2007 - 2010, Assistant Instructor (painting and drawing), The Ryder Studio, Santa Fe, NM
2006, Teaching assistant to Anthony Ryder, Andreeva Portrait Academy, Santa Fe, NM
2001, BA in Art Theory and Practice, Painting Concentration, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

exhibitions

2009

• Kakawa, Santa Fe, NM
• Blue Heron Artworks, Winona Lake, IN
• Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM

2008

• About Beauty: an international group show, The Framing Gallery, Hawthorne, NY
• The Ryder Studio Vernissage, Santa Fe, NM

2006

• Andreeva Portrait Academy Instructor and Alumni Show, Andreeva Portrait Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2005

• Holiday Show, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
• Showing of class work by students of Tony Ryder, Andreeva Portrait Academy, Santa Fe, NM
• "A Feast For Your Eyes", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2004

• Holiday Show, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
• Northwest Area Arts Council's "McHenry County Arts Showcase", Dole Mansion, Crystal Lake, IL
• "Real People", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL; Honorable Mention, Tilt
• "Suddenly Summer", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2003

• "The Figure", Spring Street Gallery, Galena, IL
• "Real People", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
• Northwest Area Arts Council members' show, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
• "Women's Works", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL

2002

• Old Court House Figurative League group show, Firehouse Arts Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL

2001

• Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

recognition

• 2005 Scholarship from Andreeva Portrait Academy, underwritten by a grant from kynamatrix Research Network
• 2004 Honorable Mention, Tilt, "Real People", Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
• 2001 Departmental Honors, Art Theory and Practice, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
• 2001 "Best in Show" award, Unnamed, Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
• 2001 Daily Northwestern article, "Best in Show"