Fine Art Exhibitions, Publications and Recognitions
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Gillespie: Retrospective (solo)
The Gallery at Greenly Center
2013 - Present
Orlando, Florida
Nemours Children's Hospital (solo)
2013
Orlando, Florida
Mennello Museum of American Art (solo)
2012
Daytona Beach, Florida
Best in Show
Daytona Beach Art League (group)
2012
Boca Raton, Florida
State of Florida Invitational (juried group)
Boca Museum of Art
2010
Titusville, Florida
Best in Show
North Brevard Art League (group)
1983
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg State College (solo)
1982 - 1983
Palm Beach, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
H. D. Hermann Galleries (group)
1982
New York, New York
Incorporated Gallery (gallery)
1978
Winter Park, Florida
Hartley Galleries (group)
COLLECTIONS
PUBLICATIONS
2018
Thunderbird Press
Illustrated Children's Fables
2012
Thunderbird Press
Don't Pity Patty Pot
2012
Thunderbird Press
Theoretical Physics-Spring Theory
2010
Thunderbird Press
A Cat's Tale
2003
Thunderbird Press
How to Draw Spacecraft
1989
Thunderbird Press
The Littlest Pea
1986
Better Homes and Gardens
March, pp. 68
100 Ideas Under 100 Dollars
1983
Brevard Community College Press
Cocoa, Florida
Cone 04-Low Fire Pottery, 2nd Editio
1982
NASA Tech Briefs
Summer, Volume 6, No. 2, pp. 425
Heat and Pressure Seal for Doors
1982
NASA Tech Briefs
Summer, Volume 6, No. 2, pp. 231
Air Bag Applies Uniform Bonding Pressure
1982
Machine Design
Volume 54, No. 2, pp. 50
Bag in a Box
1980
Brevard Community College Press
Cocoa, Florida
Cone 04-Low Fire Pottery
EXHIBITIONS
University of Florida
Mennello Museum of American Art
Museum of Florida Art
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
1996 - 2001
Washington lobbyist for manned space flight with the National Keep It Sold Program and the Cocoa Beach Chamber of Commerce
1996 - 1998
Member, Art in Public Places Committee, Brevard County Florida
1995 - 1996
Advisor, Brevard County Transportation Committee
1988
Founder, Board of Directors, Spacecoast Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
1986 - 1989
Elected Vice Chairman, Emma Parrish Theater, Inc.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2006
Best Unproduced Screenplay, Florida Motion Picture and Television Association
1990
Rotary International Exchange Scholar to Kashmir, India
1980
Rockwell International Award of Excellence, presented by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen
1979
Brevard County School System Award of Excellence
PATENTS, INVENTIONS, AND DISCOVERIES
1981
Invented the Space Shuttle's Pressure Seal System for NASA
1980
Invented the Positive Pressure Air Bag Box for NASA
1980
Perfected the Densification Process of Space Shuttle Tiles for NASA and Rockwell International