| T h e A r t i s t |
| DON PULVER |
| It all began in Wichita, Kansas where as a child I was always drawing pictures. After high school I studied at the Kansas City Art Institute with a major in Design and a minor in painting. Upon graduation I worked within the Commercial Art field as a Designer/Illustrator and Art Director, participating in a variety of creative businesses including publishing, advertising, catalogs and art studios. My commercial art career was very interesting and challenging and offered many great learning experiences that improved my skills over the years but my desire to be a full-time painter has been continual since I was young. To follow that dream, I worked constantly in my spare time producing fine art pieces. During those years I exhibited at a variety of galleries and shows to receive as much exposure and feedback as possible. During my commercial career, I continued my art studies with classes at the University of Minnesota, MCAD, Metropolitan College and co-op drawing classes over several years. Since February, 1999 when I became a full-time artist/painter, I have been able to focus far more clearly on my artistic skills and direction and there has been a marked improvement in my creative thinking process and output. For the past several years my medium of choice has been oils and acrylics and I have primarily concentrated on three themes: Landscapes of America and Europe’s rural scene, still lifes composed primarily of interesting arrangements of fruits and vegetables, and the Jazz/Blues music performance scene focusing on the great performers of these genres during the 30’s-40’s and up to the present time. |
| donpulver@comcast.net 2921 Quentin Av. So., St. Louis Park, MN 55416 952-920-5710 |
Solo Exhibitions Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN, 2008 Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN 2005 & 2008 Marshall Fields, Look Galleries, Edina, Minneapolis, Roseville, MN 2003-2005 Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI 2003 Art Resources/Minnesota Jazz Society -solo exhibition of Jazz paintings, Edina, MN 2002 Group Exhibitions Wilcock Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Doubletake Gallery, Burnsville, MN 2006, 2007 California Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2006 3M Co., Black History Month Exhibit, St. Paul, MN 2005 Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN 2004 Marshall Fields/Look Galleries, Edina, MN 2003-2006 Hopkins Art Center, Hopkins, MN 2003, 2005 Art Holdings, Golden Valley, MN 2005, 2006 Minnetonka Center for the Arts Figure Show, Minnetonka, MN 2003 Minnesota Artists Association Show, Hopkins Arts Center, Hopkins, MN 2001, 2003 Minnesota Artists Association Show, Edina Art Center, Edina, MN 2002 Art Resources Galleries, Minneapolis & St. Paul, 1999-2005 Bryans Gallery, Taos, NM, 2001-2002 Tamarack Gallery, Stillwater, MN 1988-1991 Featured Activities: Paintings filmed for movie scene-“Factotum” starring Matt Dillon & Marisa Tomei Featured on Hopkins Center for the Arts annual performance publication cover, Fall ’05 Basilica of St. Mary’s 2007 calendar-featured artist, Mpls., MN, ‘07 Park Square Theater-Jazz/Blues paintings featured during “Lady Day at Emersons Bar & Grill” Featured Artist for the month of October on Jazz.com web site MinnPost.com reviewed my creative work and Solo show at the Robbin Gallery Collections: Mystic Lake Corporate Collection Wild Onion Restaurant Corporate Collection Born Communications Corporate Collection Hormel Corporate Collection St. Francis Health Services Corporate Collection Numerous Private Collections Related Projects: Wild Onion Restaurant, St. Paul, MN-Theme paintings for “Rock-n-Roll” dining area-2001 Paintings for Trinity, Zumbrota, Hibbing & Morris Senior Care publications and lobbies-2005-‘08 Surgicenter & St. Francis Health Services Promotional packages, Morris, MN-2006-2008 |
| EXHIBITION RESUME |
| The gift of art is one of the most treasured gifts you can give |