Dale Phelps
Original signed and numbered hand pulled relief prints
Waterloo Iowa

Dale Phelps is a retired orthopedic surgeon who went back to school at the University of Northern Iowa to obtain a BFA in printmaking after retirement. He was raised in Waterloo, Iowa and attended the University of Iowa for both his BA and MD degrees. He served his internship at the Santa Clara County Hospital and residencies in San Francisco and Omaha. He practiced orthopedics for 28 years in Waterloo, Iowa.

Towards the end of his career he started taking classes part time at the University of Northern Iowa, Department of Art. In December of 2005 he graduated with a BFA.

He has had artwork shown at the International Animals in Art Juried Show held in Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA and local Iowa Art Museums.

Comissioned print for the Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Iowa, May, 2006
 

Cancer Imaging prints: April 1 to April 30 2006.  Show at St Marks Cathedral, Minneapolis. 

Allen Hospital's permanent collection

Nov 8, 2006 to Feb 2, 2007. A show of prints at the University of Iowa Hospital. Ten prints going into the permanent collection.

Nov, 2006 Added to the collection of the H & R Block Cancer Foundation, Kansas City.