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.

Selected Exhibitions (bold titles denote solo exhibitions)

Upcoming
The Nathan Cummings Foundation (New York, NY) Provisions curated by Meredith McNeal, Fall 2010

2010
Miami Art Museum (Miami, FL) New Work Miami 2010 curated by Peter Boswell and René Morales
Nerman MOCA (Overland Park, KS) Faraway Nearby: Addressing Suburbia curated by Bruce Hartman

2009
New Art Dealers Association (Miami, FL ) NADA Art Fair Miami Beach with Country Club Gallery
The Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, OH) Don Lambert: Super Nova Terra Firma
Esther Klein Gallery (Philadelphia, PA) The Vitreous: Of Eyes and Optics curated by David Clayton
E:vent Gallery (London, UK) Star Maker organized by Mark Harris and David Burrows

2007
Procter & Gamble, HCRC (Mason, OH) Changing Landscape.

2006
Deadtech(Chicago, IL) Civil Twilight. Two- person show with Matthew Jinks.

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 and Dominic Molon
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. Two-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

Miami Herald (Miami, FL) Tom Austin Miami Art Museum New Works Exhibit..., 7/10.
Kansas City Star (Kansas City, KA) Alice Thorson Exhibit... puts suburbia under the gaze... , 3/10.
Review (Kansas City, KA) Maria Crytes Born to know a suburban U.S.A., 4/10.
Cincinnati Art Snob (Cincinnati, OH) Kathy Stockman Art Word: Don Lambert, 9/09.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Edith Newhall Galleries: Eye-centric exhibition provoking looks and laughs, 8/09.
New City (Chicago, IL) Five shows to see now, 10/06.
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

2010-Present
Lead Artist, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation

2009
Winner of the Innagural 4th Floor Regional Biennial Competition, The Cincinnati Art Museum.

Artist-In-Residence, Ohio Arts Council
Supports in-depth study with accomplished professional artists in a variety of educational and community settings. Artists engage participants of varying ages, cultures, experiences, and ability levels in making art within a mutually supportive and creative learning environment. Imaginative thinking, problem-solving, goal-setting and teamwork are part of the in-depth process.

2006- Present
Creative Consultant
Assist various businesses with creative consultation and artistic direction on a project by project basis.

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.