Education
   MFA, Studio Art, California State University Long Beach, 2006
   BS, Drawing and Painting, Biola University, La Mirada California, 2000 Summa Cum Laude

Selected Exhibitions
* denotes solo shows
   2010  
       "Sporen" (Tracks/Traces), Textile Festival 2010, Pieters-church, Leiden, the Netherlands.
       "Speaking Volumes: The Language of Artsits' Books," John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
   2009
       "Re/Action(s)," Craft Alliance, St.Louis, MO, Curated by Gail M. Brown
       "Art and Text," Dadian Gallery, Washington, D.C., Curated by Teresia Bush (traveling exhibition)
                               Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
   2008
      "Interspacing," Textile Center at Haslach, Haslach Austria
      "Artists in Residence," Vizivarosi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
      "Led by Thread," Target Gallelry, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA. Juried by Yasmin Spiro
      "Clay and Fiber," Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL. Juried by Dorothy Hughes
      "Through a Mirror Dimly," Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, CA
     * "Emergence (black)," Artworks Gallery, New Bedford MA
      "New Art 2008," MPG Contemporary, Boston, Massachusetts. Juried by Rachel Rosenfeld Lafo
      "12x12: A Small Works Show," Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro,       Tennessee. Juried by Dave Hickey
   2007
     "20th Drawing Show: Drawing the Line," Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston,          Massachusetts. Juried by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
     "Starting Small," Lana Santorelli Gallery, Chelsea, New York City
     "A Sense of Time and Place," Biola University, La Mirada, California
     "International Artist Residencies Exhibition," Balaton Congress Center, Balatonfured, Hungary
     "Language, Place and Object," Gallery 321, Washington Street Art Center, Somerville, Massachusetts.         Juried by Jenn Schmidt
   2006
      "Contained Art," Galerie Sei-un-do (Blue Cloud Gallery), Zurich, Switzerland. Juried by Ingrid Kollnitzer
      "Fortnight," Raid Projects, Los Angeles, California
      "CSULB Fiber," Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, California
      "Open Studios," Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts. Deer Isle, Maiine
      "Long Beach > Brooklyn," Tillies of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Curated by C. Finley
      "One Year Anniversary Group Show," Nonesuch Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
      "Insights 2006," University Art Museum, Long Beach, California
      "Felt Up," Gallery Five, California State University Long Beach
         Curated by Aimee Castillo and Sharon Robinson
     *"Alchemy of Memory," MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach
   2005
     *"Breath(e)," Merlino Gallery, California State University, Long Beach
      "Locks," Arts + Literature Laboratory, New Haven , Connecticut
      "Los Angeles Art Association Open Show 2005,"
         Gallery 825 at La Cienega, Los Angeles, California. Juried by Wesley Jessup
      "CSULB Graduate Open Studios," California State University Long Beach, California
      "Memorability," Koos Art Center, Long Beach, California. Curated by Jonathan Anderson
      "Insights 2005," University Art Museum, Long Beach, California, Juried by Kristin Morgin, Todd Gray
      "Sacred Discontent: A Traveler's Guide to the Apocalyptic,"
         Platform West Gallery, Long Beach, California. Curated by Jonathan Anderson
   2004
      "Boundary Crossings," Gatov Gallery, California State University Long Beach
      "Insights 2004," University Art Museum, Long Beach, California
      "Found Object Exhibit," Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California. Juried by George Herms
      "Cellar Rogues Intermedia Exhibition," Werby Gallery, California State University Long Beach
      "Spring 2004 Alumni Juried Art Exhibition," Biola University, La Mirada, California
         Juried by Mary Kay Lombino
   2003
      "Touch: A Fiber Program Exhibition," Gatov Gallery, California State University Long Beach, California
      "First Annual Andersonville Arts Smorgasbord," Chicago, Illinois
      "Found Object Exhibit," Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California. Juried by Christopher Sands
      Group Exhibition, Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, California
      "Recent Work," Two Person Show, The Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
   2002
      "Pomona Valley Art Association 22 nd Annual Juried Exhibition," Claremont Graduate University Gallery,       Pomona, California. Juried by Billie Sessions
      "A Group Exhibition of Exceptional Artists, "The Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
      "Works of Faith," First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon. Juried by Charles Froelick
   2001
     *"Threshold," The Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
      "December Open Studio," Second Story Studios, Buena Park, California
      "Nucleus," A.P. Tell Gallery, Grand Canyon University, Pheonix, Arizona
      "The Already and the Not Yet," Veritas Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
      "May Open Studio," Second Story Studios, Buena Park, California
   2000
      *"Transformations," Senior Exhibition, Biola University, La Mirada, California

Publications
    "Interspacing," Exhibition Catalog, Textile Center, Haslach, Austria 2008
    "View Point," Seen, Volume VIII, March 2008
    "12x12: A Small Works Show," Exhibition Catalog, Middle Tennessee State University, 2008
    "A Curious Match Made in Heaven: Biolart at 35," Exhibition Catalog, La Mirada, Callifornia, 2008
    Cate McQuaid, "Drawing Show Works Around the Edges," The Boston Globe, December 20, 2007
    "Boston Center for the Arts Awards Artists in Drawing Contest", Boston Business Journal, January 5, 2008
    Scott Kearnan, "Whose Line is it?" South End News, November 29, 2007
    Fiberarts Magazine, "Student Showcase," November/December issue, 2006
    Shirle Gottlieb, "Memories are Made of this," U-Press Telegram, June 2005
    Julien Bermudez, "Trash Transforms into Treasured Art in Long Beach Arts Exhibit,"
      Grunion Gazette , June 2003
    Shirle Gottlieb, "Art for Thought," Long Beach Press Telegram , June 2003
    Rick Mortensen, "Winners and Others," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, November 2002

Artist Residencies
   Visiting Artist, College of Visual and Performing Arts Artisanry Department, University of Massachusetts,    Dartmouth, September 2007-May 2008
   Artist-in-Residence, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Csopak, Hungary, June-July 2007

Awards & Honors
   The Drawing Prize, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston Massachusetts. Judged by Clifford       Ackley, chair of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, 2007
   Fiber Travel Award, California State University, Long Beach, California 2006
   Marilyn Werby Memorial Fellowship, Long Beach, California 2005
   Merit Award, University Art Museum, Long Beach, California, 2005
   CIVA Scholarship, Glen Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005
   Second Place Award. Found Object Exhibit. Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California
      Juried by Christopher Sands, 2003
   Best of Show and First Place Sculpture. Pomona Valley Art Association 22 nd Annual Juried Exhibition.    Claremont Graduate University Gallery, Pomona, California. Juried by Billie      Sessions, 2002
   Peter and Masha Plotkin Foundation Grant, Irvine, California 200
   Biola University Art Scholarship, La Mirada, California, 1998, 1999, 2000
  
Public Speaking Engagements
   The Studio Arts Center as Vocational Rehabilitation for Talented Adults with Vision Loss and       Developmental   Disabilities, co-presenter, Focus on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference,       Norwood MA, 2010
   Artist Talk and guest critic, Roger Williams University, Providence, RI, 2008
   Artist Talk and guest critic, Trinity College, Hartford CT, 2008
   Artist Tallk and guest critic, Department of FIbers/Textiles, Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, March 2008    "Contemporary Fiber Artists," two-part lecture series, presented at the College of Visual and Performing Arts       Artisanry Department at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, September 2007
   Artist Talk, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Csopak, Hungary, June 2007
   Artist Talk, University Art Museum, Long Beach, California, 2005
   Panel Discussion, Platform West Gallery, Long Beach, California, 2005

Teaching Experience
   Gateway Arts, Weaving Instructor for adults with developmental disabilities, Brookline MA, April 2009-present    California State University, Long Beach, Teaching Assistant for Fiber Sculpture, Fall 2005
   Biola University Department of Art, La Mirada CA, Adjunct Instructor, Art Appreciation, Fall 2003

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