Education
M.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Fiber and Material Studies Chicago, IL 2007
B.F.A. University of Washington, Ceramics Seattle, WA 2004
B.A. University of Washington, Intradisciplinary Visual Art, Minor Art History 2004
University of Washington Rome Center Rome, Italy 2002
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Market Restaurant, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2019 Transitions Storefronts Seattle, (Public Art Installation) Seattle, WA
2018 Transformations The Gathering Space Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2017 Waiting for April in March University Christian Church, Seattle, WA
2011 ARTexhange College Art Association Conference New York, NY
2009 Has Been:Becoming Gallery4Culture Seattle, WA
I Will Survive, Crawl Space Gallery Seattle, WA
2008 I Heart Ann, Gallery Uno, Chicago, IL
2006 I See Nothing of Substance Here, Chicago, IL
Repurpose This, Chicago, IL
2004 Plasticity, CMA Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibitions
2023 50th Anniversary Show, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
2023 Filling the Void, Seattle Theosophical Society, Seattle, WA
2022 Artist Showcase, The Domicile Design, Seattle, WA
2022 Endless Summer , Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
2021 Holiday Show, The En, Seattle, WA
2019 Introductions, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 Howdy Neighbor, Studios at 1426 South Jackson, Seattle, WA
2017 The Good Work Show, Vermont Studio Center, Audrey Berry Gallery, Johnson, VT
2016 #thisiswhyimsingle Flashpoint Gallery, Washington DC
2015 Telephone: An International Art Experiment curated by the Satellite Collective http://telephone.satellitecollective.org
2014 The Center Welcomes You, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2011 Things That Keep Me Up at Night, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA
The Zodiac Show, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2008 Current Works, Crawl Space Gallery Seattle, WA
2007 Artstar, Scope Art Fair Miami, FL
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, G2, Chicago, IL
Big Sky, LG Space, Chicago, IL
2006 Why No Get Away – Text Off the Page, G2,Chicago, IL
2005 Common a Celebration of the Mundane, Crawl Space Gallery Seattle, WA
The Egg, Justified Arts Bellingham, WA
2004 BFA Group Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
Show and Tell, CMA Gallery, Seattle, WA
School of Art Open: Juried Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Seattle, WA
2003 School of Art Open: Juried Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Seattle, WA
Underexposed, University of Washington Bookstore Seattle, WA
2002 Architecture and Studio Art Exhibition, UW Rome Center Rome, Italy
School of Art Open: Juried Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Seattle, WA
Public Art
2021 City of Tukwila Transition 21, Utility Box Wrap
2018 Arbora Court Cornerstone piece collaboration with Melissa Koch, Seattle, WA
Residencies
2017 Vermont Studio Center
2014 Vermont Studio Center
2011 Vermont Studio Center
Bibliography
In the Galleries Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post March 2016
#thisiswhyimsingle Mike Iacovone Bmoreart.com March 2016
East City Artnotes #thisiswhyimsingleEric Hope, March 2016
Currently Stretching Herself Jen Graves, The Stranger Slog February
Why No Get Away, Exhibition Catalog 2007
Elusive Horizons, University of Washington Literary Anthology 2004
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Proficiencies
Ceramics: hand building, wheel throwing, slip casting, glaze calculation, plaster moldmaking, electric and raku kiln firing
Sculpture: body casting, plaster, alginate and silicone mold making, soldering
Printmaking: serigraphy, woodcut, manual press operation
Fibers: basic crochet and knitting, dyeing, print for fabric, basic sewing skills
Exhibition Design: planning, layout signage, display techniques, installation and lighting design.
Lectures/Presentations
2016 #thisiswhyimsingle, Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
2009 I Will Survive, Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 I See Nothing of Substance Here, Chicago, IL Repurpose This, Chicago, IL
2004 Plasticity, BFA Lecture University of Washington Seattle, WA
Publications
2007 Why No Get Away, Exhibition Catalog
2004 Elusive Horizons, University of Washington Literary Anthology
Awards and Honors
2020 4 Culture Cultural Relief Fund Grant
2011/2014 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center
2008 Gap Grant, Artist Trust
2004 Book Award, University of Washington Ceramics Department
2002-2004 Dean’s List, University of Washington Seattle Washington
2002 IPE Scholarship
Gonzales Scholarship