Education 2000-2002 M.F.A. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1985-1989 B.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA 1982-1984 San Antonio Art Institute San Antonio, TX
Awards & Scholarships 2000-02 Rackham Merit Fellowship University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2002 Martin Luther King Spirit Award University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2001 Alice Webber Glover Award Film and Video Studies Ann Arbor, MI 2001 Dybvig Graduate Award University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2001 Multicultural Travel Award University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2000-01 Rackham Travel Grant University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1989 Bronze Roller Award San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA |
Academic Experience 1985-present Independent Full Time Artist 2002-2004
Foundcer/Excecutive,Director 555 Alternative
space Detroit, MI
Director / Curator of Alternative Studio /
Gallery
555
http://www.555arts.org/ 2003 University of Michigan School of Art & Design Ann Arbor, MI Developed Curriculum for Drawing Fundamental 1 www.art-design.umich.edu 2002 Bowling Green State University School of Art Bowling Green, OH Developed Curriculum for Drawing Fundamental 1 - 2D Design http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/art/ 1998-2000 Northern Arizona University School of Art & Design Flagstaff, AZ Developed Curriculum for Five Classes Printmaking1,Drawing1,Drawing2, 2 Designs, 3 D http://www.cal.nau.edu/art/index.htm Design, Participated in all faculty functions, meetings advisement, service and evaluations.Served on selection committee for students juried show, and a faculty adviser. Served on several student thesis committees Adviser to Omega Delta Phi Fraternity.
Taught New Star Workshop for at risk High School Students. 1990 Mission Culture Center, Instructor San Francisco, C A Instructor of Adult and children Painting Classes, the cultural center continues to be an integral part of the Mission District in San Francisco, CA |
Gallery, Preparatory 1993 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Artist Assistant San Francisco, CA Assisted in the preparation of museum exhibition http://www.ybca.org/b_ybca.html 1991-93 Colossal Pictures Carpenter/designer San Francisco, CA Employed as a Carpenter/Designer for the construction of movie sets, interior structures. . http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.2/articles/cohencolossal2.2.htmll 1990-91 Capp Street Project Installation/Preparatory San Francisco,CA Assisted Head preparator in the construction and installations of several visiting artist http://www.wattis.org/cappstreet/ 1989
Mexican Museum
Volunteer San
Francisco,Ca
Volunteer for the organization in the
upkeep
of specific areas of the museum 1986-89 Assisted Head preparator in the construction and installations of artist Fuller /Gross Gallery, Ianetti/Lanzone Gallery, Michener/Wilcox Gallery, Jan Hollaway Gallery,Paula Anglim Gallery,Steven Wirtz Gallery |
roup shows
2003 Winter/Traducciones works on paperLandsberg lofts Detroit, MI 2003 Winter Collection works on paper Experimental X Grand Rapids, MI 2002 American Addiction mixed media Uber/Wankelman/Nakamoto Gallery Bowling Green, OH 2001 Audio works sound University of Michigan Media Union Ann Arbor, MI 2001 Regeneration Installation Warren M. Robbins Gallery Ann Arbor, MI 2001 WTC: Reaction sculptureThe Michigan Guild Ann Arbor, MI 2001 Sin Nombres Installation Warren M. Robbins Gallery Ann Arbor, MI 2001 Red ButtonInstillationJean Paul Slusser Gallery Ann Arbor, MI 2000 Delusions of Grandeur paintings Gallery 212 Ann Arbor, MI 2000 Art Soiree works on paper Phoenix, AZ 2000 Nest mixed media Rotations Gallery Healdsburg, CA 1999 Open Studio mixed media Kawabunga Studios Flagstaff, AZ 1999 Brilliance paintings Beasley Gallery Flagstaff, AZ 1998 Sentiments mixed media Old Main Gallery Flagstaff, AZ 1998 Breaking Boy painting Museum of Northern Arizona Auction Flagstaff, AZ 1998 Forging New Ideas painting/sculpture Beasley Gallery Flagstaff, AZ 1998 Texture in Opposition paintings Beasley Gallery Flagstaff, AZ 1991 Open Studio paintings Beal Street Studios San Francisco, CA 1989 Cycles of Life paintings Diego Rivera Gallery San Francisco, CA |
Solo show
2003 Winter Collectionworks on paper 555 on third Ann Arbor, MI 2003 Architecture Drawings works on paper Matrix GalleryAnn Arbor, MI 2001 Traducciones works on paper Michigan Guild Ann Arbor, MI 2000 Traducciones works on paper Warren M Robbins Gallery Ann Arbor, MI 2000 Traducciones works on paper Art Underground Gallery Flagstaff, AZ 1994 Black Metaphors mixed media House Gallery San Francisco, CA 1993 Forging New Ideas paintings House Gallery San Francisco, CA Artist assistant/Collaboration 2004 Coleman Jordan Studio Museum of Harlem New York, NY 2003 Andrew Walker Patterson One Line GalleryAnn Arbor, MI 2002 Titus Higgins Documentary PhotographerAnn Arbor, MI 1995 Piero Resta Site Specific Sculpture Maui, HI 1994 Gale Beasley Fashion Photographer San Francisco, CA 1992 Keith Sklar Muralist Assistant San Francisco, CA 1991 Robert Catallucci Site Specific Sculpture Santa Cruz, CA |
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