SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE, 2009 

Haydon Galley, Lincoln, NE, 2001

Clarke College, Dubuque, IA, 1999, 1982, 1978, 1975, 1973

Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, IA, 1997

Artspace, Metro Arts Council, Omaha, NE, 1996, 1991

Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA, 1996, 1993, 1998

Arts for Living Center Gallery, Burlington, IA, 1994

Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL, 1990

University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, 1989

Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, 1988

Luther College, Decorah, IA, 1988

Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE, 1983, 1979       

SELECTED GROUP, INVITATIONAL, AND JURIED SHOWS

Dual Reflections, Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE 2010

Artists Choosing Artists, The Burkholder Project, Lincoln, NE 2010

Landfill Arts Project: Global Artist Reclamation Initiative, Wilkes Barre, PA, 2009-2012

Grounds for Art-Street Level Sculpture, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2008-2009
Sophisticated Children, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE, 2008

Love, Loss, Life, Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2007 

March Meltdown, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE, 2007

New Perspectives, Invit.Great Plains Art Museum,  Lincoln NE 2006

Re-Visioning, Juried, Maitland Art Center, Maitland, Florida, 2005

Quantum Leap: Art & Science Connect”, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln,

   NE 2005

A Celebration of Quotable Women Artists, Juried, Museum of Nebraska

   Art, Kearney, NE, Dawson County Museum, Lexington, NE 2004, 

   Jewish Community Ctr., Omaha, 2005

Second Annual All Sculpture Show, Invitational, Jackson Artworks,

   Omaha, NE, 2003

Elements:  Environmental Arts Exhibit, Juried, Fontenelle Forest Nature

   Center, Bellevue, NE, 2003, 2002

Local Perspectives 2003, Juried, Sioux City Art Ctr., Sioux City, IA

Art in Bloom, Lauritzen Gardens, Invitational, Omaha, Nebraska 2003

Earthpulse, Invitational, Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, NE, 2003

Erotic Art 2003, Invitational, Antiquarium Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2003

Visual Prozac 4, Nicholas Street Gallery, Omaha, NE 2002

Daughters, Traveling Exhibition, Iowa, St. Louis, Chicago, Indiana and

   Nebraska Chapters of the Women's Caucus for Art, 2002

Red, Invit. Group Show, Thirteenth Street Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2002

A Piece of My Mind! Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE 2002

In Memory of the Attack on America, An Exhibition and Installation of

   a New World Era, Nicholas Street Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska 2001

7^th Annual Juried Show, Arts/Living Ctr., Burlington, IA, 2001    

Life Cycles, Lied Education Ctr. for the Arts, Creighton Univ.Omaha,

   NE, 2001, Burkholder Project, Lincoln, NE 2001,

J. Doe Project, Omaha NE, May through September 2001; “Emerging”,

   placed at 1010 Howard St. in the Old Market and sponsored by   

   theIndian Oven Restaurant

Heroines and Mentors:  The Nature of Nurture, Dawson County

   Museum, Lexington, NE, 2001, Belleview Univ. Art Gallery Bellevue,

   NE, 2000-2001

Deja Vu All Over Again—Contemporary Artists Inspired by the Masters

   Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2000-2001

Iowa Women Artists Oral History Project, project creator/interviewer

   Jane Robinette, IowaWomenArts@lucidplanet.com, 1998 -present

Working Against Time, Invit., Hillmer Art Gallery, Omaha, NE, 1999

Revealed:  The Figurative Form, Invit., Artists' Cooperative Gallery

   Omaha, NE 1999

Egypt Inspired Artists, Juried 13th St. Gallery, Omaha, NE, 1999

Annual Juried Show, Arts/Living Ctr., Burlington, IA, 1999

Paper Dolls:  Self Portrait Narratives, Doane College, Crete, NE, 1999;

   Creighton Lied Art Gallery, Omaha, NE, 1998 

Fred Wells 22, Juried, NE Wesleyan, Lincoln NE, 1998;17/'93;

   16/'92;14/'90;13/'89;12/'88      

Vast Things/small scale, Gallery 9-Lincoln/NE, Componere Gallery-

   St.Louis/MO1997

Personal Sightings II, Juried Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Ft. Dodge,

   IA, 1997

Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Group Exhib.,  2002, annually: 1993-2001

Nat'l Juried Exhibition of Small Works, Montclair State Univ., New

   Jersey, 1994

Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, 1993

13 Years Harvest: Iowa Woman Cover Artists, Johnson Cnty. Art Ctr.,

   IA City, IA, 1992

Missouri River Centennial Exhib., Dahl FineArts Ctr.Rapid City, ND,

   touring 1/89-11/90

"New Work One:  Birth", Invit. Exhibit, Cultural Arts Together/Bemis

   Foundation, 1988;  Invitational Exhibit, Univ. of Nebraska/Omaha '88

Erector Square Gallery, Juried, New Haven, CT, "That's What It's All

   About", 1988      

Kaleidoscope Gallery, Barrington, IL, Invitational Exhibit, 1987

University of Kansas, Lawrence, "Our Lives:  The Experience of Women

   Juried, 1985

Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, IN, Invit. Exhibit, 1984

2nd SCAC Nat'l Small Print and Drawing Exhibition, Juried,  Cobleskill,

   NY, 1984

SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Tara Heights Elementary School, Papillion, NE (mosaic)
EMC Insurance Companies, Des Moines, IA (relief sculpture)
Omaha Children's Museum, Omaha, NE (relief sculpture)

Schiff, Hardin and Waite Law Firm, Chicago, IL (painting)

United Standard Industries, Glenview, IL (drawings)

Inacom, Incorporated, Omaha, NE (paintings)

Terrance Gallery, Palenville, NY (drawing)

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (drawing)

University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE (painting)

Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA (sculpture)

Clarke College, Dubuque, IA (painting, drawing)

Clarinda Treatment Complex, Clarinda, IA (painting)

St. Albert Schools, Council Bluffs, IA (painting)

Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA (drawings)

Univ. of NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE, Maternity wing (window

   designs)

Also represented in many private collections throughout the country

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

Tara Heights Elementary School, Papillion, NE (mosaic)
Missouri River Transit, Lewis & Clark Icon Interpretive Sculpture 

         Project, glass mosaic on sculpture at Dodge Riverside Park,

         Council Bluffs, IA

Phoenix House (domestic violence shelter), Council Bluffs, IA

   (sculpture)

Peed Corporation, Lincoln, NE (paintings)

Glenwood State Hospital School, Glenwood, IA (painting)

St. Francis Xavier Chapel, St. Albert Elementary School (window

   designs)

Queen of Apostles Church, Council Bluffs, IA (window designs)

St. Marks United Methodist Church, Council Bluffs, IA (window

   designs)

Alegent Health/Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA (110^th Anniversary of

   the Sisters of Mercy commemorative window design)                     

Abstract Guaranty Company, Council Bluffs, IA (window designs)

St. Columbkille’s Church, Dubuque, IA (window designs)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Artist-in-Residence Shows Result of Creativity, Mark Coddington, Grand Island
   Independent, 5/1/2009, Omaha World Herald, 5/9/2009

Bringing the Gallery Home, Micholyn Fajen, The Iowan Magazine, Nov/Dec 2007

Sculpting Sessions with Omaha Children's Museum's Artist-in-Residence, Sarah Baker,    Today's Omaha Woman, Fall 2007

Council Bluffs Artisan in Transition, Sunshine Dalton, The Daily Nonpareil, 9/20/2007

Making Sense Out of Her Life, Laural Ronk, The Daily Nonpareil, 9/16/2007                                 

Timely Trails, Corey Ross, One Magazine, August 2004

Navigating 18 Holes, Jason Keese, Art Scene, August, 2004

Inspired Artists, Jan Thompson, Kearney Hub, August 12, 2004

New Interpretive Trail Combines History, Art, Kim Roberts-Gudeman,

   Omaha World-Herald, 7/20/2004

Tile Transformation, Greg Jerrett, The Daily Nonpareil, 7/3/2004

From Hot Shops to Riverfront, Laura Lager, The Encounter Magazine,

   May/June 2004

Icon Art Project, Newswatch 7, interview, 11:30 a.m. broadcast,

   4/13/04

Icon Interpretive Sculpture Project, interview, KVNO radio,

   broadcast 4/8/2004

Taking Shape, Tim Johnson, The Daily Nonpareil, 3/28, 2004

Uniting Art With Nature, Ashley Hassebroek, Omaha World-Herald,

   Sept, 25, 2003

Sunday in the Park, Greg Jerrett, interview, the Daily Nonpareil,

   4/27/2003

Art, Life Intertwined for Bluffs Teacher, Greg Jerrett, The Daily

   Nonpareil, 2/24/2003

Gardening concept turned into pieces of art, Casey Johnson, Daily

   Nebraskan 3/2/2001

Heroines inspire BU art exhibit, Jason Keese, Bellevue Leader, 12/20,

   2000      

Déjà vu, Jessica Hoffman, Review, Omaha Weekly, 12/14/2000

Iowa Women Artists Oral History Project, interview, Jane Robinette

   1999

Joffe-Bouska to be Featured at Town and Country Arts Festival, Tim

   Johnson, Nonpareil, 6/15/1999

These Books Begin With Artful Covers, Janine Calsbeek, Sioux County

   Capitol Democrat 10/17/1996

Iowa Woman Magazine, Colleen Hildreth Myers, Autumn, 1991

Newswatch 7, noon broadcast,  KETV, interview, June 5, 1991

Joffe-Bouska’s artwork gains CBAA recognition, Maureen Bogues,

   Nonpareil, 8/7/1988

Joffe-Bouska committed to creating, teaching art, Winnie Wilmarth,

   Nonpareil, 4/24/1988

The Messier, the Better, Keith Thorpe, The Daily Nonpareil, 12/7/1984

Artist Applies an Old Technique in Creating her Newest Works, Roger

   Catlin, Omaha World-Herald, 5/15/1983

Joffe-Bouska’s Works Still Evolving, Gary Rosenberg, the Nonpareil,

   5/8/1983

Three Different Looks, Jim Williams, Nonpareil 11/1/1981

Art From a Tube, Jim Williams, Nonpareil, 10/19/1980

Clear Vision of Council Bluffs Artist Stand Out From Crowd, Roger Catlin, Omaha World-Herald, 10/28/79

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Studio in home.  Painting, drawing, sculpture, design.

Permanent Professional teaching certificate, State of Iowa, Art K-12

Iowa Arts Council, Artists in Schools/Communities, 1992-present

Nebraska Arts Council, Artists in Schools/Communities, 2007-present

Selected residencies and teaching:
          National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony--worked with Girls, Inc. to create
              ornaments for the Nebraska state tree, 2010
          Tara Heights Elementary School, Papillion, NE, residency resulting in
             cement and mosaic sculpture 2009-2010; residency resulting in
              glass relief mosaic, 2008-2009

          Statewide Art Connection "Particles to Planets", Sheldon Memorial Art
             Museum, North Platte, Columbus, Nebraska City, Grand Island,
             2008-2009

          ArtsLIVE Youth Festival, Spirit Lake, Iowa, July 2008

          Mutual of Omaha's "Reach for Your Dreams", worked with Girls, Inc. to
             create artwork on display at the Olympic Swim Trials, Quest Center,
             Omaha, NE, 2008
          Artist in Residence, Omaha Children's Museum, July through December, 2007

          Orange City Elementary, 2006,1996 

          TCA Artists in the Park, Harrison County, 2006, ‘05,’04, ’03,

             ’02, ’01, ’00, ’99, ‘98 

          Chanticleer Theater, at Abraham Lincoln High School, Lewis

          Central High School, St. Albert High School, Council Bluffs, IA,

             2003

          Postville, Iowa, 2002;

Pottawattamie County Crime Prevention Office, Council Bluffs,

   IA, 2001, 2000;

Westridge Elementary, West Des Moines, IA, 2000; 

          Arts at Large, Co.Bluffs, 2000

          Longfellow School, Co.Bluffs, 1999

          MOC-FV High School, Orange City, 1998 

          Edmunds Academy, DesMoines, 1997

          Irving Elementary, Creston, 1996 

          Lewis Central Comm.Schools, Council Bluffs

             Comm. Schools, St. Albert Elementary, Co. Bluffs, 1994

          Artist-in-Residence, St. Albert Elementary Schools, Co. Bluffs,

             1994-1995

          Instructor, Black Squirrel Arts Festival/BAC, Co. Bluffs, IA,

             1995, 1994, 1992, 1990

          Instructor, Art: 2-D and 3-D, Duchesne Academy, Omaha, NE,

             1989-1992

          Instructor, Cultural Arts Together/Bemis Foundation, Omaha,

             NE, 1987-1991

Studio & Vine Fall Art & Wine Tour of Southwest Iowa, co-organizer, 2008, 2007

Bluffs Arts Council, Board Member, 2006-2009

Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE, Exhibiting Member: 1999-

   present, 1989-1991, 1978-1985;
   Board of Directors 1980-1985

Nebraska Women's Caucus for Art, 1996-present; Vice President 2001;

   Co-Secty. 1998-2001

Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, 1996-2008

Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE, 1991- 2004

Artspace, Metropolitan Arts Council, Omaha, NE, 1991-1996      

Alter/Associates, Inc., Highland Park, IL, 1982-1995