Detail of In Earnest
RESUME

EDUCATION
University of Kansas, B.F.A. Metalsmithing/Jewelry Design, 2001
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2000

SUPPLEMENTARY STUDY
Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Washington Island, WI, 2011
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2010
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002-2008
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 2000
River East Art Center, Resident Artist, Chicago, Illinois, 2008-2009

SPECIAL SOLO PROJECTS
*In Earnest, installation, back room projects, Chicago, IL, 2011
*Cyclic, installation, Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL,  2011
*Take and Give, installation, Art Here, Art Now, Chicago, IL, 2010
*Divulgence, multi-media installation, Pop-Up Art Loop, Chicago, IL,  2010
*Exposed, multi-media, interactive installation, River East Art Center, Chicago, IL,  2009
*Community Tree, Goleta Boys and Girls Club, Goleta, CA,  2008
*Bulwark, Community Environmental Council's 2nd Annual Steelhead Festival, Commisioned Artist, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
*Urban Pulse, Tom Robinson Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2010
*S.O.S., Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL,  2010
*Artists of EastBank Present, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL,  2010
*From the Center, NOW!, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2010
*Derivatives, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL,  2009
*The Exchange Project, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL,  2009
*Women/Mujeres, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago, IL,  2009
*Paper Works, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
*eARTh: Global Conciousness, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
*SCORE VI, Valley Institute of Visual Art, Sherman Oaks, CA, 2007
*Festival of Arts, Santa Barbara, CA,  2007
*Synergy, Red Brick Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2007
*On Site at the Gate 2007, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, 2007
*Metal Art,  Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, 2007
*Dialogue in 3-D, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007

*Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Annual Juried Show, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003-06
*Saint Vincent's Charity Art Exhibition, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003
*Topeka Competition 24, Topeka, KS, 2002
*Baker Arts 5th National Juried Art Exhibition, Liberal, KS, 2002
*The Road Show, Kansas City Artists Coalition, St. Louis, MO, 2001
*Borderline Senior Show, Lawrence, KS, 2001
*University of Kansas Crafts Area Scholarship Show, Lawrence, KS, 2000, 2001
*University of Kansas Basic Studies Scholarship Show, Lawrence, KS, 1998

AWARDS
*Illinois Arts Council Professional Development Grant, Chicago, IL, 2011
*Studio Assistantship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2010
*Webpage Featured Artist (January 2011), Women's Caucus for Art, 2010
*City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Individual Artist Grant, Chicago, IL, 2009
*Individual Artist Grant, William T. Colville Memorial Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007
*First Place Award, Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, 2004
*Friends of the Library Purchase Award, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 2002
*Sherrin Higdon Summer Enrichment in Crafts Scholarship, 2000
*University of Kansas Crafts Area Scholarship, 2000
     

COLLECTIONS
*The Hutton Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA
*Goleta Boys and Girls Club, Goleta, CA
*Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS
*Numerous private national and international collections

BIBLIOGRAPHY
"A Tree Glows in Goleta," Goleta Valley Voice, March 14, 2008

"Hammering Out a Vision," Goleta Valley Voice, February 1, 2008
"Trout Route," Santa  Barbara News-Press, May 27, 2007

"Steelhead Swim Again on State Street," Casa Magazine, May 11, 2007

"Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild 15th Annual Show at the Faulkner," CASA Magazine, February 13, 2004

Bill Blakenship, "Conversation Starters," Topeka  Capital -Journal, March 3, 2002