EDUCATION
M.F.A., Visual Art Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier,
Vermont, 2002
B.A., Art Montana State University, Billings, Montana, 1987
M.A., Geography (abt) University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974
Coursework: design, ceramics, painting Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, 1973, 1970
B.A., Geography University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1969
RESIDENCIES, HONORS AND AWARDS
2010 Studio residency, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts,
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Artist-in-Residence, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, CA
Self-directed residency, Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, CA
2009 LEAW Foundation Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia
Studio residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
2009, 2008, 2006, 2003 Studio residencies, Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, Wyoming
2008 “Making Artistic Inquiry Visible” thematic residency (with scholarship) at The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Appointed by Governor Brian Schweitzer to the Montana Arts Council
2007 Fellowship (with scholarship), Virginia Center for the Creative
Arts
Studio residency, Jentel Foundation, Banner, Wyoming
2006 Recognition of Excellence Award, “Love, Care, Hope, Cry,” Blair
Sadler International Healing Arts Competition
2006, 2005 Fellowships, The Creative Center: Arts in Healthcare, New York
City, NY
2004 to present Founding member and current president of bi-annual
national colloquium for Arts in Healthcare Advocates, originated
by The Creative Center, Arts for People with Cancer, New York
City, New York
2004 Recognition of Excellence Award, “Art of Survival, Healing in
Life,” Blair Sadler International Healing Arts Competition
Treasure Award from the Montana Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa
Golden Pen Award, 10.24.04, Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana
Professional Development Grant, Montana Arts Council
“Artist of the Year,” Big Brother Big Sisters of Yellowstone
County, Montana
Third place award, selected for Traveling Collection, 25th
Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit, juror: John Giarrizzo
Appointed to the National Board of the Society for the Arts in
Healthcare, Washington, DC
2002 Selected for inaugural National Training Program for Hospital
Artists-in-Residence, The Creative Center, Arts for People
with Cancer (underwritten by Bristol–Myers Squibb)
1999 Professional Development Grant, Montana Arts Council
Sam & Alfreda Maloof Scholarship (full tuition), Anderson Ranch
Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
1998 Sam & Alfreda Maloof Scholarship (partial tuition), Anderson Ranch
Arts Center
1996 Juror’s Award of Excellence, “Artist’s Postcards II,” Linda Tyler,
Director, Tamarind Institute; Dearing Galleries, Taos, NM
1987 Academic All-American Collegiate Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 Solo exhibit, Orange Coast College Photography Gallery,
Cosa Mesa, CA
2010 “connective threads,” juror: Joetta Maue, Sweet Lorraine Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
“Triad,” with Jon Lodge and Jerry Iverson, Aunt Dofe's Hall of
Recent Memory, Willow Creek, MT
“10th Anniversary Invitational,” Turman Larison Contemporary,
Helena, MT
“Library of Friendship,” Open Engagement, Portland, OR
“Double Vision: Partners in Art,” Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
“Matrilineage: Sensational Remix," Spark Contemporary Art Space,
Syracuse, NY
“12th Annual Postcards from the Edge,” Visual Aids, ZieherSmith
Gallery, New York City, NY
MIXX IV, guerrilla gallery show by select group of regional
artists, Babcock Theater, Billings, MT
2009 Montana Triennial, juried by Beth Sellars, Missoula Art Museum,
Missoula, Montana (catalog)
AltCraft artist, American Craft Council Show, Fort Mason Center,
San Francisco, CA
Exhibition of three photographers at Lorinda Knight Gallery,
Spokane, WA
“Works on Paper Invitational,” Turman Larison Contemporary,
Helena, MT
“11th Annual Postcards from the Edge,” Visual Aids, Metro
Pictures, New York City, NY
2008 “Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate,” national juried exhibition,
Holter Museum of Art and Montana Human Rights Network, Helena,
MT (traveling through the Montana Art Gallery Association
through 3.2011) (catalog)
“deduction, speculation, fantasy,” Gallery Saintonge, Rocky
Mountain School of Photography, Missoula, MT: solo show
“Inexhaustible Invitations,” Ampersand Vintage Gallery, Portland,
OR: solo show
“Studio Visit,” juror Michael Lash, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA
“Time|Times|Timing,” Vermont College of Fine Arts Alumni
exhibition, Montpelier, VT
“MIXX III,” Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
2009–2007 “Art by Women from Wyoming, Montana and Colorado,” Ann Simpson
Artmobile Traveling Exhibition, regional juried exhibition,
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
2009–2007 Montana Artmobile Traveling Exhibitions, Bozeman, MT
2007 “Range of Expression II, Montana Invitational,” Ucross Foundation
Art Gallery, Clearmont, WY
“ANA 35,” juror: Willem Volkersz, national exhibition, Holter
Museum of Art, Helena, MT
“MIXX” and “MIXX II,” Grafix, Billings, MT
2006 “Photographs the NYC collage series,” Gallery 11 Café, Billings,
MT: solo show
“The Art of Healing,” regional juried exhibition, Paris Gibson
Square, Great Falls, MT
“Montana Sweepings,” invitational art installation, Hawthorne
Elementary, Helena, MT
2005 “David and Ann Shaner Resident Art Studio Gala Grand Opening
Exhibition,” invitational, Archie Bray Foundation for the
Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
“there and then—again,” Center for Health & Healing, St.Vincent
Healthcare, Billings, MT: solo show
2004 “Art by Healers,” national juried exhibition, J. David Broudo
Gallery, Endicott College, Beverly, MA
25th Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit, juror: John Giarrizzo,
Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT
“deduction, speculation, and fantasy.” Toucan Gallery: solo show
2003 “Portrait of My Mother…Things Left Unsaid,” jurors: Maggie Jimenez
and Burnett Miller, national juried exhibition, The Center for
Contemporary Art–Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
“there and then,” The Rocky Gallery, Rocky Mountain College,
Billings, MT: solo show
“Five Women’s Works” exhibition and “Christmas” invitational show,
Danforth Art Gallery, Livingston, MT
2002 “Digital Visions,” jurors: Brian Clark and Steven Holsapple,
international juried exhibition, The Center for Contemporary
Art–Sacramento, CA
“Anchor Project,” Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier,
VT: thesis exhibit
“from the Wild, Wild West,” invitational exhibit, Nicolaysen Art
Museum, Casper, WY
2001 “Recent Work,” Depot Gallery, Red Lodge, MT: two-person exhibit
2000 “Artists’ Books: Visual Literary Expressions” invitational
international exhibit, Connie Landis, Curator,
Northcutt/Steele Gallery, Montana State University–Billings
“Faces,” Gallery at The Wellness Center, Billings, MT: solo show “Personal Deconstruction,” Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman,
MT: solo show
1999 “Collage: Two Approaches,” with Jim Ringley, Nicolaysen Art Museum
Casper, WY
1998 “Woman: In the Broader Sense,” juror: Britta Konau, Exhibition
Coordinator, The National Museum of Women in the Arts,
Washington, D.C., national all media exhibition presented by
St. Louis Artists’ Guild and Women’s Caucus for Art, St.
Louis, MO
“post-postcard III,” {f ou r w alls, San Francisco, CA
“Wish You Were Here Collage Postcards ’98,” national juried show,
National Collage Society, Artstown Gallery, OH
1997 “Recent Work,” Exit Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman,
MT: solo show
“New Work,” Raven Gallery, Cody, WY: three-person show
“Postcards to the Piko,” Pegge Hopper Gallery, Honolulu, HI
“Montana Myths and Reality,” Sutton West Gallery, Missoula, MT:
invitational show
1996 “New Work,” University Center Gallery, University of Montana,
Missoula, MT: solo show
“Print Images,” Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT: three
person show
1995 Wisconsin Women in the Arts 22nd Anniversary National Juried
Exhibit, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI
“Artist’s Postcards I,” Dearing Galleries
“Americas 2000, all media national competition,” Minot State
University, Minot, N.D.
1994 “Brooch: The Subject,” juried by David Pimentel & John Hays, Tempe
Art Center, Tempe, AZ
1993 Electrum XXII, Helena Arts Council, juried by Richard Swanson,
Helena, MT
1992 “New Artists’ Show,” Sutton West Gallery: four-person show
“Day of the Dead,” Sutton West Gallery: invitational exhibit
MontanaFair, Billings, MT: 1st in collage
1991 “Collage,” The Women’s Center, Billings, MT: solo show
1990 Northcutt Gallery, Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT: show
with Mary Jo Maute
“Portraits of Habitat,” Paris Gibson Square: four-person show
Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, MT: solo show
Electrum XIX, National Juried Fine Art Show, Holter Museum of Art,
Helena, MT
1989 Montana Women’s Centennial Survey Art Exhibition curated by Gennie
DeWeese, Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT (show
traveled throughout Montana and Wyoming for two years)
Electrum XVIII, Holter Museum of Art
1988 “Collage,” Bozeman Senior High School Gallery, Bozeman, MT:
one-person show
1987 “The Tie That Binds—Contemporary Work from the Fiber Arts” curated
by Ken Bova, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT
“Collage,” University Center Art Gallery, University of Montana:
solo show
SELECTED AUCTION PARTICIPATION
2010–2008, 2006–2004, 2002–1989
Annual Art Auction (catalog), Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
2008–2004, 2001, 1999, 1995–1994, 1992–1988
Annual Art Auction (catalog), Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2009–2008, 2006–2004
Annual Art Auction (catalog), Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1999–1996 Annual Art Auction, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Public:
Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, MT
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Federal Reserve Bank, Helena, MT
Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis, MN
Montana State University–Billings Foundation
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Yellowstone Exhibition, Billings, MT
Yellowstone Public Radio, Billings, MT
Kimmel Harding Nelson Foundation, Nebraska City, NE
Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY
Private:
Byoungsoo Cho and Eun Sil Kim, Seoul, Korea and Bozeman, MT
Chun Az Kim and Dong-Sup Huh, Seoul, Korea
Steve Badgett, Simparch, Chicago, IL
Michael Gulledge, Billings Gazette, Billings, MT
Robert E. Jackson, Seattle, WA
Neltje, Banner, WY
Martin Goldsmith & Amy Roach, Washington, DC
Marlies Stroebe & David Zine, Vancouver, WA
Victoria Tupper Kirby, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (as subject)
2010 “Deduction, Speculation, and Fantasy,” by Gordon McConnell,
feature article in Fiberarts magazine, September/October, pp 42–45
BLOG ARTICLES/CITATIONS
2010 House of Mirth by Stacy Waldman, 06.21.10
http://houseofmirthphotos.blogspot.com/2010/06/conversation-
with-bess-by-jane-waggoner.html
Future Heirlooms, mr x stitch by Joetta Maue, 05.19.10
http://www.mrxstitch.com/2010/05/19/future-heirlooms-the-snapshot
-stitched/
The Observers (France), 03.17.10
http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20100317-best-way
dispose-racist-literature-speaking-volumes-transforming
hate-montana
Yellow Bird/Joetta Maue, 02.27.10
http://littleyellowbirds.blogspot.com/2010/01/sweet
vernacular.html
Accidental Mysteries/John Foster, 02.10.10
http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2010/02/sewing-snapshots
with-thread.html
Hand Embroidery Network, 01.29.10
http://handembroiderynetwork.blogspot.com/2010/01/family
suit-jane-waggoner-deschner.htmlml
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004–present Adjunct Professor of Art, Rocky Mountain College,
Billings, MT
2007–present Director, Ryniker-Morrison Art Gallery, Rocky Mountain
College, Billings, MT
1994–present Freelance graphic designer, editor/writer
2005–2000 Arts in Medicine Program Coordinator, St. Vincent
Healthcare, Billings, MT
1994–1989 Designer/Writer/Editor/Account Executive, Exclamation Point
Advertising, Billings, MT
1989–1987 Assistant Director, Montana Foundation for the Arts,
Billings, MT
1987–1981 Owner, Castle Gallery and Frame, Billings, MT
VISITING ARTIST EXPERIENCE
2009 Visiting Artist/Capstone Portfolio Evaluator, Northwest
College, Powell, WY
2009, 2001, 1998, 1997 Guest Artist/Instructor, Yellowstone Art Museum,
Billings, MT
1995 to present Poets on the Prairie Visiting Artist, The Writer’s
Voice, YMCA, Billings, MT
2010, 2007–2005 Guest artist, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown
University Medical Center, Wash., DC
2004 Guest artist, “Photomontage and Case Conference,” San Diego
Hospice and Palliative Care Center, San Diego, CA
2003 Guest artist, Senior Seminar, Rocky Mountain College
2003, 2000 “Stories Project,” two-month collage workshop series for at-risk youth, Riverside Middle School, Billings, MT
2003 Workshops instructor, Women’s Center, St. Vincent Healthcare,
Billings, MT
2002 Workshop instructor, Saturday College for Upward Bound,
Montana State University–Billings, Billings, MT
Workshop instructor, Depot Gallery, Red Lodge, MT
2001 Workshop instructor, Montana Art All-State Interscholastic,
West High, Billings, MT
2000, 1998, 1997 Artist-In-Residence, “Art InsideOut” 6-week series,
Montana Women’s Prison, Billings, MT
2001–1999 Instructor, Professional Development Workshops for Teachers,
Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, MT
1997 Outreach Instructor, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
1997 Instructor, Workshop for Grieving Children's Program, Big Sky
Hospice, Billings, MT
1996–1995 Instructor, College for Kids and Youth University summer camps
for gifted and talented children, Montana State
University–Billings, Billings, MT
1996 Visiting Artist, Artist in the Schools, Rimrock Elementary
School, Billings, MT
1994 Visiting Artist, Artist in the Schools, Independent
Elementary, Yellowstone Co., MT
2003, 2002, 1998–1993 Instructor, “Young Artists’ Studio” After School
and Summer Camps, Red Lodge and Billings, MT1990
1990 Guest Artist/Instructor, Paris Gibson Square, Great Falls, MT
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (as Writer, Designer and/or Editor)
2008–present Turning Page, Parmly Billings Library monthly newsletter,
Billings MT
2006–present Market Report, Good Earth Market bi-monthly newsletter,
Billings, MT
2006 Artists-In-Residence: The Creative Center’s Approach to Arts
in Healthcare, co-authored/designed 176-page book
2005 Love, Care, Hope, Cry: Writing the Nursing Experience, created/edited/designed a 120-page book of nurses'
writings for Arts in Medicine program, St.Vincent
Healthcare, Billings, MT
White Paper No. 1, Arts in Healthcare Programs and
Practitioners: Sampling the Spectrum in the US and
Canada, a collaboration of Arts in Healthcare Advocates,
New York City, NY
2003 Art of Survival, Healing in Life, wrote/designed 48-page book
for St.Vincent Healthcare
2002 Abstracts 2002, “A Leap of Faith, One Student’s Transformation
in the Low-Residency Vermont College MFA in Visual Art
Program,” College Art Association, New York, p. 90. the Horse, of course! brochure, wrote/designed 48-page
book, and other promotional materials, Billings Depot
PUBLICATIONS (as Photographer and/or Artist)
2009 This picture was taken., artist book created for Parmly
Billings Library Foundation, Billings, MT
2006 “skyscraper streetwanderer,” limited edition artist book (50
copies), eighty photographs, design and text
2005 Seven photographs including book cover, Love, Care, Hope, Cry,
t.Vincent Healthcare, Billings, MT