Background
Volkersz, Willem Aldert was born on August 3, 1939 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of E. Gerald and Elly (Merens) Volkersz.
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Willem Aldert Volkersz
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Willem Aldert Volkersz, Dutch, American artist, educator. Recipient Fulbright Senior Scholar award Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 1990-1991; individual artist fellow Montana Arts Council, 1997-1998; grantee Exceptional Opportunities, Montana State University, 1999, Montana Committee for Humanities, 1999.
Education
Bachelor, University Washington, 1965. Master of Fine Arts, Mills College, 1967.
Career
Instructor Ohio State University, Columbus, 1967-1968. Professor Kansas City (Missouri) Art Institute, 1968-1986, Montana State University, Bozeman, since 1986. Visiting lecturer Jacob Kramer College, Leeds, England, 1972-1973.
Member national faculty Union of Indiana Colleges of Art, Kansas City, 1979-1980. Director admissions Kansas City Art Institute, 1981-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Member folk art advisory board Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, since 1998. Trustee Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, 1993-1995. Member College Art Association, Folk Art Society of America (member national advisory board 1990-1997), Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Diane Power, December 20, 1965. 1 child, Jason Alexander.
Awards
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Recipient Fulbright Senior Scholar award Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 1990-1991. Individual artist fellow Montana Arts Council, 1997-1998. Grantee Exceptional Opportunities, Montana State University, 1999, Montana Committee for Humanities, 1999.Recipient Fulbright Senior Scholar award Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 1990-1991. Individual artist fellow Montana Arts Council, 1997-1998. Grantee Exceptional Opportunities, Montana State University, 1999, Montana Committee for Humanities, 1999.