Bill Farmer


	William C. Farmer Born:March 10, 1922, Omaha, Nebraska
	Education: University of Nebraska (B.F.A., 1950) University of Colorado; studied with Max Beckman, 1949 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan (M.F.A., 1951) Graduate School of Humanities in Madrid, Spain, 1953-54 Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain, 1953-54 College of Technology, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1958-59 Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska; Systems Sculpture, 1979-80
	Working Independently: 1953-54 - Spain, studied works of El Greco and Goya 1953-55; 1958-59 - Northern Ireland, studied at local college, drew and painted 1965-1966 - Mexico, studied indigenous sculptures and archeaological sites; painted and produced bronze sculptures 1972-73 - Panama, wood and bronze sculpture, Meditation series 1985 - Chiapas, Mexico, visited Guatemalan refugee camps 1989-92 - Nicaragua, built bronze casting foundry, taught process 1986 - Chile, gave workshops in sculpture; clay, found objects 1993 - Mexico, studied murals of Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros 1996 - South Korea, painted at performances during Suwon Castle International Theatre Festival 1996 - Chile, taught class in drawing 1997 - Mexico, studied contemporary artists

	Professional Experience: 1955-58 - Advertising, World Insurance Co., Omaha 1961-62 - Art Instructor, College of St. Mary, Omaha 1967-70 - Art Instructor, Creighton University, Omaha 1970 - Art Instructor, Adult Ed. Omaha University 1971 - Artist-in-residence, College of St. Mary 1975 - Children's Summer Art Classes, Center for Urban Education, University of Nebraska-Omaha 1975-76 - Artist-in-the-schools,Educ. Service Unit No. 3, Dept. of Labor CETA Program and Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha 1976 - Art Instructor, Department of Cont. Education, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha 1983 - Art programs at Centers working with underpriveleged children, emphasizing enviromental sculpture

	Commisions: 1964 - Commisioned by R. Farmer, O.P.,Corpus of Christ, life-size mahogany 1982 - Iowa School of Deaf, Welded steel outside wall mural, "The Spirit".... Sculpture whose symbolism was based on cultural analysis by Octavio Paz 1982 - Prospect Hill Park Association, cedar "Labryinth" 1993 - Commisioned by Darlene Reginier, "Three Stages of Awareness", cast bronze 1994 - For Bill Switzer, "The Spirit Will Set The Prisoners Free", cast bronze 1994 - Prairie Peace Park, Lincoln, NE. "The Horrors of War", 6 paintings, enamel on 4'x8' wood panels.

	Residencies: 1976-78 - Artist-in-Residence: Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE 1978-79 - Artist-in-Residence: Philip Sher Home, Omaha, NE 1978-1979 - Artist-in-Schools Nebraska Arts Council 1982 - Ryan High School. Sculpture Park included 2 pieces of Bill's work plus students' work, made of line poles and railroad ties 1983 - Ryan High, "Guatemala" protest sculpture 1984 - Artist-in-Residence, Father Flanagan High School, Omaha, NE. "Sculpture Sanctuary" of welded steel, brick and concrete. (Students and teacher had equal input.) 1984 - Children's Museum, Omaha, NE. Nebraska Arts Council, styrofoam sculpture 1984 - York High School, York, NE Nebraska Arts Council, Freirian concept, outdoor sculpture, "Peace" 1985-86 - Presbyterian Metropolitan Ministries, Omaha, NE Nebraska Arts Council, children's sculpture 1992 Holdrege High School, Holdrege, NE. Sculpture garden of socially-aware works 1993 - Cheney and Rokeby Grade Schools, (near Lincoln, NE.) clay sculpture 1994 - Thedford Schools, Thedford, NE. Painting murals, sculpture and clay (welded their mascot) 1997 - Ainsworth Schools, Ainsworth, NE Junior High & High School, styrofoam and cement sculpture

	Theatre Set Design/Construction: 1986-96 The Magic Theatre (helped plan and build set and at times participated in action.) 1986 - Sea of Forms, Omaha 1987 - Sea of Forms, Grinnell College, IA 1987 - Line of Least Resistance, Omaha 1988 - Walking through Walls, Omaha 1988 - Eight Play Events, Omaha 1988 - Babes Unchained, Omaha 1988 - Classics, Omaha 1988 - Consequences, Omaha 1988 - jAmtrak, Omaha 1988 - The Birth of Limbo Dancing, Omaha 1993 - Do You See What I am Saying?, Omaha 1995 - Star Path Moon Stop, Suwon, South Korea

	Exhibitions: 1947 - Lincoln Artists' Guild, Lincoln, NE 1948 - Nebraska Art Association, Lincoln, NE 1948 - Missouri Valley, Wichita, KS 1948 - Midwest Biennial Show, Omaha, NE 1949 - Techiniques Show, Omaha, NE 1949 - National Delta Phi Delta, Denver, CO 1950 - Momentum, Chicago, IL 1951 - Thee-Man Show, Circle Gallery, Detroit, MI 1953 - Group One-Man Show, Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE 1957 - One-Man Show, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI 1957 - One-Man Show, Marylhurst College, Portland, OR 1958 - Midwest Biennial Show, Omaha, NE 1959 - Associated Artists, Omaha, NE 1960 - Midwest Biennial Show, Omaha, NE 1962 - Three-Man Show, Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE 1962 - Associated Artists, Omaha, NE 1963 - Associated Artists, Omaha, NE 1963 - Regional Show, Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE 1963 - One-Man Show Domincan College, Racine, WI 1963 - Art Originals, Milwaukee, WI 1964 - One-Man Show, Loyola University, Chicago, IL 1965 - One-Man Show, Mexico City College, Mexico City 1965 - One-Man Show, Galeria Quijano, Mexico City 1965 - Governor's Invitational, Omaha, NE 1966 - One-Man Show, Museo de Artes Plasticas, Xalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico 1967 - One-Man Show, Larcada Gallery, New York City, NY 1967 - Nebraska Art Today: Centennial Invitational Exhibition, Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE 1967 - Juried Show; Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA 1968 - Faculty Exhibit, Creighton University Gallery, Omaha, NE 1968 - One-Man Show, College of St. Mary, Omah, NE 1968 - The Event, Multi-media Theatre Produciton, Omaha, NE 1968 - Two-Man Show, College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE 1971 - One-Man Show, Moorhead State College, Moorhead, MN 1974 - Two-Man Show, First National Bank, Lincoln, NE 1975 - Regional Show, [Invitional], Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE 1975 - Three-Man Show, Gallery '72, Omaha, NE 1976 - Three-Man Show, Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE 1978 - One-Man Retrospective Exhibit, Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE 1978 - Solar Exhibit, Western Heritage Museum, Omaha, NE 1978 - One-Man Show, Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE 1979 - Three-Man Show, Western Nebraska Art Center, Scottsbluffs, NE 1980 - Group Exhibit, Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE 1980 - Two-Man Show, Artist's Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE 1980 - Antiquarium, Storage Gallery, Omaha, NE 1983 - Monumental Sculpture 1984 - One-Man Show, Antiquarium, Storage Gallery, Omaha, NE 1985 - One-Man Show, Guatemalan Refugee camps [Waxes], Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1986 - One-Man Show, Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 4'x8' paintings and Bronzee images from the Tabernacle Floor 1987 - One-Man Show of Drawings, Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1987 - Group Show, Western Nebraska Arts Center 1987 - Weslyan University, Lincoln, NE 1987 - One-Man Show of Bronzes, Guatemalan Refugee Camps, Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1987 - Lost and Found Exhibit, Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1988 - Recent bronzes, Nebraska drawings and Mexican paintings 1988 - Recent bronzes, Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1989 - Bronzes of social protest and religious themes 1989 - Seven-Man Show, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE, Mexican paintings 1989 - Bronzes toured South Central Nebraska, Nebraska Arts Council 1990 - Bronzes, drawings done in Nicaragua, Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1990 - Nicaraguan bronzes dedicated to Mary, Omaha, NE 1991 - Dog Dada Exhibit, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1991 - Garden of Zodiac, Omaha, NE 1992 - The Antiquarium, Farmer Gallery, bronzes and paintings 1993 - The Artel, Kearney, NE 1994 - The Artel, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1995 - Paintings from The Magic Theatre, The Antiquarium, Omah, NE 1995 - Enamels on paper, The Antiquarium 1995 - The Elders of the Clan, Dana College, Blair, NE, bronzes, paintings, mised media 1996 - Free Male, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1996 - Paintings done in South Korea & 10 new bronzes, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1997 - Cement sculptures and paintings, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 1998 - Anthropomorphic Drawings, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE 2000 - Free Male, The Antiquarium, Omaha, NE