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ROGER D. SHIPLEY

EDUCATION
A. OTTERBEIN COLLEGE, Westerville, Ohio, B.A., 1960-1964
B. AMERICAN SCHOOL AT FONTAINEBLEAU, France, 1962
C. CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964-1965
D. CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, M.F.A.1965-1967

OCCUPATION
EDUCATOR, Emeritus Professor of Art, Logan A. Richmond Chair, Department of Art, Lycoming College
ARTIST, Sculptor, Painter, Printmaker

JURIED SHOWS
Ohio Graphics Exhibition, Dayton Art Museum, Dayton, Ohio, 1963
Winter Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964
31st Annual Mid-Year Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1966
Annual Exhibition of Michigan Artists, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan, 1966
Max 24, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1966
Canton Mid-Year Show, Canton, Ohio, 1966
13th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1967
Michigan Art on Paper, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1967
49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th, 61st, 64th, May Shows, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967-1983
Appalachian Corridors: Exhibitions 1 and 3, Charleston, West Virginia, 1968 and 1972
Pennsylvania '71, William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1971
Show and Tell, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, 1973, 1977
11th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Cristi, Texas, 1977
Bald Eagle Regional Art Exhibition, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1999
The Butler Institute of American Art 30th Annual Ceramic, Sculpture and Crafts Show, Youngstown, Ohio, 1978
Second Annual Susquehanna Valley Festival of Arts, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 1979
Pennsylvania Juried Art Exhibition, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1982
Small Impressions, National Print Exhibition, Somerville, New Jersey, 1983
National on Paper Show, Terrance Gallery, Palenville, New York, 1983
Juried Museum Exhibition, Greater Harrisburg Arts Festival, William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1983, 1984
Sculpture, Penn's Landing, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1983
AAU 50/108 National Competition for Metal Sculpture, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania, 1984
Scenic River Days Exhibition '87, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1987
National Art Exhibition, Bald Eagle Art League, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1995
Bicentennial Art Exhibition, Williamsport/Lycoming Arts Council, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1995
World in Motion. CIAA, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1999
CIAA Membership Show, Gmiener Art Gallery, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, 2001
Susquehanna Valley Festival of the Arts, Bald Eagle Regional, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2000 through 2005
Annual Art Exhibition, Lewisburg Arts Council, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2001-2005
Fifth Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Lycoming County Celebrates the Arts Alliance, Williamsport, Pa, 2010
International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC, 2006-2013
Fontainebleau 90th Fine Arts Exhibition, Fontainebleau, France, 2013
Art Alive Lycoming County Juried Art Exhibition, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA, 2013
CCAC Regional Art Exhibit, Station Gallery, Lock Haven, Pa, 2017
Regional Juried Exhibition, Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport, PA 2016, 2018

INVITATIONALS
Direction '66, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1966
Probes 67, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1967
Group Exhibitions, Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1969, 1973, 1976, 1980
A Plastic Presence, Jewish Museum of Art, NYC, Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California, 1969-70
Transparent and Translucent Art, St. Petersburg and Jackson, Florida, 1971
The Park Synagogue Art Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, 1971
Soft and Light Exhibition, Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1973
Group Exhibition, New Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York City, 1973
Plastic & Fibers, Walnut Street Theatre Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1979
Lycoming Group, Community Gallery of Lancaster County, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1979
Out of the Woods, Cheltenham Art Centre, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, 1980
Group Exhibitions, Langman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1979- 1982
Sculpture by the Johnson Atelier Artists, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1981
Old Bergen Art Guild Touring Exhibition, Pennsylvania Group, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 tours
Central Pennsylvania Artists Invitational, Center Gallery, Bucknell (4)
University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1984
Group Exhibitions, B & S Galleries, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1984- 2002
Doshi Center for Contemporary Art, Three Person Exhibition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1985
Pennsylvania Painters and Printmakers, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, Pennsylvania, 1986
Two Person Exhibition, Johnson Atelier, Mercerville, New Jersey, 1988
Third Annual Print Show, Tangerine Fine Arts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1991
Two Person Exhibition, Tangerine Fine Arts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1991
Art In Miniature, B & S Galleries, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1993
Four Person Sculpture Exhibition, B & S Galleries, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1993
Group Printmaking Exhibition, Tangerine Fine Arts, Harrisburg, Pa. 1993
Two Person Exhibition, Lycoming County Historical Museum, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1995
Sculptors Guild Inc., Indoor/Outdoor Exhibition, Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1995
Recent Works, Artists Associated with Lycoming College, Lycoming College Art Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 1997, 2000
Two Person Exhibition, Two Sculptors From Lycoming, Lack Haven University, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, 1998
Founder's Group Exhibition, Bald Eagle Art League, Williamsport, Pa. 1999
Heart in Hand, Artists of the Central Susquehanna Valley, Packwood House, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2000
Two Person Exhibition, Reflections, B&S Picture Frames Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2000
Two Person Exhibition, PCARC, Penns Creek, Pennsylvania, 2000
Icarius, Outer Banks, North Carolina, 2000, 2001
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Membership Exhibition, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2001
Group Exhibition, Cyber Café, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2001
Otterbein College Alumni Exhibition, Small Scale Works, Dunlap Gallery, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 2001
From The Heart Of The Valley, Packwood House Museum, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2002
Four Person Exhibition, Landscapes Views, PAEA Conference, Taber Museum, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2002
The Stroll Through the Arts, Lewisburg Arts Council, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2002
Lycoming Art Faculty Group Exhibition, Vanderlin Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2004
Group Exhibition, William Ris Gallery, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 2005
Group Exhibition, Lycoming Art Faculty, Taber Museum, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2005
Untitled, Space Galleries, Toledo Ohio, 2005
Heart of the Valley II, Packwood House Museum, Lewisburg, PA, 2006
"Surroundings"group exhibition, Faustina Art Gallery, Lewisburg, Pa, 2008
"Celebration of the Arts", Williamsport, Pa, 2008
Holiday Group Exhibition, Faustina Art Gallery, Lewisburg, Pa, 2009
"Drawings", Williamsport Frame Shop, Williamsport, Pa, 2009
"Favorite Vacation Spots,", Arts at 510, Harrisburg Pa, 2009
Annual Art Exhibit and Sale (Muncy Historical Society), 2355 State Rte. 442, Clarkstown/Muncy, 2010-2021
Two Person Exhibition, Gallery At Second, Harrisburg, PA, 2011

Light and Form, Converge Gallery, Williamsport, PA, 2012
Sinners and Saints, Converge Gallery, Williamsport, PA, 2012
3 Person Exhibition, Faustina’s, Lewisburg, PA, 2014
Fall into the Arts Lake Fest, Williamsport, Pa, 2014, 2016 – 2019, 2021
Retrospective, Shipley Bogle, Lycoming College Art Gallery, Williamsport, PA, 2015
Bush Arts Festival, Bush Estate, Williamsport, PA, 2017, 2018, 2019

ONE-MAN SHOWS
Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 1967
Peter Gstalder Gallery, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1968
Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1969
Sculpture, William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1971-1972
Lycoming County Historical Society Museum, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1972
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1974
J.V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1975
Lock Haven State University, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, 1976, 1984, 1990
B & S Galleries, Inc., Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1979, 1989, 1995
Mansfield State University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania, 1980
Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1979, 1983
Bloomsburg State University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, 1991
Dewire Center, Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania, 1992
Penn State Campus, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1994
Faustina Art Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 2003, 2004
The Herdic House Restaurant, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2004
Java and Juice coffee and tea Room, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2005
Williamsport Frame Shop, Williamsport, Pa , 2007
docent ARTS Gallery, Williamsport, Pa, 2007
One Man Exhibition, Gold Leaf Frame Shoppe, Williamsport, PA, 2012
Nature's Influence, Station Art Gallery, Lock Haven, PA, 2013
Recent Work, Station Gallery, Lock Haven, PA, 2013
Recent Work, Herdic House Restaurant, Williamsport, PA, 2015
Drawings, Harvest Gallery, Williamsport Frame Shop, Williamsport, PA, 2009 and 2016
Recent Works, Dorothy Fisher Gallery, Eagles Mere, PA, 2018
Nature’s Complexities, Gallery 425, Williamsport, PA, 2018

PRIZES AND AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Canton Mid-Year Show, Canton, Ohio, 1966, Honorable Mention
13th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Ball State University, Muncie, Indians, $200 Cash Prize, 1967
Michigan Art on Paper, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Purchase Prize, 1967
50th May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, Special Juror's Mention, for Sculpture, 1968
Appalachian Corridors: Exhibition 1, Charleston, West Virginia, $300 Purchase Prize, 1968
52nd May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, Special Juror's Mention, for Sculpture, 1970
Appalachian Corridors: Exhibition 3, Charleston, West Virginia, $500 Achievement Award, 1972
Show and Tell, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, $100 IBM Award, 1973
Show and Tell, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, $40 Graphic Award, 1977
Second Annual Susquehanna Valley Festival of the Arts, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, $100 First Prize, 1979
Bald Eagle Regional Art Exhibition #3, $200 Purchase Prize, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1979
Pennsylvania Juried Art Exhibition, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Merit Award, 1982, Honorable Mention, 1999
Who's Who in American Art, 1978 to the present
Who's Who in the East, 1990
Who's Who in American Education, 1991 to the present
Williamsport/Lycoming Foundation Community Service Award for Cultural Enhancement, 1993
Juried Museum Exhibition, Greater Harrisburg Arts Festival, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, $250 2nd Place Sculpture Award, 1983
Juried Museum Exhibition, Greater Harrisburg Arts Festival, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Charlie Gohn Sculpture Award, 1983
64th May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, Special Mention for Sculpture, 1983
5th Regional Art Exhibition, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, $100 Cash Prize, 1983
National on Paper Show, Terrance Gallery, Palenville, New York, Cover Image, 1983
7th Regional Art Exhibition, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Cash Prize, 1987
3rd Annual Print Show, Tangerine Fine Arts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1990, Cover Image
Susquehanna Valley Festival of the Arts, Bald Eagle Regional Exhibition, 2000, $700 First Prize
Susquehanna Valley Festival of the Arts, Bald Eagle Regional Exhibition, 2001, Recognition Award
Susquehanna Valley Festival of the Arts, Bald Eagle Regional Exhibition, 2005, 4th Place Award
Fifth Annual Juried Art Alliance, Best in Show, 2010

GALLERIES
Henri Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1969-1980
New Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York City, 1973-1975
Richard Langman Gallery, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 1976-1987
Walnuts Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1971-1973
Wenniger Graphics, Provincetown and Boston, Massachusetts, 1989-93
Tangerine Fine Arts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1988-2004
Whimsey Roomers, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1998-2000
B & S Galleries, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 1979-2011
Island Gallery, Manteo, North Carolina, 1981-2005
Faustina Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1999-2020
Gifts of Art, Williamsport, PA 2005-2008
Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC 2005-
William Ris Gallery, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 2005-2008
The Eagles Mere Art Gallery, (formally Artist on the Green), Eagles Mere, PA 2006-2017
docent ARTS Gallery, Williamsport, PA, 2007-2009
Arts at 510, Harrisburg, PA, 2009-2013
Gallery@Second in Harrisburg, PA, 2010-2013
Gold Leaf Frame Shoppe, (formally B&S Gallery), Williamsport, PA, 2011-
Converge Gallery, 140 West 4th St., Williamsport, PA, 2012-2013
Dorothy Fisher Gallery, Eagles Mere, PA, 2018

CORPORATE SLIDE FILES
Art Search, Denver, Colorado (work included in 4 vol. catalogue)
Omnibusart.net,internet slide file, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Percent for Art Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sculpture Source, International Sculpture Center, Washington, D.C.
Valerie Miller and Associates, Los Angeles, California

COLLECTIONS
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio
State of West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council, Charleston, West Virginia
Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio
M&T Bank, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Milton Shoe Company, Milton, Pennsylvania
Sterling Drug Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Williamsport Chamber of Commerce, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport Area School District, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University, Sellinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Numerous Private Collections
Muncy Historical Society, Muncy, PA
Sylk Collection, Philadelphia PA
UPMC, Susquehanna Hospital System, Williamsport, PA


COMMISSIONS
Williamsport-Lycoming Foundation, Achievement Award, Cast Bronze Edition of 50, 1991
North Central Pennsylvania Conservancy Recognition Award, finalist, 1991
Public Art Works, cast bronze and local sandstone sculpture, Germination, Trade and Transportation II Plaza, Williamsport, PA, 2014 Dedicated September, 2016

PUBLICATIONS
Beginning Sculpture, Davis Publications, 2005
The Sculpture Reference, Sculpture Book Publishing, 2005