b. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973

Currently living and working in Oakland, California

Education

New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.;  M.F.A. - Painting.  2004

University of California - Santa Barbara, CA.;  B.A. - Art Studio - Painting.  1995

Exhibitions (* indicates solo)

2010

*Light and Land, solo exhibition, Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths, French West Indies.

Draw, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

*Drawings, solo exhibition, Presidents Office Gallery, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA.

2009      

Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, New York, NY.

*Drawings and Paintings, solo exhibition, UC-Berkeley Extension Gallery, San Francisco, CA.     

*pacific, solo exhibition, Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths, French West Indies.

People, Louie Meager Art Gallery, Fremont, CA.

2008                      

Reality, Louie Meager Art Gallery, Fremont, CA.

Selected Works, Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA.

Summer Exhibition, NYAA, New York, NY.  Jurors: Will Cotton, Nicola Hicks, David Salle.

2007                      

Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY.

Homecoming, NYAA, NY.

Draw, Fuse Gallery, New York, NY.

Summer Salon, NYAA, New York, NY.  Jurors: Jenny Saville, Eric Fischl, Vince Desiderio.

Travel-sized: Small works by American Artists, Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths, French West Indies.

Place as Object, Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths, French West Indies.  Curated by April Gornik.

2006                      

*113 RYERSON, solo exhibition: 5+5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

Group Exhibition, 5+5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

*Fellow Exhibition 2005, NYAA, New York, NY.

The Language of Drawing II, Medialia Gallery, New York, NY.

Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, New York, NY.

Thesis Exhibition, NYAA, New York, NY.

NYAA Student Exhibition, NYAA, New York, NY.

Awards

2010       Artist's residency: Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths, French West Indies

2009       Artist's residency: Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths, French West Indies

2005       Post-graduate Fellowship: New York Academy of Art

2004       Travel grant to Normandy, France, Chateau de Balleroy:

                                                                HRH the Prince of Wales, Forbes Foundation

2003       Academic Scholarship Award: New York Academy of Art