Art and Art History
College of Liberal Arts
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-370-6136 voice
503-370-6738 fax
James B. Thompson
James B. Thompson
Professor of Art, Curator
Painting, Printmaking, Drawing and Curation
503-370-6137
Art Building 308
Example Work
Areas of Study
Major
Painting and Printmaking
Minor
Drawing, Design, Mixed Media, Architectural Design
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis MO, 1977, Painting
B.A. Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1973, Art
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1986-Present
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK, 1983-84
Instructor of Art, Ripon College, Ripon WI, 1979-82
Northwest Visiting Faculty Member, Willamette University/Independent Liberal Arts Colleges Abroad (ILACA) in London,
England, Fall 2008 teaching "Art in the Mechanical, Film and Digital Ages 1906-2006" to participating students
Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 2008 teaching American
Art History to Japanese students
Professor of Art, Willamette University/College 101 Summer Educational Program 2007, teaching printmaking to program
participants
Professor of Art, Willamette University/National University of Ireland at Galway, Spring 2001 teaching Specialized Drawing
Techniques to American students studying abroad from Linfield College and Willamette University
Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 1992 teaching American
Art History to Japanese students
Professor of Art, Willamette University/Tokyo International University America, Summer 1991 teaching American
Art History to Japanese students
COURSES TAUGHT
Painting: Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Contemporary Painting; Printmaking: Woodcuts & Collagraphs, Etching I, Etching II, Lithography, Advanced Lithography, Silkscreen, Monoprinting; Drawing: Life Drawing, Figure Drawing, Contemporary Drawing; Design: 2-Dimensional Design, Color & Composition, Mixed-Media, Advanced Media & Design, 3-Dimensional Design, Architectural Design Principles The Chicago School of Architecture; Seminars/Other: Senior Seminar (Studio), Contemporary Art Firstyear Seminar (College Colloquium), The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Art in the Mechanical, Film and Digital Ages 1906-2006 (ILACA – London), Independent Study Courses in all Studio courses listed; Art History: Survey of Western Art History Prehistoric to Gothic, Survey of Western Art History Gothic to Modern, American Art History (TIUA – Summers).
Atkinson Faculty Development Grants, Willamette University, for Art Production, 2008-2009
Research Travel Grant for travel to eastern Oregon to study the rural landscape of the west in preparation for my major, mid-career solo exhibition, The Vanishing Landscape Series opening at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Spring 2009
Keck Grant for Technology and the Arts initiatives at Willamette Faculty Summer Research Project, for scanning art works, creating digital images, storing and presentation of art images for professional and classroom use
Nominee for The George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation Fellowship, 2006-2007
Nominated for the CAA (College Art Association) Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, 2006
Willamette University Faculty Achievement Award, 2006
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for Art Research in Scotland, 2006
Research Travel Grant for Sabbatical travel to Scotland, 2006
Keck Grant for Research into Digital Arts & Technology at the Edinburgh College of Art, 2006
Keck Technology Award for Printmaking - Art & Technology Study for Studio, Summer 2005
Lilly Grant for Faculty Summer Research “Painting as Vocation,” Summer/Fall 2005
NITLE Grant to attend the ”Media New” Conference in Grinnell, IA Summer, 2005
Hewlett Award for serving as Member of First-Year Seminar Committee, Summer/Fall 2005
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of an Arts and Technology Minor (with C. Harris, M. Nord, K. Nolley, and J. Orr), 2004-2005.
Willamette University Study Time Course Release Grant for the production & exhibition of a new series of prints, Fall 2004.
Research Travel Grant for travel to Williams College Museum of Art, Bowdoin college of Art, MASS MOCA and other New England Art Museums for study of Art and Nostalgia in the Age of Technology, Fall 2004.
Faculty Conversation, The Lilly Grant Project, Willamette University, May 24-25, 2004.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for Art and Philosophy speakers and panel. Guest professors were Cynthia Freeland and Larry Shiner, 2003-2004.
PT3 Grant, Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology, U.S. Department of Education Grant administered by School of Education, Willamette University, 2003-2004.
Research Travel Grant for travel to MASS MOCA and Williams College to research and conduct meetings with professionals at these institutions to investigate internship program opportunities for Willamette University students in Art and Art History, Summer 2003.
Atkinson Faculty Development Grants, Willamette University, for Art Production, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2003-2004, 2001-2002, 1998-1999, 1997-1998, 1996-1997, 1995-1996, 1993-1994, 1992-1993, 1991-1992, 1989-1990, 1987-1998.
Research Travel Grant for travel to New York City to research historic photographs at the Conde Nast Photographic Archives for possible exhibition of American photography at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Summer 2002.
Sabbatical Leave, Spring 1999, resulting in one-person exhibition at the Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of new general education studio courses, 1997-1998.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for development of new courses with computers/digital media, 1996-1997.
Willamette University Study Time Course Release Grant for the production of a new series of paintings based on Medieval images, Fall 1996.
Research Grant for printmaking exhibition at the ARC Gallery, Chicago IL, 1996
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grant for travel/research in Ireland, Summer 1995.
Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award, Pomona College CA, for travel and research of Medieval Art in Great Britain and Ireland, Summer 1995. Nominated by Willamette University.
Sabbatical Leave culminating in solo exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, Fall 1992
Willamette University Faculty Merit Award for academic year 1988-1989.
(All Exhibits are Juried or Invitational - Solo Shows Marked by Asterisk*)
2010
The Vanishing Landscape Series, The Hoffman Gallery - OCAC, Oregon College of Arts & Crafts, Portland OR*
2009
The Vanishing Landscape Series: Major Mid-Career Exhibition, (traveling exhibition mounted)
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR*
Pendleton Arts Center, Pendleton OR*
Whatcom County Museum of Art, Bellingham WA*
2008
Print Zero Studios Print Exchange #5: 291 Printmakers from 17 Countries, (traveling exhibition mounted for show)
CFA Main Stage Cases at the State University of New York, Buffalo NY
Pratt Fine Arts Gallery @ Tashiro Kaplan, Seattle WA
Roennebaeksholm Arts and Cultur Center, Naestved, Denmark
2007
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR
Artists Who Teach, A.N. Bush Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Print Zero Studios Print Exchange #5: 291 Printmakers from 17 Countries, (traveling exhibition mounted for show)
Sev Shoon Arts Center/Ballard Works, Seattle WA
Rainbow Building Gallery at the University of Miami, Coral Gables FL
Print Walls Gallery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
Gallery 214 @ PNCA - Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR
2006
Works on Paper, Mark Woolley Gallery at the Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR*
Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR
2005
Small Wonders, Wonder Ballroom Gallery and Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR
Simply Red - 40 Artists Explore the Color of Passion & Revolution, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR
Affair @ The Jupiter, Portland Art Fair, Jupiter Hotel, Portland OR
Cascade Print Project, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR
2004
Selections 1996-2003, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR*
Portland Art Fair at the Jupiter, Portland OR
2003
Selections 1996-2003, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR*
Bid, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art Auction Exhibition, Portland OR
Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR*
2002
Lost and Found, Savage Gallery, Portland OR
Graduate Alumni Exhibition, Washington University, St. Louis MO
Selections from the Collection, Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu HI
Janet Turner 4th National Print Competition Exhibition, Janet Turner Print Museum Gallery, California State University, Chico CA
New Paintings, Savage Gallery, Portland OR*
2001
Holy Art by Human Hands, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
College of the Siskiyous Art Gallery, Weed CA*
Prints, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls ID*
Inaugural Exhibition, Savage Gallery, Portland OR
2000
An Argument for Drawing, Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula MT
Northwest Print Invitational: Part II Oregon, Contemporary Print Center, Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA
Final Exit, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR
Arts 2000: The Beginning, A.N. Bush Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Celebration 2000, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Selections 2000, Northwest Print Council, Portland OR
1999
An Argument for Drawing, Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula MT
Peculiar Landscapes, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*
Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
1998
Day of the Dead - Pleasure in the Process, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
1998 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, Campus Center Gallery, University of Hawaii, Hilo HI -1998
Three Printmakers, New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura CA
International Print Project, China National Academy of Arts, Hangzhou China, Portland State University, & Washington
State Capitol, Olympia WA (1997 & 1998)
Ink People, Prints, Ink People Gallery, Eureka CA
Small Prints: 1998 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro AR -1998
Northwest Print Council, Portland OR
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Radius 25, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Pacific Prints 1998, 9th Biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA
1997
New Prints, Portland State University, Portland OR*
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Celebration of the Arts, Capitol Building, Salem OR
NWPC-Massachusetts Traveling Exchange Exhibition, (touring exhibition)
Visual Arts Center Bellingham Public Library, Bellingham MA
Art Gallery, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham OR
Northwest Print Council 1997 Open House, Northwest Print Council, Portland OR
Contemporary Printmakers Northwest, Vancouver WA
Print Art, Northwest Regional Print Competition, Oregon Historical Society, Portland OR
Certain Situations, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*
1996
Medieval Investigations, Willamette University, Salem OR*
Contemporary Northwest Prints, Visual Arts Center Gallery, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham OR
New Etchings, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR*
Prints, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL*
Alder Gallery, Eugene OR
Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
1995
Governor’s Office, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR*
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL*
Home, Luther College, Decorah IA
Radius 25, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem OR
Into The Woods, Eugene Arts Foundation, The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene OR
1994
Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu HI
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Windward Community College, Kaneohe HI
A Room With An Attitude, Salem Art Association, Salem OR*
Willamette Faculty Exhibition, Linfield College, McMinnville OR
Pacific States National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
Paper/Fiber XVII, Johnson Arts Council, Iowa City IA
Into The Woods, Eugene Arts Foundation, The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene OR
1993
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*
20 Oregon Printmakers, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis OR
1992
A Capital Invitational, Salem OR
Anderson Tyler Gallery, McMinnville OR
Bush Barn Art Center, Salem OR
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Print Council, University of Hawaii, Manoa HI
Mayor’s Office, Portland OR
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Print Council, Boise ID
Art Space Gallery, Southern Nevada Community College, Las Vegas NV
Northwest Print Council Exhibition, Portland State University, Portland OR
All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR
Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport OR
Relating Ideas, Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
Past & Present, Faculty Exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR
Seattle Art Fair Exhibition, Seattle WA
Prints by 20 Oregon Artists, Maveety Gallery, Lincoln City OR
1991
12th Sunriver Juried Art Competition, Sunriver OR
Umpqua Community College, Roseburg OR
Lower Columbia Community College, Longview WA
25th Anniversary Exhibition, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Spring Show, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR
Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR
Abstraction in the 90's, Spokane Center Gallery, Eastern Washington University, Spokane WA
101 Prints Benefit Show, Oregon Art Institute, Portland OR
Public Hanging: Art by Oregon Artists, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst OR
New Works, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth OR*
Rasmussen Art Gallery, Pacific Union College, Angwin CA*
The Northwest Print Council 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Visual Arts Center, Anchorage AK
1990
New Works, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*
A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR
Monoprints/Mixed-Media, Ladd Circle Gallery, North by Northwest, Portland OR*
Independent College Art Faculty Show, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth OR
Northwest Regional Print Biennial Exhibition, (touring exhibition)
A.N. Bush Gallery, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
North Central Washington Museum, Wenatchee WA
Island and Island Prints, Washington state University, Pullman WA
The Spring Show: The Essence of Spring, A.N. Bush Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem art Association, Salem OR
1989
40 Oregon Printmakers, Pierce College, Tacoma WA
A Capitol Invitational, Oregon State Capitol, Salem OR
101 Prints Benefit Show, Oregon Art Institute, Portland OR
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL
King County International Airport Open House Exhibition/Art Works' Dedication, Boeing Field, Seattle WA
Northwest Print Council Biennial, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland OR
40 Oregon Printmakers - One Year Later, Blackfish Gallery, Portland OR
Salem Art Association Corner Gallery, Salem OR*
Mixed Media, Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland, Portland OR
New Faces Exhibition, Augen Gallery, Portland OR
40 Oregon Printmakers, State Capitol Gallery, Salem OR
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR
Oregon 2-D, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Northwest Print Council Exhibition, Blackfish Gallery, Portland OR
Northwest Regional Print Biennial Exhibition, 1989-1990 (traveling exhibition)
The Littman and White Galleries, Smith Memorial Center - Portland State University, Portland OR
First Annual Northwest Print Competition, Kerns Art Center, Eugene OR
1988
Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Jacobs Room Gallery, Eugene OR
Oregon Monoprints, 1988 Invitational Exhibition, Rathbun Gallery, Portland OR
Northwest Print Council Members Exhibition, Portland and Eugene OR
1st International Art Exhibition, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY
Anniversary of Chernobyl Exhibition, International Art Exhibition, Nuremberg, West Germany
Paintings & Mixed Media Works, Mundt, MacGregor, Happel, Falconer, Zuiauf & Hall, Seattle, WA*
Oregon 2-D Exhibition, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
40 Oregon Printmakers, Image Gallery, Portland OR
Portraits of Friends, International Art Exhibit, Kent Arts Commission, Kent WA
40 Oregon Printmakers, Heathman Hotel, Portland OR
Visual Arts Resources Touring Exhibition, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene OR
Microsoft, Inc., Seattle WA
1987
New Views, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland OR
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
Umpqua Community College, Roseburg OR
21st Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL
West Coast Mini Prints, Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR*
Lower Columbia College Art Gallery, Longview WA*
All Oregon Art Annual, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR
40 Oregon Printmakers - Original Edition 1987, Portland-Salem OR
Showcase ‘87, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton OR
1986
16th Annual Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis OR
Small Works Exhibition, Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia PA
Mercer Island Print Invitational, Mercer Island Community Center, Mercer Island WA
Artquake, Pacific Northwest Visual Arts Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Gallery, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Studies for Murals and Sculptures, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA
Monoprints, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA*
1985
Ta Series, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
20th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria IL
North Dakota Print and Drawing Annual, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND
Acreage Series, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA*
Milking the Sacred Cow: A Salute to America’s Dairyland, Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI & McMillan Memorial
Library, Wisconsin Rapids WA, 1984-1985
Mercer Island Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, Mercer Island WA
Group Exchange of Prints, University of Washington, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, Cranbrook
Academy
1984
Death Series, Vision Quest Gallery, Chicago IL*
Acreage Series, University of Alaska Fine Arts Gallery, Fairbanks AK*
University of Alaska Statewide Faculty Exhibition, Juneau AK
Invitational Group Exhibition of Art Faculty, Signatures Fine Art Gallery, Fairbanks AK
1983
New Members Show, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles CA
Wisconsin Impressions, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
1982
Boston Printmakers 34th National Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA
Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*
Fishing Lure/Fishing Lore, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI
Wisconsin Trends, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
Wisconsin Impressions, Milwaukee Art Museum
1981
Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*
Wisconsin ‘81 Drawing Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point & University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
40th Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI
Print National ‘81, Moravian College, Bethlehem PA
Wisconsin Now ‘81, Cudahy Gallery of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
Ripon College Art Faculty, Marvin Cone Gallery of Art, Coe College, Cedar Rapids IA
Wisconsin Now - Spring ‘81, Cudahy Gallery of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
1980
First National Bank, Ripon WI*
Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI*
Annual 7 State Competition, University of Wisconsin, Platteville WI
Art Work, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay WI
Watercolor Wisconsin ‘80, (traveling exhibition)
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI
Nicolet College, Rhinelander WI
Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI
University of Wisconsin - Platteville WI
McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids WI
3rd Annual Print Exchange, Visual Arts Center, Anchorage AK
Paper in Particular: Works On/Off Paper, Columbia College, Columbia MO
1979
Open Illinois Invitational Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago IL
38th Northeastern Wisconsin Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay WI
Paper in Particular: Works On/Off Paper, Columbia College, Columbia MO
Centennial Exhibition, Washington University School of Fine Art, St. Louis MO
1978
Illinois Regional Print Show, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
19th National Red River Annual, Plains Art Museum, Moorhead MN
40th Annual Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City IA
1977
Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN*
Graduate Thesis Show, Steinberg Museum, Washington University School of Fine Art, St. Louis MO
Packages, Edna Carlsen Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point WI
7th Annual Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Platteville WI
12th Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock AR
1976
Celebration ‘76: National Graduate Print and Drawing Exhibition, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL
National Experimental Printmaking Show, Tusculum College, Tusculum TN
46th Annual Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO
Mid-States Art Exhibition: 29th Annual Juried Competition, Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN
1975
Ripon College Artists Invitational, Ripon College Art Gallery, Ripon WI
1973
Juried Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines IA
Paperworks, 9th Waterloo Municipal Galleries Show, Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, Waterloo IA
CLA Dean’s Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR, 2006, 2005, 2003
City Planning & Government Building, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland OR, 1998-99
A series of 7 paintings using Medieval images of work and labor.
CLA Dean’s Office Commission, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1997-98
Visual Chronicle, City of Tualatin OR, 1997
Two landscape paintings using subjects from Tualatin.
Olin Science Building, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1997
Three 14" square paintings using Medieval scientific imagery.
Oregon Lottery Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1996
Three paintings using Medieval imagery dealing with the concepts of luck and chance.
Public Utility Commission Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1992
A series of 10 painted panels entitled "... A Mystery Desired & Sought ..." The 24" x 48" panels used the Oregon landscape as the basis for the abstracted images.
Oregon State Corrections Offices, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1991
A series of twenty 30" x 40" woodcut/collagraph prints using the four seasons as the basis for the abstracted images.
Purchase Award, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto CA, 1998
First Place, Radius 25, Bush Barn Gallery, Salem OR, 1998
First Place, Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR, 1996
Finalist, Individual Artist Fellowship, Printmaking, Oregon Arts Commission, 1995
Second Place, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1994, 1990
Award of Merit, State of Hawaii Arts Council, Hilo HI, 1994
Best of Show, All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR, 1994
Award of Merit, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1992
Jury Merit Award, Sunriver Juried Exhibition, Sunriver OR, 1991
Award of Merit, All Oregon Art Annual, Salem OR 1991
Best in Show, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1991
Honorable Mention, A Capitol Invitational, Salem OR, 1989
Merit Award & Patron Purchase, Bradley Univ. National Print & Drawing Exhibition, Peoria IL, 1985
Honorable Mention, Watercolor Wisconsin, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI, 1981
Museum Purchase Award, Evansville Museum of Art & Science, Evansville IN, 1976
High Desert Journal (Literary and Visual Art Magazine) '08-Issue #7, Published Cover Art and Gallery Feature of Images
TheJournal ofTheShivasIronsSociety(Golf/Literature/Art) '07-Issue #4, Published Cover Art and Gallery Feature of Images
Oregon Gallery Guide, Oregon Arts Commission, 1999 Full Cover Art for Publication
Portland Art Museum 1999 Oregon Biennial, Catalogue, Art appears on Cover of Publication and images are featured within
Willamette Scene, Willamette University, Summer 1998
Network, Edition of 1, Mixed-Media Etching, published in full color as cover for textbook Strategies of Argument for Simon & Schuster Education Group/Allyn & Bacon, 1996
Artwork published as front and back cover art and 20 chapter covers for English textbook Foundations of American Education, 10th Editionfor Simon & Schuster Education Group/Allyn & Bacon, 1996
Ta VII, Edition of 1, collagraph print with mixed-media on handmade paper, published in full color as cover for Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group's textbook Experiences in Language, 6th Edition, 1994
20th Century Nightmare, Edition of 25, mezzotint with mixed-media print, done in 1988, published in Oregon Arts Commission/Northwest Print Council Catalog, 40 Oregon Printmakers
Communique, Edition of 1, collagraph print with mixed-media on handmade paper, done in 1986-87, published in full color as cover for Simon & Schuster's Higher Education Group's textbook Experiences in Language, 5th Edition
Print Zero Studios-Print Exchange Five, International Exchange and Traveling Exhibition, Ilfant Press, Seattle WA -2007
Cascade Print Exchange, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR –2005
Portland Art Museum 1999 Oregon Biennial, Catalogue, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR -1999
Prints Across The Pacific, 1998 Pacific Intercultural Print Project, An American and Chinese Exhibition Exchange –1998
1998 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Hilo HI –1998
Pacific Prints 1998, 9th Biennial, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto CA –1998
Small Prints: 1998 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro AR -1998
Paper/Fiber XVII, Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council, Iowa City IA –1994
The Northwest Print Council Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Oregon Art Institute/Portland Art Museum, Portland OR -1991
Forty Oregon Printmakers: Limited Editions, Northwest Print Council, Oregon Arts Commission, Portland OR -1988
Milking the Sacred Cow: A Salute to America's Dairyland, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI –1984
Boston Printmakers 34th National Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln MA -1982
Fishing Lure/Fishing Lore: The Iconography of Ichthyology, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI –1982
Wisconsin '81: A Juried Exhibition of Drawings by Wisconsin Artists, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Creative Communications Galleries, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Green Bay WI –1981
Watercolor Wisconsin '80, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI -1980
Nineteenth Red River Annual, Plains Art Museum –1978
Illinois Regional Print Show: Juried Exhibition of Prints by Midwest Printmakers, Dittmar Gallery, Norris Center Northwestern University, Evanston IL -1978
1977 Artist's Invitational, Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville IN -1977
Packages: A National Exhibition of Objects Wrapped, Tied, Taped or otherwise Prepared and Shipped by Artists, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin –1977
46th Annual Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield MO –1976-1977
Mid-States Art Exhibition/29th Annual Competition, The Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville IN -1976
Tusculum National Experimental Printmaking Show, Doak-Balch Gallery, Tusculum Colloege, Greeneville TN -1976
Celebration 76, National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Gallery 200, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL -1976
Paperworks, 9th Waterloo Municipal Galleries Show, Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, Waterloo IA -1973
The Journal of The Shivas Irons Society (Golf/Literature/Art) 2007, "Gallery: Golf Paintings by James B. Thompson," by Al Barkow, Editor, Carmel CA
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 7/21/06, “Two Takes on Abstraction,” by D.K. Row
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 4/7/05, “Ruby Tuesday,” by D. K. Row
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5/3/02, “Playing Through the Abstract,” by D. K. Row
Chico Enterprise Record, Chico CA, 2/21/02, “Print Exhibit at Janet Turner Print Museum” by Chico State University
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 8/23/01, “Holy Art by Human Hands” by Ron Cowan
The Herald, Weed CA, 7/14/01, “Etchings of Landscape, Structure, Exhibition at College of the Sisikyous”
Galway Advertiser, Galway, Ireland, 4/01, "US Artist Will Lecture at NUI Galway April 4," Arts Editor
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 6/4/00, “The End of Victoria’s Era,” by D. K. Row
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5/16/00, “Decision Marks the End of an Era,” by D. K. Row
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 7/13/00, “Artists Give Varied Looks at Art’s Future” by Ron Cowan
Missoulian, Missoula MT, 12/3/99, "Drawing on Experience" by Sherry Jones
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 8/1/99, “Two Views on the Oregon Biennial” by Randy Gragg & Sue Taylor
Artweek, San Jose CA, July/August, 1999, “James B. Thompson at Quartersaw” by Lois Allan
Portland Art Museum 1999 Oregon Biennial, "Curator's Statement" by Kathryn Kanjo, Curator of Contemporary Art
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 5/15/99, “Annotated Artist, Thompson on Thompson” by D. K. Row
Willamette Scene, Salem, OR, Summer 1998, "Northwest Art" by Melanie Moisan
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles CA, 1/22/98, "Distinctive Prints" by Josef Woodard
The Oregonian, Portland OR, 12/26/97, "Out of Obscurity" by Randy Gragg
Willamette Week, Portland OR, 12/3/97, "A Painter's Painter" by D. K. Row
Untitled: Portland Art #30 Interview, "James Thompson: Mid-Career Alchemy" Portland OR, July 1997 by Matt Ferranto
Willamette Scene, Salem, OR, Summer 1995, "Creativity" edited by Betty M. O'Brien
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 4/10/94, “A Room with an Attitude” by Ron Cowan
Ripon Magazine, Ripon, WI, Spring 1993, "Art in the Abstract" by Britt Wortman
Western Oregon University, 8/8/91, “Thompson’s Mixed Media Works Focus on Change of Modern Life” by MeganHulsey
Statesman Journal, Salem OR, 8/12/89, “Multi Media Artist Has Solutions” by Ron Cowan
Willamette Week, Portland OR, 1/9/89, “New Faces at Augen Gallery” by Renardo Barden
The Loss of Intuition, 17th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 2003
The Medieval Influences on My Art Work, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, 2001
Modernism as a Teaching Tool, 13th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1999 – Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1999
Thoughts on Modern Art, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1997
The Reel World: Braque, Picasso and the Edited Motion Picture, 8th Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1994
Mixed-Media Addresses Change in the Modern World, 2nd Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1988 – Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1988
Teaching Modern Art Through Change in Studio Art Courses, 1st Annual Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, School of Visual Arts, New York NY, 1987 – Published in SVA Conference Proceedings Journal 1987, &
Published in The Willamette Journal of the Liberal Arts Supplemental Series 1 1988, William G. Berberet, Editor
"The Vanishing Landscape," Invited Guest Artist Lecture, Oregon State University – Cascades, Bend OR, Spring 2008
“Art & Nostalgia in the Age of Technology” (intaglio print process), Faculty Colloquium, Willamette University, Spring 2005
Willamette University Board of Trustees, 2003
Institute for Continued Learning, Willamette University, 2003, 1998
Savage Gallery, Portland OR, 2002
“Crossing Boundaries,” East-West Symposium in Print, Portland OR, 2001
Willamette Art Faculty at Linfield College, McMinnville OR, panel discussion, 1994
Human Creativity class, Willamette University, Spring 1993
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Spring 1993
Bush Barn Gallery, Salem Art Association, Spring 1991
Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Fall 1990
Mundt, MacGregor, Happel, Falconer, Zuiauf & Hall law firm, Seattle WA, 1988
Salem Art Association Gallery Guides, 1990, 1989, 1998
“My Art and How I Make It,” Spring Faculty Colloquium, Willamette University, Spring 1987
Miriam Perlman Gallery, Chicago IL, 1989-1996
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle WA, 1985-1992
Quartersaw Gallery, Portland OR, 1996-2000
Savage Gallery, Portland OR, 2000-2003
Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR, 2004-Present
Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in New Media/Studio Art, 2008-2009
Keck Advisory Committee for Digital Arts and Technology, 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006
Chair, International Education Committee, 2007-2008
Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Renaissance, Baroque & 18th Century Art History, 2007-2008
Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Electronic Media and Photography, 2006-2007
Search Committee for Tenure-Track Position in Sculpture, 2005-2006
Arts and Technology Minor Committee, 2004-2005
Disappearing Task Force, First Year Seminar/Freshman College Colloquium Committee, 2005-2006
President’s Committee for Proposed Performing Arts Center, 2005
Chair, Department of Art and Art History, 2002-2005 and 1993-1996
Chair, Search Committee for Visiting Faculty in Digital & Electronic Media, 2005
Art Acquisition Committee, 1986-Present
Faculty Advisor for Art majors, and Freshman Advisor on Numerous Occasions, 1987-Present
Chair, Art History Search Committee for one-year appointment in Western Survey and Medieval Art History, 2004
Chair, Faculty Resource Committee, 2003-2004
Chair, Art History Search Committee for sabbatical replacement in Contemporary Art History, 2002-2003
International Studies Committee, 2006-2007, 2002-2003, 1999-2000, 1988-1999, 1987-1988
Campus Life Committee, 2001-2002
Faculty Director for Willamette program at National University of Ireland, Galway, Spring 2001
Chair, Art Studio Search Committee for Photography/Digital Media position, 2000-2001
World Views Committee for Latin American Art Exhibition at Willamette, Fall 1999
Search Committee for Ceramics position, 1998-1999
Art Museum Design Committee, 1998-1999
Search Committee for Director of Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 1998-1999
Academic Programs Committee, 1998, 1993
Undergraduate Research Committee, 1996-1997
Faculty Resource Committee, 1995-1996, 1991-1992, 1990-1991, 1989-1990
Chair, Search Committee for tenure-track position in Ancient & Medieval Art History, 1994-1995
Student Ethos Committee, 1994-1995
University Center Renovation Committee, 1993-1994
Goudy Commons Architecture Committee, 1990-1994
Sesquicentennial Committee for Art Exhibitions, 1991-1992
KWU Radio Advisory Board, 1987-1988
Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Michelle Ross, Spring 2008
Faculty advisor for Carson & Lily Grant recipient, Lauren Pressler '08 - curator of the exhibition, "Ludwig Salzer: Man of Letters (From Exile in Shanghai to Life in the United States)" at the Oregon Jewish Museum, Portland OR 2007
Faculty host for guest lecturer, Margaret Wertheim of The Institute For Figuring, Los Angeles, CA, "Inventing Kindergarten," Fall 2007
Faculty host for guest lecturer, Margaret Wertheim of The Institute For Figuring, Los Angeles, CA, "Crocheting A Coral Reef," Fall 2007
Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist, Sandy Brooke, "The Temple of Hera: New Paintings," Fall 2007
Faculty host for guest lecturer, Dr. Jen Mouat, "A Creature of His Imagination: John Byrne's Theatrics," Spring 2007
Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Beverley Hood, "First Person," Spring 2007
Workshop/demonstration coordinator for digital sculpture and animation by Beverley Hood, Postgraduate Coordinator,
School of Visual Communication – Edinburgh College of Art, Spring 2007
Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Ian H. Boyden, “Standing on the Shores of Chaos,” Fall 2006
Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Horatio Hung-Yan Law, Fall 2005
Faculty host for guest lecturer/artist Susan Seubert, Spring 2005
Faculty host for guest lecturer Sina Najafi, “Cabinet: Toward a Culture of Curiosity,” Fall 2005
Faculty host for lectures by Prof. Freeland & Shiner on philosophy of art/theory topics, Spring 2004
Faculty host for Hogue-Sponenburgh lecturer Fred Wilson, Fall 2003
Faculty consultant for Art Building renovation and addition at Willamette University, 2001-2003
Faculty host for artist Enrique Chagoya, Spring 2002
Faculty host for the Irish writer Mike McCormack, Fall 2001
Faculty host for the Irish architect Richard Pierce, Fall 2001
Conducted research on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago IL and Wisconsin, Summer 1999
Artist Resource Bank, Washington State Arts Commission, 1996-1998
Member of One Percent for the Arts Committee to select art for the new State Agriculture Building in Salem OR for Oregon Arts Commission, 1996-1997
Committee member for Salem Art Association Visual Art Exhibitions, 1994-1996
Metropolitan Arts Commission Design Team for Public Art Projects, Portland OR, 1993-1995
Faculty host for Hogue-Sponenburgh lecturer Marcia Tucker, Director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, 1994
Project coordinator for “The Role of the Artist in Today’s Society,” Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1992
Faculty host for a talk by Prof. Henry Sayre of Oregon State University at Willamette University, Fall 1991
Conducted research on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Oregon at Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale AZ, Spring 1991
Faculty host for a talk by the author Ellen Wheat on Jacob Lawrence’s work, Willamette University, 1989
Faculty host for Dr. Erwin Breithaupt, Prof. of Art & Art History, Ripon College, at Willamette University, 1988 & 1989
Workshop coordinator for printmaking workshop presented by Prof. Paul Stewart of University of Michigan, at University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1985
Workshop coordinator/printer for Prof. Ann Carter of College of St. Mary’s, South Bend IN, at University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1985
Workshop coordinator for Institute of Alaska Native Arts, Inc. printmaking workshops presented by Joe Feddersen and N. Krishna Reddy, 1983-1984
Printmaking Technical Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle WA, 1984-1985
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Drawing, Washington University in St. Louis MO, 1976-1977
College Art Association, 1977 to Present
American Association of Museums, 2007 to Present
Northwest Print Council - Print Arts Northwest, 1987 to Present
PICA - Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, 2003-2004
Salem Art Association, 1986-1996
One Percent for the Arts Selection Panel, Department of Justice Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 2007-2008
Visual Artist Fellowships, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City NV, 2002
Oregon Arts Commission Visual Arts Organization Grants, 1992
Newport Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Newport OR, 1992
One Percent for the Arts, State Archives Building, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR, 1990-1992
Salem Art Fair 2-D Works, Salem OR, 1989
Northwest Print Council New Members, Portland OR, 1988
North Star Borough School District Art Exhibit, Fairbanks AK, 1984
Where We Live, exhibition of Willamette University Printmaking Students at PDX Airport, Portland OR, 2007 (Fall)
The Temple of Hera new paintings by Sandy Brooke, Roger W. Rogers Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, 2007
First Person, 3-dimensional digital animation piece by Beverley Hood, Willamette University Art Gallery, Salem OR, 2007
Standing on the Shores of Chaos, paintings by Ian H.Boyden, Mary Stuart Rogers Hall-WillametteUniversity,SalemOR2006
Photographs by Dean McNeil, Study Gallery, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem OR, 2000
Faculty Director of the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, 1989-1993. Responsible for selection of artists (6-7 shows per year), budget, installation of work, publicity and announcement cards, public receptions, guest speakers. Curated exhibits of Home Made Prints by David Hockney and A Survey by Jacob Lawrence.
Contemporary Icons, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1991 (co-curator)
The Figure in Mexican Art, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, Salem OR, 1991 (co-curator)
Curated numerous student exhibits at Ripon College, Ripon WI; The University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK; and Willamette University, Salem OR
Alaska Museum, University of Alaska, Fairbanks AK
Allstate Insurance Company, Chicago IL
Bank of Detroit, Detroit MI
Bittner and Barker, Seattle WA
Bradley University, Peoria IL
City of Tualatin OR
Department of Corrections, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Department of Motor Vehicles, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Department of Public Utilities, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville IN
Executive Department, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Fairchild, Cameron Instrument, Seattle WA
Ford Motor Company, Detroit MI
Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem OR
Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu HI
Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Chicago IL
King County Arts Commission/King County International Airport (Boeing Field), Seattle WA
Kobs and Brady Advertising, Chicago IL
Mark Twain Banks, St. Louis MO
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland OR
Michigan Bell Telephone Co., Detroit MI
Northern Trust Bank, Chicago IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR
Oregon Lottery Building, State of Oregon, Salem OR
Oseran, Hahn, Kelley & Spring, Bellevue WA
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
Ripon College, Ripon WI
Salem Art Association, Salem OR
Salem Public Library, Salem OR
Schidler, McBroom & Gates Corporate Law Firm, Seattle WA
Sperry and Sperry, Portland OR
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver WA
Member, Court-Chemeketa Residential Historic District Organization, 2005-Present
Board Member, Howard Street Charter School, Salem OR, 1999
Assistant Coach, Salem Area Youth Golf, 1999
Assistant Coach, Salem United Soccer, 1997-1999
Art Fair Street Painting, Salem Art Association, Salem OR, 1990, 1989, 1988
Co-Founder, Friends of the Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Willamette University, 1989
Member, Northeast Neighbors Association, 1987-Present