EDUCATION

M.F.A. Ohio State University Columbus,Ohio June 1984
B.F.A. University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois May 1981

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005 Marcia Wood Gallery, South of the Tennessee, Remains of the Campaign, Atlanta, Georgia
2004 Perimeter Gallery, Voices of Discovery, From the Earth to the Moon, New York, New York
2003 Newzones Gallery, Garden of Forking Paths, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2003 Perimeter Gallery, A Search for Heroes, Lincoln & the Illinois Landscape, Chicago, Illinois
2002 Perimeter Gallery, Ancien Regime, New York, New York
2002 Marcia Wood Gallery, Ancien Regime, Atlanta, Georgia
2001 Newzones Gallery, Ancien Regime, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2000 Perimeter Gallery, Between Heaven and Earth, Chicago, Illinois
2000 Newzones Gallery, preview, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1999 Newzones Gallery, North American Inheritance, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1999 Marcia Wood Gallery, American Inheritance, Atlanta, Georgia
1998 Marcia Wood Gallery, entering the circle, Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Newzones Gallery, crossing the next meridian, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1996 Peter Miller Gallery, landscape and memory, Chicago, Illinois
1996 Marcia Wood Gallery, Mythopoeia, An American Portrait, Atlanta, Georgia
1995 Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis, Missouri
1995 Marx-Saunders Gallery Internatioal Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois
1994 Deson-Saunders Gallery, shadowlands, Chicago, Illinois
1993 Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver, British Columbia, canada
1993 Bess Cutler Gallery New York, New York
1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1991 Bess Cutler Gallery New York, New York
1991 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Between Earth and Sky, Chicago, Illinois
1989 Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1988 Ann Nathan Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1987 Houghton College Houghton, New York
1980 Arts Coalition Gallery University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2001 Departure: American Contemporary Landscape, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, Indiana
1999 Requiem, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia
1998 the nature of landscape, South Bend Regional Museum of Art South Bend, Indiana
1998 landscape x six, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, canada
1998 land, air, & sea, Elliot Smith Gallery Si.Louis, Missouri
1997 Marguerite Oestricher Gallery New Orleans, Louisiana
1997 Marcia Wood Gallery Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1997 International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1997 Seattle International Art Exposition
1997 Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, canada
1996 Center for the Arts Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1996 Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1996 International Art Exposition:Chicago, Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1996 Seattle International Art Exposition, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1996 Introductions, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1996 Peter Miller Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1995 Contemporary realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1995 The nature of landscape, Fontbonne College St. Louis, Missouri
1995 First in flight, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1995 Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, canada
1995 Marcia Wood Gallery Atlanta, Georgia
1994 Contemporary Realists, Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1994 Monte Clark Gallery Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1994 10th anniversary group exhibition, Elliot Smith Gallery St.Louis, Missouri
1994 International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1993 Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California
1993 The Dreamer Awakes, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1993 West Art and the Law, traveling exhibition, including:
- John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts
- Kennedy Gallery New York, New York
- Loyola Law School Los Angeles California
- James R. Thompson Center Chicago, Illinois
- Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul, Minnesota
1993 Pacific, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1993 Finesse, Skokie Public Library Skokie, Illinois
1993 Skillfully, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1993 International Art Exposition:Chicago
1993 Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1992 Bess Cutler Gallery New York, New York
1992 Robert Berman Gallery Santa Monica, California
1992 Finesse, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1992 Land of 100 dancers, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1992 International Art Exposition:Chicago
1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1991 Chicago Art Today, Gallery of Contemporary Art University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1991 West Art and the Law, traveling exhibition, including:
- American Association of Law Libraries New Orleans, Louisiana
- New Visions Gallery of Contemporary Art Atlanta, Georgia
- Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul, Minnesota
- Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1990 Nature/nature, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago,Illinois
1990 On nature, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1990 Spirits in the material world, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1990 Los Angeles Art Exposition, Bess Cutler Gallery Los Angeles, California
1990 International Art Exposition:Chicago, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1989 the unconventional landscape, John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1990 Elements of style, history of the dividing line, Deson-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1990 West Art and the Law, traveling exhibition, including:
- Bally's Casino Reno, Nevada
- Arkansas State University Museum Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Robert Kahn Gallery Houston, Texas
- Minnesota Museum of Art St. Paul, Minnesota
1988 Chicago Now!, Arts Center South Bend, Indiana
1988 A European celebration, Limelight Building Chicago, Illinois
1988 Ray College of Design Chicago, Illinois
1987 New Works, Objects Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1987 Illinois 87, small painting exhibition, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
1987 Objects Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1986 Works, Dittmar Gallery Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1986 Ruth Volid Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1986 national first annual wildlife and landscape exhibition, Gallery Triangle Washington, D.C.
1985 75th annual columbus exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art Columbus, Ohio
1985 Going After Arcadia: variations on the landscape, Columbus Cultural Arts Center Columbus, OH
1985 Kansas 10th national small painting, drawing , and print exhibition, Fort Hays State
University Art Gallery Fort Hays, Kansas
1985 100% Real Art national small image exhibition, 100% Real Art Gallery Spokane, Washington
1985 10th national juried exhibition, Shelby Gallery Shelby, North Carolina
1984 shreveport national exhibition, Meadows Museum of Art Shreveport, Louisiana
1984 Small works national, Zaner Gallery Rochester, New York
1984 Paint 85, University Art Gallery Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
1984 Columbus Art League exhibition, Concourse Gallery Upper Arlington, Ohio
1984 100% real art national small image exhibition, 100% Real Art Gallery Spokane, Washington
1983 Thirteenth Annual Works on Paper, Southwestern Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
1983 Michigan: the place and the lake, Bergsma Gallery Grand Rapids, Michigan
1983 Woodstock National Painting Exhibition, Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY
1983 Small Works 83, Union Gallery University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
1983 Clemson National Print & Drawing Exhibition, Rudolph E. Lee Gallery Clemson University, SC
1983 Indianapolis Art League National Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana
1982 Mid America Biennial, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro, Kentucky
1982 National Prints & Drawing 83, Westchester State College, Westchester, PA
1982 Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, Illinois
1982 Levis Faculty Center University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
1982 Arts Coalition Gallery University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

COLLECTIONS

Corboy, Demetrio, and Clifford, Chicago, Illinois
Poco Petroleum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Burnett, Duckworth, and Palmer, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Evans, Martin, and Wilson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Metropolitian Life Insurance Company, New York, New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Chicago, Illinois
Prudential Insurance Company, Newark, New Jersey
Arthur Anderson and Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company, Chicago, Illinois
G.D. Searle Company, Westchester, New York
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
University of Illinois, Illini Union, Urbana, Illinois
Jupiter Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Chicago, Illinois

SELECTED AWARDS

2002-3 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant, State of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois
1991, 1989 "West Art and the Law", West Publishing St. Paul, Minnesota
1987 "Illinois 87,small painting exhibition", Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois
1984 "Columbus art league exhibition", Concourse Gallery Upper Arlington, Ohio
1983 "Ford Foundation Grant", Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
1983 Graduate Teaching Associate, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
1982 "National Prints and Drawing 82", Westchester State College Westchester, PA
1982 Graduate Teaching Associate, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1997 Garrett Holg, "chicago: don pollack", Art News, January
1996 Barbara Buchholz, "don pollack", Chicago Tribune, November 8,
1996 Jerry Cullum, "old west, new myths", Atlanta Constitution, August 23,
1995 Alexandra Bellos, "symbol pleasures", St. Louis River Front Times, March 22,
1995 Debra Riley Parr, "in review, don pollack", St Louis Post Dispatch, March 9,
1994 Victor Cassidy, "how artists get by", C.A.C. News, Chicago, Illinois, December 6,
1993 Malcolm Parry, column, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 20,
1992 Alan Artner, "don pollack", Chicago Tribune, April 19,
1991 Alan Artner, "comfortable viewing", Chicago Tribune, February 7,
1989 Alan Artner, "don pollack", Chicago Tribune, July 7,
1985 Jacqueline Hall, "forceful raw works for exhibition", Columbus Dispatch, June 9,
1985 Jacqueline Hall, "arcadia inspires local artists", Columbus Dispatch, July 14,

PUBLICATIONS

1996
"Mythopoeia, an American Portrait", companion to the show Mythopoeia, Steve Tomasula, Stephen Farrell, Don Pollack

1994
"Private Arts, nos.8 & 9", Chicago, Illinois, Art Consultant, contemporary poetry magazine

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

January 1986-present - Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, full-time - 2-D, and 3-D Foundation Design, Color, Advanced Image making and Independent study.

January 1986-April 1986 - North Shore Art League, Winnetka, Illinois, Drawing, private tutorial,

June 1985- August 1985 , Ohio State University, Department of Art, Columbus, Ohio - 19th Century Hudson River School perspectives/ Drawing and Painting.

January 1983- June 1984, Art 290: Drawing, Painting, 2-D, 3-D Design/ Art 190: 2-D Design, Color, Creative Process.

September 1982 January 1983 - Ohio State University, Department of Art, Columbus, Ohio,
Graduate Teaching Associate, assisted and taught: 2-D Design, Drawing.

LECTURES

1997 Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, Faculty Training Workshop, "personal teaching strategies of five i.i.a. faculty ", July 10,
1997 Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois, Quantitative Mathematics course, "uncertainty principle and painting", March 11,
1996 Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, "landscape and memory", October 18,
1996 Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, "landscape and memory", October 11,
1996 Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, "mythopoeia, an american portrait",    August 1,
1994 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Advanced Painting course, February 22,
1993 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, October 21,
1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 18,
1992 Deson-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 16,
1988 Objects Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, April 19,
1984 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Art 190, "native & american topics",       April 18,
1984 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Art 190, "native & american topics",    March 16,
1983 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, CS 102, Religious Themes in Literature, "native & american topics", November 22,