My works are small, figurative, autobiographical narratives. The narratives, while formed through self-portraiture, are often based on established stories or series from literary sources (e.g. Dante's Inferno, Homer's Odyssey, The 7 Deadly Sins). The sources are put into a contemporary context, and they refer to issues that may be personal, social, political, and/or religious. The dramas symbolize internal states, social conflicts, and past traumas. While the settings are often familiar, there are unsettling, disquieting circumstances that speak to the mysterious and contradictory nature of existence. Objects, settings, and human interactions carry symbols of the subconscious and collective memory.

Education

  • 1986  Masters of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
  • 1982  Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Art Education, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Selected Solo & Two Person Exhibitions

  • 2008  Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2007  Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI (scheduled Summer)
  • 2006  Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2005  Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD
  • 2004  ArtLA (featured artist, Gescheidle Gallery), Los Angeles, CA
  • 2004  Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2004  Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI
  • 2003  Signal 66 Gallery, Washington DC
  • 2002  Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2002  Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
  • 2001  Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmistburg, MD
  • 2001  Signal 66 Gallery, Washington, DC
  • 2001  Catholic University, Washington, DC
  • 2001  Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA
  • 1999  Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD
  • 1999  Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
  • 1997  Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1996  Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
  • 1996  Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1995  Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
  • 1993  South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
  • 1992  Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
  • 1990  "Trinity Christian College Art Faculty," Judson College, Elgin, IL

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2007  "The Art of Forgiveness: Images of the Prodigal Son," Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY
  • 2007  Bridge Art Fair, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2004  "Post-Mortem: & Away We Go," Signal 66 Gallery, Washington, DC
  • 2004  "Articulating the Intangible," Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA
  • 2003  "Through a Glass Darkly," First Presbyterian Church Gallery, Ft. Wayne, IN
  • 2002  "Wish You Were Here," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2001  "Small Packages III," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2001  "Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Artists," The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
  • 2000  "Small Packages," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2000  "Shake the Coat," North Park University, Chicago, IL
  • 2000  "New Talent," Signal 66 Gallery, Washington DC
  • 2000  "Summer Show of Gallery Artists," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1999  "Small Packages II," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1999  "Drawing Invitational," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1998  "Small Package," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1998  "What We Have Seen," Gallery Arcadia, Grand Rapids, MI
  • 1998  "Progeny," North Park College, Chicago, IL
  • 1996  "All About Painting," Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
  • 1996  "Pandora's Box," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1995  "Obsession," Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1995  "Self-Portrait," Lyons-Weir Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 1995  "Self-Portraits," Hinsdale Art Center, Hinsdale, IL
  • 1994  "Storytellers," Wood Street Gallery
  • 1993  "Reflections of Light," Illinois State University
  • 1989  "16th Annual Union League Art Show," Chicago, IL
  • 1986  "The Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition," Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
  • 1982  "Bachelor of Arts Exhibition," Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Selected Bibliography

  • Philbin, Gail. "Artist Targets Man's Internal Struggle," The Grand Rapids Press, September 19, 2004.
  • O'Sullivan, Michael. "A Close Look Into a Broken Mirror," Washington Post, January 31, 2003.
  • Brunneti, John. "The Man-made Wildernesses of Tim Vermeulen", Catalogue essay for exhibition at Wood Street Gallery, September 2002.
  • Crothers, Beck. "Solo Exhibition Previews," Crothers Quarterly, Winter 2001, Volume 2, No. 4.
  • Dawson, Jessica. "Vermeulen and Bolt at Signal 66," The Washington Post, April 19, 2001.
  • O'Sullivan, Michael. "New Talent at Signal 66," Washington Post, August 11, 2000.
  • Bakker, Conrad. "The Conviction of Sight," The Paper, October 22-28, 1998.
  • Camper, Fred. "Slick and Twisted," Chicago Reader, Volume 25 (33), May 24, 1996.
  • Nesvacil, Stephan. "Storytellers," Free Fest Monthly, October, 1994.
  • Argy, Andy. "Fresh Produce," The New Art Examiner, Volume 14, No. 4.
  • Bakker, John. "Emblems of Pain and Grace," The Banner, December 18, 1989.

Selected Collections

  • James Bristol III, Santa Fe, NM
  • Irving Stenn, Chicago, IL
  • JoAnne Colonna Acheson, Los Angeles, CA
  • Old Kent Bank, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Timothy VanLaar, Champaign, IL
  • Stephen Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
  • Dan Fegan, Los Angeles, CA
  • Warren Weisberg, Evanston, IL
  • Dr. Milton Robin, Evanston, IL
  • Robert A. Lewis, Naples, FL
  • Andre Stone, Chicago, IL
  • Doug Stock, Chicago, IL
  • Michael McVickar/Brian Westphal, Chicago, IL
  • Nick Cave, Chicago, IL
  • Mary O'Shaughnessy, Chicago, IL
  • Maria Sakamoto, Potomac, MD
  • Mark Jenkins, Chicago, IL
  • Henry Vogel, Chicago, IL
  • David Zimmerman, Covert, MI
  • Lane Winter Vanderslice, Chicago, IL
  • Howard A. Tullman, Evanston, IL
  • Michael Delgass, New Haven, CT
  • John Bakker, Chicago, IL
  • John Hrehov, Fort Wayne IN
  • Keith England, Chicago, IL
  • Gregorio Pakorny, Potomac, MD
  • Alex Margolies, New York, NY
  • Jenny Weisberg, Brooklyn, NY
  • Brett Harper, Lebanon, OH
  • Marc Ham, Los Angeles, CA
  • Carolyn Rogers, Chicago, IL
  • G. E. Colpitts, Elgin, IL
  • Chantal Habermam, Chicago, IL
  • Peggy Asseo, Evanston, IL
  • David Mandell, Portland, OR
  • Howard Eglit, Highland Park, IL