Curriculum Vitae
Education
2011
Graduate Studies, Painting, Syracuse University, New York
2006
BFA, Painting, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minnesota
Solo Exhibitions
2018
PAUSE, Popup Gallery, Calhoun Square, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2017
Wanderlust, Ditch Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2016
WHERE BACK WHEN, Gage Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011
Remnants, Gallery 122, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010
Conjured Memories, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
Holiday Salon Exhibition, Aurelia Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2021
Drama, Aurelia Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Primal Dispositions, Vestige Gallery, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
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2020
The Beginning of Everything: An Exhibition of Drawings, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minnesota
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2019
#100Heads, Gallery 505, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Displacement, East Honolulu Gallery, Waimanalo, Hawaii
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2018
3rd Annual MCAD Alumni Exhibition, Squirrel Haus Arts Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Menagerie: Animals in Art, Laura H. Miles Gallery, Minnetonka, Minnesota
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New Figurations, Two Person Exhibition, California Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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2017
Sweet N Low: An International Show of Cute, Bedford Gallery, California
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Portraits & Landscapes, Calhoun Square Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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More Than Human, East Honolulu Gallery, Waimanalo, Hawaii
2016
Fun House: Art of the Surreal, Fantastic, and Bizarre, Barrett Art Center, New York
Tallahassee International 31st Annual Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Florida
INSPIRE, Hue Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kansas
Menagerie: Animals in Art, Laura H. Miles Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Christie's Auction at MCAD, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Art4Good event for the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Flow Art Space, St Paul, Minnesota
2015
Behind-the-Scenes, Gallery 505, Minneapolis, Minnesota
pART Dallas, SMU, Dallas, Texas
2014
In the Gallery, Inez Greenberg Gallery, Bloomington Theatre and Art Center, Minnesota
Recent Paintings and Drawings, Gallery 505, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Art in Bloom, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2013
California Dreamin', California Art Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bringing the Harvest Home, Deer Creek Gallery, Aurora, Oregon
Open Studio Exhibition, Annual Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2012
Recent Paintings, Gallery 505, Minneapolis, Minnesota
CS // SpeakEasy, Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Love/Hate, Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011
Untitled I Exhibition, Shaffer Art, Syracuse, New York
Cult Sisters II, Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010
Ultimate Landscape, Gallery 13, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Off Center, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Face, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cult Sisters 5, Cult Status Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009
Sixth Annual Member’s Exhibition, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Art Perchance, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Struggle Within, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Autumn Artquinox, Grain Belt Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Art Ache, Grain Belt Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Anatomy: Creation, Existence, and Decomposition, SSCA, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Paradigm Shift, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008
Grain Belt Artists Gala, Grain Belt Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Anxiety Dreams, Q.arma Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Critical Habitat III, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007
Projection Exhibition, Center for Independent Artists, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ephemeral Space: Ephemerality, Tonnage Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006
A Sororal Gathering, The AZ Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Earthscapes, The AZ Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Diorama-rama, The Bell Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Selected Curatorial Work
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2023
Grant Review Panelist, Flexibility Support Grant for Groups, Metro Regional Arts Council, Minnesota
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Grant Review Panelist, Arts Impact for Individuals, Metro Regional Arts Council, Minnesota
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2022
Grant Review Panelist, Arts Impact for Groups, Metro Regional Arts Council, Minnesota
2021
Juror, BAX Exhibition, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Iowa
2020
Juror, 29th Annual Powderhorn Art Fair, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2018
Grant Review Panelist, VSA Minnesota: The State Organization on Arts and Disability
2017
Grant Review Panelist, Minnesota State Arts Board, Visual Arts, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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2016
Juror, 53rd Annual Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011
Curator, The Nature of Romance, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2010
Curator, About Face, SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Publications
2021
Juror's Statement, BAX Exhibition Publication, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Iowa, April
2017
Featured Solo Exhibition, Wanderlust, MN Women's Press, Inc., June
2016
Featured Artist, Exhibition Catalog, Tallahassee International 31st Annual Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, FL, August
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Featured Artist, Praftfalls Podcast: Conversations with Creative Folks, Minnesota
A-List Review, J. M. Culver: Where Back When, Solo Exhibition, City Pages, Minnesota, January
2015
Featured Video, The Fight & Victory, Art to Beat Cancer: Children's Research Institute, Texas, May
Featured Artist, The New Collectors Book, Basak Malone LLC, NYC, April
2013
Featured Artist, Reflections: A Collection of Art, Art Impressions Publishing, Inc, April
2012
Featured Artist, Studio Visit Magazine, Winter Edition
2011
A-list Feature, Cult Sisters II, Review, City Pages, Minnesota, May
Featured Video, MN Original art series, Twin Cities Public Television
Featured Interview, Local Artist Interviews, Minnesota, January
2010
Twin Cities Top 100 Creative Types, Interview, City Pages, Minnesota
A-List Review (Curator /Featured Artist), About Face, City Pages, Minnesota, September
Featured Artist, Art & Beyond Magazine, July
A-List Feature, Cult Sisters 5, Review, City Pages, Minnesota, June
Featured Artist, Cult Sisters 5, Video Interview, 3-Minute Egg, Minnesota, June
Art Enters Cult Status, Interview / Review, The Minnesota Daily, June
Conjured Memories: A Psychological Narrative Writ, Solo Exhibition Review, SouthWest Journal, Minnesota, March
Conjured Memories: Drawing on Memory, Solo Exhibition Review, The Minnesota Daily, March
Featured Artist, Solo Exhibition Interview, Rift Magazine, Minnesota, March
2009
Featured Poet, Stellar Showcase Journal, March April May
2008
Anxiety Dreams at Altered Esthetics: The Morning After, Review, Mpls St. Paul Magazine, Minnesota
2007
Featured Artwork, The Rake Magazine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April
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Awards/Grants
2017
Artist Initiative Grant, MN State Arts Board, Minnesota
2016
First Place Award, Tallahassee International 31st Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Florida
2015
Artist Initiative Grant, MN State Arts Board, Minnesota
2011
Graduate Painting Merit Fellowship, Syracuse University, New York
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Professional Experience
2006-Present
Professional Fine Artist, Educator, Curator, & Writer
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2012-Present
Private & Group Workshops, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Painting / Drawing, Studio and Virtual
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2021
Artist Talk, Studio Visits, and Award Presentation
BAX Exhibition, Grinnell College of Museum of Art, Iowa
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2018
Artist Talk/Studio Visit
Creative Practice, Bethel University, Minnesota
2011
Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, New York
Graduate Representative, Painting Department
Teaching Assistant, Visiting Artist Lecture Series
2010-2011
SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gallery Director, Chair on Board of Directors, Exhibitions Chair, Marketing Committee
2010-2011
Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teaching assistant for artists with disabilities and mental illness
2009-2010
SSCA Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vice Chair on Board of Directors, Exhibition Chair, Marketing Committee
2001-2006
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Development, Fundraising, Stewardship
2005
The Soap Factory, Art Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Executive Assistant
2004
Abusement Park Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Performance Artist
2003
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sketch Artist, Private Opening Reception for The Age of Romanticism
Minnesota Retreat for the Arts, Crystal, Minnesota
Teaching/Technical Assistant for workshops