Education
2016
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
M.F.A. in Visual Studies
Professors: Tracey Cockrell, Laura Hughes, Jodie Cavalier
Mentors: Clint Brown, Samantha Wall, Michael Lazarus, Paul Montone
1999
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
B.F.A. in Painting
Professors: Laura Vandenburgh, Carla Bengtson, Ron Graff
Awards and Affiliations
2020
Oregon Arts Commission
Career Opportunity Grant
2019
Oregon Arts Commission
Career Opportunity Grant
2016
Pacific Northwest College of Art Graduate Award
Research, Development and Growth Award
Pacific Northwest College of Art Graduate Site Works Scholarship
2015
Unitus Graduate Scholarship
1994
Libby Undergraduate Scholarship
2012-present The Buckner Figure Drawing Group, Eugene, Oregon
1997-present Maude Kerns Art Center, Member, Eugene, Oregon
2016-2017 Emerald Art Center, Member, Eugene, Oregon
2012-2015 Eugene-Springfield Art Project, Member, Eugene, Oregon
Exhibitions
2022
Paragon Art Gallery
(future exhibition) Juried Selection, Solo Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
2021
Paragon Art Gallery
(future exhibition) by Invitation, Window Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon
The Three Ladies, Solo Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
2020
Coos Art Museum
Big Girls and Bad Air, by Invitation, Coos Bay, Oregon
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Emerald Art Center
Springfield Mayor's Art Show, Juror Award, Springfield, Oregon
The City of Eugene Mayor's Art Exhibition, Juried Selection, Eugene, Oregon
ArtCity and Lane Arts Council
Open Air Studio, by Invitation, Eugene, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Center
Member's Show, Roseburg, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Center
Intersections, Juried Selection, Roseburg, Oregon
Maude Kerns Art Center
Despondent, Group Exhibition, Juried Selection, Eugene, Oregon
2019
The City of Auburn Community and Event Center Gallery
Primarily, Solo Exhibition, Juried Selection, Auburn, Washington
The Arts Center
About Light, Group Exhibition, Juried Selection, Corvallis, Oregon
Emerald Art Center
Springfield Mayor's Art Show, Group Exhibition, Springfield, Oregon
The PLACE
Unlimited, Alumni Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Emerald Art Center
Art in the Airport, Group Exhibition, Juried Selection, Eugene, Oregon
The Arts Center
Around Oregon, Group Exhibition, Juried Selection, Corvallis, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Truest Truth, Group Exhibition, by invitation, Roseburg, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Artworks Northwest Exhibit, Juried Selection, Roseburg, Oregon
At Liberty Arts Collaborative
Figuratively Speaking, Group Exhibition, by invitation, Bend, Oregon
Moss Hollow Gallery
Art Show, Group Exhibitions, by invitation, Eugene, Oregon
The Lincoln Gallery
ongoing, Solo Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Bend Art Center
WinterxWinter, by invitation, Bend, Oregon
2018
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for all Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon
Finding Rothko, by invitation, Eugene, Oregon
Emerald Art Center
Springfield Mayor's Art Show, Juror Award, Springfield, Oregon
Capitello
Merge, Solo Exhibition, by invitation, Eugene, Oregon
The Lincoln Gallery
Look Me in the Eye, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
PNCA
Unlimited, Alumni Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Jacob's Gallery, The Hult Center
The City of Eugene Mayor's Art Show, Juried Selection, Eugene, Oregon
Springfield City Hall Gallery
peculiar, Solo Exhibition, Juried Selection, Springfield, Oregon
InEugene
Melancholia, Group Exhibition, by invitation, Eugene, Oregon
Capitello
crossroads, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Artworks Northwest Exhibit, Juried Selection, Roseburg, Oregon
Verge
anxious circles in pdx, Solo Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Downtown Eugene Pop Up Gallery and Party
Pop Up Gallery, by invitation, Eugene, Oregon
The Lincoln Gallery
Call for Sunshine, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Moss Hollow Gallery
Group Exhibitions, Eugene, Oregon
2017
Emerald Art Center
Springfield, Oregon
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Gilt and Gossamer
anxious circles-despondent spheres, Solo Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Broadway Commerce Center
Fantastical Gardens, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Emerald Art Center
Springfield Mayor's Art Show, Group Exhibition, Juror Award, Springfield, Oregon
PNCA
Unlimited, Alumni Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
InEugene
Truth, Solo Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Sante
Secondhand Melancholy, Solo Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
The Lincoln Gallery
So Small, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Oregon Art Supply
Post-It, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Moss Hollow Gallery
Group Exhibitions, Eugene, Oregon
2016
Emerald Art Center
Springfield, Oregon
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Lodge Gallery
Origins, Three-person Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Museum of Contemporary Craft
Perspectives, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
ArtHouse
Mere, Two-person Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Lodge Gallery
Shadows of Ash, Two-person Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
2015
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Holt Art Gallery
Funky and Fabulous, Group Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Open House Event
Syrupy sweet and dry ice, Group Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Valentine’s
Heaps of Light, Juried Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Eugene-Springfield Art Project
Eugene, Oregon
2014
Pacific Northwest College of Art Graduate Gallery
Afterwise, Group Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Feldman Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art
Quantum Shirley
A Collaborative Student Show with Shirley Tse, Portland, Oregon
Eugene-Springfield Art Project
Eugene, Oregon
2013
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Eugene-Springfield Art Project
Eugene, Oregon
2000
C. Giles Hunt Memorial Library
Roman Ruins, Solo Exhibition, Sutherlin, Oregon
1999
LaVerne Krause Gallery
BFA Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Adell McMillan Gallery
Juried Undergraduate Student Show, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
1997
Maude Kerns Art Center
The Salon de Refusee, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
1993- 1995
Linn-Benton Community College Student Gallery
Juried Student Show, Group Exhibition, Albany, Oregon
Installations
2019
Art and the Vineyard
Solo Exhibition, Juried Selection
Throw Paint Like Jackson Pollock Participatory Installation
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
Artist Residencies
2018
Trillium Project
Still, Spring Creek Project, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Experience
2019-2020
Eugene ArtSparks
Art Sparks Online
Instructor
Northwest Christian University
Drawing
Adjunct Professor
2019
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
Painting Workshop
Instructor
2018
Maude Kerns Art Center
Painting Class
Process Painting
Instructor
OSLP Arts and Culture, Eugene, Oregon
Painting Workshop
Abstract Expressionism: Throw Paint like Jackson Pollock
Instructor
2017
OSLP Arts and Culture, Eugene, Oregon
Painting Workshops
Abstract Expressionism: Throw Paint like Jackson Pollock
Abstracted Forms: Painting Circles and Spheres
Instructor
2016-2017
Two Rivers Dos-Rios Elementary School
Painting Workshops
Weekly Sketchbook Instruction
Art Teacher
2016
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
PNCA Volunteer Sponsorship Coordinator
2015-2016
Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon
Art Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2015
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
Visiting Artist Coordinator
2010-2011
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
Art and the Vineyard - Children’s Area Volunteer
2004 – 2006
Willamette Christian School, Eugene, Oregon
Art Instructor, grades 3rd - 5th
1997
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon
Jacob's Gallery Coordinator
Art and the Vineyard - High School Art Coordinator
The Mayor’s Show Gallery Assistant, Jacob’s Gallery
1997 –2016
First Baptist Church, Eugene, Oregon
Elementary Sunday school Art Teacher
Preschool Sunday school Teacher
Independent Research, Workshops and Additional Education
2018
Willamette Score, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop: Foundation Grant Funding
Lane County Arts Coalition, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop: Art Residency Resources
2017
Lane County Arts Coalition, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop: Grant Writing
2016
Lane Arts Council, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop: Research Topic: The Gallery Search, The Business of Art, Tax Laws for Working Artists
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Library
Research Topic: The Female Body: In the declining order of excellence.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Archives
Research Topic: Willem DeKooning and the artist’s portrayal of the female body
2005-2006
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Post-Baccalaureate Studies in Digital Arts and Computer Science
Professors: Kartz Ucci, Dr. Hennessey
1992
Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
College Program Intern Studio Research Opportunity
Project of Study: Animation Department: Aladdin. Cell Development, Color processing, Character Development
Collections
2020
Gordon Hotel
Eugene, Oregon
2019
Encore Physical Therapy
Corvallis, Oregon
Private Collector
Bend, Oregon
2018
Shelly Galvin
Eugene, Oregon
2017
Private Collectors
Eugene, Oregon
2016
The Fournier Group
Portland, Oregon
Private Collector
Portland, Oregon
Michael and Julie Rose Chamberlin
Arlington, Virginia