Darren Maurer

3106 McDonald Street, Sioux City, IA 51104 — Phone 712-277-3343

Education

 • Southeast Community College, Associates Degree in Graphic Design/Illustration, December 1985, GPA 4.0, Graduated Valedictorian

Exhibits and Shows

 • Scheduled for Nov. 2006 — Exhibit — Prairie Winds Art Center — Grand Island, NE
• Scheduled for May 2006 — Exhibit — Sanford Museum — Cherokee, Iowa
• 2005 — Exhibit of original paintings — Sioux City Art Center — Sioux City, IA
• 2005 — Dorothy Peacaut Nature Center Regional Art Show — Sioux City, IA
• 2005 — Exhibit of original paintings — Witter Gallery — Storm Lake, IA
• 2004 — Featured Artist-Dorothy Peacaut Nature Center Regional Art Show — Sioux City, IA
• 2004 — One Person Show - Arts on Grand Art Center — Spencer, IA
• 2003 — Sioux City Art Center — Sioux City, IA
• 2001 — Sioux City Art Center — Sioux City, IA
• 2000 — Kirkwood College Art Show — Cedar Rapids, IA
• 1995 — Art Splash Festival of the Arts — Sioux City, IA
• 1994 — Art in the Park — Grand Island, NE

Galleries

 • Bella’s Place — Omaha, NE
• Gallery One — Jackson, WY
• Lewis and Clark Gallery — Yankton, SD
• Studio One — Mapleton, IA
• Prairie Winds Gallery — Grand Island, NE
• Bass Pro Shops Galleries — Dallas, TX, Detroit, MI, Orlando, FL, Charlotte, NC, Springfield, MO — Nashville, TN

Public Service

 •Donation of a design and time every year to Sioux City’s annual Art Splash Festival. A city bus is painted with line art every year and the public is allowed to fill in the design with paint during the Festival.
• Donated time and talent to Sioux City’s "Discovery Dog" public art project.
• Original paintings and prints have helped raise in excess of $100,000.
• Instructor, painting classes at the Sioux City Art Center, October 1999 to present.
• -Donated time as a technical consultant for a 16’-0"x 40’-0" public mural constructed with colored clay tiles.

Recognition and Awards

 • 2001 Iowa Duck Stamp Artist
• 2002 Iowa Duck Stamp Artist
• 2007 Iowa Duck Stamp Artist
• 2007 Iowa Ducks Unlimited Print of the Year Artist
• 2007 Iowa Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year
• Chosen as Featured Artist for the inaugural Dorothy Peacaut Nature Center Regional Art Show in September 2004.
• Top Ten Finisher in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest 2003 and 2005.
• Voted an Honorary Trustee by Iowa Ducks Unlimited 2002.
• Professional Advisory Committee Member, Morningside College, Sioux City, IA, March 2006