Location - Chicago, IL and Grand Rapids, MI                           
   


    E D U C A T I O N

2008   MFA, Drawing / Sculpture

            Museum Studies Certification,
            Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
            University Fellowship Recipient

2004   BFA, Sculpture

            Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
            Graduated with Academic Honors



    E X H I B I T I O N S

2010    Group Exhibition, Surface Gallery, Bakersfield, CA

            Mixed Bag, Group Exhibition, Gallery 104, Grand Rapids, MI

2009    Little Hang Ups, Group Exhibition, Bryneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

            NEVER THINK small!, Group Exhibition, Climate/Gallery, Long Island, NY

            ArtPrize, Old Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI

            Slide Wars, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

            Installation Nation, Group Exhibition, Primary Colours, Indianapolis, IN 

           10 x 10 : UNIFORM, Group Exhibition, Suite 100 Gallery, Seattle, WA 

           The Space Between Us, Solo Exhibition, Gallery Noir, Grand Rapids, MI 

2008   Mountain: A Force of Faketure, Group Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL 

           19th Annual Women of Achievement and Courage Celebration, The Michigan Women's

                 Foundation in partnership with UICA, Grand Rapids and Detroit, MI           

           Pile Up: NIU.MFA.2008, Group Exhibition, Chicago Arts District Exhibitions Space, Chicago , IL
           The Space Between Us, MFA Exhibition, 214 Gallery, Dekalb, IL

           The Polish Connection, Group Exhibition, Nehring Gallery, Dekalb, IL

           Gabriel Bizen Akagawa: Unpacked/Offset, Group Exhibition, Collaboration with Jessica Witte,
                 NIU Art Museum, Rotunda Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2007   Getting Closer, Two-person Exhibition with Kelly Allen, Byrneboehm Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
           A Common Line, Group Exhibition, Gallery 214, Dekalb, IL
           Conception, Group Exhibition, Pleasant Street Gallery, Dekalb, IL
           Message Sent…, Group Exhibition, Gallery 214, Dekalb, IL
           Postcard Salon Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2006   Sculpture Review, Group Exhibition, Pleasant Street Gallery, Dekalb, IL
           Breaking Ground, Group Exhibition, #9 Design, Elmhurst, IL
           Group Graduate Show, Pleasant Street Gallery, Dekalb, IL
           Memoir, Group Exhibition, Blue Door Gallery, Dekalb, IL
           Green Space, Group Exhibition, Courtyard Installation, Jack Arends School of Art at NIU, Dekalb
           Recycled Moments, Solo Exhibition, Bad Dog Gallery, Dekalb, IL
           Space 1, Group Exhibition, Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
           Kitties, Cats, and Hand Grenades, Group Exhibition, Pleasant Street Gallery, Dekalb, IL   
           Women’s History, Group Exhibition, Dekalb Area Women’s Gallery, Dekalb, IL
           Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb, IL   
2005   Jekyll & Hyde, Group Exhibition, Pleasant Street Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2003   A Common Dialogue, Visual Arts Committee Collaborative Exhibition, Urban Institute for    
                Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2003   Observation of the Flesh, Two-Person Exhibition, Student Gallery, Kendall College of Art And
                Design
2002   5 x 5 x 5, Group Exhibition, Lo-Fi Project Site, Grand Rapids, MI


S E L E C T E D  J U R I E D  E X H I B I T I O N S

2007   Juried Group Graduate Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery (Nov/Dec), Northern Illinois University,
            Dekalb, IL
                Juror: Tim Lowly, Professor of Fine Art, North Park University, Chicago, IL
            Juried Group Graduate Exhibition, Jack Olsen Gallery, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
                Juror: Adelheid Mers, Professor New Media, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
            31st Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, IL
                Juror: Sharon Rosenzweig
                Honorable Mention
2005   19th West Michigan Regional Competition, Lowell Area Arts Council, Lowell, MI
                Juror: Mark Chatterley, Professor of Fine Art, Central Michigan University
            Change of Seasons Juried Exhibition, White River Gallery, Montague, MI
                Juror: Ken Foster, Department Chair, Muskegon Community College
                2nd Place Award
2004   44th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland
                Juror: Al Gury, Head of Painting Department, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
            Wee Show, Collegiate Juried Exhibition, Front Street Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
                Juror: Paris Tennenhouse, Curator, Grand Valley State University
                1st Place Award 
            All-Michigan All-Media Juried Exhibition 2004, Rankin Art Gallery, Big Rapids, MI
                Juror: Robert L. Barnum, Professor of Fine Art, Ferris State University
2003    75th Regional Juried Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
                Juror: David Butler, Director of Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University

A W A R D S

2007-8 University Fellowship, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
2005-8 Graduate Tuition Waiver, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
2006     1st Place Award. 6th Annual Artist Battle, A Regional Competition for Hottest Local Artist
             Studio 280 at The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), Grand Rapids, MI
2005     2nd Place Award. Change of Seasons Juried Exhibition, White River Gallery, Montague, MI
             Kendall Alumni Community Service Award Nomination, Grand Rapids, MI
2004     1st Place Award. Wee Show, Collegiate Juried Exhibition, Front Street Gallery,
                 Grand Rapids, MI
2003-4 Student Leadership Award, Fine Arts Department, Kendall College of Art and Design,
                 Grand Rapids, MI
2001-4 Ferris State University Grant, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI          
             Merit Scholarship, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
             Dean’s List, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 
2001     Michigan Tuition Grant, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
   

B I B L I O G R A P H Y

Rockman, Deborah, Drawing Essentials: A Guide to Drawing from Observation, Oxford University Press, 2008

NIU Graduate Group Exhibition Catalog, 2005, p.6

Kendall College of Art and Design Catalog, 2003, p.65-66
   
Kendall College of Art and Design Woodworking and Functional Art Program Catalog, 2002,  p.7

Kim Theriault, 5x5x5 Catalog, sponsored by Lo-Fi Project Site, 2002, p.12


C U R A T O R I A L  E X P E R I E N C E

2009   Material Afterlife, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI

2007   A Common Line: Figuration in Drawing, Gallery 214, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
           BEing OPEN: 30 Years, 30 Artists, 30, Careers, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art   
           Message Sent…, Gallery 214, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
2006   Drawing No Conclusions: A Survey of Contemporary Drawing, International Drawing 
                Competition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Secured Awards Juror and Speaker,     

                Dominic Molon, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
           Breaking Ground, #9 Design, Elmhurst, IL
           Undercover: An Exhibition of Artists’ Books, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids
           Succession: A Painting Exhibition, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2005   Exposure X 9, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2004   Fresh Materials, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
           (Re)Narrate, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
           New Abstractions, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2003   The Funnel, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI


P R O F E S S I O N A L  CONFERENCES / TRAVEL

 

2009   97th Annual CAA Conference, Los Angeles, CA
2008   96th Annual CAA Conference, Dallas, TX

2007   Independent Study Abroad, Cairo and Luxor, Egypt
           11th Biennial FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) Conference, Hosted by the        
                Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, WI
           Study Abroad in Poland, Academy of Fine Arts, Katowice..
           95th Annual CAA (College Art Association) Conference, New York, NY
2005   93rd Annual CAA (College Art Association) Conference, Atlanta, GA