Gerald Lee Westgerdes

Background

Westgerdes, Gerald Lee was born on July 28, 1941 in Mercer County, Ohio, United States. Son of Ivo Victor and Leona Catherine (Homan) Westgerdes.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Art Education, U. Dayton, 1964; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Otis The Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles, 1971; Master of Fine Arts, Otis The Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles, 1973.

Career

Teacher Dubnoff School, North Hollywood, California, 1966-1969. Instructor art Los Angeles Community adult School, 1969-1973. Professor art, division chairman Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, 1973-1992.

Professor art Ohio University, Zanesville, Ohio, since 1993.

Achievements

• Gerald Lee Westgerdes has been listed as a noteworthy sculptor, art educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board trustees Zanesville Art Center, since 1993, Pioneer and History Society of Muskingum County, Zanesville, since 1994 (secretary 1994-1997), Zanesville Appalachian Arts Project, since 1996. Member College Art Association, Foundation in Art Theory and Education.

Connections

Married Marilyn Freed, December 19, 1971. Children: Christine, Alicia, Benjamin.

Father:

Ivo Victor Westgerdes

Mother:

Leona Catherine (Homan) Westgerdes

Spouse:

Marilyn Freed

child:

Alicia Westgerdes

child:

Christine Westgerdes

child:

Benjamin Westgerdes