Education:
MFA in Sculpture - University of Wyoming - 1978
BFA in Sculpture - North Texas State University - 1976

Employment History:
Instructor - Ah Haa School of Art, Telluride, CO - 1992-present
Curriculum & Exhibitions Director - Ah Haa School, Telluride, CO - 2006-2008
Owner/Operator - McNair Gallery, Telluride, CO - 1985-2003
Director - Art League of Houston, Houston, TX - 1983-85
Grants Writer - Creative Alternatives - Houston, TX - 1983
Assistant Professor - Mississippi State University - 1980-83
Artist in Residence - Northwest Community College, Powell, WY -1979-80

Recent Awards:
Contemporary Clay - The Art Center, Grand Junction, CO - Third Place - May 2008
Colorado Clay - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO - Ray E. Lemon Memorial Award - March 2006
Artist Fellowship - Telluride Council for the Arts and Humanities - March 2005
Colorado Clay - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO - A Ton of Clay in Support of Artists - July 2004

Recent Exhibitions:
Being Human (solo exhibition) - Ah Haa School/Telluride Gallery - Telluride, CO - August/Sept. 2009
Inspired - Invitational - Ah Haa School for the Arts - Telluride, CO - June/July 2009
Colorado Art Open 2009 - Foothills Art Center - Golden, CO - April/May 2009
Everybody loves a Train Wreck - Students Art League of Denver - Jan/Feb 2009
Masters in Clay - Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, CO - August/October 2007
Two person show - Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, CO - May/July 2006
Contemporary Clay - The Art Center, Grand Junction, CO - May/July 2006
Big Fish (Faculty Show) - Ah Haa School for the Arts - Telluride, CO-March 2006
Colorado Clay - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO - March/May 2006
Two person show - Lucas Gallery, Telluride, CO - July/Sept. 2005
Shape Changers - Lakewood Cultural Center - Lakewood,CO-May/July 2005
Equality - Invitational -Ah Haa School for the Arts - Telluride,CO-March 2005
Keramos - Invitational - Colorado College, Col. Springs,CO-Feb./Apr. 2005
Sacred - Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride, CO - Jan. 2005
Colorado Clay - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO - July/Aug. 2004
Two person show - East End Gallery, Telluride, CO - July 2004
Two person show - East End Gallery, Telluride, CO - July 2002

Recent Publications:
Julie McNair - Catalog
San Juan Arts - Summer/Fall 2008
Southwest Art Magazine - July 2008
The Art Book of the New West - fall/winter 2007/2008
Art of the 4 Corners - Summer 2007
Westword - Earth, Hand and Fire - August 12, 2004
The Denver Post - Earth tones - August 6, 2004

Gallery Affiliations:
Telluride Gallery of Fine Arts, Telluride, CO
Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, CO
Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX