RESUME Darby Anderson was born and raised in Iowa. He grew up in Cushing, Iowa. SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP ART EXHIBITIONS 2008 "Plein Air 2008", juried exhibition, Keyes Gallery, Springfield, MO 2007 "8th Annual Western Iowa Art Show", juried exhibition, Grand Lodge Arts Center, Modale, IA 2006 "American Plains Artists Annual Juried Art Show", Great Plains Art Museum, Lincoln, NE 2006 "Members Show", invitational group exhibition, Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE 2006 "Heartland Moments", solo exhibition, National Agricultural Hall of Fame and Museum, Bonner Springs, KS 2005 “Haydon Art Center 2nd Annual Artist Members Show", juried exhibition, Lincoln, NE 2004 “Spring Art Show”, solo exhibition, Meadows Golf Club, Littleton, CO 2004 “This Is Colorado Art Show", juried exhibition, Temple Buell Theatre, Denver, CO 2003 “12th Annual Juried Show", Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas 2003 “OFAC Annual Juried Exhibition", Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO 2003 “4th Annual Western Art Show", juried exhibition, Rand Community Center, Missouri Valley, IA 2003 “20th Annual All Colorado Art Show", juried exhibition, Greenwood Village, CO 2003 “Paint Our Town Show", Art Students League of Denver, juried exhibition, Denver, CO 2002 “Own Your Own Show", juried exhibition, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO 2002 “Lines Into Shapes", juried exhibition, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO 2001 “Own Your Own Show", juried exhibition, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO 2000 “Art In The Park", juried exhibition, Summerset Festival, Clement Park, Littleton, CO 1997 “14th Annual All Colorado Art Show", juried exhibition, Greenwood Village, CO 1996 “Colorado State Fair Art Show", juried exhibition, Pueblo, CO, People's Choice Award 1995 “Darby Anderson”, solo exhibition, Main Floor Gallery, Aurora Central Library, Aurora, CO 1994 “Prairies, Plains and Mountains”, solo exhibition, Mock Memorial Library Gallery, Westmar College, Le Mars, IA 1994 “Colorado State Fair Art Show", juried exhibition, Pueblo, CO 1993 “48th National Colorado Springs Art Guild Juried Fine Art Show", Colorado Springs, CO 1992 “3, An Alumni Art Show”, invitational group exhibition, Mock Memorial Library Gallery, Westmar College, Le Mars, IA 1992 “Own Your Own Show", juried exhibition, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO, Honorable Mention 2D 1990 "Miniatures Show", juried exhibition, El Dorado Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO 1989 "Premier '89", juried exhibition, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, CO 1989 “Cherry Creek Art Exhibition", juried exhibition, Third Avenue Gallery, Denver, CO 1988 "Premier '88", juried exhibition, Pikes Peak Center, Colorado Springs, CO, Honorable Mention 1988 “Own Your Own Show", juried exhibition, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO 1987 “Colorado State Fair Art Show", juried exhibition, Pueblo, CO 1986 “Own Your Own Show", juried exhibition, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO 1986 “Spring Art Show", juried exhibition, Broadmoor Community Church, Colorado Springs, CO 1982 “Senior Art Show”, two man exhibition, Mock Memorial Library Gallery, Westmar College, Le Mars, IA 1980 "Fall Art Show", Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA 1979 Two Man Show, For Art's Sake Gallery, K.D. Stockyards Station, Sioux City, IA 1979 "Iowa In January", solo exhibition, Westmar College, Le Mars, IA PUBLIC, CORPORATE AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS National Agricultural Hall of Fame and Museum, Bonner Springs, Kansas Dudek Engineering, Encinitas, California BJ Droubi Company, San Francisco, California The Historic First Baptist Church, Downtown Denver, Colorado Colorado Lawyers for the Arts, Denver, Colorado Uhlenhop Trucking, Norfolk, Nebraska Southwest Physicians Incorporated, Lakewood, Colorado Westmar College/City of Le Mars, Iowa PRIVATE COLLECTIONS California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Great Plains Artists, Associate Member Oil Painters of America Artist Member, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Fremont Area Art Association, Fremont, Nebraska EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1982, Westmar College, Le Mars, Iowa Dean's List, Honors Student, Academic Fellow Art Department, Mabel S. Thorpe Art Award Additional studies, Dana College, Blair, Nebraska Additional studies, Metropolitan College, Omaha, Nebraska Additional studies, Art Students League of Denver Graduated with honors, 1989, Graphic Design, Platte College, Aurora, Colorado Numerous Workshops RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 1990 - 1995, Senior Artist and Illustrator, Coast to Coast Hardware Stores Corporate Office, Denver, CO 1995 - 2000, Director of Advertising, Frederick Ross Company, Denver, CO 2000 - present, Freelance Graphic Design 1978 - present, Commissioned Artwork and Murals RECENT ARTICLES 2006: Ag Hall Features Nebraska Artist, Bonner Springs Chieftain, Bonner Springs, Kansas - www.bonnersprings.com/section/news/story/8612 2004: Preserving Moments Through Painting: Darby Anderson captures 'fleeting moments of nature', Columbine Courier, Littleton, Colorado