Workshop Assistant. Kendall Clay Club, 6th Annual Wood firing at Ox Bow School of Art and Artist’s Residency. April 2013.
Curator. Art.Downtown.2013. Avenue for the Arts. Otium at Lantern Coffee Bar.
Graduate Assistant. Kendall College of Art and Design via The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Ceramics I. Grand Rapids, MI. 2012-13. Student Work
Graphic Designer / Art Teacher. Stepping Stones Montessori School. Grand Rapids, MI. 2008-2013. After Care program, Art Teacher and Substitute Teaching for lead teachers using Montessori method.
New Product Designer. Baudville, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 2003-2007. Knowledge of current trends, manage product line and development of proprietary designs. Responsible for creating many top selling themes and awards through the use of multiple mediums: drawing, painting and sculpture. Software knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite CS4, Hexagon, Carrara and Painter.
Education
2013 Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Studio Art with an emphasis on Ceramics. The University of Arts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art: Land Arts, Painting & Drawing. University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Exhibitions
2013 Otium. Art.Downtown.2013. Lantern Coffee Bar. Grand Rapids, MI.
2013 Destination 1111 Juried Spring Salon. Grand Rapids, MI.
2012 Works in Progress Show. Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery. University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pa.
2012 Sandbox Project. University of the Arts. Hamilton Hall and Broad St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
2012 U2D U2D. Group Show. Gallery 224, University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pa.
2011 Works in Progress Show. University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pa.
2010 Festival of the Arts Regional Exhibit. Old Federal Building. Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Land of Riches. Old Grand Rapids Museum. Two installations. Grand Rapids, MI
2010 What Matters Most Benefit Exhibit. EcoArtspace. New York, NY.
2010 Sketchbook Project. Art House Co-op. National Travelling Exhibit.
2010 Live Coverage. Art created live for auction at Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts.
2009 ArtPrize Competition. earth nrg project exhibited/sponsored by CBS Outdoor.
2009 Festival of the Arts Regional Exhibit. Old Federal Building. Grand Rapids, MI
2009 :modernative: Solo Exhibition. FLUX: Division Avenue for the Arts.
2009 Live Coverage. Art created live for auction at Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts.
2008 Klamath Art Association. “Hopeful Signs,” National Juried Show. Klamoth Falls, OR.
2008 Live Coverage. Art created live for auction at Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
2008 place•mark. Juried group show at The University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.
2007 West Coast Coffee. "Metamorphosis," Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Studio 71 South. “Five” & “The Mondala Project 2007 ” Grand Rapids, MI.
2006 West Coast Coffee. "Uncharted," Grand Rapids, MI.
2000 Land Arts Group Journey Exhibition. Helix Gallery 670 Canyon Rd. Santa Fe, NM.
1998 "Figure Study" Nines Gallery. Holland, MI.
1998 Millennium Icon Juried Show. ASA Gallery UNM, NM.
Commissions
2011 Founder’s Brewing Company. Painting made from dug earth from company’s site.
2011 Calvin College. T-shirt design for annual Streetfest.
2010 Stella Artois & Westside Beer Distributor. 3 orginal public works for ArtPrize. MI.
2010 Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Mandala Project with SSMS students.
Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Mural Design and Production for CNA. “Should be Culture.” Grand Rapids, MI.
2009 Kendall College of Art and Design’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.
2008 Series of 10 Landscapes and Figures. Melting Pot of Ann Arbor, MI.
2008 Kendall College of Art and Design’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.
2007 Design and Art Direction “The Guvvy,” for the Govenor’s Award for Arts and Culture. Completed in collaboration with ArtServe Michigan, Cranbrook Art Academy and The Henry Ford. Exhibited at The Detroit Institute for Arts. This award is now called the Legacy Award.
Awards
2009 Festival of the Arts Regional Show. Jurors Award First Place in Painting.
1999 Clyde and Elizabeth Hill Endowment Scholarship UNM.
Publications
2010 New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Wild
Guide. “Dwelling Tree,”
Tribute to John Wenger.
2009 Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Spring Newsletter. “Michigan Landscape.”
2009 May - On the Town. the Buzz for Art Battle 2009.
2009 April - On the Town. Ceramic Panoramas featured in art. downtown.
2008 Grand Rapids Magazine. Article covering “The Guvvy,” and interview.
2003 Grand Rapids Home. Cover featuring block prints.
1999 Conceptions Southwest. Published Painting. Albuquerque, NM.
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