b. 1981 Morgantown, W Va
email
c 512 796 0297
Education
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MFA (expected graduation 2010) Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2003
- BFA, The University of Texas at Austin
Solo Exhibitions
- 2010
- Doubled Vision. Art Palace Gallery, Houston, TX.
- 2008
- Johan Pilgrim and the Cave of Wonders. Man&Eve Gallery, London, UK.
- 2007
- The Book of Lenny. Art Palace Gallery, Austin, TX.
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2010
- 3.5. Reference Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.
- 2009
- It’s in the Bank. Candidacy Exhibit, Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Almost Famous. Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.
- 2008
- Modern Art, Modern Lives. Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas.
- The Longest Day of the Year. Art Palace Gallery, Austin, Texas.
- I-35 Biennial Invitational. Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, Texas.
- SXSW Film Festival Experimental Shorts (The Book of Lenny screened). Dobie Theater, Austin, Texas.
- 2007
- Uncharted Territory. Sixspace, Los Angeles, California.
- Introductions. Mulcahy Modern, Dallas, Texas.
- 2006
- Droppin’ Drawers. Okay Mountain, Austin, Texas.
- Drawing Inside/Out. Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas.
- 2005
- New American Paintings, exhibition in print.
- The Sterling Allen and Jonathan Marshall Show. Art Palace Gallery, Austin, Texas.
- Recent Work. Rudolph Projects, Houston, Texas.
- New American Talent, the 20th Exhibition. Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas.
- Texas Biennial. Gallery Lombardi, Austin, Texas.
- Juror’s Choice, Texas Biennial. Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
Teaching Experience
- 2009
- Instructor, Beginning Drawing, VCU PAPR Department
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Materials Printmaking, VCU PAPR Department
- 2008
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Painting, VCU PAPR Department
Awards
- 2010
- Thesis Assistantship, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Travel Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2009
- Commonwealth Award for Graduate Studies, VCU
- Travel Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University
- 2008
- Commonwealth Award for Graduate Studies, VCU
- Best Solo Gallery Exhibition, Critics Table 2007, The Austin Chronicle
- Jentel Artist Residency Program, Wyoming
- 2007
- Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts (resident artist), Nebraska
- 2006
- Top 10 Artists by Body of Work in 2005 (#2). The Austin Chronicle, Vol. 25 No.19
- 2005
- Best in Show, Texas Biennial
- 2003
- Constance Forsyth Scholarship in Printmaking
- Charles Umlauf Centennial Endowed Scholarship
- 2002
- Constance Forsyth Scholarship in Printmaking
- Marshall F. Wells Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts
Bibliography
Bale, Mark. “Truffle Shuffle at Camp Fig”. /Voices of Art Magazine, /Vol.13, No. 1, Spring 2004, p.22.
Cameron, Dan. “Premeditated Chaos.” /ArtL!es, /No. 47, Summer 2005, pp. 44-49.
Castillo, Salvador. “The Book of Lenny.” /Austin Chronicle, /Vol. 27, No. 12, 23 November 2007, p. 81.
Koper, Rachel. “Oh, Give Me a Home.” /Austin Chronicle, /Vol. 24, No. 44, 1 July 2005, pp. 34-36.
Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire. “Don’t Judge Work of ‘New American Talent’ Artists by the Curator’s Essay.” /Austin American-Statesman, /XLent, 30 June 2005, p. 27.