Koch

Born in Missoula, Montana in 1937. Studied at the Portland Art Museum, Rhoad Island School of Design, B.S. in Painting and Drawing, University of Oregon, M.F.A., and University of Oregon, B.S. Philosophy. Worked as a technical illustrator and mechanical draftsman, advertising illustrator, and taught at the School of Architecture and Allied Artists, and as Instructor of Arts at the Maude Kerns Art Center, and as Assistant Professor of Art at the Lane Community College. Exhibitions include University of Oregon Museum of Art, Portland Museum of Art, 10 State Bicentenneal, Great Falls, Montana, Art About Agriculture Juried Award at Oregon State University, American Artist Golden Anniversary National Exhibition Award, All Oregon Art Annual Juried First Place Award, Art U.S.A. Juried Western Colorado Center For the Arts. Featured article in American Artist Magazine, December 1989. Noted for his photo realistic paintings of landscapes, florals and still-lifes.