b. 1975, U. S.
The Cleveland Institute of Art, Bachelors of Fine Art, Photography, 1999
Southwestern College, Masters of Art Therapy and Counseling, 2003
COMING UP:
SOLO SHOW: Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA,-opening reception May 4th, 4-7pm
Crocker Art Museum Big Names Small Art Auction, showcasing my piece, Iota, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
SOLO SHOW: The Art Studios, I street Studios, Sacramento, CA-July 20, 2-8pm, On view one day only!!!
Sac Open Studios 2024: Weekend 2, September 21-22, Sacramento, CA
SOLO SHOW: Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA - 2025-dates tbd
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2024:
Women’s Work, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA-April 12-May 31
Lottery For The Arts, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
Lady In a Red Dress, The Art Studios, I street Studios, Sacramento, CA
By Hand, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
2023:
(re)constructing memory, Two person show featuring myself and artist Erin Kaczkowski, Arthouse on R, Sacramento, CA
Verge Center for the Arts Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
Pence Gallery Art Auction 2023, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
KVIE 2023 Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
Sac Open Studios 2023: Sacramento, CA
Crocker Art Museum Silent Art Auction, showcasing my piece, Heavyweight, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Crocker Art Museum Big Names Small Art Auction, showcasing my piece, Featherweight, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
SOLO SHOW: Lines, Lineage, Ravel: Good Luck Kid, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA
Story-Real or Not so Much, Escondido Partnership For The Arts, Escondido, CA
Lottery For The Arts, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
Pint Size, Transmission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tiny Show, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2022:
Crocker Kingsley, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
Leaders in Abstraction Volume III, Group Show, The Art House Gallery, online exhibition, Hastings, MI, www.thearthouse.us
IT IS AS IT IS Open Call Series: FORM, The Art House Gallery, online exhibition, Hastings, MI, www.thearthouse.us
IT IS AS IT IS Open Call Series: TIME, The Art House Gallery, online exhibition, Hastings, MI, www.thearthouse.us
Pence Gallery Art Auction 2022, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
SOLO SHOW: Swell, With Artist’s Talk, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA
BNSA (Big Names, Small Art) Art Auction 2022, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Wait Gain, group online exhibition, March 5-June 5, Dab Art Co., Los Angeles, CA
2021:
Digital Art, Collage & Assemblage, Las Laguna Art Gallery, online exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Drawn To Paper: Fresh Perspectives in Mixed Media, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Leaders In Abstraction Volume ll, The Art House Gallery, online exhibition, Hastings, MI, www.thearthouse.us
THIS IS ME, International Contemporary Self-Portrait Exhibition, The Art House Gallery, online exhibition, Hastings, MI, www.thearthouse.us
The Really Really Good Abstract Art Show, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
Changing Perspective, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
BNSA (Big Names, Small Art) Art Auction 2021, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Leaders In Abstraction Volume l, The Art House Gallery, online exhibition, Hastings, MI, www.thearthouse.us
The Pleasure Of Color, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Crocker Kingsley, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
2020:
2020 NorCal Arts 65th Open International Exhibition, Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
KVIE 2020 Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2020 California Open, 15th Annual National Juried Art Competition,TAG (The Artists’ Gallery), Los Angeles, CA
35th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
BNSA (Big Names, Small Art) Art Auction 2020, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Abstract Art Show, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
New Year New Visions, Stern Contemporary, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
2019:
KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
There’s No Basement at the Alamo, Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, OH
AIMAE (Annual International Mail Art Exhibit) Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Magnum Opus 30, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
7th Annual Open Fine Arts Competition, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA
2018:
63rd Open International Exhibition, Bold Expressions, NorCal Arts, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
13th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Creativity Matters, Alumni Show, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Green, Webster Arts, St. Louis, MO
Micro/Macro Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
2017:
Arbitrary Color, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
AWARDS
2024 Solo Show Award, Blueline Arts
2020 First Place and a Juror’s Award, KVIE Art Auction
2019 Second Place, Magnum Opus 30
2019 Juror’s Award, KVIE Art Auction
2019 Second Place, 7th Annual 2019 Open Fine Arts Competition
2018 Best of Show, 63rd Open International Exhibition, Bold Expressions
REVIEWS
LEADERS IN ABSTRACTION: Self, Story, Place, and Time, Leaders In Abstraction, Volume 1, The Art House Gallery, Reviewed by: Kristin Beaulieu, May 1, 2021, Lonely Ocean Art
IN PRINT
By Hand Catalogue 2024, Blueline Arts, Float, and, Lineage
Crocker Art Auction Catalogue, May 2023, Heavyweight
Crocker Kingsley 2022, Blueline Arts, Catalogue, Cotton Candy
The Elk Grove Citizen, May 13, 2022, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center highlight with my show, Swell
Crocker Kingsley 2021, Blueline Arts, Catalogue, It Was Just A Dream
Inside Magazine, December 2020, Cover art, 9 Rounds Down
35th Annual Made In California, Summer 2020 catalogue, Crouching Tiger
Comstock Magazine, October 2019, KVIE Art Auction advertisement, featuring my piece, Golden
The Sacramento Bee, October 4, 2019, TICKET, KVIE Art Auction advertisement, featuring my piece, Golden
Federation of Canadian Artists, AIMAE Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition Catalogue 2019
GUEST JUROR
Abstract Intentions, exhibit November 1 - December 3, 2022, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA
Abstractly Speaking, exhibit January 1 - January 27, 2021, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA
WORKSHOPS
Assemblage vs. Sculpture: Found Object Sculpture workshop, 2024-Pence Gallery
Assemblage workshop, 2023-Pence Gallery
Art + Soul Sunday: Artmaking, healing arts workshop, 2023-2024-Crocker Art Museum
Abstractly Speaking, Abstract workshop, 2023- Pence Gallery
Healing Arts Grief and Loss, 2019-present Pence Gallery
Healing Arts Open Studio, 2019-The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, 2019-present-Pence Gallery
What’s That, Abstract Art, 2018, The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center