Education
2015 MFA, Spatial Arts, San Jose State University (SJSU); San Jose, CA.
2008 BFA, Crafts, College for Creative Studies (CCS); Detroit, MI.
Workshops
2013 Inspiring Surfaces, Erin Furimsky, Anderson Ranch; Snowmass Village, CO.
2010 Ultra Figuración, Christina Cordova, Penland School of Crafts; Penland, NC.
2007 Natural Graffiti: Site Specific Installation, Sumakshi Singh, Ox-Bow School of Art; Saugatuck, MI.
2006 Spirit Light: The Art of Neon, David Svenson, Pilchuck Glass School; Stanwood, WA.
Residencies
2015 Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT. Short term artist in residence.
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Adorned, Lille Æske Art House; Boulder Creek, CA.
2015 Compositions with Flesh, Gallery Three; San Jose, CA.
2014 Flesh and Glass Installation, Gallery Five; San Jose, CA.
2013 Corporeal Windows (component 1), Galería de Santos; San Jose, CA.
Corporeal Windows (component 2), John Pickelle Gallery; San Jose, CA.
Ishtar Enthroned, Herbert Sanders Gallery; San Jose, CA.
Milk of the Virgin, Gallery Five; San Jose, CA.
Selected Exhibitions
2018 Red Hot Wicked II, Studio C Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2016 Lineage: Mentorship & Learning, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA.
2015 Clear, 4 person show, South First Billiards, San Jose, CA.
Made Manifest, Gallery Three, San Jose, CA.
Lift Off, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA.
South First Billiards plus Lift Off 2015, 4 person show, South First Billiards, San Jose, CA.
SJSU Exhibition at California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA); Davis, CA.
Divergence: Emerging Legacies, The de Young Museum; San Francisco, CA.
2014 Visions in Clay, L H Horton Jr. Gallery; Stockton, CA.
SJSU Exhibition at California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA); Davis, CA.
2013 Possession, Duluth Art Institute; Duluth, MN.
SJSU Exhibition at CCACA; Davis, CA.
Tango and The Modern Nude, Art Ark Gallery; San Jose, CA.
2012 Higher Education, Higher Fire; San Jose, CA.
2010 Ultra Figuración, Penland School of Crafts; Penland, NC.
2008 BFA Exhibition, CCS; Detroit, MI.
Curatorial and Collaborative Projects
2015 Clear, South First Billiards, San Jose, CA. Collaborative project with Scotty Gorham
South First Billiards features Lift Off 2015, South First Billiards, San Jose, CA. Curated with Scotty Gorham
San Jose State University Lift Off Catalogue 2015, SJSU. Editing and Graphic Design with Devon McKnight
2013 Six, Herbert Sanders Gallery; San Jose, CA. Curated with Chrysta Giffen
Awards
2015 Nominee, 2015 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center
2014 Joseph and Cheryl Battiato Ceramic Scholarship, SJSU
Elizabeth Heil Endowment Scholarship, SJSU
2013 Elizabeth Heil Endowment Scholarship, SJSU
Fire Arts Scholarship, SJSU
Brooks Fellowship, Anderson Ranch
2008 First place Goldwasser Writing Award for best senior thesis, CCS
2004-2008 Yearly CCS scholarship
2007 George Liebert Scholarship for Ox Bow School of Art
2006 CCS Glass and Pilchuck Glass School Partner Scholarship
Bibliography
2015 MFA Now 2015 Archive, Root Division
San Jose State University Lift Off Catalogue 2015, SJSU
2013 MFA Now 2013 Archive, Root Division
Conferences
2018 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference (NCECA); Pittsburgh, PA.
2017 NCECA; Portland, OR.
2015 Glass Art Society Conference (GAS), Exhibitor; San Jose, CA.
CCACA, Exhibitor; Davis, CA
2014 NCECA; Milwaukee, WI.
CCACA, Exhibitor; Davis, CA.
2013 CCACA, Exhibitor; Davis, CA.
2012 California Glass Exchange Conference, Presenter, South Bay Team: BAGI and SJSU; Oakland, CA.
2009 NCECA; Phoenix, AZ.
2008 GAS; Portland, OR.