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Education

1999 MFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1995 BA The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
1995 Francesca Benucci’s Intaglio Printmaking Atelier, Perugia, Italy
1993 Elizabeth Tapper Intaglio Printmaking Studio, Studio Intern, Seattle, WA

Professional Experience

2006-present
Adjunct Professor, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
2001-present
Adjunct Professor, Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
1999
Adjunct Professor: Intaglio Printmaking; Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1998

Teaching Assistant: Lithography Printmaking Course
Teaching Assistant: Relief Printmaking, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1997

Technical Assistant, Tyler School of Art Printmaking Dept., Philadelphia, PA

Solo or Two-Person Exhibitions

2016
Run Rampant, whitespace, Atlanta, GA
2013
Gurgle and Seep, whitespace, Atlanta, GA
Delicate Intricacies, Blackbridge Hall Art Gallery, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA
2010

Lovely Disasters
, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver BC
2009

Aggregate,
Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008

Morphosis
, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006

Suspension,
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver BC
2005

Scintilla,
Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Microscopia, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004

Efflorescence
, Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center, Nashville, TN
Accrescere,
Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Group Exhibitions

2016
Emerging Artists // 2016, Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
2015
Intersections of Gender and Place, Mississippi University for Women Art Galleries, Columbus, MS
Ornament, Indigo Hotel, Athens, GA
2014
Solar Heresies, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Second Nature, Barbara Archer Gallery / Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
2013
Tex-Styles, Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2012
Linearity, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011

Skate R Die IV, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
MOCA Gala,
MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA
Paperwork,
Gallery 4463, Acworth, GA
2010

Little Things Mean A Lot,
Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Exhibition,
Sturgis Gallery, Kennesaw State University
2009

NeoRococo Show,
curated by Douglas Ferrari, The Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
Concepts to Draw Upon,
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver BC
MOCA Gala,
MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA
Skate R Die IV,
Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Exhibition,
Sturgis Gallery, Kennesaw State University
2008

Faculty Exhibition,
Sturgis Gallery, Kennesaw State University
2007

Unseen,
Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Skate R Die III,
Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Young Movers and Shakers of the Atlanta Art Scene,
curated by Annette Cone-Skelton,MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Exhibit,
curated by Marianne Lambert,
Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
PalmBeach3 Art Fair,
w/ Kostuik Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2006

Au Courant,
Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ
Bridge Art Fair,
w/Pentimenti Gallery, Miami, FL
Art 212,
w/Pentimenti Gallery, New York, NY
Take Out,
Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
APS Printmaking Exhibition, Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, Gainesville State College
ArtPapers Annual Benefit
2005

Small Sketches and Drawings,
Swan Coach House
Transatlantic 2005,
Atlanta, GA
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, w/Kostuik Gallery, New York, NY
SkateRDie II, Invitational, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
MOCA GA Art Auction, Atlanta, GA
2004

Flow: The Art Show, SunTrust Plaza Gallery, Atlanta, GA
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY
TransAtlantic,
Gallery Twenty-Four Berlin, Germany and ArtFarm, Atlanta, GA
Art Papers Annual Benefit
2003

Pin-Up Show, MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA
SkateRDie, Invitational, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000

Convergence 10, Group Invitational, City Gallery at Chastain, Atlanta, GA
1999

Pressed and Pulled VII, Juried Group Exhibition, awarded “Juror’s Special Mention” Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA
1998

Printmaking Invitational, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Tyler Printmakers, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1997

Interdisciplinary, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1994

Ink and Paper, Elizabeth Tapper Print Studio, Seattle, WA

Awards and Residencies

2012
Artist Residency, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
2005-8
Studio Artist, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
1999
The Lester and Violet Hecht Memorial Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Project Competition Grant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1998

Rome Tuition Fellowship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Reviews and Press

Philadelphia City Paper, First Friday Focus”, Lori Hill, March 2009.
New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook: Materials, Techniques, and Contemporary Applications for Today’s Artist, by Rhenin Tauchid, pg. 179, Watson-Guptill Publishing, 2009.
Creative Loafing Atlanta, Hey, you’re hogging the paint! Felicia Feaster, February 2008.
Bootleg – Essential Culture, Arcane, Intense, and Unseen, Tom Perkins, August Atlanta Journal Constitution, Open (art) house, Catherine Fox, June 2007.
Jezebel Magazine, Five up-and-coming stars of the city’s art scene, Erin Bransford, March 2007.
New American Paintings (vol. 58) 2005, Open Studios Press, juried by Beth Venn, 2007.
Water, Water, Everywhere, Libby Rosof, artblog.com, Philadelphia  October, 2005.
The Weekly Press Philadelphia  First Friday November Sweeps, R.B. Strauss November, 2005.
Creative Loafing Atlanta, Art on Deck, Felicia Feaster, October, 2005.
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Board of Imagery, Jerry Cullem, October, 2005.
Condé Nast, Domino Magazine, Best of AAF , May 2005.
Atlanta Journal Constitution The Intimate Structure of Hidden Worlds Revealed, Catherine Fox , June 2005.