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Education
BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2001
Solo Exhibitions
2010
JK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, Il
Krasl Museum, St. Joseph, MI
2009
The Project Room, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, Il
2008
Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, Il
2006
Craig Smith Gallery, Harbort, MI
Giola Gallery, Chicago
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
2004
University Club of Chicago
Group Exhibitions
2009
2009 Hinsdale Art Center, Hinsdale, Il
"Trace, Memory", Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Il
Concordia University, Chicago, Il
2008
"Hyper-Nature", Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
19th Evanston Biennial, Evanston, Il, Lanny Peterson and Barbara Weisen jurors
Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Robert McCauley, juror
2007
Union Street Gallery, Chicago, Il, Allison Peters, Juror
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Il, Margaret Hawkins, Juror
South Shore Arts 64th Annual Salon Show, James Yood, Juror
Chicago Artist Coalition Show, Chicago, Il
Giola Gallery, Chicago, Il
Chicago Cultural Center, Peace Tower
The Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI
Around the Coyote, Multiple and Miniatures 2007: Mapping, Chicago, Il
2006
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
9th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
60th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2005
8th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
Small Works, Harper College, Palatine, IL
95th Watertower Annual, Louisville, Kentucky
2004
7th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
Maryland Federation of Arts 27th Annual Works of Paper, Annaopolis, MD
The White Show, Chicago
2003
16th Annual Women's Work Exhibition, Woodstock, IL
Site Specific Mosaic Garden, Glen Ellyn, IL
2002
Works on Paper, Louisiana State University, LA
Spectrum of Solutions, Parsons, Chicago, IL
2001
AT Kearney, Chicago, IL
BFA Show, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
Nippon Steel, Corporate Show, Chicago, IL
Awards
2007
Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Recipient
Curator’s Choice Award, CAC, Sabina Ott, MCA , Linda Warren, Karin Irvine, Columbia College, Jurors
Professional Artist Residency, Cat’Art, Sainte-Colombe, France
2005
Merit Award, 95th Watertower Annual, Louisville, Kentucky, Julie Rodriquez, MCA, Juror
2004
1st Place, 8th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Lynn Warren, MCA, Juror
2002
Professional Artist Residency, Oxbow, Saugatuck, Michigan
2001
Grant, Infant Welfare, Glen Ellyn, IL
2001
Spectrum of Solutions Award, AT Kearney, Chicago
1998
Zanzi Scholarship, Oxbow, Saugatuck, Michigan
1997
Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Work Experience
2008 – present
Art Instructor, People’s Resource Center, Wheaton, Il
2006
Curator, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Curly Cue (group show)
2003
Instuctor, Glenbard West High School. Designed and implemented a site specific Mosaic garden.
2000
Instructor, The School of the Art Institute, Oxbow. Designed and implemented Curriculum for Family Week.
Slide Registries
2007
The Drawing Center Viewing Program, New York
Publications
2009
Artslant, Trace/Memory, Evanston Art Center, Abraham Ritchie
New City Art, Trace/Memory, Evanston Art Center, Claudine Ise
2008
Cleveland, Free Times, Against Nature, Douglas Max Utter
Cleveland, The Plain Dealer, Spaces Exhibition Hyper-Nature, Steven Litt
New City Art, Double Take on the Biennial, Jason Foumberg/Bert Michaels
2007
B.A.T, University of Chicago Press, Reviewed by Lori Waxman