EDUCATION:

1998     University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. M.F.A. in Painting.

1993     Yale University, New Haven, CT. B.A. in Film Studies. Magna cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa.

HONORS & AWARDS:

2012     Joan Mitchell Painters & Sculptors Grant, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York, NY.

2012     Artist Residency, Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY.

2012     Juror, Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI.

2011     Listed as “One of 100 Artists to Watch,” Modern Painters Magazine, December 2011/January 2012 issue.

2006     Individual Creativity Grant for 2D Visual Art, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH.

2006     $10,000 First-Place Purchase Award, National Young Painters Competition, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

2004     Second Place, National Young Painters Competition, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2013     ten, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY.

2012     Continental Drift, Aspen Museum of Art, Aspen, CO. Curators: Nora Abrams and Jacob Proctor.

2012     Continental Drift, MCA Denver, Denver, CO.

2012     Faces, Places, and Spaces, Arvada Art Center, Arvada, CO.

2011     Void, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY. Solo.

2011     Dawn Till Dusk, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY.

2011     Drive By, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC.

2011     2010+1 Young Painters, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

2010     Concrete/Abstract, Rule Gallery, Denver, CO. Solo.

2010     Land Use Survey, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY.

2010     Objectophilia, Capsule, Denver, CO. Curator: Lauri Lynxxe Murphy.

2009     Mixed Tape, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY.

2009     Building Code, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY. Solo.

2009     Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes, Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, CT. Curators: Andrew Blauvelt and Tracy Myers.

2008     This Modern World, General Electric World Headquarters, Fairfield, CT. Curator: Paddy Johnson.

2008     Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA.

2008     Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.

2008     Infrastructure, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2008     My Yard, Our Message, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO.

2007     Abstructions 2, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, OH. Solo.

2007     Abstructions, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Solo.

2006     I Love the Burbs, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. Curator: Ellen Keiter.

2006     National Young Painters Competition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Juror: Sue Taylor.

2005     Constructions, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO. Solo.

2005     NEO + ONE, Murray Hill Gallery, Cleveland, OH. Curator: Ellen Rudolph.

2004     Aerial Views, Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO. Solo.

2004     Urbanscapes, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH.  Two-person.

2004     National Young Painters Competition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Juror: Buzz Spector.

2004     Next:  New American Paintings, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE. Curator: Mark Masuoka.

2003     Survey, Carson/Masuoka Gallery, Denver, CO. Solo.

2003     110th Anniversary Exhibition, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH.

2002     Out of Place, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland, OH.  Curator: Joanne Cohen.

2002     New American Landscape Painting, Walden Center, Aurora, OH.

2001     Evidence, Ironton Studios and Gallery, Denver, CO.  Two-person.

2001     Western Zone, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO.  Curator: Kathy Andrews.

2001     Structure, Carson/Masuoka Gallery, Denver, CO.

2001     The State of the Art: Post-Millennial Contemporary Art in Denver, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO.

2001     PASTpresent, Carson/Masuoka Gallery, Denver, CO.

2001     Printed and Painted, Part 3, Gallery 72, Omaha, NE.

2000     Front Range Aerials, Ironton Studios and Gallery, Denver, CO. Solo.

2000     Colorado 2000, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO.

2000     Contemporary Colorado 2000, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO.

2000     The House Form:  A Universal Symbol, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA.

1999     Other Dimensions, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI.

1999     Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI.

1999     Contemporary Colorado 1999, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO.

1998     One House, Robbins Center Gallery, University of Michigan.  MFA Thesis Show. Solo.

1998     Living Spaces, Zoom Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.

1997     Mortal City:  Images of Detroit, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC. Solo.

1997     This Year’s Model, Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan.

1997     New Visions, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.

ART FAIRS:

2012     Jen Bekman Gallery, Pulse Art Fair, New York, NY.

2011     Jen Bekman Gallery, Pulse Art Fair, Miami, FL.

2010     Jen Bekman Gallery, Pulse Art Fair, Miami, FL.

2010     Rule Gallery, Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM.

2009     Jen Bekman Gallery, Pulse Art Fair, Miami, FL. Solo booth.

2009     Jen Bekman Gallery, NEXT Art Fair, Chicago, IL. Solo booth.

TEACHING:

2005-2006     Associate Professor, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.

2001-2005     Assistant Professor, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.

1999-2001     Instructor, The University of Colorado at Denver, College of Arts and Media, Denver, CO.

1999-2001     Instructor, Front Range Community College, Boulder and Longmont, CO.

1998             Adjunct Assistant Professor, The University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, MI.

1998             Instructor, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.

1998             Instructor, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI.