Education
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 2004
Received Master of Fine Arts degree with emphasis in sculpture and new genres.
Academic Incentive Scholarship, 2002 – 2004.

BFA, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 1997
Received Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with emphasis in sculpture.
First-prize, Annual Juried Painting Exhibition, 1994.

Selected Exhibitions (bold titles denote solo exhibitions)

2005
Parlour, an annex of MN Gallery (Chicago, IL) Everybody paints.

2004
Lisa Boyle Gallery (Chicago, IL) Summer Group Exhibition
Evanston Art Center (Evanston, IL) The 17th Annual Evanston Biennial juried by Monique Meloche, founder Monique Moloche Gallery and Dominic Molon, Associate Curator of
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
Gallery 2 (Chicago, IL) SAIC Thesis Show
BASESPACE (Chicago, IL) Structures
Gallery 312 (Chicago, IL) 100 Cuts curated by Larry Lee and Laura Kina
The Athenaeum Theatre, PAC/edge (Chicago, IL) Unmaking the World
The Roger Brown House, 1926 Exhibition studies (Chicago, IL) Inordinate Coordinates
Mess Hall (Chicago, IL) Alternative Exhibition Making

2003
ATC Space (Chicago, IL) Changing Landscape

2002-2001
Radio Grenouille (Marseille, France) Le Collège Invisible: Le monde l’art
The Mockbee (Cincinnati, OH) Transient Skeletons. 2-person show with artist David Hug
David Shoe Building (Cincinnati, OH) Vacant Super Cuddle

2000-eariler
The University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH). Time Pass. 1997
Albert B. Sabin Convention Center (Cincinnati, OH) DAAP Works. 1997
C.A.G.E. Gallery (Cincinnati, OH) Fifth/Third Bank-Art on the Square. 1994

Selected Publications

New City (Chicago, IL) Michael Workman, Bodies in the dirt, 4/04.
UIC Art History Club Digest (Chicago, IL) Igor Rodriguez, ATC Fall Arts Festival, 9/04 The Daily Herald- Time Out! (Chicago, IL) Best Bets- The City, 10/04 WLUV 88.7(radio program -Chicago, IL) Live at the Heartland 9/04

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Faculty
Westwood College, Chicago, IL
10/04- 6/05
Design and implement curriculum for a variety of Bachelor’s level classes, including Art History and studio courses.

ART100: Survey of Art History.
GD306: History of Graphic Design.
GD340: Life Drawing for Animation.
GD341: Advanced Drawing- Character Development and Design.

Teaching Assistant
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
8/02-5/04
Assisted in classroom and conducted demonstrations for various courses on 3-D artistic production. Courses emphasized basic familiarity with casting processes, wood and metal shops as well as the social, cultural, critical, and aesthetic consideration of the various medium.

SCULP 3001: Figure Sculpture: Metals. Assistant to Preston Jackson.
SCULP 2018: Welding and Metal Sculpture. Assistant to John Adduci.
FIRYP 1003: 3-D/Studio. Assistant to Adelheid Mers.
FIRYP 1003: 3-D/Studio. Assistant to Larry Lee.
ECP: Casting and Carving. Assistant to Rebecca Waltz.

Program Director
Cincinnati Recreation Commission, Cincinnati, OH
6/96-6/97
Designed and implemented curriculum for introductory and advanced courses on stained glass concentrating on copper foil and lead came methods of construction. Other duties included budget management and maintenance of studio equipment.

Related Activities/Awards

2005
Grant Recipient
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

2004-2005
Consultant
City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
Pro bono consultant for the committee on artists space and housing.

Visiting Artist/Lecturer
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
12/04
Participated in 3-person panel discussing issues of artistic direction and production in regards to Janet Desaulniers’ course, The Situation of the Writer.

Visiting Artist/Lecturer
Chase Elementary, Chicago, IL
7/04
Presented work to a group of 60 Chicago elementary school students and their instructors as part of a summer-long local arts initiative.

2003
Curator
1926 Exhibition Studies, Chicago, IL
"Remark/Remarketed" Conducted studio visits and co-curated exhibition of Chicago and international artist with independent writer/curator Audrey Peiper. Participating artists included Tiffany Holmes, Saya Woolfalk, Stuart Keller, Justin Cooper, Chimene Dennevlin, et al.

2003
Artist in Residence
ATC Space, Chicago, IL
Received stipend, studio space and solo exhibition to create Changing Landscape.

Technical Skills

Comprehensive knowledge of wood and metal working, including proficiency with a wide scope of power and hand tools, carving, joinery, welding techniques, forging, fabricating, finishing, and some foundry experience. OS and Software: Mac OS 9-X, 10. Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT. MICROSOFT Office Suite Products. Working knowledge of ADOBE CS, Acrobat. Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools.