EDUCATION
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
Bachelor of Arts, liberal studies with emphasis in the arts, including ceramics, photography, and art history, 2003
Post-graduate honor studies ceramics, 2003–2005
Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, Oregon
Ceramics and general studies, 1998–2001
PUBLIC ART
La Clinica Wellness Center, Medford Oregon, 2016
Commemorative Mosaic Wall Mural honoring the life and work of Jolie Johnson
Hawthorne Park Natural Play Area, Medford, Oregon, 2015
Mosaic playground climbing frog, mosaic native species search
Cantrall Buckley Park Natural Play Area, Ruch, Oregon, 2015
Mosaic playground climbing turtle, with funding from the Ford Institute Leadership Program
Ashland Watershed, Ashland, Oregon, 2015
Free standing Pacific Fisher sculpture, Bandersnatch Trailhead above Lithia park, commissioned by the Watershed Arts Group
Oregon Hills Park, Medford, Oregon 2013
Project Artist
Play area artwork including, large waterway mosaics, children's bug walk mosaic pathway, geologic time walk mosaic sidewalk pavings, cement dinosaur bones, and other works.
History Underfoot, Grants Pass, Oregon, 2012
Sidewalk mosaic celebrating the history of Grants Pass. Funded, in part, by the Ford Institute Leadership
Program and the Grants Pass Committee on Public Art
Anne Basker Auditorium, Grants Pass, Oregon, 2011
Free standing sculpture. Commissioned by the Josephine County Cultural Coalition and funded in part by the Oregon Cultural Trust
Thurston-Scheffield City Park, Jacksonville, Oregon, 2010
Freestanding sculpture. Part of the Jacksonville Outdoor Sculpture Initiative
Bob and Phyllis Mace, Watchable Wildlife Memorial Center, Central Point, Oregon, 2009
Mosaic entryway paving. In Conjunction with Art for Public Spaces
La Clinica Del Valle, Central Point, Oregon, 2009
Various wall murals in honor of donors, children's corner, free standing sculpture. In conjunction with Art for Public Spaces
A Child's Way, Portland, Oregon, 2009
Commemorative wall mural, playground turtle sculpture. In conjunction with Art for Public Spaces
A-Frame Book Store, Ruch, Oregon, 2007
Bookstore entry mural. In conjunction with Art for Public Spaces
EXHIBITIONS
Contemporary Mosaic Art Summit, Ashland, Oregon––mosaic sculpture, 2016
Pony Espresso Café, Jacksonville, Oregon, summer installation on the patio, featuring five, free standing mosaic flower sculptures, 2015
Pony Espresso Café, Jacksonville, Oregon, summer installation on the patio, featuring seven free standing bird sculptures, 2014
Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, Oregon, The Mythical State of Jefferson art show—sculpture, 2010
Rogue Gallery Art Center, Medford, Oregon, juried exhibition, Orchard Smudge Pots—sculpture, 2009
Valley View Winery, Ruch, Oregon, Ruch library benefit––ceramics, 2007
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, solo exhibition—photography, sculpture, 2005
Sacred Grounds Coffee House, Arcata, California, solo exhibition—sculpture, painting, collage, 2004
Sacred Grounds Coffee House, Arcata, California––black and white photography, 2003
Afisos, Greece––ceramics, painting, 2003
Rogue Community College Annex, Grants Pass, Oregon—ceramics, painting, photography, 2001
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Community Built Association–– Boot Camp, Davis, California, 2014
Five-day intensive creation and installation of community built public art
Santo Community Center, Medford, Oregon, 2012
A series of three tile making workshops, working with fourth and fifth graders, resulting in a children's bug walk installed at Oregon Hills Park sand play area
Art for Public Spaces—Lilli Ann and Marvin Rosenberg, Jacksonville, Oregon, 2006-2011
Outdoor sculpture and public art creation and installation
Week in Todos Santos, Mexico, 2011
Teaching international sculpture workshop
Afisos, Greece, 2003
Five week intensive painting and ceramic program
Sacred Grounds Coffee House, Arcata, California, 2003-2005
Gallery Director