M.F.A., Studio Art — Claremont Graduate University, 2006
M.A., Art History — California State University, Northridge, 2005
California State Teaching Credential, Single Subject: Art, 1999
B.A., Art History — California State University, Northridge, 1997
Solo Exhibitions
2009 — Department of Nocturnal Affairs, Project 210 Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2007 — Villa of the Mysteries: Department of Eagles, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 — MFA Exhibition, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 — MOCK, curated by Anthony Carvino and Shannon Egan, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
2020–present — NANO, Fetter Nanoscience and Artwork Museum, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
2017 — Fresh Paint Art Fair – Special Projects, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 — Navee Navee (Prophet Prophet), Manofim Contemporary Arts Festival, Jerusalem, Israel
2011 — The End of Wild, curated by Jeff Chabot, Modified Arts Projects, Phoenix, AZ
2011 — Department of Nocturnal Affairs, Jerusalem Festival of Art and Light, Jerusalem, Israel
2011 — Open Storage, curated by Jeff Chabot and Ed Gomez, D-Block Projects, Long Beach, CA
2011 — S.O.S. (Save Our State), curated by Ed Gomez, D-Block Projects, Long Beach, CA
2011 — S.O.S. (Save Our State), curated by Ed Gomez, MonOrchid Art Space, Phoenix, AZ
2009 — In Love With Night, curated by Ciara Ennis and Max King Cap, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University
2009 — The Studio as Laboratory, curated by Tal Yizrael, California Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena, CA
2008 — Mash Up, curated by Ivan Limas, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008 — The Department of Nocturnal Affairs, Pasadena Art Night, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2008 — Admirans, Upstairs at the Market Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 — The Department of Nocturnal Affairs, commission for GLOW Festival, Santa Monica, CA
2008 — Signs of Life, @Space Project Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2007 — Through The Eyes of Strangers, curated by Laura Mack, A.N. Bush Gallery, Salem, OR
2007 — E-Ticket Ride, curated by Joanna Grasso, JFlynn Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2007 — 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 — Dynamic Essence, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 — SUPER/SONIC 2006, L.A. Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 — W/E Trade, Plant Zero Art Center, Richmond, VA
2005 — Fantastic Amnesia, Playspace Gallery, California College of Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 — Around: An Installation Show, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2005 — Ladies With Figures, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 — INsight, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2003 — BINOscapes, curated by David Adamo, Berlin Kunst Projekt, Berlin, Germany
2003 — Contemporary Visions: Southern California Artists, curated by Louise Lewis, Kroměříž, Czech Republic
2003 — Via Romita 40 – 4 Artists, Black Cat Gallery, Culver City, CA
2001 — EmergeNcY Art Show, Crane Street Studios, New York, NY
Grants, Awards & Fellowships
2017 — U.S. State Department Grant + Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv commission
2008 — City of Pasadena Department of Cultural Affairs Grant + Pasadena Art Night commission
2007 — City of Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs Grant + GLOW Festival commission
2005 — Maguire Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University
2004 — Graduate Studies Research Grant, California State University, Northridge
Artist Residencies
2020 — Resident Artist, Sholem Asch House Museum, with the Department of Nocturnal Affairs
2013–present — Bi-annual Rosenclaire workshop and residency hosted by artists Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky, Poppiano, Italy
2004 — South African Workshop of Cultural Exchange, Johannesburg and Lesheba, South Africa. Five-week invitational workshop and residency hosted by artists Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky, bringing international artists into dialogue and studio visits with contemporary South African artists including William Kentridge, Sue Williamson, Paul Thavana, and Owen Ndou.
2003 — Resident Artist, La Cipressaia, Montagnana, Italy. Three-week invitational workshop and residency for international artists with Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky.
January 2002 — South African Workshop of Cultural Exchange, Cape Town, South Africa. Five-week invitational workshop and residency hosted by artists Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky, bringing international artists into dialogue and studio visits with contemporary South African artists including Zwelethu Mthethwa, Berni Searle, and Moshekwa Langa.
June 1995 — Resident Artist, La Cipressaia, Montagnana, Italy
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