Richard Widhu

Recent Exhibitions:

"Visions Toward Wellness 2000" at Atrium Gallery in Providence,RI and Macy Gallery in NYC in 2000 (juried)
"Rhymes & Rhythms" at ArtWorks! at Dover Street in New Bedford, MA in 2000 (juried)
Biennial Juried Shows at Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough, NH in 2000 and 2001
Joan Dunfey Memorial Juried Competition Exhibition at Robert Levy Gallery inin Portsmouth, NH in 2000
"Sound" at Kathryn Schultz Gallery in Cambridge, MA in 2001 (juried)
50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Nashua Artists Association at Rivier College in Nashua, NH in 2001
The Frances N. Roddy Exhibition at Concord Art Association in Concord, MA in 2001 (juried)
54th Annual; Members Exhibition at Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough, NH in 2002
NH Art Association 54th Annual Exhibition at Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, NH in 2002 (juried)
"Renewing the Spirit" at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA in 2002 (juried)
"Collage" at The Stage Gallery in Merrick, NY in 2002 (juried)
"Alphabets in the Arts"at the Ice House Gallery in Berkelet Springs, WV in 2004 (invitational)
"Small Mysteries" at Southern NH University in Manchester, NH in 2004 (solo)

Teaching experience:

1979-96 -calligraphy, type design, typography courses at

Brockton (MA) and Wellesley (MA) and Salem (NH) Schools of Continuing Education,
Middlesex Community College in Stoneham, MA
Rivier College in Nashua, NH
NH Institute of Art in Manchester, NH

Education:

1975-90 - workshops with internationally known calligraphers
1975-77 - graduate courses in calligraphy and watercolor painting at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston
1972 - graduate course in book design and typography at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA
1963 - B. Sc. degree from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo,MI

Work experience:

1972-present - freelance graphic designer and illustrator

Professional organizations:

Lettering Arts Guild of Boston, Granite Scribes (NH lettering artists), Masscribes (MA lettering artists), New Hampshire Artists Association, Cambridge (MA) Artists Association, Nashua (NH) Artists Association