelice, Cimelice, Czech Republic