BILL WHORRALL ART
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BILL WHORRALL
13669 Rama Dye Rd.
Shoals, IN 47581
(812) 388-6639
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Printmaking, Indiana University 1986
M.S. Secondary Education, Indiana University 1975
B.S. Art Education, Indiana University 1971
EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2023-2024
Nov. 21-Ja. 20 Solo Gallery 101 Hendersonville, KY
2023
Drawing instructor at the Native Plant Conference Kettering, Ohio
61ST. Juried Exhibition Owensboro Mus. of Fine Arts, Owensboro, KY
2022
PHOTO BOOKS: Real Indiana, Real Indiana 2
60th Juried Exhibition Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
24th Annual Juried Art Exhibition Tyhen-Clark Cultural Center, Jasper, in
Selected as an artist to create a Christmas ornament for the Indiana State Museum tree, Indianapolis, Indiana
2021
PHOTO BOOKS: Paw Paw Marsh, Goosepond, Found Photos
THYEN-CLARK Cultural Ctr. Jasper, IN April 1-May 21 Solo PAINTINGS
2020
ART SPACE Vincennes, IN March-April Solo
Owensboro Art Guild 58 Annual Competition Judges' Special Award
60th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, Indiana
2019
Awarded First Place at the "Owensboro Art Guild 57th Juried Exhibition", Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro KY
"Image & Word: Text-based Group Show", Kaviar Forge & Gallery, Louisville, KY
"Invitational Portrait Show," Krempp Gallery, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper IN
2018
"Play," New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
"A Salute to Bluegrass," Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, A Salute to Bluegrass, Invitational Exhibition, Owensboro, KY
25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Krempp Gallery at the Jasper Arts Center, Jasper IN
"Fall of the Leaf" Juried Exhibition, Kaviar Forge & Gallery, Louisville, KY
Included in the Chicago Art Institute's Archives, Chicago, IL
Teaching for adults and children, painting and drawing, Jasper Art Center, Jasper, IN
2017
Worked with Susan Daley on an Indiana Arts Commission granted mural at the Shoals Community School
Painted a “Reading Chair” for SOAR ( Success and Opportunity At Reading) which was donated to Head Start, 2016
Invitational group show WAY OF THE LAND July-Aug. Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts Owensboro, KY
2016
Donated auction art to the Sycamore Land Trust, Jasper Fund for the Arts, Martin County fund for a police dog, and SOAR
Participated as an artist for the Jasper Chalk Walk
Painting selected to be on the cover of The Twig (a Sycamore Land Trust publication)
2015
August-Sept. Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana/Evansville Museum of Art group show WORKING TOGETHER
ART NOIR Group show Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana
2014
2 person show BLACK AND WHITE Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN
2013
Solo show Gallerie Hertz Feb Louisville, KY
Solo show New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art New Harmony, IN
2010
Solo show NEW WORK St. Meinard Archabbey Gallery St. Meinard, IN
2 PERSON SHOW don't draw like my brother Oakland City University Oakland City, IN
Racine Museum of Art Racine, Wisconsin, included in TOWN AND COUNTRY: Urban and Rural Scenes from RAM's permanent collection
2009
Conducted a state-wide workshop for Indiana art teachers University Conference Ctr. Indianapolis, IN
2 person show Waldron Art Ctr. Bloomington, IN
1997-99
Created an exchange print show between 6 art schools in the USA and 5 in Australia
1988
Taught drawing in Perugia, Italy while teaching at the University of Louisville
Part of a group show with my students at Centro Arti Visive Material/Immagini Perugia, Italy
1986
Created an exchange print show with work from 3 MFA classes at Indiana University and 3 art schools in New Zealand and 3 in Australia. I traveled to these sites and did workshops/lectures.
Nov. C.S.A. Gallery Recent Work Christchurch, New Zealand
1978
Created a 6-state touring show of my paintings called 41 from 41.
COLLECTIONS
Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago. IL Canterbury Society of Arts, Christchurch, New Zealand
Chamber of Commerce/Dayton, OH Auckland City Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Indiana University-Southeast/New Albany, IN Indiana University Fine Arts Library Archives
Alco Tool Co. Elkhart, IN Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio
Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro, KY Creative Discovery Museum Chattanooga, TN
J.N.Bergstrom Mus. F.A. Neenah, WI Indiana University Photo Archives Bloomington, IN
Illinois Bell Telephone/Chicago Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis, IN
Standard Oil, Chicago, IL Centro Cultural Villa De Mos (group) Madrid, Spain
Chicago Art Institute Archives Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institute Washington, DC Washington, DC Indiana University Foundation Bloomington, IN
Univ. of IO, Alternative Traditions in Cont. Art library collection
Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana