Master of Fine Art in Drawing, Painting & Printmaking, California State University, Fullerton, May 2008
Bachelor of
Art
in Art, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, June 1993
Exhibitions: Solo, Group & Juried Shows
2009
Deborah Martin Gallery February Group Exhibition, Deborah Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Deborah Martin (Gallery Director, Artist)
50th International Awards Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA, Juror: Julia Marciari Alexander (Deputy Director Curatorial Affairs, San Diego Museum of Art, lecturer/educator, author)
Art Without Borders: 2009 International Winter Exhibition, Lark Gallery Online, Santa Monica, CA, Juror: Peter Frank (Senior Curator Riverside Art Museum, editor of THE Magazine, art critic Angeleno Magazine and L.A. Weekly)
Deborah Martin Gallery Silent Auction Group Exhibition, Deborah Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Deborah Martin (Gallery Director, Artist)
2008
The Quiet and Chaos of Trauma, two-person show, East Gallery, CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
2008 National Group Exhibition, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA, Curator: Sylvia White (Gallery Director, Artist Consultant)
Kairos: A Time in Between, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, West Gallery, CSU Fullerton, CA
2008 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Jurors: Tyler Stallings (Director of UC Riverside Sweeney Art Gallery), Lisa Melandri (Deputy Director Santa Monica Museum of Art) & Carl Berg (Director of Carl Berg Gallery)
2008 Torrance Art Museum Juried Exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, Juror: Gosia Wojas (Director of Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects)
Animal Magnetism, national juried exhibition, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, CA, Juror: Mat Gleason (Editor and Publisher Coagula Art Magazine)
2008 California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Juror: D.J. Hall (Artist)
Southern
California Open Regional Exhibition VII, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA, Juror: Kim
Abeles (Educator, Artist), Honorable Mention
2007
Knobturnal, group show, The Mountain Bar, Los Angeles (China Town), CA, Curator: Kyung Sun Cho (Artist, Educator)
36th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA, Juror: Lita Albuquerque (Artist, Educator)
2007 California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Juror: Peter Frank (Senior Curator Riverside Art Museum, editor of THE Magazine, art critic Angeleno Magazine and L.A. Weekly), Best of Show
Open Call LA, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Ontario Open
Juried Art Exhibition, Museum of Art
and History, Ontario, CA, Juror: Richard Johnson (Artist, Educator, Former
Director of Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum and Salt Lake Art Center)
2006
Variant, group show, Gallery 57 Underground, Pomona, CA, Curator: Tracy Duran (Artist, Educator)
Image & Identity, Collaboration of Artists and Writers, group show, West Gallery, CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, Curator: Lawrence Yun (Artist, Educator)
Graduate Group Show and Open Studios, Visual Arts Center, California State University, Fullerton
Southern California
Regional Juried Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, Museum of the Living
Artist, San Diego, CA, Juror: Dr. Susan Smith (Professor of Art History, Provost)
25th Annual Open Juried
Show, Progress Space
Gallery, Pomona, CA, Jurors: Dyane Duffy (Artist, Educator) & Ada Pullini Brown (Artist, Educator)
22nd Annual Open Juried
Fall Show, Goldy S. Lewis
Cultural Center, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Juror: Angela Hernandez (Artist)
2005
24th Annual Open Juried Show, Progress Space
Gallery, Pomona, CA, Juror:
Tom Fong (Artist, Educator)
2004
23rd Annual Open Juried Show, Progress Space Gallery, Pomona CA, Juror:
Chris Van Winkle (Artist, Educator), Honorable
Mention
Choice Show, Gallery Soho, Pomona, CA, Juror: Betty Cavanaugh (Artist, Educator, Author), 2nd Place
Anything Goes, Gallery Soho, Pomona, CA, Honorable
Mention
2003
Ontario Open Juried Art Exhibition, Museum of Art
and History, Ontario, CA, Juror: Virginia M. Eaton (Wighall Museum, Gallery
Director)
1991-1993
41st International Awards Exhibition, San
Diego Art Institute, San
Diego, CA, Honorable Mention
Citations, Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona University, Pomona, CA
1992 2D/3D Juried Show, Cal Poly Pomona University, Union Gallery, Pomona,
CA, Best
of Show
1991 2D/3D Juried Show, Cal Poly Pomona University, Union Gallery, Pomona,
CA, Honorable
Mention
Publications
- Animal Magnetism, Exhibition Catalog, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, 2008
- California Open,
Exhibition Catalog, TAG Gallery, 2008
- Brand 36,
Works On Paper: Secrets & Confessions, 36th Annual National
Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Brand Art Galleries, Glendale
Public Library / Associates of Brand Library, 2007
- Best Time
to Invest in Art, Now! Gingers Art Journal, Article, www.gingersartjournal.blogspot.com,
2007
- Image Identity, A Collaborative Show of Visual Artists and Writers, Exhibition Catalog, California State University Fullerton, 2006
Collections
Karen Florek, Santa Monica, CA
Rachel Elnar, Los Angeles, CA
Gaylord Almogela, San Fransisco, CA
Darlene Tan, Vallejo, CA
Jessica Piombino, Philadelphia, PA
Ruth Joy Razon, San Fransisco, CA
Marian Aguirre, Chatsworth, CA
Brian Nagy, Los Angeles, CA
Koldt Estate, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
University /
College Teaching ExperiencePart
-Time Graduate Faculty – Drawing, Life Drawing and Painting
California State
University, Fullerton, Art Department 8/05-5/08
- Develop course outlines
for Beginning Drawing (Art 107A), Beginning Painting (Art 107B) and
Intermediate Life Drawing (Art 317A) courses
- Teach a full range of
foundational and intermediate drawing and/or painting skills to diverse student
classes
- Provide demonstrations,
lectures and slide presentations to enhance student learning
- Lead group critiques
and provide individual feedback on student work
- Assess skill levels and
adjust teaching style to meet individual students needs
- Coordinate all
administrative functions associated with each course
Graduate
Teaching Assistant - Intermediate Drawing and Painting
California State
University, Fullerton, Art Department 1/06-5/06 & 8/07- 12/07
- Co-instructed
intermediate drawing / painting (Art 207 & Art 307) with full-time faculty
- Led group critiques and provided individual
feedback
