Assistant Professor of Foundations, Foundations Coordinator
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
EDUCATION
Kent State University, M.F.A., Printmaking, Kent, OH
Kent State University, B.F.A., Studio Art (Printmaking) Kent, OH
SHOWS AND COLLECTIONS
2020 Solo Exhibition, Invitational (upcoming)
Springfield Museum of the Arts, Springfield, OH
2019 Solo Exhibition, Juried (upcoming)
Roy. G. Biv. Gallery, Columbus, OH
W O/A NDER, Solo Exhibition, Invitational (upcoming)
Art Link Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Duo / Trio, Invitational
Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018 EVAC Project, (Experiencing Veterans and Artists Collaboration),Invitational
American Frame, Maumee, OH
Kent State University Alumni Show, Juried
Kent State University, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
4th Annual Hand Pulled Prints: The Current Practice in Printmaking, Juried
Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Finding Your Voice, Juried
Kellwood Arts Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Flora and Fauna, Juried
Core New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
Big Ink, Juried
Bend Arts Center, Bend, OR
Rinse / Repeat, Juried
Ann Arbor Arts Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Fellows: Conversations in Making, Invitational
Radial Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
EVAC Project, Invitational
Washington Center, Washington, DC
Under the Blankets, Invitational
Pittsburg Print Group, Pittsburg, PA
6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Juried
Batesville Area Arts Council, BAAC Gallery, Batesville, AR
Pressure Points, Juried
Seattle Print Arts, M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
ImPressed: Behind the Hedges, Juried
Art Gym Denver, Denver, CO
The Land and the Sea, Solo Exhibition, Invitational
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2017 Crossing Boundaries : Art and the Future of Clean Energy, Juried
Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
Regional Exhibition, Juried, Awarded First Prize and a solo show in 2019
Art Link Contemporary, Fort Wayne, IN
Heavy Metal, Invitational
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
Akron Public Library / Akron Art Museum Print Lending Library, Invitational
Akron Public Library, Akron, OH
Significant(ly) Other(wise),Invitational
O’Reilly Hall, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
University of Dayton Faculty Exhibition 2017, Invitational
President Spina's Residence Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
3rdAnnual Hand Pulled Prints, International, Juried
Site : Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Exchange #9 (International Print Exchange 2017),Open
Green Door Printmakers at Banks Mills Studios, Derby, UK
Really Big Prints, Juried
Donald P. Taylor Gallery, Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI
Significant(ly) Other(wise),Invitational
O’Riley Hall, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
1000 Prints, Open
Blue House Gallery, Dayton, OH
Scratching the Surface, International, Juried
Vernum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR
The Greenery Show, Juried
Troppus Projects, Kent, OH
44240, Invitational
Troppus Projects, Kent, OH
Printmaking NOW, Juried
Corridor Gallery, Roseburg, OR
12thAnnual Print Show, Juried, Best in Show, Awarded by Juror
Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, OH
2017 National Juried Exhibition, Juried
BAAC Gallery, Batesville, AR
American Fiber, National Juried Exhibition, Juried
The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
37th Annual National Print Exhibition, Juried
Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
32nd Annual International Exhibition, Juried
Meadows Gallery, University of Texas, Tyler, TX
Multiverse, Curated
Radial Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Print Austin, Print Exchange, Open
Print Austin at Flat Bed Press, Austin, TX
2016 Life and The Global Commons, Co-Curated
Hanley Sustainability Institute, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Your Place or Mine, Collaborative (Two-Person), Invitational
Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
Plight of Abundance, Solo, Juried
Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
Members Exhibition, Print Matters, Printing Matters: Mid America Print Council Conference, 2016, Juried
Carnige Center for Art and History, New Albany, IN
The Thinginess of the Print: Material Meaning, Portfolio, Co-Curated
Print Matters, Printing Matters: Mid America Print Council Conference, 2016, Louisville, KY
Really Big Prints, Juried
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Manitowoc, WI
Really Big Prints, Juried
Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI
Converge/Diverge, Invitational
Gallery 249, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
1000 Prints, Open
Blue House Gallery, Dayton, OH
Exchange #8 (International Print Exchange 2016),Open
Green Door Printmakers at Banks Mills Studios, Derby, UK
State of the Unions, Juried, Juror’s Award Winner
Core Gallery, Denver, CO
29thAnnual McNeese Works On Paper Exhibition, Juried
Grand Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
Flash Collective at the Flat Bed Contemporary Print Fair, Invitational
Flatbed Press and Gallery, Austin, TX
Inspiration : Foundations, Juried
Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
Potsdam Prints, Juried, Honorable Mention awarded by Juror
The Art Museum, State University of New York, Potsdam, NY
5th Annual Armstrong National 2-D Competition, Juried
Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA
The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried
Issue 11, January 2016
2015 The Hand Magazine : A Publication for Reproduction Based Art, Juried Issue 10, October 2015
A Tenuous Balance, Curated Gallery 249, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Tallahassee International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL
Unearthed, Gallery 249, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
For the Birds, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Material + Process, Hedge Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Kent State University School of Art, Under One Roof Auction, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Common Threads, Gallery 249, Dayton, OH
PrintAustin Portfolio Exchange, Print Austin, Austin, TX
Flatbed Contemporary Print Fair, Print Austin, Austin, TX
2014 Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Really Big Prints, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowok, WI
Really Big Prints Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, Two Rivers WI
Working Artists, Juried Exhibition, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
2013 Foundations Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
All That Glitters, Black Balloon Editions, Cleveland, OH
Non-Sequitor, Black Balloon Editions, Cleveland, OH
Submerged, Kent State University School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
Institutionalized, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH
PrintOcracy, Book Works Gallery, Asheville, NC
Print International 4 Juried Exhibition, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Pagosa Springs, CO
Monster Drawing Rally, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
Printed Matter, Gallery 6000, Canton, OH
2012 Gold, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH
Metaphorically Speaking, Link Art Gallery, Warren, OH
Preconceived Objects, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH
Preconceived Objects, Gallery West, Cleveland OH
Fellow Travelers: Noel Reifel and His Students, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Dimensional, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2011 w/ wo rds, Snowflake Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2010 New Prints 2009/10: A Benefit Exhibition and Silent Auction, IPCNY, New York, NY
Foreign Matter, (collaborative invitational with Lesley Sickle), Malone College, Canton, OH
In-TURN, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University Stark, Canton, OH
19, 6th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Lake Effect, Heights Arts, Cleveland, OH
Aspect Ratio, Curated by Michael Loderstedt and Lori Kella, Kent State University Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
Faculty Exhibition, Kent State University Stark Campus Gallery, Canton, OH
Copy Jam, Printeresting at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Philadelphia, PA
Student Annual, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
2009 Small Works Competition, Kent State University School of Art, Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
Greetings From Kent, Kent State University Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
Touch and Scale : Kent State University Studio Art, Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, OH
Works in Progress, Zygote Press,Cleveland, OH
Random Acts of Portraiture, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
Printmaking Blossom Summer Workshop Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
Raised Voices: Artist’s Books For Troubled Times, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Objects and Images: Selected Work of Current and Graduating M.F.A. Students, School of Art Gallery Kent State University, Kent,OH
2008 Small Works Competition, Kent State Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
4U, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Collaborative Instillation with Sarah Burris, Downtown Gallery, Kent State University Kent, OH
Summer Blossom Program Group Exhibition, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, Kent, OH
PANEL PARTICIPATION / PRESENTATIONS
2017
Positive Space : FATE Podcast, Episode 6
Interview, Invitational
The Role of A Foundations Coordinator
To the Core and Beyond Conference, 2017
FATE: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Kansas City, MO
Presenter, Panelist, Juried
Paper title, “Become the Captain of your Own Ship: Non-Standardized Thinking for a Standardized Learner,” in panel titled “What They Need but Don’t Know They Want”
Forum on First Amendment and Artistic Expression, Dayton, OH
Presenter, Panelist, Invited
Presentation title, “Artistic Process and Expression”
Art and Sustainability, Dayton, OH
Artist Lecture, Plight of Abundance
2016
Citizen Artist / Education and Agency Conference, 2016
Integrated Teaching International, Think Tank 9, Bozeman, MT
Contributing author for article titled,” Mentors / Teachers : Practice and Advocacy”
2015
University Teaching Council Conference, Kent, OH
Presenter for grant funded research / website “Expanding digital resources to support a broader inclusion of the iPad in the School Art Foundations courses.”
Tectonic Shifts Conference, 2015
FATE: Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Indianapolis, IN
Presenter, Panelist, Juried
Paper title, “Re-Imagining, Re-Thinking, De-Mystifying,” in session titled “Can You Make Something You’ve Never Seen Before?”
