Education
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 1998
BFA, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1995
Selected exhibitions
Solo:
Pedestal, GARDENfresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2008
Everything Passes, GARDENfresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2006
Sum of All Parts: Musée de l’Armée, North Central College, Naperville, Ill., 2004
Everything Captain Ahab Ever Said, Ever, Dupreau Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2002
Group:
Bridge Art Fair-Miami, Miami, Fla., 2007
Bridge Art Fair-London, London, UK., 2007
J-Walking, Polish Museum of America, Chicago, Ill., 2007
Bridge Art Fair-Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 2007
We’ll Meet Again, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2007
BRIDGE Miami Art Fair, Miami, Fla., 2006
NOVA Art Fair, Chicago, Ill., 2006
Fresh A.I.R. (artists in residence), Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, Ill., 2006
Artist in Residence Alumni Show, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Ill., 2005
Governors State Regional Faculty Show, Governors State University, University Park, Ill., 2005
Members Only, GARDENfresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2005
The Funny Club Show, Rotofugi, Chicago, Ill., 2005
BRIDGE Magazine Shoebox Series II (2004), a BRIDGE Magazine project, Chicago, Ill., 2004
Wonderlands, University of Saint Francis, Joliet, Ill., 2004
Pared Down, GAEDENFresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2004
New Work, The Bower Gallery, San Antonio, Tex., 2004
GARDENfresh dvd Project, Video HQ (a project of Gallery HQ), Kansas City, Mo., 2004
BRIDGE Magazine Shoebox Series, a BRIDGE Magazine project, Chicago, Ill., 2003
Illinois Arts Week Video Project, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2003
5 x 7 Show, The Bower Gallery (in collab. with Arthouse, Austin), San Antonio, Tex., 2003
Recreation Ground, GARDENFresh Gallery and Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Ill., 2003
The Chicago Solutions Show, (juried by Ed Pascke, catalogue) Judith Racht Gallery on Lake, Chicago, Ill., 2003
The Stray Show, a Thomas Blackman Associates production, exhibited with Dupreau Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2002
Openended, Moreau Art Galleries at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., 2002
Animals in Art, Bowman, Penelec, and Megahan Galleries, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., 2002
Printmaking Defined, Awagin Plaza Gallery, Tokushima City, Tokushima, Japan, 2001
Synergy, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisc. (in collaboration with Ashley Towne), 2000
15 Minutes of Fame, Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, N. Mex., 1999
The Bad Breakup Show, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, Wisc., 1999
New Work by Cranbrook Academy of Art Artists, (juried by Michelle Grabner), Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 1998
The Transparency of Seduction, Network Gallery, Pontiac, Mich., 1998
MFA Degree Show, (solo), Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 1998
Work experience
Saint Xavier University, Art Department, Adjunct Professor (present)
Collections
Deutsche Bank AG, New York, N.Y.
Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Ill.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Artist Books Collection, Chicago, Ill.
Related experience/Awards/Honors
GARDENfresh Gallery, Co-Director, Chicago, Ill. (present)
Tin Parachute Postcard Review, Co-founder/Editor, Chicago, Ill. (present)
NOVA Art Fair, Artist Advisory Council, Chicago, Ill. (2006)
Artist in Residence, Oxbow, Saugatuck, Mich., 2006
CAAP Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, 2003, 2006
Artist in Residence, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Ill., Spring 2004
Visiting Artist, North Central College, Naperville, Ill., Spring 2004
Merit Scholarship Grant, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1997
Dolly J. Fitterman Award of Distinction, Minnesota National Print Biennial, 1996
Publications
fiction:
"A Letter So Understated", Cranky, Issue 7, 2006.
non-fiction:
Artist Story, Chicago Artist Resource (www.chicagoartistsresource.org), May, 2006
“Hoaxing Myth”, BRIDGE Magazine (online version), September, 2003
Bibliography
—UR Magazine, “Art: Gardenfresh”, March 2007, Chicago, Ill.
—Time Out Chicago, “Review: We’ll Meet Again”, Issue 107: March 15-21, 2007, Chicago, Ill.
—Bad at Sports Podcast, “Episode 79: Reviews”, March 4, 2007, www.badatsports.com
—San Antonio Current, "A Study in Modernity", March 11, 2004, San Antonio, Tex.
—New City, “Culture Camp”, July 17, 2003, Chicago, Ill.
—South Bend Tribune, “Point Counterpoint: Moreau Galleries Exhibit Shows Two Sides to Contemporary Art”, October 20, 2002, South Bend, Ind.
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