EDUCATION

2009

MFA, Studio Art, Ceramics, School of Art, Design, and Art History, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2004

BA, Studio Art, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2012

Mapping Authorship, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA (forthcoming) (two person)

Small Favors VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Naomi Cleary, curator) (forthcoming)

The Map Is Not The Territory, Ikeda Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (David Gallagher, curator)

2011

Breaking Boundaries: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY

Elastic Authenticity, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

Prototype, Solo Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (solo)

Hello/Goodbye, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Jeff Guido, curator)

Scale 1:1, Faculty Exhibition, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA (Richard
Torchia, curator)

Small Favors VI, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Jeff Guido and Naomi Cleary, curators)

2010

Earth Matters, 2010 NCECA Invitational, The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA (Linda Ganstrom, curator)

Of This Century: Residents, Fellows and Select Guest Artists of The Clay Studio, 2010 NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Jeff Guido, curator)

Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (Jeff Guido, curator)

The Souvenir Shop, Art Star Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (Kyan Bishop, Kate Hardy, and Joanie Turbek, curators)

Play/Pause, Biennial Ceramics Invitational, Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA (Sasha Reibstein, curator)

2009

Artificia, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (solo)

The Margins: A Nontraditional Approach to Clay, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ (publication) (Brian Gillis and Nathan Betschart, curators)

NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ (Michaelene Walsh and Geoffrey Wheeler, curators)

SDSU Grad/Alum Exhibition, Hyatt Regency Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Award Exhibition XI, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2008

Re-entry, Everet Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, La Jolla, CA

17th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA

6th Annual SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA

Sunshine y Silica, SDSU Student Exhibition, Davis, CA

Co-Extension, Flor y Canto Gallery and Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (two-person)

Award Exhibition X, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Beyond Titillation: Ceramic Sculpture & the Body, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI (publication)

2007

The Graduate Student Review Exhibition, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA

2006

Production: Graduate Student Review Exhibition, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2005

CCACA 2005, HSU Five Student Exhibition, Davis, CA

2004

Assiduous Space, SBS Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (solo)

Young Alumni, Group Exhibition, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA

CCACA 2004, HSU Four Student Exhibition, Historic City Hall, Davis, CA

Spatial Stills, Windows Café, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (solo)

Senior Show, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Student Show, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Tea Pot Show, Foyer Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

TEACHING

2011-present

Assistant Professor of Art, State University of New York, New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

2011

Adjunct Professor of Art, 2D and 3D Foundations, Rowan University, Camden, NJ

2010-11

Adjunct Professor of Art, Ceramics, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA

2009-11

Instructor, Ceramics, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2008-9

Workshop Instructor, Ceramics, Jamul Intermediate School, Jamul, CA

Workshop Instructor, Ceramics, Oak Grove Middle School, Oak Grove, CA

2008

Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 103 Three Dimensional Design, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2007

Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 103 Three Dimensional Design, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 325 Beginning Wheel-throwing Ceramics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2004

Teaching Assistant, Art 326 Intermediate Ceramics, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

PROFESSIONAL

2012

Visiting Artist Lecture, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (forthcoming)

2011

Visiting Artist Lecture, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2010

Design Consultant and Furniture Fabricator, BDDW, Philadelphia, PA

2009-11

Artist-in-residence, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2009-11

Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2009

Digital Fabrication Lab Assistant, Department of Art, Design and Art History, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2006-9

Lab Technician Assistant, Ceramics, Department of Art, Design and Art History, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

2008

Visiting Artist Lecture, Mesa College, San Diego, CA

1989-93

Architectural Draftsman, C&R Architects, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

GRANTS, AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS

2011

Faculty Professional Development Grant Recipient, School of Fine and Performing Arts, SUNY New Paltz

Faculty Professional Development Grant Recipient, Digital Fabrication Lab, Arcadia University

2010

Instructional Technology Grant Co-author (with Gregg Moore), Digital Fabrication Lab, Ceramics area, Department of Art and Design, Arcadia University

2008

SDSU Art Council Studio Scholarship Recipient, San Diego State University School of Art, Design and Art History

Penland Summer Partnership and Joan Austin Memorial Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

SDSU Art Council Award Recipient, Award Exhibition X, San Diego State University School of Art, Design and Art History

Juror’s Award Recipient, Award Exhibition X, San Diego State University School of Art, Design and Art History

2007

Isabel Kraft Sculpture Scholarship Recipient, San Diego State University School of Art, Design and Art History

2004

Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Martin Wong Scholarship for the Arts Recipient

Dorothy and Reese Bullen Award Recipient

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2012

21st Century Ceramics: The First Decade, Linda Kopp (editor), Lark Books, Asheville, NC (forthcoming)

2011

Ceramics Monthly, Exposure, June/July/August 2011

2010

Earth Matters, Ceramics Art & Perception, Volume 20, No. 4, December 2010/January 2011, Glen R. Brown, Exhibition review

The Blair Muesum of Lithophanes Bulletin, No. 104, Winter/Spring 2011, Margaret Carney

Earth Matters, NCECA Invitational, Linda Ganstrom, Exhibition Catalog

Of This Century, Jeff Guido, The Clay Studio, Exhibition Catalog

Play/Pause, Sasha Reibstein, Palomar College, Exhibition Catalog

2009

Ceramics Monthly, Upfront, June/July/August 2009

The Margins: A Nontraditional Approach to Clay, Brian Gillis and Nathan Betschart (editors) Exhibition Catalog

500 Ceramic Sculptures, Glen Brown (editor), Lark Books, Asheville, NC

2008

Beyond Titillation: Ceramic Sculpture & the Body, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI

Myopia: Grey Matters Device

Clay and glaze, stainless steel, rubber, steel, vinyl

16h x 12w x 22d

2007