Education
2003
Ohio State University, Sculpture, MFA
2001
Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA), BFA
Exhibitions
2009
Works from Gallery Stable, Carrie Secrist, Chicago, IL
2008
Solo Show, Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Clouds, et al, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
AAP 97th Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
Furious! The Angry Show, Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Mission Accomplished: Contemporary Political Art, Digital Artist Space, Troy, NY
A Celebration of Sculpture, The Carnegie, Covington, KY. Curator: Bill Seitz
On A Pedestal & Off the Wall, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2006
Solo Exhibition , South Bend Regional Museum, South Bend, IN
Solo Exhibition, Esther Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, OH
Run for Your Lives, Diverseworks Art Space, Houston, TX. Curator: Diane Barber
America on the Brink, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA. Curator: Lizzie Zucker Saltz
Phenomenon, George Town College Art Gallery, Georgetown, KY. Curator: Elissa Morley
Raise Your Voice: American Democracy Project, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Sculpture Conference Show, The Carnegie, Covington, KY
Nothing to Fear, Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. Curator: Nadine Wasterman
2005
Solo Exhibition, East Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Power: Sex, Politics & the Pursuit of Global Domination, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL, Curators: Robert Fitchter & Scott Groeniger
Topographic, Spaces, Cleveland, OH. Curators: Joanne Cohen, Jason Lee, Royden Watson Mouth, OAL Gallery, Columbus, OH. Two Person Exhibition with Ryan Agnew
23rd Juried Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY. Juror: Jordan Kantor, Assistant Curator for Museum of Modern Art, New York
CAA National Show, CAA Gallery Cambridge, MA. Juror: Joseph Thompson, Director of Mass MoCA.
Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2004
Solo Exhibition, Robert & Martha Hull Lee Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Solo Exhibition, Hanover College Art Gallery, Madison, IN
New Art '04, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
New American Talent, Arthouse, Austin, TX
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
International Juried Show, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, NJ. Juror: Charlotta Kotik, Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art
2003
Solo Exhibition, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
Solo Exhibiton, BTC, Columbus, OH
Solo Exhibition, Penn State Community Arts Center, Altoona, PA
ISC 2003 Outstanding Student Achievement Award Show, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ. Jurors: David Collins, Director of Storm King Art Center; Tom Otterness, sculptor; Susan Taylor, director of the Princeton Art Museum
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Art On View, Sauber Gallery, Athens, OH. Juror: Charles Desmarais, Alice & Harris Weston Director
Crossing Borders, Goldfarb Center for the Arts, York University Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2002
Visions International, Art Center Waco, Waco, TX. Juror: Peter Frank, Critic for LA Weekly
Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH. Juror: Marc Mayer, Deputy Director, Brooklyn Museum of Art
2000
Solo Exhibition, Robert E Lee Park, Baltimore, MD
Solo Exhibition, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
Visiting Artist, Grants & Awards
2007
Tillie S. Speyer Award, Associated Artist of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2006
Lecture, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Wex Lab Interactive Installation Artist, Wexner Center for the Arts, Education Department, Columbus, OH
2005
Juror for Student Work Exhibition, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH
2004
Lecture, Hanover College, Hanover, IN
2003
Outstanding Student Achievement Award, International Sculpture Center
Harold & Bernis Louis Award, Ohio State University
Award of Excellence, Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center
2002
Mary Lou Chess Memorial Award, Ohio Art league
Gilmore Material Grant, Ohio State University
2000
Freda Eichelberger Õ81 Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Sculpture Department Recognition Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Achievement Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art
1999
Achievement Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art
1997
Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Maryland Institute Trustee Award, Maryland Institute, College of Art
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2008
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2007
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2006
Hardy, Michael. "Sharing the Diverse Vision," Houston Chronicle, Oct. 6, 2006, Art
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2005
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2004
Cas Taddeo, "New Art '04 at the Kingston Gallery," Some Other Magazine, Art Section, September.
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2003
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1997
Lisa Gray, "Too Hot for HSPVA," Houston Press, Press Picks, June, 1997, 26.