Education/Background
Born 1960 in Long Beach CA
1982 BFA in Drawing/Painting, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls TX
1981 Children’s art instructor, Wichita Falls Museum, Wichita Falls TX
Twenty-five years’ experience as a graphic designer & illustrator
Exhibitions
2007 Represented by Salt Creek Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL
2007 "Fine Art Salon," National Speleological Society Annual Meeting, Marengo, IN
2006 “Art Fiesta” exhibit, Carlsbad Caverns National Park (exhibitor and assisted with installing exhibit)
2006 “The Art of Music” National Juried Exhibition, Mills Pond House and Gallery, St. James, NY
2006 “Gateway to Imagination” National Juried Exhibition, Farmington Museum, Farmington NM
2006 SpeleoArt Group Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
2005 Collect 8 Exhibit, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe NM
2005 Group show of jazz-inspired artwork, “Jazz for Peace” Festival, Madrid, NM
2004 Organized group show of jazz-inspired artwork for Southwest Jazz Orchestra concert event, Unitarian Church, Santa Fe, NM
Publications
The Carlsbad Current-Argus, "Caverns Facelift Will Feature Famous Artwork," August 2006
Illustrated a dozen books for various publishers
2007 Most recent book illustration project includes cover design for
"Avenging Victorio" by Dave DeWitt http://nmsantos.com/Victorio.html
