EDUCATION

  • Dec. 2010 MBA from the Arts Entertainment and Media Management program,
    Columbia College Chicago
  • May 2002 B.F.A. Painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
  • 2000 Study Abroad Program, Burren College of Art and Design, Ireland Focus on drawing, painting, and Irish history

EXPERIENCE

  • 2006-present Account Coordinator – Alter Inc., Chicago Responsible for producing Digital projects under tight deadlines
  • 2006-2009 BLOC Artist Studios – This is Not a Truck, Chicago As founding member, developed artist housing mission and began This is Not a Truck, a mobile
    art space to promote emerging artists
  • 2004-2008 Freelance Mural Painter – Seattle & Chicago
  • 2005-2006 Planning Committee Member – Art of Resistance Conference, Seattle
    Facilitated creation of group mural at Capitol Hill Art Center, booked the venue, and aided with
    promotions and design
  • 2005 Secretary – Artists of Industrial Revolution Housing Co-op, Seattle
  • 2003-2006 Manager & Curator – Gruv Inc., Seattle
    Founded and facilitated rotating monthly artist exhibitions in a retail setting
  • 2001-2002 Co-Coordinator – Scholastic Art Exhibition, Minneapolis
  • 1998-2002 Office Assistant – MCAD Registrar’s Office, Mpls MN
  • 1999-2002 Set Crew Member – Minneapolis Children’s Theatre, Minneapolis

VOLUNTEER

  • 2006-2008 MCA Events & Lectures, Chicago
  • 2005 Capitol Hill Art Center remodel, Seattle
  • 2005 Henry Art Bash, Seattle

AWARDS/HONORS

  • Cari DeWall-Obst Uptown Association Scholarship 2001
  • Tom and Phyllis Colwell Mentoring Scholarship 2001
  • Merit Scholarship 1999

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • Untitled, Dunn Brothers, Minneapolis, MN. 2002

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 30 Works for Thursday – GRUV, Seattle 2008
  • 108 – Gallery 108, Seattle 2006
  • Untitled – GRUV, Seattle 2005
  • Untitled – Torrafazione Café, Seattle 2005
  • Seattle Art Crawl – Victoria’s Gallery, Seattle 2004
  • Drawings (Juried Exhibition) – Contemporary Arts Center, North Adams 2003
  • Commencement Exhibition – MCAD Main Gallery, Minneapolis 2002
  • Painted (Juried Exhibition) – MCAD Main Gallery, Minneapolis 2001
  • Drawn (Juried Exhibition) – Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis 2001
  • Paintings (Juried Exhibition) – Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis 2001
  • MCAD at Burren – MCAD Concourse Gallery, Minneapolis 2000
  • MCAD at Burren,(Juried Exhibition) – Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis 2000
  • Microcosm – Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland 2000
  • Merits (Juried Exhibition) – Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis1999

PUBLICATIONS

  • Sept 19, 2003. “Drawing (and seeing)”, Poughkeepsie Journal, MA
  • Sept 4, 2003. “Local artists, city. . .”, North Adams Transcript, MA