Education

2003    Master of Fine Arts, Painting
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

1999    Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

1999    Study Abroad Program
Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, England

Exhibitions

2007    On Unstable Ground – Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago, IL (solo)
              More Noyes – Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
              Finding Place – Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (solo)
              Craftmanly Conceptualism – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
              Bridge Art Fair, 2007 – Featured Artist, Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006    Finding Place – Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
              Faculty Exhibition – Northeastern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
              Structured Growth – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
              Collect All Four – Byron C. Cohen Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
              18th Evanston and Vicinity Biennial – Evanston Art Gallery, Evanston, IL
              Winter Selections – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
              Introspection – Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005     Mind in Matter: Construction of the Built Environment – Open Source, Champaign, IL
              Faculty Exhibition – Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
              NOLA Aid – Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL

2004     Faculty Exhibition – Northeastern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
              59th Juried Exhibition – Juror: James Rondeau, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA

2003     Tracked and Tracking – I space, Chicago, IL
              MFA Exhibition – Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL

2002     Location, Location, Location – I space, Chicago, IL in conjunction with Transit Space, London, England

2000     Today in Eight Parts – I space, Chicago, IL

1999     Serving Up Art – Willard Gallery, Manhattan, KS
              Foreign Bodies – Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, England

1998     Plains State Undergraduate Student Exhibition – Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery, Emporia, KS
              Commerce Bank Show – Commerce Bank, Manhattan, KS

1994     Origins – Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

Public Commissions

2005    McCormick Place West Expansion, Chicago, IL
McCormick Place is a major convention and exhibition center located on the lakefront of Chicago. It has an average public attendance of over 3 million a year. I was selected along with 30 other artists out of over 500 applicants to complete a large public piece for the building’s expansion.

Honors & Awards

2005     Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs

2002     Master’s Thesis Project Grant
University of Illinois

2000 - 2002     Brodie Grant
University of Illinois

2000 - 2002     Fellowship
University of Illinois

1999     Oscar V. Larmer Scholarship
Kansas State University

Publications

UR Magazine, “30 Under 30”, September 2005
orangesideout.com, Web site for selected emerging artists
New American Paintings, 2002 MFA Annual

Professional Experience

2005     Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

2004 - present     Assistant to the Director/Preparator
I space, Chicago, IL

2004-2005     Lecturer
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

2000-2003     Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1996-1999     Assistant to the Exhibition Designer and Registrar
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS

1996     Art Instructor
Manhattan Center for the Arts, Manhattan, KS