EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), School of Art, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bachelor of Fine Art, 2007.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
East Austin Sunset at 15mph, Co-Lab, Austin, TX, October 2009.
Used a bicycle to paint a large-scale, sight specific landscape, on the road, sidewalk and gallery floor.

Check Out My Sixpack, Lovejoy's, Austin, TX, July 2008.
Showed drawings and paintings.

Splat!, Brownshill Road, Pittsburgh, PA. April 2007.
Created a sight specific piece of art out of a roadside billboard.

Live Punk Rock Painting, Rockin’ the Grove Music Festival, South Park, PA, 2006.
Created a painting on location for an audience.

The Auto-matic Flower Vessel, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2004.
Installed a Ford Escort filled with fresh daisies and mums at the south entrance of the University Center.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The Annual Self-Portrait Show, The Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, TX, September 2008.
Showed a work on paper.

Chautauqua School of Art Annual Student Exhibition, Logan Gallery, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY, August 2007.
Showed drawings and paintings.

Active Artist Alliance Summer Showcase, Adams Gallery, Dunkirk, NY, July 2007.
Showed 2D mixed-media work.

To Get to the Other Side, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2007.
Showed oil on canvas paintings.

Caught Looking, PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2007.
Showed a one-minute video on the Jumbo-tron.

You’re Not the Boss of Me: Copyright and Transgression Festival, The Great Hall, Collage of Fine Arts, CMU, Pittsburgh, March 2007.
Showed a collection of handmade, conceptual mini-skirts.

The Freak Show, The Frame Gallery, CMU, Pittsburgh, September 2006. Showed drawings and paintings.

Chautauqua School of Art Annual Student Exhibition, Logan Gallery, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, August 2006.
Showed oil paintings.

A Summer’s Night to End All Summer’s Dreams At Night, The Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, Fall 2005.
Showed oil paintings.

RESIDENCIES
Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, summer 2006 and 2007.
Artist in Residence: Performed public landscape painting on a bicycle. Produced Caught Looking 2007, a ‘zine that features a portrait of and by each of the 38 resident artists.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Art Teacher, Austin, TX, March 2008-present.
Instructed one-on-one lessons with people age 10 and up in drawing techniques and art history.

Whallfall Studios, Austin, TX, November 2008-present.
Founding and Active Member: Facilitated cooperative studio space, tool sharing and community event center in an East Austin warehouse. Helps organizes cultural events. Helps run a weekly open figure drawing session.

All American Photo, Buda, TX March 2008 - present.
Photographer: create portraits and group photos of child athletes.

Celebrity Topiary, Denise Prince Martin, Art City Austin, Austin, TX, April 2008. Built life-sized paparazzi figures out of live plants and chicken wire.

Audio Visual Technical Crew, Chautauqua Institution, NY June - August 2007. Videographer: created videos of visiting artist lectures.

Senior Exhibition Committee, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007.
Served as the liaison between exhibiting artists and gallery staff. Cooperated to create exhibition catalogs and announcements.

Regina Gouger-Miller Gallery, CMU, Pittsbugh, PA 2004 – 2007.
Gallery attendant/ art handler/ installation assistant: Helped maintain the gallery. Assist visiting artists. Pack, unpack, handle, and install art. Provide gallery goers with information about exhibitions. Photo-document art and openings.

College of Fine Arts Summer Paint Crew. Pittsburgh, PA Summer 2005 - 2007.
Painter/ Spackler/ Maintenance Assistant: Repair wear and tear on studios, classrooms, and galleries. Assist in maintenance and up keep of College of Art facilities and equipment.

Ohio Riverboat Project, Carolyn Lambert, MFA 2005, CMU. Pittsburgh, PA, June 2006. Seamstress: Constructed custom canopy from recycled material for an environmentally green houseboat.

Printing to the Sky, William Cravis, MFA 2006, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, April 18, 2006.
Worked on a 70-foot lift, carried, stacked paper boxes for public sculpture of 400 printer paper boxes.

Open Figure Drawing, CMU, Pittsburgh PA, Sept 2005 – May 2006.
Director: Directed the live model for a weekly figure drawing session.

VOLUNTEER WORK
Bikes Across Borders, Rhizome Collective, Austin, TX, July 2008 – present.
Rebuilt and restored donated bicycles. Bicycled from Austin to Mexico and distributed bikes to community centers in Monterrey and Matamoros. Taught people in Mexico how to fix flat bicycle tires and other bike maintenance. Helps operate a community bike shop in Austin. Helps plan benefits. Designs flyers and announcements for benefits.

The Spirit Fashion Show,CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006.
Designer: designed and constructed four animal themed outfits.

Rockin’ the Grove Music Festival, Southpark, PA. November 2005.
Video documented and created DVDs for performing musicians

HONORS and AWARDS
Austin Chronicle Critics Table Award Nominee, 2010.

Andrew Carnegie Society Scholarship, 2007.

Small Undergraduate Research Grant, 2007, to create a series of dynamic and emotive figurative paintings.

Chautauqua County Crafts Alliance Award Scholarship, 2006.

Samuel L. Rosenberg Junior Award, 2006.

Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, 2005 – present. CMU chapter member.

Zygler Scholarship, 2005, 2006.

William C. Mott Scholarship, 2006.

Mrs. John Porter Prize, 2006.

Dean’s List, 2003-2007, eight consecutive semesters.