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SAINTRYAN® Curriculum Vitae


exhibitions • education • awards • collections • teaching • business • reference list

Selected Exhibitions: Names and places relate to dates of exhibitions

2006
  • The Humor Show
    Gallery Project
    Group Show, August 11 through September 10
    Ann Arbor, MI

  • SAINTRYAN "Muse's Tantrum"
    Saginaw Valley State University Gallery
    One Person Show, February 6 through March 5
    Saginaw, MI

    On-going
    Lyda Rose Gallery, Homewood, Alabama

    On-going
    DPR Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2005
  • Faculty Show January 6 through January 30.
    Ford Gallery
    Eastern Michigan University

    On-going
    Lyda Rose Gallery, Homewood, Alabama

    On-going
    DPR Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2004
2003
  • November 2, 2002, Saturday through January 31, 2003:
    Lyda Rose Gallery, "SAINTRYAN®" (featured artist)
    Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.

  • Metatron Art Gallery, Summer Exhibition, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

  • August 23 through September 15, 2003 Group Show
    Toledo Museum of Art Gallery Store, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

  • May 17 through June 6, 2003 Group Show "Ann Arbor Art Showcase"
    Art Warehouse, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

2001-2002
  • > November 2, 2002, Saturday through January 31, 2003:
    Lyda Rose Gallery, "SAINTRYAN®" (featured artist)
    Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.

  • July 5, Friday through August 4, Sunday, 2002:
    Ann Arbor Art Center, "A2" -Works about Ann Arbor in a Square Format-
    (invitational), Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

  • September 2, 2001 Sunday through September 29, Sunday: Installation, "Psychosketchbooks of SAINTRYAN®"
    Book Beat Gallery, Oak Park, Michigan, U.S.A. Curated by Mike Mosher. See Press Release;
    see also Real Detroit Weekly
2000-1996
  • ICC Gallery, Festival Exhibition 2000, (group),Inishbofin Arts Festival, Inishbofin Community Center, Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Royal Hibernian Academy of Art, Annual Exhibition, juried nation wide (group), Dublin, Ireland

  • Solomon Gallery, Christmas 1998 Exhibition, (group) Dublin, Ireland

  • ICC Gallery, Festival Exhibition 1998, (group),Inishbofin Arts Festival, Community Center Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Solomon Gallery, Christmas 1997 Exhibition, (group) Dublin, Ireland

  • Ford Gallery, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition (solo), Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

  • Ford Gallery, Graduate Student Exhibition 1997(group), EMU

  • Ford Gallery, EMU Student Exhibition, juried, (group), EMU

  • Ford Gallery, Graduate Student Exhibition 1996 (group), EMU

  • Gifts of Art, juried, (group/solo section) University of Michigan Hospital (solo section), Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Yribar Designs, On-going Exhibition, (group) Ann Arbor, MI

  • Yribar Gallery, Opening Exhibition, "Not a Pretty Picture," (group), Ann Arbor, MI

  • Harbor Square Gallery, On-going Exhibition, (group) Camden, ME, USA

  • Clare Spitler Works of Art, December Exhibition (group), Ann Arbor, MI

  • Ann Arbor Art Teachers and Alumni Association, "Twelve by 12 Square," Ann Arbor, MI
1995-1990
  • Solo Exhibition, SAINTRYAN® Clare Spitler Works of Art

  • Group Exhibition, Clare Spitler Works of Art

  • Group Exhibition, Juried Statewide, Michigan Drawing'95, Ford Gallery, EMU

  • Group Exhibition, Juried, EMU Student Exhibition, Ford Gallery, EMU

  • Oakland Community College, Exhibition, juried, (group),Oakland, MI

  • Ford Gallery, Graduate Student Exhibition, (group) EMU

  • Harbor Square Gallery, On-going Exhibition (group),Camden, ME

  • Yribar Designs,Group On-going Exhibition, (group), Ann Arbor, MI

  • Sisson Gallery, Exhibition, (group) Henry ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan

  • Clara Kott Von Storch Gallery, "The Radicals 1994," juried, (group), Dexter, MI

  • Clare Spitler Works of Art, December Exhibition, (group), Ann Arbor, MI

  • Ann Arbor Art Teachers and Alumni Association, "Twelve Squared," (group), Ann Arbor, MI

  • Cafe Beckett, On-going Exhibition, (group), Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Yribar Designs, On-going Exhibition, (group), Ann Arbor, MI
  • Clare Spitler Works of Art, On-going Exhibition, (group), Ann Arbor, Mi.

  • Harbor Square Gallery, On-going Exhibition, (group), Cambden, ME

  • Clare Spitler Works of Art, Exhibition of SAINTRYAN® works, (solo), Ann Arbor, MI.

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Guest Speaker presenting slides of The Eve Trilogy and other SAINTRYAN® works of art

  • Dun Laoghaire Festival, Art Exhibition, (group), Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland

1989-1979
  • Farrington-Keith National International Juried Exhibition (1989), Clara Kott Von Storch Gallery, Dexter, MI

  • Summer Exhibition (group), Galleria Le Logge, Assisi, Italy

  • Group Exhibition, Clare Spitler Works of Art

  • Group Exhibition, Le Minotaure Galerie, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Group Exhibition, Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin, Ireland

  • Group Exhibition, Galerie Berthe, Paris, France

  • Group Exhibition, "New Forces in Michigan Art," Ann Arbor, MI

  • Group Exhibition, Galleria le Logge, Assisi, Italy

  • Collectors' Choice (solo) Bective Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.

  • Opening Exhibition (group), The Peace Museum, Chicago, IL

  • Permanent Collection, Michigan State Capitol Bldg.: Commissioned portrait of former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Lawrence B. Lindemer


  • Master of Fine Arts , Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA 1997.

  • Bachelor of Science in Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA






  • Ellen Wilt Scholarship, Fall,Eastern Michigan University,1996

  • Graduate Tuition Scholarship, Eastern Michigan University,1995-1997

  • National bronze medal award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (C.A.S.E.) for seven drawings in the January/February issue of the Michigan Alumnus magazine special issue: Nuclear Arms and National Security,1985.






A. Permanent Collection, Michigan State Capitol Bldg.: Commissioned portrait of former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Lawrence B. Lindemer



B. Private Collections: Names of private collectors provided upon request (and with permission)





  • Drawing I & Drawing II, fall and winter semesters, Eastern Michigan University, 2001 up to and including the present year.

  • Art Appreciation, Winter Semester EMU, 2000

  • Life Drawing (teaching assistant, Winter semester) EMU, 1996

  • Seventh and eighth grade art, Scarlett Jr. High School, Ann Arbor, MI 1975-1979

  • Creative Thinking; also tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade art, Huron, Pioneer, and Earthworks High schools, Ann Arbor, MI, 1971-1975

  • Seventh, eighth, and ninth grade art (Spring semester) Forsythe Jr. High School, Ann Arbor MI, 1967

  • Seventh and eighth grade art, Alamo Heights Jr. High School, Alamo Heights, Texas,1963-1965






  • SAINTRYAN® Fine Art, DBA, Ann Arbor, MI, and in Ireland 1986-present; Type of business: creation and sale of original art. Position/duties: sole proprietor; responsible for all aspects of business
  • Celtopia® in partnership with Katherine Grace Fine Jewelry, Dexter and Ann Arbor, MI, 1994-present. Type of business: design and manufacture of custom jewelry and hardware, specializing in Celtic design. Position/duties: business partner; design, marketing, accounting, sales.
  • Abracadabra Jewelry, Ann Arbor, MI, 1985-1995. Type of business: design and manufacture of custom jewelry and fine gemstones. Position/duties: employee, custom design, sales of jewelry and precious and semiprecious gemstones: spontaneous design for customers 'on the spot,' as well as making sales from stock pieces, display, inventory and other organizational responsibilities.

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