RESUME
Russell Thayer 2010
EDUCATION
1977 Instituto Allende, San Miguel d’Allende, Mexico M.F.A. Coursework completed, Sculpture & Drawing
1961 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI M.A. in Sculpture
1958 Royal College of Art, London, England C.C. Industrial Design
1957 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.S. in Design
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Lecturer I Current Position
1999-
RESUME
Delta College, University Center, MI. 1966-1999 Associate Professor of Art History, Drawing and Sculpture Chairman of the Art Department
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Michigan Art Education Association
Key note Speaker, Annual Conference 2005
ARCHIFORMS
Art and Design studios, consulting services and fabrication Co-founder and President
University of Michigan School of Art and Design
Member and past-President, Board of Governors-Alumni Society
Saginaw Art Museum
Former Director, 1970-71 1999-2000 Exhibition Chairman 1970 – 72 Member, Board of Directors
Midland Art Council
Member, Board of Directors 1964-65
GRANTS
Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural affairs
Creative Artist’s Grant c.1978
Delta College
Sabbatical Leave, coursework and research in Mexico 1976
Dow Foundation
One Year Artist- in- Residence 1964-65
PUBLICATIONS
Public Art in Detroit, D. Nawrocki Wayne State University Press, 2008
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Michigan Masters invitational
Kresge Art Museum, MSU
Alumni Show
Slusser Gallery, U of M
Two-Person Exhibition
Saginaw Valley State University
Relections of the Spirit
Berkowitz Gallery
U. of M. Dearborn
Michigan Architecture Invitational
Saginaw Art Museum
Selected Sculptors
Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center
Wall to Wall
Invitational sculpture Show
Blissfield Corridor Sculpture invitational Applewood Public Art Program
Ruth Mott Foundation
University of Michigan Art Initiative
Two Plus Two
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Sculpture Show 2001
Detroit Contemporary
Actual Size Exhibition
Delta College
Retrospective
Krasl Art Center
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc.
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
City of Southfield
Outdoor Sculpture Invitational
Dennos Museum Center Saginaw Art Museum Interlochen Arts Academy Bessler Museum Kingswood Academy Rubiner Gallery
Alma College Arwin Gallery Benjamin Gallery Forsythe Gallery Pyramid Gallery
Drawing Invitational * Mid-Michigan Exhibition
**** Saginaw Area Artists Exhibition ** Bay City Area Artists Exhibition ** Flint Area Artists Exhibition
Ball State College
National Drawing/Sculpture Exhibition Michiana Regional Ceramics Exhibition Detroit Institute of Arts
Michigan Artists Exhibition * Indicates major award or purchase prize