Born in Hastings, Nebraska, 1950
Studied with Jim Alinder at University of Nebraska 1972
Studied with Arthur Siegel at Institute of Design IIT 1973 to 1976
Taught at Northern Illinois 1976 to1981
Taught at Ithaca College 1981 to 1986
Currently Professor Emeritis, Saint Xavier University 1986 to present.

People put themselves on Display all the time.

Image from my book On Display, Observations by Monte Gerlach.