1946: Born in Chico, California

1972: Scholarship, Art Center, College of Design, Pasadena, CA

1973: BFA in Painting: (with Great Distinction) same as above

1973: Graduate Fellowship, Art Center, College of Design, Los Angeles, CA

1974: MFA in Painting: Art Center, College of Design, Pasadena, CA

Exhibitions

2010: Garvey Simon Art Access, New York, NY

2007: Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA

2005: 10th Anniversary Show, DFN Gallery, New York, NY; DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)

2004: Skies and Scapes, DFN Gallery, New York, NY

2003: Simple•Quiet•Still, First Street Gallery, Humboldt State University, Eureka, CA (solo)

2002: A.V.C. Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York, NY (solo)

2001: Contemporary American Realism, MA Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK; Artscapes Auction 2001, The Knoxville Museum of Art, TN (also 2000, 1999)

2000: Schmidt Bingham Gallery, New York, NY (also 1998, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1991, 1989, 1987) (solo)

1998: Obsession (food), Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY;  John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1995: Collectors' Choice 1995, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL; Realism ‘95: Vision and Poetry, (invitational exhibition curated by Christopher R. Young, curator of the Flint Institute of Art) Fletcher Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1993: Matter and Spirit, Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN (solo)

1992: Landscape and Still Life, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA; A Feast for the Eyes, American Broadcasting Company, New York, NY; Reds, Bingham Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN, also 1990

1991–1992: New Horizons in American Realism, Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI; Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL; Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN

1990: Faculty Show, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH; William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA (also 1988, 1985, 1983) (solo)

1989: Contemporary Still Life, Alice Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN

1988: Art of Our Time, Hadassah, Woodcliff Lake, NJ; Images of the Land, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1985: David Findlay Jr., New York, NY (solo)

1982: Diane Gilson Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo); Dana Reich Gallery, San Francisco, CA (also 1981) (solo)

1981: Northcoast Arts Gallery, Arcata, CA (solo); Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA, also 1977 (solo)

1980: Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR (solo); Sacramento City College Art Department, Sacramento, CA (solo); Hobart Gallery, Ferndale, CA (also 1979, 1978, 1977) (solo)