education
2004 - MFA Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. major: painting.
2000 - BFA Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. major: painting.
solo and collaborative exhibitions
2010 -
“Deadly Equilibrium - Gorgon”, Greusslich Contemporary, Berlin, Germany.
"Barrier", permanent installation at the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT. In collaboration with Andrew Schell.
2008 -
“Pre-Fab and Fortified!”, collaboration with Andrew Schell, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH.
“I’m Hunting Myself. The Unattainable Prize.”, collaboration with Andrew Schell, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT.
2007 -
“(I) are already arriving: a question of integrity. or, coping with a corporeal snafu.”, Collaborative exhibition with Andrew Schell, Northcutt Steele Gallery, MSU – Billings, Billings MT.
2005 -
"alive in the fracture, dreaming of neverwonderland" Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
"all of this happened when we were asleep…" Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH.
exhibitions
2011 -
"A Glimpse Inward", Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO. Curated by Caleb Taylor.
"Painting Coast to Coast", Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit, MI. Curated by Adrian Hatfield.
2010 -
“fertilizing utopias”, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2008 -
“Urban/Suburban 2008”, Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, KS. (Kansas City)
“Painting 2008”, group exhibition, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor MI
2007 -
“Urban/Suburban 2007”, Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, KS. (Kansas City)
“Splice: Art and Technology”, Jesse Wilber Gallery, Bozeman MT.
2006 -
"Beauty, Intensity, and The Sublime", group exhibition, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI.
"The Joan Mitchell Foundation 2004-05 MFA Grant Recipients", group exhibition, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY.
“Winners”, two person exhibition, Kunstverein INGAN, Berlin, Germany.
2005 -
"Visiting Faculty Exhibition", Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO.
2004 -
“Big Dumb Inactive Meat Reaction”, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville OH.
“Group Show”, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH.
“Invitational”, Majestic Galleries, Nelsonville, OH.
2003 -
“Ohio Art League Annual Fall Juried Exhibition”, Juror: Helen Molesworth, curator: Wexner Center, Columbus, OH. Fort Hayes Gallery, Columbus, OH.
“Already Played”, Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL.
“Icon”, Ohio University Seigfred Gallery, Athens, OH.
2002 -
“Drawings”, Ridges Gallery, Athens, OH.
“First Day, First Year”, Ridges Gallery, Athens, OH.
2000 -
“Recent BFA Graduates”, BK Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH.
Awards, Honors
2008 -
Scholarship and Creativity Grant, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
2006-07 -
CAA Block Grant, Montana State University, Bozeman MT.
2005-06 -
Fulbright Grant, Institute for International Education, New York, NY.
2004 -
Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY.
2003 -
Grace/Foster graduate student scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
2002 -
Ohio University travel grant, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
2000 -
John Paul Wrobbel painting prize, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
1995 -
Excellence Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
Teaching Experience
2006-present -
Assistant Professor, Painting and Drawing, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
AY 2004-05 -
Visiting Professor of Painting and Drawing, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO.
2002-04 -
Graduate Teaching Assistant and instructor of record, Ohio University School of Art Foundations Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
Other Professional Experience
2008 -
Guest Lecturer: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT.
2007 -
Guest Lecturer: Emerson Cultural Arts Center, Bozeman, MT.
Visiting Artist and Lecturer: Montana State University– Billings, Billings, MT.
2004 -
Visiting Artist and Lecturer: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.