Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
BFA, Sculpture - high distinction - California College of the Arts - Oakland, CA - 2003
BS, Business/Accounting - Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo, CA - 1994
GALLERIES
West County Design - Valley Ford, CA
TOUCH salon & gallery - Oakland, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006
Permutations - Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
MSA Open Crafts and Sculpture Exhibition - Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
2009
From Playa to the Runway: The Art of Burning Man - Reno Int'l Airport, Reno, NV
MSA Open Crafts and Sculpture Exhibition - Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
2008
Visual Impact - Marin Community Foundation, San Rafael, CA
Fine Art/Fine Craft - Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
MSA Open Crafts and Sculpture Exhibition - Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
2007
Fine Art/Fine Craft - Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
2006
Members Show - Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Smith Ranch Studios Tenant Show - Spin Gallery, San Rafael, CA
tiny - STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Salvaged: Art from Recycled Materials - STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA
MSA Open Crafts and Sculpture Exhibition - Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
2005
Smith Ranch Studios Tenant Show - Spin Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Piece: Fiberworks - Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
9th Annual Stone Carver’s Exhibition - Redstone Art Center, Redstone, CO
Contemporary Abstracts - Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
The Shape of Things - Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Fine Art/Fine Craft - Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
Artfully Reclaimed - Novato Center for the Arts, Novato, CA
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2010
Burning Man - Black Rock City, NV (8 days)
Falkirk Cultural Center - San Rafael, CA (4 months)
San Rafael Public Libarary - San Rafael, CA (4 months)
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens - Fort Bragg, CA (1 year)
Gallery in the Park - Altona, Manitoba, Canada (7 months)
580 Hayes Art Park - Hayes Valley,San Franicisco , CA (4 months)
2009
Phish Festival 8 - Empire Polo Fields, Indio, CA (3 days)
SculptureWalk - Columbus, GA (1 year)
Burning Man - Black Rock City, NV (8 days)
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens - Fort Bragg, CA (1 year)
Sculpture Walk - Bemidji, MN (1 year)
SculptureWalk - Sioux Falls, SD (1 year)
2008
SculptureWalk - Columbus, GA (1 year)
The Mangrove - Reno, NV (3 months)
Burning Man - Black Rock City, NV (8 days)
SculptureWalk - Sioux Falls, SD (1 year)
2007
Burning Man - Black Rock City, NV (8 days)
SculptureWalk - Sioux Falls, SD (1 year)
2003
Franconia Sculpture Park - Shafer, MN (3 months)
AWARDS AND HONORS
2008
Third Place, MSA Open Crafts and Sculpture Exhibition
Black Rock Arts Foundation Grant
2007
Burning Man Art Honorarium
Honorable Mention, Fine Art/Fine Craft
2006
Marin Arts Council Career Grant
Artist-in-Residence, Mendocino Art Center
First Place, MSA Open Crafts and Sculpture Exhibition
2003
Franconia Sculpture Park Intern Fellowship