Born 1975, Dallas, Texas
Lives and works in Portland, Oregon
EDUCATION
2004 Post-Baccalaureate Studio Certificate (Sculpture)
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2000 MFA (Painting)
American University, Washington, D.C./Corciano, Italy
1998 BFA (Painting)
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003
Becoming Daily More Difficult, Base Space (SAIC), Chicago, IL
Performance and sculpture installation.
2002
Bird Portraits, Las Vegas Arts Commission, Las Vegas, NV
Painting installation.
2000
Mixed Window, Pedestrian Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Window installation of works on paper.
1998
Garden Variety, East 51st Street, Kansas City, MO
Selected paintings.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Know You Better, The Cleaners at Ace Hotel, Portland, OR
Collaborative painting and sculpture installation with artist, Loren Boggs.
30 Rooms, Milepost 5, Portland, OR
Paintings selected by Gallery Homeland. http://milepostfive.com/node/203
2007
Tenth Annual Juried Exhibit, City of Gresham Visual Arts Gallery, Gresham, OR
Selected painting, http://www.ci.gresham.or.us/departments/ocm/gallery/2007JuriedShow/harper.htm
2006
The Brewery Art Walk, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
2-day open studio exhibition.
Watkins Collection, Katzen Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Selections from the Watkins Collection curated by Jonathan Bucci.
2005
Beachcomber, Tall Pines Projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Collaborative video and sculpture installation with collective, Fontaine Art.
2004
Summer Group Show, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sculpture installation.
2004 Graduate Exhibition, Gallery 2 (SAIC), Chicago, IL
Thesis show containing performance and sculpture.
2003
Fast Track: Raceday 2003, 1/Quarterly Space, Chicago, IL
Pinewood derby race and sculpture show. http://www.stopgostop.com/raceday
My Valentine, Lundt Street Apartment Show, Chicago, IL
Wall collage installation.
show 'nough, Lundt Street Apartment Show, Chicago, IL
Wall collage installation.
Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Installation of photographs.
2002
Intersection, Reed Whipple Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Guest curated photography show.
2001
Annual Faculty Exhibition, CCSN Performing Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
Selected paintings.
Putting It Together, Watkins Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Curated selections from the Watkins Collection.
2000
Group Show, Project Space, Washington, D.C.
Mixed media and [painting installation
MFA Thesis Show, Watkins Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Curated selections from the Watkins Collection.
BODYTECH, Duncan & Miller Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Selected paintings and works on paper.
1999
AMERICANI, City Center Gallery, Corciano, Italy
Selected paintings and works on paper.
Cheep Cheep, Watkins Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Selected paintings.
Opening Exhibition, Duncan & Miller Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Selected paintings and works on paper.
1998
BFA Thesis Show, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Thesis show of selected paintings.
Wet Behind The Ears, Opie Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Selected paintings and sculpture with artist, Jeffery Calvert.
The Green Show, DST Corporation, Kansas City, MO
Selected paintings
1997
Dias de Los Muertos, Guadeloupe Center, Kansas City, MO
Selected paintings.
Moving Coffin Crystal Skull, Relay Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Selected paintings.
1996
STUDIO, Khyber Art Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Selected paintings.
VIDEO/FILM PROJECTS
2007
Example, The story of a Guru and his students.
Fontaine Art video collaboration, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2006
All About Love Birds, A science fiction story of 8 personalities.
Fontaine Art video collaboration, Denver, CO
2005
Copa, A possible future in the Post-Industrial Stone Age.
Fontaine Art video collaboration, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Beachcomber, A science fiction story of despair and hope.
Fontaine Art video collaboration presented with sculpture at Tall Pines Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2004
My Rabbit Collection, Manipulated video shorts of workers working.
Presented as part of a live video mixing performance with artist Aaron Beck.
2003
Bonaparte, Exploration of connections between Napoleon and the 1930’s.
16mm film
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2006
Living Legacy: 60 years of the Watkins Collection, Washington, D.C., October 5, 2005,
Ben L. Summerford & Jonathan Bucci
2004
Eye Exam: Bursting at the Seams, NewCity Chicago, June 25, 2004,
Michael Workman
2002
Landscapes and Intersections: Vegas overflows with fascinating photography at Charleston Heights and Reed Whipple, Las Vegas CityLife, March 28, 2002
1998
Getting Down to Business, The Kansas City Star, April 26, 1998,
Alice Thorson