PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 2004-Present     JJ Artist Ventures LLC                 
                                  Artist: Painter, Photographer and Aquatic
                          Landscape Artist
                          Fox Point, WI

1999- 2004           Teacher: Substitute Art/Computer

1995 – 1999         Art Teacher: Whitefish Bay Middle School, Cumberland
                          Elementary and Richard’s Elementary Whitefish Bay
                          School District
                          Whitefish Bay, WI

1998-1999         Computer Teacher: Graduate Course
                          Desktop Publishing and Computer Graphics
                          Cardinal Stritch University
                          Milwaukee, WI 

1993 - 1994       Art Teacher: Long Term Substitute,Bayside Middle
                          School, grades 5th through 8th, Fox Point/ Bayside
                          School District Fox Point, WI

1992 - 1993        Art Teacher: Substitute Kindergarten through 8th
                            grade, Fox Point/ Bayside School District, Whitefish
                            Bay School District and Nicolet High School

1983 - 1995         J.J. Stained and Etched Glass Originals 
                                Artist and Owner
                           Fox Point, WI

1981 - 1982        Art Teacher: Long Term Substitute
                           Brookfield Central and Brookfield East High School 
                           and Brookfield, Brookside,Hillside, and Swanson 
                           Elementary School Brookfield, WI

1979 - 1981        Advertising Account Executive 
                           Hoffman-York, Inc.  
                           Milwaukee, WI

1978 - 1979        Advertising Account Executive and Commercial Artist 
                           Soundcraft Productions, Inc.
                           Milwaukee, WI

1976 - 1978        Advertising Account Executive and Commercial Artist 
                           Creative Restaurants, Inc.
                           Waukesha, WI

1974 - 1975        Teacher and Art Education Coordinator  High School
                                   Queensland Education Department
                           Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

EDUCATION:

2004 – 2005       Milwaukee Area Technical College
                               Photography Degree Program
                               Milwaukee, WI

1994 - 2001       University of Wisconsin
                               Master’s Degree Art Education
                               Emphasis in Computer Graphics
                               Milwaukee, WI

1970 - 1974       University of Wisconsin
                                Bachelor‘s Degree Art Education K‑12
                                Madison, WI

Art Shows and Art Exhibitions:

2007                       Anderson Art Center Winter Juried Show
                         Kenosha, WI

2007                        League of Milwaukee Juried Fall Exhibition
                         Cedarburg Cultural Center
                         Cedarburg, WI

2005-2006             WP&S/WAAM Chapter Juried Exhibit 2005
                                  Wisconsin Academy’s Steenboch Gallery
                           Madison, WI

2005                      WP&S/WAAM Chapter Juried Exhibit 2005
                                   Mount Mary College
                               Milwaukee, WI

2005                  League of Milwaukee Artists Juried Fall Exhibition
                                    Mount Mary College                               
                           Milwaukee, WI

2005                   League of Milwaukee Artist, Juried Summer Exhibition
                                   Gallery 110 North
                            Plymouth, WI

2005                   League of Milwaukee Artists Outdoor Show
                                   Boerner Botanical Gardens
                            Milwaukee, WI

2005                   League of Milwaukee Artist, Juried Spring Exhibition
                                    Received the Award of Excellence and 
                                    People's Choice Award
                                     Cedarburg Cultural Center
                            Cedarburg, WI

2004                 Juried Fall Exhibition, League of Milwaukee Artist
                                  West Bend Art Museum
                           West Bend, WI

2004                    Visual Mix, Juried WP&S/WAAM Chapter Exhibition
                                   UW Milwaukee, Union Art Gallery
                           Milwaukee, WI

1990 – 2003        Gallery Artist: Art Elements Gallery
                            Mequon, WI

1993 - 1994         “Firefly”, Juried Art Show
                                 Wauwautosa, WI

1992 – 1994         Schlitz Audubon Juried Art Show
                                 Bayside, WI

 2006-Present       Oil Painters of America
                                     Crystal Lake, IL

2004 – Present       Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors
                                       Southeast Chapter
                                    Milwaukee, WI

2004 – Present      League of Milwaukee Artist
                                      2005-2006 Treasurer
                                    Milwaukee, WI