born 1983, Madison, Wisconsin
EDUCATION
2014 MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2007 BFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 Solo Show (Expected), RedLine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2017 Two Person Show (Expected), Usable Space, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2016 National Jurried Exhibition, First Street Gallery, New York, New York
2016 Bachman’s Warbler, Gallery 224, Port Washington, Wisconsin
2015 A Tale of Two Residencies, RedLine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2015 Scientificous, Manifest Creative Research and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
2015 Distressed Structures – The Weathering of Ecology, Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2014 Meet the Residents, Gallery 224, Port Washington, Wisconsin
2014 Hidden River, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, Wisconsin
2014 Master Pieces, Manifest Creative Research and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
2014 Group Show, Elaine Erickson Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2014 The Empire of Debris, Institute of Visual Arts (INOVA), University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2010 Watercolors and Drawings, Amundsen-Scott Research Station, Antarctica
2007 Watercolor Portraits, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2007 BFA Exhibition, Institute of Visual Arts (INOVA), University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2007 Project Painting, Mary L. Nohl Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2006 Crossing Over, Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2006 Lakefront Collegiate Art Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee Art Museum
AWARDS
2016 Nohl Fellowship Suitcase Grant, Greater Milwaukee Foundation
2013 Chancellors Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2012 First Place, Harbin International Snow and Ice Sculpting Competition, Peck School of the Arts Team, China
2011 Chancellors Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2010 United States Medal of Antarctic Service, with Bronze Clasp, Department of Defense
CURATOR
2015 The World Retrieved: Contemporary Landscapes, Gallery 224, Port Washington, Wisconsin
RESIDENCIES
2014-2015 Port Art Partners Artist in Residence Program, Port Washington, Wisconsin, September 2014 – May 2015
PUBLICATIONS
2016 International Painting Annual 6, Manifest, Fall 2016
2016 Manifest Exhibition Annual, January, 2016
2015 International Painting Annual 5, Manifest, Fall 2015
2015 Manifest Exhibition Annual, January, 2015
2013 New American Paintings 107, Midwest Edition, August/September, 2013
2012 Third Coast Digest, August 8, 2012
COLLECTIONS
2012 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri
2010 United States Antarctic Program, Amundsen-Scott Research Station, Antarctica
TEACHING
2016 Understanding the Visual 1, Instructor of Record, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2016 Visual Color Dynamics, Instructor of Record, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2016 Figure Drawing, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2016 Analytic Drawing, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2016 2D Design, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2016 Geometry for Artists and Designers, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2015 Visual Color Dynamics, Instructor of Record, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2015 Understanding the Visual 1, Instructor of Record, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2015 Drawing 101 for Pre College, Instructor of Record, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2015 Oil Painting: Techniques for Landscape, Continuing Education, Instructor of Record,Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2015 Oil Painting: Brushwork and Representation, Continuing Education, Instructor of Record, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
2015 Art Fundamentals, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2015 2D Concepts, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2015 Digital Photography, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2015 Advanced Photocommunications, Instructor of Record, Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2014-2015 2D Concepts, Drawing 101, Instructor of Record, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
2013-2014 2D Concepts, Instructor of Record, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2012-2013 Drawing 101, Instructor of Record, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2011-2012 Art Survey, Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2010 South Pole Watercolor Workshop, Amundsen-Scott Research Station, Antarctica
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 Visiting Artist Lecturer, University of Wisconsin - Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin
2015-Present, Paleontological Excavation Crew Member, Carthage Institute of Paleontology, Hell Creek Geological Formation, Montana
2014 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Art Survey, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2012 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Art Survey, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2012 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Advanced Drawing, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2011-2012 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Drawing 101, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2008-2010 Science Support Personnel, NANA Polar Services Corporation, Antarctica
2007-2008 Children's Film Artist and Animator, Riverpath Releasing, Kansasville, Wisconsin