115 Prefontaine Place South #405
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 604-5337
Education
2001 American University, Washington D.C.
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
1995 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Bachelor of Arts, General Art
(Includes an incomplete degree in American Ethnic Studies)
1994 University of Washington’s Rome Center
Rome, Italy
Exhibition Record
6/2009 SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
Solo Show
1/2009 S.A.M. Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Show
“Shelter”
8/2008 SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Show
“Escape or Reflect!?”
6/2007 Pratt Fine Art Center, TK Gallery, Seattle, WA
Juror: Tracey Fugami
Group Show
10/2004 Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Northwest Annual
Juror: Ken Lum
12/2002 Rainshadow Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
Group Show
8/2001 Conner Contemporary Art Gallery, Washington D.C.
Invitational, “Best of M.F.A. Graduates in D.C.”
Juror: Jamie L. Smith
6/2001 951 E Street Gallery, Washington D.C.
Invitational, “Regional Best of M.F.A. Graduates”
Juror: Annie Gawlak
Collections
Davis-Nearn Collection
London, U.K.
Watkins Collection
American University, Washington D.C.
Auction Contributions
11/2008 Pioneer Square Community Association
Annual Fundraiser
4/2007 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
25th Annual Art Auction
9/2005 Tashiro Kaplan Artists Lofts
2nd Annual Open House/Fund Raising Auction
Teaching Experience
6/2008- Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
9/2008 Painting Instructor
1/2008- Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
6/2008 Adjunct Professor of Painting
4/2007- Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA
present Painting/Drawing Instructor
7/2000- Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD
5/2001 Continuing Education Painting Instructor
Continuing Education Drawing Instructor
Undergraduate Color Theory Instructor-of-Record
Undergraduate Drawing Instructor-of Record
Artist-In-Residence
9/2002 Museum of Glass; International Center for Contemporary Art
Visiting Artist/Educator Residency
Volunteer Experience
Presently Tashiro Kaplan Artists Lofts, Seattle, WA
Director of the Artist Portfolio & Community Review Committee
Awards
2001 JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Graduate Purchase Prize
2001 Graduate Merit Award, American University
2000 Graduate Merit Award, American University
Publications
La Norda Especial, “Vol. 5”, October 2009, Seattle, WA
“In Defense of Painting”
Symposiums
Seattle Painters Slide Show, November 2009, Henry Art Museum, Seattle, WA
“Contemporary Art”, 2004, Western Washington University
