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Solo Exhibitions
2007 Chambers Gallery, "Into White," Portland, OR
2005 Chambers Gallery, “Process,” Portland, OR
2005 Yum Gallery, Hood River, OR
2004 Lovelake Gallery, "Water", Portland, OR
2002 Brown Library, Sterling College, Craftsbury, VT
2002 Machine Shop Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Vermont Supreme Court, Montpelier, VT
1997 Compost Gallery, Hardwick, VT
1993 Park Place Gallery, La Veta, CO
1992 Peyton/Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Group Shows
2007 Lake Oswego Chronicle Invitational, Lake Oswego, OR
2007 New American Art Union, "invisible:other", Portland, OR
2007 Portland Art Center, The Other Portland, Portland, OR (collaboration with TJ Norris)
2006 Mt Scott Park, "in clover" Portland, OR (collaboration with TJ Norris)
2006 Portland Art Center, Gallery Guide Exhibit, Portland, OR
2005 Monarch Contemporary Art Center, Olympia, WA
2005 Mark Woolley Gallery, "Simply Red" Portland, OR
2005 Gallery 500, "Chroma", Portland, OR
2004 Gallery 500, "Art for Democracy", Portland, OR
2004 Little Cities Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2004 Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Lovelake Gallery, Portland, OR
1991 Peyton/Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1991 Goldleaf Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1991 Area Gallery, Portland, ME
1989 Danforth Street Gallery, Portland, ME
1989 Baxter Gallery, Portland, ME
1988 Baxter Gallery, Portland, ME
1985 Minor Injury Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1984 Peggy Doyle, New York, NY
1981 Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT

Employment History
2002-2007 Vice President, Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury Common, VT
1998 - Present Self-employed Visual Artist, Portland, OR
1996-2002 Director of Marketing and Safety Coordinator, Craftsbury Outdoor Center. VT
1995 Glass Assistant, Paul Hathcoat, Hathcoat Glass Studios, Colorado Springs, CO
1993-1995 Architectural Design, Quinmar Design, Cuchara, CO
1990-1994 Self-employed Visual Artist. NM and CO
1983-1984 Color Matcher, Chromacomp Inc. New York, NY

Apprenticeships
1994 Metal Patination Apprenticeship, Christy Henspeter, Santa Fe, NM
1991 Gold Gilding Apprenticeship, Marty Horowitz, Santa Fe, NM
1988 Marble working Apprenticeship, Guerillmo Esparza, New York, NY
1981 Photography Apprenticeship, Wes Disney, Burlington, VT

Education
1990 B.F.A. in Painting, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
1981-1985 Attended the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Other Education
2008 Kilncast Glass, with Richard Whiteley, Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR
2007 Using Global Media, Matthew Stadler, Portland, OR
2004 Painting with Light, Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR
1997 Emergency Medical Technician I-Level Certification, Copley Hospital, Morrisville, VT
1997 Web Page Design and Html, Vermont Community College, Morrisville, VT
1996 Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician B-Level Certification , SOLO, Conway, NH
1995 Paralegal Certification, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1994 3D Studio software training, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

Volunteer Positions
2000-2002 Vermont Emergency Medical Systems District 4 Chair, Copley Hospital, Morrisville, VT
1996-2002 Hardwick Rescue Squad Volunteer EMT, Hardwick, VT
1996-1997 Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate, AWARE, Hardwick, VT
1988-1990 President, Alternative Mediums, annual fundraiser for people living with HIV/AIDS, Portland, ME

Commissions
1995 Interior, La Veta Inn, La Veta, CO
1993 Mural, Courtney Hughes, La Veta, CO
1989 Mural, Enterprise Records, Portland, ME
1988 Mural, Enterprise Records, Portland, ME

Worth Mentioning
2007 "Invisible.other" John Motley, The Portland Mercury, Portland, OR, Apr 26
2007 "Invisible.other at NAAU" Richard Speer, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, Apr 26
2007 "20 Questions for Abi Spring" TJ Norris, unblogged, www.tjnorris.net, Portland, OR, Oct 9
2007 "Best Installation" Portland Art Center, Abi Spring TJ Norris' SIM PK2, Richard Speer, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, Dec 26
2007 "Painter of the Year" TJ Norris, unblogged, www.tjnorris.net, Portland, OR, Dec 30
2007 "Second Skin" Richard Speer, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, Feb 15
2006 "Inclover Report" Jeff Jahn, PORT, Portland, OR, Aug 8
2006 "The influence of Art Blogs" Radio Interview, KBOO, Portland, OR, Aug 23
2006 "Shades of Gray," Richard Speer, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, July 13
2006 "Beauty to the max, minimally," D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, June 6
2005 "Light, Space and Harmony" D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, Dec 9
2005 "Roll: Sight for Your Eyes" T.J. Norris Oregonlive.com, Portland, OR, "Is it Art?" Weblog, Dec 2
2005 "Chroma" at Gallery 500' Patrick Alan Coleman, Portland State University Vanguard, Portland, OR, Feb 09.
2004 "ArtStar" Radio Interview, KPSU, Portland, OR, October 10.
2002 ArtStar Radio Interview, KPSU, Portland, OR, September 30.
2001 "Spring to exhibit at Sterling", The Chronicle, Barton VT, September 5.
1998 "Abi Spring Supreme Court exhibit", Times-Argus, Barre Montpelier, VT, December 2.
1991 "Art to Benefit People living with AIDS" ABC News at 8. Portland, ME, August 6

Catalogues
2007 "Into White" Essay by D.K. Row, Produced by Chambers Gallery, Portland, OR
1992 "Texture" Peyton/Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Awards
2007 Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC), Project Grant, Portland, OR
2004 Regional Arts and Culture Council, Professional Development Grant Recipient, Portland, Oregon
1997 Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, VT.
1997 Fellowship, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont
1989 Liquitex Art Materials Award
1983 Nancy Stewart Deming Award for excellence in painting. Awarded by John Whitney Payson.

Travel
Peru, Ecuador, Belize, Mexico, Canada, Germany, France, England, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, and Costa Rica.