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Education

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Painting & Interdisciplinary – J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University: presidential fellow, 2020
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Visual Art and Multiple Subjects – Southern Oregon University, Magna cum Laude, 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) 2D Studio – Abilene Christian University, Summa cum Laude, 2009

Publications

Professional/Affiliations

Painting / Transmedia-Disciplinary Studio Praxis, 2009 - present
i-Contact, artist discussion group: Founding Artist/Lead, 2015 - present
- (Artist-to-Artist Zoom talks)
(volunteer) Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford, OR: Gallery Exhibition Committee Member, 2011 - present
(volunteer) Medford National Little League
Logos Public Charter School: Fine Arts Lead Instructor / Education Specialist, 2012 - 2018
Southern Oregon University Summer Youth Programs: Art Instructor, 2018 (SBTO), 2022 (Academy)
Southern Oregon University, Young Artists Institute: Head Resident/Assistant Director, 2016 - 17

Awards

Residencies

Solo Shows

Spiel, Hummingbird Estate, 1677 Old Stage Rd, Central Point, OR, March-May, 2022
Skin, Central Art Gallery, Medford, OR, April 2021
BOATS - Cyber Exhibit, April 2020 @ allensmithart.com
Slower is the Light Through My Window, Clover Virginia Shore Art Gallery, 1600 Campus Court, Abilene, TX 79699, Aug 26 - Sep 20, 2019 (upcoming)
All the Love We Cannot See, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Oct 3 - Nov 9, 2018
When I Consider How My Light is Spent. . ., Untitled 2.0, 119 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Feb 2 - March 17, 2018
Considering the Noumenal, 30 North Gallery, 30 N. Central Ave., Medford, OR 97501, May 13 - 14, 2017
Noumenon, Southern Oregon University CVA Galleries, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520, February 24 - March 24, 2017
Noumenon: Paradoxical Intention, Manley Art Center & Gallery, 433 Oak St. Brookings, OR, August 30 - September 26, 2016

Juried Shows

Rogue Valley Biennial, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, June 3 - July 17, 2021
JUSTICE Art Show @ TTU Satellite Gallery, Feb 2020 (2nd prize)
Rogue Valley Biennial, Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford, OR, June 28 - Aug 2, 2019
Rogue Valley Biennial, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, June 1 - July 27, 2017
Progress, 30 North Gallery, 30 N. Central Ave., Medford, OR 97501, March 10 - 11, 2017
Beyond the Demos IX: Oregon Artists Who Teach, Juried by Amanda Recker, ALT Creative Studio, 30775 SW Boones Ferry Road, Wilsonville, OR, Oct 1 - Nov 1, 2014
Rogue Valley Biennial, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR, Mar 1 - Apr 26, 2013
Rogue Valley Biennial “Art of Our Time,” Jurors Bruce Bayard, Cody Bustamante, and Ann DiSalvo; Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford, OR, Feb 18 - Mar 31, 2011
BCAA Juried Art Competition, Juror Rolando Diaz – Cockerell Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street Abilene, TX, Nov 6 - Dec 11, 2009

Selected Group Exhibitions

Electric Motel, Charles Adams Studio Project, Studio D, 602 Avenue J, Lubbock, TX 79401, May 3-5, 2019
Impolite Conversation, Untitled 2.0, 119 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Nov 3 - 26, 2017
[disambiguation], Untitled 2.0, 119 SE 6th Street, Grants Pass, OR 97526, Oct 6 - 28, 2017
Novelty Fun Pack, Pratt Studio Galleries, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11201, Feb 26 - Mar 6, 2017
Men At (Art)Work (3 person), Rogue Gallery and Art Center, 40 South Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, Jan 11 - Feb 17, 2017
Interpretations of Self: Annual Members’ Exhibition, Rogue Gallery and Art Center 40 S. Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, Nov 22 - Dec 20, 2013
Smaller than a Breadbox: 2011 Members’ Show, Rogue Gallery and Art Center 40 South Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, Nov 11 - Dec 23, 2011
Emergence (invitation), Rogue Gallery and Art Center, 40 South Bartlett Street, Medford, OR, May 7 - Jun 5, 2010
Printmaking 2009 (invitation), Cockerell Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street, Abilene, TX, Jul 9 - Aug 5, 2009
Retrospect, Cockerell Gallery, 1133 North 2nd Street, Abilene, TX, Apr 9 - May 2, 2009

Talks/Critique

Texas Tech University, School of Art: Guest Artist Lecture / Q & A (Dr. Katharine D. Scherff’s class: Art Appreciation), September 30, 2021
Central Art Supply (Gallery): Artist Talk, April 17, 2021 (“Skin”)
Abilene Christian University: Artist Talk, Aug 26, 2019 (“Slower is the Light Through My Window”)
Texas Tech College of Architecture: Guest Critic (Dr. Hendrika Buelinckx’s class: Studio Modeling), July 25, 2019
Southern Oregon Society of Artists: Guest Critic, Feb 2016
Panelist Artist (1 of 3): Abstraction vs. Realism, Rogue Gallery & Art Center, July 9, 2016

Performance/Art & Theatre Work

Art Walk @ 219 Middleford Alley Studio: July 15, 2022
Sidewalk Artist Performing @ Over Easy Café, Bartlett St., Medford, OR, Sep 17, 23, 2021
Devised Theatre Intensive, actor (character: James) – Crowley Theatre, Marfa, TX, Aug 8, 2019
WildWind Performance Lab, June 2019, Texas Tech University (studied under Pratik Motwani, Kelly Eviston-Quinnett, Brenna Geffers, and Rich Brown)
Art Walk Performance Painting, Middleford Alley, Medford, OR, Oct 2015
Valentine’s Day Live Performance Painting, World Famous Bean, ACU Campus, Abilene, TX, Feb 14, 2009

Open Studio: Public

Open Studio (Pen/Sink), 235 E. Main St, Medford OR. July 16, 2021
Open Studio: Work & Progress, 34 N. Central Ave (upstairs corner loft), Medford OR. Feb 26, 2017
Open Studio: New Paintings, 34 N. Central Ave (upstairs corner loft), Medford OR. August 29, 2015

Selected Collections