Stapler

Education

Post-graduate study, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1984
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1977
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 1973-75

Solo Exhibitions

Ellis Crane Gallery, Durango, CO 2005
The Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, “Sheltered” 2005
Red Canyon Gallery, Durango, CO 1999/2000/01
Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX “Un/Familiar” 1999
Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC, “Lost Sheep” 1998
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, “No More Sacrifices” 1997
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, “Animalism: The Nature of the Beast”, 1995
Alias Gallery, Atlanta, GA, “Images from the Dream World”, 1992

Juried Exhibitions

Museum of Contemporary Art, “Rocky Mountain Biennial”, Fort Collins. CO, 2004
juror: Jan Ernst Adlmann
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Benefit Art Auction, CO 2002
Albuquerque Museum of Art, NM, “Why Albuquerque? An Inquiry into Art and Place”, 1999
jurors: Dennis High, Lisa Sette, Hamza Walker
LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, “Women Artists in the Land of Enchantment”, 1999
sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, jurors: MaLin Wilson, Susan Fisher Sterling, Lucy Lippard
Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, “Rocky Mountain National Water Media Exhibition, 1995
Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, AL, “Chiaroscuro: A Contemporary Study of Light and Dark” 1994
juror: Jane Kessler
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, “Myths: New Form/New Function” 1994
juror: Jane Kessler
Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, GA, “Lagrange National XVII”, 1992, juror: Jane Kessler

Selected Group Exhibitions

Ellis Crane Gallery, Durango, CO, 2002/3/4/5
Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1998/99/2001
Red Canyon Gallery, Durango, CO, 1999
Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta, GA, “Well Bred”, 1999
516 Magnifico Artspace, Albuquerque, NM, 1999
Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, TX, 1998/99
Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 1998
The Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL, 1997
Bradford Smock Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1997
AS220 Galleries, Providence, RI, “Harwood Art Center Group Show”, 1997
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, “Time Splits Open: 15 Narratives”, 1996
Emory Gallery, Atlanta, GA, “Zoo”, 1993; “Dream”, 1992

Invitational Exhibitions

SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA, “Pleasurework”, 2004
Red Canyon Gallery, Durango, CO, “1st Durango Invitational”, 2002
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, “Stapler, Fromm, Wilson, Kjelgaard”, visiting artist, 2000
Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, “Fins, Feathers & Fur: Animal Imagery in Contemporary Southern Art”, 2000
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, “Undergraduate Alumni Exhibition”, 2000
Gallery of Contemporary and Indigenous Art, Tucson, AZ, ”Arizona/New Mexico Invitational”, 2000
Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, “The Cup Show”, 1998
Context Visual Arts Center, Charlotte, NC, “Out of Context”, group print portfolio, 1997
The Lenox Building; Artwalk, Atlanta, GA, “From Scales to Tails; Animal Imagery in Contemporary Southern Art”, 1995
Carriage Works Gallery, Georgia Council for the Arts, Atlanta, “Artists in Residence”, 1994
Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC, “5+6”, 1994

Honors/Professional Activities

Honorable Mention, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, 2004
Juror, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 2004
Best in Show, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 2003 Jury’s Choice Award, Albuquerque Museum of Art, 1999
Georgia Council for the Arts, Arts Education Review Board, 1996
Residency, The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA, 1995
Arts Festival of Atlanta, Advisory Board, 1994-96
Juror’s Merit Award, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 1994
Juror’s Merit Award, Chattahoochee Valley Museum, Lagrange, GA, 1992
Artist in Residence, Georgia Council for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, 1992-95

Publications

Jan Christensen Heller, juror, “American Art Collector”, Central States, Volume 2, Book 2, January, 2006
“Start Your Collection”, SW Art Magazine, June, 2005
Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Artists to Watch, SW Art Magazine, June, 2004
Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Best of the West-Colorado”, SW Art Magazine, September, 2003
Susannah Wilson, “Atlanta’s Abundant Resources”, Art and Antiques, September, 2000, reproduction
Charlie Langdon, “Mystery World”, The Durango Herald, July 21, 2000, review
David Clemmer, “Community of Creativity”, Santa Fean, May, 2000
T.D. Mobley-Martinez, “A Juried Show that Works”, Albuquerque Tribune, Oct. 1, 1999, review
Kristin Bucher, “Best of the West–Texas”, SW Art Magazine, July, 1999
Jeffrey Weiss, juror, “New American Paintings”, The Open Studios Press, Book XII, Sept, 1997
Jerry Cullum, “An Exotic Menagerie from Playful Painter”, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 25, 1997, review
Jerry Cullum, “ Last Chance”, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 17, 1995
Jane Kessler, “1994 Montgomery Biennial: Chiaroscuro–A Contemporary Study of Light and Dark”, catalog
Tom Patterson, “ 5+6 Equals an Anniversary Exhibit”, The Charlotte Observer, October 9, 1994, review
Amy Jinkner-Lloyd, “Dream Weaver”, Creative Loafing, January, 1993, review
Catherine Fox, “Enter Dream Land at Emory Gallery”, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 1, 1993, review
Catherine Fox, “Grass-Roots Galleries”, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 13, 1993

Collections
Selected list

The Mint Museum, NC Jo Hunsinger, GA
Nations Bank John McIntyre, GA
Candace Olsen, NY Boyce Ballenger, NC
Hillary Cadwallader, SC Susan and Larry Sloan, GA
Timothy Rodgers, NM Marta Erhard, CO
Dana Wadsworth, GA Debra Toney and Mark Adcock, CO