Upcoming Solo Exhibitions
2008
TheWall, Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse University; May
Limestone Gallery, Fayetteville, NY; September
2010
East Central College, Saint Louis, MO; exhibition, lecture and student critiques; January

Upcoming Group Exhibitions
2008
Everson Biennial, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; June

Past Solo Exhibitions
2004
“Common Ground“ at The Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, Webster University, Saint Louis, MO; February – March
2001
“W/ash“ at Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; June – July
2000
“Glisten“ at the Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL; October
“Thirst“ at Callahan Art Studios, Chicago, IL, February

Selected Past Group Exhibitions
2007
“Sixteen” at Limestone Gallery, Syracuse, NY; December
“Absence/Excess/Loss” at Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY; curated by Sarah E. Webb and Marni Shindelman; catalog; April
“Matrilineage” at Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY; March
“Work” at the Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY; February

2006
“FIBER” at Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY; December
”Wound Up“ at the Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL; with Lucy Slivinski, Marci McDade and others, curated by John Brunetti, March

2004
“Combine: Mixing Media“ at the Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL; with Sumakshi Singh, Mindy Rose Schwartz and others, curated by Karen Lebergott; October – November
“Expanding the Boundaries” at the Martin Gallery, New Orleans, LA; curated by Dan Tague; June – August
“24-30 Chicago” at Radford University Gallery, Radford, VA; curated by Logan Bay; March
Hyde Park Art Center Invatational, Chicago, IL; April

2003
”Guest List“ at Gescheidle; invitational exhibition, invited by Mike Lash
“Industrial“ with Gary Justis and others at Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL; curated by Karen Lebergott; January – February
“The Architecture of Memory“ with Lora Lode, Carla Arocha and others, at The Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL; curated by John Brunetti; January – February
“Coming to Terms with the Everyday“ at the SoFA gallery, Indiana University; with Cat Chow, Ken Fandell, Gabe Fowler, Michael Hernandez de Luna, Oli Watt and others; Bloomington, IN; curated by Dana Sperry; October – November; catalog

2002
“Stray Show“ with Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; December
“Push/Pull“ at Pullman Gallery, Chicago, IL; curated by JB Daniel; October
“Abnormal Abstraction: Transcending the Common“ with Heidi van Wieren, Ahren Ahrenholz and others, at Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL; July – August
“Natural History” with Mark Dion and others, at Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL; May – June

2001
“Chicago and Vicinity, with a Bias“ at Klein Art Works, with Diana Guerrero-Maciá, Jason Peot, Jason Salavon, Peter Stanfield, Tetsuda Yamada and others, Chicago, IL; November – January; catalog
“Found“ at A.S.A.P., curated by Jessica Peterson and Francine Affourtit; Chicago, IL; October
“Forward“ at Open End Art; Chicago, IL; October
“Best“ at Heaven Gallery; Chicago, IL; September
“Department of Space & Land Reclamation“ around Chicago and at the Butcher Shop, curated by Nato Thompson; April

2000
“Multiples“ at Bodybuilder & Sportsman/NFA Space; Chicago, IL; December – February
“Heavy Petting“ animal-themed, inaugural show at Joymore; Chicago, IL; September
“Around the Coyote” at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL; juried by Hamza Walker and Dominic Mollon
“Office Products“ at the Sweet Spot; Chicago, IL; September
“Egg Shell“ at the Sweet Spot; Chicago, IL; July
“Resurrection II“ with at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL; May – June

1999
“Baby Cheeses“ Christian Icon show, at the Butcher Shop; Chicago, IL; December
“Chicago Art Open“ School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s G2; Chicago, IL; November
“Around the Coyote” Chicago, IL; September
“Dementia“ at the Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE, juried by Alan Pilkington, July
“Everyone and their Mother“ mother/child collaborative show; Chicago, IL; the Butcher Shop; May
“Resurrection“ show about the life of death, at Yello Gallery; Chicago, IL; curated by Olga Stefan, February

1998
“Neurotica“ show about erotica & obsession; Chicago, IL; at M5, March
“Around the Coyote” Chicago, IL; September
“Seamless“ fashion implements show, with Cat Chow, Jen Durbin and others at M5, Chicago, IL; November
“May-December“ at Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH; December

Education
Syracuse University, Fiber & Material Studies, anticipated M.F.A., 2009; scholarship & stipend
The Art Institute of Chicago, continuing studies, scholarship; Fiber & Material Studies with Kathryn Hixson;
Sculpture and Drawing with Barbara Cooper, 2003-5
Loyola University Chicago, B.A. Visual Communication,1994

Awards/Grants/Fellowships
2007
Summer Fellowship, Syracuse University
Critical Studies Award, Syracuse University
2005
Illinois Arts Council Fellowship
2000, 2001, 2004
Community Artists Assistance Program Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
1998, 1999, 2000
ATC Curator’s Choice Award

Lectures/Panel Discussions
2008
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2007
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
2006
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2004
Webster University, Saint Louis, MO
2002
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Curatorial Experience
2002
“Blueblood/Blue Collar“ curated with Meg Duguid; over 30 national and international artists with work in photography, sculpture, drawing, video and installation; at Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL; March
Curatorial assistant to Paul Klein at Klein Art Works
2000
“Future Home of Luxury“ with Steve Anderson, Andrew Falkowski, FuzFon and Marie Walz in grass lot between buildings at 1452 Milwaukee, Chicago, IL; September

Bibliography
2007
Dawson, Shirley, “Meditations on Mourning” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 4. May
2004 Brookhardt, D. Eric; Best of New Orleans, 20. July
McCash, Doug; “Logical Objects” 18. June
Screen Magazine 12. January
2003
Mille-Feuille, Depaul University Press, March
Irvin, Jessica; Indiana Daily Student, 11. November
2002
Cassidy, Victor; “Prairie Smoke” artnet.com/magazine/reviews/cassidy/cassidy1-3-02.asp
2001
Lumpen Magazine, Volume 10, Number 2
Tenbyten Magazine, Utopia issue, Fall
Dmitri, Holiday; Booster, “Heaven is a Haven” 13. June
2000
Bulka, Michael; New City, “Hello, Kitty” 12. October.
Mikkalo, Erika; “Heavy Petting at Joymore” Gravy Magazine, Fall
1999
Camper, Fred; Chicago Reader, “Less is More” 5. March
Polanski, G. Jurek; http://www.artscope.net/VAREVIEWS/resurrect0399.html
Polanski, G. Jurek; http://www.artscope.net/VAREVIEWS/ATC0800.html

Teaching/Mentoring
2008 TA in Fiber/MaterialStudies, Syracuse University
2005 Independent study moderator for Jerry Zhang via the International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago
2004 Mentor/Intern moderator for Emily Ruzzo via the School of the Art Institute of Chicago