Education: Graduate Study: Fine Arts - Printmaking, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI Study Abroad: Egypt, Art History 2007; MFA Degree conferred May 2008 Undergraduate Study: Fine Arts - Ceramics, Drawing, Philosophy, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI ; Study Abroad: P.R. China, Philosophy 1996; BFA Degree conferred May 1997 Additional Graduate Studies at Montana State University and The Ohio State University

Teaching & Presenting:  Adjunct Instructor, Kendall College of Art and Design, September 2008 to May 2009, Teaching 2D Design and Intro Printmaking courses  Graduate Assistant, Kendall College of Art and Design, September 2007 to May 2008, Assisted with Print 1 classes and general print shop oversight. Presenter “Art, Economics, and Valuation,”  April 2008 Annual San Jose State University Art History Symposium, San Jose, CA Guest Speaker “Re-Claiming Public Space through Art Making,”  November 2007, Open Concept Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, www.openconceptgallery.org Panel Presenter: “Art as an Economic Development Tool,” December 2003 State of Michigan conference "Creating Cool: Linking Culture, Community and Economy" Graduate Teaching Assistant, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, September 1997 - December 1997, Taught intro studio art class for non-art majors covering 2-D, 3-D, Color and Drawing

Curatorial Work: Organizer/Curator, Art. Downtown., April 2009 & April 2010, Grand Rapids, MI  Planning Committee/Curator, 4th Annual Smart Multimedia Festival, April 1-7, 2009, Grand Rapids, MI  Planning Committee, GVSU Alumni Art Auction Scholarship Fundraiser, May 2009, Allendale, MI  Organizer/Curator: Free Radical Gallery: 2002-05, The New Free Radicals: 2009, Grand Rapids, MI  Organizer, Lafayette Mural – community built art project, 1999, Grand Rapids, MI  Organizer, Coit Kids Grow – youth art & science education program, 1998, Grand Rapids, MI  Organizer, Photo Outlook – youth mentorship program, 1999, Grand Rapids, MI

Selected Installations:  "Spring Cloud," Installation, Solo Exhibition, Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL – April 2010  “ASK: Tulsa,” Installation, Solo Exhibition, Living Arts, Tulsa, OK – March 2010  “Canopy,” collaborative installation with Shilin Hora featuring prints from FMC residency, Gallery Sho.dan, Montreal, Canada – October/November 2009  “Cloud Form 09.09,” installation, ArtPrize 2009, Grand Rapids, MI – September/October 2009, featured in Grand Rapids Magazine, Detroit Free Press, & Grand Rapids Press. “Curator’s Choice” award from venue.  “Cloud Form 02.09,” installation, Solo Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI – February/March 2009  “Cloud Form 03.09,” installation, Solo Exhibition, HungryMan Gallery, featured in the Chicago Reader, Chicago, IL – March 2009  "Doctor TJ Eckelberg," installation, ActiveSite IV in conjunction with the 21st International Sculpture Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, October 2008  “One Thousand Arms,” installation, Solo Exhibition, Open Concept Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, April-August 2008 “Mala,” installation, Solo Exhibition, A City Studio Gallery, Bay City, MI, June 2008  “Saferoom,” collaborative installation with Phillip Hanson, Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids MI, March 2003

Selected Group Exhibitions: "Metaphysical Wallpaper," exhibition with Phillip Hanson, Garbageman Astronaut Project Space, Everett Station Lofts, Portland, OR, August 2010 “Virtual Identities, Real Spaces,” National Juried Exhibition, Sego Art Center, Provo, UT, November 2008  "Dirty Fingernails Say A Lot II," National Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, July/August, 2008  "What Does Compassion Look Like?" National Juried Exhibition, ArtXchange Gallery, Seattle, WA, April/May 2008  MFA Thesis Exhibition, Atrium Gallery, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, April 2008  “Suckers and Biters: Love Lollipops and the Exquisite Corpse,” Chashama Gallery, New York, NY, February 2008  Graduate Student Show, Invitational Exhibition, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, May 2007  “G.I.A.N.T. Show,” Invitational Exhibition, 555 Gallery, Detroit MI, June 2005  Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts, Visual Art Competition, Regional Juried Exhibition, June 1999, 1995

Actions:  ”O Fence,” Guerilla Art Operation, Cherry Park, Grand Rapids MI, April/May2006 “Valentine's Day 2001,” Guerilla Art Operation, Wexner Center grounds, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, February 2001  “Inauguration Day 2001,” Guerilla Art Operation/collaboration, Wexner Center grounds, Ohio State University, Columbus OH, January 2001

Collections:  Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI  Investment Property Associates, Grand Haven, MI  Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium

Media:  Featured Artist on ArtistADay.com, December 2009  Grand Rapids Press, image of work, September 2009  Detroit Free Press, image of work, September 2009  Feature Article, Grand Rapids Magazine, August 2009  Chicago Reader, image of work, March 12, 2009  Featured Artist on Artbistro.com – February 2009  Feature Article, Grand Rapids Magazine, March 2003

Community Engagement:  Marketing Committee, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Greater Grand Rapids, www.ynpn.org/ggr, Grand Rapids, MI, November 2009 to present  Citizen Reporter/Editor, The Rapidian, www.therapidian.org , Grand Rapids, MI, September 2009 to present  Trees Please, 2006 to present, Volunteering with fellow activist neighbors to save our Urban Forest. Activities have included grant writing, tree planting, educating and advocacy.  Uptown Collaboration, 2003-2006, Worked on developing and supporting a collaboration between four adjacent business districts and three area neighborhood associations.  Wealthy Heights Community Land Trust, 2003-2007, Working with several project partners we are developing the first land trust in Grand Rapids that will revitalize while providing perpetual affordable home ownership options  Board of Directors, Wealthy Street Business Alliance, March 2003 to December 2004, February 2007 - June 2007  Board of Directors, Co-Chair, East Hills Council of Neighbors, November 2002 to May 2005

Employment:  Executive Director, July 2005 to August 2007 East Hills Council of Neighbors, Grand Rapids, MI, www.easthillscouncil.org Administrative support and strategic planning for the continued re-development of a historic inner-city neighborhood  Development News Writer/Editor, March 2006 to June 2006 Issue Media Group, Detroit, MI, www.rapidgrowthmedia.com Writing and reporting on development news in Grand Rapids  Research Consultant, Wealthy Heights Initiative, Grand Rapids, MI, March 2005 Production of a Situation Analysis including detailed property inventories; compiling geographic & demographic information; and formatting the publication for printing  Main Street Manager, August 2002 to December 2004 Wealthy Main Street Initiative, www.wealthy-street.com Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI, www.dwellingplacegr.org Program management for the economic re-development of a historic inner-city neighborhood business district.  Admissions Officer: September 2001 - July 2002 Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, www.kcad.edu Represented the College at local, regional and national recruiting events. Facilitated student admissions including portfolio and transfer reviews, scholarship applications and general academic counseling.