Education

2008-Present

Candidate in the Master of Fine Arts Program, Emphasis in Sculpture.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
2005-2008

Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis in Sculpture and Printmaking.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
2004 Chicago School of Violin Making, Skokie, IL.
Studies in instrument construction.
2000-2003 Associate in Fine Arts.
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL.
2000 Benedictine University, Lisle, IL.
Focus in Biology.

Awards

2008-2009 Full Tuition Waiver. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Fall 2007 Richard Keefer Art Scholarship. Northern Illinoise University, Dekalb, IL.
Spring 2007 Dorothea Bilder Endowed Fine Arts Studio Scholarship. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.

Exhibitions

2010 2010 Winter Exhibit (Juried). water Street Studios. Batavia, IL.
2009 Fifth Appendage. ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL.
NIU Sculpture Overview. Pleasant Street Galleries, DeKalb, IL.
2008 Prints Tokyo 2008. Okinawa Museum of Modern Art. Okinawa, Japan.
Peoria Art Guild Undergraduate Invitational Show. Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL.
First Year NIU Graduate Show. Pleasant Street Galleries, Dekalb, IL.
Zombie Group Show. 214 Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Key to God's Mind. One-person BFA show. Pleasant Street Galleries, DeKalb, IL.
Group BFA Show. Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Predictions and Premonitions II. Nehring gallery, DeKalb, IL.
2007 Prints Tokyo 2007. International Print Exhibition. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Predictions and Premonitions: Printmakers from Northern Illinois University. Pearl Street Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
Want fries with that? Sculpture Show. Pleasant Street Galleries, DeKalb, IL.
Undergraduate Sculpture Show. Pleasant Street Galleries, DeKalb, IL.

Portfolio Exchange

2007 NIPL. Northern Illinois Printmakers Exchange. Curated by NIU Printmaking Deparment. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
2008 I Want Your Skull. national Printmaking Exchange. Curated by Curtis Readel and Michael McGovern. Norhtern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.