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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
2006 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Post-Baccalaureate Studies in Digital Arts 
Professors: Kartz Ucci, Dr. Michael Hennessey
1999 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, B.F.A. in Painting
Professors: Laura Vandenburgh, Carla Bengtson, Ron Graff

Awards and Affiliations
2024
Oregon Arts Commission

Individual Artist Fellowship Photo Documentation Funding

2022
Oregon Arts Commission with
Oregon Community Foundation and the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
Artist Relief Program Grant

Oregon Art Commission
Career Opportunity Grant from The Ford Family Foundation

2021
Oregon Arts Commission with Oregon Community Foundation and the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
Artist Relief Program Grant
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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


2020- present    Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Member, Roseburg, Oregon
2012-2020          The Buckner Figure Drawing Group, Eugene, Oregon
1997-present       Maude Kerns Art Center, Member, Eugene, Oregon
2016-2017            Emerald Art Center, Member, Springfield, Oregon
2012-2015            Eugene-Springfield Art Project, Member, Eugene, Oregon

Exhibitions
2025            
PRN Art Gallery, Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend

(future) solo exhibition, Springfield, Oregon
PRN Art Gallery, Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend
Thrive, curator, group exhibition, Springfield, Oregon
Maude Kerns Art Center
Seen: A Regional Figurative Exhibit, Juried Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
2024           
Maude Kerns Art Center

Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Member's Show, Roseburg, Oregon
Coos Art Museum
CAM Biennial, Coos Bay, Oregon
MindPower Gallery
Anniversary Show, Juried Exhibition, Reedsport, Oregon
2023            
Umpqua Valley Arts Center
Member's Show, Roseburg, Oregon
Maude Kerns Art Center
Art for All Seasons, Group Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Unlimited, Alumni Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Rogue Gallery and Art Center
Big Girls in Rogue, Juried Selection, Solo Exhibition, Medford, Oregon
2022 
Paragon Art Gallery

Bad Air in PDX, Juried Selection, Solo Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Bad Air, Juried Selection, Solo Exhibition, Roseburg, Oregon
The Gallery at the Eugene Airport
Seen in Oregon, Juried Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
The Arts Center
Vessel, Juried Selection, Corvallis, Oregon
2021    
Bennett Vineyards on Fifth

Cloister, By Invitation, Solo Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Arts Center
Member's Show, Roseburg, Oregon
Emerald Art Center
Springfield Mayor's Art Show, Springfield, 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
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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 
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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

Artist Talks
2022 Bad Air in PDX, Paragon Gallery, Portland, Oregon, December 8, 2022
Vessel, The Arts Center, Corvallis Oregon, January 13, 2022.
2021 The Three Ladies, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, February 4.
Big Girls and Bad Air, Coos Bay Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon January 31.
2020 Unlimited, PNCA Alumni Artists' Panel, Portland, Oregon, October 23.
Despondent, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon, March 14.
2019 Trillium Project, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, June 11.
Figuratively Speaking, Just Us Three, At Liberty Arts Collaborative, Bend, Oregon, May 4.
2018 Melancholia, InEugene, Eugene, Oregon, July 6.
Peculiar, Springfield City Hall, Springfield, Oregon, July 13.
2017 anxious circles-despondent spheres, Gilt and Gossamer, Eugene, Oregon, November 3.
2016 Big Girls, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon, August 10

Publications, Printed
2019 Paragon
Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon
Publications, Online
2019 Your Art Moment
City of Beaverton, Beaverton, 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


Murals
2022Twin Oaks Elementary School
Eugene, Oregon
Dancing Circles 
Funded by The Ford Family Foundation

Experience
2025 
Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Cooperative Education Department
Faculty, Cooperative Education Coordinator - Arts Division
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, Springfield, Oregon
Surviving and Thriving for Stroke Survivors Through Art 
Coordinator, Curator 
Lane Arts Council, Eugene, Oregon 
Artist-in- Residence
Instructor
2024
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Arts Learning Northwest
The Arts, Care and Connection Program
Instructor
Lane Arts Council
Artist-in-Residence
Instructor 

2023
Portland Community College
Drawing Workshop
Guest Teaching Artist 
2022
Lane Arts Council

Artist-in- Residence
Instructor
2021
Lane Arts Council
Eugene ArtSparks
ArtStream Online

Instructor
2020
Lane Arts Council
Eugene ArtSparks
Art Sparks Online

Instructor
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

2025
Whitaker Printmakers, Eugene, Oregon 

Workshop: Mokuhanga: Japanese Woodblock Printmaking
Instructor: Yuji Hiratsuka 
2024
​Lane Arts Council, Eugene, Oregon

Workshop: Deconstructing the residency experience for artists, schools and students
2022
Young Audience Arts for Learning, Portland, Oregon

Workshop: Cultivating Safety and Belonging in Learners
2021
Lane Arts Council, Eugene, Oregon

Workshop: Developing Your Digital Presence
Workshop: Creative Resilience for Artists
Workshop: Financial Wellness for Creatives
2018
​The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon

Workshop: Galleries and Exhibitions for Working Artists
NEDCO, Springfield, Oregon
Workshop: Small Business Foundations
Willamette Score, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop: Mastering Grants
Willamette Score, Eugene, Oregon
Workshop: Access to Capital and Grants
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
​
2022
Private Collector

Eugene, Oregon
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 



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    • Truth
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    • Truth Continues
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    • peculiar
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    • The Three Ladies of Despondent
    • Bad Air
  • About
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