Sculpture & Installation Resume
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Contingency East Central College, Saint Louis, MO; exhibition and artist talk; January
2009 Tidal Biblio Gallery, Syracuse, NY; May 2008
Scope Limestone Gallery, Syracuse, NY; Exhibition and artist talk; January
2004 Common Ground The Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, Webster University, Saint Louis, MO; February – March
2001 W/ash Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; June – July
2000 Glisten Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL; October
Thirst Callahan Art Studios, Chicago, IL; February
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Boffo Show House New York, NY; curated by Andrew Yes; May – June
Secret Garden Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA; April
2009 Nein-Nine Outdoor city-wide installations in Berlin, Germany and Vienna, Austria; August
Found Art Site Gallery, Riverhead, NY; exhibition and panel discussion; curated by Andrea Cote; July
MFA Exhibition New York Center for Art and Media Studies, New York, NY; catalog; July
2008 The Object and Beyond Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; curated by Edward Winkelman; June
2007 Absence/Excess/Loss Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY; curated by Sarah E. Webb & Marni Shindelman; catalog; April
Matrilineage Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY; March
Irk Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY; February
2006 Wound Up Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL; curated by John Brunetti; March
2004 Combine: Mixing Media Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL; curated by Karen Lebergott; October – November
Expanding the Boundaries Martin Gallery, New Orleans, LA; curated by Dan Tague; June – August
24-30 Chicago Radford University Gallery, Radford, VA; curated by Logan Bay; March
Invitational Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL; April
2003 Guest List Gescheidle; invitational exhibition, invited by Mike Lash
Industrial Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL; curated by Karen Lebergott; January – February
The Architecture of Memory The Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL; curated by John Brunetti; January – February
Coming to Terms with the Everyday SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; curated by Dana Sperry; October – November; catalog
2002 Art Chicago/Stray Show Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; December
Push/Pull Pullman Gallery, Chicago, IL; curated by JB Daniel; October
Abnormal Abstraction: Transcending the Common Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL; July
Natural History Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL; May
2001 Chicago and Vicinity, With a Bias Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL; November – January; catalog
Found A.S.A.P. Gallery, curated by Jessica Peterson and Francine Affourtit; Chicago, IL; October
Forward Open End Art; Chicago, IL; October
Beast Heaven Gallery; Chicago, IL; September
Department of Space & Land Reclamation around Chicago and at the Butcher Shop, curated by Nato Thompson; April
2000 Multiples Bodybuilder & Sportsman/NFA Space; Chicago, IL; December – February
Heavy Petting animal-themed, inaugural show at Joymore; Chicago, IL; September
ATC Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL; juried by Hamza Walker and Dominic Mollon
Office Products Sweet Spot Gallery; Chicago, IL; September
Egg Shell Sweet Spot Gallery; Chicago, IL; July
Resurrection Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and Yello Gallery; exhibition about the life of death, curated by Olga Stefan; Chicago, IL; May – June
1999 Baby Cheeses The Butcher Shop; Chicago, IL; Christian icon show; December
COA School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s G2 Gallery; Chicago, IL; November
Dementia Center for Contemporary Art; Omaha, NE, juried by Alan Pilkington; July
1998 Neurotica M5, Chicago, IL; show about erotica & obsession; March
Seamless M5, Chicago, IL; fashion implements show; November
May-December Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH; December
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
2008 Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University
Installation/exhibition Funding, Syracuse University
2007 Summer Fellowship, Syracuse University
Critical Studies Award, Syracuse University
2006 Full Tuition Graduate Scholarship, Syracuse University
2005 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship
2000, 2001, 2004 Community Artists Assistance Program Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
1998, 1999, 2000 ATC Curator’s Choice Award
Lectures/Panel Discussions
2008 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse,NY
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2007 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2006 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2004 Webster University, Saint Louis, MO
2002 University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Curatorial Experience
2002 Blueblood/Blue Collar Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; March
Curatorial assistant to Paul Klein/Klein Art Works
2000 Future Home of Luxury with Steve Anderson, Andrew Falkowski and Marie Walz in lot between buildings at 1452 Milwaukee Avenue,
Chicago, IL; September
Bibliography
2008 Dufort, Jon “Empire Halls” Syracuse New Times (newspaper); review
Rushworth, Katherine “2008 Everson Biennial Stellar” Syracuse Post-Standard (newspaper); review
2007 Dawson, Shirley “Meditations on Mourning” Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (newspaper); review
Matthews, Patricia Absence.Excess.Loss exhibition catalog essay
Ritchie, Nathan Dialogue Magazine, Coming to Terms with the Everyday; review
Brookhardt, D. Eric Best of New Orleans; review
McCash, Doug “Logical Objects” New Orleans; review
2003 Depaul University Press Arts Magazine Mille-Feuille
Irvin, Jessica IDS Newspaper; review
2002 Cassidy, Victor “Prairie Smoke” artnet.com; review
2001 Lumpen Magazine; images used in layout
TenByTen Magazine; images used in magazine editorial
2000 Bulka, Michael New City (newspaper) “Hello, Kitty” review
Mikkalo, Erika Gravy Magazine, Heavy Petting at Joymore; review
1999 Camper, Fred Chicago Reader (newspaper) “Less Is More” review
Teaching/Mentoring
2009-2010 Adjunct Professor; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; Sculpture and Digital Design
Adjunct Professor; Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY; Design Fundamentals
2006-9 Teaching Assistant; Syracuse University, Syracuse NY; Fiber and Material Studies
2005 Instructor and Independent study moderator; Academy of Design, Chicago
2004 Mentor for intern at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Education
2011 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY: Textile/Surface Design A.A.S.; magna cum laude
2009 Syracuse University: Fiber & Material Studies/Sculpture M.F.A.
2003 The Art Institute of Chicago: Fiber & Material Studies; scholarship
Loyola Univerity Chicago: Visual Communication