Curriculum vitae:
  1942 Born in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA. Grew up in Cooperstown, North Dakota
  1956-1959 Various Extention courses in Art through North Dakota State University Extention, Fargo, North Dakota
  1959 Graduated in three years from Cooperstown High School with honors
  1959-1961 Art Major-Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota
  1961-1963 French and Art Major-University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  1966 Chicago Art Institute-Chicago, IL
  1968-1970 Medical/Physician Assistant with Highest Honors-Blair College, Hawthorne, California
  1972-1975 Painting Courses taken at Denver University, Denver, CO
  1980-1982 Business Degree/Management, Accounting The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
  1988 Master Gardener-Washington State University-Extention at Olympia

Recent:
  1999-2004 Rourke Art Museum-Midwestern Exhibits
  2000-2004 North Dakota Museum of Art-Gala Winter Auctions
  2002 Urban Stampede, Grand Forks-Solo Exhibition
  2003 North Dakota Museum of Art-Autumn Auction
  1996-2003 GK Art Gallery-Cooperstown, North Dakota Winter and Anniversary Group Exhibition
  2002 GK Art Gallery-Cooperstown, North Dakota Two Person Show(Gretchen Kottke & Gretchen Bederman)
  2001 Jamestown Art Center-Group Exhibition
  2004 The Spirit Room, Fargo, ND-The Crow Show
  2004 Painted Pony Project-Easter Seals Foundation
  4-04-7-04 "The Expressive Stitch" Gallery on the Green Shelbourne VT
  4-04 Women's Perspective-Creative Arts Center, Fargo, ND
  2004-2006 Lewis and Clark Celebrating Explorers Exhibit (NDAGA)
  10-04 Autumn Auction-NDMOA
  10-04-11-04 Images from a Journal-Solo Exhibit Spirit Room, Fargo, ND
  1-05 North Dakota Museum of Art Auction
  1-05 Group Exhibition-FM Visual Artists-Moorhead, MN
  3-05 Solo Exhibition-Empty Spaces Northwest Gallery, MInot, ND
  3-05-5-05 Solo Exhibition-Nicole's Restaurant, Fargo, ND
  4-05 Jamestown Art Center-Group Exhibit
  5-05 Plains Museum-Fargo, ND Gala Auction
  6-05 Rourke Museum-Midwestern Group, Moorhead, MN

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  1994-2002 Griggs County Council on the Arts-Board Member
  1994-1997 Griggs County Council on the Arts-Picture Person Program Grade 6
  2002-2003 Nelson County Council on the Arts-Judge Summer Art Show
  2002 Nelson County Council on the Arts-Taught at Summer Aet Program-Stump Lake, North Dakota
  1996-2003 GK Art Gallery-Executive Director
  2000 GK Gallery commissioned the Praire Garden Public Art Project, Acted as Coordinator for all aspects of project
  2003 GK Gallery was responsible for the city of Cooperstown to receive an NEA grant to create the Praire Stone Project, Cooperstown, ND-Acted           as project coordinator for all aspects of project
  2003-2004 Curate Gala Winter Silent Auction, January 24, 2004, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
  2004-present Board of Directors North Dakota Museum of Art
  2004 Griggs County Council on the Arts-Picture Person Program
  2004 Co-Curate Fall Auction-North Dakota Museum of Art
  2005 Curate Gala Winter Silent Auction, February 2005
  2004-present Install exhibitions in Post Office Restaurant, Cooperstown, ND