Shirley R. Klein Kleppe
Professional Profile
1967 | University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri. Graduated in three years with degrees in Elementary and Secondary Art Education. |
1967 – 1968 | Art Teacher for Benton County R-1 School District, Cole Camp, Missouri. Taught K-12, was a yearbook sponsor and school photographer. |
1968 – 1969 | Art Teacher for Turner, Kansas Unified School District. Taught junior high art, was a yearbook sponsor and oversaw the photography club. |
1969 – 1970 | Graphic Designer for Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. |
1970 – 1975 | Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator. |
1975 – 1976 | Advertising Director for Gorges Wholesale Meats, Inc., Harlingen, Texas. |
1975 – 1976 | Art Instructor for the City of Phoenix, East Moreland. |
1976 – 1984 | Operated my own art school for adults and children. |
1983 – 2018 | National professional watercolorist. |
1983 – 1984 | Vice-President and Membership Chairman, Arizona Artists’ Guild. |
1986 – 1987 | President of the Edmond, Oklahoma Iris Society. |
1987 – 2016 | Owner of Arizona Restaurant Systems, Inc., a Sonic Drive-In Franchisee. |
1990 – 1995 | Scholarship Chairman, Arizona Artists’ Guild. |
1998 – 2007 | Building Fund Counsel, Arizona Artists’ Guild. |
2004 – 2007 | Sports Car Club of America, National Professional Racing License. |
2006 – 2007 | City of Phoenix, 7th Avenue Streetscape Art Panels art commission. |
1994 – 2018 | President of Outrageous Red, L.L.C., Scottsdale, Arizona. |
2006 – 2018 | Arizona Watercolor Association, Honors Chairman, Gold Signature Member. |
2008 – 2018 | President of Lense On, LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. |