Personal Information
 

   
Place of birth   Sheboygan, Wisconsin
 
Citizenship   United States of America
 
Military Service   June 1955-June 1963
U.S Navy Reserve
Honorable Discharge
 
Home address and telephone  

P.O. Box 29103
Richmond, Virginia 23242
(804) 741-1339

Summer Address:
5492 Bushey Road
Pier Lake
Tripoli, Wisconsin 54564

 

 

Education
 

   
1963   Master of Fine Arts
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 
1960   Bachelor of Fine Arts
Layton School of Art and Design
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
1959-1960   University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
1958-1959   1958-1959 Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

 

Academic Appointments
 

   
2002-   Professor Emeritus,
Communication Arts and Design Department,
School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
 
1974-2001   Professor (Tenured, full-time)
School of the Arts, V.C.U.
Director, Art Foundation Program, V.C.U. 1976-1981
 
1966-1974  

Head, Fine Arts Department,
Layton School of Art and Design,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
1963-1974   Faculty member (full-time) painting and drawing
Layton School of Art and Design,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 
1962-1963   Graduate Assistant, Painting Department,
Cranbrook Academy of Art,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

 

 

Additional Teaching
 

   
May, 2002   Painting on location, Provence and Paris, France
 
May-June, 1998   Drawing. Lorenzo D’Medici Institute-V.C.U., Florence, Italy
 
May-June, 1997   Drawing. Lorenzo D’Medici Institute-V.C.U., Florence, Italy

 

 

Exhibitions and Awards (Selected)
 

   
2003   U.S. Department of State, Art in Embassies Program. Four paintings selected for extended exhibition in U.S. embassies in the Middle East.
 
2003   Manito Art League 38th annual art exhibition. Manitowish Waters,
Wisconsin. Group exhibition. July 17-20, 2003
 
2001   "Think Small." International Miniature Invitational Exhibition.
Art Space Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.
 
2000  

"The Virginia Landscape, A Cultural History."
The Virginia landscape from colonial times to the present. Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia

One Man Exhibition. "3 Realists."
Three concurrent one-person exhibitions.
Cudahy’s Gallery, Richmond, VA.

"Faculty Focus Exhibition."
Mini-retrospective including recent works. Nine School of the Arts faculty members. (Juried, Invitational). Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

"The Exhibition of the Millennium."
An invitational exhibition. Peninsula Fine Arts Center.
Newport News, Virginia.
 
1999  

"A Celebration of the Landscape."
Invitation group exhibition.
Nichols Gallery. Barboursville, Virginia.

"National Artists’ Auction."
National invitational group exhibition.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, WI.
 
1997   One Man Exhibition. Cudahy’s Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
 
1996-1975   Biennial School of the Arts Faculty Exhibitions.
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University.
 
1994   One Man Exhibition. "Recent Paintings"
Cudahy’s Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.
 
1993   Virginia Bar Association Permanent Collection Exhibition.
 
1991   One man exhibition. "Fields and Seasons."
Cudahy’s Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
 
1990  

"Rappahannock Regional 1990: Focus on Realism."
Juried exhibition. Award recipient. DuPont Gallery,
Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

"Harmony and Discord: American Landscape Today."
A national invitational exhibition.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.

 
1989   "Landscapes: American and European Perspectives."
An international invitational exhibition.
Carega Foxley Leach Gallery, Washington, D.C.
 
1988   "Ten From Layton." A national invitational exhibition of ten Layton school of Art and Design alumni.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1987  

One-man exhibition. "Landscape: A Second Glance."
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia.

Invitational exhibition. "A Celebration of Birthday Cakes."
A national Exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the JMKAC.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

 
1986   "New Work by Gallery Artists."
Gallery K, Washington, D.C.

"Watercolor Exhibition." Ten-person exhibition.
Gallery K, Washington, D.C.

Virginia Assembly Exhibition.
1986 Virginia Assembly
 
1985  

One Man Exhibition.
Sovran Center, Richmond, Virginia.

"Drawing Exhibition."
Group Exhibition. Gallery K, Washington, D.C.

"The Sublime Landscape." Eight Person exhibition.
Virginia Beach Arts Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

 
1984  

One man exhibition.
Reynolds/Minor Gallery, Richmond, Virginia

"Within Driving Distance." Cityscapes and landscapes of the Washington Area. Seven-person exhibition.
Wald, Harkrader and Ross, Washington, D.C.

"Landscape Seascape Cityscape Skycape." Invitational exhibition.
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia.

"Works on Paper." Six-person exhibition.
Emerson Gallery, McLean, Virginia.

"Tredegar Ironworks Exhibition." Juried exhibition 30 Virginia artists. Federated Arts Council.
June Jubilee, Richmond, Virginia.

One-man exhibition.
Marsh Gallery, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
 
1983  

"The Virginia Piedmont Landscape."
An invitational six-person exhibition.
Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia.

"Virginia Watercolor Society Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition."
Statewide juried watercolor competition.
Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia.

"Richmond Realists." An invitational exhibition of six
Virginia painters,
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia.

"Virginia Landscape: A Survey of Virginia Landscape Painting."
Invitational exhibition. DuPont Gallery.
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.

"Watercolor Today." Invitational exhibition.
Portsmouth Community Arts Center, Portsmouth, Virginia.

 
1982  

"Vantage Point—The Artist’s View.’
Piedmont Arts Association Center, Martinsville, Virginia.

Four-person exhibition.
The Twentieth Century Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia. Exhibitors: James Bradford, Michael Drought, James Miller, Durwood Dommisse.

Five Person exhibition.
Reynolds/Minor Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.
Exhibitors: James Bumgardner, Michael Drought, James Miller, James Bradford, Durwood Dommisse.

 
1981  

One man exhibition. Gallery K, Washington, D.C.

"Virginia Artists." Virginia juried exhibition.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.

 
1980  

"Fifth Anniversary Exhibition."
Scott-McKennis Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.

Virginia Beach City Hall Inaugural Exhibition.
Invitational. Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Virginia Watercolor Society. First juried exhibition.
Roanoke Virginia.
 
1979  

Two person exhibition. "The Quiet Eye; recent works of Durwood Dommisse and Ann Miotke."
JohnMichael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

"21 Billboards by 21 Artists." City Billboards Exhibition,
City I Arts Festival. Richmond, Virginia.

"Landscape Exhibition." Group exhibition.
Scott-McKennis Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.

 
1978  

One man exhibition.
Scott-McKennis Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.

Group exhibition.
1708 East Main Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.

 
1977  

"Virginia Artists, 1977."
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.
The 26th biennial statewide competitive exhibition.

Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia.
Group exhibition of paintings and drawings.

 
1976  

One man exhibition.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.
Certificate of Distinction recipient.

Museum purchase.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

"Land." National invitational exhibition. 30 contemporary
American artists. Other exhibitors included William Wiley and
Robert Smithson.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
 
1975  

"Wisconsin Directions." Invitational exhibition.
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
An inaugural exhibition of significant Wisconsin developments in contemporary art.

Award. "Virginia Artists, 1975."
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia.
The 25th biennial statewide competitive exhibition. Awarded one-man exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Exhibition. "The James River Artists."
Harold Decker’s Arts International, Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia.

Three man exhibition. Exhibitors: T. DeSmidt, M. Wheatley, D. Dommisse.
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University.

 
1974   "Generations." An invitational exhibition, Wisconsin painters and
sculptors.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
 
1973   Layton Faculty Exhibition. Vogel Galleries,
Layton School of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1972   One man exhibition. Bradley Galleries, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1968   "Wisconsin Invitational Art Show: 1968."
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1967  

"Midwest Invitational Painting Exhibition,"
University of North Dakota.

Three man exhibition. Vogel Galleries,
Layton School of Art and Design.
Exhibitors: Roland Poska, Bruce Fink, Durwood Dommisse.

Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Show. Annual competitive exhibition.
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1966  

One man exhibition. Charles Vogel Galleries,
Layton School of the Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1966-68  

First award, painting. Lakefront Festival of Art,
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1966-1968.

Award, painting, Wisconsin State Fair Exhibition.

Wisconsin Salon of Art. Annual competitive exhibition,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

National Religious Art Exhibition.
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
 
1965   Two man exhibition.
Jewish Community Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1964  

Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Show.
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

One-man exhibition. DesForges Gallery,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1963-1965   Wisconsin State Fair. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
1963   Michigan Annual.
Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan.
 
1956-1961  

One man exhibition.
Mead Public Library, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

First award, painting. Sheboygan Annual.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Award. Wisconsin Salon of Art, 1956.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

Award. Wisconsin Painters and Sculptures, 1959.
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Award. Wisconsin Salon of Art, 1958.
University of Wisconsin,Madison, Wisconsin.

 

 

Publications (Selected)
 

   
2000   "The Virginia Landscape, A Cultural History."
Authors James C. .Kelley and William M.S. Rasmussen . Howell Press, Charlottesville, VA. 2000. Two paintings reproduced in color.
 
1995   "Goochland Yesterday and Today."
A Pictorial history. By Cece Bullard. Copyright 1994. Goochland County Historical Society. Two paintings reproduced in color on front cover and as frontpiece.
 
1994   "Presidents Collection."
Published full color catalog produced by the Virginia State Bar. Biographical information, research statement, color reproduction.
 
1990   "Harmony & Discord: American Landscape Painting Today."
Exhibition catalog. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. Aug-Sept, 1990. Text and Reproduction.