EDUCATION: 1985 Received B.F.A. Magna Cum Laude from the Center for Creative Studies College of Art and Design, Detroit Michigan.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1984- present Self employed commercial photographer.
1986-1987 Director Medical Photography, Bon Secours Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
1974-1985 United States Air Force. Retired 1985, Service Connected Disability.
GRANTS
State of Michigan CUPPAD Grant for Marquette Senior High School, Photography Club.
FY 2000 Michigan Council for the Arts, ArtServe Michigan, Creative Artist Grant Recipient.
CLIENT LIST:
Ford Motor Co., Pepsi Cola, Este Lauder, Warsau Insurance, Henry Ford Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, The State of Michigan, Ameritech, The Phone Guide, Downwind Sports, Sawyer Lumber, Northern Michigan University, Marquette General Hospital, Northern Initiatives, Curtis Snowplow, National Golf Distributors, Riverside Osteopathic Hospital, Great Lakes Rehabilitation Hospital and Macomb Community College.
TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS:
1996-present Volunteer Coordinator, Marquette Senior High School Photography Club.
1997-present Marquette Adult Enrichment, Photography Instructor.
1999-2000 Marquette Middle School After School Photography Program Instructor.
1994 Guest Lecturer, Northern Michigan University.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2001 One Person, "Hallowed Ground", Gonzo Fine Art Gallery, Detroit, Michigan.
One Person, "Hallowed Ground", Edsel Ford High School, Dearborn Michigan.
One Person, "Hallowed Ground", Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
One person, "Hallowed Ground", Novi Community Center, Novi, Michigan.
Group, "Contemporary Juxtaposition" Marquette Community Arts Center Gallery, Marquette, Michigan
2000 One Person, Bill Sampson, A Retrospect, Michigan Department of Education,
John Hannah Building, Lansing, Michigan.
One Person, "Hallowed Ground", Oasis Gallery, Marquette, Michigan.
One Person, "Hallowed Ground", Marquette Community Arts Center Gallery, Marquette, Michigan.
One Person, "Hallowed Ground", Hancock Community Arts Center, Hancock, Michigan.
1999 Group, Ten Friends, Omphale Gallery, Calumet, Michigan
Juried, Bicentennial Legacies, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
1998 One person, Human Abstraction, Village Photo Gallery, Marquette, Michigan.
Juried, Marquette County All Media Exhibit, Marquette, Michigan. (Best of Show)
1997 Juried, A Northern Exposure IV, William Bonifas Fine Art Center, Escanaba, Michigan. (Honorable Mention).
Two person, Work in Progress, Oasis Gallery. Marquette, Michigan.
1996 Group, Seven Marquette Artist Omphale Gallery, Calumet Michigan.
One person, Breanna’s Recovery. Marquette Senior High School, Marquette, Michigan.
Juried, A Northern Exposure III, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center. Escanaba, Michigan.
1995 Group, Under Raps, Oasis Gallery, Marquette, Michigan.
1994 Juried, Dearborn Artist Exhibition, Dearborn City Hall Art Gallery, Dearborn, Michigan. (First Place, Photography)
1993 Group, Michigan Friends of Photography Traveling Exhibit.
1992 Juried, Association of Bio-Medical Photographers Annual Exhibit, Denver Colorado.
1989 Juried, Urbanology, The Urban Experience, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, Michigan.
1988 Invitational, Twenty Years of Photography at C.C.S., Sarkis Gallery, Center for Creative Studies College of Art and Design, Detroit, Michigan.
1886 Juried, City Limits, Urban Center for Photography, Detroit, Michigan.
1985 Juried, Tigers Baseball, Detroit Style, Michigan Gallery, Detroit, Michigan.
Curator, Oasis Gallery, Marquette, Michigan
1996 Exhibit Jerry N. Uelsmann, Process and Perception
1997 Exhibit Bob Sansom & Bill Sampson One Painter and a Photographer
1998 Exhibit Carlos Diaz and Gilda Snowden, Tornados and Invented Landscapes.
1999 Exhibit Oasis Gallery Curators Group Seven
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Current Treasure, Marquette Arts Council
Past President, Marquette Arts Council
Member, Michigan Friends of Photography.
Member, Alumni Association, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit Michigan.
Member, Biomedical Photographers Association, New York.
Member, Detroit Institute of Arts Founders Society, Detroit, Michigan.
Member, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
President, Upper Peninsula Sled Dog Association.
