Born 1973. Chico, California
Education
2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
1996-98 MFA, Sculpture
Rinehart School of Sculpture, Baltimore, MD
1993-96 BFA, Sculpture
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Exhibitions
2011
Under Destruction, to Swiss Institute, NY, NY, Curated by Chris Sharp and Gianni Jetzer
Slow Room, Dittrich&Schlechtriem, Berlin Germany
The Art of Deceleration, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsbug, Germany
Subjective / Objective, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (Group Exhibition)
AUTOBODY, Marfa Ballroom, Marfa, Texas
2010
“Under Destruction,” Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland
“The Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle,” Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland
2009
“Irreversibility,” The Boiler (Pierogi), Brooklyn, NY (One-person)
“Chelsea Visits Havana,” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Cuba (February 28–May 17
2008
“Pieces of the Whole,” Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI (Sept. 28, 2008–Jan. 25, 2009)
“The Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle,” Stuks Art Centre, Leuven, Belgium
and NEXT Chicago’s Invitational
“Apocalyptic Summer,” Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (Group Exhibition)
2007
“Firebird,” PIEROGI Brooklyn, New York (One-person)
ARTEFACT, Stuks Art Centre, Leuven, Belgium
2006
“Factitious,” PIEROGI Brooklyn, New York (June–July) and Leipzig (Nov-Dec)
2005
Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (One-person)
Momenta, Brooklyn, NY (Performance, Invisible Jet)
2003
“Cirque de Medecine,” Paperveins Museum of Art, New York NY
2001
“Invisible Jet,” GAVS, Brooklyn, NY
2000
“Parts,” Goliath, Brooklyn, NY
1999
Ted Lawson Gallery, New York, NY
1998
Thesis Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1997
Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juried Exhibition, Mayerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD
“Options’97,” Washing Project for the Arts\Corcoran, Washington, D.C.
1996
Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1995
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Prosthetic,” Push, San Francisco, CA
“Luggage Show,” Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Recognition and Awards
2001
Skowhegan Fellowship
1998
Amalie Rothschild Award: Awarded by jury to graduating MFA
1996-98
MICA Fellowship: Maryland Institute College of Art. Awarded by merit of work
1996
Sculpture Dept. Award of Special Recognition: San Francisco Art Institute
Awarded to graduating senior
1993-96
Sobel Memorial Scholarship: San Francisco Art Institute. Awarded by merit of work
1994, 1995
Best of Show, Sculpture: San Francisco Art Institute Spring Show
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