Jerry A. Berger, Springfield, MO

Director of the Springfield Art Museum since 1988, Jerry holds a Master of Arts degree in Art History and Bachelor of Arts de­grees in Psychology and Art from the University of Wyoming. He served as Curator of Collections, Assistant Director and Acting Director of the University of Wyoming Art Museum, 1972-88. Berger directed all op­erations of the Springfield Art Museum and is supervisor of curatorial, technical and administrative staff. He makes final recommendations for Museum acquisitions, exhibitions and programs. He heads fundraising for capital projects and building development. The Museum has re­cently completed construction of a new wing that will provide additional galleries and a new library.

Berger serves as liaison between the Museum, Springfield City Govern­ment and area arts organizations. He is a member of the Missouri State University Public Art Committee and is on the Advisory Council of that University’s Department of Art & Design. Berger is retiring mid-October 2011. He has judged numerous exhibits across the country and loves art almost as much as he does dogs.

He shares his home and museum office with his Wire-haired Fox Ter­rier Barko Polo of Briarbrook. Berger has a definite appreciation for art which depicts our canine friends. One of his favorite exhibitions that he mounted at the Springfield Art Museum was one composed of works from the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.

He has an abiding interest in promoting fine art and fine dogs.

Susan Grinels, Lander, WY

Born and raised in Charlotte, NC and as an adult I have worked in all three corners of Virginia - the tidewater, the mountains and northern Virginia, in my previous career as a certified veterinarian tech. Being a vet tech developed my appreciation for the relationships between humans and animals, and this is why I enjoy using our canine companions as subject matter in my artwork. I graduated in 1991 with a degree in graphic design, from the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC. I now have a sign shop/studio, teach art & design classes and do artwork. I live in Lander, Wyoming with my husband, three rescued dogs, one rescued cat and two old horses.