EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts
Master of Arts
University of Iowa, 1999
Painting & Printmaking
Bachelor of Arts
Central Washington University, 1996
Painting & Sculpture
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Steilacoom / Puyallup, WA
Pierce College 2017 – Present
Instructor in Design, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Art for Teachers and Art Appreciation.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Tacoma, WA
Tacoma Community College 2013 – Present
Instructor in Design, Drawing, Art for Teachers and Art Appreciation.
LEAD DESIGNER Tacoma, WA
LeRoy Jewelers September 2013 – June 2016
Design and develop custom jewelry for clients according to specifications and in person discussions. Monitoring budget, timeline and quality control for client’s designs.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Bremerton / Poulsbo, WA
Olympic College 2011 - 2013
Instructor in Design, Drawing and Art Appreciation.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Albuquerque, NM
Southwest University of Visual Arts 2010 - 2011
Instructor in Design, Drawing, Art Appreciation, Creative Thinking and Non-Western Art History.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Tacoma, WA
University of Puget Sound 2002 - 2007
Instructor in Design and Drawing. Faculty advisory for Architecture and Design club.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia University 2000 - 2002
Instructor in Design, Drawing and Painting.
WORKSHOPS
2011 Encaustic Workshop, University of New Mexico, NM
2004-2005 Drawing, Pratt Fine Art Center, WA
2004-2005 Drawing, Kirkland Art Center, WA
2004 Landscape Workshop, Tacoma Art Museum, WA
2004 Encaustic Workshop, Bellevue Art Museum, WA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 New Work, Rosewood Café, Tacoma, WA
2008 The Ground is Now Cement, Jewish Community Center, Albuquerque, NM
2007 Day to Day, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
2006 Pamper and Persecute, Helen S. Smith Gallery, Auburn, WA
2005 Occultation’s...12.21, All City Coffee, Seattle, WA
2004 Day to Day, Kittredge Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2000 Filtered Decay, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1999 CP Drawings, Reservoir Space, Iowa City, IA
1998 Soft Holes, Eve Drewlowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
1996 Multiple Parts, Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Faculty Past and Present, The University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2015 Foundation For Art Award, Pacific Lutheran University, WA
2013 One Night Only, Tacoma, WA
2009 Ta-Da, Catherine Person Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA
2008 IN Print, SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM
2006 My-T, Thread Shop, Seattle, WA
2005 Summer Introductions, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Lead Thread, Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2003 Faculty Show, Kittredge Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2002 Faculty Show, The Chapel, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Emerging New Artists, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001 New Artists of Philadelphia, PMA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Group Showings, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2000 New Works, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA
2000 Manna, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Computer Design
Matrix
CAD
Counter Sketch
Adobe Photoshop
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Tahoma Literary Review, Volume 2, Fall 2015
'The Curators Eye', City Arts, May / June 2007
Tacoma Weekly, March 2007
CURATED ONLINE VIEWING FILES
Drawing Center http://www.drawingcenter.org 2007- Current
Saatchi Art http://blog.saatchiart.com 2007- Current
The Daily Palette http://dp.uiowa.edu 2004 - Current