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Education
1965-67		M.F.A., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
1961-65		B.F.A., School of Art & Architecture, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009	Presence of Spirit: Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
2006	Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2005	LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2005	S.O.F.A., Courtesy of Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004	LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2004	Marguerite Oestriecher Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
2003	LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2002	Marguerite Oestriecher Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
2001	LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2000	Maruerite Oestriecher Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
1999	LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
1998	Marguerite Oestriecher Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
1998	Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997	Retrospective Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
1996	Hotel d'Ville, Surrenne, France
1996	R. Treger Gallerie, Paris, France
1996	Cline LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
1995	Butters Gallery, Ltd., Portland, OR
1994	Captured Spirits: John Geldersma Sculpture 1964-1994, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
1994	Captured Spirits: John Geldersma Sculpture 1964-1994, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1993	Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1993	LewAllen Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1992	Mill Street Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
1991	Spirit Sculpture, Willoughby Sharp Gallery, New York,, NY Artworks Gallery, Seattle, WA
1990	LewAllen/Butler Fine Arts, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1990	Exchange Exhibition (Namur - Lafayette), Namur, Belgium
1989	Duplantier Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
1989	LewAllen/Butler Fine Arts, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1988	Primitvist Sculpture, John Geldersma, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas
1987	Via Serpents, University Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
1977	Fetishes, 112 Greene Gallery, New York, NY
1977	Memphis Art Academy, Memphis, Tennessee
1967	Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
1965	Fine Arts Gallery, Brown Ayres Hall, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, La

Selected Group Exhibitions
1998	J. Cotter Gallery, Beaver Creek, Colorado
1995	Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1994	Horwitch-LewAllen Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1993	The Bayou Biennial, BC's 313 Gallery, New York, NY
1992	American House Gallery, Piermont, New York
1992	Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukie, Wisconsin
1992	Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
1991	Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukie, Wisconsin
1991	Born on the Bayou, Celebrating the Arts of Louisiana, CB's 313 Gallery, New York, NY
1991	Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho
1991	Southwest Louisiana Artists, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1991	Gallery Selection 1991, LewAllen Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1990	Art in the Garden VIII, American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
1990	Interstate 49, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana
1990	Galerie R. Teger, Paris, France
1989	Bogus Beasts II, International Gallery, San Diego, CA
1989	Trail/Trial, Artists' Alliance, Lafayette, Louisiana
1989	Fresh From Down The Road, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1988	Outsider Art: David Butler/John Geldersma, Marilyn Butler Fine Art, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1988	Multiple Sights, University Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
1988	Academy Gallery, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
1988	Unrealism, Fayerweather Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
1987	Gris-Gris, Artists' Alliance, Lafayette, LA
1987	Animals, Todd Capp Gallery, New York, NY
1987	Return to Eden, John Geldersma and David Butler, Todd Capp Gallery, New York City, NY
1986	Visual Arts: The Southeast 1986, One Securities Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1985	John Geldersma and David Butler, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL
1985	Louisiana Now, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
1984	The Third Coast Exhibition, Art League of Houston Gallery, Houston, Texas
1982	Sculpture Biennial, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
1981	Shreveport Art Guild, Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, Louisiana
1980	First Louisiana Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
1979	U.S.L. 1960-1979, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1977	Artists Biennial, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
1977	Ninth Annual Invitational Exhibition, Oklahoma Art Center, New Orleans, LA
1977	Louisiana Environments, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1977	Vision, Process, Environment, Lafayette Natural History Museum, Lafayette, LA
1976	Louisiane Bien-Aimee, Louisiana Bicentennial, Paris, France
1976	Ninth National/International Sculpture Conference, Lakefront, New Orleans, LA
1976	School of Art and Architecture Faculty Exhibition, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette
1976	Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana
1976	Sculptors of Louisiana University of New Orleans Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1975	Artists Biennial, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
1974	Curved Air, Union Gallery, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
1973	Louisiana Crafts Council Exhibition for Louisiana Colleges, New Orleans, LA
1973	Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
1973	Louisiana American Revolution, Bicentennial Art Exhibition, Old State Capital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1970	Louisiana State Annual Competition, Baton Rouge, LA
1967	Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
1966	Avant Garde Annual Exhibition, Central Park, New York
1965	Twenty-Third Annual Southeastern Competition, Atlanta, Georgia
1965	Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, NJ
1964	Louisiana State Annual Competition, Baton Rouge, LA
1963	American Association of University Women, Annual Competition, Dallas, TX

Selected Invitational Exhibitions
2005	S.O.F.A., Courtesy of Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004	S.O.F.A., Courtesy of Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003	S.O.F.A., Courtesy of Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003	Inaugural Exhibition, Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
2001	S.O.F.A. Courtesy of Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000	Under the Influence: Artists Respond to the Twentieth Century, Inaugural Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1999	S.O.F.A., Courtesy of Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997	Art Center Galleries Southern Stars: Contemporary Masterworks from Florida Museums, Pensacola, FL
1991	Born on the Bayou, Celebrating the Arts of Louisiana, CB's 313 Gallery, New York, NY
1987	Gris-Gris, Artists Alliance, Lafayette, LA
1987	Animals, Todd Capp Gallery, New York, NY
1986	Visual Arts: The Southeast 1986, New Orleans, LA
1985	Louisiana Now, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1984	The Tird Coast Exhibition, The Art League of Houston Gallery, Houston, TX
1983	A Collection-A Collector, The Norman Fisher Collection, Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL.
1982	Sculpture Biennial, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1981	Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
1980	1st Louisiana Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1977	Fetishes, 112 Greene Street, New York, NY
1977	Artist Biennial, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
1977	9th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Oklahoma Arts Center, Oklahoma, OK
1977	Louisiana Environmentalists, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
1976	Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
1976	Sculptors of Louisiana, University of New Orleans Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1976	Louisiana Bien Amis, Louisiana Bicentennial Exhibition, Paris, France
1975	Artist Biennial, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
1966	Avant Garde Annual Exhibition, Central Park, New York, NY
1965	23th Annual Southeastern Competition, Atlanta, GA

Selected Collections & Commissions
Permanent Installation: Spirit Poles and Ceremonial Center, University of Southeastern Louisiana, Hammond, LA

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