Education
2006
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD
Hoffberger School of Painting
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
2002
Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
Bachelor of Arts
Fine Art and Sociology, Honors and High Honors respectively
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2003 Of Home and Hope, New Bethlehem Public Library, New Bethlehem, PA
2002 Changing Landscapes, Clarion County Arts Council, Michael’s Art Space, Clarion, PA
2002 Untitled #1, Here Here Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Group Exhibitions
2006 Launch, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2005 Hoffberger Group Show, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2004 Boxing, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2002 Oberlin College Online Gallery, http://www.oberlin.edu/gallery
2002 Towers and Trees: Urban and Rural Landscapes, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
2001 Better Stuff Bursting at the Seams, Fisher Hall Gallery, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Awards
2006 Vermont Studio Center, Full Fellowship (August 2006)
2006 International Artist Residency, Csopak, Hungary (May-June, 2006) with funding by Joan Mitchell Foundation
2006 Bethesda Painting Awards, semi-finalist
One of 41 chosen from over 300 applicants
2006 Terra Foundation Nominee
2005 Daedalus Foundation Nominee
2004-2006 Hoffberger Merit Scholarship
2002 Jerome Davis Research Award
2002 Comfort Star Award
Reviews
J.W. Mahoney “State of the Art” Urbanite, Baltimore, May 2006 Issue no.23
Bret McCabe “MFA Thesis Exhibitions” Baltimore City Paper, April 19-26, 2006 Vol.30No.16
Lynne Tharan “The Librarian’s Corner” The Leader-Vindicator, February 12, 2003
Jennifer Young “Former Resident Displays Artwork” Clarion News, April 8, 2003
Sue Kropp “Alumni Exhibition Opens in Oberlin’s Downtown Cleveland Art
Space” Oberlin Online, August 9, 2002
Professional Experience
2006- 2005 Teaching Intern
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Intaglio, Painting I, Prospectives in Criticism
Summer 2005 Mural Project Director
Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD
Project Director, SuperKids Camp
Maryland Institute College of Art/
Parks and People Foundation, Baltimore, MD
2004-2005 Teaching Intern
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Advanced Placement Drawing II, Painterly Drawing
2002-2004 Head Teacher
BWY Pre-Kindergarten, Jackson Heights, NY
2002-2004 Tutor, primary school and adult
Freelance, Queens, NY
General Education, Teacher’s Certification: LAST and ATSW
2000-2002 Teaching Assistant
Oberlin College, Department of Studio Art, Oberlin, OH
Painting
2000-2002 Studio Assistant
Sarah Schuster, Painter, Oberlin, OH
2000 Drawing Instructor
Allen Art Museum, Oberlin OH
Landscape Drawing
1998-2002 Graphic Arts Instructor
Summers Camp Lutherlyn, Prospect, PA
Academic Research
2001-2002 Oberlin College, Sociology Honors Project, Oberlin OH
Race, Whiteness, and Higher Education in Northwestern
Pennsylvania
2000-2002 Ronald E. McNair Undergraduate Research Fellow, Oberlin OH
Racism and White Privilege as Affected by Art and Media in
Northwestern Pennsylvania
2001 National Ronald E. McNair Research Conference, Delavan WI
Poster Presentation: Racism and White Privilege as Affected by Art
and Media in Northwestern Pennsylvania
1998-2002 Bonner Scholars Association, Oberlin OH
- Equal Opportunity Employment in Higher Education, 2001-2002
- Lorain County Housing Insurance Redlining, 2000